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Sacred Economics traces the history of money from ancient gift economies to modern capitalism, revealing how the money system has contributed to alienation, competition, and scarcity, destroyed community, and necessitated endless growth. The book explores avant-garde concepts of the New Economics, including negative-interest currencies, local currencies, gift economies, and the restoration of the commons. Eisenstein considers the personal dimensions of this economic transition and presents a vision that is original yet commonsense, radical yet gentle, and increasingly relevant as the crises of our civilization deepen.

In this influential work, Richard Louv links the lack of nature in children's lives to rising trends in obesity, attention disorders, and depression. The book brings together research indicating that direct exposure to nature is essential for healthy childhood development and physical and emotional health. Louv provides practical solutions and simple ways to heal the broken bond between children and nature, many of which can be implemented in everyday life. The book has inspired a movement to reconnect children with nature and has led to the creation of the Children & Nature Network[1][4][5].

Drawdown is a seminal text on climate solutions, compiled by an international coalition of researchers, professionals, and scientists. The book presents 100 substantive, existing solutions to address climate change, ranging from clean energy and educating girls in lower-income countries to land use practices that pull carbon out of the air. It provides a roadmap to drawing down greenhouse gas emissions and emphasizes the importance of sustainable development and collective action to combat climate change[1][4][5].