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Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life (P.S.) Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life (P.S.)
by Barbara Kingsolver and Steven L. Hopp and Camille Kingsolver

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After 25 years in the Arizona desert, in 2004, Kentucky-bred Barbara Kingsolver moved back to the Appalachians, to a Virginia farm just hours from her childhood home. Family called. "Returning," she explains in Animal, Vegetable, Miracle, "would allow my... (read more)

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In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto
by Michael Pollan

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What to eat, what not to eat, and how to think about health: a manifesto for our times. "Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants." These simple words go to the heart of Michael Pollan's In Defense of Food, the well-considered answers he provides to the... (read more)

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Food to Live by: The Earthbound Farm Organic Cookbook Food to Live by: The Earthbound Farm Organic Cookbook
by Myra Goodman

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Goodman offers an utterly appealing, new casual style of cooking based on using the best ingredients, organic or otherwise. The dishes are irresistible, plus, throughout are cooking and shopping tips, and health notes.... (read more)

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Fields of Plenty: A Farmer's Journey in Search of Real Food and the People Who Grow It Fields of Plenty: A Farmer's Journey in Search of Real Food and the People Who Grow It
by Michael Ableman

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Illustrated with evocative color photographs of the land and the people who work it organically, and accompanied by a bountiful selection of recipes, this beautifully written memoir reveals the power of food as a personal and cultural force.... (read more)

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Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life
by Barbara Kingsolver and Camille Kingsolver and Steven L. Hopp

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After 25 years in the Arizona desert, in 2004, Kentucky-bred Barbara Kingsolver moved back to the Appalachians, to a Virginia farm just hours from her childhood home. Family called. "Returning," she explains in Animal, Vegetable, Miracle, "would allow my... (read more)

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End of Food (08 Edition) End of Food (08 Edition)
by Paul Roberts

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Paul Roberts, best-selling author of The End of Oil, turns his attention to the modern food economy and finds that the system entrusted to meet our most basic needs is failing dramatically. In this carefully researched, vividly recounted narrative... (read more)

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Sustainable Homes: 26 Designs That Respect the Earth Sustainable Homes: 26 Designs That Respect the Earth
by James Grays Trulove

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Over two dozen individual houses are featured - from locations as diverse as a Canadian cove to the Arizona desert.... (read more)

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Foxfire Book (72 Edition) Foxfire Book (72 Edition)
by Eliot (ed.) Wigginton

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Interviews and essays describe the way of life and crafts of pioneer America still surviving in the Appalachian region.... (read more)

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Green Housekeeping Green Housekeeping
by Ellen Sandbeck

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Want a low-maintenance bathroom that takes 30 seconds a day to clean? Need whiter whites that get whiter for free? Learn to live in a clean, healthy, more economical -- and Earth-friendly -- way with Ellen Sandbeck's Green Housekeeping, the must-have... (read more)

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Green Living: The E Magazine Handbook for Living Lightly On the Earth Green Living: The E Magazine Handbook for Living Lightly On the Earth
by The Editors of E: The Environmental Magazine

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The Whole Earth Catalog for the next generation. Experts suggest that by 2005, 40 percent of American homes will buy organic, yet a large majority have only a limited knowledge of how to actually make informed, green choices. Green Living, from the... (read more)

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Foxfire #02: Foxfire 2 Foxfire #02: Foxfire 2
by Eliot Wigginton

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This second Foxfire volume includes topics such as ghost stories, spinning and weaving, wagon making, midwifing, corn shuckin', and more.... (read more)

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Gorgeously Green: 8 Simple Steps to an Earth-Friendly Life Gorgeously Green: 8 Simple Steps to an Earth-Friendly Life
by Sophie Uliano

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Are you confused by all the advice you hear and see daily on how to "go green"? Do you want to incorporate earth-friendly practices into your life, but you don't know where to start? Don't stress! Green guru Sophie Uliano has sorted through all the eco... (read more)

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Building Green: A Complete How-To Guide to Alternative Building Methods: Earth Plaster, Straw Bale, Cordwood, Cob, Living Roofs Building Green: A Complete How-To Guide to Alternative Building Methods: Earth Plaster, Straw Bale, Cordwood, Cob, Living Roofs
by Clarke Snell

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Clarke Snell and Timothy L. Callahan, whose popular Good House Book helped environmentally-minded readers create an earth-friendly home, have returned with a photo-packed, amazingly complete, start-to-finish guide to "green" housebuilding. This... (read more)

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The Sustainable Kitchen: Passionate Cooking Inspired by Farms, Forests and Oceans The Sustainable Kitchen: Passionate Cooking Inspired by Farms, Forests and Oceans
by Stu Stein

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The Sustainable Kitchenbrings home the thrill of tasting fine cuisine made from the best seasonal ingredients grown locally. Designed for people who want to make food choices that promote the economic, environmental and social health of their communities,... (read more)

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You Are Here: Exposing the Vital Link Between What We Do and What That Does to Our Planet You Are Here: Exposing the Vital Link Between What We Do and What That Does to Our Planet
by Thomas M. Kostigen

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In this groundbreaking book, the New York Times bestselling coauthor of The Green Book, Thomas M. Kostigen, reveals the vital missing link in today's environmental crisis: how we as individuals are connected to the most tenuous geography on the planet... (read more)

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The Food Revolution: How Your Diet Can Help Save Your Life and Heal the World The Food Revolution: How Your Diet Can Help Save Your Life and Heal the World
by John Robbins

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How your diet can help save your life and our world. A topical manifesto for the post foot-and-mouth era - devastating in its accuracy. The sequel to the groundbreaking, 'Diet For a New America'.... (read more)

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The Green Book: The Everyday Guide to Saving the Planet One Simple Step at a Time The Green Book: The Everyday Guide to Saving the Planet One Simple Step at a Time
by Elizabeth Rogers and Thomas M. Kostigen

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Ellen DeGeneres, Robert Redford, Will Ferrell, Jennifer Aniston, Faith Hill, Tim McGraw, Martha Stewart, Tyra Banks, Dale Earnhardt, Jr., Tiki Barber, Owen Wilson, and Justin Timberlake tell you how they make a difference to the environment. Inside The... (read more)

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Foxfire 3 (Foxfire) Foxfire 3 (Foxfire)
by Eliot Wigginton

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Volume 3 of this series covers animal care, banjos and dulcimers, wild plant foods, butter churns, ginseng and more.... (read more)

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Farewell, My Subaru: An Epic Adventure in Local Living Farewell, My Subaru: An Epic Adventure in Local Living
by Doug Fine

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Advance praise for Farewell, My Subaru Fine is Bryson Funny. ----Santa Cruz Sentinel Fine is an amiable and self-deprecating storyteller in the mold of Douglas Adams. If you're a fan of Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy-style humor -- and also looking to... (read more)

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Radical Simplicity: Creating an Authentic Life Radical Simplicity: Creating an Authentic Life
by Dan Price

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Author Dan Price, a Thoreau for the 21st century, has helped champion a growing trend that's been variously referred to as "downshifting," "opting out," or "simple living." What makes his book so different and engaging is that he speaks from the... (read more)

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