Strengthening a Vibrant Local Economy Informative titles on the importance of building and strengthening a vibrant local economy. Presented by Independent Booksellers.

	Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life by Kingsolver, Barbara, Kingsolver, Camille Format:  Hardcover (Cloth) Price:  $26.95 Published: HarperCollins, 2007 Inventory Status: Usually Ships in 1-5 days   See all editions of this title. “Tracing the food year, Kingsolver—with her characteristic candor, poetry, and grace—brings us meditations on asparagus, turkeys, tomatoes, and mulch as she and her family try to eat locally as much as they can. This is a distinct hybrid of The Omnivore’s Dilemma, Under the Tuscan Sun, and Walden.” —Matt Plies, Annie Bloom’s Books, Portland, OR
	Deep Economy: The Wealth of Communities and the Durable Future by McKibben, Bill Format:  Hardcover (Cloth) Price:  $25.00 Published: Times Books, 2007 Inventory Status: Usually Ships in 1-5 days   See all editions of this title. “Deep Economy challenges thDeep the reader to imagine a future of thriving local economies where people act in community. McKibben takes us to places in the world, including our own backyards, where people are challenging the relentlessly pursued ideal that more is better. This is a book to give readers inspiration, tools, hopes, and a good, strong call to action.”—Linda Ramsdell, The Galaxy Bookshop, Hardwick, VT
	Plenty: One Man, One Woman, and a Raucous Year of Eating Locally by Smith, Alisa, MacKinnon, J. B. Format:  Hardcover (Cloth) Price:  $24.00 Published: Harmony, 2007 Inventory Status: Special Order - Subject to Availability   See all editions of this title. “Did you know that the ingredients for a typical meal travel almost 2,216 miles before they fi nally reach the table? This startling fact convinced the authors to embark on a fascinating year-long adventure—only consuming food that was grown or produced within 100 miles of their home in Vancouver. This thought-provoking discussion of the effects of food production on local and global economies is a wonderful story of resourcefulness that will leave the reader with a better perspective on the food we eat.”—Tim Ellis, Quail Ridge Books, Raleigh, NC
	The New Village Green: Living Light, Living Local, Living Large by Morris, Stephen Format:  Trade Paperback Price:  $17.95 Published: New Society Publishers, 2007 Inventory Status: Usually Ships in 1-5 days “This is a great collection of essays on sustainability. Written by such green movement people as Bill McKibben and Julia Butterfl y Hill, it covers topics from ‘green weddings’ to the limits of growth.” —Sandi Torkildson, A Room of One’s Own Feminist Bookstore, Madison, WI
	Growing Local Value: How to Build Business Partnerships That Strengthen Your Community (Social Venture Network) by Hammel, Laury, Denhart, Gun Format:  Trade Paperback Price:  $16.95 Published: Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2007 Inventory Status: Usually Ships in 1-5 days   See all editions of this title. “The co-founder of the Business Alliance for Local Living Economies and the founder of a children’s clothing company offer ways to partner with your company’s stakeholders to create strong ethically-centered businesses. A useful guidebook to enlightened entrepreneurs and small-business owners.”—Daniel Goldin, Harry W. Schwartz Bookshops, Milwaukee, WI
	Big-Box Swindle: The True Cost of Mega-Retailers and the Fight for America's Independent Businesses by Mitchell, Stacy Format:  Trade Paperback Price:  $15.00 Published: Beacon Press, 2007 Inventory Status: On Our Shelves Now   See all editions of this title. “This defi nitive study of the consequences of uncontrolled big box development opens our eyes to the myriad ways big box stores affect our lives: creating low-paying jobs, decimating downtowns, degrading our environment, fueling suburban sprawl, and diminishing community life. Mitchell shows us the true cost of the ‘bargains’ that many still think they are getting, and she also shares stories of communities that have found ways to counter the big box stores and build healthy, sustainable local economies.”—Steve Bercu, Book People, Austin, TX
	Building Powerful Community Organizations: A Personal Guide to Creating Groups That Can Solve Problems and Change the World by Brown, Michael Jacoby Format:  Trade Paperback Price:  $19.95 Published: Long Haul Press, 2007 Inventory Status: Usually Ships in 1-5 days “A down-to-earth, practical guide to building all kinds of grass-roots organizations. Justifi ably praised, with case studies and exercises, it is the most useful book on the subject I’ve seen.”—Frank Kramer, Harvard Book Store, Cambridge, MA
	The Place You Love Is Gone: Progress Hits Home by Pierson, Melissa Holbrook Format:  Trade Paperback Price:  $14.95 Published: W. W. Norton & Company, 2007 Inventory Status: Usually Ships in 1-5 days   See all editions of this title. “In this slim volume, Melissa Holbrook Pierson addresses the toll that progress takes on the places we live, love, and, eventually, lose. Memories of the places she loves are vivid, and her feeling of the loss and change of these places impassioned and demanding of our attention.”—Julia Pascone, Inkwood of our attention.”—Julia Pascone, Inkwood of our attention.”— Books, Tampa, FL
	Better Together: Restoring the American Community by Putnam, Robert D., Feldstein, Lewis M., Cohen, Don Format:  Trade Paperback Price:  $15.00 Published: Simon & Schuster, 2004 Inventory Status: Usually Ships in 1-5 days   See all editions of this title. “In Better Together, Putnam and longtime civic activist Feldstein describe some of the most compelling, innovative ways in which American civic renewal is taking place. They introduce us to a thriving country of activists, from Maine to California, whose experiences offer valuable insights into how we may revitalize all American communities in the 21st century.”—Barbara Theroux, Fact & Fiction, Missoula, MT
	Going Going by Nye, Naomi Shihab Format:  Hardcover (Cloth) Price:  $17.99 Published: Greenwillow, 2005 Inventory Status: Usually Ships in 1-5 days   See all editions of this title. “The question of corporate chain stores and the destruction of one town is cleverly embedded in the struggle that surfaces in one young girl’s life. This is a good teacher’s tool for discussions about economics and the need for fairness in anyone’s world. Spread the word; make a difference; put this book in readers’ hands.” —Emoke B’Racz, Malaprop’s Bookstore/ Cafe, Asheville, NC
The Small-Mart Revolution: How Local Businesses Are Beating the Global Competition (BK Currents (Paperback)) by Shuman, Michael H., McKibben, Bill
The Home Town Advantage: How to Defend Your Main Street Against Chain Stores... and Why It Matters by Mitchell, Stacy