Books to Build a New Society
Coming Back to Life
Practices to Reconnect Our Lives, Our World
by Joanna Macy and Molly Young Brown
foreword by Matthew Fox, 240 pages, $16.95.
Many of us feel called to respond to the ecological destruction of our planet, yet we feel overwhelmed, immobilized, and unable to deal realistically with the threats to life on earth. This book points forward to the way out of apathy to the "work that reconnects."
Handmade Forests
The Treeplanter's Experience
by Helene Cyr 144 pages, $19.95.
This book portrays the daily life of thousands of planters as they endure bugs, bears, mud, inhospitable terrain, and severe weather. It also documents the history of treeplanting in BC, providing unknown statistics of the industry and includes both the voices of treeplanters and humorous essay by veteran planter John Cathro.
Forests of Hope
Stories of Regeneration
by Christian Kuchli
256 pages, $29.95 with 175 color photos.
Breath-taking photos take the reader on a captivating journey of hope for the world's forest in 12 countries.
Clayoquot Mass Trials
Defending the Rainforest
Edited by Ron MacIsaac and Anne Champagne
192 pages, $14.35. A look at the civil disobedience action act Clayoquot Sound on Canada's extreme west coast during summer of 1993. Over 800 people were arrested. Actions led to largest mass trials in Canadian history. The book highlights the crisis in the rainforests worldwide, the ethical stance of civil disobedience, and the miscarriage of justice performed by the courts.
ECO-CITY DIMENSIONS
Healthy Communities, Healthy Planet
edited by Mark Roseland 224 pages, $16.95. Demonstrates that movement is underway toward implementing the vision of eco-communities. Timely with Y2K coming.
Our Ecological Footprint
Reducing Human Impact on the Earth
by Mathis Wackernagel and William Rees
176 pages, $14.95. Tool for measuring and visualizing the resources required to sustain our households, communities, regions and nations. Full of useful charts.
The Green Alternative
Creating an Ecological Future
by Brian Tokar 192 pages, $14.95. Holistic ecological perspective to the spectrum of social and economic issues, including environmental, organic gardening, appropriate scale, social justice, anti-racism, cultural change, etc.
Thinking Like a Mountain Toward a Council of All Beings
by John Seed, Joanna Macy, et al
128 pages, $9.95
Book of readings, meditations, rituals on 3 continents helps us remember that environmental defense is nothing less than "Self" defense.
CANNIBALS WITH FORKS
The Triple Bottom Line of 21st Century Business
by John Elkington 416 pages, $21.95. Best-selling author and business guru John Elkington passionately demonstrates how businesses of all sizes can use sustainability's 3-pronged fork to expand their bottom line and life expectancy along with everyone else's on planet earth.
IN EARTH'S COMPANY
Business, Environment, and the Challenge of Sustainability
by Carl Frankel, Foreword by Paul Hawkens
240 pages, $16.95. Well-know business and environment writer deftly gathers the pieces of the puzzle together into a single volume describing the history and meaning of the term sustainable development. This is a must book for business executives, environmentalists, and ordinary citizens concerned about the state of the Earth.
TOWARD SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES
Resources for citizens and their Governments
by Mark Roseland with Foreword by Hazel Henderson
256 pages, $19.95. Practical suggestions and innovative solutions to wide range of municipal and community problems in clear language.
THIS PLACE CALLED HOME
Tools for Sustainable Communities, CD-ROM resource produced by Alliance for Community Education (ACE). Grassroots and Nonprofit Leadership
A Guide for Organizations in Changing Times
by Berit Lakey, George Kakey, Rod Napier, Janice Robinson 224 pages, $16.95. Book for everyone who cares about the health of their organizations. Indispensable sourcebook for all leaders and active member of change organizations.
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