Best Books

The World Without Us

Alan Weisman, Thomas Dunne Books, 2007

 

Eco-Economy: Building an Economy for the Earth

Lester R. Brown, W.W. Norton & Company, Inc., 2001

 

Plan B 3.0, Mobilizing to Save Civilization

Lester R. Brown, Earth Policy Institute, 2008

 

Our Ecological Footprint; Reducing Human Impact on Earth

Mathis Wackernagel & Rees, William, Gabriola Publishers, 1996

 

Earth 3.0; Solutions for Sustainable Progress

Science magazine published six times a year by Scientific American

 

State of the World

An annual report on progress towards a sustainable society, World Watch Institute

 

Sustainable Industries Journal

Magazine published monthly with updates for business leaders and consumers, Celilo Group Media

 

Ecological Economics; Principles and Applications

Herman E. Daly and Joshua Farley, Island Press, 2004

 

Stuff, The Secret Life of Everyday Things

John C. Ryan and Allan Thein Durning, Sightline.org, 1997

 

The Green Collar Economy; How One Solution Can Fix Our Two Biggest Problems

Van Jones, Harper Collins, 2008

 

Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things

William McDonough and Michael Braungart, North Point Press, 2002

 

Biomimicry: Innovation Inspired by Nature

Janine M. Benyus, HarperCollins, 1997

 

Natural Capitalism: Creating the Next Industrial Revolution

Paul Hawken, Paul, Amory Lovins and L. Hunter Lovins, Little, Brown and Company, 1999

 

The Natural Step for Communities; How Cities and Towns can Change to Sustainable Practices

Sarah James and Torjborn Lahti, New Society Publishers, 2004

 

The Necessary Revolution; How Individuals and Organizations are Working Together to Create a Sustainable World

Peter Senge, Doubleday, 2008

 

The Climate Diet; How You Can Cut Carbon, Cut Costs and Save the Planet

Jonathan Harrington, Earthscan, London and Sterling Virognia, 2008

 

The Carbon Buster’s Home Energy Handbook; Slowing Climate Change and Saving Money

Gogo Stoyke, New Society Publishers, 2007

 

Naturally Clean; The Seventh Generation Guide to Safe & Healthy Non-Toxic Cleaning

Jeffrey Holllender, New Society Publishers, 2005

 

In Defense of Food; An Eater’s Manifesto

Michael Pollan, The Penguin Press, 2008

 

The Big Picture; Science Humanity and a Quickly Changing Planet

David Suzuki and Dave Robert Taylor, Graystone Books, 2009

 

The Great Turning; From Empire to Earth Community

David Korten, Berrett-Koehler Publishers Inc. & Bloomfield, CT Kumarian Press, Inc., 2006

 

The Hidden Connections: A Science for Sustainable Living

Fritjof Capra, Anchor Books; A Division of Random House Inc., 2004

 

Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fall or Succeed

Jared Diamond, Penguin Group USA Inc., 2005

 

Promise Ahead: A Vision of Hope and Action for Humanities Future

Duane Elgin, HarperCollins Publishers Inc., 2000.

 

The Future of Life

Edward O. Wilson, Vintage Books; A Division of Random House Inc., 2003

 

Last Child in the Woods; Saving our Children From Nature-Deficit Disorder

Richard Louv, Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2005