Sustainable Business Council Missoula Montana
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Reading/Audio List
 Business & Economy | Architecture & Building | Agriculture | Community
Currency | Energy | Investing | Restoration | Social | Sustainability

Business & Economy


Ben & Jerrys Double Dip: How to run a values led business and make money too-
     Ben Cohen, Jerry Greenfield, Meredith Maran

Beyond Growth: The Economics of Sustainable Development- Herman E. Daly

Big Book of Customer Service Training Games: Quick, Fun Activities for Training
     Customer Service Reps, Salespeople, and Anyone Else who Deals with Customers-

     Peggy Carlaw, Vasudha Kathleen Deming

Biomimicry: Innovation Inspired by Nature- Janine M. Benyus    www.biomimicry.net

Body & Soul: Profits with Principles- The Amazing Success Story of Anita Roddick
      & the Body Shop
- Anita Roddick, Irene Prokop

Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies- Jim Collins, Jerry I. Porras

Business As Unusual: The Triumph of Anita Roddick & The Body Shop- Anita Roddick

Cannibals with Forks: The Triple Bottom Line of 21st Century Business- John Elkington

Customer Satisfaction Is Worthless, Customer Loyalty Is Priceless: How to Make
     Customers Love You, Keep them Coming Back, and Tell Everyone They Know
- Jeffrey Gitomer

Customers For Life: How to Turn that One-Time Buyer Into a Lifetime Customer-
     Carl Sewell, Paul B. Brown

Eco-Economy: Building an Economy for the Earth- Lester R. Brown

Ecology of Commerce: A Declaration of Sustainability- Paul Hawken

Enlightened Management: Bringing Buddhist Principles to Work- Dona Witten

Enterprising Nonprofits: A Toolkit for Social Entrepreneurs-
      J. Gregory Dees, Jed Emerson, Peter Economy

Going Local: Creating Self-Reliant Communities in a Global Age- Michael H. Shuman

Growing A Business- Paul Hawken

Lost Landscapes and Failed Economies: The Search for a Value of Place- Thomas Michael Power

Mid-Course Correction: Toward A Sustainable Enterprise: The Interface Model- Ray Anderson

Natural Capitalism: Creating the Next Industrial Revolution-
      Paul Hawken, Amory Lovins, L. Hunter Lovins    www.natcap.org

Natural Step for Business: Wealth, Ecology, and the Evolutionary Corporation-
      Brian Nattrass, Mary Altomare, Brian Naijrass   www.naturalstep.org

Post-Cowboy Economics: Pay & Prosperity in the New American West-
      Thomas Michael Powers, Richard Barrett

Ripples from the Zambezi: Passion, Entrepreneurship, and the Rebirth of Local Economies-
      Ernesto Sirolli

Small Is Beautiful: Economics As If People Mattered- E.F. Schumacher

Sustainability Advantage: Seven Business Case Benefits of a Triple Bottom Line-
     Bob Willard, Oliver Dudok Van Heel, John Elkington

Architecture & Building


Earth to Spirit: In Search of Natural Architecture- David Pearson, William McDonough

Handbook of Sustainable Building : An Environmental Preference Method for Selection of
     Materials for Use in Construction and Refubishment-
David Anink

Nature of Design: Ecology, Culture, and Human Intention- David Orr

New Natural House Book: Creating a Healthy, Harmonious,
      and Ecologically Sound Home-
David Pearson

Sustainable Building Sourcebook - by Sustainable Sources

Agriculture


The Natural Way of Farming: The Theory and Practice of Green Philosophy-
      Masanobu Fukuoka, Frederic P. Metreaud

New Roots for Agriculture- Wes Jackson, Wendell Berry

The One Straw Revolution- Masanobu Fukoka

Plowman's Folly- Edward Faulkner

The Secret Life of Plants- Peter Tompkins

Secrets of the Soil: New Solutions for Restoring Our Planet- Peter Tompkins, Christopher Bird

Community


Community Indicators Handbook: Measuring Progress Toward Healthy &
     Sustainable Communities
- Alan Atkisson

Ecology of Hope: Communities Collaborate for Sustainability-
      Ted Bernard, Jora M. Young, Wes Jackson

Currency


Creating Community Economics with Local Currency - Paul Glover
     (Located at the Ithaca Hours website)

Local Currencies: Catalysts for Sustainable Regional Economies- Robert Swann and Susan Witt
     (Located at the EF Schumacher Society website)

Money: Understanding and Creating Alternatives to Legal Tender- Thomas H. Greco, Vicki Robin

New Money for Healthy Communities- Thomas H. Greco

Energy


Hubbert's Peak: The Impending World Oil Shortage- Kenneth S. Deffeyes

Hydrogen Economy: The Creation of the World-Wide Energy Web and
     the Redistribution of Power on Earth-
Jeremy Rifkin

The Passive Solar Energy Book: A Complete Guide to Passive Solar Home,
     Greenhouse, and Building Design
- Ed Mazria

Perverse Subsidies: How Misused Tax Dollars Harm the Environment
     and the Economy
- Norman Meyers, Jennifer Kent

Reinventing Electric Utilities: Competition, Citizen Action, and Clean Power- Ed Smeloff, et al

Small is Profitable: The Hidden Economic Benefits of Making
     Electrical Resources the Right Size
- Amory Lovins

The Solar Electric House: Energy for the Environmentally-Responsive,
     Energy-Independent Home-
Steven J. Strong, William G. Scheller

Tommorow's Energy: Hydrogen, Fuel Cells, and the Prospects for a Cleaner Planet- Peter Hoffman

Wind Power for Home & Business: Renewable Energy for the 1990's and Beyond- Paul Gipe

Investing

Investing with Your Values- Hal Brill, Jack A. Brill, Cliff Feigenbaum

Restoration


Fungi in Bioremediation- G.M. Gadd

Mycofiltration: A Novel Approach for the Bio-Transformation of Abandoned Logging Roads-
     Paul Stamets, Inventor & David Sumerlin, Project Manager
     (Located at the Fungi Perfecti website)

Mycelium Running - A Guide to Healing the Planet through Gardening with Gourmet and Medicinal Mushrooms -Paul Stamets   Read more

Audio Interview with Paul Stamets on The Connection- WBUR Boston

Social


Cultural Creatives: How 50 Million People are Changing the World-
     Paul H. Ray, Sherry Ruth Anderson, Ruth Anderson   www.culturalcreatives.org

Imagine: What America Could Be in the 21st Century- Marianne Williamson

Sustainability


Believing Cassandra: An Optimistic Looks at a Pessimist's World- Alan Atkisson

Dancing With the Tiger: Learning Sustainability Step by Natural Step-
     Brian Nattrass, Mary Altomare, Nicholas C. Sonntag   www.naturalstep.org

Hidden Connections: Integrating the Biological, Cognitive, and Social Dimensions of Life
     into a Science of Sustainability-
Fritjof Capra

Nature's Operating Instructions: The True Biotechnologies- Edited by Kenny Ausubel

Natural Step Seeding A Quiet Revolution- Karl-Henrik Robert, Ray Anderson   www.naturalstep.org