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Make Your Place: Affordable, Sustainable Nesting Skills
Make Your Place: Affordable, Sustainable Nesting Skills
by Raleigh Briggs
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Proof that good things come in small packages, Make Your Place packs a wealth of DIY know-how into a pocket-sized paperback. Hand-written and illustrated by Raleigh Briggs, this compendium of tutorials for non-toxic cleaning, natural body care, and... (read more)

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Home Safe Home
Home Safe Home
by Debra Dadd
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Home Safe Home is the ultimate reference of its kind, written by the leading authority on eliminating toxics in the home. It offers more than four hundred tips, including do-it-yourself formulas for inexpensive, safe products to replace the harmful... (read more)

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The Natural House: A Complete Guide to Healthy, Energy-Efficient, Environmental Homes
The Natural House: A Complete Guide to Healthy, Energy-Efficient, Environmental Homes
by Daniel D Chiras
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Permaculture is a verbal marriage of "permanent" and "agriculture." Australian Bill Mollison pioneered its development. Key features include:use of compatible perennials;non-invasive planting techniques;emphasis on biodiversity;specifically adaptable to... (read more)

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The Healthy Home: Simple Truths to Protect Your Family from Hidden Household Dangers
The Healthy Home: Simple Truths to Protect Your Family from Hidden Household Dangers
by Dave Wentz
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In The Healthy Home, father-and-son team Dr. Myron Wentz and Dave Wentz walk readers room-by-room through a typical house, pointing out the surprising health risks posed by the everyday products and behaviors of any modern family. With the help of... (read more)

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The Drinking Water Book: How to Eliminate the Most Harmful Toxins from Your Water
The Drinking Water Book: How to Eliminate the Most Harmful Toxins from Your Water
by Colin Ingram
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THE DRINKING WATER BOOK takes a level-headed look at the serious issues surrounding America's drinking water supply. Unlike water purifier manufacturers and public health officials, Ingram presents unbiased reporting on what's in your water and how to... (read more)

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Green This! Volume 1: Greening Your Cleaning
Green This! Volume 1: Greening Your Cleaning
by Deirdre Imus
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The founder and president of the Deirdre Imus Environmental Center for Pediatric Oncology offers this guide to keeping one's family healthy by cleaning the home in an environmentally friendly way. (House & Home)... (read more)

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Your Green Home: A Guide to Planning a Healthy, Environmentally Friendly New Home
Your Green Home: A Guide to Planning a Healthy, Environmentally Friendly New Home
by Alex Wilson
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Written for homeowners planning a new home, this text answers some of the big-picture questions relating to having a home designed and built that is healthy to live in and causes minimal damage to the environment.... (read more)

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Homes That Heal (and Those That Don't): How Your Home May Be Harming Your Family's Health
Homes That Heal (and Those That Don't): How Your Home May Be Harming Your Family's Health
by Athena Thompson
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Media reports focus increasingly on the declining health of children in industrialized countries. Asthma, autism, learning and behavior problems, and cancer are all on the rise. At the same time, there is consistent news about poor indoor air quality... (read more)

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Home Enlightenment: Create a Nurturing, Healthy, and Toxin-Free Home
Home Enlightenment: Create a Nurturing, Healthy, and Toxin-Free Home
by Annie B Bond
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An informative, practical, and inspirational guide, Home Enlightenment examines the environmental impact of the choices we make each day and addresses how common, everyday chemical exposures have a subtle but profound impact on our well-being and... (read more)

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The Drinking Water Book: A Complete Guide to Safe Drinking Water
The Drinking Water Book: A Complete Guide to Safe Drinking Water
by Colin Ingram
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THE DRINKING WATER BOOK takes a level-headed look at the serious issues surrounding America's drinking water supply. Unlike water purifier manufacturers and public health officials, Ingram presents unbiased reporting on what's in your water and how to... (read more)

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Creating a Safe & Healthy Home
Creating a Safe & Healthy Home
by Linda Mason Hunter
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Health and safety are a major source of worry to homeowners, and until now books on the subject have played to our fear while giving almost no practical advice on how to overcome these very real problems. Creating a Safe & Healthy Home changes all that... (read more)

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Green Living
Green Living
by Sarah Callard
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Recent food scares about genetically modified organisms, (GMOs), pesticides in baby foods, and BSE have made people everywhere more concerned about the food and drink they consume. A healthier attitude can be applied to every aspect of our lives, from... (read more)

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Living with Bugs: Least-Toxic Solutions to Everyday Bug Problems
Living with Bugs: Least-Toxic Solutions to Everyday Bug Problems
by Jack Deangelis
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Living with Bugs answers every homeowner's questions about the insects and related critters that share our homes and living spaces. Jack DeAngelis examines more than fifty of the most commonly encountered household pests, from ants to scabies to vinegar... (read more)

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Designs for a Healthy Home: An Eco-Friendly Approach
Designs for a Healthy Home: An Eco-Friendly Approach
by Dan Phillips
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A beautiful, inspiring, and practical guide to natural home design, Designs for a Healthy Home is an invaluable resource for homeowners with an interest in ecology and a desire to approach the environment responsibly. The book shows how to design and... (read more)

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My House Is Killing Me!: The Home Guide for Families with Allergies and Asthma
My House Is Killing Me!: The Home Guide for Families with Allergies and Asthma
by Jeffrey C May
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It's a world we barely see, but it is teeming with life. In the dust of a typical house, carpet beetles, mites, silverfish, and other creatures live and die, producing new generations every few months. Mold, bacteria, and yeast lurk undetected in heating... (read more)

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Home Hints and Tips
Home Hints and Tips
by Rosamund Richardson
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 177) and index.... (read more)

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Simply Build Green: A Technical Guide to the Ecological Houses at the Findhorn Foundation
Simply Build Green: A Technical Guide to the Ecological Houses at the Findhorn Foundation
by John Talbott
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A description of the theory and practice used in the Ecological Village Project at Findhorn.... (read more)

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Pure Living: How to Detox Your Home
Pure Living: How to Detox Your Home
by Sally Bevan
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Our home is a sanctuary but certain chemicals and synthetic materials can cause medical problems as well as harm the environment. "Pure Living", now available trade-wide, is a practical guide to help combat this. Create a beautiful, comfortable and... (read more)

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Squeaky Green: The Method Guide to Detoxing Your Home
Squeaky Green: The Method Guide to Detoxing Your Home
by Adam Lowry
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When Adam Lowry and Eric Ryan founded Method, the environmentally friendly brand of cleaning products, they used packaging stylish enough to showcase on the countertop and pleasant aromas such as green tea and cucumber to transform household products... (read more)

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The Naturally Clean Home
The Naturally Clean Home
by Karyn Siegel-Maier
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It's time to "green" that cleaning routine! Millions of Americans are replacing harsh chemical cleansers with ecofriendly alternatives. Unfortunately, most commercial green cleaners are expensive, and they often come with dubious environmental claims.... (read more)

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