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Give the gift of a greener world and save some green at the same time with our special offer just in time for the holiday season. With every order placed on our website between now and December 14^th, the shipping (within North America) is on us! Need some inspiration? See our gift section below for ideas that will suit even the most hard-to-buy-for person on your shopping list.

Beauty Secrets

Toxic chemicals in our bodies are generating a storm of media attention. In Not Just a Pretty Face: The Ugly Side of the Beauty Industry Stacy Malkan takes a damning look at the not-so-pretty practices of the cosmetics industry and shows how activists and entrepreneurs are leading the way to a healthier, safer future.

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• Chapter 5: Beauty Myth Busters

Waking Up from the American Dream

Whether you believe that Peak Oil is on the horizon or that it has already happened and is only visible in our rear view mirror, there is no denying the fact that we are entering an era of resource depletion that will result in a profoundly different world. In Peak Everything, Richard Heinberg muses on how we can negotiate the coming energy transition as peacefully, equitably, and intelligently as possible.

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• Chapter 7: The Psychology of Peak Oil and Climate Change

Paws for Thought

Our hunger for "progress," has triggered an unprecedented natural disaster - currently 137 animal and plant species are condemned to extinction every day. The latest in our "Solutions Series", Ethan Smith and Guy Dauncey's Building an Ark presents a host of innovative and practical ways to live in greater harmony with animals and ensure a more sustainable and humane planet.

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• Five Solutions for Schools
• Ten Global Solutions

Pure Water and Clean Energy

As a society we are standing in the rain wondering why we are thirsty, and standing in the sun pondering where to find new energy. In Electric Water, Christopher Swan offers a clear vision of how the world's existing energy and water infrastructure could be transformed to meet the needs of tomorrow today.

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• Chapter1: In Light of Water

Making a Life, Not Just a Living

How do you make ends meet without selling out? Can you earn a decent living and still help make the world a better place? In Making a Living While Making a Difference, Melissa Everett shows how to break out of perceived limits and align your career with your own values and with emerging opportunities.

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• Step 6: Identify the Essence of Your Work in the World

The End of Autopia

Personal transportation as we know it is reaching the end of the road. In The Zero-Carbon Car, available December 1st, William Kemp provides the rationale and the plans for an ultra-efficient, zero-carbon emission automobile, paving the way to a cleaner, more sustainable future.

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Great Gift Ideas to Build a New Society

For the green builders on your list, Jerry Yudelson's Green Building A to Z takes the mystery out of the bewildering array of terms and ideas involved in the green building movement. John Banta examines strategies to protect our houses from climate change in Extreme Weather Hits Home. Or pick up Your Green Home, Alex Wilson's invaluable guide to planning an environmentally friendly, energy-efficient new home. Green Remodeling by David Johnston and Kim Master addresses similar issues for those contemplating renovation rather than new construction.

Renewable energy enthusiasts will appreciate the brand new Special 30th Anniversary edition of the Real Goods Solar Living Sourcebook - the ultimate guide to renewable energy, sustainable living, green building, homesteading, off-the-grid living, and alternative transportation. Put the spotlight on energy savings with The Carbon Buster's Home Energy Handbook and the Consumer Guide to Home Energy Savings. Also check out Dan Chiras' The Homeowner's Guide to Renewable Energy, which gives an overview of almost every alternative energy source that you can imagine (and probably a few you haven't thought of, too).

Give your favorite activist gifts that inform, inspire and support! Michael Conroy's Branded! shows how the 'Certification Revolution' has the power to transform global corporations. Anthony Weston's How to Reimagine the World is a "pocket guide for practical visionaries" and a must-read for anyone who sees their glass as half-full. The Better World Shopping Guide by Ellis Jones is the perfect stocking-stuffer — a pocket-sized guide to becoming a responsible consumer. Still stumped? Check out David Tracey's Guerilla Gardening – a guide to greening public spaces with or without permission!

We have several titles that will interest those concerned about Peak Oil. Albert Bates' The Post-Petroleum Survival Guide and Cookbook shows you how to have your apocalypse and eat it too! Also in the food vein, Eating Fossil Fuels by Dale Allen Pfeiffer connects the dots between the agricultural industry and Big Oil, and calls for some dramatic reforms. Richard Heinberg's The Oil Depletion Protocol details a proposal to avoid Peak Oil collapse by providing a smooth transition to a post-carbon world. For more background on the issue, consider Heinberg's The Party's Over, still one of the most coherent and authoritative books on the topic.

Give the gift of a green Christmas to those who would walk lightly on the earth with one of our many sustainable living titles. The New Village Green features thought-provoking writings from a wildly varied group of people united by their commitment to community, to sustainability and to the planet. In The Great Neighborhood Book, Jay Walljasper and the Project for Public Spaces show you how to develop and realize your vision for an attractive, dynamic, vibrant and welcoming community. Diana Leafe Christian provides a thorough overview of researching, visiting, evaluating and joining the community or ecovillage you've always dreamed of in Finding Community, and Laura Matthais creates dozens of exquisite, tantalizing dishes using wholesome, local, organic ingredients for ExtraVeganZa.

Give a gift from the heart to the parents, teachers and caregivers in your life. In Becoming the Kind Father, Calvin Sandborn traces the journey from being the man that society expects you to be, cut off from your feelings and out of touch with your inner life, to being a "kind father" – a man whose power is based in healing, love, acceptance and forgiveness. Thom Henley and Kenny Peavey show parents and teachers how to empower and inspire children to take an active role in conservation in the beautifully illustrated, full color As If the Earth Matters. And children of all ages will have a ball with the more than 150 team-building games and activities in the new edition of Josette and Ba Lumvour's Everyone Wins.

For more details on these and other great gift ideas check out our website at newsociety.com. Happy Holidays!