I actually was recommended to read this book for a study for an environmental sciences course in college. While I found the book an interesting and informative read, I actually did not come across too much information that I already didn't know, and wasn't already applying in my life.

Some examples of this are how I only turn on the faucet a brief moment to get my toothbrush wet, and again to rinse the sink. Another is how I take pretty much cold, brief showers in the morning, but having lived in an area where water was very limited, one grows accustomed to this (such as shutting off the water when lathering). I'm also a person accustomed to living in dimly-lit environments, so I don't quite waste electrical energy either, save for my computer usage (but even that has a power savings mode). Additionally, as one who already bikes and uses public transportation only when absolutely necessary I couldn't cut that outo f the equation, either.

I did find it interesting to read things about saving electrical energy by unplugging items when not in use - for the class I had we were able to measure how much energy, and the cost of the energy, these plugged devices still generate even when not "in use." It really was a bit eye-opening to find out this information, the data of which was displayed in the book as well.

The book also contains quite a bit of information on growing your own food and going organic - which was also great information to know, but my health doesn't permit me to really garden and purchasing organic food can prove to be quite expensive!

While an interesting read, I didn't learn too much that I already didn't know beforehand. If anything, this is a book to check out from the library, but perhaps not purchase.