Guest guest Posted April 23, 2007 Report Share Posted April 23, 2007 Some of these books look really interesting! CyndiSee what's free at AOL.com. Presenting the Wiser Living Book Series from Mother Earth News Mother Earth News, the most-popular and longest-running sustainable living magazine, and New Society Publishers have teamed up to bring you 14 books containing the best advice on Green Living from a collection of respected authors with years of experience. This expansive collection will help you with everything from reducing your dependence on non-renewable energy and mass-produced food, to learning how to remodel or design and build a home that treads lightly on the planet. It’s time to discover how to adopt a more self-reliant lifestyle. And with recent trends in the cost of energy, the state of the environment, and the quality and safety of our food, a simplified way of living makes more and more sense every day. Nature and Environment Common Sense Forestry by Hans Morsbach Trees are the ultimate sunlight-harvesting machines. The care and nurturing of trees has been a recurring theme in Chelsea Green's publishing program, from The Man Who Planted Trees to Julia Alvarez's A Cafecito Story. The latest book, from Hans Morsbach, foregoes romance in favor of straightforward, practical knowledge. Pay Only: $26.95 Save 10% | Order Now Earthbag Building: The Tools, Tricks and Techniques by Kaki Hunter and Donald Kiffmeyer Create a gorgeous and greener home with the help of this 350 page book. Includes energy-efficient, healthful and attractive choices in building materials, heating and cooling systems and appliances. Easy to read and well illustrated. Pay Only: $26.95 Save 10% | Order Now More Straw Bale Building : A Complete Guide to Designing and Building with Straw by Chris Magwood, Peter Mack and Tina Therrien Straw bale houses are easy to build, affordable, super energy efficient, environmentally friendly, attractive and can be designed to match the builder's personal space needs, aesthetics and budget. Pay Only: $29.65 Save 10% | Order Now Timber Framing for the Rest of Us: A Guide to Contemporary Post and Beam Construction by Rob Roy Many natural building methods rely upon the use of post and beam frame structures that are then in-filled with straw, cob, cordwood or more conventional wall materials. But traditional timber framing demands the use of finely crafted jointing and wooden pegs, requiring a high degree of craftsmanship and training, as well as much time and expense. However, there is another way… Pay Only: $20.65 Save 10% | Order Now Green Remodeling: Changing the World One Room at a Time by David Johnston and Kim Master. Whether because of changing lifestyles or simply because existing houses are becoming outdated, millions of North Americans are renovating their homes every year, spending more money annually on renovation than on new-home construction. But renovations can be fraught with unintended consequences like indoor air pollution. How do you remodel in a healthy, environmentally friendly way? Pay Only: $26.95 Save 10% | Order Now Homes that Heal (and those that don't) : How Your Home Could be Harming Your Family's Health By Athena Thompson Media reports focus increasingly on the declining health of children in industrialized countries. Asthma, autism, learning and behavior problems, and cancer are all on the rise. At the same time, there is consistent news about how poor indoor air quality, mold and how buildings can make people sick. Pay Only: $20.65 Save 10% | Order Now Organic Gardening Whole Foods and Cooking GARDENING WHEN IT COUNTS: Growing Food in Hard Times by Steve Solomon Any family with access to 3,000 to 5,000 square feet of garden space can cut its food costs in half by working an average of two hours a day during the peak growing season. Written for the beginning gardener, this book also has good advice for those with years of experience. Pay Only: $17.95 Save 10% | Order Now The Solar Food Dryer: How to Make and Use Your Own Low-Cost, High Performance, Sun-Powered Food Dehydrator. by Eben Fodor The Solar Food Dryer describes how to use solar energy to dry your food instead of costly electricity. With your own solar-powered food dryer, you can quickly and efficiently dry all your extra garden veggies, fruits and herbs to preserve their goodness all year long — with free sunshine! Pay Only: $13.45 Save 10% | Order Now Renewable Energy The Home Energy Diet: How to Save Money by Making Your House Energy-Smart by Paul Scheckel Control your home’s appetite for unnecessary energy consumption and save money. With rising energy costs, homeowners are beginning to examine the energy efficiency of their own homes, asking questions about where energy comes from and how much it costs, how to choose new appliances and what options exist for renewable energy. Pay Only: $17.05 Save 10% | Order Now Microhydro: Clean Power from Water by Scott Davis Hydroelectricity is the world's largest — and cleanest — source of renewable energy. But despite lively interest in renewables generally, there is an information vacuum about the smallest version of the technology dubbed " the simplest, most reliable and least expensive way to generate power off grid. " Pay Only: $20.65 Save 10% | Order Now The Homeowner’s Guide to Renewable Energy by Dan Chiras Dan Chiras is back with a hard-hitting book on lightening your tread on the earth. He tackles the problems and opportunities in changing your energy-use patterns based on the coming energy crisis and national and state rebates on renewable energy technologies. Pay Only: $25.15 Save 10% | Order Now The Solar House: Passive Heating and Cooling by Dan Chiras Passive solar heating and passive cooling — approaches known as natural conditioning — provide comfort throughout the year while reducing, or eliminating, the need for fossil fuel. Yet while heat from sunlight and ventilation from breezes is free for the taking, few modern architects or builders really understand the principles involved. Pay Only: $26.95 Save 10% | Order Now Community Homesteading Superbia! 31 Ways to Create Sustainable Neighborhoods by Dan Chiras and Dave Wann Superbia! is a book of practical ideas for creating more socially, economically and environmentally sustainable neighborhoods. It is about remaking suburban and urban neighborhoods to serve people better and to reduce human impact on the environment. Pay Only: $17.95 Save 10% | Order Now Rural Renaissance: Renewing the Quest for the Good Life by John Ivanko and Lisa Kivirist In the '60s it was called the " back to the land " movement, and in Helen and Scott Nearings' day, it was " living the good life. " Whatever the term, North Americans have yearned for a simpler way for decades. But how do you accomplish that today? 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