THE IRRITABLE HEART
"..the unspeakable loneliness of individual suffering".(Wheelwright, p51) Many will be astonished - and dismayed- to learn that George W Bush has been nominated for the…… Read More »
Category: Futures Studies Economics Ecology
The Skeptical Environmentalist
In this book, Bjorn Lomborg claims to be addressing the real state of the world. Measuring the real state of the world is the book's…… Read More »
SEVEN WORDS THAT CAN CHANGE THE WORLD
I think it was Oscar Wilde who said that he had written a long letter because he did not have time to write a short…… Read More »
Letter to Earth
Those who have eyes to see and ears to hear know that something unusual may be unfolding on earth. There are many messengers arriving with…… Read More »
ECO-ECONOMY
Lester Brown is one of the most widely influential environmental thinkers whose Worldwatch Institute produces its annual volume on The State of the World, which…… Read More »
Working with the Stars
Authors: Maria Thun, Matthias K. Thun
Reviewer: David Lorimer
Category: Futures Studies Economics Ecology
This is the biodynamic sowing and planting calendar for 2002. For gardening readers unaware of Steiner's biodynamic approach, this represents its practical application in recommending…… Read More »
On Cosmopolitanism and Forgiveness
A constructive book from a leading deconstructionist. In this book Derrida addresses the only too apparent tensions between refugee and asylum rights and the ethic…… Read More »
The Little Earth Book
A remarkable compilation with around 50 environmental, social and economic themes treated in an informative and lively fashion. These include cod, the ozone layer, water,…… Read More »
On the Edge
Authors: Anthony Giddens, Will Hutton
Reviewer: David Lorimer
Category: Futures Studies Economics Ecology
A multifaceted work addressing the issues raised by living with global capitalism. The editors are respectively Chief Executive of the Industrial Society and Director of…… Read More »
Organic Living in 10 Simple Lessons
A simple well-illustrated book that makes an ideal introduction to organic living. It covers all aspects of food from gardening to cooking and contains a…… Read More »