Hardly a handbook, this is a large-format, hardcover compendium of resource information on the SA design industry. At 620 pages, it is substantial, covering just about every design sector one can imagine.

This is a somewhat academically-oriented book that takes a look at the impact of global growth strategies on ever-diminishing natural resources.

This is the ‘epic tale of a Mid-West farmer’, an outcast who’s hippie-style community alienated neighbouring farmers to the point that Satanic rites, the slaughter of
babies and animals, orgies and other ‘dark practises’ were widely alleged and believed, incurring routine harassment by local law enforcement.

This alarming fact drove Annie Leonard to create the Internet film sensation The Story of Stuff, which has been viewed over 10 million times by people around the world. In her sweeping, groundbreaking book of the same name, Leonard tracks the life of the Stuff we use every day—where our cotton T-shirts, laptop computers, and aluminum cans come from, how they are produced, distributed, and consumed, and where they go when we throw them out. Like Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring, The Story of Stuff is a landmark book that will change the way people think—and the way they live.

Kids will get in touch with Mother Earth-and see how to save her too-with 150 illustrated, truly terrific nature-friendly projects. There are things to do for every season of the year, crafts that use recycled materials, and activities that encourage youngsters to investigate the natural world.

 Ever heard of 'sustainomatics'? Neither had we - until we encountered this one, which is a bit of a tome. Apparently, it is a methodology for understanding sustainability in a new framework

Nicely presented with some beautiful images, this one is something of a coffee table book which features 40 of the world’s leading conservationists and the animals they are committed to saving.

Written by the Founder of SA's Green party, this book is likely to change not only how you are raising your kids but how you live your life. Filled with basic common sense, it offers choices that could make a huge difference to the health and future of the next generation but goes far beyond that to include potentially positive impacts on the entire planet. 

 We are what we eat, but we also are what we use to clean our homes, pamper our skin, and decorate our rooms, according to Renée Loux, accomplished raw food chef, award-winning author, and host of Fine Living TV's Easy Being Green. In her new book, Easy Green Living, she applies her whole-foods philosophy to home, garden, and beauty routines.

Corrugated Castle. Fancy Foil Fish Mobile. Paper Bead Bangles. Braided Rag Coasters. Old Shoe Flower Pots. Puppy Dog Sock Puppet. With a little imagination, just about anything we think of as trash can be transformed into an art project good enough to give as a gift or to keep and treasure yourself.