Tag: Book Reviews
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Women on Wheels is a New Guide for Girls on Bikes
Finally, a handbook for women riding bicycles in the city.
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How Returning to a Low Tech Life Might Just Keep You Sane
In a time when technology is changing faster than most of us can get a handle on it, David Maddalena celebrates the old, lasting low-tech gadgets, places and thoughts that keep us sane.
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Ecoholic Body: Your Ultimate Earth-Friendly Guide to Living Healthy and Looking Good (Book Review)
The latest from Ecoholic author Adria Vasil "delivers the lowdown on virtually every product that comes into contact with our bodies."
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Transformer Furniture, Future Kitchens and Office Pods Are in "Inside Prefab: The Ready-Made Interior"
We never called them prefabs, but Deborah Schneiderman's new book shows a lot of what we have called transformer furniture and downloadable designs. Here are a few ripped from the pages of TreeHugger.
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Bookshelf By Alex Johnson: An Ode To a Buggy Whip (Book Review)
A loving look at a disappearing part of our lives and homes.
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Green Building: Principles and Practices in Residential Construction (Book Review)
Two well known experts in the field finally produce what may be the definitive textbook on green building.
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The Case For A Carbon Tax (Book Review)
Hsu's case for the superiority of a carbon tax over other methods of pricing carbon is throughly and eloquently made. But will it actually help us get past our collective aversion to the word 'tax'? That's frankly the bigger question.
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Recycling Projects for the Evil Genius (Book Review)
In which I compare a 1944 cookbook for self-reliance to Russel Gehrke's 2011 version.
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Edward Burtynsky Quarries (Book Review)
A big book from a photographer who takes big pictures
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Make Your Way Through the Holidays with Bust Magazine's DIY Guide to Life
From ginger beer to decorations, the pages of Bust Magazine's DIY Guide to Life are packed with ways to create, craft, and bake your way through every day, including the holidays.
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Why You Should Grind Your Own Flour and Other Lessons from The Urban Farm Handbook (Book Review)
An interesting book to understand how the urban and farm worlds can collide, including everything from setting up a garden to producing backyard small-animal meat.
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Human Transit vs My Kind Of Transit: Two Views of What Makes Transit Work, and Why (Book Review)
Two very different views of public transit, from two authors that will be on Bookhugger this afternoon
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Unlock the Mysteries of Centuries-Old Ingredients With Tips and Recipes From Superfood Cuisine
Nutrient-dense "superfoods" are increasingly popular but where does the home cook begin? Superfood Cuisine offers a comprehensive guide.
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Biomimicry in Architecture by Michael Pawlyn (Book Review)
A new book on the radical design disicpline of biomimicry in the built in environment
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Book Review: What I Eat by Peter Menzel and Faith D'Aluisio
An amazing look at what 80 people across 30 countries ate on one day.
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The Toaster Project, Or A Heroic Attempt To Build A Simple Electric Appliance From Scratch (Book Review)
Like Ishmael in Moby Dick, Thomas Thwaites tells the story of a quixotic journey.
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Bottled & Sold: The Story Behind Our Obsession With Bottled Water (Book Review)
Dr. Peter Gleick uncovers the complex truth to the bottled water industry, and makes a strong case for being realistic about our addiction.
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The BuildingGreen Guide to Insulation Products and Practices Should Be On Every Designer's Virtual Bookshelf. (Book Review)
Insulation is complex, controversial, critical to conservation and too often ignored. The BuildingGuide Is a big help, if not the conclusive answer.
