"the conversations" - 66 reasons to start talking
Olivia Fane is a novelist and mother who has degrees in classics, social work and theology. In this brilliant and humane series of short essays,…… Read More »
Book Reviews
Children of the Fifth World
I first came across the work of Phyllis Atwater in the 1980s, when she was part of the American NDE community and had written a…… Read More »
Everything I Know About Success I Learned From Napoleon Hill
Many readers will be familiar with the work of Napoleon Hill, from whom much of the contemporary success literature ultimately derives, which in turn goes…… Read More »
Global Domestic Politics
John has been running the Simultaneous Policy initiative since 2000. His basic principle is that many global issues are impossible to resolve while countries have…… Read More »
Reclaiming Food Security
Food security has been much in the news recently, which makes this radical reassessment of the concept all the more timely. Carolan questions current assumptions,…… Read More »
Wild Earth Wild Soul
Bill Pfeiffer describes himself as a maverick deep ecologist and shamanic guide who has dedicated his life to building an earth-honouring culture. This book is…… Read More »
The Sustainable University
Authors: Heather Luna, Larch Maxey, Stephen Sterling
Reviewer: David Lorimer
Category: Education / Sustainability
The lead editor of this visionary book is Professor of Sustainability Education at Plymouth University, which has been pioneering the idea of a sustainable university…… Read More »
The Water Footprint of Modern Consumer Society
Arjen Hoekstra is the creator of the concept of the water footprint, and in this new book he analyses and details the water footprint of…… Read More »
Stories of the Great Turning
The story behind this inspirational book is itself an interesting story. It developed partly out of a lecture given by Joanna Macy at the University…… Read More »
So Much Wind
Given the current policies of the Scottish government, wind turbines are a hot topic. They are springing up all around the countryside and creating great…… Read More »