Almost green

the long version

A quirky, poignant, and hilarious nonfiction account of one man's fumbling quest to reinvent suburbia, starting with his own front yard. The author couldn't afford to build a green house, so instead he built an "eco-shed," a 280-square foot sustainably designed writing studio and in-law suite-- but his in-laws are unlikely to ever stay there because they aren't talking to him much anymore. Throughout the book, Glave tries--and sometimes fails--to navigate the emerging social landscape of the nouveau-green world; instead he finds himself ensnared in the emotional entanglements of the high-octane era. Along the way, he probes the grey zone between the relentlessly upbeat eco-evangelists and the Hummer pilots that roam his small suburban community. With two small kids, escalating debt, and mounting marital pressures, Glave wonders if he has what it takes to be a "culdesactivist."--Publisher description.