Leslie Garrett

The Virtuous Consumer (eBook, ePUB)

Your Essential Shopping Guide for a Better, Kinder, Healthier World

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Sure, there are people who chain themselves to old-growth trees, raise their one child diaper-free, and make their own soap. The Virtuous Consumer is for the rest of us, struggling to make choices that are better for the planet - and for us. Leslie Garrett has created a comprehensive reference guide that - like a smart, funny, and eco-conscious friend - will steer you toward ethical purchases for everything from lipstick to cars, kids' toys to a new mattress. The Virtuous Consumer is your key to shopping consciously and creating a simpler, greener lifestyle.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: New World Library
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. Februar 2011
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781577318101
• Artikelnr.: 37954359

Autorenporträt

Leslie Garrett is an award-winning journalist, author, and editor. Her work has appeared in Chatelaine, Today's Parent, and many other national publications. Her syndicated column "The Virtuous Consumer" runs monthly in City Parent, Big Apple Parent, About Families, and a number of other publications. She also writes "The Virtuous Traveler," a syndicated column that appears on petergreenberg.com, the online newsletter of NBC travel editor Peter Greenberg. It was also syndicated in The Globe & Mail and SCENE magazine. Together, her columns reach close to two million readers. Leslie is the author of a dozen children's books, including a biography of the renowned environmentalist David Suzuki, and EarthSmart, a book for early readers on protecting the environment. She resides near Toronto, Canada, and her website is, www.virtuousconsumer.com.