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Wake Up and Smell the Planet : The Non-Pompous, Non-Preachy Grist Guide to Greening Your Day
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WAKE UP AND SMELL THE PLANET: The Non-Pompous, Non-Preachy Grist Guide to Greening Your Day
Author: Grist   Edited bys: Brangien Davis, Katharine Wroth
Product Code: 
0394
ISBN: 
978-1-59485-039-4
Publisher: 
Mountaineers Books
Pages: 
208
Binding Information: Paperback 
Size: 
6 X 6.75
Availability: 
In stock
Price: $14.95
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* Not a guide about guilt, but about making little choices throughout the day that improve the planet
* Grist is the hottest online magazine covering sustainability and popular culture
* Like Grist, this is a quirky, humorous, entertaining, and sometimes irreverent read

We all have our morning routines, whether it's making coffee, walking the dog, feeding the kids, a shower and a shave, the office commute, or some combination thereof. And at each of these morning moments -- in fact, at any given time throughout the day -- we're making choices. What to eat, what to wear, how to dispose of dog poop or diapers, how to travel from point A to point B, where to have a post-work cocktail, and on, and on -- this compact and resourceful handbook takes a look at how to simplify and "green" our daily choices, from the moment we get up in the morning, until we finally lay our heads down at night.

Grist's news about green issues and sustainable living is far from predictable. A self-proclaimed "beacon in the smog," it provides some of the most refreshing and knowledgeable voices on how to live wisely and promote a healthy world. Consider this guide an off-line beacon, bringing Grist's edgy authority, impeccable research, and planetary cheerleading to a broader audience.
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Seattle Times
This is our kind of book. … a groovy green heap o' advice for working, working out, eating, shopping, commuting, raising kids, raising pets - basically, for life.
Alonovo.com
"[Wake Up and Smell the Planet is] a quirky, humorous, entertaining, and sometimes irreverent read…[Wake Up and Smell the Planet] brings Grist's edgy authority, impeccable research, and planetary cheerleading to a broader audience...Buy this book-the planet you save just might be ours!"
Treehugger.com
another book to add to the must-read list!
By: Arcadia Maximo, BellaOnline
"Never has a book made me laugh so hard! [Wake Up and Smell the Planet explores] environmental issues, in a highly entertaining and informative way. They cleverly use humor to captivate the audience…I think this book would make a great gift for the eco-geeks all the way to the eco-phobes in your life."
By: Sandy Dunham, The Seattle Times
"The guide's actual guidance is relevant, hip and chockfull of witty word play…the [Grist.org] eco-site's editors have pulled together a groovy green heap o' advice for working, working out, eating, shopping, commuting, raising kids, raising pets-basically for life…Yep, it's a grown-up book. And we grown-ups could learn a lot from it."
Shared Vision
"You're in for a treat, in the form of this snappy little book."
Alternet.org
"There's a lot of books out there about how to green your life, but the folks at Grist took a stab at their own version, Wake Up and Smell the Planet. And it's very, well, Grist-which, if you aren't a regular reader of their environmental news and commentary, means it's pretty damn amusing…This style is fun and engaging-and at times, even downright funny."
The Hartford Courant
"Davis and Wroth… have filled this book with excellent tips delivered in a pithy way on things you can do to make the planet a healthier place."
Outside Magazine
"Funny, fast-paced, and detailed…[Given 5 stars on the] Green-O-Meter."
By: Sommer Poquette, Green & Clean Mom Blog
"Wake Up and Smell the Planet is a humorous, witty, non-text book way to look at how a person can go green… [and] it wasn't just a book full of jokes, and it wasn't poking fun at environmental issues like one might think… Wake Up and Smell the Planet helps make it not seem so overwhelmingly impossible [to go green], but instead logical and fun! A great gift for anyone trying to go green, wanting to go green, thinking about going green, or just anyone who cares about the environment."
The Good Life Blog
"Never has a book on going green made me laugh so hard! I think this book would make a great gift for the eco-geeks all the way to the eco-phoebes in your life."
San Jose Mercury News
"Here's a guide from [the GRIST.org editors] that covers all the essentials."
Associate Press Illinois
"The eco-experts of the green news website Grist.org can help anyone chose to go green with [their] new book, Wake Up and Smell the Planet."
2Magazine
"Kermit was right. It's not easy being green. Thankfully, the witty editors of the environmental website Grist are here to save the day with their step-by-step guide for living la vida eco from sun-up to sundown."
American Way Magazine
"[A] humorous handbook, small enough to tote."
Elephant Magazine
"Grist.org's wacky, myth-shattering advice fills this handy little guide with easy, eco-savvy clues to living a better life. Yes, better. It will also make you thinner, hotter, and smarter. Let Grist lead you through the maze of dogma."
Vallejo, CA Times-Herald
"[Grist] has done [their] homework and given you some simple ways to walk lightly on the planet."
The Register Guard (Eugene, OR)
"Reason to read it: This compact, funny read offers reasonable alternatives for people who can't give up everything all at once."
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