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Renewable Energy Made Easy: Free Energy from Solar, Wind, Hydropower, and Other Alternative Energy Sources

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The book is written in extra-large font (to fill the pages?) and it's very, very basic. Author repeats useless information over and over again.. If you want an introductory book on the topic, your money is better spent elsewhere.

Energy and the environment are topics of such importance today that it is easy to feel like a fool when you don't know even the basics. Renewable Energy Made Easy lives up to its name, making the subject easy to handle by dividing the book up into manageable sections. For me, I found the text a little simplistic at first. Recycle, Reduce, Reuse makes me feel like I am in fifth grade again. However, after the beginning he gets into a lot of interesting information about the actual technology making these changes in energy possible.

I wanted to see more diagrams/pictures of all the technology that the author talked about. I did enjoy, though, the case studies towards the end of the book that helped to give a clearer picture of how these technologies will be used by companies today. While the author is, of course, pro alternative energy, I didn't feel like he glossed over the many difficulties of making alternative energy work effectively and integrating it into our economy.

This is definitely a good book for those looking to get a basic grasp of renewable energy and especially for people looking for an in to more complicated material.

Renewable Energy Made Easy - really is that easy! If you've ever felt lost in an energy conversation, or, if you watch the news but don't quite understand what's going on, then this is the book for you. It breaks down some of the hardest concepts regarding energy, consumption, and makes the case for solar, wind, and water (hydropower) and tells in it an easy-to-read, user friendly format. There's even a glossary at end. I liked how the book covers renewable energy from a global and local standpoint - even with ideas for the home! I finished this book in one sitting, it's that easy to read.

I only started this, then put it down. It is possible that the author knows the subject, but this is so poorly written that it did not inspire confidence for me. It reads like a self published book created without an editor. I prefer the many other good references on the subject.

I am an engineer and an IT professional, and unfortunately, you don't have to be an engineer to find that out. You only need to see how this company, or whomever this guy is, has manipulated the search engines.

What they did was to purchase many many many internet domains (dot com and dot org addresses) so when you did a search on this product, you have to get to the 23'd or so page to get good results. Plus it appears to me that also put some code in the headers of some of their 22nd or 23rd page websites--the sites that come up way down in the search--in order to keep people from going past about page 23 or so. I had to search directly in Amazon to find this entry. Plus, using a variety of search engines, i was able to get past the block in a way that the average person would be able to do. Try them all, and you will see.

I know most people won't go past the first few pages of searching so I'm probably wasting my breath. But one thing about the ad is true: It won't be up for long, because when they put these people in jail it will indeed be taken down--and rightly so.

Plus Conservatives and Liberals: Don't be fooled by the reference to President Obama and react as though: "Well, only a genuine person, would say that because a 'real' businessman would never risk alienating half his potential customers with a comment like that. And it's true: Only a conman would. If you can fool half of the people all of the time, as the saying goes, you'll still make millions. Also, please realize that even Liberal Democrats will be swayed by this because many of them will perceive the same thing: This guy is maybe a little partisan and fed up with government, etc. But that only proves he's not a fraud.

If I had a real turnkey system, I would never alienate half the country--that is absolutly true of any honest business owner. It takes a huge commitment to want to share something valuable (said for you stereotype liberals :) and conservative and liberal money spends equally well (said for you stereotype conservatives. :) And, Liberals tell their friends and so do Conservatives. Heck when something is really a good deal, Conservatives tell their liberal friends, and Liberals tell their conservative friends. The fact is, that margins in "real" companies are usually rather slim, so you can't afford to turn away customers--even communists or anarchists who don't believe in money at all still are currently employed in some way and spend money on things and probably will for the foreseeable future.

I'm not a lawyer so I don't know if this is legally fraud, particularly if there is some "real" information in the book.

HOWEVER: In my very early youth I worked for a telemarketing boiler room operation as an employee on the phone banks. I was in my early 20ies and really needed a job. This company had similar pamphlets such as "Earn money reading books." What they did pre-internet was put classified ads in newspapers and magazines all over the country, giving a short pitch and an 800 number. Believe me, the phones rang off the hook 20 hours a day.

Needless to say, I didn't keep working for this company for long.

Yes you actually can earn money reading books, but the pamphlet only gave you a little information which would get you started on a HUGE research project that you could easily do without it. 99.9% of the information you had to dig up on your own. The information contained wasn't exactly false, just pretty worthless, and definitely not what people were expecting for 39.99 which was the price back then for such things.

The techniques have changed however it still borders on mail and wire fraud. Our pamphlets--the ones I sold for a little while, were just like this book. Barely legal small pamphlets in very large print, very easy and cheap to produce. Needless to say, once I saw these pamphlets in a storeroom and actually realized how worthless they were

In my life, I have been a businessman a contractor and an employee, not to mention having been out of work for long periods of time as well. I feel really sorry for everyone who is going to lose 50 bucks on this--liberals, conservatives and martians as well, if there are any around :) But, even if you are pretty poor, you CAN survive the loss of fifty dollars.

And, all things considered, it will be a pretty cheap lesson for you.

Renewable Energy Made Easy is an ideal reference text for anyone who is determined to increase their knowledge regarding the creation of a greener society, both locally and globally, beyond that of merely, "reduce, reuse, and recycle." Following an introductory description of the currently strained ecological conditions regarding the severe mass-dependence on existing fossil fuels and the various global complications and consequences resulting from this widespread dependence, author David Craddock presents a well-written, succinct overview of available alternative energy sources that could be utilized to offset the assorted damage and depletion of fossil fuels. Within this extremely informative and interesting text, assorted alternative energy sources are defined and the advantages and disadvantages of each are equally debated, and further discussion is given to the examination of the dangerous tolls taken collectively on the planet and its inhabitants by the continued severe overuse of fossil fuels.

The issues associated with the alternative and renewable energies include those related to financial expense, resource development and availability, as well as public acceptance, while the obvious economic, political, and environmental issues continue to adversely affect the supply and demand trends and usage of fossil fuels. With the research of alternative and renewable energies, comparable solutions are offered, including acceptable combinations of resources, to offset any possible problems with their planned execution and usage. Finally, actual case studies of the previously discussed forms of alternative energy are given in a presentation of examples to provide for the practical application of the knowledge gained from this text. These DIY green energy projects, ranging from simple experiments to major green construction projects, allow the reader to become proactive in demonstrating their serious enthusiasm and commitment to the subject of renewable energy, after having been inspired by the knowledge gained from this book.

Without hesitation, I rate Renewable Energy Made Easy 5 stars. Throughout its pages, the extremely relevent content of this book is logically presented and explanatory while remaining interesting, educational, and entertaining. It proves an invaluable resource on the various forms of alternative energies on multiple levels, with a well written text that remains easily understood, without being pretentious, nor patronizing to its reader. Its text is additionally complemented by the inclusion of expansive resources to enable further research and action. This inspirational book will appeal to a broad audience, from students to average concerned citizens to professionals already working within the field of alternative energy research and development. Renewable Energy Made Easy truly gives hope for the achievement of a green, sustainable future, as it creates a sense of urgency to work collectively towards this realistic endeavor.

VERY VERY basic - Don't expect to learn very much from this book.
I would not recommend this book to anyone.

While scanning the table of contents of this book words like biomass and photovoltaic jump out. On first glance, these unknown words may turn some casual readers off. Fortunately, the author is knowledgeable enough and writes with such accessibility that these words quickly go from becoming unfamiliar to familiar. The author lives up to the title and does make renewable energy "easy".
The author not only informs readers about the different types of renewable energy (solar, hydro, wind, biomass and geothermal), which he delves into in separate chapters and illuminates each completely, he also spends time on what people can do to help bring these types of renewable energy into their everyday lives. With this book you can learn how to build your own solar battery charger or how to create your own hydrogen among other interesting lessons.
This book is a great resource for anyone interested in renewable energy, from the lay person interested in making a difference in the environment, to the student needing a detailed understanding of renewable energy.

The world is turning green. Not literally green, but the way of thinking green, and it is slowly and surely taking over the world. With myself being the curious type and not wanting to be left behind, I thought it would be a good idea to read up about it. Renewable Energy looked like a good option, and I have to say I wasn't disappointed.

For it's said to be an easy read, I found some of it quite hard to follow, not that the writing was hard to follow, but that the terms that were used weren't fully explained. What could have helped this book a lot would have been the inclusion of some photos or some diagrams of what was being described and maybe some step-by-step guides on how to build or install some of the equipment mentioned in the book.

After reading this book I feel a lot more clued up about renewable energy and the options the world has once it runs out of fossil fuels. I think this book would be an excellent resource for anyone wanting to make renewable energy part of their career or a college student doing a project on renewable energy.

Decent overview of the primary sources of renewable energy. I felt it lacked a little bit of flow, the author seemed to launch into some technical discussion without providing sufficient background. Perhaps those with engineering/technical experience will be able to follow a little bit better.