 | 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 by Marie Sherlock
Buy new: $10.04 / Used from: $3.62 A great resource and introduction to "voluntary simplicity". So many ideas for making life for the family simpler, more meaningful, less cluttered and less expensive.
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 | Affluenza: The All-Consuming Epidemic (Bk Currents) by John de Graaf
Buy new: $14.25 / Used from: $5.23 A fascinating look at consumption and its effects on us and the environment.
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 | Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things by William McDonough
Buy new: $18.15 / Used from: $10.98 Bill McDonough is one of my heroes - a brilliant man doing some amazing, pioneering work. This moves way beyond the "reduce, reuse, recycle" mentality to looking at the design of products/processes so that we can eliminate waste.
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 | Deep Economy: The Wealth of Communities and the Durable Future by Bill McKibben
Buy new: $16.50 / Used from: $5.95 An easy read - touches on so many issues of sustainability.
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 | Better Basics for the Home: Simple Solutions for Less Toxic Living by Annie Berthold-Bond
Buy new: $12.89 / Used from: $9.77 A bit long and redundant but some great recipes for making your own cleaning products. I now make all my own - save a ton of money and enjoy breathing clean air and letting my 3 year old help me clean the house.
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 | Asphalt Nation: How the Automobile Took Over America and How We Can Take It Back by Jane Holtz Kay
Buy new: $15.57 / Used from: $2.50 A very interesting look at how we became a car culture.
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 | Suburban Nation: The Rise of Sprawl and the Decline of the American Dream by Andres Duany
Buy new: $12.92 / Used from: $7.66 Inspiring ideas for how we can redesign our communities to not only help the environment but also enrich our lives.
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 | The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals by Michael Pollan
Buy new: $8.00 / Used from: $6.88 A fascinating read. Makes you really aware of how your food choices impact the environment.
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 | The Wump World by Bill Peet
Buy new: $8.95 / Used from: $1.73 A beautiful introduction to sustainable living for children.
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