Revue de presse
"An invaluable resource. The tone is just right - balanced and informative rather than didactic - and the no-nonsense advice is plentiful. It is also strikingly well designed, with excellent pictures." (House & Garden House & Garden)
"A Good Life helps you kick-start a green, guilt-free lifestyle." (Waterstones Books Quarterly)
"It's the ideal book for anyone who wants guidance on making choices that will benefit them, their family and the planet." (Country Living)
"Anyone wanting to get a handle on the issues of ethical shopping and ethical living couldn't find a more thorough place to start." (Ruth Rosselson www.resurgence.org)
"For every ethical dilemma, there's an answer in A Good Life by Leo Hickman. Printed on recycled paper using vegetable inks, it's this year's must-have for the coffee-table tome." (Eve Magazine)
Présentation de l'éditeur
Who most deserves my charitable donations? What are my household cleaners doing to my family's health? Was the person who made my shoes paid fairly? Our lives are beset by such dilemmas. None have easy answers. But more and more of us want to try and do the right thing. Somehow we must reduce our demands on the planet's resources and at the same time, focus on our emotional wellbeing through our relationship with others - whether they are family, friends or the people who make the products we buy.
Leo Hickman's guide through the issues of every day life has already established itself as the bible on the subject.This new edition, updated and expanded, is quite simply a must-have book, including many more of the popular 'dilemma' boxes and a fully updated directory of contacts and suppliers.
Quatrième de couverture
Is it ever acceptable to fly?
What are my household cleaners doing to my family's health?
Who most deserves my charitable donations?
Will offsetting my carbon emissions make a difference?
More and more of us want to try to do the right thing. We know that somehow we must reduce our demands on the planet's resources but ethical living is about more than environmental concerns. It is also about achieving positive change by improving our relationships with those around us - be it our friends, family or neighbours, or those we never even met but who make the products we buy.
Leo Hickman's guide to the ethics of everyday life, with its invaluable directory, has already established itself as a bestselling resource for the twenty-first century. Now updated and expanded, it is quite simply a must-have book for all.
Biographie de l'auteur
Leo Hickman is a journalist and editor at the Guardian, and writes a weekly column on ethical living. He is also the author of How to Buy, A Life Stripped Bare and The Final Call (June 07). He is married to Jane, and has three children.
