Dott 07 was a year of community design projects in North East England that explored what life in a sustainable region could be like – and how design can help us get there. It is called a manual (rather than a book, or catalogue) because it’s about practical ways for people either to join Dott projects themselves, or do something similar where they live. At 100 pages, and fully-illustrated in colour with real people, the Dott Manual is wildly under-priced on Amazon.

You can also read the manual online on Worldchanging.com, which is publishing its contents in a series of instalments. The first and second one are already available.