In this collection, CBS News anchor Couric calls upon leaders and visionaries in the fields of politics, entertainment, sports, philanthropy, the arts, and business, all of whom share heartfelt insights about success and fulfillment. Includes contributions by Madeleine Albright, Bill Clinton, Chelsea Handler, Malcolm Gladwell, Steve Martin, Helen Mirren, and dozens of others.

"Epic Homesteading is the ultimate guide to starting a modern, high-tech homestead with advice on growing and preserving food, raising chickens and bees, utilizing solar power, harvesting rainwater, and so much more"--

Louis Charles ("Lucy") Lynch has spent all his sixty years in upstate Thomaston, New York, married to the same woman, Sarah, for forty of them, their son now a grown man. Like his late, beloved father, Lucy is an optimist, though he's had plenty of reasons not to be -- chief among them his mother, still indomitably alive. Yet it was her shrewdness, combined with that Lynch optimism, that had propelled them years ago to the right side of the tracks...

The way we live is taking a toll on our planet. But we can make a choice to change things for the better. In this follow-up to his groundbreaking An Inconvenient Truth, former Vice President Al Gore explores the primary causes of the current climate crisis and what we can do to help solve it.

"DIY Thrift Flip teaches how to shop and sew sustainably by providing how-tos for finding, upcycling, and customizing secondhand clothing with basic sewing instructions"--

"Homesteading" is earthbound skills in a digital age, and authenticity in a mass-produced world. Meyer reinterprets yesterday's necessities for today's enthusiast, helping you put your lawn, windowsill, or spare closet to work as your own personal homestead in the city, and reap the rewards.

A handbook that explains how to reap the harvest, respect the land, stay healthy, and waste nothing. The first chapters of this book include how to prepare land for crops, grow vegetables and fruit in your garden, rear livestock, and forage in the wild. It also includes information on how to store your own harvest properly, bake bread, make jam, and brew beer to keep your cupboards stocked in the less fertile months. There are ways to generate power...

Presents nine case studies as well as tips for renovating, upgrading and saving thousands of dollars a year by moving into a single-wide mobile home that will reduce your debt and minimize your carbon footprint while still owning a home. "Imagine what you could do with your time if you didn't have to spend $16,000 a year on rent or a mortgage. Old single-wide mobile homes can often be found for free (and installed for a couple of thousand dollars)...

Aims to help homeowners live self-sufficiently, including growing their own food, cooking meals from scratch, keeping animals, making homemade cleaning and skin-care products, and making homemade gifts.

Even if you live on a small urban lot, you can take steps to gain a little more control over the things you consume. Start some tomato plants from seed and grow them in a container on your balcony. Build a chicken ark and harvest enough fresh eggs to feed a family of four all year long from one pair of laying hens. Learn to make productive use of clean household wastewater. This book includes plans and information on 25 projects to become a more self-sufficient...