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RAINBOOK: RESOURCES FOR APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY

by the editors of Rain.

Just what the title implies. A fantastically exhaustive catalog of books, publications, centers, groups, people, and other sources of earth-oriented information, plans, brochures, instructions, etc . . - all neatly arranged by subject: Energy, Waste and Recycling, Agriculture and Food, Self-Rehence, Community. Health, Shelter, Education, Transportation, Consciousness, Visual and Performing Arts, and on and on and on. The introduction to each topic summarizes the activities of that particular field and the authors then go on to annotated lists of almost everyone and everything working on those activities. This is a super guide to the here and now of the gentler technologies that we all must switch to if the planet is to endure. A tremendous amount of overview information in very usable form. 256 pages. Paperback. 90006 $7.95

PROF. HAMMERFINGER'S INDESTRUCTIBLE TOYS

by Steve Ross.

A do-it-yourself guide to building 75 inexpensive wooden toys that are designed to take all the enthusiastic use a child can give. PROF. HAMMERFINGER'S offers a welcome alternative to plastic playthings! Each toybuilding project is diagramed and thoroughly explained and requires little more than simple materials and hand tools for its successful completion. Though one chapter is devoted to the construction of such items as rubber-band guns and bow-and-arrow sets, the bulk of this book offers ideas for such gentle toys as racers, paddle-wheel boats, trains, planes, butterfly nets, and cigar-box banjos. 309 pages. Paperback.66069$3.95

BUILD YOUR OWN GREENHOUSE

by Charles D. Neal.

One of-if not the-most comprehensive and useful do-it-yourself greenhouse manuals we've seen. The author's detailed explanations of basic techniques for selecting a site, laying a foundation, erecting a frame, and installing wiring and plumbing are so clear you might well use this volume as a primer for building any kind of structure. Explicit instructions and step-by-step photos show you how to fabricate, equip, and maintain a variety of different greenhouses . . from a simple hotbed to a large, freestanding building. Each is de signed with an eye toward absolute simplicity, economy, and efficiency. This is our bet as the book best suited to the needs of MOTHER's readers . .. unfortunately, it's also the most expensive. 129 pages. Hard cover. 72003 $9.95

WORKING WOOD: A GUIDE FOR THE COUNTRY CARPENTER

by Mike and Nancy Bubel.

This clearly written, copiously illustrated guide to the woodbutcher's s art is divided into two parts: The first section is packed with practical advice on how to find used wood, how to dismantle an existing structure safely and efficiently, the selection of tools, methods of storing wood, and techniques for moving heavy timbers. The second contains complete plans and instructions for making a tractor cart, sawhorse, hay rake, sifting screen, goat exercise platform, sheep shelter, feed bin, an equipment shed, and eight other items. No homestead should be without a copy of this useful, authoritative guide. 224 pages. Paperback. 89007 $3.95

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