Sustainable World

This "truly essential" audiobook will transform how you see our biggest environmental problems (Margaret Atwood)—and explains how we can solve them. It’s become common to tell kids that they’re going to die from climate change. We are constantly bombarded by doomsday headlines that tell us...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER Food & Wine editor Ray Isle does for wine what Michael Pollan’s The Omnivore’s Dilemma did for food—showing readers how to choose more delicious, interesting, and environmentally friendly wines without breaking the bank. So much of today’s wine is mass-produced...

Unlock the fascinating world of plants with "The Secret Life of Plants," an eye-opening exploration into the remarkable intelligence and communication systems of nature's silent green beings. Dive into an unseen universe where plants engage in complex conversations and form intricate networks that rival human interaction. Begin your journey with a comprehensive introduction to plant intelligence, where you'll discover the hidden dimensions of plant life and what it means for a plant to be 'intelligent.' As you venture further, uncover the secrets of plant communication, from chemical ...

The restoration agriculture system described in this award-winning book works! It is possible for humans to produce staple foods using perennial agricultural ecosystems that actually improve the quality of the environment. This can be done on a backyard, farm, or ranch scale and is needed right now - on a global scale. Restoration Agriculture explains how we can have all of the benefits of natural, perennial ecosystems and create agricultural systems that imitate nature in form and function while still providing for our food, building, fuel, and many other needs.

Reclaim your time and energy! Discover no-nonsense, sustainable, actionable strategies to boost productivity, ditch burnout, and reach your goals as an individual contributor, team, or leader. In today’s fast-paced, “always on” business environment, many organizations struggle with disengaged employees, stressed-out managers, and talented executives who keep one eye on the door. But you can flip that script! These issues can be transformed into opportunities for growth and organizational success.

Radical. Crazy. Transformative and restless. Every word we read these days seems to suggest there’s a “next-best-thing,” if only we would change our comfortable, compromising lives. In fact, the greatest fear most Christians have is boredom—the sense that they are missing out on the...

A renowned Harvard professor debunks prevailing orthodoxy with a new intellectual foundation and a practical pathway forward for a system that has lost its moral and ethical foundation. Free market capitalism is one of humanity's greatest inventions and the greatest source of prosperity the...

Feeling overwhelmed at the thought of navigating an increasingly unpredictable and unstable world? Are you afraid of being unprepared for a sudden emergency? Worried about not knowing how to protect your family in a crisis? If you answered Yes to at least one of those questions, you must keep reading… TAKE CONTROL OF YOUR OWN FUTURE In an era marked by natural disasters, economic crises, and global instability, the feeling of insecurity is more palpable than ever. Many people find themselves facing the daunting reality of being unprepared, with their loved ones' safety at risk and the ...

A social enterprise is a different kind of business, one that uses a market-driven approach to address a social or environmental problem such as poverty, environmental damage, or resource scarcity, with the dual goals of helping humanity and building a profitable business. With a climate crisis, a growing population, and diminishing natural resources, the need for socially minded innovators is greater than ever. Good Business is designed to be a practical guide and tool for innovators, entrepreneurs, and dreamers.

Mark Kurlansky's first global food history since the best-selling Cod and Salt; the fascinating cultural, economic and culinary story of milk and all things dairy - with recipes throughout. According to the Greek creation myth, we are so much spilt milk; a splatter of the goddess Hera's breast milk became our galaxy, the Milky Way.

From world-renowned scientist Jane Goodall, as seen in the National Geographic documentary Jane, comes a fascinating examination of the critical role that trees and plants play in our world. Seeds of Hope takes us from Goodall's home in England to her home-away-from-home in Africa, deep inside...

When Charles and Perrine Hervé-Gruyer set out to create their farm in an historic Normandy village, they had no idea just how much their lives would change. Neither one had ever farmed before. Charles had been circumnavigating the globe by sail, operating a floating school that taught students about ecology and indigenous cultures. Perrine had been an international lawyer in Japan. Each had returned to France to start a new life.

THE AUDACIOUS FORMULAE FOR CHANGING THE WORLD IN FIVE YEARS For instance, here is a summary of the “EXPONENTIAL PLAN OF ACTION FOR THE UN TO ACHIEVE THE 2030 AGENDA THROUGH A.I AND EMERGING TECH DEPLOYMENT”. If practically, the UN and MEMBER STATES could locate, mobilize and empower ONE BILLION SDGs friendly and Tech savvy skilled actors from the 8. 3 BILLIONS Humans on Earth in this year 2025. If these ONE BILLION SDGs Skilled Force are well motivated and empowered with the right physical and digital tools and technologies to act and DISCIPLES JUST ONE PERSON FOR A YEAR on the ...

If 20 percent of the population implemented half the solutions in this book, it would solve the biggest global problems. All without writing to politicians, joining protests, signing petitions, or being angry at the people that are causing the problems. Good solutions are often different from conventional environmental wisdom. The average American adult has a carbon footprint of 30 tons per year. Replacing a petroleum car with an electric car will cut 2 tons. But if you live in a cold climate and you switch from electric heat to a rocket mass heater, you will cut 27 tons!

From Josh Tickell, one of America’s most celebrated documentary filmmakers, comes a “fascinating, easy-to-follow blueprint for how eating in ways that nourish and regenerate the soil can not only help reverse global warming, but also bring greater vitality to our lives” (Wolfgang Puck)...

Drawing on findings from leading health researchers as well as conversations with both chemical and organic farmers from coast to coast, Maria Rodale irrefutably outlines the unacceptably high cost of chemical farming on our health and our environment. She traces the genesis of chemical farming and the rise of the immense companies that profit from it, bringing to light the government's role in allowing such practices to flourish.

Can Artificial Intelligence Save the Planet? From cutting your energy bill to powering entire cities with renewables, AI is quietly transforming the way we live—and it might be the most powerful tool we have in the fight for a sustainable future. Green Intelligence: How AI is Shaping a Sustainable Future takes you inside the groundbreaking ways technology is driving environmental change. Discover how AI is: Making Homes Smarter & Greener – Devices that adjust lighting, heating, and water use automatically to reduce waste. Reinventing Waste Management – Smart recycling systems and AI-...

No amount of the hard, sweating work you do on the ranch - if you continue to make poor decisions - can bring you to the reality of successful ranching. Holmes has found that to be really successful, the critical factors are your decision making and planning abilities. Learn how to plan and make good decisions from Holmes, a cattleman who had struggled for decades to find this golden nugget. You too can feed more people than other ranchers, have grasslands that are more productive and useful than they previously were, and enjoy raising a family without spending all your time working. ...

🌱 Grow food in a jar. Laugh while doing it. Save the planet before lunchtime. Tired of buying wilted greens wrapped in sad plastic from the supermarket? Wish you could grow your own food—but don’t have soil, space, tools, or a clue? Perfect. You’re exactly who this book was made for. This quick, quirky, and hilariously helpful 5-day guide walks you step-by-step through growing fresh, healthy food from almost anywhere—windowsill, desk, countertop, backyard, balcony, or bunker. No soil? No sweat. No money? No problem. No idea what you’re doing? Even better. 🪴 In just 5 days, ...

Hidden beyond the grand boulevards and glittering monuments lies a Paris most tourists never see—a wild, magnetic world built from castoffs, secrets, and survival. Welcome to the flea market of Saint-Ouen, the sprawling, legendary marketplace where ragpickers became rebels, collectors became kings, and the forgotten objects of history found new life. For more than 150 years, the Puces has been a crossroads of humanity: a refuge for the poor, a paradise for artists, a hunting ground for designers, a black-market artery during wartime, and a living museum of craftsmanship in an age obsessed...