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href="http://www.newsociety.com/bookid/4067"><u><span style='color:blue'>Thriving
Beyond Sustainability:</span></u></a></span></i></b><span style='font-family:
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif"'> By
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif"'>Turning
challenge into opportunity—a survey of successful<span style='color:#1F497D'>
</span>sustainable ideas and practices from around the world...<span
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inventory of grounded hope, practical inspiration, and achievable
visions… exactly the kind of thinking, work, and doing that will bring
civilization to safe harbor.”</span></i><span style='font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif"'>David W. Orr, author
of<i> Down to the Wire</i></span></b><span style='font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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researched, deeply contemplated, and yet eminently practical. I warmly
recommend it to anyone concerned about the future of human civilization.”</i></span><span
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif"'>— <b>Fritjof
Capra, author of <i>The Web of Life</i> and <i>The Hidden
Connections</i></b></span><span style='font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif"'>“…covers
a breathtaking swath of world-changing stories, frameworks and tools…You
can't help but feel optimistic after reading this book.”</span></i><span
style='font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif"'>— </span></i><b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif"'>Adam Werbach, Global
CEO, Saatchi & Saatchi</span></b><span style='font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif"'><a
href="http://www.newsociety.com/bookid/4067"><u><span style='color:blue'>Thriving
Beyond Sustainability</span></u></a></span></i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif"'> draws a collective map of individuals,
organizations and communities from around the world that are committed to
building an alternative future — one that strives to restore ecological
health, reinvent outmoded institutions and rejuvenate our environmental, social
and economic systems. The projects and initiatives profiled are meeting the
challenges of the day with optimism, hope and results, leading the way in:<br>
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</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>•
relocalization</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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green commerce</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>•
ecological design</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>•
environmental conservation</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>•
social transformation</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Andrés
Edwards helps us to move beyond a perception of surviving with scarcity to one
of flourishing with abundance. The comprehensive resource section provides the
tools for everyone to become a catalyst for change.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a
href="http://www.andresedwards.com/"><u><span style='color:blue'>Andrés R.
Edwards</span></u></a></span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'> is the author of <i><a
href="http://www.newsociety.com/bookid/3880"><u><span style='color:blue'>The
Sustainability Revolution</span></u></a></i>, which has sold over 20,000
copies. He is an educator, LEED-accredited green building and sustainability
consultant and the founder of EduTracks, a consulting firm specializing in
education and sustainability.<br>
</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif"'><br>
</span><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif";
color:#333333'>240 pages / 6 x 9”</span><span style='font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif";
color:#333333'>Business & Economics/Environment</span><span
style='font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif";
color:#333333'>24 B & W photographs, charts & maps</span><span
style='font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif";
color:#333333'>PB ISBN 978-0-86571-641-4</span><span style='font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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