Economics | Economics
Sep.15.2009
...Future Scenarios serves as a good introduction to the concept of future energy descent/climate change scenarios. Again, it offers nothing too earth-shatteringly novel for the sincere peak oil or climate change follower (who could easily finish it in a couple of hours, with distractions in the...
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Sep.15.2009
...Astyk knows what she’s talking about from firsthand experience, having devoted her life to subsistence living ever since becoming peak oil-aware. In short, her book truly embodies New Society’s slogan “books to walk the talk.”
This, along with Astyk’s unique perspective as a woman, a mother and...
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Sep.15.2009
Pat Murphy’s Plan C is a rich treasury of practical suggestions for reducing fossil fuel consumption and fostering community cooperation—while Lyle Estill’s Small is Possible is an engrossing portrait of a small Southern town that is already taking these steps.
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Jun.01.2009
Defying the code that says it's impolite to discuss God or money, Zacharias does just that. On the road once more, Zacharias visits with Sister Schubert, the woman who made $40 million from dinner rolls, and with the Florida Cracker whose mother pickled his chopped-off toddler fingers. Zacharias...
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May.03.2009
"In this objective, accurate, readable and well-researched book, one will find information on the history and geography, the economic and political systems, the flora and fauna, the culture, and the natural resources. ... The reader comes away...
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Nov.20.2008
Evolving through various editions during the past 15 years, Harry S. Pariser's Explore the Virgin Islands has grown in content and stature to become the premier travel guidebook to the US and British Virgin Islands. Award-winning journalist Pariser details sights, hotels and resorts, and...
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Oct.13.2008
The World is a sixth grade text with hands-on, activity-based skills that promote students' application of knowledge in geography, economics, history, citizenship, and cultural awareness as they relate to the 6th grade learning outcomes.
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Oct.13.2008
The study of North Ameria is a fifth grade text that uses hands-on, activity skills that provides students with knowledge of the geography, history, economics, citizenship, and cultural studies of North America.
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Sep.30.2008
Ohio Studies is an active learning format of social studies related skills and concepts that directs students to explore, work with and apply information to regional desk maps. Lessons are correlated to social studies objectives and include Ohio history, geography, culture, and government,...
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