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	The Hidden Connections: A Science for Sustainable Living A book by Fritjof Capra Fritjof Capra, bestselling author of The Tao of Physics and The Web of Life, here explores another frontier in the human significance of scientific ideas--applying complexity theory to large-scale social interaction. In the 1980s, complexity theory emerged as a powerful alternative to classic, linear thought. A forerunner of that revolution, Fritjof Capra now continues to expand the scope of that theory by establishing a framework in which we can understand and solve some of the most important issues of our time. Capra posits that in order to sustain life, the principles underlying our social institutions must be consistent with the broader organization of nature. Discussing pertinent contemporary issues ranging from the controversial practices of the World Trade Organization (WTO) to the Human Genome Project, he concludes with an authoritative, often provocative plan for designing ecologically sustainable communities and technologies as alternatives to the current economic globalization.
	Biomimicry A book by Janine Benyus For three years, science writer, journalist and educator Janine Benyus, engaged in a quest to explore what she calls the fertile crest that lies between the two intellectual habitats of biology and 'engineering' (the design of human systems). Read A Review ⋅ Purchase on-line
	A Fuel Cell Primer: The Promise and the Pitfalls Written by Tom Koppel, best-selling business author of Powering the Future: The Ballard Fuel Cell and the Race to Change the World, and Jay Reynolds, this report is level-headed, oriented toward investors, yet is very accessible to the non-financial audience. Purchase on-line
	Beyond Globalization: Shaping a Sustainable Global Economy by Hazel Henderson A quick and easy read, Beyond Globalization provides a concise and visionary summary in 58 pages, of the driving forces, real problems, positive potentials, and accountabilities that surround this complex and highly controversial phenomenon. Purchase on-line
	Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things A new book by William McDonough and Michael Braungart. Purchase on-line
	Dr. Art’s Guide To Planet Earth For Earthlings ages 12 To 120 by Art Sussman While today’s children face a future in crisis, species extinction, climate change, pollution, world hunger, etc. Art Sussman’s Guide to Planet Earth offers them something older generations rarely glimpsed; a global perspective. Purchase on-line
	Earth Odyssey by Mark Hertsgaard A powerful, no-nonsense, well researched documentation of what is happening to our planet environmentally. Very well written. Purchase on-line as Hardback Purchase on-line as Paperback
	Eco-Economy: Building an Economy for the Earth by Lester H. Brown A new book with a new vision of a new economy that is in harmony with the earth. Read More
	The Future of Life A new book by E. O. Wilson Purchase on-line
	GEO-3 (Global Environmental Outlook-3) A report by the UN Environment Program Purchase on-line
	Great Transition: The Promise and Lure of the Times Ahead A report of the Global Scenario Group based on their exhilarating exploration of the global past, present and future. Read More
	Green@Work This quarterly magazine tells the stories of ecological pioneers, products and systems that are driving the change toward sustainability in corporate America. Read More
	The Jo'burg Memo Fairness in a Fragile World
	Lightness: The Inevitable Renaissance of Minimum Energy Structure A Book Review by J. Baldwin. Purchase on-line
	Natural Capitalism: Business Not As Usual This book puts into practice what Fuller called comprehensive anticipatory design science. Purchase on-line ⋅ Read More
	The Official Earth Day Guide To Planet Repair by Denis Hayes Reviewed by Midwest Book Review: The Official Earth Day Guide To Planet Repair describes the problem of global warming and its effects today and in the future; considers available energy sources and explains why one of them is the Earth’s best hope; offers dozens of ways to painlessly reduce energy use; provides action steps to affect the world’s energy use and help to change governmental policy; reveals where to find further help and more information on environmental issues and concerns. The Official Earth Day Guide To Planet Repair is an ideal home reference and a timely and highly recommended addition to personal, school, and community library environmental issues collections. Purchase on-line
	The Soul of Money by Lynn Twist This book is really about our own soul and how we can use our relationship with money as an expression of our most soulful desire to make a difference in the world.
	What We Learned in the Rainforest by Tachi Kiuchi and Bill Shireman What We Learned in the Rainforest teaches that nature isn't just a source of resources for business, it is a powerful model for superior business performance in the emerging economy. The authors show that the old model of business, the machine model that pitted business against nature is growing obsolete. In the emerging economy, businesses excel when they emulate what they once sought to conquer. They maximize performance as they become like nature, like a complex living system. By moving beyond the industrial machine model, and applying the dynamic principles of the rainforest instead, business can learn how to create more profit than ever, and to do so more sustainably. What We Learned in the Rainforest presents examples from leading companies business strategies and management practices that maximize business performance by all measures: economic, social, and environmental. It shows, for instance, how Coca-Cola CEO Doug Daft uses diversity to drive sales, how Intel founder Gordon Moore creates profit by design, how Bill Coors builds businesses on the theory that "all waste is lost profit," how Shell profits as an industrial ecosystem, and how Dow earns 300% returns. Purchase on-line
	In Which World? Allen Hammond imaginatively probes the consequences of present social, economic, and environmental trends to construct three possible worlds that could await us in the new century: Market World, in which economic and human progress is driven by the power of free markets and human initiative; Fortress World, in which unattended social and environmental problems diminish progress, dooming hundreds of millions to lives of rising conflict and violence; and Transformed World, in which human ingenuity and compassion succeed in offering a better life, not just a wealthier one, and in seeking to extend those benefits to all humanity. Purchase on-line
	Wholeness: On Education, Buckminster Fuller, and Tao A book by Alex Gerber Jr. At a time when many people are on a path of personal and planetary transformation, this book spotlights wholeness as the underlying consciousness that is needed in the world today. Although wholeness is a way of being, a perspective that cannot be “learned” in the usual sense, things about it can be learned. Allegra Fuller Snyder writes, “Having been exposed to the concept of wholeness throughout my life, in the words and actions of my father Buckminster Fuller, I know its profound importance. This work of Alex Gerber’s is rich in its exploration and documentation of this pivotal subject, and approached in a manner that is both concise and very accessible.” Purchase through our on-line store ⋅ Read More, including reviews by Thomas Berry, Hazel Henderson, and others.
	Design Outlaws on the Ecological Frontier by Chris Zelov This book was created by the filmmaking team of the video Ecological Design: Inventing the Future. This book is for anyone interested in developing a deeper perspective on the relationships among nature, technology and humanity. Purchase through our on-line store