Green Books imprint: 155 books

In this book, John Lane calls us to awaken to the possibilities of a culture that recognizes the importance of beauty, and to acknowledge that we are only fully human in contact with the beautiful. Once, people were instinctively tuned to the beautiful. In those distant days before the advent of the...

Written with a penetrating simplicity, No Destination is an exhilarating account of an extraordinary life. When he was only nine years old, Satish Kumar renounced the world and joined the wandering brotherhood of Jain monks. Dissuaded from this path by an inner voice at the age of 18, he became a...

The importance of emptying the mind has been recognized for millennia across a variety of cultures. Meditation is a way of life for millions; at the end of a Hindu?s life, he renounces all and becomes a wandering ascetic, seeking union with God; and the Japanese tea ceremony provides an interlude...

Visionaries of the 20th Century brings together the lives and works of 100 great men and women who offered inspiration, hope and healing. The 20th century was marked by wars, dictatorships and environmental destruction, yet many individuals kept alive the hope of a sane and sustainable future through...

Narrative, Kindle version of the United States Marine Corps history. Extensive, detailed and authorative there is no comparable account available. The many maps, tables and diagrams of the original have been removed to make version readable on a Kindle. For the full version which is available in PDF form go to the USMC Military history site

Narrative, Kindle version of the United States Marine Corps history. Extensive, detailed and authorative there is no comparable account available. The many maps, tables and diagrams of the original have been removed to make version readable on a Kindle. For the full version which is available in PDF form go to the USMC Military history site

Nick Sharratt's fabulously funny dŽbut novel, THE CAT AND THE KING, tells the story of a gentle, unworldly King and his very clever cat, and is illustrated throughout in two colours with Nick's irresistible wit and humour. The cat and the King must find a new home after their castle burns down in...

In The Breakdown of Nations Leopold Kohr shows that, throughout history, people living in small states are happier, more peaceful, more creative and more prosperous. Virtually all our political and social problems would be greatly diminished if the world's major countries were to dissolve back into...

From diets to economic growth, everything these days has to be sustainable, and in clear and thought-provoking terms, Ulrich Grober reassesses the concept of sustainability using a range of fascinating historical instances of its application. He considers the vision of men such as Hans Carl von Carlowitz,...

Practical guidance on reclaiming our food production at a time when food security is more relevant than ever The farms that are truly productive, sustainable, and resilient are the mixed, tightly integrated and low-input farms, which are complex and need a lot of skilled people to run them. These...

This book tells the story of George Monbiot's journeys among some of the tribal peoples of East Africa, showing how they are confronting the forces which threaten to deprive both them and us of the life that civilization has tried to suppress. In northern Kenya he saw how bandits, equipped by the...

In past recessions and depressions across the world, communities have reclaimed the power that the bankers hold by creating their own forms of money and Local Money shows how this is possible. This book is an inspiring guide that helps you understand what money is and how you can create money that...

Many people feel that money and what we perceive as the psyche, or soul, are bitter enemies: do we choose money or soul, finance or feelings, markets or common humanity? This book traces the origins of these opposing concepts and the feelings that money provokes. Economic ideas often stand out as...

While environmental education, and more recently education for sustainable development are important trends, they are not sufficient to reorient and transform education as a whole and yet time is short to realise such change. The Briefing critiques the prevailing managerial and mechanistic paradigm...