BOOK REVIEWS
Books for the Healing & Spiritual Journey 7KHELF\FOHKDVEHHQ³DQDJHQWIRUFKDQJHVLQFHLW¿UVWUROOHGLQWR nineteenth century Europe as a leisure item for sporty men.” Within D IHZ \HDUV F\FOLQJ EHFDPH ZLGHO\ DFFHVVLEOH DQG SRSXODU %LF\FOHV SURYLGHGZRPHQZLWKWKHIUHHGRPRIPRYHPHQWDQGUHGH¿QHG DQG UHOD[HG QRUPVRIIHPLQLQLW\³/HWPHWHOO\RXZKDW,WKLQNRIWKHEL - F\FOH´ 6XVDQ % $QWKRQ\ VDLG LQ ³, WKLQN LW KDV GRQH PRUH WR emancipate women than anything else.” DRAWDOWN: Most Comprehensive... ...continued from page 77 These practices accompany and support regenerative agricultural SUDFWLFHVXVHGWRUHVWRUHGHJUDGHGODQGZLWKPDQDJHGJUD]LQJGLYHUVH cover crops, and crop rotations all devoid of pesticides, tilling, and V\QWKHWLFIHUWLOL]HUV&RYHUFURSVVXFKDVYHWFKZKLWHFORYHUDQGU\H — either planted alone or together — “crowd out weeds and provide fertility and tilth to the subsoil.” When soil is tilled, it is exposed to the air and “the life within it decays quickly.” Composting as if We Matter Food scraps that end up in our garbage, which are then transport- HGWRDQGGHSRVLWHGLQODQG¿OOVJHQHUDWHPHWKDQHJDVLQWRWKHDWPR - sphere that harms us all. Food scraps that are buried in deep narrow KROHVRQIDUPVRULQRXU\DUGVIHHGWKHVRLOEHQH¿FLDOPLFUREHV³WKDW are the heart of soil ecology. They help to break down organic matter that then returns key nutrients back into circulation within an eco- V\VWHP 0LFUREHV WKXV HQDEOH SODQWV WRWKULYHZKLOH DOVRDGGUHVVLQJ climate change.” The Bicycle as an Impetus for Change
$VFLWLHVDWWHPSWWRXQWDQJOHWUḊ FDQGDGGUHVV³GLVHDVHVIURPLQ - activity and billowing greenhouse gases,” bicycles could again make a GL̆ HUHQFH$OOORFDOJRYHUQPHQWVQHHGWRGRLVLQYHVWLQ³WKRXJKWIXOO\ designed bicycle infrastructure that can assure cyclists access to net- works of designated bike lanes or parks completely separated from YHKLFOHV %XLOGLQJ WR DFFRPPRGDWH ELF\FOHV LQVWHDG RI EXLOGLQJ VWLOO PRUHURDGVIRUYHKLFOHVFRXOGVDYHELOOLRQRYHUWKLUW\\HDUV´)RU DGGLWLRQDOLQIRUPDWLRQDQGLQVSLUDWLRQYLVLWZZZXQRUJHQFOLPDW - HFKDQJHQHW]HURFRDOLWLRQ There is so much more in this book. It is a true treasure trove of transformational ideas, tools, and practices all within our reach and VXSSRUWHGE\VRXQGVFLHQWL¿FUHVHDUFK7KLVERRNZRXOGPDNHDZRQ - GHUIXOJLIW.XGRVWRWKHOLEUDULDQVLQ0RQWJRPHU\&RXQW\0DU\ODQG IRU¿QGLQJWKHVHH[FHOOHQWERRNVDQGIRUPDNLQJWKHPUHDGLO\DYDLO - able through our public libraries. The Story of More:
How We Got to Climate Change and Where to Go From Here
By Hope Jahren 2020; New York:Vintage Books 208pp; $15.00 (Trade Paperback) ISBN 978-0-525-56338-9
The sun and solar energy. What a source of power! I hope we don’t have to wait until oil and coal run out before we tackle that. ~ Thomas Edison speaking to Henry Ford and Harvey Fires- WRQH This story begins “almost ninety years ago when the guy who in- vented the light bulb [Edison] urged renewable energy on the guy who invented the car [Ford] and the guy who invented the tire [Firestone].” $XWKRU +RSH -DKUHQ LPDJLQHV WKDW WKH\ ³QRGGHG SROLWHO\ ¿QLVKHG
— SINCE 1975 —
The world needs your book
Make it bloom with the help of a professional writer and coach, who will honor your vision, sup- port your strengths and guide you through every step with detailed attention and compas- sionate honesty. Get started now! Carol Burbank, PhD cburbank@storyweaving.com storyweaving.com
Natural Wellness, Spirituality & Self-Help, Occult and Metaphysical, Card Decks & Boxed Sets — Shop Thousands of Titles— Visit InnerTraditions.com • 800-246-8648 •
78—PATHWAYS—Fall 22
Made with FlippingBook Digital Publishing Software