Tag: Book Reviews
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London's top gardens pictured in one charming book
If you are visiting London this summer, or just like garden porn, this is the book for you.
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Ain't nobody here but us (designer) chickens
Tamara Staple's new book opens up a whole world of chickens you never knew existed.
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What makes a species rare?
The answer is more complex than you might think, and a fascinating new book titled The Kingdom of Rarities explores the many angles.
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It's Not Easy Being Green: Two Designers Explore Sustainability Worldwide (Book Review)
Designers Aart van Bezooyen and Paula Raché tell their story of adventure, people and sustainability.
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Waterlife is a Beautiful Indian Book About Sea Creatures
This book is a little gem; hand-made and screenprinted by local artisans in eastern India.
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9 Garden Books to Give This Holiday Season
From flower porn, to guerrilla gardening, kids activities and growing your own food, a garden book is the perfect gift for more than just gardeners.
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Guerrilla Pothole Gardener is Now an Author
A sneak preview of the pothole gardener's new book--Christmas is coming...
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How I Forced My 5 Year Old To Become an Environmentalist, or, an Interview with Philippe Cousteau
We heard Philippe Cousteau wrote a book for kids. Naturally, we hired a five year old to interview him.
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Recycled Concrete Bunkers in Albania Get New Uses
They built 750,000 bunkers in Albania and now they are being recycled for everything from nightclubs to shops.
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Reinventing Fire by Amory B. Lovins and the Rocky Mountain Institute (Book Review)
A book full of solutions to our biggest problems, should be required reading for all policymakers and business people. And you should probably read it too!
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The Shape of Green: An Argument for Beauty (Book Review)
Lance Hosey argues that how things look and feel is as important as how they're made. If it doesn't move the heart, it doesn't move the needle on sustainability.
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With Bold Graphics, Next Nature Says Nature Changes Along With Us (Book Review)
We debate saving nature, we dream about escaping to nature, but rarely do we ask “What is nature?” Next Nature radically shifts your notion of nature.
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A Coloring Book for Your Gardening Child
Keep your kids busy this summer with a fruit and vegetable coloring book.
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My Cool Shed Highlights Shed Porn Around the World (Book Review)
These stylish hideaways will make you green with envy.
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DIY Birdbaths, Hanging Lamps, and More With Handmade Garden Projects (Book Review)
For the big, small or balcony garden, you can make easy and creative projects.
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Sustainable Design: A Critical Guide (Book Review)
David Bergman's new book is a concise summary of some of the latest thinking.
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Naked Value. 6 Things Every Business Leader Needs to Know About Resources, Innovation & Competition (Book Review)
A must-read book for business leaders. Naked value is the ultimate value a product delivers to customers, or the benefits that remain when a product is stripped of most of the energy and material resources required to manufacture and deliver it.
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Michelle Obama's White House Kitchen Garden Book is Not For Gardeners
Michelle Obama's first-ever book, "American Grown," offers a behind-the-scenes look at the White House kitchen garden -- but leaves the how-to details out.
