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| Rites of Love (The Ringing Cedars Series, Book 8 - Part 2) |
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 Vladimir Megre
Through the fascinating life-story of one family, Megre portrays the radiant world of the ancient Russian Vedic civilisation, documents the drama of its destruction and then reveals its rebirth?millennia later?in our present time.In powerful poetic prose, Megre describes a way of life that was grounded in love and non-violence, and then shows the practicability of this same approach today.Rites of Love reminds us of so much we have long forgotten?it really is like reading one's own life story and, in the process, awakening from a long sleep. |
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| The Woodland Year: 1 [Illustrated] |
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![The Woodland Year: 1 [Illustrated]](uploads/greenread/GR-050510-0218-woodlandyr.jpg "The Woodland Year: 1 [Illustrated]") Ben Law
The Woodland Year is an intimate month-by-month journey through Ben Law's yearly cycle of work, his naturally attuned lifestyle and his deep understanding of his woods. Each month also includes guest contributions from woodlanders in other parts of England and Wales. The Woodland Year provides a fascinating insight into every aspect of sustainable woodland management; the cycles of nature, seasonal tasks, wild food gathering, wine making, mouthwatering and useful recipes, coppice crafts, round pole timber frame eco-building (pioneered by Ben in the UK), nature conservation, species diversity, tree profiles and the use of horses for woodland work. This is a profound book that is both practical and poetic. |
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| Gorillas in the Mist: A Remarkable Story of Thirteen Years Spent Living with the Greatest of the Great Apes |
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 Diane Fossey
For thirteen years Dian Fossey lived and worked with Uncle Bert, Flossie, Beethoven, Pantsy and Digit in the remote rain forests of the volcanic Virunga Mountains in Africa, establishing an unprecedented relationship with these shy and affectionate beasts. In her base camp, 10,000 feet above sea-level, she struggled daily with rain, loneliness and the ever-constant threat of poachers who slaughtered her beloved gorillas with horrifying ferocity. African adventure, personal quest and scientific study, Gorillas in the Mist is a unique and intimate glimpse into a vanishing world and a vanishing species. |
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| Local Food: How to Make it Happen in Your Community: How to Unleash a Food Revolution Where You Live (Transition Guides) |
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 Tamzin Pinkerton and Rob Hopkins
'Local Food' is an inspirational and practical guide for creating local food initiatives showing how we can restore and establish community networks to generate healthy, locally produced food. Many people already buy their vegetables as locally as possible, eat organic and seasonal food when they can, and may even be getting to grips with managing an allotment. But with current economic pressures and mounting concerns about climate change and peak oil, there is a growing feeling that we need to do more to reduce dependence on the global food market. Local Food offers an inspiring and practical guide to what can be achieved if you get together with the people on your street or in your village, town or city. |
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| Hedges and Hedgelaying: A Guide to Planting, Management and Conservation |
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 Murray MacLean
Whether you own hedges, are thinking of growing them, or just have an interest in hedgerows this fascinating, well-illustrated book will be of value to you. Hedges and Hedgelaying contains of wealth of practical information and covers: the selection of hedgerow shrubs and trees and the associated significance of soil types and topography; the planting of hedges and the necessary preparation work; the use of trees in the hedgerow and the value of field margins; weed, pest and disease control, and hedge cutting, maintenance and protection; and the craft of hedgelaying and the tools and processes involved. |
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| Understanding Environmental Issues |
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 Susan Buckingham, Mike Turner
This book, written by a Brunel University team that includes at least two media stars, shows that understanding the environment should involve engagement, and reaching out beyond the campus. It also tackles the big issues of the day, and how we value them and approach them as scholars, citizens and activists. A useful set of thematic chapters introduce students to key environmental issues - the food and waste streams, climate change, natural hazards, and urban environments. |
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