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If we want to preserve what's still left of the natural world, we
need to stop using so much of it. And, says veteran environmental
activist Matt Hern, cities are the best chance we have left for a truly
ecological future . . . but what does it take to make a "truly"
sustainable city?
Common Ground in a Liquid City is a fun and engaging look at the future of urban life. Hern takes us on a journey through over a dozen urban centers, from Vancouver to Istanbul, Las Vegas, and beyond, exploring the history and current composition of cities around the globe and highlighting the elements of each that make it livable.
Each of Hern's ten chapters focuses on a central
theme of city life: diversity, street life, crime, population density,
water and natural life, gentrification, and globalism. What emerges in
the end is an appealing portrait of what the urban future might look
like--environmentally friendly, locally focused, and governed from
below.
Matt Hern is an inveterate city dweller and an
environmental and education activist. The editor of Everywhere All the
Time: A New Deschooling Reader and the author of Deschooling Our
Lives and Field Day, he founded Vancouver's Car-Free Day and is the
director of the Purple Thistle Center for alternative education. These
days, he lives in Vancouver with his partner and daughters and lectures
widely around the globe.
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Published: AK Press, 03/01/2010
Olympia, Washington 98501
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Published: Chelsea Green Publishing Company, 11/01/2008
Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic
Submitted by linda on Sun, 02/08/2009 - 3:12pm.
During a recent workshop at Sam Weller's Bookstore in Salt Lake City I was turned onto graphic novels. I confess I have been somewhat snobby about graphic novels, considering them "not real books". But last night , in one sitting, I read Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic by Alison Bechdel www.dykes to watchoutfor.com and was blown away. Created from her old journals, family photos & letters, literary illusions and images of growing up in her typical (ie dysfunctional ) family this is one of the most engrossing memoirs I've read. Mainly she explores her complex relationship with her-in-the closet, funeral director, English teacher, interior decorator Father. She manages to come to terms with her family and her father by portraying the richness of the many worlds and co-existences they inhabit. Nothing is simple.
Goodbye January, hello new reviews.
Submitted by Themba on Sun, 02/01/2009 - 12:52pm.
This review doesn't come in the 'official' format because I can't seem to get the ISBN recognized, but here it goes (email us if you'd like it!):
Who Takes a Feather - Tara Jane ONeil
Ex-olympian Tara Jane ONeil is a great person, a great musician, and a great artist who has left little bits of herself (tangible and otherwise) all over the world. Having shown her work in Europe, Asia, and North America, TJO has gained a significant following. This collection of paintings, sketches, and drawings is a limited-edition muse of visual creativity collected over some years and presented by Japanese imprint Map Press in 2003. As a bonus, the collection includes a mini-CD of songs showing off her other talents.
Fans of TJO, or those familiar with her affiliated former musical projects (Rodan, Retsin, the King Cobra, and more) should take this opportunity to get to know her visual side.
Very highly recommended.
Themba
