Wake Up and Smell the Planet: The Non-Pompous, Non-Preachy Grist Guide to Greening Your Day | 
| Author: Grist Magazine Creators: Brangien Davis, Katharine Wroth Publisher: Mountaineers Books Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating: 15 reviews Sales Rank: 12769
Media: Paperback Number Of Items: 1 Pages: 175 Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5 Dimensions (in): 6.7 x 5.9 x 0.6
ISBN: 1594850399 Dewey Decimal Number: 333.72 EAN: 9781594850394 ASIN: 1594850399
Publication Date: October 31, 2007 Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Book Description Sustainability is the new "bling," and Grist knows how to wear it.Not a guide about guilt, but about making little choices throughout the day that improve the planet. Grist is the hottest online magazine covering sustainability and popular culture. Like Grist, this is a quirky, humorous, entertaining, and sometimes irreverent read. We all have our morning routines, whether it's making coffee, walking the dog, feeding the kids, a shower and a shave, the office commute, or some combination thereof. And at each of these morning moments-in fact, at any given time throughout the day-we're making choices. What to eat, what to wear, how to dispose of dog poop or diapers, how to travel from point A to point B, where to have a post-work cocktail, and on, and on-this compact and resourceful handbook takes a look at how to simplify and "green" our daily choices, from the moment we get up in the morning, until we finally lay our heads down at night. Grist magazine's news about green issues and sustainable living is far from predictable. A self-proclaimed "beacon in the smog," it provides some of the most refreshing and knowledgeable voices on how to live wisely and promote a healthy world. Consider this guide an off-line beacon, bringing Grist's edgy authority, impeccable research, and planetary cheerleading to a broader audience.
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wake up and smell the planet May 8, 2008 Wake Up and Smell the Planet is nonsence and hard to read. I did not enjoy it.
Serious Fun April 21, 2008 "Wake up and Smell the Planet" is just as advertised: it details common-sense, and not so well-known, ways to help our planet survive us. The light touch is welcome, and deftly used.
GET THIS BOOK NOW April 14, 2008 every house in America should have this.... It is written in a manner that is totally doable to some level. The author has also choosen not to insult your current way of life but at the same time asks you to ponder an alternative that works just as well.
EXCELLENT, EASY TO READ February 27, 2008 VERY GOOD FOR PEOPLE WHO DOESN'T HAVE AN IDEA ABOUT GREEN LIFE, IT REALLY MAKES IT EASY TO START A "GREEN LIFE". IF YOU CONSIDER YOUR KNOWLEDGE ABOUT GREEN ISSUES TO BE EXCELLENT, DON'T BUY IT.
Wake Up and Smell the Planet February 22, 2008 4 out of 4 found this review helpful
It's very true; it's hard to get good advice on how to help save the world without purists and pompous tree-huggers (no offense to the non-pompous kind :) ) talking to you like you're just another lazy 'part of the problem'. Grist gets right down to the facts, and covers alot of today's (and tomorrow's) issues and lifestyles, with a comedic twist, and without all the namecalling. That way, YOU can keep an open mind and explore all of the different earth-saving options that are available to you. 'Practical', 'funny', and 'informative' are three words I would use to describe this book. I am very pleased with it.
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