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Author:  Sandra W. Williams

ISBN-10: 1424337208: ISBN-13: 978-1424337200

“Going Green” is the most important trend of our century and it is revolutionizing every aspect of our life. What can you do as an ordinary citizen? Sandra Williams gives you the answers in The Queen of Green Tells All.

“…researchers set up a situation for a group of children and gave them each a choice.  They could have one marshmallow right now, OR if they completed a small task and waited a short time, they could have three marshmallows.  An interesting trend was revealed. The children who came from what might be called ‘distraught’ families, those with challenges such as poverty and single parenthood almost always went for the one marshmallow right now. Those who had been brought up under less stressful circumstances almost always went for three marshmallows…” Sandra wrote. This experiment demonstrated a concept called delayed gratification, and the pros and cons of long-term goal versus short-term goal.

Sandra continues to use many examples to show the readers how “going green” can be beneficial to the environment and save your money. For instance, switching from 100W incandescent lights to 26W compact fluorescent lights in your home can save you over $1,000.00 in 4 years.  The initial cost is about $400.00 for an electric water heater, and about $4,000.00 for a solar water heater, but the long-term cost over a 10-year period is about $6,950.00 for an electric water heater, and about $4,620.00 for a solar water heater.

The Queen of Green Tells All has 3 chapters: Start Small, Start Medium and Start Big. Each chapters is further separated into several sections, like Compact Fluorescent Light bulbs, Vampire & Power Strips, Exterior Solar Lights, Interior Solar Lights, Solar Attic Fan, Solar Water Heater, Wind Turbines, Change you insulation, change your life, Air Conditioning and SEER, Staying Warm, Geothermal, Photovoltaic PV, etc. There is a great appendix at the end, including More resources for study, Q & A, Solar Water Heater Schematics, the Grid, Insulation Maps, Wind Maps, etc.

The Queen of Green Tells All is spiral-bound and has 110 pages and many well-done interior color photos and illustrations. It is an interesting and useful book for everyone.

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The above review was contributed by: Gang Chen: Gang is the author of Planting Design Illustrated .  He is a member of American Institute of Architects (AIA), and a recipient of the Grace and Robert Frazer Landscape Heritage Award from the Landscape Architecture Foundation. Gang is a licensed Architect in California, and he holds a Bachelor Degree in Architecture, and a Master Degree in Landscape Architecture. To read Gang's Reviews Click here.