New Society Publishers: 243 books
Spit that Out
The Overly Informed Parent’s Guide to Raising Healthy Kids in the Age of Environmental Guilt
Language: English
Release Date: August 19, 2016
From BPA in baby bottles and asbestos in crayons to misleading "natural" labels-it can despair even the most steadfast parent.
Lighthearted yet authoritative, Spit That Out! cuts through the information overload, sorts cloth from disposable, and empowers readers to make simple but...
The Permaculture Transition Manual
A Comprehensive Guide to Resilient Living
Language: English
Release Date: September 23, 2016
Caught between climate change and a fossil fuel-driven economy that demands ever more growth, the world faces a great transition - by design or disaster - away from fossil fuels to a less energy intensive future.But what proven tools are available to aid in making a successful, deliberate transition...
The Scything Handbook
Learn How to Cut Grass, Mow Meadows and Harvest Grain with a Scythe
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2016
Dreading the weekly lawn mow? Need to whack the weeds in your orchard? Cringing at the drudgery and incessant blare of the mower? Imagine instead long sweeps of an elegant scythe cutting your grass and pesky weeds in blissful, meditative silence.That is the power of the "scythe revolution"...
Changemakers
Embracing Hope, Taking Action, and Transforming the World
Language: English
Release Date: May 11, 2018
With every news report, the world seems to be careening off the rails. It's all too easy to slip into despair waiting for co-opted, self-serving governments to act.
Hope and action is the antidote. We each hold the power to make personal changes that can drive local changes and cascade into...
by John Michael Greer
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2009
n response to the coming impact of peak oil John Michael Greer helps us envision the transition from an industrial society to a sustainable ecotechnic world - not returning to the past but creating a society that supports relatively advanced technology on a sustainable resource base.Fusing human ecology...
Supply Shock
Economic Growth at the Crossroads and the Steady State Solution
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Politicians, economists, and Wall Street would have us believe that limitless economic expansion is the Holy Grail, and that there is no conflict between growing the economy and protecting the environment. Supply Shock debunks these widely accepted myths and demonstrates that we are in fact navigating...
Sharing is Good
How to Save Money, Time and Resources through Collaborative Consumption
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2013
Society is at a crossroads. We can either continue on the path of consumption at any cost, or we can make new choices that will lead to a happier, more rewarding life, while helping to preserve the planet for future generations. Unfortunately, we can't all afford to install solar panels or buy a Prius....
The Power Manual
How to Master Complex Power Dynamics
Language: English
Release Date: June 8, 2018
All social relations are laden with power. Getting out from under dominant power relations and mastering power dynamics is perhaps the most essential skill for change agents across all sectors seeking to ignite positive change in the world.
This concise action manual explores major concepts...
by Richard Heinberg
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2004
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2004
If the US continues with current policies the next decades will be marked by war economic collapse and environmental catastrophe. Resource depletion and population pressures are about to catch up with us and no one is prepared. The political élites especially in the US are incapable of dealing with...
The Retro Future
Looking to the Past to Reinvent the Future
Language: English
Release Date: September 8, 2017
To most people paying attention to the collision between industrial society and the hard limits of a finite planet, it’s clear that things are going very, very wrong. We no longer have unlimited time and resources to deal with the crises that define our future, and the options are limited to the...
Educating for Action
Strategies to Ignite Social Justice
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2014
The pursuit of freedom and justice is a timeless effort, but new activists may not know where to begin, while more experienced ones often become jaded or fatigued. The task of constructing a new society free from oppression and inequality can be overwhelming. Tools for facilitating motivation, engagement...
Essential Cordwood Construction
The Complete Step-by-Step Guide
Language: English
Release Date: November 24, 2017
Cordwood construction—log-ends set in insulated mortar—is a versatile, economical, low-impact, and beautiful building method. Its durability and performance has been proven in beautiful, centuries-old buildings in North America and Europe. Yet until now, there has been no trusted, practical guide...
by Andrés R. Edwards
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2005
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2005
Sustainability has become a buzzword in the last decade, but its full meaning is complex, emerging from a range of different sectors. In practice, it has become the springboard for millions of individuals throughout the world who are forging the fastest and most profound social transformation of our...
by Gwendolyn Hallsmith and Bernard Lietaer
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2011
Communities everywhere are challenged by issues such as health elder and child care housing education food security and the environment. On the surface these problems appear to be rooted in economic crisisfor example budget cuts have triggered reduced public services soaring food prices have created...