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	THE AGE OF CONSENT A Manifesto For A New World Order George Monbiot If you think globalization can be eradicated think again. “Our task is not to overthrow globalization, but to capture it, and to use it as a vehicle for humanity’s first global democratic revolution.” George presents a compelling case for global democratic governance and suggests some cruel and unusual means of achieving it. 278pp ACM £8.99 add to cart

	ANIMALS, ETHICS & TRADE The Challenge Of Animal Sentience Ed Jacky Turner & Joyce d’Silva Millions of animals are affected daily by what we wear, eat and trade. This collection of articles by acknowledged experts calls for a review of our ethics in our animal powered society. 286pp AET £19.99 add to cart

	BRINGING THE FOOD ECONOMY HOME Local Alternatives To Agribusiness Norberg-Hodge, Merrifield & Gorelick A lucid account of what is wrong with global agribusiness and what the alternatives are. Accessible, thought provoking and packed with research, this book shows how a shift towards local food with a diversity of suppliers can dramatically improve the environment and social and economic conditions in industrialised and developing countries. 136pp BFE £16.95 add to cart

	CAPTIVE STATE The Corporate Takeover Of Britain George Monbiot A powerful piece of invetigative journalism, George exposes the dirty deals and underhand ctivities of corporate bosses and colluding politicians. It reveals the ballot box to be lipservice democracy whilst the real decision makers plough their corrupt furrows. Brilliant and disturbing. 170pp CSC1 £8.99 add to cart

	COMMON WEALTH For A Free, Equal, Mutual & Sustainable Society Martin Large Tackles key challenges for remaking society practically: building a sustainable local economy, vibrant culture and community; transforming capitalism for public good; securing permanently affordable homes for all; enabling social inclusion and individual initiative; freeing education from bureaucracy; leading and learning from the social future as it emerges. 306pp CWFE £15.00 add to cart

	CO-OPPORTUNITY Join Up For A Sustainable, Resilient, Prosperous World John Grant This book helps us to understand that the choices we make individually can directly help create a new kind of world; via ‘co-operation’ we have the ‘opportunity’ to do just this. Co-Opportunity is a positive book, full of a wide range of inspiring ideas, encouraging us to enjoy thinking about how to build a better world. 338pp CJU £25.00 add to cart

	DO GOOD LIVES HAVE TO COST THE EARTH Ed: Andrew Simms & Joe Smith This collection of essays from the New Economics Foundation features 18 ‘household names’ discussing the meaning of ‘the good life’ as we face the prospect of massive social and environmental changes. Recognising that our consumerist Western lifestyles and outmoded assumptions about the merits of perpetual economic growth are largely responsible for the eco-crisis, whilst at the same time acknowledging the human needs for fulfilment, community, joy and meaning, this anthology is by turns inspiring, thought provoking, challenging and entertaining. 278pp DGL £7.99 add to cart

	DO IT YOURSELF A Handbook For Changing Our World Ed: Trapese Collective Written by grassroots activists, it explains how to reduce energy consumption, organise without leaders, create health collectives, educate, run social centres, and reclaim the media. Indispensable for community activists, group facilitators, permaculture teachers and designers and anybody else engaged in world change work at any level. DIY £12.99 add to cart

	ECOLOGY BEGINS AT HOME Using The Power Of Choice Archie Duncanson This is definitely the best book yet on how to green your lifestyle. Ecology Begins at Home takes you step by step through what Archie Duncanson actually did to green his own lifestyle, from food to transport choices. You don’t necessarily have to do everything he did, but this approach makes the whole subject very clear and understandable. 128pp EBH £4.95 add to cart

	ENOUGH BLOOD SHED 101 Solutions To Violence, Terror & War Mary-Wynne Ashford & Guy Dauncey The first half of this book shows how another world away from war and terror is possible. The second half describes solutions that are possible and needed in every sector of society. This is all about ordinary people making a difference in true permaculture tradition. 272pp EBS £15.99 add to cart

	ENERGY & THE COMMON PURPOSE Descending The Energy Staircase With Tradable Energy Quotas (TEQs) David Fleming The author first published the system of TEQ's (Tradable Energy Quotas) in 1996. Now it seems even more relevant as the need for carbon control becomes all the more pressing. The effects of uncontrolled fuel use need to be handled in a manner which is effective while being fair to all concerned. His system of TEQ's offers just such a solution. 38pp ECP £5.00 add to cart

	ETHICAL MARKETS Growing The Green Economy Hazel Henderson Within this book Hazel Henderson announces the presence of the green economy. Mainstream media and big business interests have sidelined its emergence and evolution, but it is now a significant and rapidly growing sector. The author interlaces statistics and analysis with profiles of entrepreneurs, environmentalists, scientists, and professionals. 304pp EMGG £19.95 add to cart

	FACTOR FOUR Doubling Wealth, Halving Resource Use Ernst von Weizsacker, Amory B Lovins & L Hunter Lovins Factor Four opens up a new way of thinking about efficiency that will be crucial to our long-term survival. It is full of practical examples of technologies that can use the world’s resources more efficiently. A real eye-opener! 322pp FF3 £19.99 add to cart

	GENETICALLY MODIFIED FOOD A Short Guide For The Confused Andy Rees This is a precise and accessible guide to the biotech industry’s destructive control over our food. This book shows if and how genetically modified food is dangerous to the environment and our bodies. The information is well set out and well explained in terms of corporate business and politics, and concludes with what we can do about it. 260pp GMF £12.99 add to cart

	GUERILLA GARDENING A Manifesto David Tracey A wonderfully readable and entertaining guide to everything you’ll ever need to know about the more more subversive end of urban community gardening. From Adam and Eve, Johnny Appleseed and the Green Guerillas of 1970 to the ‘Resistance is Fertile’ Direct Activists of the 21st Century, this is all about how sowing small seeds yeilds positive results. 228pp GGAM £13.50 add to cart

	LIMITS TO GROWTH The 30 Year Update Donella H Meadows et al Follows on from The Limits to Growth which raised the alarm that we have already over-shot the planet's carrying capacity. Marshalling a vast array of new data and incorporating the latest thinking on sustainability, ecological footprinting and limits, this new book presents future overshoot scenarios. This is compelling, essential and indeed necessary reading for all concerned with our common future. 368pp LGT £16.99 add to cart

	LIVING IN THE CRACKS Rural Social Enterprises In Britain & The Czech Republic Nadia Johanisova Based on interviews with people who live between the business world and the state system, it shows how people can follow their ideals and live with more joy, fulfilment and satisfaction. It analyses what social enterprises are, what they do and how they operate and looks at the people behind successful projects. 134pp LIC £9.95 add to cart

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1) TRANSFORMING ECONOMIC LFE
James Robertson
How can we reshape our economic system-which now transfers wealth from poor to rich, marginalises individuals, communities and cultures, damages the natural environment, and denies all sense of the sacred-so that it will meet the needs of people and the Earth in the 21st century? In this Briefing, James Robertson outlines measures for building a healthier and more equal world. 80pp

TEL £5.00 add to cart

2) CREATING SUSTAINABLE CITIES
Herbert Girardet
How can we create cities of diversity, cultural vigour and beauty, that are also sustainable in economic and environmental terms? 80pp

CSC2 £7.00 add to cart

3) THE ECOLOGY OF HEALTH
Robin Stott
A blueprint for developing local organisations dedicated to creating health rather than wealth. 80pp

EOH £5.00 add to cart

4) THE ECOLOGY OF MONEY
Richard Douthwaite
Explains why money has different effects according to its origins and purposes and why money creation needs to be democratized. 80pp

EOM £7.00 add to cart

5) CONTRACTION & CONVERGENCE
Aubrey Meyer
Describes the dangers and origins of the climate crisis and how the global policy framework of ‘Contraction & Convergence’ (C&C) has been developed to avert these trends. 96pp

CC6 £8.00 add to cart

6) SUSTAINABLE EDUCATION
Stephen Sterling
How a change of educational culture towards the realization of human potential and the interdependence of social, economic and ecological wellbeing can lead to transformative learning. 96pp

SE2 £5.00 add to cart

7) THE ROOTS OF HEALTH
R Fraser & SHill
Encouraging a reconnection with the complementary remedies and body wisdom that were once a part of every household so we can reclaim it, and heal ourselves, our society and our environment. 80pp

ROH £5.00 add to cart

8) BIOREGIONAL SOLUTIONS
Pooran Desai & Sue Riddlestone
Foreword by HRH Prince Outlining the framework for bioregional development and how we can meet more of our needs for wood products, paper, textiles, food and housing from local renewable resources. 112pp
BSF £6.00 add to cart

9) GAIAN DEMOCRACIES
Roy Madron & John Jopling
Sets out a new theory of democracy through which we can tackle the political task of co-creating a just and sustainable future. 160pp

GD2 £8.00 add to cart

10) A SOLAR WORLD
David Elliott
Surveys the rapidly growing field of green energy, including security of supplies, transport systems, ownership, etc.. 96pp

SWC £6.00 add to cart

11) THE NATURAL STEP
David Cook
sorry out of print

12) ECOVILLAGES
New Frontiers For Sustainability
Jonathan Dawson
In an age of diminishing oil supplies, this briefing examines the lessons that we can learn from ecovillages to show us how to live in a more ecologically sound and sustainable way. Jonathan looks at how we can learn from the best elements in traditional and indigenous cultures, alternative economies, designing with nature, organic food, reviving participatory governance and creating a culture of peace. 96pp

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13) CONVERGING WORLD
Connecting Communities In Global Change
John Pontin & Ian Roderick
Looks at the need for the world to converge to an equal per capita level of carbon emissions. Expanding this idea to encompass social justice and looking at the work of an Indian agency SCAD, this book deals with the complexities of environmental protection, economic redistribution and social equality. 96pp

CWCC £8.00 add to cart

14) YOUTH_LED DEVELOPMENT
Harnessing the Energy of Youth to Make Poverty History
David Woolcombe
In this Briefing, David Woollcombe explains why youth is such a promising new field for overseas development assistance. He argues that youth should be at the centre of all development policy, and offers examples of where young people's interventions are most effective. Woollcombe demonstrates how Youth-led Development offers a path to the cultural and economic prosperity less-developed countries need to operate effectively in the global village. 96pp

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15) REKINDLING COMMUNITY
Connecting People, Environment and Spirituality
Alistair McIntosh
This book packs a fair punch. The author presents a theoretical model of 'the psychospiritual underpinnings of community'; a community which depends on our (presently damaged) connection between nature (soil), the divine (soul) and each other (society). Rekindling Community examines the implications of living as if all life is interconnected, addressing both the theory of community and its practical regeneration. A thought-provoking and challenging book. 112pp

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16) THE BIOCHAR DEBATE
Charcoal's Potential To Reverse Climate Change & Build Soil Fertility
James Bruges
Burying charcoal in the ground has two great benefits: it increases soil fertility and locks up carbon, which would otherwise stay in the atmosphere as CO2. This book describes biochar and looks at the issues surrounding it.122pp

BDCP £8.00 add to cart

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