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Green car purchases etc. I bought the book hoping to find savings on things that are done daily. But I found that I spend twice as much on the long run in the small purchases that I do little by little, day in and day out and I didnt find much.The authors books aren't bad but this one I believe was created to join the fad.David If you haven't been able to figure out the large purchases that save you money well this book is for you. You know those daily purchases that little by little drain hundreds of bucks.Unfortunely I was dissapointed. It does talk about the large issue things like home insulation.
However, there also seem to be many that are left out.It is also baffling that they made this in to an audiobook. This book is nothing more than a string of factoids about "simple things" that can be done to save money and save the environment. Not the most compelling listening experience. The 50 "simple ways" each have a bit of narrative, a number of factoids, and then a list of a bunch of web sites. Many are simplistic (don't buy fast food every day), while some tend to be inaccurate ('bulk bins' at grocery store have a tendency to be more expensive and still are 'packaged').At times, the author seems like s shill for various companies and organizations. (Many of these seem to be worthwhile.
I don't know what this guy was thinking. I won it at a high school library. How is it that Bach was able to make a string of these (nine, I believe) and have them all reach #1 on New York Times book charts. Two stars for clean prose and clear photos.I did not buy this book. I wouldn't of purchased it otherwise, and I definitely don't recommend it. Most of this information can be found on the internet or even from CEOs and manufacturers themselves. It mostly dances around saving energy, gas, cars, water, electricity.
This books offers real actions that each of us can take to avoid the comming collision. David Bach's book is very good at giving people simple practical things that they (you and me actually) can do to make a real difference in the environment. Great Job David. The time has come for us to stop talking and begin acting and David Bach is offering rock solid realistic things that each of us can do to not just get through this but to prosper. For the last several years, all we seem to have done is talk about the problems of climate change while we went on engaged in the same old habits. Kind of like doing a play by play description of the car accident we are about to be in.
You don't have to follow all of the tips 100% to make an impact. This is a great starter book on green living without overkill like some.
You can always resell the book or donate to your local library. The book is worth the money especially used on Amazon so what are you waiting for.
The book is well written, well organized and well researched. You will get alot out of the book as you increase your involvement, spread the word to others, and research more and more on your own.
I give David Bach and this title three thumbs up. The facts and figures are mind boggling on what we can all do to save a little of the planet (and money).
Start small.
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