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Below is a list of books we think are must-reads. Should you want to purchase any of these books, the site will carry you though to Amazon Books to do so. Please note that prices for these are actually in USD.
Do you want to reduce your ecological footprint but are not sure how to go about it? Learn how to start a garden, replan your garden, design your new or existing home in this great permaculture manual. There isn’t an aspect of your life that you can’t See full info...
By Dr. Carista Luminare-Rosen.
As the title suggests, this book is about preparation for a baby. It is about the health of would be parents, integrating modern psychology, traditional wisdom and holistic health. This is great fodder for any would be See full info...
By Peter Singer and Jim Mason. In The Ethics of What We Eat Peter Singer and Jim Mason examine the food choices we make and how they link to human health, animal suffering and environmental degradation. Their findings will forever change the way you look See full info...
By Richard Louv. An inspirational book so full of positive suggestions for parents to support their children in spending time outdoors (see article on next page). Louv explains how we as a society ended up where we are, a culture that fears nature and See full info...
By Gabrielle Targett
A doula and mother, inspired by the impact of natural birth choices on women and our society, offers us this very approachable guide to the extraordinary experience of birth.
Gabrielle will talk you effortlessly through the See full info...
By Alan Clements
Clements presents from various perspectives what he calls "World Dharma," an essential integrated spirituality that can be common to all people - an "engaged mysticism" based in one precious human value: freedom, the liberation from See full info...
By Betty Staley
This book offers a wealth of insights about teenagers and explores their different needs and developmental stages. Everything is discussed, from friendships to school, relationships to parents, drug and alcohol abuse and intimacy.
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‘There is a common misconception even today that the only difference between bottlefeeding and breastfeeding is the container.’ Learn about why it’s great to breastfeed, why it is easier for you, healthier for your baby and nutritionally perfect for both See full info...
By Frank Donovan
Frank Donovan, psychotherapist and counsellor, asserts that it is men’s business to face up to their anger, look behind its veil, and to change. Utilizing a program which is the outcome of 25 years culmination of his work, Donovan says, See full info...
Evidence of Harm: Mercury in Vaccines and the Autism Epidemic: A Medical Controversy
By David Kirby
This book combines investigative journalism with personal insight in a provocative, intelligent and refreshingly alive and truthful discussion into an See full info...
By Joseph Chilton Pearce
A provocative expose of how we are sabotaging our children's development and our society's future. This book will transform the way we think about our families, schools and lives. For 30 years Joseph Pearce has studied and See full info...
By Bruce Robinson
This has become one of Australia’s most popular fathering books. Robinson who is Professor of Medicine at the University of Western Australia Medical School, has first hand experience with the challenges of living 'in the fast lane': See full info...
What Triggers Your Anger?
Family life is complicated and unpredictable. Day-to-day expectations and responsibilities can create angry emotions in both parents and children.
Martial Arts: a foundation of life & learning
Martial arts can be one of the best things a child could do to prepare him or herself for life.
Rather than an end unto itself, it provides a strong and supportive foundation for children as they move into
other aspects of their lives, be it other sport
Choices for Childbirth: Are women being sidelined again?
The current statistics around birth experience in Australia reflect a culture of inappropriate medical management of the natural process of most births. Data released by the Federal Health Minister, the Hon Nicola Roxon states that public hospitals produc
Growing a Community
World wide community gardens are springing up and with them a growing sense of community, of belonging. Local food, being responsible for and engaged in food production is transforming communities, bringing people together and breaking down the barriers.
