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Recommended Reading

Sermons at First Parish

Books recommended by members of the Green Sanctuary committee:

Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life, by Barbara Kingsolver, HarperCollins, 2007

A wonderfully written account of a year-long celebration of local food.

The Consumer's Guide to Effective Environmental Choices: Practical Advice from the Union of Concerned Scientists, by Michael Brower & Warren Leon, Three Rivers Press, 1999

There are so many things one can do to help the environment, it's hard to know where to start. This book, written by two members of the Union of Concerned Scientists, singles out the areas where one's choices have the biggest impact on the environment. If you're not sure where to begin changing your lifestyle, start by reading this book.

An Inconvenient Truth, Al Gore

Companion volume to the movie

Boiling Point: How Politicians, Big Oil and Coal, Journalists and Activists Are Fueling the Climate Crisis--And What We Can Do to Avert Disaster, by Ross Gelbspan, Basic Books, 2004

“The complete guide to nontoxic and environmentally safe housekeeping”

Sun, Wind & Light, Architectural Design Strategies, 2nd Edition, by G.Z.Brown and Mark DeKay, John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

This book provides excellent coverage of energy system basics and presentation of useful and specific design strategies.

This book provides excellent coverage of building system basics, good graphics, and a strong sensitivity to the energy issues at play in building design.

 "profound and funny"