Ecovillages: A Practical Guide to Sustainable Communities
Jan Martin Bang Documenting some of the successful Ecovillages around the world, the author shows us how groups of people have come to together to live out the permaculture model in both rural and urban environments.
The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals
Michael Pollan Follow a McDonalds meal back to a cornfield in Iowa. Learn about the differences between large and small organic farms. See what its like to hunt and gather for oneself. Food is what builds our bodies - we ought to know what it takes to build our food.
Gaia: A New Look at Life on Earth
James Lovelock First published in 1979, this book sets forth the Gaia Hypothesis, stating that our planet is more than a sum of its resources, but rather a fully integrated living being, with systems of life more complex than previously imagined. I wonder what Gaias thinking about us now
Green Building & Remodeling For Dummies
Eric Corey Freed Written by the founder of organicARCHITECT, this book is a comprehensive guide to green building materials and techniques, energy and water systems, and the pros and cons of everything.
Eating For Beauty
David Wolfe Leading raw foodist David Wolfe takes that old adage you are what you eat to a new level. He describes how what you eat literally creates who you are, and which foods will create the most beautiful you Â? in body and in spirit.
The World Without Us
Alan Weisman What exactly would happen to the earth if human life disappeared? The author explores a few different scenarios in great detail (including a suddenly depopulated Manhattan). Absolutely addictive reading.
Jan Martin Bang
Michael Pollan
James Lovelock
Eric Corey Freed
David Wolfe
Alan Weisman
