books by Chelsea Green Publishing     books:       Wind Power, Revised Edition: Renewable Energy for Home, Farm, and Business10 reviews Paul Gipe Chelsea Green Publishing Company, 2004 Make This Your 1st Book on Wind Power Paul Gipe truly knows his industry. Whether you're thinking about installing a small wind turbine or want to invest in a megawatt model, you should make this your first purchase. You'll feel like you've completed a college course on wind power after reading this book.             Wind Energy Basics: A Guide to Small and Micro Wind Systems12 reviews Paul Gipe Chelsea Green Publishing Company, 1999 A Good Overview of Wind Power Technolgies Wind Energy Basics: A Guide to Small and Micro Wind Systems by Paul Gipe is an excellent overview of wind power turbines both past and present. It also does an excellent job of acquainting readers with the major components of a Wind Renewable Energy (RE) system and the functions thereof. In the opinion of this reviewer, the book does what it is intended to do: provide an overview a wind-based RE ...             Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands (Vol. 1): Guiding Principles to Welcome Rain into Your Life And Landscape19 reviews Brad Lancaster Chelsea Green Publishing Company, 2006 Wonderful, readable, and essential This is an incredible study of a topic that most of us don't think about much, that is, how we are wasting our rainwater, and what we could be doing instead. This is required reading for anyone who cares about the environment. Best, the book is highly readable, with excellent illustrations. I knew literally nothing about this topic before I read this book. Now I am a believer. The story of ...             The End of America: Letter of Warning to a Young Patriot175 reviews Naomi Wolf Chelsea Green Publishing, 2007 Great read Well organized, step-by-step explanation of how and why sovereign citizens forfeit their liberty to the government. Very, very good read. Highly recommended.             Exposed: The Toxic Chemistry of Everyday Products and What's at Stake for American Power15 reviews Mark Schapiro Chelsea Green Publishing, 2007 Buy this book before you vote in 2008!!! I heard him on NPR and immediately bought his book! I found out that the European Union has rules about safety for toys, makeup, etc. which our corporate-lobbyist-paid-off government lead by the Republican Administration refuses to incorporate into law protecting us. Why won't they protect American children? Because they say it is 'bad for business.' Simply stated this means parents of ...             The New Organic Grower: A Master's Manual of Tools and Techniques for the Home and Market Gardener (A ...17 reviews Eliot Coleman Chelsea Green Publishing Company, 1995 simply down to earth - literally This is absolutely the best, straightforward, down to earth, organic gardening book I have ever read. No hype, no buzzwords, no new age crap, no agenda. Simply down to earth - literally.             The Solar House: Passive Heating and Cooling20 reviews Daniel D. Chiras Chelsea Green Publishing Company, 2002 Amazing book - quite possibly the BEST on solar building My copy of this book is a mess. It has highlighting and notes all throughout the pages and looks well worn even though I've only had the book for a year. When the time came to do some studying on solar design, this was the book that was recommended to me. And for good reason - it packs a wallop and provides SO MUCH great information in its pages. At the time I got the book I was somewhat of ...             Preserving Food without Freezing or Canning: Traditional Techniques Using Salt, Oil, Sugar, Alcohol, Vinegar, ...13 reviews The Gardeners and Farmers of Centre Terre Vivante Chelsea Green Publishing, 2007 An excellent book for those who wish to eat healthy all year long. I read the previous edition of this book ("Keeping Food Fresh"), then bought this edition for my daughter. All of the methods I have tried from this book have been very good. I appreciate knowing how to preserve food the way people used to (and obviously some still do), without having to destroy so many nutrients through canning. Many of the recipes in here can be adapted to other foods. For ...             Obama's Challenge: America's Economic Crisis and the Power of a Transformative Presidency5 reviews Robert Kuttner Chelsea Green Publishing, 2008 The road to redemption This small, interesting book begins "Barack Obama could be the first chief executive since Lyndon Johnson with the potential to be a transformative progressive president." Author Kuttner believes that will only happen if Obama is a more radical president than he is a presidential candidate. This does not mean operating outside the mainstream. Rather, it means the country needs radical changes, ...             Wild Fermentation: The Flavor, Nutrition, and Craft of Live-Culture Foods52 reviews Sandor Ellix Katz Chelsea Green Publishing Company, 2003 WILD fermentation not sterilized This book is required reading for any and all who are on the verge of crossing the paper thin bounderies of fear that our sanitized, white bread culture has shocked us all into believing is right and true. I have read a few of the other comments that people have left and I wonder if they were speaking more of their own lives and not of the life that this book will possibly help you realize. It ...             Greening Your Office: From Cupboard to Corporation, An A-Z Guide (The Chelsea Green Guides)1 review Jon Clift, Amanda Cuthbert Chelsea Green Publishing, 2008 Going Green This book ofers a variety of excellent ideas on ways to make your office more green and sustainable. Some ideas like composting don't always work for everyone but we can all turn down that thermostat a degree or two. From small to large offices, everyone can find some tips to help your office and make the cost of the book worthwhile.             The Hand-Sculpted House: A Practical and Philosophical Guide to Building a Cob Cottage: The Real Goods Solar ...22 reviews Ianto Evans, Michael G. Smith, ... Chelsea Green Publishing Company, 2002 Brilliant and much needed This will sound like a strange thing to say about a book on building, but I've been moved to tears reading this. One might think that the authors of such a book would be Luddites proposing a return to savagery or some such, but this is not the case. What they propose, beautifully, is a return to sanity and perspective. The subtitle of this book, "A Practical and Philosophical Guide..." is dead ...             When Technology Fails: A Manual for Self-Reliance and Planetary Survival28 reviews Matthew Stein Chelsea Green Publishing, 2007 Preparing for "CHAOS" in the United States. This manual guides one toward survival, when technology fails.....and it will, it's only a matter of time now. It has already begun. Most people cannot hunt, grow food, or recognize anything growing in the wild that would help them survive, if they needed to. The United States is nearing full circle in it's ablility to sustain this government, it could have survived, but it won't. There ...             The Carbon-Free Home: 36 Remodeling Projects to Help Kick the Fossil-Fuel Habit2 reviews Stephen & Rebekah Hren Chelsea Green Publishing, 2008 The Carbon-Free home The Carbon Free home is one of the most useful guides I have ever seen to greening your old white elephant. They give practical advice to city dwellers on how to retrofit your home to make it much less of an energy hog and perhaps even carbon free. There are three dozen realistic DIY projects and hundreds of usable tips and suggestions. Nanny Nature gives this book four paws and a tail.             The Savvy Woman's Guide to PCOS: The Many Faces Of A 21st Century Epidemic... And What You Can Do About It.18 reviews Elizabeth Lee Vliet Chelsea Green Publishing Company, 2006 Ugly cover, great information If you're not put off by the awful cover choice, this book is full of great information, charts, health tests, etc. I read this book in a 2 hour sitting, and took it with me to my nutritionist who specializes in PCOS and it really helped to guide my questions and what modifications I'd be making in my life. Definitely worth reading- especially if your newly diagnosed or struggling for ...             Serious Straw Bale: A Home Construction Guide for All Climates (Real Goods Solar Living Book.)18 reviews Paul Lacinski, Michel Bergeron Chelsea Green Publishing Company, 2000 Excellent resource This is a great book and for anyone thinking of building in a damp climate a must have. Great information about the various ways of doing things, allowing the reader to make the best choice for their site, budget and level of skill. Covers wet weather considerations better than most other books. A good addition to your straw bale library. One warning, in this book the straw bale slab system is ...             Natural Beekeeping: Organic Approaches to Modern Apiculture13 reviews Ross Conrad Chelsea Green Publishing, 2007 Natural Beekeeping: Organic Approaches to Modern Apiculture This is an excellent resource and guide and fun read. A great book for those who want more out of beekeeping than honey, as there is so much more. This book talks of having a relationship with your bees and being a very comfortable beekeeper.             Don't Think of an Elephant!198 reviews Chelsea Green Publishing, 1905 Thinking Outside THE Box I was one of millions of people who watched Faux News only-just 'for fun'. Now I understand why 9 million dollar salary of Bill O'reilly worth every penny.             The New Ecological Home: A Complete Guide to Green Building Options (Chelsea Green Guides for Homeowners)5 reviews Dan Chiras Chelsea Green Publishing Company, 2004 An Excellent Overview of Green Building...Superb! Author Dan Chiras has produced a series of amazing books on green building, including The Natural House, The Solar House, Superbia!, and The Natural Plaster Book. His books are extremely well written, well organized, comprehensive, and extremely well illustrated. He's truly one of the best, if not the best, writer in the green building field. The New Ecological Home is no exception. In fact, ...             The Safari Companion: A Guide to Watching African Mammals Including Hoofed Mammals, Carnivores, and Primates23 reviews Richard D. Estes Chelsea Green Publishing Company, 1999 Well Written, by and Expert I just returned from Tanzania, and used this book while on Safari in Serengetti, Ngorongoro crater, Lake Manyara, and Tarangire. The main strength of the book is the high level overview given to game viewing in the beginning and at the beginning of each animal section. Without some background in behavioral biology it is tough to watch the animals and find it interesting for too long. 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