8 Great Green Reads

Chic eco-designer Kelly LaPlante showcases projects she has done for various celebrities and public figures in this gorgeous coffee table book.

Eco-fashionista Starre Vartan's guide to living fabulously green provides fun facts and tips on how to look and feel your best, while leaving Mother Earth pretty too.

Just out is the Peterson Field Guide to Birds of North America a detailed, accessible book combining the formerly split Peterson Field Guide to Eastern Birds and Peterson Field Guide to Western Birds. It's an updated essential that includes paintings, photographs, maps and even access to video podcasts.

Green building consultant Jerry Yudelson authored this approachable guide to building an energy efficient, nontoxic and healthy home. Learn what to look for and what to ask your green builder, and get details on 50 new green home projects.

Are you a socially minded budding entrepreneur in need of some inspiration? This book covers 75 green start-ups and offers detailed information on how you can build your own green business.

Full of essays, newspaper columns and blog entries, this book tells the story of how a self-reliant community achieved sustainability and success.

Fair trade chocolate pioneers Craig Sams and Josephine Fairley recount Green & Black's founding, and how they've managed to run a successful ethical business in a competitive marketplace.