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I was still in college in the 60’s having gone back to school after siring a couple of kids, when the Dummies Brand first made its appearance. Now 50 years later there are as many as a billion titles – give or take a 100 million. Dummies for investing, BlackBerrys, gum chewers, digital hardware, digital photography, and every incantation of Windows in every language known.

Latest to surface in the "sustainable" category titles are some examples below. Additionally you can find Green Careers for D’s, Composting for D’s, etc.

Green Building & Remodling for Dummies
ISBN:978-0-470-17559-0 $21.99

Eric Cory Freed is one of the pioneers of the green marketplace. He covers materials, and green washing all the way to framing and LEED qualifications.

Solar Power for Dummies (actually has 2 versions)
ISBN: 978-0-470-49637-4 $2199

With all the effort and media hype around renewable energy it is good to have a few desk references so you can bone up on the hype surrounding T. Boone Pickens latest venture to transform the grid. Wind Power for Dummies does it. Covering the basics along with a handy glossary (you’ll need it).

The Author Ian Woofenden, covers not only the basics but also energy audits and calculations, you’ll have a head full of windy thoughts with this tome on Wind and its applications.

Solar Power for Dummies
ISBN: 978-0-470-17569-0 $19.99

How does an uniformed non-techy decide what and how much solar to install on his roof, garage or parking lot. Thin film or crystalline, is it cost effective at the latitude and the angle of your home? These are just some of the answers to be found in both versions by Rik DeGunther

As with all “for Dummies” they’re for the basics and to get you up to speed for the further more detailed investment of time and energy needed to become an expert.

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