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Sustainability Reading & Audio List
(Alphabetical by Title)

Please email us with comments, reviews, or recommendations for the list.
We hope you find these books and articles insightful and
educational on your journey toward sustainability.
Email: reading@sustainablebusinesscouncil.org
Business & Economy | Architecture & Building | Agriculture | Community
Currency
| Energy | Investing | Restoration | Social | Sustainability

Business & Economy

Ben & Jerrys Double Dip: How to run a values led business and make money too-
     Ben Cohen, Jerry Greenfield, Meredith Maran

Beyond Growth: The Economics of Sustainable Development- Herman E. Daly

Big Book of Customer Service Training Games: Quick, Fun Activities for Training
     Customer Service Reps, Salespeople, and Anyone Else who Deals with Customers
-
     Peggy Carlaw, Vasudha Kathleen Deming

Biomimicry: Innovation Inspired by Nature- Janine M. Benyus    www.biomimicry.org

Body & Soul: Profits with Principles- The Amazing Success Story of Anita Roddick
      & the Body Shop
- Anita Roddick, Irene Prokop

Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies- Jim Collins, Jerry I. Porras

Business As Unusual: The Triumph of Anita Roddick & The Body Shop- Anita Roddick

Cannibals with Forks: The Triple Bottom Line of 21st Century Business- John Elkington

Customer Satisfaction Is Worthless, Customer Loyalty Is Priceless: How to Make
     Customers Love You, Keep them Coming Back, and Tell Everyone They Know
- Jeffrey Gitomer

Customers For Life: How to Turn that One-Time Buyer Into a Lifetime Customer-
     Carl Sewell, Paul B. Brown

Does it Really Pay to Be Green? An Empirical Study of Firm Environmental and Financial
     Performance- (.pdf) by the Smart Communities Network, A project of the
     U.S. Department of Energy

Eco-Economy: Building an Economy for the Earth- Lester R. Brown

Ecology of Commerce: A Declaration of Sustainability- Paul Hawken

Enlightened Management: Bringing Buddhist Principles to Work- Dona Witten

Enterprising Nonprofits: A Toolkit for Social Entrepreneurs-
      J. Gregory Dees, Jed Emerson, Peter Economy

Going Local: Creating Self-Reliant Communities in a Global Age- Michael H. Shuman

Growing A Business- Paul Hawken

Lost Landscapes and Failed Economies: The Search for a Value of Place- Thomas Michael Power

Mid-Course Correction: Toward A Sustainable Enterprise: The Interface Model- Ray Anderson

Natural Capitalism: Creating the Next Industrial Revolution-
      Paul Hawken, Amory Lovins, L. Hunter Lovins    www.natcap.org

Natural Step for Business: Wealth, Ecology, and the Evolutionary Corporation-
      Brian Nattrass, Mary Altomare, Brian Naijrass   www.naturalstep.org

Post-Cowboy Economics: Pay & Prosperity in the New American West-
      Thomas Michael Powers, Richard Barrett

Ripples from the Zambezi: Passion, Entrepreneurship, and the Rebirth of Local Economies-
      Ernesto Sirolli

Small Is Beautiful: Economics As If People Mattered- E.F. Schumacher

Sustainability Advantage: Seven Business Case Benefits of a Triple Bottom Line-
     Bob Willard, Oliver Dudok Van Heel, John Elkington

Sustainable Business Success Stories- by the Smart Communities Network, A project of the
     U.S. Department of Energy

True to Our Roots: Fermenting a Business Revolution- Paul Dolan
Audio Interview April 17, 2004 with Paul Dolan on The Splendid Table


Architecture & Building

Earth to Spirit: In Search of Natural Architecture- David Pearson, William McDonough

Handbook of Sustainable Building : An Environmental Preference Method for Selection of
     Materials for Use in Construction and Refubishment- David Anink

Nature of Design: Ecology, Culture, and Human Intention- David Orr

New Natural House Book: Creating a Healthy, Harmonious,
      and Ecologically Sound Home
- David Pearson

Sustainable Building Sourcebook- by Sustainable Sources


Agriculture
The Natural Way of Farming: The Theory and Practice of Green Philosophy-
      Masanobu Fukuoka, Frederic P. Metreaud

New Roots for Agriculture
- Wes Jackson, Wendell Berry

The One Straw Revolution- Masanobu Fukoka

Plowman's Folly- Edward Faulkner

The Secret Life of Plants- Peter Tompkins

Secrets of the Soil: New Solutions for Restoring Our Planet- Peter Tompkins, Christopher Bird

Community

Community Indicators Handbook: Measuring Progress Toward Healthy &
     Sustainable Communities
- Alan Atkisson

Ecology of Hope: Communities Collaborate for Sustainability-
      Ted Bernard, Jora M. Young, Wes Jackson


Currency

Creating Community Economics with Local Currency- Paul Glover
     (Located at the Ithaca Hours website)

Local Currencies: Catalysts for Sustainable Regional Economies- Robert Swann and Susan Witt
     (Located at the EF Schumacher Society website)

Money: Understanding and Creating Alternatives to Legal Tender- Thomas H. Greco, Vicki Robin

New Money for Healthy Communities- Thomas H. Greco


Energy

Hubbert's Peak: The Impending World Oil Shortage- Kenneth S. Deffeyes

Hydrogen Economy: The Creation of the World-Wide Energy Web and
     the Redistribution of Power on Earth
- Jeremy Rifkin

Montana Hydrogen Futures Project Overview- Montana Futures Project located at the
     University of Montana, College of Technology

The Passive Solar Energy Book: A Complete Guide to Passive Solar Home,
     Greenhouse, and Building Design- Ed Mazria

Perverse Subsidies: How Misused Tax Dollars Harm the Environment
     and the Economy- Norman Meyers, Jennifer Kent

Reinventing Electric Utilities: Competition, Citizen Action, and Clean Power- Ed Smeloff, et al

Small is Profitable: The Hidden Economic Benefits of Making
     Electrical Resources the Right Size
- Amory Lovins

The Solar Electric House: Energy for the Environmentally-Responsive,
     Energy-Independent Home
- Steven J. Strong, William G. Scheller


Tommorow's Energy: Hydrogen, Fuel Cells, and the Prospects for a Cleaner Planet- Peter Hoffman

Wind Power for Home & Business: Renewable Energy for the 1990's and Beyond- Paul Gipe


Investing
Investing with Your Values- Hal Brill, Jack A. Brill, Cliff Feigenbaum

Restoration

Fungi in Bioremediation- G.M. Gadd

Mycofiltration: A Novel Approach for the Bio-Transformation of Abandoned Logging Roads-
     Paul Stamets, Inventor & David Sumerlin, Project Manager
     (Located at the Fungi Perfecti website)

Mycelium Running - A Guide to Healing the Planet through Gardening with Gourmet and Medicinal Mushrooms -Paul Stamets   Read more

Audio Interview with Paul Stamets on The Connection- WBUR Boston


Social

Cultural Creatives: How 50 Million People are Changing the World-
     Paul H. Ray, Sherry Ruth Anderson, Ruth Anderson   www.culturalcreatives.org

Imagine: What America Could Be in the 21st Century- Marianne Williamson


Sustainability

Believing Cassandra: An Optimistic Looks at a Pessimist's World- Alan Atkisson

Dancing With the Tiger: Learning Sustainability Step by Natural Step-
     Brian Nattrass, Mary Altomare, Nicholas C. Sonntag   www.naturalstep.org

Hidden Connections: Integrating the Biological, Cognitive, and Social Dimensions of Life
     into a Science of Sustainability
- Fritjof Capra

Nature's Operating Instructions: The True Biotechnologies- Edited by Kenny Ausubel

Natural Step Seeding A Quiet Revolution- Karl-Henrik Robert, Ray Anderson   www.naturalstep.org

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