{"id":3917,"date":"2008-12-11T12:45:18","date_gmt":"2008-12-11T18:45:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress-367309-1145705.cloudwaysapps.com\/?p=3917"},"modified":"2008-12-11T12:45:18","modified_gmt":"2008-12-11T18:45:18","slug":"eco-libris-the-green-collar-holiday-gift-guide-for-book-lovers-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/articles\/eco-libris-the-green-collar-holiday-gift-guide-for-book-lovers-part-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Eco-Libris: The Green Collar Holiday Gift Guide for Book Lovers – Part 1"},"content":{"rendered":"

This post was originally published on the Eco-Libris blog<\/a> on December 2nd.<\/em><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>The holiday season has just begun and if you already start thinking about gifts, we hope you think about books. A good book is always a great gift! So how about a green-themed book that is both interesting\/fun\/valuable (or all at once) and affordable?<\/p>\n

To help you find the best green books to give as gifts this holiday season, Eco-Libris blog is continuing the tradition we started last year<\/a> and presenting a new holiday guide. This year we have a very special guide with recommendations from people who are involved in the green economy, or as we call it “The Green Collar Holiday Gift Guide for Book Lovers.”<\/p>\n

The guide includes 50 recommendations of great green-themed books that will be a good fit as holiday gifts. As you will see the guide is not only about the books, but also about the people who recommend it. We tried to personalize the guide as much as possible so we will learn not only about green books but also about the people who carry the green economy on their shoulders.<\/p>\n

Therefore with each recommendation you will find a personal angle that presents the recommender, his workplace and\/or why they chose that specific book to recommend on.<\/p>\n

We will bring you the guide in five parts that will be published in the next 10 days, starting today. Enjoy!
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1. “Unbowed” by Wangari Maathai<\/a><\/h3>\n

Recommended by:<\/strong> Christina Venessa Becherer, Institutional Gifts Coordinator, Sustainable Harvest International<\/a> (SHI)<\/p>\n

What the book is about?<\/strong> The mother of three, the first woman in East and Central Africa to earn a doctorate, and the first African woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize, Wangari Maathai of Kenya understands how the good earth sustains life both as a biologist and as a Kikuyu woman who, like generations before her, grew nourishing food in the rich soil of Kenya’s central highlands. In her memoir, Maathai describes the paradise she knew as a child in the 1940s, when Kenya was a “lush, green, fertile” land of plenty, and the deforested nightmare it became.<\/p>\n

Discriminated against as a female university professor, Maathai has fought hard for women’s rights. And it was women she turned to when she undertook her mission to restore Kenya’s decimated forests, launching the Green Belt Movement and providing women with work planting trees. Founded in 1977, the Green Belt Movement mobilized thousands of women to plant trees in an effort to restore the country’s indigenous forests.<\/p>\n

Why would this book make a great gift?<\/strong> It is an inspirational and enlightening memoir that documents the remarkable achievements of an influential environmentalist and activist.<\/p>\n

Getting personal:<\/strong> Unbowed<\/em> first introduced me to the link between restoring indigenous forests and hunger, health and human rights.<\/p>\n

The mission of Sustainable Harvest International (SHI) is to provide farming families in Central America with the training and tools to overcome poverty while restoring our planet’s tropical forests. SHI is also one of Eco-Libris’ planting partners<\/a>.
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\"\"<\/a><\/span>2. <\/span>“Green, Greener, Greenest: A Practical Guide To Making Eco-Smart Choices Part of Your Life” by Lori Bongiorno<\/a><\/h3>\n

Recommended by:<\/strong> Jennifer Kaplan, founder of Greenhance LLC<\/a>, an EcoTuesday <\/a>in Arlington, Virginia.<\/p>\n

What the book is about?<\/strong> (from the book’s website<\/a>) Green, Greener, Greenest<\/em> is packed with flexible tips for everyday life and helps you find the advice that fits your schedule, your budget, and your concerns. It cuts through confusing labels and hype and provides bite-sized solutions using the author\u2019s innovative \u201cgreen, greener, greenest\u201d method \u2013 a three-tiered approach that allows you to find the exact information you are seeking, at the right level of commitment for you. Ambassador and Adjunct Faculty of Marketing at Marymount University<\/p>\n

Green solutions lay out the easiest behaviors to change and least expensive products to buy: The Greener Greenest suggestions. The book also contains commentary from leading environmental experts and an extensive resources section to point you toward organizations devoted to global warming, healthy food, clean air and water, energy use, and other pressing challenges.<\/p>\n

Why would this book make a great gift?<\/strong> “Green, Greener, Greenest<\/a>” is a book filled with practical information on how to green your life in a framework of setting priorities and making inevitable trade offs. This book will help your friends choose a level of green they can actually live with. sections are for those who are willing to spend a little extra time or money on the issues important to them. Readers who have the time, budget, and inspiration to fully take on an issue can turn to the<\/p>\n

Getting Personal:<\/strong> Jennifer Kaplan is a well-respected voice in the green space. She is author of the upcoming book The Green Opportunity coming soon from Penguin Press (USA) and a regular contributor to the Green Options Media blog, Ecopreneurist.com<\/a>, as well as guest blogger for a variety of environmental blogs.
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\"\"<\/a><\/span>3. <\/span><\/span><\/span>“Reduce, Reuse, Recycle: An Easy Household Guide” by Nicky Scott<\/a><\/h3>\n

Recommended by:<\/strong> D Saunders, Vice President at Omegableu Enterprises LLC<\/p>\n

What the book is about?<\/strong> (from the publisher – Chelsea Green<\/a>) “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle” answers all of your recycling questions with a complete A-Z listing of everyday household items and how to recycle them. From old cell phones and E-waste to expired medicines and motor oil this little guide shows you where you can send your unwanted items and how you might make a bit of money while you\u2019re at it. Also includes great ideas for reducing consumption and your volume of trash\u2014ideal for businesses and consumers alike!<\/p>\n