Suggested Reading
To obtain any of these books go to your local Connecticut public library. If your library doesn't own it, they will be happy to order it from another library.
Berry, Thomas. The Dream of the Earth. San Francisco: Sierra Club Books, 1988.
Berry, Thomas. The Great Work: Our Way into the Future. New York: Bell Tower, 1999.
Berthold-Bond, Annie. Better Basics for the Home: Simple Solutions for Less Toxic Living. New York: Three Rivers Press, 1999.
Berthold-Bond, Annie. Clean & Green: The Complete Guide to Nontoxic and Environmentally Safe Housekeeping. Woodstock, New York: Ceres Press, 1994.
Brown, Lester. Plan B 2.0: Rescuing a Planet under Stress and a Civilization in Trouble. New York: W.W. Norton & Co., 2006.
Clark, Duncan, and Unterberger, Richie. The Rough Guide to Shopping With a Conscience. New York: Penguin Group, 2007.
Daley-Harris, Shannon, and Keenan, Jeffrey, with Speerstr. Our Day to End Poverty: 24 Ways You Can Make a Difference. San Francisco: Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2007.
Gladwell, Malcolm. The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference. Boston: Little Brown, 2002.
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. The Ecology of Commerce: A Declaration of Sustainability. New York: HarperBusiness, 1993.
Henson, Robert. The Rough Guide to Climate Change. London: Rough Guides, 2006.
Isham, Jonathan, and Waage, Sissel, eds. Ignition: What You Can Do to Fight Global Warming and Spark a Movement. Washington: Island Press, 2007.
Jones, Ellis, et al. The Better World Handbook: From Good Intentions to Everyday Actions. British Columbia: New Society Publishers, 2001.
Kingsolver, Barbara. Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life. New York: HarperCollins, 2007.
Korten, David. The Great Turning: From Empire to Earth Community. San Francisco: Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2006.
Korten, David. When Corporations Rule the Earth. San Francisco: Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2001.
Kunstler, James Howard. The Long Emergency. New York: Atlantic Monthly Press, 2005
Louv, Richard. Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-deficit disorder. Chapel, Hill, NC: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2005.
McDonough, William, and Braungart, Michael. Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things. New York: North Point Press, 2002.
McKay, Kim, and Bonnin, Jenny. True Green: 100 Everyday Ways You Can Contribute to a Healthier Planet. Washington, D.C.: National Geographic Society, 2006.
McKibben, Bill. Deep economy: The Wealth of Communities and the Durable Future. New York: Times Books, 2007.
Schewe, Phillip. The Grid: A Journey Through the Heart of Our Electrified World. Washington, D.C.: Henry Press, 2007.
Swimme, Brian, and Berry, Thomas. The Universe Story: From the Primordial Flaring Forth to the Ecozoic Era - A Celebration of the Unfolding of the Cosmos. San Francisco: Harper, 1994.
Wilson, E.O.. The Creation: An Appeal to Save Life on Earth. New York: W.W. Norton, 2006.
Woodside, Christine. The Homeowner’s Guide to Energy Independence: Alternative Power Sources for the Average American. Guilford, CT: The Lyons Press, 2006.
Woodside, Christine, ed. Living on an Acre: A Practical Guide to the Self-Reliant Life. Guilford, CT: The Lyons Press, 2003.