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Over 150 Places Which Offer Practical Courses & Fun Days Out
Terena Plowright
Want to learn how to install a solar panel, build with cob or straw bales, how to keep bees, see wind and hydro power in action, or safeguard seed varieties for the future? Here are over 150 places which offer fun days out and/or practical courses on a wide variety of subjects. Includes UK eco-centres both big and small. The only comprehensive guide to practical eco-learning. 192pp
ECAC £12.95
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ORGANIC PLACES TO STAY IN THE UK
Linda Moss
Are you looking for a hotel or B&B that serves organic food? Would you like to stay on a camp site and have an organic veg box delivered? Do you like to have organic food available in your holiday cottage? Here’s all the information you need for an ‘organic holiday’. It includes: small hotels, guest houses and B&Bs, self-catering accommodation on organic farms, and camp sites. Contains over 500 colour photographs. 304pp
OPS £12.95
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CARBON COUNTER
Mark Lynas
A little book which packs a whopping great punch. It shows how to calculate your own personal carbon footprint, step by step. First there’s gas, electricity and other fuels directly used in the home. Second there’s the energy used in transport. Third there’s the CO2 and other greenhouse gasses released during the production of the food and other things we buy. 208pp
CC1 £4.99 add to cart
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CARBON DETOX
Your Step-by-step Guide To Getting Real About Climate Change
George Marshall
If you are concerned about climate change but are not sure what you can do about it, this book can help. Also an excellent gift for those people who aren’t yet convinced that change is necessary. Depending on which category of person you fall under there is a section of the book designed for you. With an excellent carbon counter guide and great support and suggestions on how to cut your carbs. 340pp
CDY £7.99 add to cart
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CAR SICK
Lynn Sloman
A compelling account of how cars cause environmental destruction, provoke stress and tear the heart out of communities. Explains how we got into this mess, and more importantly, charts an attractive way out. Chapters on public transport, design, politics and the future. A must read for anyone who owns a car. 187pp
CS2 £10.95 add to cart
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THE DEAD GOOD FUNERALS BOOK
The Sue Gill & John Fox
A book to empower us to take control of the funeral process; understanding green funerals, woodland burial, shroud burial, advice and information on biodegradeable coffins,burial on private land, and how to organize a secular ceremony that is still respectful and dignified. Challenging and practical, whatever your faith or belief system there's something for you here. 200pp
DGF £12.50 add to cart
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GO MAKE A DIFFERENCE
Over 500 Daily Ways To Save The Planet
Ed. Emma Jones & Jo Bourne
Full of fascinating facts, thought-provoking statistics and over 500 practical tips. Newly compiled and updated this covers all aspects of life from shopping, holidays, to DIY and petcare, with full contact details. 288pp
GM3 £7.99 add to cart
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GREEN JOBS
A Guide To Eco-Friendly Employment
A Bronwyn Llewellyn, J Hendrix & K Golden
Helps to find a job you will enjoy and that will make the world a better place. Gives advice on education and training. Covers areas such as energy, transport, building, NGOs and natural resources management. 234pp
GJG £9.99 add to cart
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HOW TO BE FREE
Tom Hodgkinson
A joyful, inspiring collection of examples and practical tips on how to live a simpler and freer way of life. If you want to throw off the shackles of anxiety, bureaucracy, debt, governments, housework, supermarkets, waste and much more then this book is for you and it will make you laugh as well. The free resources and further reading sections are a litany of essential texts, websites and attitudes.340pp
HBF £8.99 add to cart
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REDUCE, REUSE, RECYCLE
An Easy Household Guide
Nicky Scott
This easy-to-use guide has the answers to all your recycling questions. Use its A-Z listing of everyday household items to see how you can recycle most of your unwanted things, do your bit for the planet, and save a bit of money while you’re at it. 96pp
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SAVING THE PLANET WITHOUT COSTING THE EARTH
500 Simple Steps To A Greener Lifestyle
Donnachadh McCarthy
How to carry out an environmental audit on your lifestyle and suggested actions that can either save you money, cost nothing or require a little capital investment. Very inspiring and practical, a book that you can dip into daily and also use to assist others who want to reduce their carbon footprint. 242pp
SPW £11.99 add to cart
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SELF RELIANCE
John Yeoman
In these uncertain times a book such as this offers guidance on self reliance, getting out of and staying out of debt and becoming financially independant. Not a mild mannered ‘green consumer’ guide, this gives thought provoking and practical advice to get out of habits based on consumer society. Written for the millenium when many thought the technological and financial world might grind to a halt it has proved to be a little ahead of its time. 256pp
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THE TOXIC CONSUMER
How To Reduce Your Exposure
To Everyday Toxic Chemicals
Karen Ashton & Elizabeth Salter Green
This is a straightforward guide to common toxic chemicals. It informs you of what dangers the chemicals pose, which products they are found in and offers alternatives products and ways to reduce exposure. It highlights the consequences of modern living and encourages self education on this topic. 128pp
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RAY MEARS
ESSENTIAL BUSHCRAFT
Ray Mears
The essentials of Ray Mears’ bestselling Bushcraft in an accessible and portable format, contains vital survival skills and wisdom from around the world in his inimitable style. Full of clear step-by-by instructionse. An invaluable companion on any expedition. 240pp
EBRM £14.99
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OUTDOOR SURVIVAL HANDBOOK
Ray Mears
A guide that explains both to groups and individuals, the everyday skills required to live in and enjoy the natural world without violating it. Topics range from constructing a natural shelter, a sweat lodge, building a fire, outdoor cooking, weaving, nettle cordage to orienteering, identifying medicinal herbs and other edible plants. Copiously illustrated with line drawings and easy-to-follow instructions. 240pp
OSH £12.99
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WILD FOOD
Ray Mears
The book to accompany Ray Mear's recent TV series. Full of colour photos and fascinating information and insights into how our ancestors might have survived on the wild land and how we perhaps could too. 352pp
WFRM £20.00
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