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1	Silent Spring more books like this by Rachel L Carson Rachel Carson's exposure of the effects of the indiscriminate use of chemicals which describes how pesticides and insecticides are applied almost universally to farms, forests, gardens and homes with scant regard to the contamination of the environment and the destruction of wildlife. She argues that unless we recognize that human beings are only ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.08! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	An Inconvenient Truth: The Planetary Emergency of Global Warming and What We Can Do about It more books like this by Albert Gore, Jr. Published to tie in to a documentary film of the same name, "An Inconvenient Truth" is Gore's battle cry about what needs to be done about global warming. 75 illustrations. (Environmental Studies) see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.49! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things more books like this by William McDonough, Michael Braungart A manifesto for a radically different philosophy and practice of manufacture and environmentalism "Reduce, reuse, recycle" urge environmentalists; in other words, do more with less in order to minimize damage. As William McDonough and Michael Braungart argue in their provocative, visionary book, however, this approach perpetuates a one-way, ... see all copies from $13.95! new only from $14.83! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	A Sand County almanac, and Sketches here and there more books like this by Aldo Leopold This special edition of the highly acclaimed A Sand County Almanac commemorates the one-hundredth anniversary of the birth of Aldo Leopold, one of the foremost conservationists of our century. First published in 1949 and praised in The New York Times Book Review as "full of beauty and vigor and bite," A Sand County Almanac combines some of the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.70! \| first editions \| SVS
5	Worldchanging: A User's Guide for the 21st Century more books like this by Alex Steffen (Editor), Albert Gore, Jr. (Foreword by), Sagmeister Inc (Designer) Written by a collaborative of leading thinkers across a diverse range of industries, "Worldchanging" demonstrates that the means for building a better future lie all around us. Filled with information, resources, reviews and ideas, "Worldchanging" gives readers access to the tools they need to make a difference.This team of top-notch writers, ... see all copies from $5.49! new only from $12.00! \| first editions \| SVS
6	Natural Capitalism: Creating the Next Industrial Revolution more books like this by Paul Hawken, Amory Lovins, L Hunter Lovins This challenging analysis examines the environmental and cultural costs of industrialization and forecasts a transition to a new economy that succeeds by working with natural resources, instead of depleting them. see all copies from $6.25! new only from $10.91! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
7	Cool It: The Skeptical Environmentalist's Guide to Global Warming more books like this by Bjorn Lomborg Written by the author of "The Skeptical Environmentalist," this groundbreaking book transforms the debate about global warming by offering a fresh perspective based on human needs as well as environmental concerns. see all copies from $7.99! new only from $8.34! \| first editions \| SVS
8	Plan B 3.0: Mobilizing to Save Civilization more books like this by Lester R Brown "How to build a more just world and save the planet....We should all heed Brown's advice."--Bill Clinton In this updated edition of the landmark Plan B, Lester Brown outlines a survival strategy for our early twenty-first-century civilization. The world faces many environmental trends of disruption and decline, including rising temperatures and ... see all copies from $9.79! new only from $9.79! \| first editions \| SVS
9	The Weather Makers: How Man Is Changing the Climate and What It Means for Life on Earth more books like this by Tim Flannery Both an urgent warning and a call to arms, "The Weather Makers" outlines the history of climate change, how it will unfold over the next century, and what people can do to prevent a cataclysmic future. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.86! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
10	The Green Book: The Everyday Guide to Saving the Planet One Simple Step at a Time more books like this by Elizabeth Rogers, Thomas M Kostigen, Cameron Diaz (Foreword by) For anyone who cares about the health of our planet, this invaluable guide offers hundreds of simple, actionable steps readers can take to help save the Earth. see all copies from $6.50! new only from $8.02! \| SVS
11 view cover	The Politically Incorrect Guide to Global Warming and Environmentalism more books like this by Christopher C Horner This latest installment in the P.I.G. series provides a provocative, entertaining, and well-documented expose of some of the most shamelessly politicized pseudo-science we are likely to see in our relatively cool lifetimes. see all copies from $5.95! new only from $5.95! \| SVS
12 view cover	Legacy of Luna: The Story of a Tree, a Woman and the Struggle to Save the Redwoods more books like this by Julia Butterfly Hill On December 18, 1999, Julia Butterfly Hill's feet touched the ground for the first time in over two years, as she descended from "Luna," a thousandyear-old redwood in Humboldt County, California. Hill had climbed 180 feet up into the tree high on a mountain on December 10, 1997, for what she thought would be a two- to three-week-long "tree-sit." ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	A Sand County Almanac: With Essays on Conservation from Round River more books like this by Aldo Leopold (Foreword by), Charles W Schwartz (Illustrator), Carolyn Clugston Leopold (Preface by) "We can place this book on the shelf that holds the writings of Thoreau and John Muir." San Francisco Chronicle These astonishing portraits of the natural world explore the breathtaking diversity of the unspoiled American landscape -- the mountains and the prairies, the deserts and the coastlines. A stunning tribute to our land and a bold ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.32! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Living Like Ed: A Guide to the Eco-Friendly Life more books like this by Ed Begley Hollywood's it man for all things green offers large and small ways to live a greener, better life. Packed with eco-ideas from standard to quirky to ingenious, this guide also comes with workbook pages to record readers' progress. see all copies from $10.73! new only from $10.73! \| SVS
15 view cover	The Bridge at the Edge of the World: Capitalism, the Environment, and Crossing from Crisis to Sustainability more books like this by Professor James Gustave Speth How serious are the threats to our environment? Here is one measure of the problem: if we continue to do exactly what we are doing, with no growth in the human population or the world economy, the world in the latter part of this century will be unfit to live in. Of course human activities are not holding at current levels - they are accelerating, ... see all copies from $16.80! new only from $16.80! \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Sand County Almanac more books like this by Aldo Leopold With this spectacularly illustrated gift edition, a new generation of readers can walk beside one of America's most respected naturalists as he conveys the beauty of a marsh before sunrise or the wealth of history to be found in an ancient oak. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $14.50! \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	The Future of Life more books like this by Edward Osborne Wilson Harvard biologist E.O. Wilson paints a graphic picture of the human disregard for nature through examinations of the hunting habits of our forebears and the modern-day technological destruction of our environment. But despite the bleak view, Wilson is hopeful that, through science, we will come to our senses and make the right choices about how to ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.08! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	The Control of Nature more books like this by John McPhee Concentrating on three contemporary stories of peoples battling against the earth and its elements, this book examines humankind's attempts to tame the forces of nature. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.23! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	Cry of the Kalahari more books like this by Mark Owens After spending seven years in the Kalahari Desert, the authors provide a beautiful documentary examining wildlife in the Kalahari. Their adventure is the focus of a National Geographic special for television airing in January insert. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	Bottlemania: How Water Went on Sale and Why We Bought It more books like this by Elizabeth Royte In this intelligent, eye-opening work of narrative journalism, Royte does for water what Eric Schlosser did for fast food: she finds the people, machines, economies, and cultural trends that bring it from nature to the supermarkets. see all copies from $10.96! new only from $14.39! \| SVS
21 view cover	Earth in the Balance: Ecology and the Human Spirit more books like this by Albert Gore, Jr. (Read by) Global warming. The deteriorating ozone layer. The rapid destruction of the world's rain forests. Rising carbon dioxide levels. This bestselling work on our planet's environmental crisis gives a shocking account of just how serious all of these problems have become. New foreword by the author. Illustrations and photos. (Environmental Issues) see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	The end of nature more books like this by Bill McKibben This is an examination of man's new relationship with nature ranging from consequences of the greenhouse effect, global heating, changing weather patterns, rising sea levels and evaporating rivers to changes in the world's economic and political power structure. The author sees this new phase in our planet's history as profoundly sad as the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.64! \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	Blessed Unrest: How the Largest Movement in the World Came Into Being and Why No One Saw It Coming more books like this by Paul Hawken One of the world's most influential environmentalists reveals a worldwide grassroots movement of hope and humanity. see all copies from $3.96! new only from $4.50! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	Ecology of a Cracker Childhood more books like this by Janisse Ray With equal doses of personal revelation and environmental advocacy, a writer and environmentalist describes her impoverished childhood in rural Georgia and her attempts to save the endangered ecosystem of that oft-neglected region. This book was chosen as the best nonfiction title of 1999 by the Southeast Booksellers Association. A New York Times ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.64! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	Red Sky at Morning: America and the Crisis of the Global Environment more books like this by Professor James Gustave Speth In this powerful book, a renowned environmental leader warns that despite all the international negotiations of the past two decades, efforts to protect Earth's environment are not succeeding. He explains why this is so and presents eight specific steps that governments and citizens can take to achieve a sustainable future. For this new paperback ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.38! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS

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