Category Archives: book review

New book on Permaculture Design

Posted on 27 June 2012 by Graham Strouts

Permaculture Design A step-by-step guide by Aranya Permanent Publications 2012 Pbck; 191 pp UK Permaculture teacher Aranya has produced a new book on Permaculture design. This handy field guide takes you step-by step through all the main skills required of … Continue reading →

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Growing Perennial Vegetables

Posted on 21 April 2012 by Graham Strouts

Book Review How to Grow Perennial Vegetables Low-maintenance, low-impact vegetable gardening by Martin Crawford Forward by Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall Green Books 2012 ppbck 224pp Martin Crawford is the director of the invaluable Agroforestry Research Trust in Dartington, Devon, and this is … Continue reading →

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A Taste of the Unexpected

Posted on 18 June 2011 by Graham Strouts

Book Review A Taste of the Unexpected How to grow your own remarkable fruit, vegetables, nuts, herbs, spices and flowers by Marc Diacono Hdbck 192pp Quadrille publishing 2011 Marc Diacono runs Otter Farm in Devon, “the UK’s only climate change … Continue reading →

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The Hockey Stick Illusion

Posted on 11 June 2011 by Graham Strouts

Book Review The Hockey Stick Illusion- Climategate and the Corruption of Science by A.W.Montford pbck; 482pp Stacey International 2010 In this thorough and well documented book Andrew Montford of the Bishop Hill blog tells the extraordinary story of one of … Continue reading →

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Virtuous Corruption

Posted on 6 May 2011 by Graham Strouts

Book Review The Virtuous Corruption of Virtual Environmental Science Aynsley Kellow Edgar Elgar 2007 Hdbck 218pp This book by Aynsley Kellow, Professor and Head of the School of Government at the University of Tasmania, Australia, is a provocative and in … Continue reading →

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Fleeing Vesuvius: Collapse and the Church of Gaia

Posted on 18 April 2011 by Graham Strouts

Book Review Fleeing Vesuvius Overcoming the risks of economic and environmental collapse edited by Richard Douthwaite and Gillian Fallon Feasta 2010 ppbck 417 pp. The recent economic collapse is not just a financial and banking issue, not just an economic … Continue reading →

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Roundwood Timber Framing

Posted on 23 September 2010 by Graham Strouts

Book Review Roundwood Timber Framing Building Naturally using Local Resources Ben Law In the opening to Ben Law’s new book he describes the journey he has made in self-built dwellings: from bender- the simplest, almost stone-age dwelling made by pushing … Continue reading →

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Why I was Wrong About Population

Posted on 23 August 2010 by Graham Strouts

Update Aug 25th: Brilliant talk by Hans Rosling, in which he explains “Child survival is the new Green”. Book review PeopleQuake by Fred Pearce Eden Project Books 2010 Pbck; 342pp There is a scary book I have a half-share in … Continue reading →

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Requiem for a Species

Posted on 7 June 2010 by Graham Strouts

Book review: Requiem for a Species Why we resist the truth about Climate Change Clive Hamilton Earthscan 2010 Hdbck 286pp Climate change is here with us now and the processes and feedbacks already underway will guarantee at least a global … Continue reading →

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Stewart Brand and Ian McEwan in Dublin

Posted on 3 June 2010 by Graham Strouts

Just got back from a short trip to Dublin to see controversial environmentalist Stewart Brand and Booker-prize winning British author Ian McEwan speak at the speak at the Dublin Writers Festival. They were discussing their respective books “Whole Earth Discipline” … Continue reading →

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