Here's a reading list for those who would like to learn more about sustainability. Many thanks to Claudia Kern at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the Upper Valley in Norwich, VT, for letting us pass on this great resource. If you would suggest a book, please e-mail us and we'll add it to the list.

Andrews, Cecile. The Circle of Simplicity: Return to the Good Life. Harper Perennial, 1998. ISBN: 0-06-092872-7.

AtKisson, Alan. Believing Cassandra, An Optimist Looks At A Pessimist's World. White River Junction, Vermont.: Chelsea Green, 1999. ISBN I-890132-16-0.

Bender, Sue. Plain and Simple: A Woman's Journey to the Amish. Harper Collins, 1991.

Berthold-Bond, Annie. Clean and Green, The Complete Guide to Nontoxic and Environmentally Safe Housekeeping. Woodstock, New York: Ceres Press, 1990.

Brower, Michael, et al. Consumer's Guide to Effective Environmental Choices: Practical Advice from the Union of Concerned Scientists. Three Rivers Press, 1999.

Burch, Mark A., Stepping Lightly: Simplicity for People and the Planet, New Society Publishers.

His Holiness, the Dali Lama. Ethics for the New Millennium. New York: Riverhead Books, Penguin Putnam, 1999. ISBN:1-57322-025-6

Durning, Alan. How Much is Enough: The Consumer Society and the Future of the Earth. W.W. Norton, 1992.

Elgin, Duane. Voluntary Simplicity: Toward a Way of Life That is Outwardly Simple, Inwardly Rich. New York: William Morrow, 1993.

Friedman, Thomas L. The Lexus and the Olive Tree: Understanding Globalization. Bantam Doubleday Dell, 2000.

Hawken, Paul. The Ecology of Commerce: A Declaration of Sustainability. New York: Harper-Business, 1993.

Kohak, Erazim, The Green Halo, A Bird's-Eye View of Ecological Ethics. Open Court Publishing, 2000. ISBN: 0-8126-9411-2.

Lovins, Amory, Hunter Lovins, and Paul Hawken. Natural Capitalism: Creating the Next Industrial Revolution. Boston: Little Brown, 1999.

Marietta, Don E., Jr. For People and the Planet, Holism and Humanism in Environmental Ethics. Temple University Press,1995. ISBN: 1-56639-247-0

McKibben, Bill. Hope, Human and Wild, Stories of Living Lightly on the Earth. Little, Brown and Co., 1995.

Meadows, Donella H., Dennis L. Meadows, Jorgen Randers. Beyond the Limits: Confronting Global Collapse, Envisioning a Sustainable Future. White River Junction, Vermont: Chelsea Green, 1992.

Miller, Timothy. How to Want What You Have. Avon Books, 1995.

Myers, Norman. Ultimate Security.

National Resources Defense Council. 50 Simple Things You Can Do to Save the Earth.

Nearing, Helen, and Scott Nearing. Living the Good Life. Harborside, Maine: Social Science Institute, 1954.

Rampton, Sheldon, and John Stauber. Trust Us, We’re Experts! Penguin Putnam Inc.

Robbins, John. May All Be Fed, Diet for a New World. William Morrow, 1992. ISBN: 0-688-11625-6

Robin, Vicki, and Joe Dominguez. Your Money or Your Life. New York: Viking Penguin, 1992. ISBN: 0-670-84331-8

Robinson, Jo and Jean Coppock Staheli. Unplug the Christmas Machine, A Complete Guide to Putting Love and Joy Back into the Season. New York: William Morrow, 1991. ISBN 0-688-10961-6

Russell, Peter. Waking Up in Time, Finding Inner Peace in Times of Accelerating Change. Origin Press, 1998. ISBN: 1-57983-002-1

Ryan, John C., and Alan Thein Durning. Stuff: The Secret Lives of Everyday Things. Seattle: Northwest Environment Watch, 1997.

St. James, Elaine. Simplify Your Life, 100 Ways to Slow Down and Enjoy the Things that Really Matter. New York: Hyperion, 1994. ISBN:0-7868-8000-7

Schor, Juliet B. The Overspent American: Upscaling, Downshifting, and the New Consumer. Basic Books, 1999.

Schumacher, E.F. Small is Beautiful. New York: Harper Row, 1973. ISBN : 06-090432-1

Strong, Maurice. Where on Earth Are We Going? Alfred A. Knopf

Thomas, Lewis. The Lives of the Cell: Notes of a Biology Watcher. New York: Viking Press, 1974.

Weisman, Alan. Gaviotas, A Village to Reinvent the World. Chelsea Green Publishing, 1998.