Bibliography: Recommended Reading
Permaculture
Basics of Permaculture Design, Ross Mars, 1996
Cities and Natural Process, Michael Hough, Routledge, 1995
Design for Ecological Democracy, Randolph Hester, MIT Press, 2006
Design for Human Ecosystems, John Tillman Lyle, Island Press, 1999
Design for Sustainability, Janis Birkeland, Earthscan, 2005
Design with Nature, Ian McHarg, Natural History Press, 1969
Earth User’s Guide to Permaculture, Rosemary Morrow
Ecological Design, Sym Van der Ryn and Stuart Cowan
Ecovillage Living: Restoring the Earth and Her People, Jackson and Svensson, Gaia Trust, 2002
Ferment and Human Nutrition, Bill Mollison, Tagari Publications, 1993
Field Guide to Appropriate Technology, Hazeltine and Bull, Academic Press, 2003
From Eco-Cities to Living Machines, Todd and Todd, North Atlantic Books, 1993
Green History of the World, Clive Ponting, Penguin Books, 1991
Holistic Resource Management, Alan Savory, Island Press, 1988
Introduction to Permaculture, Bill Mollison, Tagari Publications, 1991
Living Communities: a Permaculture Case Study at Sol y Sombre, Ben Haggard
Patterns in Nature, Peter Stevens
Permaculture Garden, Graham Bell
Permaculture II, Bill Mollison, Tagari Publications, 1979
Permaculture in a Nutshell, Patrick Whitefield
Permaculture: A Designer’s Manual, Bill Mollison, Tagari Publications, 1988
Permaculture: Principles and Pathways beyond Sustainability, David Holmgren, Holmgren Design Services, 2002
Plan Graphics for the Landscape Designer, Tony Bertanski, Prentice Hall, 2003
PROUT, the Master Unit, Ananda Marga, and the Collected Writings of Baba Anadamurt, PR Sarkar
Regenerative Design for Sustainable Development, John Tillman Lyle, John Wiley and Sons, 1994
Small is Beautiful: Economics as if the Earth Really Mattered, EF Schumacher, Harper and Row, 1989
Soft Energy Paths, James Lovelock
Sustainable Settlements: Restoring the Common Habitat, v.19 #4, Newman Press 1961, Australia
The Best of Permaculture, Max O. Lindergger and Rosemary Tap
The Final Empire, William Kotke, available from Arrow Point Press 605 SE 15th Ave., Portland, OR
The Way: An Ecological World-View, Edward Goldsmith, Shambala, 1993
Travels in Dreams, Bill Mollison
Homesteading
Auto Fundamentals, Stockel and Johanson, Goodheart-Wilcox Co Inc, 2005
Back to Basics, Reader’s Digest Association, Inc., 1981
Backyard Beekeeper, Kim Flottam, Quarry Books, 2005
Barnyard in Your Backyard, Gail Demerow, Storey Publishing, 2002
Basic Machines and How They Work, General Publishing Company Ltd., 1994
Basic Electricity, Van Volkenburg, Prompt Publications, 1992
Book of Masonry Stoves, David Lyle, Brick House Publishing Co. Inc, 1984
Emergency Preparedness, Backwoods Home Magazine, 1998-2002
Freshwater Fishing Tips and Techniques, Gene Kugach, Stackpole Books, 1997
Handicraft, Lester and Kathleen Griswold, Van Nostrand Rheinhold, 1925
Handyman in Your Pocket, Young and Glover, Sequoia Publishers, Inc., 2001
Herbal Handbook for Farm and Stable, J. de Barclay-Levy, Faber and Faber, 1986
How Everything Works, Louis Bloomfield, John Wiley and Sons, Inc, 2007
Living Without Electricity, Scott and Pellman, Good Books, 1990
Mechanical Trades Pocket Manual, Davis and Nelson, Audel, 2004
Medicinal Plants: Peterson Field Guide, Foster and Duke, Houghton Mifflin Co., 1991
New Fix-It-Yourself Manual, Reader’s Digest Association, Inc
Shotguns and Shotgunning, Layne Simpson, Krause Publications, 2003
Step by Step Guide on Home Plumbing, McReynolds, Step by Step Guidebook Co, 1975
Stocking Up III, Carol Hupping, Rodale Press, 1986
The Book of Knots, Geoffrey Budwoth, Barnes and Noble Books, 2003
The Encyclopedia of Country Living, Carla Emery, Sasquatch Books, 1994
The How to Book of Beekeeping, Richard Taylor, Linden Books, 1977
The Woodland Way, Ben Law, Permanent Publications, 2001
Weekend Mechanic’s Handbook, Paul Weissler, Prentice Hall Press, 1980
Welding Pocket Reference, James Brumbaugh, Audel, Indianapolis, 2007
Wiring Simplified, Richter and Schwan, Park Publishing, 1999
Earth Skills and the Natural World
Atmosphere: Peterson Field Guide, Schaefer and Day, Houghton Mifflin Company, 1980
Biodiversity, EO Wilson, National Academy Press, 1988
Blue Mountain Buckskin, Jim Riggs, Wallowa, 1979
Bows and Arrows of the Native Americans, Jim Hamm, Bois d’arc Press, 1989
Camping and Wilderness Survival, Paul Taurell, 1996
Cedar, Hillary Stewart, University of Washington Press, 1984
Crafts of the North American Indians, Richard Schneider, Richard Schneider Publishers, 1972
Creating Habitats and Homes for Illinois Wildlife, Debbie Newman, IDNR, 2003
Deerskins into Buckskins, Matt Richards, Backcountry Publishers, 1997
Department of Army Field Manual: Survival, Washington, D.C., 1970
Drawing From the Book of Nature, Dennis Klocek, Rudolf Steiner College Publications, 1990
Earth and Man, Karl Koenig, Bio-Dynamic Literature, 1982
Eastern Trees: Peterson Field Guide, Petrides, Houghton Mifflin Company, 1985
Edible Wild Plants: Peterson Field Guide, L Peterson, Houghton Mifflin Co., 1973
Exploring the Land and Rocks of Southern Illinois, Stanley Haris, Southern Illinois University Press
Fundamentals of Ecology, Eugene Odum, W.B. Saunders, 1971
Introducing Physical Geography, Strahler and Strahler, John Wiley and Sons, 2006
Invasion Biology, David Theodoropoulos, Avvar Books, 2003
Mammal Tracks and Sign, Mark Elbroch, Stackpole Books, 2003
Mycelium Running, Paul Stamets, Ten Speed Press, 2005
Natural Basketry, Carol and Dan Hart, Watson-Guptil Publ., 1976
Natural History of Vacant Lots, Matthew Vessel, University of California Press, 1987
Northern Bushcraft, Mors Kochnski, Lone Pine Publ., 1987
Participating in Nature, Thomas Elpel, HOPS Press, 1992
Primitive Technology I and II, Dave Wescott, Gibbs-Smith Publishers, 1999-2001
Primitive Wilderness Living and Survival Skills, John and Geri McPherson, Prairie Wolf, 1993
Reading the Outdoors at Night, Vinson Brown, Stackpole Books, 1972
Roots Demystified, Robert Kourik, Chelsea Green Publishing, 2008
Survival, Chris and Gretchen Janowsky, Paladin Press, 1986
The Art of Hunting, Norman Strung, Cy DeCosse Inc, 1984
The Botany Coloring Book, Paul Young, Harper Collins, 1982
The Complete How-to Book of Indian Craft, Ben Hunt, Collier, 1973
The Nature of Substance, Rudolf Hauschka, Rudolf Steiner Press, 1950
The New Larousse Encyclopedia of Animal Life, Hamlyn, 1967
The Plant: Volumes I and II, Gerbert Grohman, Biodynamic Farming and Gardening Association, 1989
The Tallgrass Prairie Restoration Handbook, Stephen Packard, Island Press, 1997
Tom Brown’s Field Guide to Nature Observation and Tracking, Tom Brown, Berkeley Books, 1983
Tracking and the Art of Seeing, Paul Rezendes, Camden House Publishers, Inc., 1992
Trees and Shrubs: Peterson Field Guide, Petrides, Houghton Mifflin Company, 1987
Weather and Cosmos, Dennis KLocek, Rudolf Steiner College Publications, 1990
Weeds in Winter, Lauren Brown, W.W. Norton and Company, 1976
Wetlands: Audobon Society Nature Guide, Alfred A. Knopf, 1985
Whittlin’ Whistles and Thingamajigs, Harlan Metcalf,Castle Books, 1974
Wildflowers: Peterson Field Guide, Peterson and McKenney, 1971
Winter: An Ecological Handbook, James Halfpenny Johnson Books, 1989
Woodslore and Wildwoods Wisdom, Doug Eliot, Possum Productions, 1986
Patterns
A Beginner’s Guide to the Universe, Michael Schneider, Harper and Collins, 1994
Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain, Betty Edwards, Penguin, 1979
Form Function Design, Paul Grillo, Dover Publications, 1960
Goode’s World Atlas, Rand-McNally, 2000
Living Landscape, Frederick Steiner, McGraw Hill, 1999
Logic and Design, Krome Barratt, Globe Pequot, 1980
On Growth and Form, D’Arcy Thompson
Sacred Geometry, Robert Lawlor, Thames and Hudson, 1982
The Curves of Life, Sir Theodore Andrea Cook, Constable, 1967
The Fractal Geometry of Nature, Mandlebrot Benoit, W.H. Freeman Company, 1982
The Secret Teachings of All Ages, Manley Hall, Philosophical Research Society Inc, 1977
Economics
Ancient Futures, Helena Norberg Hodge
Beyond Counterculture, Jentril Anders
Bioregions and Biotechnologies: a New Planning Tool for Stable State Economic Development
Community Land Trust Handbook, Institute of Community Economics
Fast Forward MBA in Project Management, Eric Verzuh, John Wiley and Sons, 2005
Financial Statements, Thomas Ittelson, Career Press, 1998
Forecasting Financial Markets, Tony Plummer, John Wiley and Sons, 1989
Handbook of Tools for Economic Change, Ward Moorehouse, Intermediate Technology Group of North America Inc., NY
Inc and Grow Rich, CW Allen, Sage International Inc, 2002
Industrial Ecology, Hardin Tibbs
Intentional Communities Handbook
Money: Understanding and Creating Alternatives to Legal Tender, Thomas Greco, 2001
Paradigms in Progress: Life beyond Economics, Hazel Henderson
Rebuilding Community in America, Ken Noward and Kathleen Smith
Start Your Non-Profit Corporation, Nolo Press, Berkeley
Sustainable Capitalism, John Ikerd, Kumarian Press, Inc., 2005
The Ecology of Commerce, Paul Hawken, Harper
The Ecology of Money, Richard Douthwaite, Green Books
The Ladakh Project: Ecological Steps Toward a Sustainable Future, Helena Norberg Hodge
Torque Analysis, William Garret, Investment Book Publishers, 1980
Energy
Alcohol Can Be a Gas, David Blume, International Institute for Ecological Agriculture, 2007
Bio-Diesel: Basics and Beyond, William Kemp, Aztext Press, 2006
Ecological Literacy: Education and the Transition to a Post-Modern World, David Orr
Energy Basis for Man in Nature, H.T. and E.C. Odum, McGraw Hill, 1961
Environment, Power and Society, Howard Odum
From the Fryer to the Fuel Tank, Joshua Tickell, Joshua Tickell Publ., 2003
Hydraulic Ram Pumps, T.D. Jeffrey, Intermediate Tech Publications, 1992
Passive Solar Energy Book, Edward Mazria, Rodale Press, 1979
Photovoltaics: Design and Installation Manual, Solar Energy International, New Society Publishers,
2004
Producing Your Own Power, Carol Hupping Stoner, Rodale Press, 1974
Renewable Energy: Sources for Fuel and Electricity, Thomas B. Johansson
Solar Hot Water Systems, Tom Lane, Energy Conservation Services of North Florida, Inc., 2004
Solar Living Sourcebook, John Schaeffer, Chelsea Green Publishing
The Home Energy Diet, Paul Scheckel, New Society Publishers, 2005
The Renewable Energy Handbook, William Kemp, New Society Publishers, 2005
Wind Energy Basics, Paul Gipe, Chelsea Green Publishing, 1999
Wind Power, Donald Marier, Rodale Press, 1981
Wind Power, Paul Gipe, Chelsea Green Publishing, 2004
Water/ Greywater/ Ponds, etc.
Aquatic Plants for Water Treatment and Resource Recovery, Reddy and Smith, 1987
Aquifer Restoration, R.C. Knox
Cadillac Desert, Marc Reisner, Penguin Books, 1987
Composting Toilet System Book, Del Porto and Steinfeld, Center for Ecological Pollution Prevention,
1986
Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment, Municipal, Industrial and Agricultural, Donald Hammer
Create an Oasis With Graywater, Art Ludwig, Poor Richard’s Press, 1994
Design for Water, Heather Kinkade-Levario, New Society Publishers, BC, 2007
Dynamic Aquaria: Building Living Ecosystems, Academic Press
Earth Ponds Sourcebook, Tim Matson, Countryman Press, 1997
Ecological Aquaculture, Laurence Hutchinson, Permanent Publications, 2005
Ecological Engineering for Wastewater Treatment, C. Etneir and B. Gullerslam
Ecological Engineering, Patrick Kangas, Lewis Publishers, 2004
Ecological Engineering: an Introduction to Ecotechnology, Mitch & Jorgenson, 1989
Freshwater Aquaculture Book, William McClarney
Freshwater Crayfish Aquaculture, J.V. Hunter, Food Products Press
Getting Food from Water, Gene Logsdon, Rodale Press 1978
Groundwater Hydrology, David K. Todd
Groundwater Quality Protection, Larry W. Xanter, 1987
Gray Water Use in the Landscape, Robert Kourik, Metamorphic Press, 1988
Handbook of Gravity Flow Water Systems, Thomas Jordan, Intermediate Tech Dev. Group
Home Water Supply, Stu Campbell, Storey Books, 1983
Lifting the Lid, Harper and Halestrap. The Centre for Alternative Technology, 1999
Limnology, Goldman and Horne
Living Energies, Callum Coates, Gateway Books, 1996
Living Water, Olaf Alexandersson, Turnstone Press, 1982
Practical Handbook of Groundwater Monitoring, David Nielsen, 1991
Principles of Aquaculture, Robert R. Stickney
Rainwater Collection for the Mechanically Challenged, Suzy Banks and Richard Heinichen, Tank Town Publications, 1997
Residential Wastewater Systems, NAHB Staff, 1980
Sensitive Chaos, Theodore Schwenk, Rudolf Steiner Press, 1965
Sewage Solutions, Nick Grant, Center for Alternative Technology Publications, 2000
The Humanure Handbook, J Jenkins, Jenkins Publishing, 1994
The Toilet Papers, Sim Van der Ryn, Ecological Design Press, 1979
Water Encyclopedia, Van der Leeden
Water for Every Farm, PA Yeomans, Second Back Row Press, 1981
Water: Element of Life, Theodore Schwenk
Watershed Hydrology, Peter Black, 1991
Water Storage, Art Ludwig, Oasis Design, 2005
We all Live Downstream: A Guide to Waste Treatment that Stops Water Pollution, Costner
Wells and Septic Tanks, Max Alth, Tab Books, 1992
Gardening/ Farming/ Soil/ Biodiversity
Agriculture, Rudolf Steiner, Biodynamic Agricultural Association, 1984
Agroecology, Miguel Altieri, Harper Collins, 1989
Biotechnological Slope Protection and Erosion Control, Gray/Donald
Book of Bamboo, Farrelly, Sierra Club Books, 1984
Botany for Gardeners, Brian Capon, Timber Press, 1990
Bugs in the System, May Berenbaum, Addison-Wesley Publishing Co, 1995
Bugs, Slugs, and Other Thugs, Rhonda Massingham Hart, Storey Publishing
Climate and Agriculture, Jen-Hu Chang, Aldine Publ. Co., 1968
Common Sense Pest Control, Oikowski
Companion Planting, Richard Bird, Quarto Publishing, 1990
Cornucopia: A Sourcebook of Edible Plants, Stephen Facciola Kampong Publications, 1990
Country Life, Paul Heiney, DK Publishing, Inc., 1998
Culture and Horticulture, Wolf D Stohrl, Bio-Dynamic Literature, 1979
Deer Proofing Your Yard and Garden, Rhonda Massingham Hart, Storey Publishing
Dirt, the Ecstatic Skin of the Earth, William B. Logan, Riverhead Books, 1995
Eco-Farm, Walters and Fenzau, Acres USA, 1996
Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, Christopher Brickell, MacMillan, 1989
Encyclopedia of Organic Farming and Gardening, Rodale Press
Enduring Seeds, Gary Paul Nabhan, University of Arizona Press, 1989
Factors of Soil Formation, Hans Jenny
Farming in Nature’s Image, Soule and Piper, Island Press, 1992
Farm Power and Machinery Management, Donnell Hunt, Iowa State Uni. Press, 1995
Farmers of Forty Centuries, FH King, Rodale Press, 1911
Farming With the Wild, Daniel Imhoff, Sierra Club Books, 2003
Gaia’s Garden: A Guide to Home-Scale Permaculture, Toby Hemenway Chelsea Green Publishing Company, 2001
Gardening for the Future of the Earth, Shapiro and Harrison, Bantam Books, 2000
Gardening with Nature, Leonard Wickenden
Gardens of the New Spain, William Dunmire, University of Texas Press, 2004
Grass Productivity, Andre Voisin
Growing Unusual Vegetables, Simon Hickmott, Eco-Logic Books, 1988
History of World Agriculture, Mazoyer, Marcel, Roadart, Laurence, Monthly Review Press, 2006
How to Grow More Vegetables, John Jeavons, Ten Speed Press, 2002
How to Restore Your Farm Tractor, Robert Pripps, Motorbooks International, 1992
ICS Handbook for Farms, International Textbook Company, 1912
Insects and Gardens, Eric Grissell, Timber Press, 2001
Let it Rot, Stu Campbell, Storey Communications, 1990
Mainline Farming for the Twenty-First Century, Dan Skow, Acres USA, 1991
Monocultures of the Mind, Vendana Shiva, Zed Books, 1993
Nature and Property of Soil, Grady
New Organic Grower, Eliot Coleman, Chelsea Green Publishing Company, 1989
New Roots for Agriculture, Wes Jackson
Nourishment Home Grown, AF Beddoes, Vital-to-Life Books, 2004
One Straw Revolution, Masanobu Fukuoka, Other Indian Press, 1978
Orchard Almanac, Page and Smillie, Spraysaver Publications, 1986
Pay Dirt, (on CSA’s) Mimi Luberman
Perennial Vegetables, Eric Toensmeier, Chelsea Green Publishers, 2007
Plowman’s Folly
Rocky Mountain Horticulture, George Kelley’s Garden Book, Pruett Press
Save Three Lives, Robert Rodale, Sierra Club Books, 1993
Science in Agriculture, Arden Anderson, Acres USA, 1992
Secrets of the Soil, Tompkins and Bird, Harper and Row Publishers, 1989
Seed to Seed, Susan Ashworth, Seed Saver Publications, 1991
Seeds of Change, Kenny Ausubel, Harper, 1994
Seeds of Peace, Sulak Sivaraksa
Soil Conservation Handbook, from Kenya
Soil Types, Miles C. Brady
Solviva, Anna Edey, Trailblazer Press, 1998
Soul of the Soil, Grace Gershunney, agAccess, 1995
Start with the Soil, Grace Gershuny
Steel in the Field, Greg Bauman, National Agricultural Library, 1997
Sunset Western Garden Book, 1994 and later editions for high altitude zones
The Mulch Book, Stu Campbel, Storey Communications, 1991
The Natural Way of Farming, Masanobu Fukuoka, Bookventure, 1985
The Nature and Classification of Soils, Nyle Brady, Prentice Hall, 1996
The Organic Method Primer, Bargyla and Gylver Rateaver
The Organic Method Primer, Bargyla Rateaver, 2nd Edition
The Real Dirt, Miranda Smith, NE Organization Farming Association, 1999
The Rodale Guide to Composting, Jerry Minnich & Marjorie Hunt
The Ruth Stout No Work Garden, Ruth Stout
The Secret Life of Plants, Peter Tompkins & Christopher Bird, Harper, 1973
The Secret of Life, Georges Lakhovsky W. Heinemann Ltd., 1939
The Vegetable Garden, M.M. Vilmorin-Andreiux, Ten Speed Press
Tools for Agriculture, Ianca Bruthers, Intermediate Technology Publications, 1992
USDA Yearbook, 1950
Vertical Farming, Dickson Despommier, Columbia University, 2004
Weeds and What They Tell, Ehrenfried Pfeiffer, Rodale Press, 1954
You Can Farm, Joe Salatin, Polyface Inc., 1998
Agroforestry
A Forestry Journey, Robert Hart and A.J. Douglas
Changes in the Land, William Cronon, Hill and Wang, 2003
Edible Forest Gardens, Volumes I and II, Dave Jacke, Chelsea Green Publishing Company, 2005
Forest Ecology, Barnes, Burton, John Wiley and Sons, 1980
Green Woodwork, Mike Abbott
How to Make a Forest Garden, Patrick Whitefield
Landscape Ecology, R.T. Foreman
Land Mosaics, Richard Forman, Cambridge University Press, 2004
Petersen’s Guide to Forests
Restoration Forestry: A Guide to Sustainable Forestry Practices Worldwide, Michael Pilarsky
The Apple Grower, Michael Philips, Chelsea Green Publishing Co., 1998
The Once and Future Forest, Leslie Jones Sauer, Island Press, 1998
The Restoration of Land, Bradshaw and Chadwick, University of California Press, 1980
The Edible Forest, Rober Hart and A.J. Douglas
The Joy of Wood
The Scientific Basis of Alternative Agriculture, Miguel Altieri
Tools and Devices for Coppice Crafts, F. Lambert
Traditional Woodland Crafts, Tabor
Tree Crops: A Permanent Agriculture, Russel-Smith, Harper, 1978
Architecture and Design
A Pattern Language, Christopher Alexander, Oxford University Press, 1977
Alternative Construction, Lynne and Adams, John Wiley and Sons, 2000
Alternative Housebuilding, Mike McClintock, Popular Science, Sterling Publishing Co., Inc., 1984
Appropriate Technology Sourcebook, Volunteers in Asia Publication, 1993
Architectural Graphics, Ching, Francis, John Wiley and Sons, 2003
Architectural Working Drawings, William Spence, John Wiley and Sons, 1993
Architecture for the Poor: an Experiment in Rural Egypt, U of Chicago Press
Architecture without Architects, Bernard Rudolfsky
Boundary Layer Climates, T.R. Oke, Routledge, 1978
Bucky Works, Baldwin, J, John Wiley and Sons, 1996
Building a Low Impact Roundhouse, Tony Wrench, Permanent Publications, 2000
Building Green, Snell and Calahan, Lark Books, 2005
Building Teepees and Yurts, Blue Evening Star, Lark Books, 1995
Building Without Borders, Joseph Kennedy, New Society Publishers, 2004
Buildings as Organisms, Day Chahroudi
Carpentry, Lewis Gaspar, Sterling Publishing, 1984
Cob Building Book, Ianto Evans
Comfort in Any Climate, Michael Reynolds, Solar Survival Press, 2000
Concepts and Practice of Architectural Daylighting, Fuller Moore, Van Nostrand Rheinhold Co, 1985
Cordwood Masonry Housebuilding, Rob Roy, Sterling Publishing Co. Inc., 1992
Design and Construction of Small Earth Dams, K.D. Nelaon, Inkala Press, 1985
Design Drawing, Francis Ching, John Wiley and Sons, 1998
Design with Nature, Ian McCarg
Designing with Models, Chris Mills, John Wiley and Sons, Hoboken, 2005
Designing With Nature, Ken Yeang, McGraw Hill, Inc., 1995
Discovering a Sense of Place, NW Earth Institute, 2001
Drawing and Designing with Confidence, Mike Lin, John Wiley and Sons, Inc., 1993
Drawing as a Means to Architecture, William Lockard, Pepper Publishing, 1977
Dwellings: The House across the World, Paul Oliver, University of Texas Press, 1990
Earth Sheltered Homes, Marty Davis
Earthbag Building, Hunter and Kiffmeyer, New Society Publishers, 2004
Earthships I, II, III, Michael Reynolds, Solar Survival Press, 1990, 1991, 1993
Ecodesign, Ken Yeang, Wiley-Academy, 2006
Ecohouse, Sue Roaf, Architectural Press, 2001
Ecological Design, Van der Ryn and Cowan, Island Press, 1996
Ecological Planning, Forster Ndubisi, Johns Hopkins University Press, 2002
Ecology of Building Materials, Berge, Bjorn, Architectural Press, 2001
Evolutionary Architecture, Eugene Tsui, John Wiley and Sons, Inc., 1999
Feng Shui: a Layman’s Guide, Evelyn Lip, Heian International, 1979
Homeowner’s Guide to Renewable Energy, Chiras, Dan, New Society Publishers, 2006
Know Your Woods, Albert Constantine Jr., Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1959
Landscape Architecture, Simonds and Starke, McGraw Hill, 1961
Managing the Building Design Process, Gavin Tunstall, Elsevier, 2000
Native American Architecture, Nabokov and Easton, Oxford University Press,
Natural Building, Kennedy, Smith and Wanek, New Society Publishers, 2002
Natural Remodeling, Venola, Carol, Lerner, Kelley, Lark Books, 2006
Places of the Soul, Christopher Day
Places of the Soul, Christopher Day, Harper Collins, 1990
Sacred Geometry, Robert Lawler
Shelter, Lloyd Khan, Ten Speed Press, 1971
Shelter Sketchbook, John Taylor, Chelsea Green Publishers, 1983
Simply Build Green, John Talbot, Findhorn Press, 1997
Site Analysis, James LaGrow, John Wiley and Sons, Inc., 2001
Solar Greenhouse Book, Rodale Press, 1978
Spirit and Place, Christopher Day, Architectural Press, 2003
Straw Bale Building, Magwood and Mode, New Society Publishers, 2000
Sun Wind and Light, Brown and Dekay, John Wiley and Sons, 2001
Sustainable Construction, Charles Kibert, John Wiley and Sons, Inc, 2005
Sustainable Landscaping, William Thompson and Kim Sorvig, Island Press, 2000
Synergetics, Buckminster Fuller, MacMillan Publishers, 1975
The Art of Natural Building, Joseph Kennedy, New Society Publishers, 2002
The Climate near the Ground, Rudolf Geiger, Harvard University Press, 1950
The Hand Sculptured House, Ianto Evans, Chelsea Green Publishers, White Junction River, 2002
The Natural House, Daniel Chiras, Chelsea Green Publishing, 2000
The Passive Solar Energy Book, Edward Mazria
The Rammed Earth House, David Easton, Real Goods
The Re-Envisioning Manual, Kevin Wolf
The Self-Made Tapestry, Philip Ball, Oxford University Press, 1999
The Small House Book, Richard Metz
The Solar House, Daniel Chiras, Chelsea Green Publishing, 2002
The Straw Bale House Book, David Bainbridge; Athena and Bill Steen, Real Goods
The Strawbale House, Athena Steen, Chelsea Green Publishers, 1994
The Visual Handbook of Building and Remodeling, Charlie Wing, Rodale Press, 1990
Transformations: Process and Theory, City Building Education, Doreen Nelson, Center for City Building Educational Programs, 1984
Visual Dictionary of Architecture, Ching, Francis, John Wiley and Sons, Inc., 1995
Why Buildings Stand Up, Mario Salvadori, WW Norton and Co, 1980
Language
ABC, Ivan Illyich
Angles Fear, Gregory Bateson and Mary Katherine Bateson
Language, Thought, and Reality, Benjamin Warf
Sense and Sanity, Korzypsky
Song Lines, Bruce Chadwick
The Ohlone Way, Malcolm Margolin
Miscellaneous
1491, Charles Mann, Alfred A. Knopf, 2005
Abehsera Biotransmutation
An Island Called California, Elna Bakker
Beyond Majority Rule, Sheenan
California’s Changing Landscapes, Michael Garbour Davis
Clean and Green, Debra Dadd Redalia
Country Instruments, Andy DePaule, Van Nostrand Rheinhold, 1979
Diet for a New America, John Robbins
Empty Harvest
Holistic Range Management, Allan Savory
Home: A Bioregional Reader, Van Andruss, New Society Publishers, 1990
How to Lie with Maps
I Won’t Learn from You, Herbert Cole
Map Reading, available from the Boy Scouts of America
Map Resource Book
Natural History of California, Allen Sheener
Red Earth, White Lies, Vine Deloria
Sacred Land, Sacred Sex, Delores LaChappell
Sound Designs, Reinhold Banek and John Scolville, Ten Speed Press, 1980
State of the World
Taliesin, John Matthews
The 5th Sacred Thing, Starhawk, Harper
The ABC & XYZ of Beekeeping, Ormand Harry Aebi
The Archetypes within You
The Guru Papers
The Material World, Peter Menzel, Sierra Club
The Spell of the Sensuous, David Abram
The Survival of Civilization, John Hamaker & John Hammond
The Tao of Physics, Fritjof Capra, Fontana Press, 1976
The Way Things Are, Malcolm Margolin
The White Goddess, Robert Graves
Wholeness and the Implicate Order, David Bohm, Routledge and Keegan Paul, 1980
Women’s Work: the First 20,000 Years, Elizabeth Wayland Barber
Kids
The Harvest Craft Book, Thomas Berger, Floris Books, 1972
Journey to the Mushroom Planet, Eleanor Cameron
My Side of the Mountain
The Education of Little Tree