Growing & Gardening

Forests of Hope [Offer Closed]
Stories of Regeneration
Christian Küchli
*** RRP €33.55 Our Price €26.80 ***
*** only one copy left in stock ***
In the midst of international concern about the many threats posed to the world’s forests, there are stories of hope. Across the globe forest dwellers and concerned groups are making a success of sylvan management and conservation projects. This book presents their experiences in twelve different countries, from China through Switzerland and the Amazon to Los Angeles, showing how the lives of people and communities are becoming integrated with the preservation, use and enjoyment of forests.  Large format.  256pp 1997

Green Living

Circles of Strength [Offer Closed]
Community Alternatives to Alienation
Helen Forsey (Ed)
*** RRP €11.90 Our Price €9.50 ***
As neighbourhood and family ties fray, support institutions crumble and people move from place to place, many more of us long for a home-base of family and friends to ease the alienation we feel. Circles of Strength helps turn this desire into reality by sharing the experience and reflection of over 20 members of communities as diverse as First Nations, religious orders, rural communities, activist camps and urban neighbourhoods. 144pp 1993

Dwellers in the Land [Offer Closed]
The Bioregional Vision
Kirkpatrick
*** RRP €14.90 Our Price €11.90 ***
This classic introduction to Bioregionalism offers a compelling description of a future world shaped not by rigid, politically-defined boundaries, but by ecological and cultural diversity. 224pp 1991

Green Alternative, The [Offer Closed]
Creating an Ecological Future
Brian Tokar
*** RRP €17.85 Our Price €14.30 ***
Green political groups are sprouting up everywhere, but most people remain puzzled. What does it mean to be ‘Green’? What do Greens believe? What do they do? This book provides the answers.  184pp 1992

Heartbeat of the Earth [Offer Closed]
A First Nations Artist Records Injustice and Resistance
‘Wii Muk’willixw (Art Wilson)
*** RRP €19.35 Our Price €15.50 ***
A striking collection of red and black prints that chronicle the struggles for justice of First Nations people everywhere – from Canada and Wounded Knee, to Chiapas and Nigeria. It also records the peoples’ spirited resistance to oppression. Large format, 40 black and red prints. 96pp 1996

Invested in the Common Good [Offer Closed]
Susan Meeker-Lowry
*** RRP €19.35 Our Price €15.50 ***
This book is a powerful, practical antidote to economic uncertainty and globalisation. It provides detailed suggestions about how to invest our money, time and skills to create the best possible safety net: vibrant, home-grown economies, inoculated against large corporations and rooted in local ecosystems and cultures.  272pp 1995

Landscapes of the Interior [Offer Closed]
Re-Exploration of Nature and the Human Spirit
Don Gayton
*** RRP €17.85 Our Price €14.30 ***
In seventeen essays the reader is taken on a unique journey that explores the depths of the human connection with nature. Traversing natural landscapes as diverse as the tall-grass prairie, the semi-desert Okanagan region of Washington State, Puget Sound and the mountains of British Columbia, this book spans the scientific, the poetic and the spiritual. Captivating and impassioned, the stories reach out to us in original ways, reminding us of how nature can be an intense source of spirituality and renewal.  174pp 1996

Living with the Land [Offer Closed]
Communities Restoring the Earth
Christine Meyer & Faith Moosang (Eds)
*** RRP €11.90 Our Price €9.50 ***
This is a lively collection of inspiring, first-hand accounts of communities from around the world which are taking charge of their destinies by taking back their lands and waters and using them in ecologically and economically sustainable ways.   Photos, maps. 131pp 1992

Power of One, The [Offer Closed]
Authentic Leadership in Turbulent Times
Sharif M Abdullah
*** RRP €11.90 Our Price €9.50 ***
Transformative, revolutionary and concise, The Power of One effectively breaks through the feelings of despair, frustration and alienation we all share about the state of the world. By rethinking our assumptions about power and leadership, it demonstrates how the new pioneers, people like you, can create a society based on love, compassion, sustainability and authenticity.  96pp 1995

Putting Power in Its Place [Offer Closed]
Create Community Control!
Christopher Plant & Judith Plant (Eds)
*** RRP €11.90 Our Price €9.50 ***
The contributors to this book advocate bringing control back home to the community, where it belongs. Creating community control will involve tremendous struggle to transform the current power structure, and persistent attention to our homes and communities to learn their limits and potentials. Putting Power in Its Place identifies some of the obstacles and shares the inspiring stories of several communities that have reclaimed the power to determine their own destiny. 144pp 1992

Reclaiming Our Cities & Towns [Offer Closed]
Better Living With Less Traffic
David Engwicht
*** RRP €14.90 Our Price €11.90 ***
Identifies traffic as a crucial reason for the decline in the quality of urban and town life and offers a wealth of new perspectives, concrete examples and practical hints for anyone who wants to make our town and city neighbourhoods more liveable. It also raises the possibility of creating eco-cities in which pedestrians and bicyclists move freely, without fear and without breathing deadly toxins.  192pp 1993

Scorched Earth [Offer Closed]
The Military’s Assault on the Environment
William Thomas
*** RRP €19.35 Our Price €15.50 ***
A searing account of the military’s undeclared war against the planet. Drawing on first-hand experience and more than a hundred carefully researched sources, William Thomas describes the stunning extent of the pollution that the world’s armed forces create each day. He also documents the growing citizens’ movement – often led by women – for military clean-up and conversion.  227pp 1995

Ways We Live €19.35 now €15.50
Exploring Community
Susan Berlin
*** RRP €19.35 Our Price €15.50 ***
*** only 2 copies left ***
Explores how we`ve created new models of community that provide the spiritual substance we crave. 176pp 1997 229x203

Health & Healing

Transforming Abuse [Offer Closed]
Nonviolent Resistance and Recovery
K Louise Schmidt
*** RRP €17.85 Our Price €14.30 ***
The author courageously articulates and applies a non-enemy ethic of intervention and healing that short-circuits the cycle of violence against women and children. Without compromising the fundamental right to safety and self-determination for survivors, she offers a theory and method of recovery grounded in the connections between feminism and non-violence. The book is particularly valuable for its exercises, which help readers explore a world without violence.  175pp 1995

Education

Teaching Young Children in Violent Times [Offer Closed]
Building a Peaceable Classroom
Diane E Levin
*** RRP €19.35 Our Price €15.50 ***
Practical advice and assistance for parents, teachers and others working with children between the ages of 3 and 9. The reader learns how to use dialogue, puppetry, games, play, class charts, curriculum webs and graphs to help children feel safe, resolve their conflicts peaceably and respect one another’s differences.  Large format.  210pp 1994

Who’s Calling the Shots? [Sold Out]
How to Respond Effectively to Children’s Fascination with War Play and War Toys and Violent TV
Nancy Carlsson-Paige, Diane E Levin
Offers a wealth of developmentally-appropriate suggestions, practical ideas & resources for helping children to reclaim imaginative play, avoid rigid gender & race stereotypes, resist consumerism and develop skills for playing and living less violently.  185pp 1990

Perfect Practical Presents!

Raging Grannies Songbook, The €17.90 now €14.30
Jean McLaren & Heide Brown (Eds), Pete Seeger (Contributor)
*** RRP €17.90 Our Price €14.30 ***
Make way for the Grannies! Raging against military madness & environmental destruction - celebrating life with laughter & a song in their hearts - the Raging Grannies enliven many a demonstration & event with their outrageous costumes & their pointed & witty songs. This songbook contains over 100 of the Grannies` best loved peace, environmental & anti-war (toy) songs including `Give Me A Home Where The Rivers Don`t Foam`. Also an activists` manual, this includes a short herstory of the Grannies, as well as a guide to successful street theatre & a treasure chest of ideas to inspire your own protests & demonstrations. Spiral bound.  130pp 1993 216x140