2nd lnternatio1al Symposium on Land Subsidence Program B.ooklet, Dec. 1976, $2 from: · Treasurer Int'l. Assn. of Hydrological Sciences 1909 K St., N.W., Lower Level Washington, DC 20006 • Contains brief summaries of 64 technical papers on theory, investigation, measurement, predication and control of subsidence, including land-surface sinking resulting from removal of water, oil or gas, de-watering of organic deposits, and extraction of solids by mining. Useful info on the hazards of energy production to land. - LJ "Developing a Small ·Collection of Idaho Maps," by Dennis Baird, in The Idaho Librarian, July 1976, and The Bulletin of the Geography & Map Division of the Special Libraries Asso,ciation, March 1977, copies 50¢ each from: Patricia Hart The Idaho Librarian Library-Humanities Univ. of Idaho Moscow, ID 83843 Because it clearly outlines the sources and methods 1of map librarianship, this is an item tha1t would be useful to all . states and' to anyone, including private citizen map fetishists, looking for moqels on how to prnceed, how to store and arrange maps. • If this is a continuing interest, the Bulletin, published quarterly at.,$12/yr., ($3.50 the single copy), is what you want. Write: Mrs. Kathleen I: Hickey, Bus. Mgr. Bulletin of the Geography & Map Division-SLA 9927 Edward Ave. Bethesda, MD 20014 - LJ ( HEALTH ) Is Your Drinking Water Safe?, 30minute film, ask for Film Digest No. 31486, free to gro~ps from: Modern Talking Picture Services 2323 New Hyde Park Rd. New Hyde Park, NY 11040 Produced under a federal grant,, covers how to find out if your water's fit to drink and what to do about it if it isn't. AIR POLLUTION: WHAT TO DO? If you've got bad air and want to learn what to do about it, write the American Lung Association. They've a newsletter called "Air Conservation," various publications ranging from layperson to semi-technical literature and can put you in touch with your local lung association. Write: American Lung Association, 1740 Broadway, New York, NY 10019. Wellness, Chris Popenoe, 1977, $4.95 from:i 1· Yes! Books 1035 31st St., N.W. Washington, DC 20007 Well, someone finally did it just in the nick of time. Health care and natural cure books have been proliferating at an amazing rate, and it's hard for the novice to tell the wheat from the chaff. This book is thorough, fat (442 pages), well indexed and cross-referenced, and easy to use, with the favorites don.e in bold-faced type, so they jump out at you. Do you want to know the history of ginseng, the best herbal books (most of her favorites seem to jive with mine), all about iridology, body work or oriental medicine? This book will sanely lead you through all the sources, pointing qut the strengths and weaknesses of each. A must for anyone interested in this exciting field. - LdeM ( LEARNING ) Practical Puffins: Bottles and Cans and Out in the Wilds, by McPhee Gribble, Publishers, and Kites by Jack Newnham, $1.50 each.frpm: Penguin Books 625 Madison Ave: New York, NY 1<;)022 Penguin B?oks are off and flying again October 1977 RAIN Page 3 with three new Practical Puffins. Full of good advice and fun projects for 7-12 year olds and anyone else who isn't too grown up,, they are fun to read and easy to understand. Make a spooky mask or musical instrument with the help of Bottle.sand Cans. Or hide under a shelter of leafy branches with instructions from Out in the Wilds and learn how to enjoy th~ outdoors safely and· gently. Then, go fly the kite or four you can make after reading the last Puffin by the same name. They sure beat mud pies and after school TV. -CM • Growing Without Schools, $10/6 issues,·- with reductions for multiple subscriptions. Sample copies 50¢ from: Holt Assoc. • 308 Boylston Inc. Boston, MA 02116 Learning is too often associated solely with schools and formal education. Growing Without Schools is ·a new newsletter by John Holt about how you can learn and acquire skills without going to school. He wants your inputon ways people can get credit, your experiences, the art of teaching, and personal concerns, in hopes of setting up a network of mutual help and supporr. There are alternatives; there is a choice. -CM The Tadpole Kite ----------- - - ----- ------ CROSSED SrtCK. - FRAME-~ PAPER -COVFk -- TAIL---- _ ·y ss 1N~AGG . ----·
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