Harmonious Environment: Beautify, Detoxify & Energize Your Life, Your Home & Your Planet, is a reference book for anyone who cares about their health and well being and for the future of the planet. It’s written by Norma Lehmeier Hartie, who develops a blueprint for green, sustainable living. Subjects include: how to replace toxic and unsustainable products with safe, eco-friendly ones; cleaning and removing clutter to organize home or office: using the principles of feng shui, the four elements, color, energy and Vastu; and good design principles needed for a unique and eclectic approach to home decorating. Also contains a comprehensive listing of advisory organizations, product and service resources.

Edited by the coauthors of the notorious zine The Guerrilla Graywater Girls Guide to Water, this collection of original essays, drawings, and photographs is part radical history of water and part DIY guide to disengaging one’s home, school, or workplace from the wasteful water grid. The pieces are arranged in three sections: “Water Wars” focuses on the history and politics of dams and water infrastructure; “The Water Grid” chronicles the rise of energy-intensive, polluting sewage treatment plants, and points out alternative systems; and “Watershed” examines the often destructive relationship between human settlements and nature, but finds hope in the experiences of those involved in watershed restoration.

Great history of the struggle to discover and control water in the American West is a tale of rivers diverted and damned, political corruption and intrigue, billion-dollar battles over water rights, and economic and ecological disaster. Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award.

Wangari Maathai’s extraordinary journey from her childhood in rural Kenya to the world stage. Maathai founded the Green Belt Movement in 1977. She began a vital poor people’s environmental movement, focused on the empowerment of women, that soon spread across Africa. Persevering through run-ins with the Kenyan government and personal losses, and jailed and beaten on numerous occasions, Maathai continued to fight tirelessly to save Kenya’s forests and to restore democracy to her beloved country.

More and more, brides and grooms are spending their wedding dollars on environmentally friendly products and services. From the dress to the dinner, there are more green options available today than ever before. Teaches the happy couple just how easy and affordable it is to: choose a stunning environmentally friendly location; create beautiful invitations printed on recycled paper; find the perfect eco-fashion; enjoy a gourmet organic caterer; find the right romantic honeymoon retreat and more.

Michael Pollan’s book has become a manifesto not just for gardeners but for environmentalists everywhere. Chosen by the American Horticultural Society as one of the seventy-five greatest books ever written about gardening, Second Nature captures the rhythms of our everyday engagement with the outdoors in all its glory and exasperation. With chapters ranging from a reconsideration of the Great American Lawn, a dispatch from one man’s war with a woodchuck, to an essay about the sexual politics of roses, Pollan has created a passionate and eloquent argument for reconceiving our relationship with nature.

Most businesses still operate according to a world view that hasn’t changed since the start of the Industrial Revolution. Then, natural resources were abundant and labor was the limiting factor of production. But now, there’s a surplus of people, while natural capital natural resources and the ecological systems that provide vital life-support services is scarce and relatively expensive. Natural Capitalism is a blueprint for a new economy, three leading business visionaries explain how the world is on the verge of a new industrial revolution. Authors Paul Hawken, Amory Lovins, L. Hunter Lovins describe a future in which business and environmental interests increasingly overlap, and in which companies can improve their bottom lines, help solve environmental problems and feel better about what they do all at the same time.

The definitive guide to making healthy and informed choices about food. Marion Nestle’s book takes us through each supermarket section—produce, dairy, meat, fish—she explains the issues, cutting through foodie jargon and complicated nutrition labels, and debunking the misleading health claims made by big food companies. With Nestle as our guide, we are shown how to make wise food choices—and are inspired to eat sensibly and nutritiously.

A classic. Inspired by the “save our planet” mindset of the 1960s, The Lorax is an ecological warning that still rings true today amidst the dangers of clear-cutting, pollution, and disregard for the earth’s environment. In The Lorax, we find what we’ve come to expect from the illustrious doctor: brilliantly whimsical rhymes, delightfully original creatures, and weirdly undulating illustrations. But here there is also something more–a powerful message that Dr. Seuss implores both adults and children to heed.

Author Barbara Kingsolver and her family abandoned the industrial-food pipeline to live a rural life—vowing that, for one year, they would only buy food raised in their own neighborhood, grow it themselves, or learn to live without it. Part memoir, part journalistic investigation-an enthralling narrative that will open your eyes in a hundred new ways to an old truth: You are what you eat.

Comprehensive guide to nontoxic and planet-friendly dog care. Info on the potential dangers of conventional pet food, grooming products, and accessories. Offers shopping tips and 25 home projects for all-natural alternatives.

Brings a fresh outlook to the crises of destabilizing climate change and rising competition for energy—both of which could poison our world if we do not act quickly and collectively. Tom Friedman’s argument speaks to all of us who are concerned about the state of America in the global future.

Build responsibly, reduce waste, and help preserve the environment. A step-by-step guide by Eric Corey Freed to every facet of this Earth-friendly method of construction. Building a home—even a green home—uses plenty of resources and energy. Hands-on book shows you how to build or remodel conscientiously, whether your dream home is a simple remodel or a brand-new multimillion-dollar mansion.

By embracing, either partially or totally, the tenets of voluntary simplicity — frugal consumption, ecological awareness, and personal growth — people can change their lives. And in the process, they have the power to change the world.

Illustrated and easy-to-use guide by noted pediatrician Dr. Alan Greene, a leading voice of the green baby movement, helps parents make healthy green choices for pregnancy, childbirth, and baby care—from feeding your baby the best food available to using medicines wisely.