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The Green Teen is named “the eco-friendly teen’s guide to saving the planet” and wow is it ever! Jenn has a way of writing that is informative but yet simple so going green and being green isn’t difficult or stressful. This book is an easy enjoyable read (which teens - as well as adults - will appreciate), making green living a pleasure not seem like a task.
Teens are fortunate to have this resource available to them. With the information contained in The Green Teen, teens and anyone who reads this book will be able to make a change in the world by helping the environment. A variety of topics are discussed, from “greening yourself”, “green home”, “green school” and “green world”. There is a wealth of information jam packed in this 183 page book.
Fortunately our children are being brought up in a time where environmental issues are being publicized and many are trying to salvage the pla...
Rating:  [5 of 5 Stars!] |
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Bird Girl and the Man who Followed the Sun, by Velma Wallis, is the quiet, and at times violent, Alaskan legend chronicling the lives of two Gwich’in Athabaskan Indian rebels: Bird Girl and Daagoo. At the beginning of the story both Gwich’in lead unhappy lives due to tribal restrictions. Bird Girl must abandon her exciting life hunting and fishing with her father and brothers, for the quiet, steady life of a wife and mother. Daagoo must change his life of quiet discovery and environmental exploration, to take on the role of hunter and provider for his family.
Tradegy strikes both. Bird Girl runs away to escape her fate and is captured and enslaved by the Gwich’in’s enemies the Ch’eekwaii. Eventually, she has a son, but the tribe forbids her from rearing him as her own. After discovering that her three bothers who never gave up searching for her were brutally murdered by the Ch’eekwaii, she retaliates in kind and escapes her life of enslavement. Finally realizing the importance of f...
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This book was an easy read loaded with excellent tips and ideas.
Karen M Jones did an outstanding job presenting things that people can do to make a difference and do so without investing a lot of money, energy and time...yet the rewards for doing the items in the book will be priceless.
A variety of areas were covered from environmental, to children, family, elderly and community.
A must read for anyone who wants to make a difference in the world.
Rating: [5 of 5 Stars!] |
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OK, I almost gave NEW BEGINNINGS: THE STORY OF HOW WE BUILT OUR GREEN AND SUSTAINALBE HOME four stars…but… This book by Avrim and Vicki Topel is full of good information, step-by-step procedures, great photos, and practical advise. For anyone who has never built at all or anyone who is contemplating building green and wants to check it out, the book is a fountain of important information. Starting from their beginning process the Topels lay out the road they took from the idea in their minds to the completed house. But I only gave it three stars. Why? I’ll get to that in a short bit.
First I want to tell you why this book is an important addition to the library of anyone who is considering building green. It starts out with explanations of what green building means, what USGBC LEED Silver Certified means, and the vocabulary to negotiate your way through the alphabet soup of green building materials, permitting, designing and constructing a green home. Since my husband and I are con...
Rating:  [3 of 5 Stars!] |
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I was surprised by how many quality recipes there are in this book for such a small price (a whopping 21)! I made several of the recipes with good success. They're easy to make and the book includes a resource list that will come in handy for locating anything you don't already have in your kitchen.
The booklet starts with discussing the benefits of some of the herbs or other ingredients you may use in making your own hand creams; other helpful hints are interspersed throughout.
If you have dry hands or just would like to make your own creams and salves with ingredients you can pronounce, this book is for you. Even if you're an experienced lotion crafter, you will want to add these recipes to your repertoire....
Rating: [4 of 5 Stars!] |
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While I disagreed with most of this author’s suppositions I found the book fascinating. I always enjoy reading opposing points of view.
The Soviet Union collapsed 3 years after reaching peak oil production but was able to bounce back because of its oil and natural gas reserves. The author believes that the United States will also collapse but will be less able to bounce back. The collapse of the US will be brought about by its current account deficit, falling currency, and the energy crisis. He believes that the only reason the US has not already collapsed is that it is being propped up by foreign reserve banks.
A few of the points that I disagree on include his assessment of the state of U.S. technology. I believe that the Soviet Union did not and does not now have superiority in information technology or space technology. As a former research engineer in alternative energy sources I contend that the oil shortfall can be made up for by utilizing other sources. I also disagree wi...
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In his 2007 book, CONFESSIONS OF A COUNTRY ARCHITECT, Don Metz has written a most unusual book. It is an autobiographical, how-to manual. While discussing his very interesting life and the path that led him to his own brand of designing buildings, Mr. Metz manages to educate and inform the reader on the pitfalls of building. In his book, published by Bunker Hill Publishing, he manages to humorously humanize the building process. The goal of his professional work back in 1970 was to “practice architecture that served the common man, not just those who could afford it…(by pursuing) the aesthetics of affordable living”. While this does sound like the idealized dream of a dewy-eyed youth, in many ways I feel he did achieve this and more. His story starts out with the rainy first day of architectural school, which for him was at Yale in Cambridge.. He describes two of his classmates, opposites of each other, who will continue to be part of his life. He also discusses some of his teachers an...
Rating: [5 of 5 Stars!] |
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OLD GLORY, Unfurling History, by Karal Ann Marling, is an unusual book to find on the EcoBrain website. However, just because a person respects and appreciates Mother Earth, doesn’t mean that they can’t also love and respect their nation. While this book put out by Bunker Hill Publishing, specifically addresses the USA flag and would be of interest to a US citizen, it is so filled with anecdotes and historical facts that any history buff would enjoy the read. Do you know who designed the first US flag? Don’t give Betsy Ross too much credit. What do the colors on the flag officially stand for and when were the “official” shades of red, white, and blue set? Did you realize that the US didn’t have a national anthem until 1931? What’s the history behind our Memorial Day? All these answers and more are found in this compelling little book, If you are a US citizen, shouldn‘t you be aware of some of these tidbits? Another reason to read this book is to see that the nation hasn’t changed much ...
Rating: [5 of 5 Stars!] |
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REINVENTING COLLAPSE (The Soviet Example and American Prospect) by Dmitrey Orlov is not an optimistic book. In fact it is dark and depressing. Now, some people say that it is simply my refusal to face possibilities, but in thhis book, the collapse of the American economy is not presented simply as a possibility, it is presented as an irreversible fate all but accomplished. On the plus side, the book does present the worst case, so by reading it you can prepare mentally for the worst future. Anything else would be a walk in the park. When I read, I do so to gain information, insight, to be entertained, or to escape. The best of reads allows all of these to happen. While Reinventing Collapse is filled with information, by the time I was done reading I felt as if it had all been carefully chosen and honed to support Orlov’s foregone conclusions. What does the “fact” that America is “founded on the exploitation of African slaves and the extermination of the native” have to do with the pric...
Rating: [3 of 5 Stars!] |
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Diane, so wonderfully illustrates how women are influential. Women spend $.85 for every dollar spent and that means when we make a purchase we have a lot of power. I just look at my grandmother. She made all the decisions for the homes they bought, cars, groceries, furniture, clothing, etc. That’s a lot of buying power and she’s just one woman. Add all of us women up and we can sway marketing and tell big companies that we want more organic products or won’t stand for BPA in our baby bottles.
Big Green Purse is “big” but it has details on why you want to shift your spending and how you can do just that. Details on the environmental impact products have on animals, humans and global warming. Product suggestions, where to begin tips, how to’s and moreover examples on ways to use that Big Green Purse. Just stop and think of what it would mean if every mom would stop buying BPA sippy cups or baby bottles. Would there be any other option but for companies to stop using the chemical? Ev...
Rating: [5 of 5 Stars!] |
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No, I'm not calling you a skinny bitch I'm talking about the book! Got your attention though, eh? Yeah, me too! I was Christmas shopping back in December and bought this for myself just because the title caught my eye. That's marketing for you. The book's actually really good but raw. By raw I mean no sugar coating stuff. The authors tell it like it is and the chapter about meat is more than raw, it's gross and stomaching turning. I got sick the night I read that chapter so future readers beware. The title of the chapter is, "The Dead, Rotting, Decomposing Flesh Diet". Told you!
The book really is about eating healthier and more natural. What I liked best about it was the description of all the ingredients and what they are and whether they are good or bad for you. I'm not sure that I believe everything they wrote and would call this some type of weight loss bible but it was a good read with some thought provoking chapters (especially the USDA stuff). For losing weight and being ski...
Rating: [5 of 5 Stars!] |
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RADICAL SIMPLICITY, Small Footprints on a Finite Earth is a serious book for a serious time discussing serious issues. Written by Jim Merkel and published by New Society Publishers it puts the issues of human impact on planet Earth right in our laps. After reading this book I had to face the fact that each and every one of us can do something to lessen that impact, and in the face of our consumptive lifestyles, it was a bitter pill to swallow. In a culture where more is better, it is difficult to accept the fact that the earth only produces so many life-giving necessities, and we have to share with not only other humans, but every other living creature. The other choice, to paraphrase Winston Churchill, is to go down with not a bang but a whimper as we suffocate in our own waste and excess.
Merkel was not always a believer. He started his career as a salesman of high tech military equipment. Then the Exxon Valdez happened. He saw the oil drenched wildlife struggling to survive and th...
Rating: [4 of 5 Stars!] |
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BECOMING VEGAN is an remarkable dietary reference book written in a very readable style by two dietitians, Brenda Davis and Vesanto Melina. Both of these women have a long list of credentials plus much experience that they bring to their book. This well thought-out, scientifically based book should answer most questions about the vegan lifestyle. I was particularly impressed by the nutritional knowledge presented. This information is given added support from the many charts and tables used throughout the book. These are all drawn from controlled studies outlining the needs and the effects of various dietary approaches, giving the reader the chance to look at the data first hand and draw his own conclusions.
The book begins with an interesting history of the vegetarian diet and vegan lifestyle. The roots are traced from 1840’s England through the Seventh Day Adventists contributions in the USA. I like this sort of thing, but if you don’t, it’s all done in the first chapter and not c...
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The Natural Child is the instruction manual that should have come with your child.
Jan Hunt’s The Natural Child: Parenting from the Heart has a basic premise: Trust children. They may be small in size, but they deserve to have their needs taken seriously. She calls it empathic parenting: believing what we know in our heart to be true.
Peggy O’Mara, the publisher of Mothering magazine, writes in the foreword:
Jan tells it like it is. Children and adults are not different. We have the same feelings. Children who are disciplined with love respond lovingly…Children deserve to be treated with respect.
As a parent, we get conflicting messages about child-rearing. Our parents did it one way, child psychologists tell us different, school teachers have their opinion, the latest ideas in parenting are on TV, and they all disagree.
The Natural Child is golden. It offers age-old wisdom and practical tips, all with love and compassion. The skills taught in this book apply to all chi...
Rating: [5 of 5 Stars!] |
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Here is another great book from Menasha Ridge Press Publishing Co. I thought about my Mother-in-law when I read this one because she always liked to “just sit and read a good cookbook”. Well she would have been delighted with THE BEST OF VIRGINIA FARMS COOKBOOK AND TOUR BOOK. This book by CiCi Williamson not only contains interesting and useable recipes, but all the side interests of related people and places make it a fun read. Each Chapter falls under a Part ( ex. chicken falls under poultry) and is devoted to a type of food, given its due in history, general information about, buying guides, and fun facts. Included are profiles of Virginians, relevant essays, and tour information for Virginia sites. Those who love history and the interconnections of life will enjoy the planning behind this book.
Especially interesting and unusual to me were the final Parts: 8)Wine, 9)Other Farm Products and 10)Honorable Mentions. I enjoyed reading the Part on wine since I am trying to learn more ...
Rating: [4 of 5 Stars!] |
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