Books
Books That Inspire a Greener World Recommended Readings

365 Ways to Live Green: Your Everyday Guide to Saving the Environment
ISBN-13: 9781598698084
ISBN-10: 1598698087
Author: Diane Gow McDilda
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Adams Media
Published: 2008-01-01

A Force for Nature: The Story of NRDC and The Fight to Save Our Planet
ISBN-13: 9780811865357
ISBN-10: 0811865355
Authors: J. H. Adams; P. Adams
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Published: 2010-08-25

Big Green Purse
ISBN-13: 9781583333037
ISBN-10: 1583333037
Author: Diane Maceachern
Binding: Kindle Edition
Publisher: Avery
Published: 2008

Cadillac Desert: The American West and Its Disappearing Water, Revised Edition
ISBN-13: 9780140178241
ISBN-10: 0140178244
Author: Marc Reisner
Edition: 2
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Books
Published: 1993-01-01

Confessions of a Radical Industrialist: Profits, People, Purpose--Doing Business by Respecting the Earth
ISBN-13: 9780312543495
ISBN-10: 0312543492
Authors: R.C. Anderson; R. White
Edition: 52009th
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: St. Martin’s Press
Published: 2009

Demystifying Climate Change: An Energy Story on Science, History, Threats, and Opportunities
ISBN-13: 9781475835823
ISBN-10: 1475835825
Authors: Jeffrey Loehr; Margaret Loehr
Edition: Annotated
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Published: 2017

Green Recovery: Get Lean, Get Smart, and Emerge from the Downturn on Top
ISBN-13: 9781422166543
ISBN-10: 1422166546
Author: Andrew S. Winston
Edition: Illustrated
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Harvard Business Review Press
Published: 2009-08-01

Green to Gold: How Smart Companies Use Environmental Strategy to Innovate, Create Value, and Build Competitive Advantage
ISBN-13: 9780300119978
ISBN-10: 0300119976
Authors: Daniel C. Esty; Andrew S. Winston
Edition: 1
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 2006-10-09

Growing a Revolution: Bringing Our Soil Back to Life
ISBN-13: 9780393608328
ISBN-10: 0393608328
Author: David R. Montgomery
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 2017-05-09

High Tech Trash: Digital Devices, Hidden Toxics, and Human Health
ISBN-13: 9781559635547
ISBN-10: 1559635541
Author: Elizabeth Grossman
Edition: 1
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Shearwater Books
Published: 2006-05-06

Nature's Fortune: How Business and Society Thrive by Investing in Nature
ISBN-13: 9780465031818
ISBN-10: 0465031811
Authors: Mark R Tercek; Jonathan S Adams
Edition: 1
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Basic Books
Published: 2013-04-09

Resource Revolution: How to Capture the Biggest Business Opportunity in a Century
ISBN-13: 9781477801192
ISBN-10: 1477801197
Authors: Stefan Heck; Matt Rogers; Paul Carroll
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Amazon Publishing
Published: 2022-02-22

The Green Bible
ISBN-13: 9780061627996
ISBN-10: 0061627992
Author: Harper Bibles
Edition: New Revised Standard Version
Binding: Flexibound
Publisher: HarperOne
Published: 2008-09-29

The Green Edge: How Sustainability Can Help Exhibit And Meeting Planners Save Money And Build Stronger Brands
ISBN-13: 9780991570300
ISBN-10: 0991570308
Author: Tom Bowman
Edition: 1
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Tom Bowman
Published: 2014-02-24

The Hockey Stick and the Climate Wars: Dispatches from the Front Lines
ISBN-13: 9780231152556
ISBN-10: 0231152558
Author: Michael Mann
Edition: Reprint
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Published: 2013-11-26

The Lights in the Tunnel: Automation, Accelerating Technology and the Economy of the Future
ISBN-13: 9781448659814
ISBN-10: 1448659817
Author: Martin Ford
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 2009-09-22

The Lorax (Classic Seuss)
ISBN-13: 9780394823379
ISBN-10: 0394823370
Author: Dr. Seuss
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
Published: 1971-08-12

The Madhouse Effect: How Climate Change Denial Is Threatening Our Planet, Destroying Our Politics, and Driving Us Crazy
ISBN-13: 9780231177863
ISBN-10: 0231177860
Authors: Michael Mann; Tom Toles
Edition: Illustrated
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Published: 2016-09-27

The Real Cost of Fracking: How America's Shale Gas Boom Is Threatening Our Families, Pets, and Food
ISBN-13: 9780807084939
ISBN-10: 080708493X
Authors: Michelle Bamberger; Robert Oswald
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Beacon Press
Published: 2014-08-05

The Thinking Executive's Guide to Sustainability (Environmental and Social Sustainabilty for Business Advantage Collection)
ISBN-13: 9781606494196
ISBN-10: 1606494198
Author: Kerul Kassel
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Business Expert Press
Published: 2013-12-31

The Triple Bottom Line: How Today's Best-Run Companies Are Achieving Economic, Social and Environmental Success -- and How You Can Too
ISBN-13: 9780787979072
ISBN-10: 0787979074
Author: Andrew Savitz
Edition: 1
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
Published: 2006-08-11

The Upcycle: Beyond Sustainability--Designing for Abundance
ISBN-13: 9780865477483
ISBN-10: 0865477485
Authors: William McDonough; Michael Braungart
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: North Point Press
Published: 2013-04-16

Sustainable Materials - with both eyes open: Future buildings, vehicles, products and equipment - made efficiently and made with less new material (without the hot air)
ISBN-13: 9781606494196
ISBN-10: 1606494198
Author: Kerul Kassel
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Business Expert Press
Published: 2013-12-31

When the Game Is Over, It All Goes Back in the Box
ISBN-13: 9780310253501
ISBN-10: 0310253500
Author: John Ortberg
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Zondervan
Published: 2007-08-27

Why We Hate the Oil Companies: Straight Talk from an Energy Insider
ISBN-13: 9780230102088
ISBN-10: 0230102085
Author: John Hofmeister
Edition: 1
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: St. Martin’s Press
Published: 2010-05-25

The Big Pivot: Radically Practical Strategies for a Hotter, Scarcer, and More Open World
ISBN-13: 9781422167816
ISBN-10: 142216781X
Author: Andrew S. Winston
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Harvard Business Review Press
Published: 2014-04-15

The Weather of the Future: Heat Waves, Extreme Storms, and Other Scenes from a Climate-Changed Planet
ISBN-13: 9780061726880
ISBN-10: 0061726885
Author: Heidi Cullen
Edition: 1
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Harper
Published: 2010-08-03

Companies on a Mission: Entrepreneurial Strategies for Growing Sustainably, Responsibly, and Profitably
ISBN-13: 9780804761628
ISBN-10: 0804761620
Author: Michael V. Russo
Edition: 1
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Stanford Business Books
Published: 2010-04-06

Cold Cash, Cool Climate: Science-Based Advice for Ecological Entrepreneurs
ISBN-13: 9780970601933
ISBN-10: 097060193X
Author: Jonathan Koomey PhD
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Analytics Press
Published: 2012-02-15

Cooler Smarter: Practical Steps for Low-Carbon Living
ISBN-13: 9781610911924
ISBN-10: 161091192X
Authors: The Union of Concerned Scientists; Seth Shulman; Jeff Deyette; Brenda Ekwurzel; David Friedman; Margaret Mellon; John Rogers; Suzanne Shaw
Edition: 6
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Island Press
Published: 2012-04-25

Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard
ISBN-13: 9780385528757
ISBN-10: 0385528752
Authors: Chip Heath; Dan Heath
Edition: 1st
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Crown Business
Published: 2010-02-16

The Method Method: Seven Obsessions That Helped Our Scrappy Start-up Turn an Industry Upside Down
ISBN-13: 9781591843993
ISBN-10: 1591843995
Authors: Eric Ryan; Adam Lowry; Lucas Conley
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Portfolio
Published: 2011-09-15

Raising the Bar: Integrity and Passion in Life and Business: The Story of Clif Bar Inc.
ISBN-13: 9780787973650
ISBN-10: 0787973653
Author: Gary Erickson
Edition: 1
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
Published: 2004-08-20
Published: 2012-04-25

Winning the Story Wars: Why Those Who Tell (and Live) the Best Stories Will Rule the Future
ISBN-13: 9781422143568
ISBN-10: 1422143562
Author: Jonah Sachs
Edition: 1
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Harvard Business Review Press
Published: 2012-07-10
MAY 1-2, 2025, SAN ANSELMO, CALIFORNIA 2026 Un-Conference & Hall of Fame Induction
In partnership with the Presidio Center for Sustainable Solutions at the University of Redlands, we are bringing Hall of Fame inductees together with Sustainable MBA and MPA students, the media, and members of the wider community for a highly interactive day of lively conversation, networking, and co-learning.
When you bring mission-driven entrepreneurs from different worlds together in person, the energy is through the roof!
Friday, May 1, 2026
6:00 - 9:00 PM — Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony & Celebration
Saturday, May 2, 2026
8:30 AM – 5:30 PM — Un-Conference
Presidio Center for Sustainable Solutions
University of Redlands, San Francisco Bay Area Campus
105 Seminary Road, San Anselmo, CA 94960
Honoring Our 2025 Inductees:
BD Clean — https://www.bdclean.org/
Braid Theory — https://www.braidtheory.com/
Edison Motors — https://edisonmotors.ca/
Fairware — https://fairware.com/
Flood Mitigation Industry Association — https://www.
Bill McKibben — https://billmckibben.com/
Monadnock Paper Mills — https://mpm.com/
Symbrosia — https://symbrosia.co/
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