books about: environment

books about: environment

books:

Environment

Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children From Nature-Deficit Disorder

Richard Louv

Algonquin Books, 2008

Parents NEED this, take it from a forest kid
I'm young enough that I still get called "kid" by my friends' parents, and when I saw the cover of this book in the store, with the kid holding a frog, I instantly felt like this book was about someone just like me. When I started reading, I felt so even more. I've ...

The Lorax (Classic Seuss)

Dr. Seuss, Theodor Seuss Geisel

Random House Books for Young Readers, 1971

I guess I'm a tree-hugger
Okay, so this is probably as preachy as Dr. Suess gets, and it just might get on the nerves of some people, but the tree hugger in me salutes him for it, even as he paints a grimmer picture of environmental destruction than Al Gore ever thought of. Even so, it's ...

Windows Vista For Dummies

Andy Rathbone

For Dummies, 2006

Vistafordummy
It was a very good purchase. I order it for my mother in law who knows nothing about a computer.It's helped her out alot.

The Appeal

John Grisham

Doubleday, 2008

The Appeal by John Grisham
This is the best book John Grisham has written. Everyone should read it now. Certainly before 11/4. It's not only a page turner but also a thought provoker.

Hot, Flat, and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution--and How It Can Renew America

Thomas L. Friedman

Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2008

"Must" reading
An Inconvenient Truth: The Planetary Emergency of Global Warming and What We Can Do About It How appropriate that the cover of Thomas L. Friedman's book [Hot, Flat and Crowded] be "The Garden of Earthly Delights", painted by Hieronymous Bosch in the fifteenth century. ...

Ishmael: An Adventure of the Mind and Spirit

Daniel Quinn

Bantam, 1995

Thank you Ishmael
This book changed my life. Like a fish swimming in the ocean who takes water for granted, we can't help but take our own culture for granted. It has become invisible to us, because we live in it. This book will make it so you can see it again. Once you start to see ...

The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl

Timothy Egan

Mariner Books, 2006

The American dust bowl and the grit and gumption of those who will never forget
Subtitled "The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl", this 2006 non-fiction account of this American tragedy is historical writing at its best. The author is a Pulitizer Prize winning reporter for the New York Times. I loved his simple but ...

Green for Life

Victoria Boutenko

Raw Family Publishing, 2005

Simple and cheap way to make a BIG change in your health
Even wild edible plants (weeds) can be used for greens, so it's not just for yuppies. What a great way to get more greens into your diet! I can understand wanting to see more scientific research like another reviewer, but I think the author's theory is strong - based ...

Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things

William McDonough, Michael Braungart

North Point Press, 2002

excellent, even oustanding
Great book, in perfect condition and as I saw on screen that s how i received at home.

Cocoa(R) Programming for Mac(R) OS X (3rd Edition)

Aaron Hillegass

Addison-Wesley Professional, 2008

OS X developer must have
If you plan to write for Mac OS X, and have some programming experience, this book is a MUST HAVE. This is by far the best introductory book I have ever read on any language. If you DO NOT have programming experience, I would still recommend this book. There are ...

Silent Spring

Rachel Carson

Mariner Books, 2002

Ahead of its time.
This book is more than I expected it to be. It is way ahead of its time and makes an important contribution to the environmental movement.

Green to Gold: How Smart Companies Use Environmental Strategy to Innovate, Create Value, and Build ...

Daniel C. Esty, Andrew S. Winston

Yale University Press, 2006

Green to Gold
Esty and Winston seem to be a perfect duo to write this book. Together they have a very strong and complementing background, ranging from experiences in academics and government to green and strategy consulting. The result is a book that has the right balance of theory ...

MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-620): Configuring Windows Vista(TM) Client (Self Paced Training Kit ...

I. McLean, Orin Thomas

Microsoft Press, 2007

All you need....book pays for itself
This book is all you will need to pass this test. The book comes with a CD full of practice questions, which are very similar to the test. The book even comes with a %15 off voucher for the exam....so it basically pays for itself.

MCITP Self-Paced Training Kit (Exams 70-640, 70-642, 70-643, 70-647): Windows Server® 2008 Enterprise ...

Dan Holme, Nelson Ruest, ...

Microsoft Press, 2008

Technical Usefulness
This is a fantastic product through which one can study and refine one's technical knowledge about windows 2008 server. As with all previous MS Press releases thie product is of the highest quality and just what one needs to pass the exams and to learn the nuances of ...

Photoshop CS3 for Windows and Macintosh (Visual QuickStart Guide)

Elaine Weinmann, Peter Lourekas

Peachpit Press, 2007

Great resource!
I am learning photoshop for the first time and this book has help me tremendously in my class. It is worth the purchase.