Books
Brilliant finds for your leisure, like books on climate change & mindfulness that provoke social & environmental change, plus healthy eating, vegan cookbooks & works with beautiful nature photography.
“Roadmap to Sustainable Textiles and Clothing: Eco-friendly Raw Materials, Technologies, and Processing Methods”
By: Senthilkannan Muthu
New York Times Best-Seller, “Forks Over Knives – The Cookbook: Over 300 Recipes for Plant-Based Eating All Through the Year”
By: Del Sroufe
“A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life’s Purpose” (Oprah’s Book Club, Selection 61)
By: Eckhart Tolle
“Visions of Earth: National Geographic Photographs of Beauty, Majesty, and Wonder” (National Geographic Collectors Series)
By: National Geographic
Did you know?
“Outliers: The Story of Success” (bottom right), by Malcolm Gladwell, and “Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking” (far-bottom left), by Susan Cain, are both on the New York Times Bestsellers list. Incredibly, Gladwell’s book, as of August 18th (2016), has been on the bestsellers list for 221 weeks. We simply thought that was a cool fact — feel free to read whichever book you fancy.“ReFashioned: Cutting-Edge Clothing from Upcycled Materials”
By: Sass Brown
“Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed: Revised”
By: Jared Diamond
“Healing the Vegan Way: Plant-Based Eating for Optimal Health and Wellness”
By: Mark Reinfeld
“Outliers: The Story of Success”
By: Malcolm Gladwell
“Wear No Evil: How to Change the World with Your Wardrobe”
By: Greta Eagan
“A Life Worth Breathing: A Yoga Master’s Handbook of Strength, Grace, and Healing”
By: Max Strom
“Thinking, Fast and Slow”
By: Daniel Kahneman
“Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking”
By: Susan Cain
Did you know?
“Clothing Poverty: The Hidden World of Fast Fashion and Second-hand Clothes” is one of the top books on the topic of ethical fashion, discussing the salient differences between the ‘fast’ and ‘slow’ fashion industries. Andrew Brooks discusses these industries from economic, historical, political, environmental, and rather cultural perspectives in a digestible format. His findings are concerning, but should be known. If you’re more interested in books on ethical fashion, check out our guide to ethical fashion.
“Clothing Poverty: The Hidden World of Fast Fashion and Second-hand Clothes”
By: Andrew Brooks
“The Dirty Side of the Garment Industry: Fast Fashion and Its Negative Impact on Environment and Society”
By: Nikolay Anguelov
“Light on Yoga: Yoga Dipika”
By: B. K. S. Iyengar
“10% Happier: How I Tamed the Voice in My Head, Reduced Stress Without Losing My Edge, and Found Self-Help That Actually Works–A True Story”
By: Dan Harris
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