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1.
Goblin Mode How to Get Cozy, Embrace Imperfection, and Thrive in the Muck Hardcover McKayla Coyle 9781683693536 $23.99 SELF-HELP Jun 27, 2023

Embrace your inner goblin! Learn to decorate, dress, craft, forage, and live according to the goblin principles of community, diversity, and joyful mess.Do you ever feel strange, gross, chaotic, underappreciated, or like you don’t quite fit in? Great news: you might be a goblin! That means your imperfections and idiosyncrasies are the most awesome things about you, and you can build a more harmonious life by accepting and honoring them—taking inspiration from the frogs, fungi, moss, rocks, and dirt that goblins love.Goblin Mode includes life ad... + Read More
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Making Waves Boats, Floating Homes and Life on the Water Hardcover Portland Mitchell 9780500024218 $54.00 ARCHITECTURE Jun 20, 2023

The ultimate inspirational guide for anyone dreaming of living on a boat of their own, featuring practical tips on everything from clever storage solutions to finding moorings and living off-grid.Every boat has a story. For thousands of years, water vessels have provided livelihoods, catered to our spirit of adventure, and served as retreats from the pressures of modern life. It is little wonder that life on the water calls out to the creative and the curious—the mavericks, artists, architects, crafters, and designers who have made their homes ... + Read More
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Perfectly Good Food A Totally Achievable Zero Waste Approach to Home Cooking Paperback Irene Li 9780393541076 $37.00 COOKING Jun 20, 2023

How to cook flexibly and fight food waste, with 80 recipes and 150 ideas to use up what you have.You’re standing in front of your refrigerator, a week after your last trip to the supermarket. You’ve got a bunch of random veggies, some wrinkly fruit, near-expired milk, and those pricey fresh herbs you bought for that one recipe and don’t know how to use up. For a split second you picture yourself opening a trash bag, throwing everything away, and ordering takeout. We’ve all been there. But instead…you pick up this cookbook. In no time you’ve pre... + Read More
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A Future We Can Love How We Can Reverse the Climate Crisis with the Power of Our Hearts and Minds Hardcover Susan Bauer-Wu 9781645471400 $33.95 SCIENCE Jun 13, 2023

Discover wisdom and guidance to face the climate emergency from the most influential spiritual and environmental leaders of our time, including the Dalai Lama, Greta Thunberg, Joanna Macy, Vandana Shiva, Paul Hawken, Katharine Hayhoe, and Matthieu Ricard. When the Dalai Lama and Greta Thunberg spoke for the first time in January 2021, millions of people around the world took notice. “It is encouraging to see how you have opened the eyes of the world to the urgency to protect our planet, our only home,” the Dalai Lama wrote to Greta before their... + Read More
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Good News, Planet Earth What’s Being Done to Save Our World, and What You Can Do Too! Paperback Sam Bentley 9780744081589 $24.00 SCIENCE Jun 13, 2023

Join sustainability enthusiast and climate activist Sam Bentley as he shares the hopeful developments combating climate change!Do you feel like climate change is just getting worse and there’s nothing you can do to stop it? Good news—there are tons of efforts already underway to save our planet, and we’d love for you to join the fight.Good News, Planet Earth! is your go-to guide to learn all about the amazing sustainable developments that are happening worldwide to combat global warming, pollution, deforestation, the use of wasteful products, a... + Read More
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Message in a Bottle Ocean Dispatches from a Seabird Biologist Hardcover Holly Hogan 9780385696265 $32.95 NATURE Jun 06, 2023

From the heart of the Labrador Current to the furthest reaches of our global oceans, Message in a Bottle conjures an exquisite diversity of marine life and warns of a central threat to its survival: ocean plastic.The dovekie is a stocky seabird the size of a child’s heart that spends its winters on the coast of Newfoundland, thriving in one of the toughest climates on Earth. The polar bear is an apex predator, designed to persevere in the Arctic’s extreme conditions. The North Atlantic right whale outweighs the humpback by more than twenty tons... + Read More
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Living Wild New Beginnings in the Great Outdoors Hardcover Joanna Maclennan 9780500023501 $54.00 NATURE Jun 06, 2023

Explores the lifestyles of families and individuals around the world who have escaped the daily grind to create a new life in harmony with nature.More of us than ever are reevaluating how and where we live, eschewing disposable culture for a simpler life. Living Wild tells the stories of people around the world who have made the leap into the unknown, offering an intimate glimpse into what it means to live closer to nature. This will be inspirational reading for anyone who aspires to reset the batteries and live more sustainably. The impact of... + Read More
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What Your Food Ate How to Restore Our Land and Reclaim Our Health Paperback David R Montgomery 9781324052104 $24.95 SCIENCE Jun 06, 2023

Are you really what you eat? David R. Montgomery and Anne Biklé take us far beyond the well-worn adage to deliver a new truth: the roots of good health start on farms. What Your Food Ate marshals evidence from recent and forgotten science to illustrate how the health of the soil ripples through to that of crops, livestock, and ultimately us. The long-running partnerships through which crops and soil life nourish one another suffuse plant and animal foods in the human diet with an array of compounds and nutrients our bodies need to protect us fr... + Read More
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Get Guerrilla Gardening A Handbook for Planting in Public Places Hardcover Ellen Miles 9780744070804 $33.99 GARDENING Jul 18, 2023

An accessible guide to public planting with purpose, encouraging people to make urban communities greener, healthier, and happierDiscover why it’s worth greening your community in this engaging, step-by-step framework on how to guerrilla garden.Guerrilla gardening is the art and science of planting in a public place with a purpose. Whether you want to boost biodiversity, grow food, clean the air, or empower a community, you can join this new wave of a movement that combines grassroots direct action with flower power!How do you know which plants... + Read More
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Fire Weather The Making of a Beast Hardcover John Vaillant 9780735273160 $38.00 NATURE May 23, 2023

From the award-winning, bestselling author of The Golden Spruce and The Tiger comes a stunning account of a colossal wildfire, and a panoramic exploration of the rapidly changing relationship between fire and humankind.In May 2016, Fort McMurray, the hub of Canada’s petroleum industry and America’s biggest foreign supplier, was overrun by wildfire. The multi-billion-dollar disaster melted vehicles, turned entire neighborhoods into firebombs, and drove 88,000 people from their homes in a single afternoon. Through the lens of this apocalyptic con... + Read More
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Outdoor Kids in an Inside World Getting Your Family Out of the House and Radically Engaged with Nature Paperback Steven Rinella 9780593129685 $24.95 FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS May 23, 2023

The indispensable case for parenting tough, curious, and competent kids who feel at home in the outdoors, from the New York Times bestselling author and host of the TV series and podcast MeatEaterThe average American spends ninety percent of their time indoors, and children are no exception. Today, kids can spend up to seven hours per day looking at screens, a phenomenon that has real consequences for their physical and mental health. A lifetime spent indoors can diminish our children’s ability to understand and engage with anything beyond the ... + Read More
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Land Healer How Farming Can Save Britain's Countryside Paperback Jake Fiennes 9781785947315 $22.99 SCIENCE Apr 25, 2023

’Jake Fiennes is changing the face of farming in Britain…a revolutionising force’ Isabella TreeOur relationship with our land is broken: we must heal it.Jake Fiennes is on a mission to change the face of the English countryside. As Conservation Manager at Holkham in Norfolk, one of the country’s largest historic country estates, his radical habitat restoration and agricultural work has nurtured its species and risen its crop yields - bringing back wetlands, hedgerows, birds and butterflies over 25,000 acres of land.But this isn’t rewilding - th... + Read More
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Rooted Stories of Life, Land and a Farming Revolution Paperback Sarah Langford 9780241991824 $22.99 TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING Apr 25, 2023

A fascinating personal account of a revolution in British farmingSarah Langford had left her country roots behind to live and work in the city as a barrister. But when she found herself moving to the countryside, back to an agricultural life she had left behind, she saw farmers dealing with very different problems to those faced by her grandfather, who had fed a starving nation after war. Beleaguered with the challenges of climate change, Brexit and falling incomes, they faced accusations of ecological mismanagement from a hostile media and pub... + Read More
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Leaves, Roots & Fruit A Step-by-Step Guide to Planting an Organic Kitchen Garden Hardcover Nicole Johnsey Burke 9781401969103 $40.00 GARDENING Apr 25, 2023

An Intuitive Gardening System Built for SuccessDo you dream of walking through your own kitchen garden with baskets full of delicious food you grew yourself? But are you waiting to begin because you think you don’t have enough space, sun, time, or experience?Then consider this: Plants want to grow. And when you match a plant’s needs to your own resources, you’re just one step away from success in the kitchen garden.Nicole Johnsey Burke—founder of Gardenary, Inc., and author of Kitchen Garden Revival—is your expert guide for growing your own fre... + Read More
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The Earth Transformed An Untold History Hardcover Peter Frankopan 9780525659167 $54.00 SCIENCE Apr 18, 2023

A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF THE YEAR: A revolutionary new history that reveals how climate change has dramatically shaped the development—and demise—of civilizations across time*Detailing many years of extensive research, endnotes for this edition run to more than 200 pages. They are available online via a link contained in the book.* Global warming is one of the greatest dangers mankind faces today. Even as temperatures increase, sea levels rise, and natural disasters escalate, our current environmental crisis feels difficult to predict and un... + Read More
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Ebb and Flow How to Connect with the Patterns and Power of Water Paperback Easkey Britton 9781786786463 $25.95 BODY, MIND & SPIRIT Apr 11, 2023

An exploration of water’s power to heal us, inspire us and offer us spiritual meaning. This is a feminist reimagining of the meaning of power through the lens of water. Easkey offers a range of wellness practices to encourage the reader to connect with water as healer, restoring a relationship of care.Our strength lies in being soft like water. This book is about the power we gain by connecting to water. It’s about how we can restore our relationship with the world’s different bodies of water, and by doing so, restore both the water and ourselv... + Read More
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A Handcrafted Life Creating a Sustainable Cottage Sanctuary Hardcover Tiffany Francis-Baker 9780847899272 $40.00 HOUSE & HOME Apr 11, 2023

Cultivating traditional skills and simple approaches to achieving a sustainable—and beautiful—life.This is the essential guide to living a more beautiful, purposeful, and fulfilling life inspired by the whimsical world of cottagecore, complete with flower pressing, foraging, needlework, spinning, crafting, and other fun and charming yet practical activities. From savoring the aroma of freshly baked bread and tending a beloved herb patch to enjoying sunlight filtering through hand-sewn curtains, cottagecore is a philosophy as well as an aestheti... + Read More
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You Can Cook This! Turn the 30 Most Commonly Wasted Foods into 135 Delicious Plant-Based Meals: A Vegan Cookbook Paperback Max La Manna 9780593578728 $34.00 COOKING Apr 11, 2023

135 super-simple plant-based recipes that celebrate your favorite vegetables and save time, money, and waste, from social media star chef Max La MannaDiscover brilliantly simple and flavor-packed recipes that embrace the power of plants—and help you fight food waste. For one year, Max La Manna asked his social media audience which foods they threw away the most, and using the tens of thousands of responses, he narrowed down a list of thirty of the most commonly wasted ingredients, which serve as the foundation of this cookbook. Using his innova... + Read More
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Life on the Rocks Building a Future for Coral Reefs Paperback Juli Berwald 9780593087312 $24.95 NATURE Apr 04, 2023

The story of the urgent fight to save the coral reefs, and why it matters to us allCoral reefs are a microcosm of our planet: extraordinarily diverse, deeply interconnected, and full of wonders. When they’re thriving, these fairy gardens hidden beneath the ocean’s surface burst with color and life. They sustain bountiful ecosystems and protect vulnerable coasts. Corals themselves are evolutionary marvels that build elaborate limestone formations from their collective skeletons, broker symbiotic relationships with algae, and manufacture their ow... + Read More
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Your Space, Made Simple Interior Design that's Approachable, Affordable, and Sustainable Hardcover Ariel Magidson 9781950968916 $39.95 HOUSE & HOME Apr 11, 2023

Create beautiful spaces in your home effortlessly using this book’s easy-to-follow interior design “recipes” for a perfect room.Your Space, Made Simple is an interior design guide for anyone who dreams of a well-designed home but doesn’t know where to begin. If you feel stuck when you go shopping for home decor, or confused about how to arrange furniture, this book will give you the inspiration and tools you need to curate a space that fits you and your family’s lifestyle and needs in no time. Whether you just moved into a new home or have want... + Read More
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365 Ways to Save the Planet A Day-by-day Guide to Sustainable Living Paperback Georgina Wilson-Powell 9780744077513 $24.99 HOUSE & HOME Apr 04, 2023

A 365-day guide to step-by-step sustainability, bursting with actionable ideas and measurable goals across the yearStep up your sustainability and unlock your full eco potential with 365 easy, trackable changes.What if sustainability didn’t have to be so complicated? 365 Ways to Save the Planet cuts through the noise and explains exactly how to live a “greener” lifestyle day by day. With its approachable ideas and achievable daily actions, anyone can up their sustainability score with this bible. Eco warrior Georgina Wilson-Powell breaks down t... + Read More
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140 Artists' Ideas for Planet Earth Hardcover Hans Ulrich Obrist 9780141997261 $19.99 SCIENCE Mar 28, 2023

Through 140 drawings, thought experiments, recipes, activist instructions, gardening ideas, insurgences and personal revolutions, artists who spend their lives thinking outside the box guide you to a new worldview; where you and the planet are one.Everything here is new. We invite you to rip out pages, to hang them up at home, to draw and scribble, to cook, to meditate, to take the book to your nearest green space.Featuring Olafur Eliasson, Etel Adnan, Alexis Pauline Gumbs, Jane Fonda & Swoon, Judy Chicago, Black Quantum Futurism Collective, Vi... + Read More
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The Blue Commons Rescuing the Economy of the Sea Hardcover Guy Standing 9780241475874 $45.95 BUSINESS & ECONOMICS Mar 28, 2023

A FINANCIAL TIMES BEST ECONOMICS BOOK OF 2022 ’A landmark book…The Blue Commons is at once a brilliant synthesis, a searing analysis, and an inspiring call to action.’ - David Bollier’With remarkable erudition, passion and lyricism, Guy Standing commands the reader to wake up to the threat posed by rentier capitalism’s violent policies for extraction, exploitation and depletion of that which is both common to us all, but also vital to our survival: the sea and all within it.’ - Ann Pettifor ’Shines a bright light on the economy of the oceans, ... + Read More
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The Nation of Plants Paperback Stefano Mancuso 9781635421927 $23.99 NATURE Apr 18, 2023

In this playful yet informative manifesto, a leading plant neurobiologist presents the eight fundamental pillars on which the life of plants—and by extension, humans—rests.Even if they behave as though they were, humans are not the masters of the Earth, but only one of its most irksome residents. From the moment of their arrival, about three hundred thousand years ago—nothing when compared to the history of life on our planet—humans have succeeded in changing the conditions of the planet so drastically as to make it a dangerous place for their ... + Read More
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Ever Green Saving Big Forests to Save the Planet Paperback John W Reid 9781324050377 $23.95 NATURE Mar 28, 2023

One of Kirkus Review’s Best Nonfiction Books of 2022 Clear, provocative, and persuasive, Ever Green is an inspiring call to action to conserve Earth’s irreplaceable wild woods, counteract climate change, and save the planet. Five stunningly large forests remain on Earth: the Taiga, extending from the Pacific Ocean across all of Russia and far-northern Europe; the North American boreal, ranging from Alaska’s Bering seacoast to Canada’s Atlantic shore; the Amazon, covering almost the entirety of South America’s bulge; the Congo, occupying parts ... + Read More
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The Climate Action Handbook A Visual Guide to 100 Climate Solutions for Everyone Paperback Heidi Roop 9781632174147 $24.95 SCIENCE Mar 21, 2023

“What can I do, personally, about the climate crisis? [Readers] often ask us a version of this question….[Roop] says that civic engagement is one of the most effective ways for individuals to make a difference and to avoid feeling overwhelmed by the climate crisis….Ask yourself, what are you passionate about? Using this passion may motivate you to help shape the future of your community.”—The New York Times Climate Forward newsletterThis must-have book shows us WHY we need to take action now to combat climate change and then, critically, HOW, t... + Read More
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Wilder Journeys True Stories of Nature, Adventure and Connection Hardcover Laurie King 9781786787422 $27.95 NATURE Mar 14, 2023

Environmental writer Laurie King and internationally bestselling author Miriam Lancewood present a collection of narrative non-fiction stories and poems on the human connection with nature.Follow the call of the wild with these incredible true stories from an international group of nature lovers, nomads and adventurers.In these pages, you are invited to share the wisdom they gained on their wild journeys. You will walk across the Australian desert with American explorer Angela Maxwell; live with Hamza Yassin and a family of eagles in Scotland; ... + Read More
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Our Kindred Home Herbal Recipes, Plant Wisdom, and Seasonal Rituals for Rekindling Connection with the Earth Hardcover Alyson Morgan 9780593235980 $34.00 HOUSE & HOME Mar 14, 2023

Learn to reconnect with plants and nature for collective healing in a world beset by environmental crisis with this herbalism and eco-activist handbook.Alyson Morgan, a second-generation Haitian American, grew up feeling disconnected from her roots and suffering from the trauma of racism. To heal herself, she found a connection with the natural world around her: slowing down, respecting the seasons, and growing or foraging plants in her local area. To Alyson, connection with the earth means finding a sense of place and home in an era of stress ... + Read More
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Who Cares Wins Reasons for Optimism in a Changing World Hardcover Lily Cole 9780789344090 $19.98 NATURE Mar 21, 2023

A rousing call to action, this book will leave you feeling hopeful that we can make a difference in the midst of an age of turmoil, destruction, and uncertainty.The climate crisis, mass extinctions, political polarization, extremeinequality—the world faces terrifying challenges that threaten to divide us, yet Lily Cole argues that it is up to us to actively choose optimism, collabo- rate, make changes, and define what is possible. Cole writes: “We are the ancestors of our future. The choices we make now and the actions we take today will define... + Read More
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Sounds Wild and Broken Sonic Marvels, Evolution's Creativity, and the Crisis of Sensory Extinction Paperback David George Haskell 9781984881564 $24.95 NATURE Mar 07, 2023

“[A] glorious guide to the miracle of life’s sound.” —The New York Times Book ReviewA lyrical exploration of the diverse sounds of our planet, the creative processes that produced these marvels, and the perils that sonic diversity now facesWe live on a planet alive with song, music, and speech. David Haskell explores how these wonders came to be. In rain forests shimmering with insect sound and swamps pulsing with frog calls we learn about evolution’s creative powers. From birds in the Rocky Mountains and on the streets of Paris, we discover ho... + Read More
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The End of the End of the Earth Paperback Jonathan Franzen 9780385692526 $22.00 SOCIAL SCIENCE Feb 28, 2023

From Jonathan Franzen, one of our preeminent writers and thinkers, comes a brilliant, searing essay collection that calls for us to take better care of our planet and one another in these troubled times.The End of the End of the Earth is a collection of Jonathan Franzen’s essays and speeches from the past five years, in which he grapples with the most important and heated ethical subjects of the day: environmentalism, capitalism, wealth inequality, race, technology and the role of art. He challenges us to ask difficult questions: What is our ci... + Read More
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At Home with Nature A Guide to Sustainable, Natural Landscaping Hardcover John Gidding 9781682687093 $42.50 GARDENING Feb 28, 2023

Go from manicured lawn to eco-conscious garden with this step-by-step guide from HGTV star John Gidding.Increased awareness of the environment and an ever-present interest in curb appeal means that homeowners are eager for more sustainable, natural landscaping. And why shouldn’t they be? In addition to supporting local flora and fauna, ditching grass for lush, native plants helps lower water bills and results in self-sustaining gardens long-term. In John Gidding’s At Home with Nature, American homeowners will find thorough blueprints to reap th... + Read More
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Women and Climate Change Examining Discourses from the Global North Paperback Nicole Detraz 9780262542074 $54.00 POLITICAL SCIENCE Feb 14, 2023

How ideas of gender and climate change intersect with our path to a livable future.When you think “climate change,” who comes to mind? Who’s doing the science, the reporting, the protesting, the suffering? In Women and Climate Change, Nicole Detraz asks where women in the Global North figure in the picture, what that means, and why it matters. Her answers fill critical gaps in what we know about the politics of climate change and gender.Representations of climate change, like perceptions of gender, can make a profound difference in understandin... + Read More
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How Did We Get Into This Mess? Politics, Equality, Nature Paperback George Monbiot 9781804290439 $25.95 POLITICAL SCIENCE Feb 14, 2023

“A primal account of an unstifled world.” —Bill McKibben “A dazzling command of science and relentless faith…” —Naomi Klein A wide-ranging collection of essays from leading environmental commentator on how politics and big business threaten our daily lives, our society, and the planetWithout countervailing voices, naming and challenging power, political freedom withers and dies. Without countervailing voices, a better world can never materialise. Without countervailing voices, wells will still be dug and bridges will still be built, but only ... + Read More
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The Climate Book The Facts and the Solutions Hardcover Greta Thunberg 9780593492307 $41.00 SCIENCE Feb 14, 2023

We still have time to change the world. From Greta Thunberg, the world’s leading climate activist, comes the essential handbook for making it happen.You might think it’s an impossible task: secure a safe future for life on Earth, at a scale and speed never seen, against all the odds. There is hope - but only if we listen to the science before it’s too late.In The Climate Book, Greta Thunberg has gathered the wisdom of over one hundred experts - geophysicists, oceanographers and meteorologists; engineers, economists and mathematicians; historian... + Read More
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Radical Love From Separation to Connection with the Earth, Each Other, and Ourselves Paperback Satish Kumar 9781952692352 $21.95 BODY, MIND & SPIRIT Feb 07, 2023

To see peace in our lifetimes, we have to practice love.This is the radical message of this inspirational book of pithy advice from environmental activist Satish Kumar, which helps us find ways to love ourselves, others, and all beings on planet Earth—even those we may find unlovable.Satish Kumar is well known for his epic walk for world peace in his youth in the 1960s from India to the nuclear capitals of Moscow, Paris, London, and Washington, DC. Wherever he traveled, he found that human beings were capable of a love that could overcome hatr... + Read More
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The Golden Spruce A True Story of Myth, Madness and Greed Paperback John Vaillant 9780676976465 $23.00 SCIENCE Jan 03, 2006

The environmental true-crime story of a glorious natural wonder, the man who destroyed it, and the fascinating, troubling context in which this act took place. Featuring a new Afterword by the author.“Absolutely spellbinding.” —The New York TimesOn a winter night in 1997, a British Columbia timber scout named Grant Hadwin committed an act of shocking violence in the mythic Queen Charlotte Islands. His victim was legendary: a unique 300-year-old Sitka spruce tree, fifty metres tall and covered with luminous golden needles. In a bizarre environme... + Read More
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Be More Human How to transform your lifestyle for optimum health, happiness and vitality Paperback Tony Riddle 9780241509593 $35.99 PSYCHOLOGY Jan 31, 2023

’Tony Riddle’s mission is to present ways of living that are more in sync with our human biology, to help us thrive in this modern world’ Dr Rangan Chatterjee’This book is brilliant with such an important message’ The Happy Pear ___________________________The ultimate guide to boosting your mental and physical health by reconnecting with the way we, as humans, were supposed to live, eat, sleep, breathe and move.The bright lights, late nights and constant hustle of our modern world have detached us from the way we, as humans, were supposed to li... + Read More
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Reclaimed New Homes from Old Materials Hardcover Penny Craswell 9781760763145 $60.00 ARCHITECTURE Jan 10, 2023

A celebration of sustainability, design, and creativity, this book presents beautiful homes created from recycled and repurposed materials.Bricks can be cleaned, timber hardens with age, and metal develops a pleasing patina without deteriorating, making them all perfect for reuse. Considering the many options for reusing building materials,this book offers a viable alternative to using those manufactured from virgin resources. This inspiring book is an antidote to the unsustainable use of materials, focusing on contemporary homes made with reus... + Read More
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The Sustainable Mediterranean Diet Cookbook More Than 100 Easy, Healthy Recipes to Reduce Food Waste, Eat in Season, and Help the Earth Paperback Serena Ball MS, RD 9781637741542 $38.95 COOKING Dec 13, 2022

Mouthwatering, budget-friendly recipes that are good for you and good for the Earth, from the authors of The 30-Minute Mediterranean Diet CookbookFood-loving dietitians and culinary instructors Serena Ball and Deanna Segrave-Daly are back, serving up delicious climate cuisine with a Mediterranean spin. The science is clear: a Mediterranean-style diet is one of the healthiest and most sustainable in the world.The Sustainable Mediterranean Diet Cookbook is a comprehensive guide to getting the most from this incredible regimen, with 10 steps to a ... + Read More
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Ecological by Design A History from Scandinavia Hardcover Kjetil Fallan 9780262047135 $54.00 ARCHITECTURE Nov 22, 2022

How ecological design emerged in Scandinavia during the 1960s and 1970s, building on both Scandinavia’s design culture and its environmental movement.Scandinavia is famous for its design culture, and for its pioneering efforts toward a sustainable future. In Ecological by Design, Kjetil Fallan shows how these two forces came together in the late 1960s and early 1970s, when Scandinavian designers began to question the endless cycle in which designed objects are produced, consumed, discarded, and replaced in quick succession. The emergence of eco... + Read More
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Houses That Can Save the World Hardcover Courtenay Smith 9780500343715 $45.95 ARCHITECTURE Nov 15, 2022

An inspirational sourcebook of innovative and unexpected green design solutions for our homes in a rapidly changing world. Nothing short of a design revolution is underway as architects, designers, engineers, self-builders, and artists confront climate change, polluting plastics, global migration, rapidly expanding cities, and an ageing population. Part handbook, part manifesto, Houses That Can Save the World shows how creative thinkers are embracing the new challenges we are all facing. Featuring nineteen home-building and design strategies th... + Read More
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Series: DK BIG IDEAS The Ecology Book Paperback DK 9780744060867 $25.99 NATURE Nov 01, 2022

How do species interact with each other and their environment? How do ecosystems change? What is biodiversity and can we afford to damage it?Throughout history, humankind has tried to order the living world and understand how it works. As our influence on the planet grows, answering these profound questions is becoming more and more pressing. Written in plain English, The Ecology Book is packed with short, pithy explanations of more than 90 key ideas. Step-by-step diagrams untangle tricky theories, illuminating quotes make the ideas and discove... + Read More
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The Future Is Now Solving the Climate Crisis with Today's Technologies Hardcover Bob McDonald 9780735241947 $32.95 SCIENCE Sep 27, 2022

One of:CBC’s “27 Canadian books we can’t wait to read in September”CBC’s “60 works of Canadian nonfiction to watch for in fall 2022”Toronto Star’s “40-plus books we’re most looking forward to this season”Is a global pandemic what it took to show us that saving our planet is possible?In the absence of motorized boats and gondolas, Venice’s waters have returned to a sparkling blue color. Deer have been spotted roaming cities in Italy, and mountain goats recently took over a small seaside town in Wales. Taking advantage of the decreased boat tra... + Read More
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Healthier Homes A Blueprint for Creating a Toxin-Free Living Environment Paperback Jen Stout 9781628604450 $39.95 HOUSE & HOME Sep 27, 2022

Most of us spend 90 percent of our time indoors, but our indoor environments could be causing us significant harm. Everything from flooring to paints to insulation contains chemicals known to contribute to health problems such as cardiovascular disease and cancer. In this book, Jen and Rusty Stout, nationally recognized healthy home building innovators, teach you how to think like a builder so that you can construct a new home or upgrade an existing one to put wellness first. Making smart choices when it comes to building materials, moisture pr... + Read More
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Homestead Survival An Insider's Guide to Your Great Escape Paperback Marty Raney 9780593420683 $27.00 HOUSE & HOME Sep 13, 2022

A practical guide to self-sufficient and sustainable living from the star of Homestead Rescue.Do you wish for a more resilient, sustainable, and empowered way of providing for your family in uncertain times? Are you worried about unreliable power grids, uncertain water supplies, or overly complex food chains? Veteran homesteader and star Discovery’s Homestead Rescue Marty Raney shares a big-picture vision of how ordinary families can become radically resilient homesteaders: powering, feeding, and caring for themselves through their own efforts,... + Read More
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Not on My Watch How a renegade whale biologist took on governments and industry to save wild salmon Paperback Alexandra Morton 9780735279681 $22.00 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Sep 06, 2022

NATIONAL BESTSELLERAlexandra Morton has been called “the Jane Goodall of Canada” because of her passionate thirty-year fight to save British Columbia’s wild salmon. Her account of that fight is both inspiring in its own right and a roadmap of resistance.Alexandra Morton came north from California in the early 1980s, following her first love—the northern resident orca. Then, in 1989, industrial aquaculture moved into the region, chasing the whales away. Soon Alex had shifted her scientific focus to documenting the infectious diseases and parasit... + Read More
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Sacred Nature Restoring our Ancient Bond with the Natural World Hardcover Karen Armstrong 9780735282421 $32.95 RELIGION Sep 06, 2022

ONE OF THE NEW YORKER’S BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR (SO FAR)A profound exploration of the spiritual power of nature—and an urgent call to reclaim that power in everyday life.Since the beginning of time, humankind has looked upon nature and seen the divine. In the writings of the great thinkers across religions, the natural world inspires everything from fear to awe to tranquil contemplation; God, or however one defined the sublime, was present in everything. Yet today, even as we admire a tree or take in a striking landscape, we rarely see nature as... + Read More
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The Ethical Traveler 100 Ways to Roam the World (Without Ruining It!) Hardcover Imogen Lepere 9781925811988 $22.95 TRAVEL Sep 06, 2022

Practical choices we can all make to travel the world more ethically. Travel can be a blast, but there are hidden costs to your trips that go deeper than your pockets. From potential impacts on the environment or the communities we visit to respecting others’ cultures, taking a moment to consider our choices can make a real impact on the planet and other people. Whether it’s doing the research to make sure the money we pay to see wild animals isn’t going into the pockets of those abusing them or forgoing the familiarity of Star... + Read More
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Life in the City of Dirty Water A Memoir of Healing Paperback Clayton Thomas-Muller 9780735240087 $19.95 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Aug 23, 2022

NATIONAL BESTSELLERA 2022 CANADA READS FINALISTAn electrifying memoir that braids together the urgent issues of Indigenous rights and environmental policy, from a nationally and internationally recognized activist and survivor.There have been many Clayton Thomas-Mullers: The child who played with toy planes as an escape from domestic and sexual abuse, enduring the intergenerational trauma of Canada’s residential school system; the angry youngster who defended himself with fists and sharp wit against racism and violence, at school and on the str... + Read More
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201 Everyday Uses for Salt, Lemons, Vinegar, and Baking Soda Natural, Affordable, and Sustainable Solutions for the Home Paperback Benjamin Mott 9781632174291 $19.95 HOUSE & HOME Aug 23, 2022

Save money on home cleaning products with 201 natural cleaning solutions that use four simple, versatile, and inexpensive ingredients: salt, lemon, vinegar, baking soda, and olive oil. This is an essential reference for anyone interested in thrifty, natural, and sustainable living!Clean is the new inexpensive green! Sustainable. Organic. Economical. Natural. Now more than ever, people are looking to create a nontoxic home by using products that are effective, economical, and natural. This handy book focuses on living simpler, stepping away from... + Read More
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How to Avoid a Climate Disaster The Solutions We Have and the Breakthroughs We Need Paperback Bill Gates 9780735280465 $22.00 SCIENCE Aug 23, 2022

#1 NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLERIn this urgent, authoritative book, Bill Gates sets out a wide-ranging, practical—and accessible—plan for how the world can get to zero greenhouse gas emissions in time to avoid an irreversibleclimate catastrophe.Bill Gates has spent a decade investigating the causes and effects of climate change. With the help and guidance of experts in the fields of physics, chemistry, biology, engineering, political science and finance, he has focused on what must be done in order to stop the planet’s slide to certain en... + Read More
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Lookout Love, Solitude, and Searching for Wildfire in the Boreal Forest Paperback Trina Moyles 9780735279933 $21.00 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Jul 26, 2022

A page-turning memoir about a young woman’s grueling, revelatory summers working alone in a remote lookout tower and her eyewitness account of the increasingly unpredictable nature of wildfire in the Canadian north.While growing up in Peace River, Alberta, Trina Moyles heard many stories of Lookout Observers—strange, eccentric types who spent five-month summers alone, climbing 100-foot high towers and watching for signs of fire in the surrounding boreal forest. But Moyles never thought she could do that. Craving a deeper sense of purpose, she l... + Read More
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This Is Your Mind on Plants Paperback Michael Pollan 9780593296929 $24.00 BODY, MIND & SPIRIT Jul 19, 2022

From number one New York Times bestselling author Michael Pollan, a radical challenge to how we think about drugs, and an exploration into the powerful human attraction to psychoactive plants—and the equally powerful taboosOf all the things humans rely on plants for, surely the most curious is our use of them to alter consciousness. Take caffeine: People around the world rely on it to sharpen their minds. But we don’t usually think of caffeine as a drug because its daily use is legal and socially acceptable. So, then, what is a “drug”? And why ... + Read More
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The Carbon Almanac It's Not Too Late Paperback The Carbon Almanac Network 9780593542514 $28.00 SCIENCE Jul 12, 2022

When it comes to the climate, we don’t need more marketing or anxiety. We need established facts and a plan for collective action.The climate is the fundamental issue of our time, and now we face a critical decision. Whether to be optimistic or fatalistic, whether to profess skepticism or to take action. Yet it seems we can barely agree on what is really going on, let alone what needs to be done. We urgently need facts, not opinions. Insights, not statistics. And a shift from thinking about climate change as a “me” problem to a “we” problem. Th... + Read More
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How to Reduce Your Carbon Footprint Practical Ways to Make a Real Difference Paperback Ellen Tout 9781786786487 $16.95 NATURE Jul 12, 2022

The ultimate guide to minimizing your impact on the environment, with hundreds of practical ways to help combat the climate crisis.Turn over a green leaf in every aspect of your life with this comprehensive guide. Packed with a wealth of information and practical, professional and up-to-date advice about making achievable and sustainable changes, this book can show you how to take a responsible approach to all aspects of your lifestyle including shopping, eating, travel, home life and work habits.The book is organized into key topics so that it... + Read More
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Finding the Mother Tree Discovering the Wisdom of the Forest Paperback Suzanne Simard 9780735237773 $23.00 SCIENCE Jun 21, 2022

INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER & NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERA world-leading expert shares her amazing story of discovering the communication that exists between trees, and shares her own story of family and grief. Suzanne Simard is a pioneer on the frontier of plant communication and intelligence who has been compared to Rachel Carson, and whose work has influenced James Cameron and Richard Powers.In Finding the Mother Tree, Simard brings us into her world and shows us that trees are not simply the source of timber or pulp, but are a complicated... + Read More
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Commanding Hope The Power We Have to Renew a World in Peril Paperback Thomas Homer-Dixon 9780307363176 $24.00 POLITICAL SCIENCE Jun 14, 2022

Calling on history, cutting-edge research, complexity science and even The Lord of the Rings, renowned thought leader Thomas Homer-Dixon lays out the tools we can command to rescue a world on the brink.For three decades, Thomas Homer-Dixon, author of The Ingenuity Gap and The Upside of Down, has examined the threats to our future security—predicting a deteriorating global environment, extreme economic stresses, mass migrations, social instability and wide political violence if humankind continued on its current course. He was called The Doom Me... + Read More
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Art and Climate Change Paperback Maja Fowkes 9780500204757 $33.95 ART Jun 07, 2022

An overview of ecologically conscious contemporary art that responds to today’s environmental crisis, from species extinction to climate change.Art and Climate Change collects a wide range of artistic responses to our current ecological emergency. When the future of life on Earth is threatened, creative production for its own sake is not enough. Through contemporary artworks, artists are calling for an active, collective engagement with the planet in order to illuminate some of the structures that threaten biological survival. Exploring the mee... + Read More
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Grow, Cook, Dye, Wear From Seed To Style The Sustainable Way Paperback Bella Gonshorovitz 9780241536445 $33.99 CRAFTS & HOBBIES May 24, 2022

A fully illustrated, practical guide that explains how to follow a sustainable approach to food and fashionLive sustainably with style – grow fruits and vegetables, cook them, create natural dyes, then make your own clothes with five full-size pattern sheets.Swap food waste and fast fashion for homegrown produce, delicious vegan dishes, and a contemporary capsule wardrobe with the help of fashion designer, dressmaker, and writer Bella Gonshorovitz. Focused around five crops (blackberry, nettle, onion, red cabbage and rhubarb) that can be forage... + Read More