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Books : Worldchanging: A User's Guide for the 21st CenturyIn association with Amazon.comby: Alex Steffen  List Price: $37.50 Amazon.com's Price: $22.17 You Save: $15.33 (41%)Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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Binding: HardcoverDewey Decimal Number: 333.7 EAN: 9780810930957 ISBN: 0810930951 Label: "Harry N. Abrams, Inc." Manufacturer: "Harry N. Abrams, Inc." Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 608 Publication Date: November 01, 2006 Publisher: "Harry N. Abrams, Inc." Studio: "Harry N. Abrams, Inc." Sales Rank: 36404 Related Items:
Editorial Review: Product Description: Worldchanging is poised to be the Whole Earth Catalog for this millennium. Written by leading new thinkers who believe that the means for building a better future lie all around us, Worldchanging is packed with the information, resources, reviews, and ideas that give readers the tools they need to make a difference. Brought together by Alex Steffen, co-founder of the popular and award-winning web site Worldchanging.com, this team of top-notch writers includes Cameron Sinclair, founder of Architecture for Humanity, Geekcorps founder Ethan Zuckerman, sustainable food expert Anna Lappé, and many others. Renowned designer Stefan Sagmeister brings his extraordinary talents to Worldchanging, resulting in a book that will challenge readers to personally redefine the conversation about the future. Each chapter offers readers new answers to key questions, such as: Why does buying locally produced food make sense? What steps can ! I take to influence my workplace toward sustainability? How do I volunteer, advocate, and give more effectively? From eco-building to responsible shopping, political action to humanitarian relief, Worldchanging puts the power to solve problems into the reader’s hands. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - An inspirational call to find your environmental callingI found this to be among the most inspiring books that I have read this year. It is not a narrative but a vast collection of small essays and notes covering topics related to changing our environment for the better. Some stories are inspirational accounts of what others have done, others are calls to action for what can be done. They focus on six categories - stuff, shelter, cities, community, business, politics and planet. There is bound to be one or two categories that matches up with your interests. ... Read More Rating:  - world changing: a user's guide to the 21st centuryAlthough the book looks very good and most interesting, it did NOT come with the box cover, as advertised. False advertising - I would suggest not ordering it from Amazon. Rating: - Worldchanging: A User's Guide for the 21st CenturyThis book is absolutely amazing and lifechanging because of all the important information that is in this book. You just have no idea how bad we treat the world and how close we are to destroying our lives all so we can have selfish comforts on a daily basis. Rating: - Environmentalism for those who confuse computer desktop themes with natureA nonsensical belief that we can solve the environmental crisis by avoiding self change. Never in our history have their been a more deluded and narcissistic generation clambering to take the helm. We're in serious trouble. Rating: - A Companion to the WebsiteA practical comprehensive compendium of the types of practices we will need to nourish if we are to live in a Bright Green sustainable and just future. More a catalog than an essay, it is divided into sections such as Stuff, Shelter, Cities, Community, Business, Politics and Planet, giving examples of sustainable work being done in each area as well as references to relevant books and web sites. There is a strong emphasis on the potential for well-designed technologies to improve the lot of all human beings. ... Read More Browse for similar items by category:
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