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  <title>Green Goes with Everything: Simple Steps to a Healthier Life and a Cleaner Planet </title>
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    <body><![CDATA[I picked this book up so I could learn more about what I can do to &quot;green&quot; up my life. I did learn a bit, but I did not really enjoy this book. I was hopeful at first - the author writes like she is having a conversation with me. Somewhere around the third chapter she began shamelessly promoting her husbands green cleaning product line, and that's where I lost interest. <br/><br/>She presents proof that this product line is better than other green cleaning products, but she doesn't give fair reviews of the other products. Since I am not going to mail-order my cleaning supplies, this information was nice, but not useful to me. The later chapters gave better recommendations for products I can purchase at my natural grocery store, but only because her husband isn't the competition. I am not saying that her products aren't great (or that they aren't the best!), but I didn't buy the book so I could read an advertisement. <br/><br/>Furthermore, I would have liked to see more tables. I want something I can copy and take with me to the store, with a list of recommended brands for different products. Instead, the recommendations are listed throughout the book so you have to skip back and forth to view the info. <br/><br/>All that being said, I appreciate the effort on the author's part. This is a topic that needs more coverage, and she does an excellent job of citing her facts. ]]></body>
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