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Contents 1 Template 2 YOUR Suggestions 3 DIY Home Solar Energy & Renewable Energy 4 DIY Electric Vehicles 5 3D Printing 6 Hackerspaces / Makerspaces / Fab Lab 7 DIY Home Remodeling 8 Books by Richard Florida 9 Resilient Cities 10 Thomas J. Campanella 11 Skills 12 Open Source Warfare 13 E-readers 14 Online Work: Issues & Skills 15 Malcolm Gladwell 16 Max Brooks 17 Future of Money & the New Economy 18 Survivalist 19 Homeschooling 20 Politics 21 Peter Newman 22 Permaculture 23 Communications 24 Electronics 25 Small Business Solutions 26 Collections 27 Robert R. Prechter Jr. 28 Movies 29 Complexity 30 Novels 31 Sustainability Beyond Capitalism 32 Energy Conservation 33 Alvin Toffler 34 Open Source Ventures & Wealth Creation 35 Reader's Choices 36 Public Speaking 37 Earth Threat #1: Poverty 38 Quilting 39 Sewing 40 Knitting 41 Guard Dog Breeds & Handling 41.1 Rottweilers 42 Page Curator

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YOUR Suggestions

• The Great Reset: How the Post-Crash Economy Will Change the Way We Live and Work by Richard Florida

• The Modern Survival Manual: Surviving the Economic Collapse by Fernando Ferfal Aguirre

• Lost in Shangri-La: A True Story of Survival, Adventure, and the Most Incredible Rescue Mission of World War II by Mitchell Zuckoff

• Black & Decker Complete Home Improvement: with 300 Projects and 2,000 Photos (Black & Decker Complete Photo Guide) by Creative Publishing international

• Gas Turbines for Model Aircraft by Kurt Schreckling

• Basic Machines and How They Work by Naval Education And Training Program

• 1800 Mechanical Movements, Devices and Appliances (Dover Science Books) by Henry T. Brown

• Gardening When It Counts: Growing Food in Hard Times (Mother Earth News Wiser Living Series) by Steve Solomon

• Gamestorming: A Playbook for Innovators, Rulebreakers, and Changemakers by Dave Gray, Sunni Brown, and James Macanufo

• The Backyard Homestead: Produce all the food you need on just a quarter acre! by Carleen Madigan

• Reamde: A Novel by Neal Stephenson

• World Made by Hand: A Novel by James Howard Kunstler

DIY Home Solar Energy & Renewable Energy

• Solar Electricity Handbook - 2011 Edition by Michael Boxwell

• Power from the Sun: A Practical Guide to Solar Electricity by Daniel D. Chiras

• Solar Power Your Home For Dummies by Rik DeGunther

• Energy Efficient Homes For Dummies by Rik DeGunther

• Alternative Energy For Dummies by Rik DeGunther

• The Complete Idiot's Guide to Solar Power for Your Home, 3rd Edition by Dan Ramsey

• Do-It-Yourself Home Energy Audits: 140 Simple Solutions to Lower Energy Costs, Increase Your Home's Efficiency, and Save the Environmen (Tab Green Guru Guides) by David Findley

• Solar Power for Your Home (Green Guru Guides) by David Findley

• Solar Electricity Handbook - 2011 Edition by Michael Boxwell

• Green Lighting (Tab Green Guru Guides) by Brian Clark Howard

• Renewable Energies for Your Home: Real-World Solutions for Green Conversions (TAB Green Guru Guides) by Russel Gehrke

DIY Electric Vehicles

• Build Your Own Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle (TAB Green Guru Guides) by Seth Leitman

• Build Your Own Electric Motorcycle (Tab Green Guru Guides) by Carl Vogel

• Build Your Own Electric Bicycle (Tab Green Guru) by Matthew Slinn

3D Printing

• Printing in Plastic: Build Your Own 3D Printer (Technology in Action) by James Kelly and Patrick Hood-Daniel

• Getting Started with Arduino (Make: Projects) by Massimo Banzi

Hackerspaces / Makerspaces / Fab Lab

• Hackerspaces - The Beginning

• The Tomorrow Project: Bestselling Authors Describe Daily Life in the Future by Douglas Rushkoff, Ray Hammond, Scarlett Thomas

• 507 Mechanical Movements: Mechanisms and Devices (Dover Science Books) by Henry T. Brown

• 1800 Mechanical Movements, Devices and Appliances (Dover Science Books) by Gardner D. Hiscox

• Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman! (Adventures of a Curious Character) by Richard P. Feynman and Ralph Leighton

• Quantum Man: Richard Feynman's Life in Science (Great Discoveries) by Lawrence M. Krauss

• The Physics of Proteins: An Introduction to Biological Physics and Molecular Biophysics (Biological and Medical Physics, Biomedical Engineering) by Hans Frauenfelder

• Graphene and Graphite Materials by H. E. Chan

• Fundamentals of Materials Science and Engineering: An Integrated Approach by William D. Callister and David G. Rethwisch

• Physics of the Future: How Science Will Shape Human Destiny and Our Daily Lives by the Year 2100 by Michio Kaku

• Dielectric Elastomers as Electromechanical Transducers: Fundamentals, Materials, Devices, Models and Applications of an Emerging Electroactive Polymer Technology by Federico Carpi, Danilo De Rossi, Roy Kornbluh, Ronald Edward Pelrine, Peter Sommer-Larsen

• Electroactive Polymer (EAP) Actuators as Artificial Muscles: Reality, Potential, and Challenges, Second Edition (SPIE Press Monograph Vol. PM136) by Yoseph Bar-Cohen

• Making Things Move DIY Mechanisms for Inventors, Hobbyists, and Artists by Dustyn Roberts

• Computer Vision: A Modern Approach (2nd Edition) by David A. Forsyth and Jean Ponce

• Arduino Cookbook by Michael Margolis

• Getting Started with Arduino (Make: Projects) by Massimo Banzi

• Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach (3rd Edition) by Stuart Russell and Peter Norvig

• Daemon by Daniel Suarez

• Freedom (TM) by Daniel Suarez

• Makers by Cory Doctorow

• Open Innovation: The New Imperative for Creating and Profiting from Technology by Henry William Chesbrough

• Fab: The Coming Revolution on Your Desktop from Personal Computers to Personal Fabrication by Neil Gershenfeld

• Basic Machines and How They Work by Naval Education And Training Program

DIY Home Remodeling

• DIY Projects for the Self-Sufficient Homeowner: 25 Ways to Build a Self-Reliant Lifestyle by Betsy Matheson

• Insulate and Weatherize: Expert Advice from Start to Finish (Build Like A Pro) by Bruce Harley

• The Homeowner's Guide to Renewable Energy: Achieving Energy Independence Through Solar, Wind, Biomass, and Hydropower by Daniel D. Chiras

• Black & Decker The Complete Guide to Wiring: Upgrade Your Main Service Panel - Discover the Latest Wiring Products by Andrew Karre

• Black & Decker The Complete Photo Guide to Home Repair: with 350 Projects and 2000 Photos by Editors of Creative Publishing

• What Your Contractor Can't Tell You: The Essential Guide to Building and Renovating by Amy Johnston

• Renovation: Completely Revised and Updated by Michael W. Litchfield

• Avoiding the Con in Construction-How to plan for hassle-free home building, renovation & repair by Kia Ricchi

• New Complete Do-It-Yourself Manual by Editors of Reader's Digest

• Remodeling a Basement (Build Like A Pro) by Roger German

• Drywall: Professional Techniques for Great Results by Myron R. Ferguson

• The Essential Guide for First-Time Homeowners: Maximize Your Investment & Enjoy Your New Home (USA Today/Nolo Series) by Ilona Bray J.D. and Alayna Schroeder J.D.

• Black & Decker Complete Home Improvement: with 300 Projects and 2,000 Photos (Black & Decker Complete Photo Guide) by Creative Publishing International.

• Better Homes and Gardens New Complete Guide To Home Repair & Improvement by Benjamin W. Allen

Books by Richard Florida

• The Great Reset: How the Post-Crash Economy Will Change the Way We Live and Work by Richard Florida

• Who’s Your City?: How the Creative Economy Is Making Where to Live the Most Important Decision of Your Life by Richard Florida

• The Rise of the Creative Class: And How It's Transforming Work, Leisure, Community, and Everyday Life by Richard Florida

• The Flight of the Creative Class: The New Global Competition for Talent by Richard Florida

Resilient Cities

• Who’s Your City?: How the Creative Economy Is Making Where to Live the Most Important Decision of Your Life by Richard Florida

• The City in History: Its Origins, Its Transformations, and Its Prospects by Lewis Mumford

• Zinester's Guide to NYC (Microcosm Publishing) by Ayun Halliday

• Aerotropolis: The Way We’ll Live Next by John Kasarda and Greg Lindsay

• Triumph of the City: How Our Greatest Invention Makes Us Richer, Smarter, Greener, Healthier, and Happier by Edward Glaeser

• The Death and Life of Great American Cities by Jane Jacobs

• Makeshift Metropolis: Ideas About Cities by Witold Rybczynski

• Sustainable and Resilient Communities: A Comprehensive Action Plan for Towns, Cities, and Regions by Stephen J. Coyle and Daniel Dunegan

• The Resilient City: How Modern Cities Recover from Disaster by Lawrence J. Vale and Thomas J. Campanella

• The Concrete Dragon: China's Urban Revolution and What it Means for the World by Thomas J. Campanella

• Republic of Shade: New England and the American Elm by Thomas J. Campanella

• Cities From the Sky: An Aerial Portrait of America by Thomas J. Campanella

• Resilient Cities: Responding to Peak Oil and Climate Change by Peter Newman, Timothy Beatley, and Heather Boyer

• Cities as Sustainable Ecosystems: Principles and Practices by Peter Newman and Isabella Jennings

• Resilient Cities: Cities and Adaptation to Climate Change - Proceedings of the Global Forum 2010 (Local Sustainability) by Konrad Otto-Zimmermann

• Sustainable Urban Development Reader (Routledge Urban Reader Series) by Stephen M. Wheeler and Timothy Beatley

• Cities in Transition: How to Make Resilient Urban Communities by Asha Bee Abraham

• Water and the City: Risk, Resilience and Planning for a Sustainable Future (Natural and Built Environment Series) by Iain White

• Suburban Nation (10th Anniversary Edition): The Rise of Sprawl and the Decline of the American Dream by Andres Duany

• Green Metropolis: Why Living Smaller, Living Closer, and Driving Less are the Keys to Sustainability by David Owen

• The Geography of Nowhere: The Rise and Decline of America's Man-Made Landscape by James Howard Kunstler

Thomas J. Campanella

• The Resilient City: How Modern Cities Recover from Disaster by Lawrence J. Vale and Thomas J. Campanella

• The Concrete Dragon: China's Urban Revolution and What it Means for the World by Thomas J. Campanella

• Republic of Shade: New England and the American Elm by Thomas J. Campanella

• Cities From the Sky: An Aerial Portrait of America by Thomas J. Campanella

Skills

• Army Field Survival Guide

• Old Ways of Working Wood by Alex W. Bealer

• The Art of Blacksmithing by Alex W. Bealer

• The Tools That Built America by Alex W. Bealer

• The Art of the Stonemason by Ian Cramb

• The Axe Book: The Lore and Science of the Wood Cutter by Dudley Cook

Open Source Warfare

• Brave New War by John Robb

E-readers

• Kindle Free 3G + Wi-Fi

Online Work: Issues & Skills

• Career Distinction: Stand Out by Building Your Brand by William Arrud and Kirsten Dixson
• Wild West 2.0: How to Protect and Restore Your Reputation on the Untamed Social Frontier by Michael Fertik and David Thompson
• Building a WordPress Blog People Want to Read by Scott McNulty
• ProBlogger: Secrets for Blogging Your Way to a Six-Figure Income by Darren Rowse and Chris Garrett
• SEO Made Simple: Strategies For Dominating The World's Largest Search Engine by Mr. Michael H. Fleischner, Michael H. Fleischner, Mr. Greg Wuttke
• Inbound Marketing: Get Found Using Google, Social Media, and Blogs (New Rules Social Media Series) by Brian Halligan and Dharmesh Shah
• Doing Both: Capturing Today's Profit and Driving Tomorrow's Growth by Inder Sidhu
• The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine by Michael Lewis

Malcolm Gladwell

• Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking by Malcolm Gladwell

• Outliers: The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell

• The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference by Malcolm Gladwell

Max Brooks

• The Zombie Survival Guide: Complete Protection from the Living Dead by Max Brooks

• The Zombie Survival Guide: Recorded Attacks by Max Brooks

• World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War by Max Brooks

Future of Money & the New Economy

• Conquer the Crash: You Can Survive and Prosper in a Deflationary Depression by Robert R. Prechter Jr.
• Deep Economy: The Wealth of Communities and the Durable Future by Bill McKibben
• The Future of Money by Bernard Lietaer
• Plenitude: The New Economics of True Wealth by Juliet Schor
• Agenda for a New Economy: From Phantom Wealth to Real Wealth by David Korten
• The New Economics for Industry, Government, Education by W. Edwards Deming
• Walk Out Walk On: Communities Daring to Live the Future Now by Margaret Wheatley
• The New Capitalist Manifesto: Building a Disruptively Better Business by Umair Haque
• Debt: The First 5,000 Years by David Graeber
• The Transition Handbook: from oil dependency to local resilience by Robin Hopkins
• Local Money: How To Make It Happen In Your Community by Peter North
• Beyond Civilization: Humanity’s Next Great Adventure by Daniel Quinn
• Natural Capitalism: Creating the Next Industrial Revolution by Paul Hawken
• Post-Capitalist Society by Peter Drucker
• The Wealth of Nature: Economics as if Survival Mattered by John Michael Greer
• The Homebrew Industrial Revolution: A Low-Overhead Manifesto by Kevin A. Carson

Survivalist

• Musings of a Man In Black: Prometheus (Free PDF Download) by Ticom

• The Prepper's Pocket Guide: 101 Easy Things You Can Do to Ready Your Home for a Disaster

• Survivors: A Novel of the Coming Collapse by James Wesley Rawles

• Surviving Off Off-Grid: Decolonizing the Industrial Mind by Michael Bunker

• The Encyclopedia of Country Living by Carla Emery

• Gardening When It Counts: Growing Food in Hard Times (Mother Earth News Wiser Living Series) by Steve Solomon

• Where There Is No Doctor by David Werner, Jane Maxwel, and Carol Thuman

• Where There Is No Dentist by Murray Dickson

• Patriots: Surviving the Coming Collapse by James Wesley Rawles of SurvivalBlog.com

• The Modern Survival Manual: Surviving the Economic Collapse by Fernando Ferfal Aguirre of the Surviving in Argentina blog

• The Backyard Homestead: Produce all the food you need on just a quarter acre! edited by Carleen Madigan

• One Second After by William R. Forstchen

• Lights Out by David Crawford

• Emergency Food Storage & Survival Handbook: Everything You Need to Know to Keep Your Family Safe in a Crisis by Peggy Dianne Layton

• Bug Out: The Complete Plan for Escaping a Catastrophic Disaster Before It's Too Late by Scott B. Williams

• How to Survive the End of the World as We Know It: Tactics, Techniques, and Technologies for Uncertain Times by James Wesley Rawles of SurvivalBlog.com

• SurvivalBlog.com Archive 2005-2010 by James Wesley Rawles of SurvivalBlog.com

• When All Hell Breaks Loose: Stuff You Need To Survive When Disaster Strikes by Cory Ludin

• Deep Survival by Laurence Gonzales

• SAS Survival Handbook, Revised Edition: For Any Climate, in Any Situation by John Wiseman

Homeschooling

• Dumbing Us Down: The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling by John Gatto and Thomas Moore
• Getting Started with Latin by William E. Linney
• 100 Top Picks for Homeschool Curriculum: Choosing the Right Curriculum and Approach for Your Child's Learning Style by Cathy Duffy
• The Duggars 20 and Counting: Raising One of America's Largest Families - How They Do It by Michell & Jim Bob Dugger
• The Reading Lesson: Teach Your Child to Read in 20 Easy Lessons by Michael Levin MD and Charan Langton MS
• Brain Quest Workbook: Kindergarten by Lisa Trumbauer
• The Habit of Thought: from Socratic Seminars to Socratic Practice by Michael Strong
• Homeschooling for the Rest of Us: How Your One-of-a-Kind Family Can Make Homeschooling and Real Life Work by Sonya A. Haskins
• Homeschool Your Child for Free: More Than 1,200 Smart, Effective, and Practical Resources for Home Education on the Internet and Beyond by LauraMaery Gold and Joan M. Zielinski
• The Ultimate Book of Homeschooling Ideas: 500+ Fun and Creative Learning Activities for Kids Ages 3-12 by Linda Dobson
• The First Year of Homeschooling Your Child: Your Complete Guide to Getting Off to the Right Start by Linda Dobson
• The Well-Adjusted Child: The Social Benefits of Homeschooling by Rachel Gathercole
• The Well-Trained Mind: A Guide to Classical Education at Home by Susan Wise Bauer and Jessie Wise

Politics

• Renegade in power: the Diefenbaker years by Peter Newman
• The Secret Mulroney Tapes: Unguarded Confessions of a Prime Minister by Peter Newman

Peter Newman

• Resilient Cities: Responding to Peak Oil and Climate Change by Peter Newman, Timothy Beatley, and Heather Boyer
• Cities as Sustainable Ecosystems: Principles and Practices by Peter Newman and Isabella Jennings
• Renegade in power: the Diefenbaker years by Peter Newman
• The Secret Mulroney Tapes: Unguarded Confessions of a Prime Minister by Peter Newman

Permaculture

• Permaculture: A Designer's Manual by Bill Mollison
• Introduction to Permaculture by Bill Mollison
• Edible Forest Gardens by David Jacke and Eric Toensmeier
• Sepp Holzer's Permaculture: A Practical Guide to Small-Scale, Integrative Farming and Gardening by Sepp Holzer
• Getting Started In Permaculture: 50 Practical Projects to Build and Design Productive Gardens by Ross Mars and Jenny Mars
• Bioshelter Market Garden: A Permaculture Farm by Darrell Frey
• Edible Landscaping by Rosalind Creasy
• The One-Straw Revolution: An Introduction to Natural Farming by Masanobu Fukuoka
• Perennial Vegetables: From Artichokes to Zuiki Taro, A Gardener's Guide to Over 100 Delicious and Easy to Grow Edibles by Eric Toensmeier
• Gaia's Garden, Second Edition: A Guide To Home-Scale Permaculture by Toby Hemenway
• Permaculture: Principles and Pathways Beyond Sustainability by David Holmgren
• Natural Way of Farming: The Theory and Practice of Green Philosophy by Masanobu Fukuoka
• Mycelium Running: How Mushrooms Can Help Save the World by Paul Stamets
• Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands (Vol. 1): Guiding Principles to Welcome Rain into Your Life And Landscape by Brad Lancaster
• Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands and Beyond (Vol. 2): Water-Harvesting Earthworks by Brad Lancaster
• The Basics Of Permaculture Design by Ross Mars
• Creating a Forest Garden: Working with Nature to Grow Edible Crops by Martin Crawford
• Designing And Maintaining Your Edible Landscape Naturally by Robert Kourik andRosalind Creasy
• How to Make a Forest Garden by Patrick Whitefield
• Teaming with Microbes: The Organic Gardener's Guide to the Soil Food Web by Jeff Lowenfels and Wayne Lewis
• A Pattern Language: Towns, Buildings, Construction by Christopher Alexander, Sara Ishikawa, Murray Silverstein
• All Flesh is Grass by Gene Logsdon
• The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan
• This Organic Life by Joan Dye Gussow
• Farm City: The Education of an Urban Farmer by Novella Carpenter
• The Grafter's Handbook by R.J. Garner
• The Winter Harvest Handbook: Year Round Vegetable Production Using Deep Organic Techniques and Unheated Greenhouses by Eliot Coleman
• Edible Heirlooms: Heritage Vegetables for the Maritime Garden by Bill Thorness
• Back to Basics: A Complete Guide to Traditional Skills, Third Edition, Homesteading by Abigail R. Gehring
• Root Cellaring: Natural Cold Storage of Fruits & Vegetables by Mike Bubel and Nancy Bubel.
• Seed to Seed: Seed Saving and Growing Techniques for Vegetable Gardeners by Suzanne Ashworth and Kent Whealy.
• Growing Gourmet and Medicinal Mushrooms by Paul Stamets
• The Good Life: How to Create a Sustainable and Fulfilling Lifestyle by Sherry L. Ackerman
• Mini Farming: Self-Sufficiency on 1/4 Acre by Brett L. Markham
• Wild Fermentation: The Flavor, Nutrition, and Craft of Live-Culture Foods by Sandor Ellix Katz
• Urban Homesteading: Heirloom Skills for Sustainable Living by Rachel Kaplan and K. Ruby Blume
• All New Square Foot Gardening by Mel Bartholomew
• Slow Gardening: A No-Stress Philosophy for all Senses and Seasons by Felder Rushing
• The Resilient Gardener: Food Production and Self-Reliance in Uncertain Times by Carol Deppe

Communications

• ARRL Handbook For Radio Communications - Published by American Radio Relay League
• Experimental Methods in RF Design by Wes Hayward, Rick Campbell, & Bob Larkin - Published by American Radio Relay League
• Low Power Communications, by Richard Arland

Electronics

NEETS Manuals on Basic Electronics - Introduction
NEETS Manuals on Basic Electronics - AC
NEETS Manuals on Basic Electronics - Circuits
NEETS Manuals on Basic Electronics - Conductors
NEETS Manuals on Basic Electronics - Motors
NEETS Manuals on Basic Electronics - Tubes
NEETS Manuals on Basic Electronics - Solid State Devices
NEETS Manuals on Basic Electronics - Amplifiers
NEETS Manuals on Basic Electronics - Waveforms
NEETS Manuals on Basic Electronics - Wave Propagation/Antennas
NEETS Manuals on Basic Electronics - Microwave
NEETS Manuals on Basic Electronics - Modulation
NEETS Manuals on Basic Electronics - Logic Circuits
NEETS Manuals on Basic Electronics - Microelectronics
NEETS Manuals on Basic Electronics - Gyroscopic Systems
NEETS Manuals on Basic Electronics - Test Equipment
NEETS Manuals on Basic Electronics - RF Principles
NEETS Manuals on Basic Electronics - Radar Fundamentals
NEETS Manuals on Basic Electronics - Technicians Handbook
NEETS Manuals on Basic Electronics - Master Glossary
NEETS Manuals on Basic Electronics - Testing Methods
NEETS Manuals on Basic Electronics - Digital Computers
NEETS Manuals on Basic Electronics - Magnetic Recordings
NEETS Manuals on Basic Electronics - Fiber Optics

Small Business Solutions

• Enchantment: The Art of Changing Hearts, Minds, and Actions by Guy Kawasaki

• Gamestorming: A Playbook for Innovators, Rulebreakers, and Changemakers by Dave Gray, Sunni Brown, and James Macanufo

• Getting the Most From Your Yellow Pages Advertising, Second Edition: Maximum Profits at Minimum Cost by Barry Maher

• The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership: Follow Them and People Will Follow You by John C. Maxwell

• As We Speak: How to Make Your Point and Have It Stick by Peter Meyers and Shann Ni

Collections

• Review of all 13 Books on the Future of Money and the New Economy on one page by Venessa Miemis

Robert R. Prechter Jr.

• Conquer the Crash: You Can Survive and Prosper in a Deflationary Depression by Robert R. Prechter Jr.

• Elliott Wave Principle: Key To Market Behavior by A.J. Frost and Robert R. Prechter Jr.

• Prechter's Perspective: Conversations with Bob Prechter, Legendary Market Theorist by Robert R. Prechter Jr. and Peter Kendall

• Beautiful Pictures from the Gallery of Phinance by Robert R. Prechter Jr.

• Socionomics, The Wave Principle of Human Social Behavior by Robert R. Prechter Jr.

• Pioneering Studies In Socionomics by Robert R. Prechter Jr.

Movies

• The Help
• Harper Valley P.T.A.
• The Verdict

Complexity

• The Limits to Growth Revisited by Ugo Bardi
• Complexity: A Guided Tour by Melanie Mitchell
• Complexity: The Emerging Science at the Edge of Order and Chaos by M. Mitchell Waldrop
• Linked: The New Science of Networks by Albert-László Barabási
• Deep Simplicity: Bringing Order to Chaos and Complexity by John Gribbin
• Emergence: From Chaos To Order by John Holland
• The Gupta State Failure Management Archive by Vinay Gupta

Novels

• Solar (New York Times Notable Books) by Ian McEwan
• Reamde: A Novel by Neal Stephenson
• World Made by Hand: A Novel by James Howard Kunstler

Sustainability Beyond Capitalism

• Capitalism at the Crossroads: Next Generation Business Strategies for a Post-Crisis World (3rd Edition) by Stuart L. Hart
• Climate Capitalism: Capitalism in the Age of Climate Change by L. Hunter Lovins and Boyd Cohen
• The Road from Ruin: How to Revive Capitalism and Put America Back on Top by Matthew Bishop
• Going Green Together - How to Align Employees with Green Strategies by Frank Roettgers
• Resilience Thinking: Sustaining Ecosystems and People in a Changing World by Brian Walker PhD
• Resilience and the Behavior of Large-Scale Systems (Scientific Committee on Problems of the Environment (SCOPE) Series) by Lance H. Gunderson
• Panarchy: Understanding Transformations in Human and Natural Systems by Lance H. Gunderson
• The Collapse of Complex Societies (New Studies in Archaeology) by Joseph A. Tainter
• Human Scale by Kirkpatrick Sale
• The Ingenuity Gap: Facing the Economic, Environmental, and Other Challenges of an Increasingly Complex and Unpredictable Future by Thomas F. Homer-Dixon
• The Upside of Down: Catastrophe, Creativity, and the Renewal of Civilization by Thomas F. Homer-Dixon
• Environment, Scarcity, and Violence by Thomas F. Homer-Dixon
• Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed by Jared Diamond
• Catastrophe & Culture: The Anthropology of Disaster (Peppercanister) by Anthony Oliver-Smith
• Catastrophe: An Investigation into the Origins of Modern Civilization by David Keys
• The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism by Naomi Klein
• One World Ready or Not: The Manic Logic of Global Capitalism by William Greider
• The Manufacture Of Evil: Ethics, Evolution, and the Industrial System by Lionel Tiger
• The Soul of Capitalism: Opening Paths to a Moral Economy by William Greider
• Sustainable Construction: Green Building Design and Delivery, Second Edition by Charles J. Kibert
• The Battle for the Soul of Capitalism by John C. Bogle
• (Capitalism 3.0: A Guide to Reclaiming the Commons (Bk Currents) by Peter Barnes
• Natural Capitalism: Creating the Next Industrial Revolution by Amory B. Lovins
• The Ecology of Commerce: A Declaration of Sustainability by Paul Hawken
• Ecological Economics: Principles And Applications by Herman E. Daly
• Small Is Beautiful, 25th Anniversary Edition: Economics As If People Mattered: 25 Years Later . . . With Commentaries by E. F. Schumacher
• Out of Control: The New Biology of Machines, Social Systems, & the Economic World by Kevin Kelly
• The Triple Bottom Line: How Today's Best-Run Companies Are Achieving Economic, Social and Environmental Success -- and How You Can Too by Andrew W. Savitz
• Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things by William McDonough
• Green to Gold: How Smart Companies Use Environmental Strategy to Innovate, Create Value, and Build Competitive Advantage by Daniel C. Esty
• Lives Per Gallon: The True Cost of Our Oil Addiction by Terry Tamminen
• Alternative Energy Demystified by Stan Gibilisco
• The Blue Death: Disease, Disaster, and the Water We Drink by Robert D. Morris
• Pandora's Poison: Chlorine, Health, and a New Environmental Strategy by Joe Thornton
• The HOK Guidebook to Sustainable Design by Sandra Mendler

Energy Conservation

• The Homeowner's Handbook to Energy Efficiency: A Guide to Big and Small Improvements by John Krigger

• Your Mobile Home: Energy and Repair Guide for Manufactured Housing, 5th Edition by John T. Krigger

• Residential Energy: Cost Savings and Comfort for Existing Buildings (5th Edition) by John T. Krigger

• Green from the Ground Up: Sustainable, Healthy, and Energy-Efficient Home Construction (Builder's Guide) by David Johnston

• Kick the Fossil Fuel Habit: 10 Clean Technologies to Save Our World by Tom Rand

• Kicking the Carbon Habit: Global Warming and the Case for Renewable and Nuclear Energy by William Sweet

• The Carbon-Free Home: 36 Remodeling Projects to Help Kick the Fossil-Fuel Habit by Stephen Hren

• Energy Efficiency Manual: for everyone who uses energy, pays for utilities, designs and builds, is interested in energy conservation and the environment by Donald Wulfinghof

• Consumer Guide to Home Energy Savings (Ninth Edition) by Jennifer Thorne Amann

• Handbook of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Series by Frank Kreith

• Cut Your Energy Bills Now: 150 Smart Ways to Save Money and Make Your Home More Comfortable and Green by Bruce Harley

• The Home Energy Diet: How to Save Money by Making Your House Energy-Smart (Mother Earth News Wiser Living Series) by Paul Scheckel

• Energy Efficiency and Sustainable Consumption: The Rebound Effect (Energy, Climate and the Environment) by Horace Herring

• The Greening of IT: How Companies Can Make a Difference for the Environment by John P. Lamb

• The Rewards of Making Energy-Efficient Choices: Experience the Benefits of Being Green by David Nelmes

• Do-It-Yourself Home Energy Audits: 140 Simple Solutions to Lower Energy Costs, Increase Your Home's Efficiency, and Save the Environment (Tab Green Guru Guides) by David S. Findley

• The Carbon Buster's Home Energy Handbook: Slowing Climate Change and Saving Money by Godo Stoyke

• $mart Power: An Urban Guide to Renewable Energy and Efficiency by William H. Kemp

• Dictionary of Energy Efficiency Technologies by Michael F. Hordeski

• Profiting from Clean Energy: A Complete Guide to Trading Green in Solar, Wind, Ethanol, Fuel Cell, Carbon Credit Industries, and More (Wiley Trading) by Richard W. Asplund

• Promoting Energy Efficiency Investments: Case Studies in the Residential Sector by International Energy Agency

Alvin Toffler

• Powershift: Knowledge, Wealth, and Violence at the Edge of the 21st Century by Alvin Toffler

• The Third Wave by Alvin Toffler

• Future Shock by Alvin Toffler

• Revolutionary Wealth: How it will be created and how it will change our lives by Alvin Toffler

Open Source Ventures & Wealth Creation

• The Shift: The Future of Work is Already Here by Lynda Gratton

• Open Business Models: How to Thrive in the New Innovation Landscape by Henry Chesbrough

• Revolutionary Wealth: How it will be created and how it will change our lives by Alvin Toffler

• Succeeding with Open Source by Bernard Golden

• The Practical Manager's Guide to Open Source by Maria Winslow

• Intellectual Property and Open Source: A Practical Guide to Protecting Code by Van Lindberg

• The IDC IP Licensing Framework: Putting Open Source Business Models into Market Context by IDC

• The Cathedral & the Bazaar: Musings on Linux and Open Source by an Accidental Revolutionary by Eric S. Raymond

• Open Source Leadership by Leslie Gadman

• Organization in Open Source Communities: At the Crossroads of the Gift and Market Economies (Routledge Studies in Innovations, Organization and Technology) by Evangelia Berdou

• Gene Patents and Collaborative Licensing Models: Patent Pools, Clearinghouses, Open Source Models and Liability Regimes (Cambridge Intellectual Property and Information Law) by Geertrui Van Overwalle

• Navigating the Open Source Ocean by John Landahl

• Biobazaar: The Open Source Revolution and Biotechnology by Janet Hope

• Open Sources 2.0: The Continuing Evolution by Chris DiBona

• The IT / Digital Legal Companion: A Comprehensive Business Guide to Software, IT, Internet, Media and IP Law by Gene K. Landy

• Open Source Development with CVS by Karl Fogel

• Open Sources: Voices from the Open Source Revolution (O'Reilly Open Source) by Chris DiBona

• Web 2.0 and Beyond: Understanding the New Online Business Models, Trends, and Technologies by Tom Funk

• The Wealth of Networks: How Social Production Transforms Markets and Freedom by Yochai Benkler

• Here Comes Everybody: The Power of Organizing Without Organizations by Clay Shirky

• Cognitive Surplus: How Technology Makes Consumers into Collaborators by Clay Shirky

• Free Culture: The Nature and Future of Creativity by Lawrence Lessig

• You Are Not a Gadget: A Manifesto (Vintage) by Jaron Lanier

• Free Culture: The Nature and Future of Creativity by Lawrence Lessig

• The Master Switch: The Rise and Fall of Information Empires (Borzoi Books) by Tim Wu

• Infinite Wealth: A New World of Collaboration and Abundance in the Knowledge Era by Barry C. Carter

• Powershift: Knowledge, Wealth, and Violence at the Edge of the 21st Century by Alvin Toffler

• The Third Wave by Alvin Toffler

• Future Shock by Alvin Toffler

• The Wealth of Knowledge: Intellectual Capital and the Twenty-first Century Organization by Thomas A. Stewart

• Working Knowledge by Thomas H. Davenport

• The Knowledge-Creating Company: How Japanese Companies Create the Dynamics of Innovation by Ikujiro Nonaka

• Cultivating Communities of Practice by Etienne Wenger

• Intellectual Capital: The New Wealth of Organizations by Thomas A. Stewart

• Professional DotNetNuke 4: Open Source Web Application Framework for ASP.NET 2.0 (Programmer to Programmer) by Shaun Walker

• Peer Participation and Software: What Mozilla Has to Teach Government (The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Reports on Digital Media and Learning) by David Booth

• Producing Open Source Software: How to Run a Successful Free Software Project by Karl Fogel

• The Success of Open Source by Steven Weber

• Understanding Open Source and Free Software Licensing by Andrew M. St. Laurent

• Just for Fun: The Story of an Accidental Revolutionary by Linus Torvalds

• Rebel Code: Linux And The Open Source Revolution by Glyn Moody

Reader's Choices

• The Modern Survival Manual: Surviving the Economic Collapse by Fernando Ferfal Aguirre

• Walk Out Walk On: Communities Daring to Live the Future Now by Margaret Wheatley

• Yeah Dave's Guide to Livin' the Moment: Getting to Ecstasy Through Wine, Chocolate and Your iPod Playlist by David Romanelli

• Gas Turbines for Model Aircraft by Kurt Schreckling

Public Speaking

• As We Speak: How to Make Your Point and Have It Stick by Peter Meyers

• Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die by Chip Heath

• Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion (Collins Business Essentials) by Robert B. Cialdini

• Elements of Influence: The Art of Getting Others to Follow Your Lead by Terry R. Bacon

Earth Threat #1: Poverty

• Broke, USA: From Pawnshops to Poverty, Inc. - How the Working Poor Became Big Business by Gary Rivlin

• UC - All the Devils Are Here: The Hidden History of the Financial Crisis by Bethany McLean

• Creating a World Without Poverty: Social Business and the Future of Capitalism by Muhammad Yunus

• The Bottom Billion: Why the Poorest Countries are Failing and What Can Be Done About It by Paul Collier

• The End of Poverty: Economic Possibilities for Our Time by Jeffrey Sachs

• Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America by Barbara Ehrenreich

• A Framework for Understanding Poverty by Ruby K. Payne

• Banker To The Poor: Micro-Lending and the Battle Against World Poverty by Muhammad Yunus

• The Working Poor: Invisible in America by David K. Shipler

• The Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid: Eradicating Poverty Through Profits by C. K. Prahalad

• A Billion Bootstraps: Microcredit, Barefoot Banking, and The Business Solution for Ending Poverty by Philip B. Smith

• Off the Books: The Underground Economy of the Urban Poor by Sudhir Alladi Venkatesh

• The Mole People: Life in the Tunnels Beneath New York City by Jennifer Toth

• When Work Disappears: The World of the New Urban Poor by William J. Wilson

• The Lords of Poverty: The Power, Prestige, and Corruption of the International Aid Business by Graham Hancock

• Confessions of an Economic Hit Man by John Perkins

• The Battle for the Soul of Capitalism by John C. Bogle

• The Soul of Capitalism: Opening Paths to a Moral Economy by William Greider

• The Corporation DVD by Mikela J. Mikael

• Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price DVD by Robert Greenwald

• 13 Bankers: The Wall Street Takeover and the Next Financial Meltdown (Vintage) by Simon Johnson

Quilting

• How to Make an American Quilt by Whitney Otto

• The Quilts of Gee's Bend: Masterpieces from a Lost Place by William Arnett

• Mimi Dietrich's Baltimore Basics: Album Quilts from Start to Finish by Mimi Dietrich

• Trip Around the World Quilt (From the Quilt in a Day Series) by Eleanor Burns

• Quilts From The Quiltmaker's Gift by Joanne Larsen Line

• The Practical Guide to Patchwork: New Basics for the Modern Quiltmaker by Elizabeth Hartman

• The Quilters Ultimate Visual Guide: From A to Z - Hundreds of Tips and Techniques for Successful Quiltmaking by Ellen Pahl

• Complete Guide to Quilting by Better Homes & Gardens

• Make a Quilt in a Day: Log Cabin Pattern by Eleanor Burns

• Your First Quilt Book (or it should be!) by Carol Doak

• Machine Quilting Made Easy by Maurine Noble

• Jelly Roll Quilts by Pam Lintott

• Free-Motion Quilting Made Easy: 186 Designs from 8 Simple Shapes (That Patchwork Place) by Eva A. Larkin

Sewing

• Sew Everything Workshop: The Complete Step-by-Step Beginner's Guide with 25 Fabulous Original Designs, Including 10 Patterns by Diana Rupp

• Stitch by Stitch: Learning to Sew, One Project at a Time by Deborah Moebes

• Creepy Cute Crochet by Christen Haden

• The Sewing Book by Alison Smith

• Doodle Stitching: Fresh & Fun Embroidery for Beginners by Aimée Ray

• Free-Motion Quilting Made Easy: 186 Designs from 8 Simple Shapes (That Patchwork Place) by Eva A. Larkin

• Couture Sewing Techniques by Claire B. Shaeffer

• Little Girls, Big Style: Sew a Boutique Wardrobe from 4 Easy Patterns by Mary Abreu

• The Complete Photo Guide to Sewing (Singer Sewing Reference Library) by The Editors of Creative Publishing international and Singer

• The Art of Manipulating Fabric by Colette Wolff

• High Fashion Sewing Secrets from the World's Best Designers: A Step-By-Step Guide to Sewing Stylish Seams, Buttonholes, Pockets, Collars, Hems, And More (Rodale Sewing Book) by Claire B. Shaeffer

• A Guide to Fashion Sewing (5th Edition) by Connie Amaden

• The Perfect Fit: The Classic Guide to Altering Patterns by Editors of Creative Publishing

• The Dressmaker's Handbook of Couture Sewing Techniques: Essential Step-by-Step Techniques for Professional Results by Lynda Maynard

• Claire Shaeffer's Fabric Sewing Guide by Claire Shaeffer

Knitting

• Getting Started Knitting Socks (Getting Started series) by Ann Budd

• Vogue Knitting: The Ultimate Knitting Book by Vogue Knitting Magazine Editors

• Beyond-the-Square Crochet Motifs: 144 circles, hexagons, triangles, squares, and other unexpected shapes by Edie Eckman

• A Treasury of Knitting Patterns by Barbara G. Walker

• Teach Yourself VISUALLY Knitting (Teach Yourself VISUALLY Consumer) by Sharon Turner

• The Knitting Answer Book by Margaret Radcliffe

• Entrelac: The Essential Guide to Interlace Knitting by Rosemary Drysdale

• Knitting: Learn to Knit Six Great Projects with Other and Button (Klutz) by Anne Akers Johnson

• Itty-Bitty Toys: How to Knit Animals, Dolls, and Other Playthings for Kids by Susan B. Anderson

• Stitch 'N Bitch: The Knitter's Handbook by Debbie Stoller

• Itty-Bitty Hats: cute and cuddly caps to knit for babies and toddlers by Susan B. Anderson

• Baby Beanies: Happy Hats to Knit for Little Heads by Amanda Keeys

• The Knitting Experience Book 1: The Knit Stitch, Inspiration & Instruction by Sally Melville

• The Knitter's Handy Book of Patterns (Interweave) by Ann Budd

• Loom Knitting Primer: A Beginner's Guide to Knitting on a Loom, with over 30 Fun Projects by Isela Phelps

• Comfort Knitting and Crochet: Afghans: More Than 50 Beautiful, Affordable Designs Featuring Berroco's Comfort Yarn by Norah Gaughan

• Ocean Breezes: Knitted Scarves Inspired by the Sea by Sheryl Thies

Guard Dog Breeds & Handling

Rottweilers

• The Ultimate Rottweiler (Howell Dog Book of Distinction) by Andrew Brace

• Training Your Rottweiler (Training Your Dog Series) by B. McNinch

• Rottweilers For Dummies by Richard G. Beauchamp

• Rottweilers (Complete Pet Owner's Manual) by Kerry Kern

• Rottweiler Rescue: a Dianne Brennan mystery for dog lovers by Ellen O'Connell

• The Rottweiler by Ruth Rendell

• Rottweiler: A Comprehensive Guide to Owning and Caring for Your Dog (Comprehensive Owner's Guide) by Wilhelm Jonas

• The Rottweiler: Centuries of Service (Howell's Best of Breed Library) by Linda Michels

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