EARTH DAY BOOKS

OUR EARTH, OURSELVES by Ruth Caplan and the staff of Environmental Action (Bantam: $9.95). Founders of the first Earth Day entreat Americans to find solutions for the mounting problems of global warming, toxic waste and nuclear stockpiles.

THE HOUSE OF LIFE: Rachel Carson at Work by Paul Brooks (Houghton Mifflin: $9.95). Carson was one of the first to sound the environmental alarm in her book, “Silent Spring.”

NEW WORLD, NEW MIND by Robert Ornstein and Paul Ehrlich (Touchstone: $9.95). Our traditional ways of thought are in direct conflict with our advanced technological capabilities.

STATE OF THE WORLD 1990: A Worldwatch Institute Report on Progress Toward a Sustainable Society by Lester R. Brown et al (W. W. Norton: $9.95). Global data indicates that significant changes have to be made in usage of our resources by 2030 or face dire consequences.

THE GREEN CONSUMER by John Elkington, Julia Hailes, and Joel Makower (Penguin: $8.95). Written in three parts: 1-- State of the environment; 2--Which ecologically sound products to buy; 3--Names and addresses of environmental groups.

HOW TO MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE: A Guide to Doing Good by Jeffrey Hollender (Quill: $9.95). Taking a broader view, this book shows how your environmental concerns can affect banking, investments, peace efforts, non-violence and human rights.

50 SIMPLE THINGS YOU CAN DO TO SAVE THE EARTH (Earthworks: $4.95) AND 50 SIMPLE THINGS KIDS CAN DO TO SAVE THE EARTH (Andrews & McMeel: $6.95) both by The Earth Works Group. Small, practical actions by individuals can help slow the resource drain caused by overpopulation.

HELOISE: Hints for a Healthy Planet by Heloise (Perigee: $7.95). High priestess of household hints focuses on natural cleaning products.

HOW TO PREPARE FOR AN EARTHQUAKE by Lynette W. Werner (NuAge Survival: $10; (213) 457-1216). And let’s not forget . . . Points out at least six things you should plan to do before an earthquake strikes.