Page 24 RAIN August/September 1978 STEPPING STONES In Japan, the stepping stones in a garden are spaced far enough apart so that each step must be taken carefully, one by one, As you look down to cross safely, you see in the water the reflections of the clouds and the trees above, Your attention is focussed from the broad view of the garden to the detail ofthe immediate footstep and the mirror of the sky, , . , When your footing is again secure you look up to find yourself in a new place. RAIN . 2270 N.W. Irving Portland, OR 97210 It's hard to write this now since Linda and I are in the final exhausted stages of layout corrections, but we have a new book coming out! Stepping Stones: Appropriate Technology and Beyond is a collection of pieces about a,t. edited by Gigi Coe (from the California Office of Appropriate Technology) and me. With so many people getting interested in a.t., we felt it was high time for a book which brought together all the hard-to-find old idea pieces that have shaped the development of the movement in the last few years. Many have appeared in relatively obscure places like Resurgence and Rain; others were never really published at all-just passed around the network as increasingly tattered xerox copies, There are lots of old friends in it like Howard Odum's Energy, Ecology and Economics, early Schumacher pieces, Clothesline Paradox by Steve Baer, and Cosmic Economics from the now defunct Oregon Office of Energy Research and Planning. These pieces are the early stepping stones. Then there are five brand new pieces which examine what's been happening and explore future possibilities in several key areas: David Morris on selfreliant cities, Margaret Mead on the realities of Americans changing energy patterns, Gil Friend on responsible agriculture (it's more than just compost), Lee Johnson on neighborhood energy systems, and Tom Bender on "Getting through the Looking Glass." These pieces are the "beyond" part. There's also a wonderful new cover drawing by Diane Schatz which we'll share with you in the next issue of Rain, Stepping Stones is being published by Schocken Booksthe same people who did Rainbook, They're billing it as a companion to Rainbook, which of course it is, Rainbook gives you the resources on what's happening-Stepping Stones provides the background and the philosophical glue to put it all together, It should be out in November or so (if we get it on the plane tomorrow)-just in time to give to your mother for Christmas. It will also be useful as a textbook, to hand to anyone who's been wondering what this a.t. stuff is all about, or to enjoy yourself, You'll be able to order copies through Rain or get them at your local bookstore, (Bookstores should order them through Schocken: 200 Madison Ave., New York, NY 10016). We'll let you know more about price and availability when we know more, -LdeM Forwarding and Return Postage Guaranteed
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