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    The Celtic Kingfisher & The Key to the Secrets of the Ancients

    The Celtic Kingfisher & The Key to the Secrets of the Ancients

    Author: Rory Macquisten
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Mind, Body & Spirit
    This is a highly unusual book which is in fact two interconnected books in one, presented in alternating chapters. The link between them is the…… Read More »
    If the World Ran Out of B's

    If the World Ran Out of B's

    Authors: Bill Shireman, Samantha Shireman
    Reviewer: Charlotte Lorimer
    Category: Children's Fiction
    Charlotte Lorimer (7) writes: this is a book written by Samantha Shireman and her dad who is President of a business environmental group. It tells…… Read More »
    Participatory Workshops

    Participatory Workshops

    Author: Robert Chambers
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Education / Facilitation
    A first-rate and highly entertaining sourcebook of 21 sets of ideas and activities for participatory workshops that is essential reading for anyone arranging and teaching…… Read More »
    Soils, Land and Food

    Soils, Land and Food

    Author: Alan Wild
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Agriculture / Environmental Science
    An extensive review of the prospects for 21st century agriculture by the Emeritus Professor of Soil Science at Reading University. The key for Wild is…… Read More »
    Guide to a Green Planet

    Guide to a Green Planet

    Author: Jules Pretty
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Environment
    This is a remarkable collection featuring the views of 48 authors in eight departments of the University of Essex, and is a tribute to the…… Read More »
    The Little Food Book

    The Little Food Book

    Author: Craig Sams
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Food & Environment
    Subtitled 'An Explosive Account of the Food we Eat Today', this book builds on the success of The Little Earth Book (now in its third…… Read More »
    The Solar Economy

    The Solar Economy

    Author: Hermann Scheer
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Environment
    A masterly sequel to the author's earlier work 'A Solar Manifesto', which takes the debate right into the economic mainstay of the current global economy.…… Read More »
    The Enemy of Nature, The End of Capitalism or The End of the World?

    The Enemy of Nature, The End of Capitalism or The End of the World?

    Author: Joel Kovel
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Ecology & Politics
    A powerful and controversial book arguing that capitalism is inherently ecologically destructive and cannot be reformed since its basic nature is competitive and is associated…… Read More »
    The Gardens of their Dreams

    The Gardens of their Dreams

    Author: Brian Griffith
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Environmental History
    This is a book of unusual scope on desertification and culture in world history that traces its theme from the earliest recorded times to the…… Read More »
    Genescapes, The Ecology of Genetic Engineering

    Genescapes, The Ecology of Genetic Engineering

    Author: Stephen Nottingham
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Science / Ecology / Genetic Engineering
    A new book by the author of 'Eat Your Genes' about the much-debated issue of the environmental effects of transgenic crops. The author explains the…… Read More »
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