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SOLAR ENERGY TECHNOLOGY AND APPLICATIONS (revised and updated edition)

by J. Richard Williams.

This is a technical book-written in a pleasantly nontechnical sort of way-designed to provide a good look at the multifaceted principles behind-and the promise of-modern solar-power technology. You won't find instructions for making a hot water heater from a blackpainted 55-gallon drum here . . . but you will find concise and comprehensive information on the technical workings of solar cells, collectors, furnaces, geosynchronous and solar-sea power plants, and lots more. This is a textbook . . . a reference book . . . and just plain fascinating reading for anyone into solar technology at a sophisticated level 184 pages. Paperback. 81008$6.95

THE COMPLETE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF NEEDLEWORK

by Therese de Dillmont.

With over a million copies in print-in five languages-the ENCYCLOPEDIA is quickly becoming the classic reference tool for both plain and fancy needlecrafts. An exhaustive storehouse of in formation, it contains precise instructions and over 1,100 illustrations for mastering macrame, crochet, needlepoint, embroidery, crewel, applique, knitting, machine and hand sewing, tapestry weaving, tatting, and more! The thorough explanations it gives of simple and sophisticated stitches, patterns, designs, fabrics, and threads appropriate to each skill will please both beginning and accomplished needlework artists. 987 pages. Paperback. 66013 $5.95

THE MUSHROOM HUNTER'S FIELD GUIDE

by Alexander H. Smith.

Although first published in 1958, this most-authoritative-of-them-all book is still the best mushroom directory available. Smith-a professor of botany and director of the University Herbarium at the University of Michigan-is one of the foremost experts on fleshy fungi, and his GUIDE provides definitive knowledge (with black-andwhite and color photographs) of 188 specific mushrooms. Both scientists and cooks will find the complete types of information they need in this book's identification, selection, and location tips. A comprehensive glossary and index add further to the enjoyment any forager can harvest from this field guide. 264 pages plus color plates. Hard cover.78008 $9.95

VILLAGE TECHNOLOGY HANDBOOK

by Volunteers In Technical Assistance.

This manual of low-technology skills and self-help projects has been distributed around the globe in several different languages, and has improved the living standards of thousands of Third World villagers. While intended primarily for use in underdeveloped nations, the VILLAGE TECHNOLOGY HANDBOOK is also an exceptionally useful tool for homesteaders and alternative communities working for selfsufficiency in this country. Within its pages are exhaustively detailed plans and instructions for building - with local materials-kilns, clay cookstoves, fireless cookers, solar water heaters, chicken brooders, earthmoving implements, sanitary latrines, water pumps, and irrigation systems. There are also extensive sections on community health, concrete and slip-form construction, bamboo building techniques, crafts (such as pottery and silk-screening), soapmaking, and digging, drilling, and reconstructing wells. 387 pages. Large paperback.86001 $9.00

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