Lazy Days of Summer Reading
If getting ready for summer includes a lawn chair, sunshine, a tall glass of lemonade and a good book…we’ve got some suggestions for you – from how to get your book to what you read.
Sustainable Sources for Books
Consider checking out your book from the library, swapping books with a friend, or purchasing from a second-hand bookstore or thrift store to reduce consumption of new paper resources. A completely paperless alternative is the electronic book. Called “e-books,” electronic books are digital versions of books that can be downloaded and read from your computer, from a reading device such as Amazon’s Kindle or from your handheld device, such as a Palm, using free software.
Free e-Book Sources
Free sources of e-books are available at http://e-library.net and free-ebooks.net. Many classics are available free from the University of Virginia’s library at http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/ebooks.
Commercial e-Book Sources
There are many commercial sources where you can find top selling books, like http://ebooks.com, which offers 130,000 book titles, or http://amazon.com, which offers one million e-documents, including magazines and books. Others can be found by doing a web search for “ebooks.”
Green Reads
Silent Spring by Rachel Carson
A 1962 classic that has inspired many people to consider human impact on the environment.
Hot, Flat, and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution–and How It Can Renew America by Thomas Friedman
Best selling author and New York Times journalist, Friedman helps readers understand globalization in a new way and explains how America can lead the green revolution in the 21st century.
The Lazy Environmentalist and The Lazy Environmentalist on a Budget, both by Josh Dorfman
Written in-line with his philosophy of the “No guilt-trips and never any sacrifice,” Dorfman offers insights into cutting-edge products and services, emerging trends, and innovation underway to bring our lifestyles into balance with nature.
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