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Books on all aspects of green lifestyles and consumer choices. In addition to the obvious career, housing, transportation, dietary and consumer purchasing decisions that impact sustainability, everything from planning vacations to raising kids, from saving for your retirement to planning your own funeral, can be undertaken in a more environmentally sustainable manner. And a green lifestyle need not be dull, boring, or drab, but instead it can be fun, colorful, and stylish.

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Voluntary Simplicity. By Duane Elgin. When Voluntary Simplicity was first published in 1981, it quickly became recognized as a powerful and visionary work in the emerging dialogue over sustainable ways of living. Elgin describes the changes that an increasing number of Americans are making in their everyday lives, adjustments that are an active, positive response to the complex dilemmas of our time. Shows how by embracing voluntary simplicity - frugal consumption, ecological awareness, and personal growth - people can change their lives and protect our planet. More... | Duane Elgin EcoSpeakers Info >>

Big Green Purse: Use Your Spending Power to Create a Cleaner, Greener World. By Diane MacEachern. Explains how women can harness the "power of their purse" and intentionally shift spending to commodities that have the greatest environmental benefit. Targets twenty types of products, including cars, cosmetics, coffee, food, paper, appliances, and cleansers, where women's dollars can make a dramatic difference. Provides easy-to-follow guidelines and lists to help women choose the greenest options. More… | Diane MacEachern EcoSpeakers Info >>

Simple Prosperity: Finding Real Wealth in a Sustainable Lifestyle. By David Wann. Wann shows how we can overcome our addiction to excessive consumption. By rethinking monster houses, excessive airplane travel, feedlot meat, and suburbs-without-stores, we can reduce our "ecological footprint." Draws on the latest research to document how social connections, good health, contact with nature, stimulating work, leisure time, and great neighborhoods represent our real wealth. More… | David Wann EcoSpeakers Info >>

The Lazy Environmentalist: Your Guide to Easy, Stylish, Green Living. By Josh Dorfman. Provides comprehensive guidance to fashion-forward consumers who are as concerned about the long-term health of our planet as they are about the design of their bathroom fixtures. Covers topics that range from clothing to electronic gadgetry, from home decor to recreation, and from gardening to financial investment. Dorfman lets us know which trends to watch and which eco-conscious products (cars, toothbrushes, cell phones, pet accessories) to buy. More… | Josh Dorfman EcoSpeakers Info >>

Style, Naturally: The Savvy Shopping Guide to Sustainable Fashion and Beauty. By Summer Rayne Oakes. For women who want to feel good about looking good, this book shows how to make informed choices when shopping. In addition to explaining the basics (from fair trade to organically grown), Oakes showcases hundreds of her favorite designers and eco-friendly brands that have made earth-friendly materials and sustainable practices a priority. Contains more than 300 photos of resources and eco-style stories from the hottest trendsetters. More... | Summer Rayne Oakes EcoSpeakers Info >>

The New Normal: An Agenda for Responsible Living. By Dave Wann. Wann challenges us to transform our non-sustainable culture by transforming ourselves. To nurture our world, he challenges us to rethink our lives, stand up for a healthy planet and move towards a "new normal" lifestyle. The agenda for this includes initiating local business alliances that actively lobby for local buying, creating an investment strategy that values the balance of nature, supporting the design, manufacture, and use of products made with natural chemicals, and publicly advocating a more efficient use of water by placing a higher cultural value on wetlands, streams, rivers, and lakes. More... | Dave Wann EcoSpeakers Info >>

The Better World Shopping Guide: Every Dollar Makes a Difference. By Ellis Jones. A comprehensive guide for socially and environmentally responsible consumers, this book ranks every product on the shelf from A to F so you can quickly tell the “good guys” from the “bad guys.” This turns your grocery list into a powerful tool to change the world. Data is organized into common product categories, including coffee, computers, gasoline, clothing, banks, cars, water, and more. Also included is a summary of the essential information about particular product categories, profiles of the best and worst companies, practical buying tips, and online resources. More... | Ellis Jones EcoSpeakers Info >>

Most Good, Least Harm: A Simple Principle for a Better World and Meaningful Life. By Zoe Weil. Weil shows us that change doesn't have to start with an army. It starts with each one of us. This book argues that the true path to inner peace doesn't require a retreat from the world. Instead, it explores direct ways to become involved with the community, make better choices as consumers, and develop positive messages to live by, showing readers that their simple decisions really can change the world. Provides the reader with practical tools to improve both our planet and our personal lives. More... | Zoe Weil EcoSpeakers Info >>

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Above All, Be Kind: Raising a Humane Child in Challenging Times. By Zoe Weil. Teaches parents how to raise their children to be humane in the broadest sense -- to become not only more compassionate in their interactions with family and friends, but to grow up to make life choices that demonstrate respect for the environment, other species, and all people. The book includes chapters for early, middle, teenage, and young adult years, as well as activities, issue sidebars, cases, tips, and profiles. More… | Zoe Weil EcoSpeakers Info >>

Affluenza: The All-Consuming Epidemic. By David Wann, John de Graaf, et al. A hard look at the symptoms of affluenza, the history of its development into an epidemic, and the options for treatment. This book will strike a chord with anyone who realizes that more time is more valuable than toys, and that our relentless quest for the latest stuff is breeding sick individuals and sick societies. More... | David Wann EcoSpeakers Info >>

The Better World Handbook: Small Changes That Make A Big Difference. By Ellis Jones. Specifically designed to reach people who normally would not consider themselves activists, this book is directed toward those who care about creating a more just, sustainable, and socially responsible world but don’t know where to begin. Substantially updated, this revised bestseller now contains more recent information on global problems, more effective actions, and many new resources. More... | Ellis Jones EcoSpeakers Info >>

Biologic: Designing With Nature to Protect the Environment. By David Wann. Explains why we must all consider the environmental consequences of our individual and community actions in everything from the simple tasks of our daily lives to the construction techniques of major developments. In addition to thinking logically, we must learn to think biologically. More... | David Wann EcoSpeakers Info >>

Choosing Simplicity: Real People Finding Peace and Fulfillment in a Complex World. By Linda Breen Pierce. Pierce, founder of a three-year Simplicity Study that followed the lives of 211 people, takes a close look at what it means to live more simply. More... | Linda Breen Pierce EcoSpeakers Info >>

The Complete Organic Pregnancy. By Deirdre Dolan and Alexandra Zissu. How pregnant women can minimize their exposure to invisible toxins. Where dangerous chemicals are lurking, why it's so important to avoid them when pregnant, and what can be done before, during, and after a pregnancy to protect children. This exhaustively researched book talks parents-to-be through everything from the safest laundry detergent to which crib mattresses contain toxic flame retardants. How to choose the right face cream, plastic water bottles, household cleaners, types of fish, and much more. How to make a difference for your children, even before they're born. More… | Deirdre Dolan EcoSpeakers Info >>

Cruise Ship Blues. By Ross A. Klein. Cruising is one of the fastest growing industries in the world. Cruise Ship Blues reveals its dark side and discusses what can be done to make the cruise business socially and environmentally accountable. More... | Ross A. Klein EcoSpeakers Info >>

Cruise Ship Squeeze: The New Pirates of the Seven Seas. By Ross A. Klein. Focuses on the politics and economics of an industry subsidized by ports as well as by local, regional, and national governments and running roughshod over environmental and other laws and regulations. Through confidential documents and meetings with port officials, corporate executives, politicians, and industry insiders, it includes information never previously reported. More… | Ross A. Klein EcoSpeakers Info >>

EcoKids: Raising Children Who Care for the Earth. By Dan Chiras. Presents a coherent plan that helps parents foster love for nature, teach children the importance of environmental protection, promote environmental values, and inspire actions that will last a lifetime. A hopeful guide for parents. More… | Dan Chiras EcoSpeakers Info >>

Grave Matters: A Journey Through the Modern Funeral Industry to a Natural Way of Burial. By Mark Harris. Advocates green chemical-free burial and provides information on a variety of environmentally friendly burial options. Avoiding embalming keeps funeral waste out of our land and water, while burial in a shroud or cardboard coffin saves trees, minerals and energy. More... | Mark Harris EcoSpeakers Info >>

Green Babies, Sage Moms. By Lynda Fassa. From the trailblazing founder of Green Babies organic clothing comes this guide for new mothers in raising a "green" family - and doing it simply and inexpensively. Filled with necessary and convenient advice that takes the reader from the first months of pregnancy and beyond. More… | Lynda Fassa EcoSpeakers Info >>

Green Clean: The Environmentally Sound Guide to Cleaning Your Home. By Linda Mason Hunter. A step-by-step guide to cleaning better while using nontoxic, ecofriendly products. Room-by-room and stain-by-stain, Green Clean breaks environmentally conscious cleaning into simple principles and easily mastered techniques that let readers set their own goals and develop their own cleaning plan. Also included are recipes for safe, simple, and economical cleaning solutions as well as the lowdown on the best eco-friendly cleaning products on the market today. More... | Linda Mason Hunter EcoSpeakers Info >>

Green Made Easy: The Everyday Guide for Transitioning to a Green Lifestyle. By Chris Prelitz. Prelitz shares how to be both environmental and economical at the same time, demonstrating that going green is not only good for our planet, but also good for your pocketbook. Written in a friend-to-friend, conversational style, it examines our daily lives from personal care and cosmetics to solar-energy systems. More... | Chris Prelitz EcoSpeakers Info >>

Humanity's Environmental Future. By Ross McCluney. Presents the insights and skills most needed for humanity to reverse its destructive course and make the needed changes before it is too late to stop the worst of the consequences. Concludes with specific reform proposals and positive suggestions for personal, group, and governmental action. More... | Ross McCluney EcoSpeakers Info >>

The Lazy Environmentalist on a Budget: Save Money. Save Time. Save the Planet. By Josh Dorfman. Dorfman takes you inside the latest developments in green living to demonstrate how you can easily and affordably have your designer jeans and your planet too. From raising eco-conscious kids to greening your daily commute, Dorfman provides insights into the next wave of green innovation and the products and services that will lighten your planetary impact and lower your expenses. More... | Josh Dorfman EcoSpeakers Info >>

Lessons from Nature: Learning To Live Sustainably On The Earth. By Dan Chiras. Chiras brings the concept of sustainability to life, defining it in a variety of contexts - economic, biological, political, and ethical - and exploring creative, practical ways to apply the principles of sustainability to nearly all aspects of modern life. More... | Dan Chiras EcoSpeakers Info >>

Reinventing Community: Stories from the Walkways of Cohousing. By David Wann. Describes life in cohousing from the perspective of people who actually live in these communities. Includes accounts of the difficulties encountered during development and relates insights on living and growing with cohousing. More… | David Wann EcoSpeakers Info >>

Rural Renaissance: Renewing the Quest for the Good Life. By John Ivanko and Lisa Kivirist. Describing a contemporary approach to homesteading, conservation and more sustainable living, Rural Renaissance will appeal to a wide range of cultural creatives, conservation entrepreneurs and both arm-chair and real-life homesteaders regardless of where they live. More... | John Ivanko EcoSpeakers Info >> | Lisa Kivirist EcoSpeakers Info >>

Safe Trip to Eden: Ten Steps to Save Planet Earth from the Global Warming Meltdown. By David Steinman. Draws the connection between personal health and a healthy environment and argues both that global warming is a greater threat to national security than terrorism and that a "sound environmental policy" will enhance our standing in the world and strengthen our economy. More… | David Steinman EcoSpeakers Info >>

Save Our Planet: 750 Everyday Ways You Can Help Clean Up the Earth. By Diane MacEachern. Covers a wide range of environmentally protective actions in home, apartment, garden, garage, supermarket, school, office, and community. More... | Diane MacEachern EcoSpeakers Info >>

Sprawl Kills: How Blandburbs Steal Your Time, Health And Money. By Joel Hirschhorn. About urban sprawl, land use, suburbia, automobile addiction, active living, the sprawl industry, the sprawl lobby, and the healthy places alternative to sprawl to improve your quality of life and physical and mental health. More... | Joel Hirschhorn EcoSpeakers Info >>

Teaching Kids to Change the World. By Chris Maser and Jennifer Griffin-Wiesner. Offers educators and youth-group leaders a means of inspiring social consciousness and action among youth and teaches young people how to think, rather than what to think. Equips educators with philosophical discussion questions, concrete illustrations, and active examples. More… | Chris Maser EcoSpeakers Info >>

What Can I Do? An Alphabet For Living. By Lisa Harrow. Provides many suggestions for responsible living as well as web resources that give detailed information on how to take each step. More… | Lisa Harrow EcoSpeakers Info >>

You Don't Have to Wear Hemp Underwear. By Robin Pharo. Pharo allows readers to assess their personality through a quiz, and then provides them with tips and advice to match their personality. Topics include food, business and work, household and personal care, clothing, transportation, building and remodeling, and travel. More... | Robin Pharo EcoSpeakers Info >>

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