A HOT FALL Our home bioregion and many other parts of British Columbia have been enjoying the hottest and driest summer on record. While this has meant some hardship for us domestically, with reduced water available for garden watering and so on, it has led to disaster for some as fires have raged out of control in many areas of the B.C. interior, homes have burned and hundreds of people have been displaced. We empathize with all the species that have lost their homes. With droughts on the prairies, too, it appears this may be a foretaste of climate change… The solution? – Check out Stormy Weather by Guy Dauncey, packed with 101 Solutions to Global Climate Change. Until the end of October, we are offering an unbelievable special discount for bulk copies of Stormy Weather so that all of you who want to use it as a Book Club text for your local reading group, or hand copies to legislators and municipal officials, or get groups started to work on this crucial issue can do so. For more on the discount schedule, click here. In other ways, the hot weather has also been gorgeous. And while many have been soaking it up at the beach, New Society has been laboring away to bring you some hot reading for the cooler evenings of the Fall. Here’s what’s coming up… Fall 2003 New Releases – A Preview  BEHIND THE WAR ON TERROR
Western Secret Strategy and the Struggle for Iraq
By Nafeez Mosaddeq Ahmed
Reveals the hidden motives behind the US and British invasion of Iraq, as well as the UN sanctions prior, demonstrating that it is part of grand historical strategy dictated ruthlessly by western economic and political interests, having little to do with terrorism or weapons of mass destruction. More...  RADICAL SIMPLICITY
Small Footprints on a Finite Earth
By Jim Merkel
Ecological systems are predicted to unravel over the next 50 years unless humanity radically changes its impact on the Earth. Many people feel the need to change their own lifestyles as a result. Radical Simplicity is a practical guide to help you define your own sustainability goal, begin your customized journey to simplicity, and lead humanity toward greater equity in the process. More...  The Key to Sustainable Cities
Meeting Human Needs, Transforming Community Systems
Gwendolyn Hallsmith
With most of the world’s population now living in cities, getting them to become sustainable is a crucial challenge. The Key to Sustainable Cities helps communities understand the forces that support unsustainable systems, gives them new ways to analyze problems, and outlines tools for designing new strategies to improve their environmental, economic, and social performance by using powerful local leverage points for change. More...  The Little Book of Slugs
Edited by Allan Shepherd and Suzanne Gallant
The Little Book of Slugs arose out of the Centre for Alternative Technology’s Bug-the-Slug campaign. It collects over 70 different organic solutions to the slug problem, distilled from over 300 professional and leisure gardeners. As well as organic methods to combat the slug, it includes details of slug lifestyles, habits and eating preferences, and information on reported problems associated with chemical controls. More...  Diary of a Compost Hotline Operator
Edible Essays on City Farming
Spring Gillard
The Diary of a Compost Hotline Operator is a collection of humorous essays on urban agriculture. As you laugh at the antics of the crazy cast of characters at the City Farmer Garden in Vancouver – now over 25 years in business -- you also learn a lot about composting, natural lawn care, food gardening and, of course, lust and love in the garden. More...  Superbia!
31 Ways to Create Sustainable Neighborhoods
Dan Chiras and Dave Wann
Superbia! 32 Ways to Create Sustainable Neighborhoods is book of practical possibilities. It contains 32 innovative ways citizens, working cooperatively with their neighbors, can transform their neighborhoods -- both urban and suburban -- to create a greater sense of community, closeness, and interdependence; save money; live more comfortably, save time; reduce stress; and live a more environmentally friendly lifestyle. More...  Organic Weddings
Balancing Ecology, Style and Tradition
Michelle Kozin
Organic Weddings is a comprehensive resource of ideas, information, photographs, tips and real wedding stories for busy, eco-aware brides and grooms wanting to plan beautiful, meaningful weddings that are earth-friendly. It enables couples to ‘vote with their dollars’ for the environment, while showcasing stylish eco-friendly events that reflect their values, inspiring friends and family to incorporate these elements into their daily lives. More...  Above All Be Kind
Raising a Humane Child in Challenging Times
Zoe Weil
Above All, Be Kind teaches parents how to raise their children to be humane in the broadest, sense. Such children will not only be kinder and more compassionate in their interactions with family and friends, they will also grow up to make life choices that demonstrate respect and responsibility for the environment, other species, and all people, and will help create a better world. More...  Heal the Ocean
Solutions for Saving Our Seas
Rod Fujita
Foreword by Peter Benchley
Heal the Ocean is about people and communities overcoming serious threats to the ocean, ranging from farm runoff to overfishing. It illustrates the problems besetting the ocean, both current and emerging, starting with the coastal zone and moving out through nearshore waters, the continental shelf, to the open ocean and deep sea. Drawing on the author’s own experiences, the book is strongly solutions-oriented. More... REMEMBERING 9-11 This month it’s appropriate to remember September 11, 2001. In a political culture invested with having us forget our history almost as soon as it is made, it is vital that we all keep certain elements of the past alive. 9-11 was a human tragedy that deserves to be remembered in its own right. But it was also a political scandal – and remains so to this day. With the Bush administration seeking reelection next year, those who are working to bring about a full public inquiry into the events on and leading up to that fateful day need our support. We recommend the following two sources for further information: The 9-11 Truth Movement
Carole Brouillet from the Bay area provides a valuable update. Global Outlook
The Centre for Research on Globalization is a source of extravagant amounts of relevant material on 9-11 and its fallout. They publish Global Outlook edited by Michel Chossudovsky from Ottawa, Ontario, a regular magazine, containing articles on 9-11, Iraq, and more. You can find them on the web at: www.globalresearch.ca Michel Chossudovsky is also the author of War and Globalisation: The Truth Behind September 11, that argues convincingly that behind 9-11 was a military-intelligence ploy designed to rationalize the ‘war on terrorism’ as a war of conquest: a final march to the "New World Order" dominated by Wall Street and the US military-industrial complex. ON THE HORIZON  We’re sorry to report that Microhydro: Clean Power from Water, by Scott Davis has been delayed and is now scheduled to be off press by November. Our apologies for all those waiting for the book. More...
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