Today's giveaway is for The Transition Handbook: From Oil Dependency to Local Resilience, by the Founder of the Transition Movement, Rob Hopkins. Now, before you get all wrapped up in the peak oil/oil dependency stuff, let it be known that this book is an excellent reference for how to create a more local economy.For those of you interested in supporting local businesses, farms, and basically having independence from the larger economy as a whole, you will be interested in this book, and what it has to say as well. Some of the reviews (this one from Library Journal) include:
Meant to be a guide and motivator, the handbook discusses how several U.K. towns are preparing for the twin threats of climate change and peak oil. Hopkins, a teacher of permaculture and natural building and a cofounder of the Transition Network, urges a community response—local sustainability made fun—in which groups grapple with issues like food, transportation, energy, building materials, and waste and even develop their own local currency.
So, if you want to learn how to respond to a low carbon future by thinking globally while acting locally, this book is for you!
To enter the random drawing to win this book, add your name to the comments of this post. You have until Friday, October 2nd, at 6:00 pm PST to enter. The winner will be drawn and announced on Saturday. Bonne chance!
59 comments:
Merci! Enter Moi.
diana from CO
oooooh. I would love to read this.
There is a new Walmart in town. That's three. I'd love to have this book.
I would LOVE this!! <3
Oh, I would love to win this! Or either of the others. :)
Sounds interesting. Please sign me up!
Thanks,
Erin T.
Would love to win this one :)
Another neat book. Thank you!
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I'm in!
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Dan in MD
I have been wanting this book. Wade from AR.
Count me in for this one too please. Thanks for all these giveaway opportunities!
Oops forgot to leave my name - Nadia P :)
Thank you, Crunchy. Please add me to this list of interested peeps.
Yay for Crunchy :-) Please enter me, this book sounds fabby.
I would like to give this book to my friend Barry who is working tirelessly to find a way for our little town to become greener - including alternative energy sources.
thank you.
I really NEED this book, as I am in a budding Transition Town initiative and I could use this as my inspirational bedtime reading.
I was considering joining TT as a "muller" but didn't have the book to start off. This would be ab-fab!
~Anna
Please include me, too!
This is one book I keep checking out from the library over and over. :)
Chelsey L-R
" let it be known that this book is an excellent reference"
!! good to hear.
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sounds fabulous. sign me up.
I'd like to be entered, please.
Count me in for this one :)
This book looks great! Enter me!
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I'm interested!
Amy in Tacoma
Count me in for this one!
I would really like to read this book.
Add my name to the drawing please!
this looks great! i would love to read this one...
stephanie in toronto. :)
I currently live in one of those formerly small towns. In the past 10 years the population has quadrupled, subdivisions replaced centry old farms (grrrr - but thats another story) and big-box stores are movin' on in right and left, Mom & Pop stores are going belly up!
Sign me up for this book. I'm interested!!
Count me in too!!! I love books!
I would love to know more about the Transition movement, so winning the book would be great. Thanks, Crunchy!
Awesome!
I have been looking at(Also known as coveting) this book to buy it for a while now. It looks incredibly interesting.
I'd be interested! I'm always looking for more green books to read.
me too please!
This book sounds great, too. I'm glad I started following the blog. Robert Askin
Hey Crunch
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kassie.
THIS is the one I want -- like CitricSugar, we are full of Walmarts (and cars since my suburb opted out of the regional public transportation system). Something has to be done, and I can't think of a better place to start than southeast Michigan!
this sounds great!
I think my partner and I would really enjoying reading this one! I'm so glad i found your blog!
Thanks,
mountaingoats at hotmail dot com
I think this is a book I need to read. Please enter me in the drawing.
Thanks
Please add me to the list! Local small business owner. ;)
This looks like a book I need to read.
Enter me. Ineed all the gardening help I can get!
Sign me up! The name is Nick.
If it's not too late, I'd like to enter for this one! Great book, Crunchy!
I have it and it is fantastic!
Try
http://totnes.transitionnetwork.org/
and
http://transitiontowns.org/Lewes/Lewes
to see what has been achieved in the UK recently, the lessons learnt by them apply in any situation.
I would be very interested in reading this book.
Sounds like a good one too.
sounds interesting.
Count me in!
I would love to win this, as the hold list for this at my library is huge!
-Johanna
this books sounds great.
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