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Spring reads: 10 tomes to take outside

As al fresco 'reading rooms'begin to thaw out, here's a few green home and garden books, both freshly released and upcoming, to take with you to your preferred park bench, patch of grass or patio.

Matt Hickman
March 28, 2013, 12:12 p.m.
Photo: Florin Gorgan/Flickr

"The Solar House: Pioneering Sustainable Design"by Anthony Denzer (Rizzoli) 4/16

"The Greenest Home: Superinsulated and Passive House Design" by Julie Torres Moskovitz (Princeton Architectural Press) 5/14

"Wood Pallet Projects: Cool and Easy-to-Make Projects for the Home and Garden" by Chris Gleason (Fox Chapel Publishing)

"EAT UP: The Inside Scoop on Rooftop Agriculture" by Lauren Mendel (New Society Publishers) 5/14

"100 Contemporary Green Buildings" by Philip Jodidio (Taschen) 6/15

"Eames" by Gloria Koening (Taschen) 6/1

"Zero Waste Home: The Ultimate Guide to Simplifying Your Life by Reducing Your Waste" by Bea Johnson (Scribner) 4/9

"Tree Gardens: Architecture and the Forest" by Gina Crandell"(Princeton Architectural Press) 

"The Drunken Botanist" by Amy Stewart (Algonquin Books)

"The Upcycle: Beyond Sustainability - Designing for Abundance" by William McDonough and Michael Braungart (North Point Press) 4/16

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