I took advantage of the Hafla at RUM to ask Mistress Jadi about places to start researching permaculture notions from the Middle East. Then promptly wished I wasn’t so tired as to have forgotten my notebook before I asked.
What I do remember is that she kindly told me to look at several books, two by Jared Diamond: Guns, Germs and Steel, and Collapse. Both of these are at my local library, and I can’t wait to work on them. Then there’s Daniel J. Boorstin: The Discoverers, and The Creators. (He’s got a third book, but she didn’t mention it, and it appears to be about Meaning/Faith/Philosophy.) Finally there was a ‘fantastic women’ book, but I don’t remember a more unique searchterm, so I’m not finding it. Hopefully Andreva will see this and connect us. Look for reviews of these in the coming months.
*LOL* I was about to comment in your post about RUM, but I’m glad I saw this one. I can send her your journal URL so you two can connect. I might see her tonight, definitely tomorrow night. Can wait to read the book reveiws!
Hi!
The book is Legend of Good Women: Medieval Women in Towns and Cities (Paperback)
by Erika Uitz (Author)
ISBN-10: 1559211253
I can’t believe you remembered the names of all the other books!
I’m looking forward to reading the rest of your journal!
It was really a pleasure meeting you and I was dead serious about the request for a long conversation over a bottle of wine. I think our brains might run in some of the same tracks!
YIS,
Jadi
Have you seen this video?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sohI6vnWZmk
I’m planning to permaculture my backyard as soon as we get our fence fixed.