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Not Just a Pretty Face

The Ugly Side of the Beauty Industry
Stacy Malkan

Toxic chemicals in beauty products and what they do to your body

Do beauty products really make women more beautiful, or are they filled with toxic chemicals? A group of breast cancer activists and environmentalists did the research and found many chemicals linked to birth defects, infertility, and other illnesses. This book tells their story, and outlines the good news about safer technologies and products.

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Traces of Time

The Beauty of Change in Nature
Pat Murphy and Paul Doherty

The passage of time is plain to see in the world around you...if you know how to look.

The flow of life happens over time, which can be observed in our surrounding environment. With breathtaking photos, this book illustrates the passage of time in our natural surroundings to reveal life in process. After experiencing this book, you will see time manifest in the world around you. Chapters show time year by year, the passing of centuries, tens of thousands of years, and millions of years ago. This book literally "brings time to life."

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The Man Who Walked Through Time

Colin Fletcher

An eyeopening journey through time.

The author of this book was the first man ever to have walk through the entire length of the Grand Canyon. The first person account contains everything about this trip, from the conception of the idea and planning to life-changing realizations. It is a remarkable adventure of one man overcoming the challenges of wild nature in an extreme environment, but also an inner journey in which he comes to understand his place as a human being in the vastness of nature. But above all, the author's perception of time changed dramatically, and yours will too when you read this book.

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Really Green

The Basic Principles That Define Everyday Products With Health and Environmental Benefits
Debra Lynn Dadd

 With all the green hype, even educated, well-meaning shoppers often have difficulty discerning between products that offer genuine health and environmental benefits and those that are only full of "greenwashed" promises.

Really Green simplifies the purchasing process with basic principles that allow you to sift through the hype and buy green products with absolute confidence.

"Debra Lynn Dadd helps set the record straight on all shades of green...She breaks it down using understandable language so even a novice to the world of eco-friendly shopping can start making informed decisions...She provides a foundation for defining products that claim to be green, and reviews basic green principles, types of products and even green packaging." -- girlawhirl.com 

Home Safe Home

Creating a Healthy Home Environment by Reducing Exposure to Toxic Household Products
Debra Lynn Dadd

Learn about the health effects and safe alternatives for more than 100 common household products.

Are there hidden hazards in your home? Every item in your home may contain toxic ingredients that can harm your health--from rashes to cancer. You can protect yourself and your family from everyday toxics and harmful household products. This 2005 revision of Home Safe Home reveals the health effects of and safe alternatives to: tap water and processed foods, home and garden pesticides, over-the-counter medications, synthetic fibers and fabrics, carpeting and furniture, cleaning products, beauty products, home office products, indoor air pollutants...and more. Product entries tell what toxic chemicals are found in specific products and safe solutions you can buy or make at home. Contains a whole chapter that explains toxic exposures and how they affect you individually.

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