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The industrial age made possible by fossil fuels will surely decline as these fuels run out. In The Ecotechnic Future John Michael Greer alerts the listener to possible changes future generations may face as these dwindling fuel supplies lead first to a deindustrial age, then to a society which salvages the remnants of our current plenty, and eventually to a time in which people may learn to live in balance with the environment: an ecotechnic society.

Most Australians know that climate change is real, but many don’t know what to do about it and feel powerless. In Fight for Planet A, Craig Reucassel shows it isn’t as scary as we think and we can make a difference to help protect the world for future generations. Craig sets out solutions and practical day-to-day changes we can make to reduce our carbon footprint, as well changes governments need to make without further delay.

Would you like to simplify your life, downsize, and become debt free? Then this book is definitely for you! Most of the things we own, we don't even pay attention to in our day to day lives. You must keep finding things around your home you see only once a year, and yet you keep finding them every spring cleaning. You clean them up, meditate a bit on the memories they bring back, and put them back in their secret place. Then you forget about them for at least a few months. And it's not just about the things we don't use daily. It's about the attitude, the desire to own so many things. It's a vicious circle we draw ourselves, and we keep following the line like our lives depend on it.

Even if you've never been able to declutter, you can easily become the most organized person you know. Don’t miss out on what is one of the freshest methods of organizing every aspect of your life! 

Any half-awake materialist well knows - that which you hold holds you.” (Tom Robbins, 1936). Most of us live our lives to accumulate. We want more, more, and more! We gather experiences, yes, but we also hoard objects and collect representations of luxury. We believe that we deserve it all. Nobody is telling you that you don’t deserve it. You deserve to embrace the emotions that come with achieving a goal. What you should realize, however, is that rewards do not always come as a tangible thing. With minimalism, you feel the freedom of not being owned by the things you own.

We all know the feeling of hygge instinctively, but few of us ever manage to capture it for more than a moment. Cravings for comfort, for coziness, for contentment: everyone experiences the desire for a happier, less stressful, and more serene life. One of the preeminent hygge aficionado Lykke Nielsen has traveled the length and breadth of homes and countries to create the perfect guide to cultivate togetherness and joy at the smallest and simplest things in everyday life and being inspired the hygge way.

Did you know that clutter affects your everyday life? Do you keep forgetting or losing stuff? Did you ever stop and think - this can't be happening to everyone? If you answered yes, then this is the book for you. Being a disorganized individual can actually affect your health, mental status, and relationships. That pile of stacked up newspapers you keep forgetting to throw away and those old bills staring at you from the refrigerator are all attracting your attention, whether you acknowledge it consciously on a daily basis or not.

Are you craving coziness, comfort, less stress, and more relaxed life? Hygge promotes the feeling of contentment, something that seems so hard to attain as years go by. It believes that you feel good when you are cozy - while wrapped up in the soft cushions, having a nice cup of tea, or using warm slippers. It doesn’t matter why you do it; what’s more important is what you are feeling. This audiobook aims to guide you about the process by explaining what hygge is all about.

Going through your loved one's illness is a personal and unique journey. Author Jelena Spasovski has been on both sides, surviving breast cancer herself and nursing her mother through the same illness. In Know How to Help Your Loved One with Cancer, Jelena offers her CIJ Clarity Catalyst for Healing process, bringing forth your best and most creative self to tackle your loved one's illness with resilience, inspiration, and love.

This guide includes all the knowledge and tips you need to help you overcome your gardening fears so you can enjoy growing and nurturing a collection of plants, no matter how many disasters you’ve had in the past.

Do you wish for a more resilient, sustainable, and empowered way of providing for your family in uncertain times? Are you worried about unreliable power grids, uncertain water supplies, or overly complex food chains? Veteran homesteader and star of Discovery's Homestead Rescue Marty Raney shares a big-picture vision of how ordinary families can become radically resilient homesteaders: powering, feeding, and caring for themselves through their own efforts, and on their own land.

As a young, single mother, Sara Schulting Kranz discovered her path to forgiveness and healing from the scars of sexual abuse and the trauma of an unexpected divorce started with a daily practice of actively embracing the power and beauty of nature. Along the way, Sara learned a key lesson that to heal from anything you must walk through it on your own terms.

About to buy a home from a home-builder, or entertaining the idea? This is your lucky day, as How Not to Get Screwed by Your Home Builder is a complete treatise on the home-building process. It is a must-hear for every aspiring home-owner and home-builders to boot, as the author distilled and addressed many of the issues potential home-owners encounter and how to deal with them. Furthermore, the author drew from his own field experience to offer hacks to potential home-owners, making the book golden to any aspiring home-owner.

Do you sometimes feel like you're on the hamster wheel of modern life, spinning your wheels and getting nowhere? Would you like to say goodbye to that nagging feeling of something missing in your life, and find a way to rediscover the joys of relaxation, happiness and contentment? A realistic guide to using the power of Hygge in your daily life to bring more happiness, calmness and contentment. Learn how to fill your everyday life with joy, happiness, calm, companionship and meaning using the power of Hygge. 

Are you feeling physically drained and tired of all the stuff that seems to have accumulated around you over time and is threatening your very existence? Are you tired of spending most of your spare time tidying and dusting, and clearing away? Whenever someone announces that they’re dropping by for a quick visit, do you need to put them off for an hour or so while you arrange for things to be hidden away out of sight because you’re just too embarrassed by the way your home looks? v

Lady on the Hill tells the inspiring story of the 35-year effort to restore a fading beauty, the Biltmore Estate, to her former glory - all without a penny of government funding or outside foundation grants. Central to this true-life tale of rebirth against the odds is George Vanderbilt's grandson William A. V. Cecil, a well-mannered, highly educated man who, when caught up in an idea, becomes a whirling dervish, generating enough energy and enthusiasm to motivate everyone around him.

Are you overworked and overcrowded? Do you dream of dropping off the radar? Do you crave the peace of mind that only nature can provide? Fitness and military intelligence expert Gary Collins has helped thousands of people roam free with firsthand advice shared on his popular website. And now he's here to help you reclaim your independence. Going Off the Grid: The How-To Book of Simple Living and Happiness contains step-by-step instructions for creating your self-sustaining refuge in the untamed wild or the blacktop jungle.

Have you heard about the Danish philosphy of Hygge but don't know how to get started? Hygge is the Danish art of coziness and happiness that can be learned by anyone regardless of their background. That’s right you can learn how to lead a healthier and happier life by learning this philosophical system. Hygge is all about finding whats important to you and building a life around it, so that you can have a more fulfilling life. Hygge can help you lead a more frugal lifestyle which will in turn help you to save money on a daily basis.

Mélissa de La Fontaine a amorcé un virage zéro déchet après avoir découvert ce mode de vie grâce à l’expérience de l’initiatrice du mouvement, la Franco-Américaine Béa Johnson. Dès lors, elle a décidé de revoir ses habitudes de consommation et de réduire au maximum son empreinte écologique. Son livre, Tendre vers le zéro déchet, est le fruit de cette démarche entreprise en 2013. Il retrace son parcours vers un mode de vie plus respectueux de l’environnement, enraciné dans un contexte québécois.

En 12 légumes, Marie-Claude Lortie et Jean-Martin Fortier nous proposent de faire le tour des grands enjeux de notre agriculture, comme la culture et l'élevage industriels, les produits locaux, l'utilisation des pesticides et des engrais, et nous démontrent qu'il est possible de transformer le modèle agricole actuel en faisant de meilleurs choix et pourquoi pas en jardinant soi-même.