Books- to open a mind...
One of our mission statement words is 'mindful living'. This is a pair of words that gives us the ability to share knowledge, information and data via a superb index of books. P'lovers strives to offer books on vegan and vegetarian lifestyles, alternative energy, alternative home building techniques and ways to change your day to day impact on the planet. We also have great stories of struggle, growth, development and human successes! Motivating you to help make change happen in many ways, in many places for many reasons!
Changing the planet one idea at a time, one book at a time. Visit us to find out just how easy it is!
This
inspirational book is a must read for every budding eco-warrior!
Mandatory reading for every P'lovers staff member- simply the most important
book if you want to understand where the green movement got it's start!
This
is a children's book for people of all ages and presents a delightful
exploration of the challenge of 'What do you give a friend who has
everything'? The character tries to search for 'nothing'.
David
Suzuki's Green Guide provides useful and doable tips for greener choices -
whether at home or traveling and whether about reducing waster or becoming
an activist. One member of the P'lovers Book club said that this book could
be the only book she would need to make sensible and doable changes for the
planet.
Everyone in the
P'lovers' Book Club loved this novel and for some, it became their favourite
read so far. This gripping novel follows two sisters, one 17 and one
18, who live outside of a city and on the edge of a forest as the world they
have known begins to disintegrate. As a result of their mother's illness and
their father's traumatic injury. they are suddenly alone. When the nearby
city loses power, fuel and food, the two sisters have to learn how to cope
with circumstances they could never have imagined.
Chosen for Oprah's Book Club, 'A New Earth' explores the
damage that can be done by one's ego and how transcending one's ego can
enhance personal happiness and end conflict and suffering throughout the
world.This book provoked a lively discussion at the P'lovers Book Club – people felt it was an important book to have read and to be constantly reminded of in our day-to-day lives.
The Open Road: The Global
Journey Of The Fourteenth Dalai Lama chronicles the life and travels of the
global journey of the fourteenth Dalai Lama.
