Best Books for Wiser Living
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April/May 2008
By Mother Earth News readers
With that book and a passion inflamed by my teachers, I set out on life’s adventure and a career only to be found in lengthy novels, or perhaps panoramic movies. Worldwide, I’ve discovered people using field guides to confidently identify not only birds but insects, wildflowers, trees, amphibians, mammals, fish, reptiles, rocks, fossils, stars and much more.
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Soon, my wife and I will be packing away our field guide to Japanese birds and returning to our small Kansas farm, where our own library of field guides waits for us. Practically from the dawning of my adult life to its twilight, my Field Guide to The Birds will have been my lifelong companion.
Robert G. Rose
Yokosuka, Japan
An Education in Big Agriculture
Michael Pollan’s The Omnivore’s Dilemma changed my life, leading me to realize the importance of the food we eat. I am now a vegetarian and haven’t walked down a grocery store’s produce aisle in more than a year. I fear what surprises might be stored in the food grown by the agribusinesses that produce the majority of the American diet.
When I look at my garden now, I not only see the importance of a self-sufficient lifestyle, but I also know there are ways to peacefully rebel against the corporate world.
The Omnivore’s Dilemma should be on the reading list of anyone who is interested in what they consume.
Jack Gerrity
Joshua Tree, California
Timeless Lessons, Infinite Inspiration
I read The Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean M. Auel when I was in high school and was completely captivated. In it, a young prehistoric woman survives in the wild, on her own, by learning how to find and capture or harvest food. She also learns how to treat illnesses and injuries using only what grows in nature. Auel goes into great detail on how to recognize herbs and food plants, how to harvest them without depleting the source, how to preserve them, and even how to prepare them for consumption or for healing.
Reading this piqued my interest in herbs, natural healing and wild foods that has persisted to this day. I’ve used them for years to help with minor complaints like PMS, but, after my 40th birthday, the real crunch came. I was diagnosed with leukemia and went through an intense series of chemotherapy treatments that devastated my body and my immune system. It’s been a long, slow road to recovery, and I feel really good to be able to apply some of what I’ve learned as a result of that one book long ago and all that it has led me to since.
Deanna L. Seagraves
Soquel, California
The New Paradigm of Sustainability
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