The Complete Idiots Guide To Green Living
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| Author | : Trish Riley |
| Publisher | : Penguin |
| Total Pages | : 340 |
| Release | : 2007-09-04 |
| Genre | : House & Home |
| ISBN | : 144062626X |
The environmental movement and rising awareness of global warming have sparked an interest in green living. People want to know what they can do to live sustainable lives. In this book, you will find an overview of global warming and environmental degradation of air, water, soil; what sustainable living is and how to do it; how to cut down on carbon output (the cause of global warming) with alternative cars and fuels; and environmentally friendly home and lawn care products.
| Author | : John Barrows |
| Publisher | : Penguin |
| Total Pages | : 340 |
| Release | : 2009 |
| Genre | : House & Home |
| ISBN | : 9781592578283 |
A guide to home building, renovation, and remodeling for environmentally conscientious readers or home owners looking to promote energy efficiency explains how to reduce one's personal carbon footprint, lower costs, and promote an eco-friendly lifestyle while creating one's dream home. Original.
| Author | : Bo Rinaldi |
| Publisher | : Penguin |
| Total Pages | : 166 |
| Release | : 2012-05-01 |
| Genre | : Cooking |
| ISBN | : 1101585749 |
Green smoothies are not the sugary concoctions that come to mind when people hear the word "smoothie." They are instead highly nutritious creations that are intended to increase energy, boost metabolism, burn fat, and cleanse the body of toxins. Green smoothies utilize fresh, healthful foods, "superfoods," and a multitude of fantastic ingredients that together offer amazing health benefits. The Complete Idiot's Guide® to Green Smoothies starts with the health benefits of green smoothies and how to make them properly and fully enjoy them, while the bulk of the book is comprised of 150 fun, nutritious, and delicious recipes, supplemented with numerous variations throughout.
| Author | : Barbara Parks |
| Publisher | : Penguin |
| Total Pages | : 242 |
| Release | : 2009-04-07 |
| Genre | : Business & Economics |
| ISBN | : 1101023309 |
The career opportunities of the future ... Green careers include jobs in which environmentally conscious design, policy, and technology are implemented to improve the environment and provide sustainable living. A growing number of people, whether right out of college or already well established in the workforce, are looking to market themselves and their environmental convictions. It is a promising path to a larger paycheck and healthier environment. *Green-collar jobs are on the rise according to Businessweek magazine *The Green Jobs Act of 2007 anticipates a growing labor need for thousands of green-collar workers with $125 million in annual funding for training and research
| Author | : Chef Stephanie Green |
| Publisher | : Penguin |
| Total Pages | : 432 |
| Release | : 2010-12-07 |
| Genre | : Health & Fitness |
| ISBN | : 110144584X |
Healthy food = healthy lifestyle Based on a nutritional principle time-tested for success for literally thousands of years, the Mediterranean Diet consists of a balance of all food groups with an emphasis on foods with high Omega-3 fat content such as fish, beans, and olive oil. The Complete Idiot's Guide® to the Mediterranean Diet introduces the healthy cuisine enjoyed in countries such as Spain, Southern France, Italy, Greece, Turkey, and much of the Middle East. • Features more than 75 delicious, easy to prepare recipes-each with a complete nutritional breakdown of fats and calories-and daily meal plans • Easy step–by–step shopping and preparation tips and instructions • Detailed chapters about food groups and nutrition
| Author | : Julieanna Hever |
| Publisher | : Penguin |
| Total Pages | : 437 |
| Release | : 2011-08-02 |
| Genre | : Health & Fitness |
| ISBN | : 1101543361 |
The healthy vegan diet-made easy. Vegans face their own special challenges when it comes to nutrition and this book provides answers. There are about one million vegans in the U.S. and about 50,000 new ones every year. A growing number of physicians advocate a completely plant-based diet for many of their patients who suffer from diabetes, heart disease, and cancer. In The Complete Idiot's Guide® to Plant-Based Nutrition, readers will find: ? Where to get nutrients that others get from meat and dairy. ? How to avoid the vegan pitfall of overfed but undernourished. ? How to spot hidden animal ingredients in packaged foods. ? Tips for eating at restaurants. ? Special considerations for children and seniors.
| Author | : Kimberley Willis |
| Publisher | : Penguin |
| Total Pages | : 372 |
| Release | : 2008 |
| Genre | : House & Home |
| ISBN | : 9781592578016 |
Enhanced by a helpful resources section, an indispensable handbook for urban and suburban dwellers seeking a more rural lifestyle offers suggestions on how to select the right location, building or renovating a home, home farming, essential tools and supplies, and how to cope with such issues as schools, weather, and utilities. Original.
| Author | : Beverly Bennett |
| Publisher | : Penguin |
| Total Pages | : 353 |
| Release | : 2012-10-02 |
| Genre | : Cooking |
| ISBN | : 1615642757 |
The Complete Idiot's Guide® to Vegan Slow Cooking provides more than 200 slow-cook vegan, plant-based recipes for every meal of the day, and includes not only soups and stews, but sandwiches, sides, snacks, appetizers, sauces, and even breads. Although most recipes are prepared with a slow cooker, some are simply prepared by slow cooking. The opening chapters introduce the reader to the world of slow cooking with the hows and whys of slow cooking, as well as intructions for adapting favorite recipes to one's slow cooker.
| Author | : Steve Miller |
| Publisher | : Penguin |
| Total Pages | : 372 |
| Release | : 2008-10-07 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 1440652031 |
“Why are most plants green?” Why doesn’t stomach acid dissolve the stomach itself? Why are there more tornados in the Midwest than on the coast? This volume answers these questions and over 200 more, shedding light on the science behind them. As informative as it is entertaining, it addresses every major branch of science, including physics, chemistry, biology, geology, meteorology, astronomy, and cosmology. It highlights some of the big ideas that helped shape science as we know it, and discusses the future of science with regards to nanotechnology, genetic modification, molecular medicine, and string theory. • Complete Idiot’s Guides® have a proven track record of simplifying science with great success, as with volumes on physics and chemistry. •Entertaining scientific overviews of this kind also successful, including such titles as The Pocket Idiot’s Guide™ to Not-So-Useless Facts and The Complete Idiot’s Guide® to Understanding Einstein.
| Author | : Brita Belli |
| Publisher | : Penguin |
| Total Pages | : 432 |
| Release | : 2009-07-07 |
| Genre | : House & Home |
| ISBN | : 1101104953 |
An essential how-to on powering your home with sun, wind, water, and more. For readers wanting to save money-and the planet-by using alternative energy, this book provides everything they need to know. The five basic sources are fully covered: sun, wind, water, earth, and bio. The benefits, what is needed, and whether it will work for a particular home are all carefully laid out in this comprehensive overview: ? Solar energy for home heating, water heating, and electricity ? Wind power, hydrogen, and micro hydro power ? Heat pumps-air, geothermal, and water source ? Heating with wood and going bio
