This page of suggested reading will be constantly updated and added to:
Books are listed in alphabetical order. *** Titles marked with three stars are New Zealand publications.
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“Agenda for a New Economy: From Phantom Wealth to Real Wealth”, 2nd edition – by David Korten. (available from the Living Economies website, and is highly recommended)
“Alternatives to Economic Globalization” a Better World is Possible” – A Report of the International Forum on Globalization -written by a premier group of 21 thinkers from around the world, the second edition of Alternatives to Economic Globalization lays out democratic, ecologically sound, socially just alternatives to corporate globalization.
Fleeing Vesuvius: New Zealand Edition available from Living Economies books
“Genetic Roulette - The Documented Health Risks of Genetically Engineered Food“ by Jeffrey M Smith.
“Hard to Swallow – the dangers of GE foods” – an international expose, by Jeffrey M Smith (available from the Living Economies website above)
“Healthy Money Healthy Planet”, by Deirdre Kent ***(available from the Living Economies website above)
“No Ordinary Deal Unmasking the Trans-Pacific Partnership Free Trade Agreement” by Jane Kelsey. Published by Allen and Unwin *** (available from the Living Economies website above)
“Plan B (2.0 updated) Rescuing a planet under Stress and a Civilization in Trouble”. by Lester R. Brown. Published by Norton. (available from the Living Economies website above)
“ Spontaneous Evolution. Our Positive Future (and a way to get there from here)” By Bruce Lipton, PhD; and Steve Bhaerman. Published by Hay House. (available from the Living Economies website above) Reviewed here
“The Biology of Belief” by Bruce H Lipton PhD. Published by Mountain of Love Elite Books.
“ The Case Against Fluoride – How Hazardous is our Drinking Water and the Bad Science and Powerful Politics That Keep it There.” By Paul Connett PhD; James Beck, MD, PhD; H.S. Micklem, DPhil. Chelsea Green Publishing.
“The End of Money and the Future of Civilisation”, by Tom Greco (available from the Living Economies website above)
“The Great Turning: From Empire to Earth Community” by David C. Korten. Korten makes the case that “Earth Community”—a life-centered, egalitarian, sustainable way of ordering human society based on democratic principles of partnership—is not only possible but imperative, and details a strategy for our turning toward a future of vast human potential. View David speaking about it here (available from the Living Economies website above)
“The Hollow Men – A study in the Politics of Deception” by Nicky Hager (now out of print but a few copies are still available from the Living Economies website above)
“The Hope. A guide to Sacred Activism.” By Andrew Harvey. Published by Hay House.
“The Vanishing Face of Gaia – A final Warning”, by James Lovelock. Published by Allen Lane
“Twelve Steps to a Compassionate Life” by Karen Armstrong. Review or purchase here
“ What Can I Do? Using the Internet to Help New Zealand’s Environment” by Lisa Harrrow. Published by Hodder Moa ***
New Paradigm Digest book list and reviews.
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