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We've added over 150 books to our listing this month as we've sought
out the most up to date books possible for our 2005 catalogue, due
at out at the end of this month.
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the process we've found a fair few more publishers - including
CRC Press, a preeminent
publisher in life science, medicine, pharmaceutical science,
food science, environmental science, forensic science, engineering,
business, technology, mathematics, and statistics. Obviously
their life & environmental science books are of particular
interest to us, providing academicians and researchers with
in depth information on a variety of topics. Unfortunately
some of their books are extremely pricey but we feel this reflects
the standard of the information provided - see, for example,
Constructed
Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment and Handbook
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As usual, you'll find more details of the following
books and our full book listing in the browsing
pages. And check out this month's Special
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Waste
& Recycling
Sewage Treatment
Constructed
Wetlands for the Treatment of Landfill Leachates €82.50
Frank Rovers, George Mulamoottil,
Edward A McBean (Eds)
Originally presented at an international symposium, this collection
of papers offers the most recent research findings from the
leading researchers in this new and innovative natural treatment
system. 304pp 1998
Guide
to Wetland Functional Design, A €127.50
Anne D Marble
Provides coherent design guidance on wetland replacement for
estuarine, palustrine, riverine, and lacustrine systems. 240pp
1991
Pollution
Air
and Your Health €7.50
Beatrice Trum Hunter New
Important reading for everybody who wants to know how air
quality relates to health and how it can be improved in their
personal environments. 96pp 2004 108x172
Composting & Recycling
Don’t
Throw It All Away €9.75
Friends of the Earth
New Edition
Rubbish is a problem that won’t go away! This recycling
guide offers positive solutions to our waste problem. It explains
what we’re throwing away & the environmental implications,
with advice on waste reduction & re-use & recycling.
A must for anyone wanting to help the environment. Spiral
bound. 64pp 1998,2004 Ed 2 204x204
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Energy
Final
Energy Crisis, The €24.00
Andrew McKillop (Ed)
Nov 2004
Illustrates the oil shortages, explains why Kyoto agreements
are impossible & how oil wars which already span the globe
will only get worse as the need for cheap oil will dominate
the world?s political agenda. 300pp 2004 215x135
Power
with Nature €25.40
Solar and Wind Energy De-mystified
Rex Ewing
At long last, renewable energy for home owners is demystified
& explained in plain English by someone who lives off-the-grid
& loves it. 255pp 2003
Going
with the Flow €18.00
Bill Langley, Dan Curtis
New
If you live near a water course you may be thinking about
generating your own electricity. This shows you how. Complete
with technical illustrations and working case studies it answers
all your questions and provides the know-how that will get
you started. 150pp 2004 216x138 |
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Green
Architecture & Building
Design
Outlaws €23.95
On the Ecological Frontier
Chris Zelov, Phil Cousineau
(Contributor)
Full of the ideas and prototypes of 'Outlaw Design' from the
pioneers of ecological architecture. It grew out of the award-winning
film 'Ecological Design: Inventing the Future'. 464pp 2001
Ed 2 252x180
Rebuilding
Community in Kosovo €26.25
Maurice Mitchell
Appropriate architectural design (socially, culturally and
technically) as used in a situation of rapid change and scarce
resources. 160pp 2003 210x210
Living
Under Thatch €15.00
Barry O'Reilly
Celebrates the traditional thatched house. A number of these
houses have rare, intact, traditional interiors and are as
significant in cultural terms as any of Ireland’s grander
houses. 80pp 2004
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Growing
& Gardening
Biodynamics
Biodynamic
Sowing and Planting Calendar 2005, The €9.00
Maria Thun, Matthias Thun
Shows the optimum days for sowing, pruning, and harvesting
various plant-crops, as well as working with bees. Presented
in colour with clear symbols and explanations. 64pp 2004
Permaculture
Designing
& Maintaining Your Edible Landscape Naturally €59.95
Robert Kourik New
The authoritative text on edible landscaping featuring a step-by-step
guide to designing your own aesthetic yet productive environment
using vegetables, fruits, flowers, and herbs for a combination
of ornamental and culinary purposes. 382pp 1986,2004 205x275
Smallholding & Agriculture
Food
Wars €30.00
The Global Battle for Mouths,
Minds and Markets
Michael Heasman, Tim Lang
New
Provides a compelling new vision of what the purposes and
impact of food and agricultural policies should be. It is
a vision that considers environmental enhancement, hunger
reduction, profitability and improved health as all having
a place. 384pp 2004 216x138
Animal Husbandry
Manufactured
Plague, A €30.00
The History of Foot-and-Mouth
Disease in Britain
Abigail Woods
New
Shows that the effects of Foot & Mouth Disease were neither
inevitable nor caused by FMD itself but were, rather, the
product of the legislation used to control it, and in this
sense FMD is a ‘manufactured’ plague rather than
a natural one. 224pp 2004 Hbk 216x138
Starting
With Bees €13.45
Peter Gordon New
An essential guide for the beginner during the first few years
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Water
Troubled
Water €15.00
Saints, Sinners, Truth and
Lies About the Global Water Crisis
Brook Shelby Biggs, Anita
Roddick Oct 2004
Explores humanity’s struggles for, against, and with
water and the convoluted and potentially catastrophic nature
of our relationship with this seemingly innocuous, ubiquitous
substance. 144pp 2004 197x210
Domestic
Wastewater Treatment in Developing Countries €44.95
Duncan Mara
New
Provides state-of-the-art coverage of methods of domestic
wastewater treatment, and provides a foundation to the practical
design of wastewater treatment and re-use systems. 312pp 2004
234x156
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Nature
Mapping
Ireland €12.70
From Kingdoms to Counties
Seán Connors
In the aftermath of Cromwell’s campaigns William Petty
recorded all the land forfeited by the Irish. His maps remain
visually correct to this day and provide the basis for this
book. Fully illustrated, with histories of baronies and origins
of family names. 93pp 2001
Conservation
Volunteering €10.50
how & why
Lisa Sykes (Ed), Jane Hallows
(Ill), Paulette Cohen (Ed) Revised
A concise overview of the main aspects of conservation work.
This pack provides guidelines on the safe and effective running
of conservation projects, basic instructions for specific
skills and the reasons why different kinds of conservation
work are important. 1994,2000 Ed 2
Blue
Genes €34.45
Sharing and Conserving the
World’s Aquatic Biodiversity
Brian Harvey, David Greer
New
Look at the issues of ownership, governance and trade in aquatic
genetic resources. Concludes with policy recommendations.
248pp 2004 234x156 |
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Green
Living
General Interest
Collective
Action €22.50
A Bad Subjects Anthology
Megan Shaw Prelinger, Joel
Schalit New
Covering diverse personal and political ground, the contributors
explore cultural and media studies, racial identities, sexual
politics, globalization, alternative communities, activism,
the complexities of history, alternative consciousness and
many other topics. 232pp 2004 205x150
Numbers
€7.50
David Boyle, Anita Roddick
(Ed) Oct
2004
Explores the strange and powerful relationship of humanity
to its own system of numbers. 88pp 2004 129x198
Irish Interest
Freedom
of Information €20.95
Mary Doyle, Joseph Donnelly
(Eds)
Incs full text of the 1997 Act plus accompanying explanatory
notes. Also incs 8 papers by experts in the field discussing
the Act's evolution, its far-reaching implications, likely
effect on society, what it will mean for citizens and likely
next steps that will follow. 192pp 1999
Biographies
Che
Handbook, The €19.50
Gareth Jenkins, Hilda Barrio
Gives new life to the values and thinking of the Che Guevara
behind the legend. 432pp 2003 Hbk 170x130
Home & Lifestyle
Do
the Right Thing €18.00
Living Ethically in an Unethical
World
Thomas G Plante New
Delivers a readable and engaging overview of practical ethics
and develops workable solutions for making the right decisions
when faced with difficult problems. 168pp 2004 152x228
Hippie
Dictionary €25.50
A Cultural Encylopedia of
the 1960s and 1970s
John McCleary Revised
& Expanded
This idiosyncratic and comprehensive compendium of hippie
culture captures the attitudes, goals & key events of
the movement and its colourful cast of characters. 720pp 2004
152x228
Conflict Resolution
16
Days €15.00
Rachel Briggs, Helen McCarthy,
Alexis Zorbas (Eds) New
Argues that the Olympic Truce has the potential to be a peace-inspiring
tool for our times. 2004
Culture
Of Make Believe €25.45
Derrick Jensen
Oct 2004
What begins as an exploration of the lines of thought and
experience that run between the massive lynchings in early
twentieth-century America to today’s death squads in
South America soon explodes into an examination of the very
heart of our civilization. 720pp 2004
Business & Careers
Green
Office Action Plan, The €30.00
Comprehensive, easy-to-use guide gives you all the information
you need to make your office more environmentally friendly.
164pp 2002
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Politics
& Economics
IOU
€25.50
The Debt Threat and Why
We Must Defuse It
Noreena Hertz
New
We are bombarded with images of poverty, terrorism, war and
collapsing states. Do we ever question what the root cause
of these problems might be? Noreena Hertz, one of the world's
leading experts on economic globalization, tackles Third World
Debt as a problem which must be resolved if we are ever to
see global stability. 304pp 2004 Hbk
Property
for People, Not for Profit €22.45
Alternatives to the Global
Tyranny of Capital
Ulrich Duchrow, Franz J Hinkelammert
Look at practical ways for social and ecumenical movements
to press for alternatives. 256pp 2004
Shoot
the Singer! €26.95
Music Censorship Today
Marie Korpe (Ed) New
Surveys contemporary cases of music censorship worldwide for
the first time. Contributions are from scholars, journalists
and the testimony of musicians themselves. 240pp 2004
Urban
Small
Change €22.50
About the Art of Practice
and the Limits of Planning in Cities
Nabeel Hamdi Sep
2004
An argument for the wisdom of the street, the ingenuity of
the improvisers and the long-term, large-scale effectiveness
of immediate, small-scale actions. 184pp 2004 216x135
State
of the World’s Cities 2004/2005 €30.00
Globalization and Urban
Culture
UN-Habitat
Sep 2004
Not only documents problems in the world’s cities, it
directs our attention to policies, programmes and projects
that can help to create multicultural and inclusive cities.
216pp 2004 276x215
Transport & Travel
Places
to Be 2005 €9.75
Your guide on a tour of unusual organisations and residential
facilities throughout Britain and elsewhere. Some offer retreats,
some just a space for others to hire. Some run their own workshops,
some just provide a distinctive B&B service. They are
of all shapes and sizes (and spiritual persuasion or not)
but all offer something that little bit different. 160pp
Planning
for Cycling €142.50
Principles, Practice, and
Solutions for Urban Planners
Hugh McClintock (Ed)
With its blend of practical experience and suggestions for
effective implementation, this is essential reading for urban
planners, architects, local and national planning officers,
environmental groups and students of environmental sciences.
325pp 2002
Schumacher Briefings
Natural
Step, The €9.00
Towards A Sustainable Society
David Cook Oct
2004
This latest Schumacher Briefing (no 11) contains answers to
many questions commonly asked about The Natural Step. A major
component of the Briefing is that it gives a deeper exposition
of the power of systems thinking and its crucial relevance
to leadership in the world today. 2004
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International Environment & Development
Environment,
Development and Rural Livelihoods €30.00
The Earthscan Reader in
…
Grace Carswell, Samantha Jones
(Eds) New
Brings together for the first time a core selection of recently
published key articles that have helped define the emerging
field of ‘environment and development’. 280pp
2004 234x156
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Crafts
& Skills
Making
Wheels €28.45
A technical manual on wheel
manufacture
RA Dennis
A low-cost technology which will enable workshops to set up
their own facilities and manufacture a range of wheels from
standard steel sections. For those familiar with metalworking
techniques. 160pp 1994
Mindful
Knitting €15.00
Inviting Contemplative Practice
to the Craft
Tara Jon Manning New
Explores the benefits of engaging in knitting in a mindful way,
presents simple meditation exercises, and provides easy-to-follow
project instructions. 96pp 2004 178x203
Beauty
Of Craft, The €30.00
A 'Resurgence' Anthology
Sandy Brown, Maya Kumar Mitchell
(Eds) Oct 2004
The thoughts, stories, experiences, observations and feelings
of skilled people in a book that enables us to share their insights
on the nature of their work and the way they live. 192pp 2004
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Health
& Healing
ABC's
of Disease, The €22.50
Phillip Day
A bullet-point, easy-to-read collection of the latest research
on the leading 50 illnesses and complications: what they are,
what the symptoms are, how not to get them, and most importantly,
what to do if you’ve got them. 322pp 2003
Complementary & Natural
Medicine
Chinese
Herbal Medicine €75.00
Modern Applications of Traditional
Formulas
Chongyun Liu, Angela Tseng,
Sue Yang
Incs more than 840 formulas that can be used to tailor herbal
formulas to meet the specific needs of every patient. Provides
quick reference to both Chinese and Western diagnoses. 904pp
2004
Medicine
for the Whole Person €9.00
A Guide to Anthroposophical
Treatment
Geoffrey Douch New
A concise overview of the philosophy of anthroposophical medicine.
64pp 2004
Toxic
Bite €22.50
Bill Kellner-Read
Discusses the often ignored links between dentistry and overall
health and dispels many myths about common oral hygiene products
we use daily and take for granted. 228pp 2002
Aromatherapy & Herbalism
New
Book of Herbs €19.50
Jekka McVicar New
Edition
A unique introduction to using herbs in the home, kitchen
and garden with an A-Z of Jekka's top 100 herbs. 288pp 2004
245x194
Bodywork, Martial Arts & Yoga
My
Daddy is a Pretzel €16.50
Yoga for Parents and Kids
Baron Baptiste, Fatus (Ill)
A wonderful introduction to yoga for readers of all shapes
and sizes. 48pp 2004 Hbk 272x216
Complaints & Symptoms
From
The Heart €12.99
Questions and Answers on
Mental Health Issues
Patricia Casey Oct
2004
Designed to educate the public about psychiatric disorder,
to dispel some of the common myths and to assist those who
have specific problems. 200pp 2004 216x138
Food & Drink
Fresh
and Wild Cookbook €15.00
A Real Food Adventure
Ysanne Spevack New
A real social, historical and geographical smorgasbord for
any food lover and provides insight into going organic. 2004
Help!
My Child Stopped Eating Meat!
€10.99
An A-Z Guide to Surviving
a Conflict of Diets
Carol J Adams, Virginia Messina
Empowers parents to respond with understanding and support
to the surprising challenges, the worry, and changes that
occur when their young person becomes a vegetarian or vegan.
176pp 2004 229x153
Women
Women's
Book of Healing, The €21.00
Diane Stein Revised
By relearning and using ancient skills like aura and charka
work, creative visualisation, meditation, laying on of hands,
psychic healing, crystals & gemstones, women can prevent
or transform many dis-eases of the body and spirit. This demystifies,
explains and teaches these skills. 313pp 2004 152x288
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Family
& Children
General Interest
Leaving
the Nest €9.99
Tony Humphreys
Provides invaluable insight for everyone who wishes to question
or re-assess their role as a family member. 256pp 2004
Parenting Skills
Secret
of Happy Parents, The €15.00
How to Stay in Love as a Couple
and True to Yourself
Steve Biddulph, New
Edition
Being a good partner or parent takes courage, honesty and a
sense of humour – this book will help you with all three.
2004
Kids’ Fiction
Grandfather
Mountain €22.50
Stories of Gods and Heroes
from Many Cultures
Burleigh Mutén, Siân
Bailey (Ill)
Lose yourself in this sumptuous anthology, full of wisdom, humour
and magic. 80pp Hbk 264x216 |
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Education
General Interest
Creative
Reading €7.50
John Holden New
Argues that far from being passive and receptive, reading
is a creative activity in itself, and is the cornerstone of
other creative processes. A love of reading can be more influential
on young people’s success at school than parental wealth
or social class. 2004
Sustainability
Curriculum, The €30.00
The Challenge for Higher
Education
John Blewitt, Cedric Cullingford
New
Analyses the impact of the concepts and practices of sustainability
and sustainable development on various academic disciplines,
institutional practices, fields of study and methods of enquiry.
272pp 2004 234x153
Walking
On Water €22.45
Reading, Writing and Revolution
Derrick Jensen Oct
2004
A startling and provocative look at teaching, writing, creativity
and life by a writer increasingly recognized for his passionate
and articulate critique of modern civilization. 232pp 2004
Alternatives
How
To Improve Your School €16.99
Julia Flutter, Jean Rudduck
Calls for a shift in the way we currently view young people
at school and sets out a case for radically rethinking aspects
of school organization, relationships and practice. 160pp
2004 226x146
Environment
Earthwise
Series €18.00ea
Jim Pipe
An exciting series covering primary geographical topics which
is designed to improve reading fluency. 31-32pp 2004 Hbk.
Includes:
Getting
Around €18.00
Living
with Nature €18.00
My
Town €18.00
Our
Planet €18.00
Seasons,
The €18.00
Sun
€18.00
Water
€18.00
Independence Series €10.45ea
An invaluable series of photocopiable resource books dealing
with key social and environmental issues. Each book is presented
in a lively magazine-style A4 format which makes them easily
accessible. 48pp 2000-03. Includes:
Energy
Debate, The €10.45
Globalisation
€10.45
GM
Food Debate €10.45
Our
Endangered Wildlife €10.45
Transport
Issue, The €10.45
Waste
Pollution €10.45
Personal Growth & Development
Kindergarten
Education €19.50
Freeing children's creative
potential
Betty Peck
An essential resource for teachers and parents who want to
give their children a meaningful education. 224pp 2004 216x138
Irish Interest
Bullying
in our Schools €12.68
Understanding and Tackling
Bullying – A Guide for Schools
David Fitzgerald
Offers proposals which, if put into practice, would go a long
way towards bringing about a total eradication of bullying
from schools. 1999 216x138
Teaching
Creating
Positive Classrooms €4.99
Mike Ollerton
Looks at the ways in which teachers can change and improve
their teaching techniques by looking at a variety of innovative
and fun ideas. 112pp 2004 108x171
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Mind/Body/Spirit
Personal Growth & Development
Dark
Nights of the Soul €16.50
A guide to finding your way
through life’s ordeals
Thomas Moore New
A quest for meaning during life’s darkest hours. 336pp
2004 216x138
Mind
Maps at Work €19.50
How to be the best at work
and still have time to play
Tony Buzan
Will help you brainstorm and solve the toughest of problems,
set goals and achieve them and can help you reinvent your career,
business strategy or brand. The use of mind maps can help you
pinpoint your priorities and multi-task with ease, create work–life
balance and bring out the best in yourself and others. 2004
Soul
Weaving €19.50
How to shape your destiny
and inspire your dreams
Betty Staley
An invitation to weave a design for the Soul's journey bringing
together the colours and textures of our personality to reveal
pattern and meaning. 240pp 1999 216x135
Nature & Science
Meaning
of Lost and Mismatched Socks, The €10.50
Perditus Perdale New
A humorous examination of why one of a pair of socks disappears
during the process of laundering them, from a quasi-scientific
perspective, with many theoretical, historical and contemporary
asides. 64pp 2004 108x172
Altered States
Recreational
Drugs €13.50
A Directory
Harry Shapiro Oct
2004
An unbiased, factual—but certainly not dull— reference
book of recreational drugs. 360pp 2004 215x115
Inspirational
Buddha
And The Terrorist, The €7.45
Satish Kumar Oct
2004
Brings a message for our time about the importance of looking
within to understand the causes of violence, and the possibility
of a peaceful means of conflict resolution. 80pp 2004 |
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Perfect
Practical Presents!
Go
M.A.D. 2 (Go Make a Difference!) €10.50
Emma Jones, Jo Bourne New
Edition
Packed with over 500 practical and useful tips on how we can
all take daily actions that will benefit out environment,
ecology and community. 2004 Ed 2
Stargazers'
Almanac 2005 €19.50
Monthly guide to the stars
and planets
Bob Mizon
An essential guide for naked-eye astronomers, ideal for beginners,
children and stargazers of all ages. 32pp 2004 410x297
Little
Book of Garden Heroes, The €7.50
Allan Shepherd Oct
2004
Takes the 4 basic ingredients needed for a successful garden
and selects four 'heroes' that represent them - the earthworm,
the honey-bee, comfrey and the ladybird. Shows how to garden
with these 'heroes' and their attributes in mind. 128pp 2004
100x130
Armchair
Environmentalist, The €12.00
3 Minute a Day Action Plan
to Save the Planet
Karen Christensen, Jonathon
Porrit (Contributor), Fiona Hewitt (Ill)
Oct 2004
3 minute a day action plan to save the world. 160pp 2004 170x125 |
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