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Books that help us lead an environmentally-conscious life. Home, work, food, landscape, crafts, event planning...
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A Green History of the World: The Environment & the Collapse of Great Civilizations
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Planting the Trees of Kenya: The Story of Wangari Maathai
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EveryDay Upcycle: 101 Scrap Crafts and Repurpose Projects
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The Natural Step for Communities: How Cities and Towns can Change to Sustainable Practices
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Environmental Justice in a Moment of Danger
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Seeds of Change: Wangari's Gift to the World
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Jen Cullerton Johnson (Goodreads Author)
4.30 avg rating — 732 ratings
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New Sustainable Homes: Designs for Healthy Living
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Recipes for a Small Planet
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The Wild and the Toxic: American Environmentalism and the Politics of Health
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Wangari Maathai: The Woman Who Planted Millions of Trees
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Alabama Studio Style: More Projects, Recipes, & Stories Celebrating Sustainable Fashion & Living
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Natalie Chanin (Goodreads Author)
4.29 avg rating — 224 ratings
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Garbage in the Cities: Refuse Reform and the Environment
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3.87 avg rating — 23 ratings
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The Challenge for Africa
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Harvest for Hope: A Guide to Mindful Eating
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Jane Goodall (Goodreads Author)
4.06 avg rating — 2,340 ratings
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Silent Spring & Other Writings on the Environment
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4.60 avg rating — 83 ratings
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We Are Water Protectors
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Carole Lindstrom (Goodreads Author)
4.49 avg rating — 8,631 ratings
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| 317 |
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The Environmental Justice Reader: Politics, Poetics, and Pedagogy
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Joni Adamson (Editor)
3.81 avg rating — 26 ratings
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Total Garbage: How We Can Fix Our Waste and Heal Our World
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Edward Humes (Goodreads Author)
4.23 avg rating — 352 ratings
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| 319 |
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As Long as Grass Grows: The Indigenous Fight for Environmental Justice, from Colonization to Standing Rock
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4.36 avg rating — 2,227 ratings
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Urban homesteading
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Why Good People Do Bad Environmental Things
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The Everything Green Wedding Book: Plan an elegant, affordable, earth-friendly wedding (Everything® Series)
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Wenona Napolitano (Goodreads Author)
3.37 avg rating — 27 ratings
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Bad Environmentalism: Irony and Irreverence in the Ecological Age
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Bikenomics: How Bicycling Can Save The Economy
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Elly Blue (Goodreads Author)
4.06 avg rating — 607 ratings
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The Ecocentrists: A History of Radical Environmentalism
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3.82 avg rating — 67 ratings
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The RIVERKEEPERS: Two Activists Fight to Reclaim Our Environment as a Basic Human Right
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3.87 avg rating — 199 ratings
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| 327 |
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Our Roots Run Deep as Ironweed: Appalachian Women and the Fight for Environmental Justice
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4.31 avg rating — 68 ratings
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Defining Multiple Chemical Sensitivity
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Bonnye L. Matthews (Editor)
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Earth in Mind: On Education, Environment, and the Human Prospect
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4.18 avg rating — 670 ratings
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The Cartoon Guide to the Environment (Cartoon Guide Series)
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3.91 avg rating — 288 ratings
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How to Shit in the Woods: An Environmentally Sound Approach to a Lost Art
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Backwoods Ethics: Environmental Issues for Hikers and Campers
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Laura Waterman (Goodreads Author)
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Homemade Kids: Thrifty, Creative and Eco-Friendly Ways to Raise Your Child
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Values at Sea: Ethics for the Marine Environment
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Dorinda G. Dallmeyer (Editor)
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The Transition Handbook: From Oil Dependency to Local Resilience
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Environmental Debt: The Hidden Costs of a Changing Global Economy
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Amy Larkin (Goodreads Author)
3.80 avg rating — 61 ratings
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Whales and Nations: Environmental Diplomacy on the High Seas (Weyerhaeuser Environmental Books)
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Living Simply with Children: A Voluntary Simplicity Guide for Moms, Dads, and Kids Who Want to Reclaim the Bliss of Childhood and the Joy of Parenting
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3.57 avg rating — 393 ratings
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Coyotes and Town Dogs: Earth First! and the Environmental Movement
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3.76 avg rating — 105 ratings
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How to Grow More Vegetables: And Fruits, Nuts, Berries, Grains and Other Crops Than You Ever Thought Possible on Less Land Than You Can Imagine
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This Planet Is Mine: Teaching Environmental Awareness & Appreciation to Chldrn
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Birds of New Mexico Field Guide
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Stan Tekiela (Goodreads Author)
4.33 avg rating — 39 ratings
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Pocket Guide to Environmental Bad Guys: And a Few Ideas on How to Stop Them
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Agriculture Course: The Birth of the Biodynamic Method
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Buying Time: Environmental Collapse and the Future of Energy
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Kaz Makabe (Goodreads Author)
4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings
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Biodynamic Wine Demystified
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Mountaintop Mining in Appalachia: Understanding Stakeholders and Change in Environmental Conflict
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Make a Difference at Work
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The Necessary Revolution: How individuals and organizations are working together to create a sustainable world.
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3.84 avg rating — 518 ratings
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Earthways: Simple Environmental Activities for Young Children
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Donald Cook (Illustrator)
4.34 avg rating — 79 ratings
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A Community Guide to Environmental Health
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Gardening for Life: Biodynamic Way, The
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The Healthy Home Handbook: Eco-friendly Design
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Principles of Biodynamic Spray and Compost Preparations
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The Healthy Home: Beautiful Interiors That Enchance The Enviroment And Your Well-Being
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Jackie Craven (Goodreads Author)
3.29 avg rating — 14 ratings
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Biodynamic Greenhouse Management
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Biodynamic Wine, Demystified
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Green by Design: Creating a Home for Sustainable Living
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Ecologique: The Style of Sustainable Design by Kelly LaPlante
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Grub: Ideas for an Urban Organic Kitchen
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Living above the Store: Building a Business That Creates Value, Inspires Change, and Restores Land and Community
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Four-Season Harvest: Organic Vegetables from Your Home Garden All Year Long
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Joyride: Pedaling Toward a Healthier Planet
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The Complete Organic Pregnancy
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Rodale's Ultimate Encyclopedia of Organic Gardening: The Indispensable Green Resource for Every Gardener
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Fern Marshall Bradley (Editor)
4.23 avg rating — 554 ratings
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Food to Live By: The Earthbound Farm Organic Cookbook
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Alabama Stitch Book: Projects and Stories Celebrating Hand-Sewing, Quilting, and Embroidery for Contemporary Sustainable Style
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Natalie Chanin (Goodreads Author)
4.27 avg rating — 386 ratings
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The Green Beauty Guide: Your Essential Resource to Organic and Natural Skin Care, Hair Care, Makeup, and Fragrances
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Julie Gabriel (Goodreads Author)
3.92 avg rating — 435 ratings
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Green Babies, Sage Moms: The Ultimate Guide to Raising Your Organic Baby
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The Carbon Buster's Home Energy Handbook: Slowing Climate Change and Saving Money
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Godo Stoyke (Goodreads Author)
3.81 avg rating — 27 ratings
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The Organic Lawn Care Manual: A Natural, Low-Maintenance System for a Beautiful, Safe Lawn
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Paul Tukey (Goodreads Author)
4.09 avg rating — 171 ratings
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Organic Baby & Toddler Cookbook
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Eat More Dirt: Diverting and Instructive Tips for Growing and Tending an Organic Garden
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The Organic Gardening Book
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To Buy or Not to Buy Organic: What You Need to Know to Choose the Healthiest, Safest, Most Earth-Friendly Food
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Natural Beekeeping: Organic Approaches to Modern Apiculture
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Restore. Recycle. Repurpose.: Create a Beautiful Home (A Country Living Book)
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Fabric Remix: Repurpose & Redecorate with Simple Sewing & Easy Upholstery
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Passionate Vegetarian
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The Vegetarian Planet: 350 Big-Flavor Recipes for Out-Of-This-World Food Every Day
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Vegetarian Times Complete Cookbook
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The Vegetarian 5-Ingredient Gourmet
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Nava Atlas (Goodreads Author)
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The Virtual Community: Homesteading on the Electronic Frontier
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Howard Rheingold (Goodreads Author)
3.81 avg rating — 182 ratings
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Manual of Practical Homesteading
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Extreme Simplicity: Homesteading in the City
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Homesteading: A Backyard Guide to Growing Your Own Food, Canning, Keeping Chickens, Generating Your Own Energy, Crafting, Herbal Medicine, and More
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Abigail R. Gehring (editor)
3.89 avg rating — 952 ratings
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The Millenium Cookbook
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