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Common Wealth: Economics for a Crowded Planet
by Jeffrey D. Sachs  
Powells.com Staff Pick Rather than a grim manifesto on the world's problems, Jeffrey Sachs offers readers what he calls the four key goals of a global society — prosperity for all, the end of extreme poverty, stabilization of the global population, and environmental...
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Toyota Way (03 Edition)
by Jeffrey Liker Publisher Comments "This book will give you an understanding of what has made Toyota successful and some practical ideas that you can use to develop your own approach to business."--Gary Convis, Managing Office of Toyota Fewer man-hours. Less inventory. The highest quality...
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Encounters with the Archdruid
by John Mcphee Publisher Comments The narratives in this book are of journeys made in three wildernesses - on a coastal island, in a Western mountain range, and on the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon. The four men portrayed here have different relationships to their environment, and...
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Sustainability Revolution (05 Edition)
by Andres R Edwards Publisher Comments Sustainability has become a buzzword in the last decade, but its full meaning is complex, emerging from a range of different sectors. In practice, it has become the springboard for millions of individuals throughout the world who are forging the fastest...
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Psychology of Environmental Problems (04 Edition)
by Deborah Winter Publisher Comments A revision of Winter's Ecological Psychology (1996), this book applies psychological theory and research to environmental problems. After outlining current environmental difficulties, the authors demonstrate how 6 major approaches in psychology (social...
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Sustainable Fashion and Textiles: Design Journeys
by Kate Fletcher Publisher Comments This inspirational design handbook presents a new vision of sustainability in the fashion and textile sector based on design thinking and practice. It brings together for the first time information about lifecycle environmental impacts, practical...
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Sustainable Landscape Construction: A Guide to Green Building Outdoors
by J. William Thompson and Kim Sorvig Publisher Comments Published at the beginning of the twenty-first century, Sustainable Landscape Construction took a new approach to what was then a nearly new subject: how to construct outdoor environments based on principles of sustainability. This enormously...
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The Necessary Revolution: How Individuals and Organizations Are Working Together to Create a Sustainable World
by Peter M Senge Publisher Comments Imagine a world in which the excess energy from one business would be used to heat another. Where buildings need less and less energy around the world, and where “regenerative” commercial buildings – ones that create more energy than...
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Harvard Business Review on Green Business Strategy (Harvard Business Review Paperback)
by Harvard Business School Press Publisher Comments Just a decade ago, the term "green building strategy" evoked visions of fringe environmentalism and a high cost for minimal good. More recently, there's been a large shift in perception, an awakening of social consciousness, and a realization that a...
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Growing Smarter: Achieving Livable Communities, Environmental Justice, and Regional Equity (Urban and Industrial Environments)
by Robert D. Bullard Publisher Comments The smart growth movement aims to combat urban and suburban sprawl by promoting livable communities based on pedestrian scale, diverse populations, and mixed land use. But, as this book documents, smart growth has largely failed to address issues of...
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My Story as Told by Water: Confessions, Druidic Rants, Reflections, Bird-Watchings, Fish-Stalkings, Visions, Songs and Prayers Refracting Light, from Living Rivers, in the Age of the Industrial Dark
by David James Duncan
Powells.com Staff Pick I have sent my loyal and affectionate city dogs into a chorus of desperate howls by playing them a recording of baying wolves. I hear longing, danger, and a latent wildness in my dogs' responses. My Story as Told by Water resonates with just such a...
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The Natural Step Story: Seeding a Quiet Revolution
by Karl-henrik Robrt Synopsis Adopted by a growing number of major companies, universities and municipalities, The Natural Step is about improving sustainable economic performance through more devotion to social and ecological sustainability than one's competitors....
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The Machine That Changed the World: The Story of Lean Production-- Toyota's Secret Weapon in the Global Car Wars That Is Now Revolutionizing World Ind
by James Womack Publisher Comments Based on the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's five-million-dollar, five-year study on the future of the automobile, a groundbreaking analysis of the worldwide move from mass production to lean production. Japanese companies are sweeping the world,...
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Feeding a World Population of More Than Eight Billion People: A Challenge to Science
by J C Waterlow Publisher Comments Since the 1960s, breakthroughs in agriculture have made it possible to satisfy the world's increasing requirements for food. Can this trend continue over the next thirty years when the world population is projected to exceed eight billion? This book...
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Against Extinction: The Story of Conservation
by William Mark Adams Publisher Comments * From hunting to national parks, it asks and answers the big questions about why we have struggled, and continue to struggle, to conserve nature* Looks to the future and suggests a new course for conservation in the 21st century* Essential reading for...
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Green Gone Wild: Elevating Nature Above Human Rights
by M. David Stirling Synopsis Green Gone Wild takes an in depth look at government confiscatory regulation of private property in the name of protecting so-called endangered plant and wildlife species that trample on Fifth Amendment guarantees. This book shines a spotlight on the...
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Sustainable Capitalism
by John E. Ikerd Publisher Comments In this highly readable, accessible, and provocative book, economist John Ikerd sets out an ambitious goal: to challenge neoclassical economics and to suggest a new way of achieving a sustainable economic system...Ikerd is a highly qualified and...
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Supply Chain Excellence 2ND Edition
by Peter Bolstorff Synopsis "Supply Chain Excellence" is the first and only book on the DCOR, CCOR, and SCOR Models for supply chain management. In a newly revised second edition, this book provides a clear, step-by-step guide to adopting the accepted and proven methodologies...
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Feeding People Is Easy
by Colin Tudge Synopsis The book argues that it is possible to feed the world, forever, without damaging the environment or cruelty to animals. The book shows how governments and the food industry have created the major problems so much of the world faces today. It proposes a...
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The Sustainability Handbook: The Complete Management Guide to Achieving Social, Economic and Environmental Responsibility
by William R. Blackburn Publisher Comments The Sustainability Handbook covers all the challenges, complexities and benefits of sustainability for businesses, governments and organizations. It provides a blueprint for how organizations can reach or exceed economic, social and environmental...
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