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FRESH Book Recommendations...

In our continued journey toward being FRESH - we have read as much as possible as quickly as possible searching for information on various aspects of sustainability.  Below is a list of some of our favorite books.  We hope you find this list useful.  Please check back regularly as we will update this book list as we find more resources to share.  Please contact us if you would like a list of  magazines and websites that we have also found to be appropriate..

 
An Inconvenient Truth..............................................................................by Al Gore
 
Building for Life: Designing and Understanding the Human-Nature Connection..............by Kellert
 
Clearcut: The Tragedy of Industrial Forestry...........................by Foundation for Deep Ecology
 
Commercial Interiors V 2.0..................................................................by USGBC LEED
 
Cool Green Stuff...............................................................................by Dave Evans
 
Cool It: The Skeptical Environmentalist's Guide to Global Warming................by Bjorn Lombrorg
 
Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things...............by W.McDonough & M.Braungart
 
Democracy's Edge...........................by Frances Moore Lappe with Anna Lappe & Rachel Burton
 
Eco Design.............................................................................by Alastair Fuad-Luke
 
The Ecology of Commerce...................................................................by Paul Hawken
 
Environmental Management Quick and Easy................................................by Joe Kausek
 
Everything Green Living Book..........................................................Diane Gow-McDilda
 
Gorgeously Green: 8 Simple Steps to an Earth Friendly Life...........................by Sophie Uliano
 
The Green Book............................................by Elizabeth Rogers and Thomas M. Kostigen
 
Green by Design: Creating a Home for Sustainable Living...........................by Angela M. Dean
 
Green, Greener, Greenest: A Practical Guide...........................................by Lori Bongiorno
 
The Green Parent: A Kid-Friendly Guide to Environmentally-Friendly Living.........by Jenn Savedge
 
Green Remodeling: Changing the World One Room at a Time......by David Johnston & Kim Master
 
Greener Than Thou: Are You Really An Environmentalist?......by Terri Anderson &Laura E. Higgins
 
Green to Gold.......................................................by Daniel Esty and Andrew S. Winston
 
The Lazy Environmentalist: Your Guide to Easy, Stylish, Green Living...............by Josh Dorfman
 
Mid-Course Correction: Toward a Sustainable Enterprise: The Interface Model....by Ray Anderson
 
This Moment on Earth............................................by John Kerry and Theresa Heinz Kerry
 
The Natural Step for Business......................................by Brian Nattrass and Mary Altomare
 
Naturally Clean...................by Jeffrey Hollender, Geoff Davis, Meika Hollender,and Reed Doyle

The Necessary Revolution...by Peter Senge, Bryan Smith, Nina Kruschwitz, Joe Laur & Sara Schley

The Plot to Save the Planet................................................................................by Brian Dumaine

 
The Sustainability Advantage: Seven Business Case Benefits of a Triple Bottom Line..by B. Willard
 
The Sustainable Company: How to Create Lasting Value.................................by Chris Laszlo
 
True Green: 100 Everyday Ways you Can Contribute to a Healthier Planet...by K.McKay & J.Bonnin
 
Wake Up and Smell the Planet.....................................................by Grist Magazine et al
 
Walking the Talk: The Business Case for Sustainable Dvlpmt ....by Holiday, Schmidheiny, & Watts
 
World Changing: A Users Guide for the 21st Century.....................................by Alex Steffen

 

Scroll down for a list of some of our favorite FRESH children's books...

 

The Cartoon Guide to the Environment...........................by Larry Gonick and Alice Outwater

Recycle!: A Handbook for Kids.............................................................by Gail Gibbons

Dr. Seuss' The Lorax..............................................................by Theodor Seuss Geisel