Whole Earth Winter 1997
Online Content
The following articles and book reviews from this issue are available online.
Articles
- Dalai Lama on: Earth - A Conservation District in the Universe by David Brower
- Healing Medicine by Andrew Weil, MD
- Places to Intervene in a System by Donella H. Meadows
- The Microtonal Wave by Johnny Rheinhard
- The Multiverse by Martin Rees
Book Reviews
- Bonobo: The Forgotten Ape by Frans de Waal
- Coyote Medicine by Lewis Mehl-Madrona
- Honey, Mud, Maggots, and Other Medical Marvels: The Science Behind Folk Remedies and Old Wives' Tales by Robert Root-Berbstein
- Kava, The Pacific Elixir: The Definitive Guide to its Ethnobotany, History, and Chemistry by Vincet Lebot
- Snakes: The Evolution of Mystery in Nature by Harry W. Greene
- The CoHousing Handbook: Building a Place for Community by Chris Hanson
- This Sacred Earth: Religion, Nature, Environment by Roger S. Gottlieb, Ed.
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