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List Price: £39.95
Our Price: £27.86
Author:
Patrick Whitefield
By Permanent Publications
 Practically, permaculture heaven, 2004-12-17
This is a really inspiring book and a great starting point for those who want to care about the earth, more. This huge resource can be digested chapter by chapter or can be utilised when you want some specific recommendations (e.g. on soil type, shade loving perennials or shape of a pond). Patrick goes into practical details yet still maintains the integrity of caring for the whole (Earth)Straight forward diagrams and clear mindmaps illustrate significant themes and ideas. Plus there are lots of uplifting case examples of permaculture designs put into practice. There is also a good list of resources and sources of what you may require in implementing your ideas. If you want to move beyond grumbling about the worlds problems and want to become part of the solution, then this book can guide you step by step through the process. I can envisage this book being useful at many levels, national and local and on both broad and home scale projects. I strongly recommend this book.
List Price: £14.95
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Author:
Alan Brooks, Sean Adcock
By British Trust for Conservation Volunteers
Superb!, 2008-07-26
This is not only well written, well illustrated and throughly researched, it's also well-thought out as a robust ring-bound book for being dumped on the ground, covered in muck as you work.
As practical guidebooks go, it's got to be near-perfect.
List Price: £20.00
Our Price: £10.49
Author:
Malcolm Greenhalgh, Denys Ovenden
By Collins
Excellent guide, 2008-05-13
Unlike many Collins wildlife guides that use photographs (always a bad idea) this is fully illustrated throughout to a very high standard. My only reservation is that it contains only a limited number of fish species.
List Price: £16.99
Our Price: £9.42
Author:
Nick Garbutt
By Bradt Travel Guides
Bradt at it's finest!!, 2008-08-13
Excellent account of those animals you might not see very soon.
Really good starter info for anyone preparing a trip.
List Price: £39.99
Our Price: £27.22
Author:
David McGonigal, Lynn Woodworth, Edmund Hilary
By Frances Lincoln
 It is exactly what is says - a complete view of the region, 2008-12-30
This is a comprehensive book that covers a wide range of Antarctic related topics in just the right amount of depth, well supported by excellent photographs and drawings/diagrams/maps, making it very accessible. It presents a lot of information about the region's geography, geology, wildlife, the history of exploration and current issues that will amply satisfy the armchair explorer and is a must for anyone contemplating, or preparing for, a visit. It's coverage goes beyond the continent itself and gives a good insight into the main outlying islands, such as South Georgia, which are often included in itineraries of visits to the area. The presence of a section on the Arctic is for comparative purposes I assume, but feels superfluous. Academics will want more depth, but this is an excellent signpost, and naturalists will need a supplementary field guide for i/d purposes as this book is not in any way portable !
This is truly a great book, well worth the money and I'd recommend not economising on The Blue Continent by the same authors which is a shortened version of the same book. You won't regret it.
List Price: £11.99
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Author:
Christopher C. Horner
By Regnery Publishing Inc
Essential reading for everyone, 2008-03-29
Please can every person in the world ensure that they read this book from cover to cover and then read it again, and again. Thank God that I am not
the only person to have got utterly fed up with the false science and outright lies of the environ-mental brigade. It was high time someone was brave enough to expose the lies falsehoods and deciets of modern day greens. Trouble is we have been dumbing down for too long and now the average person believes or at least is concerned by what the alarmists preach. Unfortunately the media are driven by this agenda and you can no longer turn on the news without hearing someone harping on about being CO2
nuetral lest we damage our planet! Somewhere in the recent past schools, politicians and colleges lost the plot and forgot how to conduct proper science and research. Mr Horner, Sir, I salute you! You are a breath of fresh air! Thankyou for exposing these Global Warming myths from the bottom of my heart.
List Price: £9.95
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Author:
Vladimir Megre
By Ringing Cedars Press
These books will speak to your soul, 2009-01-02
Having read all nine of the Anasatasia books, i can say wholeheartedly that they contain the most significant information of our time, or indeed of any time since man was last able to live in peace without fear in the world.
Yes these books do talk a lot about spiritual happenings, but they do so in such a way that the practical value of that information can be not only understood but also put to use in your own life. We can't change the world overnight, but we can change ourselves and in doing so, gradually create a better, more loving, peaceful world for our children, and their children and so on.
I have to mention the two negative reviews here, it seems like these guys have completely missed the point, it is certainly not a book about sex, it talks about the way society devalues the act of sex, and many other things, it actually might be a good thing for children of a certain age to read, it would certainly be better for them to understand sex from a viewpoint of co-creation as opposed to the viewpoint taken in sex education classes, which are taught to children at a young age anyway.
Also there is mention that these books are perfectly and cleverly marketed at new agers etc, well, what sort of viewpoint does this reviewer take on the way the pharmacuetical industry markets their chemicals to cure?? (is cure the right word) the sick, a topic that is actually discussed in the books.
In conclusion, there will always be people who are not in the right time of life or frame of mind to accept the message in these books, some will write derogatory comments in order to feel better about their own take on reality, thats fine. If you are one of the many who know instinctively there is something wrong with the world, if you are aware of whats causing some of the problems, that go deper than just money, if you spend hours searching for answers only to find more confusion, and disinfo, then these books are for you my friend, they will release you from this reality prison and give you a new and positive outlook on life.
List Price: £9.99
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Author:
James Martin
By Eden Project Books
Great introduction to social and environmental issues, 2008-12-09
This book is not a step by step guide to social innovation, nor does it detail in-depth solutions to the social and environmental challenges we face this century. It is instead an holistic look at how seemingly unrelated social and environmental challenges are inextricably linked and provides a fascinating overview to a number of simple yet potentially very effective solutions. In doing so, not only will it significantly raise your personal awareness of the challenges we face, but it also leaves you feeling both inspired and hopeful.
If you are looking for an informed, fascinating and inspiring introduction into the worlds of social and environmental innovation, then I'm sure that like me, you will thoroughly enjoy "The Meaning of the 21st Century".
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