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Green Recovery

Winston, Andrew (2009) Green Recovery: Get lean, get smart, and emerge from the downturn on top. Boston, MA: Harvard Business Press.The perfect book to give to the oblivious CEO. Winston provides clear...

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Macroeconomics in Context

Goodwin, Neva, Julie Nelson and Jonathan Harris (2009) Macroeconomics in Context. Armonk, NY: ME Sharpe.If you’re looking for a textbook on economics that integrates sustainability issues, this is a...

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The Great Reset

Florida, Richard (2010) The Great Reset: How New Ways of Living and Working Drive Post-Crash Prosperity. New York, NY: Harper Collins. This book provides a nice history of western style capitalism up...

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The Social Animal

Brooks, David (2011) The Social Animal: The Hidden Sources of Love, Character and Achievement. New York, NY: Random House.You may know David Brooks, the New York Times columnist, from the PBS NewsHour...

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Local Money

North, Peter (2010) Local Money: How to Make It Happen in Your Community. Transition Books: Devon, UK.While this book frequently references the Transitions movement (which may not be your framing) and...

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"The Sustainability Advantage: Seven Business Case Benefits of a Triple...

ISSP Book Review by Stephanie SharmaTitle: "The Sustainability Advantage: Seven Business Case Benefits of a Triple Bottom Line" Author: Bob Willard Publisher: New Society Year: 2002 Length: 203 pages...

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Plenitude

Schor, Juliet B (2010) Plenitude: The New Economics of True Wealth. Penguin Press: New York, NY.This book is a good summary of what’s wrong with our economy and what we need to do instead. If you’ve...

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Soul of Money

Twist, Lynne (2003) The Soul of Money: Reclaiming the Wealth of Our Inner Resources. WW Norton: New York, NY.This is a book about the excessive impact money has on our lives and also how we can realign...

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Green Recovery Get Lean, Get Smart, and Emerge from the Downturn on Top

The perfect book to give to the oblivious CEO. Winston provides clear business reasons for pursuing a green agenda and includes many vivid stories and data, all in a petite book. You need to forgive...

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The Great Reset: How New Ways of Living and Working Drive Post-Crash Prosperity

This book provides a nice history of Western-style capitalism up to the current crash: bubbles, suburban development, technology. He compares this economic crisis to other societal resets like the...

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The social animal: the hidden sources of love, character, and achievement

You may know David Brooks, the New York Times columnist, from the PBS NewsHour TV program. He’s always seemed insightful (although more conservative than I) but who knew he was witty, with a wicked...

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Local Money: How to Make It Happen in your Community

While this book frequently references the Transitions movement (which may not be your framing) and the UK (which can be problematic when he’s talking about tax policy), it’s a good primer on...

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The Sustainability Advantage: Seven Business Case Benefits of a Triple Bottom...

"What would happen if companies unleashed the untapped creative energies of all their people and encouraged them to help fulfill the vision of sustainable development?" Bob Willard sets out to...

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Plenitude

This book is a good summary of what is wrong with our economy and what we need to do instead. If you’ve already read a lot about this, as I have, a lot may be redundant. But I did come across a number...

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Soul of Money

This is a book about the excessive impact money has on our lives and how we can realign how we use it in-tune with our values. She tells some interesting stories. I was especially moved by the stories...

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Our Common Wealth: The Hidden Economy that Makes Everything Work.

Our Common Wealth is an absolute joy to read. Jonathan Rowe insightfully articulates feelings held deep within many of us that an essential part of our human experience is being co-opted and stolen....

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