It's Not Easy Being Green: A Family's Journey Towards Eco-Friendly Living [Hardcover]

Dick Strawbridge (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0563493461 | ISBN-13: 978-0563493464 | Publication Date: August 28, 2007

Dick Strawbridge and his family decided that they needed to reduce their eco-footprint—the amount of land, water, and other natural resources required to support their lifestyle. To accompany the BBC2 TV series, this book chronicles the Strawbridge family's journey from a perfectly normal life and house in the Midlands to a self-sufficient environmentally friendly dream home in the West Country. Written by the flamboyant, moustachioed, eccentric presenter, Dick the Colonel Strawbridge, this book is an inspiration to people thinking of becoming eco-friendly or even just a bit greener. Full of specially commissioned color photos and screen grabs, it is also full of practical advice, with essential addresses and contact details at the end.

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About the Author

Dick Strawbridge is a retired member of the armed services.

--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 240 pages
• Publisher: BBC Books (August 28, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0563493461
• ISBN-13: 978-0563493464
• Product Dimensions: 9.7 x 7.8 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,526,712 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Dick Strawbridge entertains and enlightens, November 27, 2007

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Wyvernfriend (Dublin, Ireland) - See all my reviews

This review is from: It's Not Easy Being Green: A Family's Journey Towards Eco-Friendly Living (Hardcover)

This is a book to accompany the BBC Series of the same name and if you had all the resources, particularly the land, to start with, you too could do some of this. It has some interesting ideas and some bits and pieces that almost anyone could implement but a lot of it requires resources, particularly that of people. Doing the TV series helped the Strawbridge family in their quest to live a more eco-friendly life but also their boundless enthuaism and ability to think laterally.

More of a diary than anything else it's a fun read that almost sounds like Dick Strawbridge does on TV (I haven't seen this series but I have seen him, and his son on other programs). It has hints but if you're looking for ideas to move that way yourself unless you have land and resources it's not that useful. Entertaining yes, educational not so much.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, December 9, 2007

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N. J. Kirkwood - See all my reviews
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This review is from: It's Not Easy Being Green: A Family's Journey Towards Eco-Friendly Living (Hardcover)

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It was a great followup to the series and has given me some wonderful ideas for our home. In fact, I have now started a compost bin and planted a herb garden. I also have great plans for an organic garden. It was hard to put down and I read it within a few days.