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Hermann Memorial Library

"Building Sustainable Communities"


A Bibliography of Selected Library Acquisitions in Support of the 2008-2009 Campus-Wide Theme of "Sustainability."

 

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  Adams, Barbara Berst. Micro Eco-Farming: Prospering from Backyard to Small Acreage in Partnership with the Earth. Auburn, CA: New World Pub., 2004.
  Bartholomew, Mel. Square Foot Gardening: A New Way to Garden in Less Space with Less Work. Emmaus, PA: Rodale, 2005.
  Berry, Wendel. Citizenship Papers. Washington, D.C.: Shoemaker & Hoard, 2003.
  Brown, Lester R. Eco-Economy: Building an Economy for the Earth. New York: W.W. Norton, 2001.
  Brown, Lester R. Plan B 3.0: Mobilizing to Save Civilization. New York: W. W. Norton, 2008.
  Capra, Fritjof. The Hidden Connections: A Science for Sustainable Living. New York: Anchor Books, 2004.
  Christian, Diana Leafe. Creating a Life Together: Practical Tools to Grow Ecovillages and Intentional Communities. Gabriola Island, BC: New Society Publishers, 2003.
  Cummings, Claire Hope. Uncertain Peril: Genetic Engineering and the Future of Seeds. Boston, MA: Beacon Press, 2008.
  Curry, Patrick. Ecological Ethics: An Introduction. Malden, MA: Polity Press, 2006.
  Cutler, Karen Davis. The Complete Vegetable & Herb Gardener: A Guide to Growing Your Garden Organically. New Jersey: Wiley, 1997.
  Diamond, Jared M. Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed. New York: Viking, 2005.
  Esty , Daniel C., and Andrew S. Winston. Green to Gold: How Smart Companies Use Environmental Strategy to Innovate, Create Value, and Build Competitive Advantage. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2006.
  Gibilisco, Stan. Alternative Energy Demystified. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2007.
  Hawken, Paul. Blessed Unrest: How the Largest Movement in the World Came into Being, and Why No One Saw it Coming . New York: Viking, 2007.
  Hawken , Paul, Amory Lovins, and L. Hunter Lovins. Natural Capitalism: Creating the Next Industrial Revolution. Boston: Little, Brown, 2000.
  Heinberg, Richard. Power Down: Options and Actions for a Post-Carbon World. Gabriola Island, BC: New Society Publishers, 2004.
  Hemenway, Toby. Gaia’s Garden: A Guide to Home-Scale Permaculture . White River Junction, VT: Chelsea Green Pub. Co., 2000.
  Hendy, Jenny. Zen In Your Garden. Boston, MA: Tuttle Pub., 2001.
  Holmgren, David. Permaculture : Principles & Pathways Beyond Sustainability. Hepburn Vic.: Holmgren Design Services, 2002.
  Jackson, Hildur, and Karen Svensson, eds. Ecovillage Living: Restoring the Earth and her People. Dartington, Totnes, Devon: Green Books, 2002.
  Kirby, Ellen, and Elizabeth Peter, eds. Community Gardening. Brooklyn, NY: Brooklyn Botanic Garden, 2008.
  Lappe, Frances Moore, and Anna Lappe. Hope’s Edge: The Next Diet for a Small Planet. New York: Putnam’s, 2002.
  Lawson, Nigel. An Appeal to Reason: A Cool Look at Global Warming. New York: Overlook Duckworth, 2008.
  Lomborg, Bjorn. Cool It: The Skeptical Environmentalist’s Guide to Global Warming. New York: Knopf, 2008.
  Mayor, Federico. The World Ahead: Our Future in the Making. New York: Zed Books, 2001.
  McDonough, William, and Michael Braungart. Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things. New York: North Point Press, 2002.
  McKibben, Bill. Deep Economy: The Wealth of Communities and the Durable Future. New York: Times Books, 2007.
  McKibben, Bill. Hope, Human and Wild: True Stories of Living Lightly on the Earth. Minneapolis, Minn.: Milkweed Editions, 2007.
  Nestle, Marion. What to Eat. New York: North Point Press, 2006.
  Petrini, Carlo. Slow Food: The Case for Taste. New York: Columbia University Press, 2003.
  Pleasant, Barbara, and Deborah L. Martin. The Complete Compost Gardening Guide. North Adams, MA: Storey Pub., 2008.
  Pollan, Michael. The Omnivore’s Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals. New York: Penguin Press, 2006.
  Rifkin, Jeremy. The European Dream: How Europe’s Vision of the Future is Quietly Eclipsing the American Dream. New York: Jeremy P. Tarcher/Penguin, 2004.
  Riley, Trish. The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Green Living. New York: Alpha, 2007.
 

Rodale, Robert, ed. The Basic Book of Organic Gardening. New York: Ballantine, 1971.

 

 

Ryan, John C., and Alan Thein Durning. Stuff: The Secret Lives of Everyday Things. Seattle, Wash.: Northwest Environment Watch, 1997.

 

  Seymour, John, and Will Sutherland. The Self-Sufficient Life and How to Live It. New York: DK Pub., 2003.
  Speth, James Gustave. The Bridge at the Edge of the World: Capitalism, the Environment, and Crossing from Crisis to Sustainability. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2008.
  Steffen, Alex, ed. World Changing: A User’s Guide for the 21st Century. New York: Abrams, 2008.
  Stone, Michael K. and Zenobia Barlow, eds. Ecological Literacy: Educating Our Children for a Sustainable World. San Francisco: Sierra Club Books, 2005.
  Weisman, Alan. Gaviotas : A Village to Reinvent the World. White River Junction, Vt.: Chelsea Green Pub., 1999.
  Williams, Austin. The Enemies of Progress: The Dangers of Sustainability. Charlottesville, VA: Societas/Imprint Academic, 2008.
  Wilson, Alex, and Mark Piepkorn, eds. Green Building Products: The GreenSpec Guide to Residential Building Materials. 2nd. Ed. Gabriola Island, BC: New Society Publishers, 2006.
  Wilson, Edward O. The Creation: An Appeal to Save Life on Earth. New York: Norton, 2006.
  Wilson, Edward O. The Future of Life. New York: Knopf, 2002. (Electronic Version)