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	LILI low-impact living manual Our 'bible' for those interested in reducing their impact on the environment, it explains clearly a range of alternative technologies, evaluates their environmental benefits, explains how you can incorporate them into your life, and lists further resources, including websites, literature and courses. Also includes a section on global environmental problems and their causes. click on image for contents page more on low-impact living Price: £6.00
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	it's easy being green Mark Mann As more and more of us become aware of climate change we are beginning to look for lifestyle changes that will provide us with a more eco-friendly existence. "It's Easy Being Green" is a little book for the growing number of what have been dubbed "eco-worriers, not eco-warriors" - concerned but not-yet committed people who want to reduce their environmental impact but aren't quite sure where to start. The book highlights simple changes that can be easily incorporated into everyday life to reduce the use of energy, chemicals and water, and the waste and pollution that is created. 128pp more on low-impact living Price: £3.99
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	life swap: the essential guide to downshifting Jo Hampson Fed up with your busy life? Spending too much and enjoying life too little? Trapped in a stressful cycle of work, salary and mortgage commitments? 'Life Swap' shows you that there is an achievable alternative. The book shows you other people who have done it, why and how they did it and the reasons they'll never look back. So if you are thinking of changing your life or have ever wondered what it's like, this is the book for you. 128pp click on image for contents page more on low-impact living Price: £7.99
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	change the world for a fiver: we are what we do This book marks the launch of We Are What We Do, a national movement that aims to inspire people to use everyday actions to change the world. It has illustrations of 50 simple everyday actions presented with directness, whimsy and wit. This book has been produced on a gratis basis and any proceeds will go towards the development of the movement. A fantastic little book. 50pp more on low-impact living Price: £5.00
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	ecology begins at home: using the power of choice Archie Duncanson This book follows Archie Duncanson and the choices he made to reduce his personal ecological footprint from food to transport choices. Ecology Begins at Home offers environmentally friendly options-often surprisingly simple-that don't necessarily require major changes to your lifestyle. Archie gives hundreds of tips and ideas (some so obvious we wonder why we haven't thought of them before!) for ways that we can change our habits to live more in harmony with the earth. 128pp click on image for contents page more on low-impact living Price: £4.95
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	go make a difference: over 500 daily ways to save the planet! Emma Jones Little things you can try to do every day of the year to help protect the environment, from putting a brick in your cistern, to building a bird box or registering with a nappy-washing service (this one's only useful if you have kids, by the way) - small things, but they're all a step in the right direction. 274pp click on image for contents page more on low-impact living Price: £7.99
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	do it yourself: a handbook for changing our world Edited by the Trapese Collective Massive issues, but how can we make any difference? This book shows you how; it's not a book about what's wrong with the world, but a collection of dynamic ideas which explore how we can build meaningful social change, ourselves, here and now. The book weaves together stories and experiences with in-depth analysis. Simple how-to guides offer practical ideas for change. Taken together, these small steps can move us towards taking back control of our lives from governments and corporations. Written by activists and grassroots campaigners, this guide covers: reducing your energy consumption, organising without leaders, setting up a community garden, organising a health collective, education, alternative media, how to run a social centre, cultural activism, direct action. 306pp click on image for contents page more on low-impact living Price: £12.99
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	how to live off-grid: journeys outside the system Nick Rosen Static or mobile - in a house or a hut, a boat or a camper van - it's all about loosening the ties that bind us to the familiar world of commuting, mortgages, no time, fast food, in order to find our own space and rediscover the joys of the natural world. Complete with camper van, Nick sets off around the UK to find off-grid heaven and meet people who are living the dream. Along the way he runs into backpackers and business men, radical hermits and right-wing survivalists - and plenty of ordinary working-parent families too. Some off-gridders want to save the world, some live that way because it is all they can afford, and some just want to be free. Sincere but irreverent, this is Nick's guide to avoiding pitfalls, to finding solutions (and to some brilliant gadgets) as he strives to perfect the skills of this practical, freewheeling kind of self-sufficiency. 356pp more on low-impact living Price: £12.99
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	thrifty ways for modern days Martin Lewis This book is a brilliant guide for living cheaply, healthily, ethically and thriftily including hints and tips on how to budget; cooking from scratch; cleaning for pennies; gardening; making homemade gifts; and, how to shop. Edited by Martin Lewis who, as well as being the founder of MoneySavingExpert.com, is a newspaper columnist, and a TV and radio money guru and presenter. 272pp click on image for contents page more on low-impact living Price: £7.99
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	easy eco-auditing: how to make your home and workplace planet-friendly Donnachadh McCarthy This book provides a step-by-step guide to going green by the UK's leading eco auditor. It explains why going green matters and how to get started, including tips on identifying and overcoming bad habits and coping with feeling overwhelmed. The book breaks eco living down into easily managed chunks including how to change your water usage habits, how to saying goodbye to your rubbish mountain, what you can do to help save and protect your natural environment, green cleaning principles and how to motivate your family, friends and colleagues. With advice on principles to follow both at home and at work and featuring case studies of the people and businesses Donnachadh has eco-audited, this is the one-stop eco guide everyone must own. 256pp more on low-impact living Price: £7.99
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	the self-sufficientish bible: an eco-living guide for the 21st century Andy & Dave Hamilton Identical twin brothers Andy and Dave Hamilton live in the centre of Bristol. Attracted to the pub and music scene of the bustling city, they still yearn for elements of the good life. So ever since they were students, they have used their initiative and imagination to think up ways to live in a frugal and self-sufficientish way, while still enjoying life to the full. Having set up their website www.selfsufficientish.com in 2004, they discovered that their approach and ethos touched a nerve with thousands of people in the UK. Andy and Dave, Britain's green twins, advocate a fun and positive approach to environmentalism, and understand that the thought of adjusting every aspect of our lives is overwhelming and possibly off-putting. Hence self-sufficientish. If you don't have the space or time to be totally self-reliant, but crave creative ideas for recycling, growing organic vegetables and establishing an environmentally friendly home office, this is the book for you. You'll find small suggestions to get you started (not overfilling your kettle, choosing alternative kitchen-cleaning products and making plant pots out of newspapers) and bigger ones for when your confidence grows (advice on keeping chickens, making office equipment out of worn-out trousers and tackling an allotment for the first time), as well as recipes, herbal remedies, eco-friendly travel solutions and much much more. 400pp more on low-impact living Price: £30.00
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	the new complete book of self-sufficiency: the classic guide for realists and dreamers John Seymour An absolute must for anyone who wishes to be self-sufficient. Packed with comprehensive information on all the practical details such as ploughing fields, milking cows etc as well as information on how to create an urban organic garden and utilize natural energy. The first edition sold over 600,000 copies in 1975 beginning a whole movement and this second, updated and expanded version is essential to anyone (realists and dreamers alike) wanting to learn about and practice a more self-sufficient lifestyle. 312pp click on image for contents page more on low-impact living Price: £20.00
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	the concise guide to self-sufficiency John Seymour Make your dream of a self-sufficient life a practical reality with this concise version of Seymour's classic guide. Featuring a comprehensive guide to planting and harvesting, it shows how to gather food from the wild and from the garden, and includes chapters on traditional crafts and skills, cutting waste and generating power. 256pp more on low-impact living Price: £7.99
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	the self-sufficiency handbook Alan & Gill Bridgewater As consumers become ever eco-conscious, many people nurture a dream of living a 'self-sufficient' lifestyle. The Self-Sufficiency Handbook provides an introduction to the possibilities and methods involved in setting up the different aspects of a greener way of living. Authors Alan and Gill Bridgewater recently moved to a smallholding, so they are well-positioned to answer all the fundamental questions that anyone considering a similar lifestyle shift might ask. Subjects covered in the book include: the self-sufficient house, the organic food garden, animal husbandry and the pantry. The book runs the full ecological gamut, from geothermal heating through to crop rotation and making your own soap. It emphasises the positive aspects of adapting to a self-sufficient lifestyle, such as cutting living costs and eating well, and the sheer fun of rolling your sleeves up to get things going. Packed with informative illustrations and diagrams, and a wealth of useful advice, The Self-Sufficiency Handbook is the perfect guide for the increasing number of people who are keen to join the green revolution. 192pp more on low-impact living Price: £12.99
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	self reliance: a recipe for the new millennium John Yeoman A daring and entertaining book full of ‘recipes’ in the broadest sense; from getting out and staying out of debt and becoming financially independent, to tried and tested recipes for household items and life sustaining meals made from the simplest (and often free) ingredients. Some are highly unusual! Packed with essential information for anyone wanting to live a more independent, self reliant lifestyle. This book is genuinely radical in very beguiling ways; more than a mild-mannered ‘green consumer’ guide, John Yeoman questions very basic habits and assumptions, and does so in a way that is thought-provoking and audacious. 256pp click on image for contents page more on low-impact living Price: £16.95
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	cottage economy William Cobbett William Cobbett wrote Cottage Economy published in 1821, with a twofold aim. First, to promote his personal philosophy of self-sufficiency, which he viewed as the foundation of family happiness. And second, to "instruct country laborers in the arts of brewing beer, making bread, keeping cows, pigs, bees, ewes, poultry, rabbits, and other matters." The book has enjoyed classic status ever since. Though over 180 years old, Cottage Economy has lost none of its relevance or inspiration for anyone in search of what Cobbett called 'a good living.' Written with Cobbett’s typical wit - and bulldog curmudgeonliness - it deserves its reputation as the founding bible of self-sufficiency and one of the greatest rural reads in the English language. 216pp click on image for contents page more on low-impact living Price: £8.99
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	home hints and tips: the new guide to natural, safe and healthy living Rosamond Richardson Excellent guide, jam-packed with detailed information designed to raise awareness of the effects our everyday housekeeping has on our health and safety and that of our planet. Very thorough, covering all aspects from saving energy, recycling waste, healthy food, and baby care to furnishings, keeping pets, natural remedies and heaps more. With a helpful glossary, masses of resource addresses etc. 192pp click on image for contents page more on low-impact living Price: £12.99
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	21st century smallholder: from window boxes to allotments - how to go back to the land without leaving home Paul Waddington For people who lack the land and space of having your own smallholding, this book helps to explore alternative ways of living in contemporary urban settings. Is beekeeping difficult? Can you keep chickens in your garden and would you ever be able to go on holiday again? Is solar power really worth the bother? This book includes easy-to-read lists, tables, personal anecdotes, illustrations, and more importantly demystifies the subject with practical tips. 224pp click on image for contents page more on low-impact living Price: £12.99
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	a good life Leo Hickman Guardian journalist Hickman asks which should you buy - a New Zealand organic apple, a South African Fairtrade apple or a non-organic local apple? What are your household cleaners doing to your family's health? Who most deserves your charitable donations? What effect are your holidays having on the places your visit? These and hundreds of other questions answered, plus an extensive list of ethical retailers, suppliers and over 300 ethical 'best buys' from washing machines to baby food. 304pp click on image for contents page more on low-impact living Price: £15.99
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	living the good life: how one family changed their world from their own backyard Linda Cockburn How one family changed their world from their own backyard. Imagine not needing money. Not for bills -- there are none. Not for food -- you grow or make it all yourself. Not for transport -- you have a bike. For six months, Linda Cockburn's family will live sustainably on only a suburban block. By drawing all their power from the sun, harvesting their water from the rain and growing enough produce to give them variety, they will do something positice for the environment and for themselves. This is a practical, fascinating and inspiring read that will have you looking afresh at your own backyard. 304pp more on low-impact living Price: £9.99
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	green up!: an A-Z of environmentally-friendly home improvements Will Anderson Green Up! is a compact reference guide to greening your house, from minor improvements - such as what paint to use - to major ones, such as how to choose and install solar electric panels. Structured in A-Z format, each entry lists an area for greening your house, and then describes the options available, the pros and cons, costs, risks and problems, as well as sources of information and advice. Drawing on his experience of having built his own eco-friendly house, Will Anderson writes from the perspective of having tackled these problems himself, but without assuming any prior technical knowledge on the part of the reader. Among the many topics covered are: paint, decoration, furniture and carpets; boilers, baths and plumbing; heating, lighting, insulation and energy; and gardens, fencing, paving, composting, and builders, architects and building regulations. Packed with practical, no-nonsense advice, "Green Up!" offers something for householders in every income bracket. 144pp more on low-impact living Price: £7.95
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	natural remodelling for the not-so-green house: bringing your home into harmony with nature Kelly Lerner & Carol Venolia This absolutely indispensable and lavishly photographed guide will become a cornerstone work for years to come. It redefines the best way to "go green" and addresses a timely topic in a way designed to appeal to a growing and eager audience. Completely user-friendly and filled with motivational case studies and informative graphics. Every page leads would-be remodellers through the process of understanding their home and surroundings so they'll arrive at the perfect design solution. 256pp more on low-impact living Price: £16.95
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	carbon counter Mark Lynas What effect are you having on the environment? If you buy Kenyan green beans what is the CO2 cost? What about your journey to work, your fridge or your clothes? "The Gem Carbon Counter" is your portable instant green reckoner. It contains an introduction by Mark Lynas, author of "Hide Tide: News from a Warming World". Measure Your own Carbon Footprint covering all aspects of your life from your food shopping to your work, holidays and clothes. Starting with your home gas and electricity supplies and usage, the handy green reckoner takes you through each part of your life and helps you add up the impact you are making on the environment. So, in turn, it allows you to identify the key parts of your life which you'll need to adapt to reduce your carbon footprint: from which coffee you drink to how often you go on holiday. Sustainability: how do you measure up to the averages around the world? What can you do to improve and how can you reduce your footprint? What sort of target can you set yourself? Who can help? It also contains hints, tips and advice on who to ask, where to go and what to do. 192pp click on image for contents page more on low-impact living Price: £4.99
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	carbon detox: cut your carbon, improve your lifestyle, save the planet George Marshall Reduce your carbon footprint from day 1 - "Carbon Detox" explains the changes each of us can make at home, at work and in every aspect of our lives. From summer heat waves to rising sea levels, climate change affects us all. The main cause is carbon dioxide and our carbon emissions are growing year by year at a frightening rate. However, there is hope. The changes we make now can slow the effects of climate change and preserve the planet for future generations. George Marshall shows you how to carbon audit your life and start reducing your impact today. He also explains how to overcome psychological blocks such as scepticism, fear and feelings of insignificance. This book includes advice on low carbon transport options and holidays and how to create an energy-efficient home. With the help of "Carbon Detox" you will be able to make real differences from day 1.The author's charity will provide extensive cross-promotional support including talks and workshop events. This is the first book to show how the ordinary 'non-greenie' can make realistic and meaningful changes. It is written by an expert author who lives in a low carbon home. It features carbon calculators for the home, transport and food. 256pp more on low-impact living Price: £7.99
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	how to go carbon neutral: a practical guide to treading more lightly upon the earth Mark Brassington This book gives you the nuts and bolts instructions for changing your lifestyle towards becoming more carbon neutral. It includes everything from the back yard compost bin to the electric car. From the humble low-energy bulb to a 50KW wind turbine, the principle remains the same - you are one step closer to being carbon neutral, and one step further away from your bills. 176pp more on low-impact living Price: £8.99
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	how to live a low-carbon life Chris Goodall 'How to Live a Low Carbon Life' provides a comprehensive, one-stop reference guide to calculating individual carbon emissions and it lays out clear plans for how individuals can reduce their emissions. Covering all aspects of modern life from transport to home heating to where our food comes from to the vexing issue of holiday travel, the book provides easy-to-use tables for conducting a personal lifestyle 'carbon audit'. This thorough and wide-ranging handbook provides all the information needed for people and families to understand their impacts on the world's climate. It gives them the information to enable them to adjust lifestyles and live a responsible life. Written in an optimistic tone, it shows how easy it is to take responsibility and reduce our personal carbon emissions.320pp more on low-impact living Price: £14.99
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	diary of a reluctant green: can you save the planet and have a life? Richard Hallows Richard Hallows was very unconvinced that going green would be easy enough to keep himself motivated, or that his small contribution to the planet's welfare would be worth having. However, guilt and a desire to reduce his household bills persuaded him, reluctantly, to give it a try. This is his diary of the first few months of going green - funny, cynical and full of practical tips. He's not always convinced by the arguments, he's driven mad by the contradictions in eco-guidelines, and he doesn't always succeed. But he reveals how his family manages to save the planet at least a little bit. 192pp more on low-impact living Price: £7.99
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