| Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things | 
 enlarge | Authors: William Mcdonough, Michael Braungart
Publisher: Rodale Press
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  7 reviews
Sales Rank: 3477
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 208
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 7.9 x 5 x 0.8
ISBN: 0865475873
Dewey Decimal Number: 745.2
EAN: 9780865475878
ASIN: 0865475873
Publication Date: June 2, 2003
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A declaration of principles for a future world May 13, 2004
21 out of 23 found this review helpful
I found out about William McDonough by accident in a magazine article and bought this book on spec out of curiosity. I'm very glad I did. Finally a book with genuine hard and fast ideas of a method to get the sterile, polluted, modern world out of the mess it is in. If we can spread the messages this book imparts, there is a possibility that we can escape the ensuing environmental disaster that even the Pentagon is now predicting. With chemicals affecting every biological organism on Earth in unknowable ways and nature's mechanisms seriously disrupted, someone had to advocate a way forward which can harness the progress of science with the existence of the planet in perpetuity. This is that vision. If you are a business person who thinks that environmentalists are inherently cave dwelling, backward looking bleeding hearts or an environmental activist who thinks that industry and commerce are run by Hitleresque destroyers with no souls, buy this book and get with the program. WE ARE ALL ON THE SAME SIDE. Not only that but we have a lot of work to do and dreams to fulfill. I intend to buy a few copies of this book and send it to people who might be able to make a difference and I implore anyone else who understand its value to do the same.
Fancy an educational read in the bath? March 19, 2004
22 out of 23 found this review helpful
This extreme book is an example of it's own preachings. The book doesnt contain a single ounce of paper. In fact it's made out of a fully recyclable plastic material, and the non-toxic ink can be removed with special non-toxic chemicals. Basically it's the future of a fully recyclable book design. Amazing!Although quite an intense read, it is quite interesting and at times captivating. Based on an architect and a scientist that teamed up and work on projects to basically help companies become more environmentally friendly. Examples include the book design, Ford Motor company, and other examples of products that can slowly pollute the environment and possible solutions to these products. Alot of the solutions can be recycled over and over, as the cradle to cradle title suggests. The book also describes the difference between the Technosphere and Biosphere, and how products from these two different environments interact with each other and the world around us. Reccomended read, and the book is fully waterproof - Genius!
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