This month we take a look at books that give top tips on greening your home and workplace; make you indispensable in your job; and predict a crisis in public debt in Western economies. 

The Green Line: South Africa’s guide to sustainable living
by Riaan and Michelle Garforth-Venter

The Green Line is a valuable guide on the “how to” of sustainable living written for a South African audience to help people implement green initiatives in their homes and workspaces. 

Riaan & Michelle Garforth-Venter, South Africa’s eco-couple and pioneers of eco-educational television shows, based the book on their popular TV series ‘Green Line’ and the literary version is full of helpful and practical tips.

Linchpin 
by Seth Godin 

With job losses a major concern across the globe, Linchpin investigates what makes a person indispensable in the workplace. Whether an employee or self-employed entrepreneur, the book provides useful insights into what makes such people scarce and valuable. Some of well-known business author Seth Godin’s suggestions include bringing emotional labour to your work and distinguishing yourself by being a creative thinker. What’s clear is that just doing your job is simply no longer enough.

Endgame: Road to Perdition or Rejuvenation?
by John Mauldin and Jonathan Tepper

In a world addicted to debt-financed consumption, the rise of unsustainable debt over the past sixty years has been inevitable. Endgame points to a crisis in the future when governments run into the limits of their ability to borrow money at low rates. For the US, as well as for much of Europe, the United Kingdom, Japan and Australia, the accumulation of sovereign debt massed over a period of decades will result in a “debt supercycle”, as debt has transferred from the private sector to the public sector. This is sobering reading as governments and central banks continue to run large fiscal deficits and print money to reduce the impact of the recession.