I’m clearing out some of my books for the new year to make room for new books that are directly focused on my New Year’s resolutions. As you already probably know, I’m quite the bookworm. I’m hoping that by sharing these titles with you at a reduced price, I can help create a win-win-win.
Win #1 Save trees! I’m not a huge fan of reading e-books on my phone or computer or Nook or whatever those other electronic book reading machines are. I like to hold a book in my hand and read it. But I feel bad about the trees that are cut down to make paper/books. By re-selling my books, more trees can be saved.
Win #2 Help wake the world up about environmental/ sustainability topics. When you’re done reading these books, I hope you’ll pass them on to others, including members of your town board or school board.
Win #3 The frugal piece. If bought at a bookstore or online at Amazon, you’ll pay way way more. You’ll save money, and I’ll save money too, since I bought most of these at a local bookstore at full price.
I first met Joan Gussow back at the turn of the century (1999), when I attended a workshop was teaching at Wainwright House. Meeting Joan changed my approach to nutrition and health. You can’t go wrong with these two books.
The Joan Gussow Collection
This Organic Life: Confessions of a Suburban Homesteader . This book rocked my world back in 2001 when I first read it. This book remains incredibly relevant today. The story of Joan’s garden and home renovation is sprinkled with great recipes too. You’ll learn lots about the food system in this groundbreaking book.
Growing, Older: A Chronicle of Death, Life, and Vegetables. Joan’s most recent book is about gardening, self-reliance, climate change. The essays in this book are wise words from one of my most favorite mentors.
Asking price: $14 A $28 savings off the original price.
A few years back, Joan Gussow facilitated a monthly reading group at Stone Barns with the theme: Food & Capitalism. It was there that I first learned about the work of James Howard Kunstler. His book, The Long Emergency, was one of our required reads. Once again, my world view was irreversibly changed. This guy is a colorful writer who will keep you entertained and will cause you to re-think many aspects of modern life.
The Kunstler Collection
The Geography of Nowhere: The Rise and Decline of America’s Man-Made Landscape. This book is a colorful history of America’s evolution from Main Street to malls. Kunstler is no fan of suburbia, this book will change the way you look at where you live.
World Made by Hand. This novel takes place in the future in a post-petroleum Hudson Valley.
The Witch of Hebron. A well written sequel to the World Made by Hand. He’s got another one coming out this summer, I can’t wait to read it. After reading World Made by Hand and The Witch of Hebron, you’ll want to too.
Asking price: $21 A $32 savings off original price.
Joel Salatin is a farmer in Virginia. I originally learned about him by attending a Weston A Price Foundation conference in Virginia. He’s quite a colorful character. Shortly afterwards, Michael Pollan discovered him while researching his book Ominvore’s Dilemma. Salatin was featured in the movies, Food Inc, and Fresh!
The Salatin Collection
Everything I Want to Do is Illegal: War Stories from the Local Food Front. You’ll chuckle while reading this and you’ll get great insight on what is wrong with America’s food system.
Holy Cows & Hog Heaven: the Food Buyer’s Guide to Farm Friendly Food. Joel’s wit and wisdom comes through in this short read on how to choose food that is good for people and the planet.
The Sheer Ecstasy of being a Lunatic Farmer. This book shares the inside scoop on being a sustainable farmer and eating sustainably too. Sounds a bit like Pollan, but more colorful.
Asking price: $21 Save $46 off original prices.
Contact me via email if you’re interested in any of these book collections! DrSuRu@me.com
If you’re local and want to suggest a barter instead of cash, I’m open to that too!
