May 1980 RAIN Page 23 STEPPING STONES: APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY AND BEYOND ~ • Edited by Lane deMoll and Gigi Coe 208pp., 1978,$7.95 . . ) The philosophical strands of thought from which a new social vision is being woven Stepping Stones brings together in one place many of the classic essays that have given rise to the appropriate technology movement. From E.F. Schumacher, Wendell Berry and Margaret Mead, to John Todd, David Morris and Amory Lovins, to RA/N's own Tom Bender and Lee Johnson, Stepping Stones will move you beyond the era of limitations into the era of changing possibilities. Five new pieces help bridge the gap between new technologies and new values, bringing greater clarity to our vision of a humanly scaled society. This companion to Rainbovk is the perfect reader to bring you full circle to where we stand today: holding in our hands the makings ofa new world. RAINBOOK: RESOURCES FOR APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY Editors ofRAIN 256 pp., 1977, $7.95 ,- j_ 1 As we become more active in changing our · j !, communities from energy t , wasters to energy conservers l j ; and producers we can learn ; I , : 1 1 _ 1 , 1 ; , j much from strategies that are f [ r·,,, ,,, , 1 I j , already developed and ; l~r ~, • 1 ' t'' 1 $1~,l!io--r : I; operative. Ridgeway describes ;! ~ 'l'i'f ~~-., -. ! : : several model cities effectively ; ; ; 1 I : l I , j , ; ' t , 1 , ~ , t : organized to face resource 1 1 ~ ' ' ' 1 • ' 1 I;: : scarcities with comprehensive • • 1 •1!, 1 :'·; ., , f- • ,, 1 1 . T . policies and appropriate too s. • • ' j • 1 1 ' ' • I Good models like these are :•:1,/ 1 j J / j I i,;,••;:' i j i I I j l /' i tools in themselves. •: ;; I I' :: ;:. I ' I: d . t ~ : RAINDEX Lane deMoll and Linda Sawaya 48 pp., 1979, $4.00 This is the book that has turned so many heads around. Drawing together such diverse concerns as economics, energy, health, agriculture and communications into a larger picture, Rainbvvk opens up new doors for those ofus seeking the ways and means to change our communities and our lives. Essentially the Best of RAIN Magazine through early 1977, Rainbvvk is as comprehrnsive a primer/resource book as you will ever find, with thousands of listings on groups, contacts, literature and further sources of information. If you ha vc a question about appropriate technology, Rainbvvk probably has the answer-or it can tell you where to get it. Fully indexed and profusely illustrated. (Updated via monthly issues of RAIN.) URBAN EcoTOPIA PosTER Diane Schatz 22"x33", 1976, $3.00 SUBURBAN EC01'0PIA POSTER Diane Schatz 22"x30", 1976, $3.00 The first exciting glimpses ofan Ecotopian vision .... C hances arc you've already seen Diane Schatz's Urban Ecvtopia Poster-on the cover of Rainbovk, reprinted in countless numbers of books and publications, or on a friend's wall. Its city street scene gives literal expression to the idea of urban self-reliance-where cottage industr·ies, cooperative institutions and appropriate technologies combine to make the city a habitable and happy place to be. . . If your concern is rcinhabiting the suburbs,-you should visit Diane's Suburban Ecotvpia, where the same potential can be seen in gardens, solar greenhouses and windmills. Both of these line-drawn posters arc rich in detail and perfect for coloring. A complete index to the first four volumes of RAIN (October 1974 through September 1978) and Rainbook, including a STEPPING STONES POSTER Diane Schatz four-page, issue-by-issue listing of articles. Indispensible for information networkers, libraries and new friends of RAIN, the Raindex is the perfect way to discover our back pages and the magic that lies therein. Yearly supplements will be available for each subsequent volume every October. 21 "x24", 1978, $3.00 Spinning images that excite the imagination, Diane Schatz's latest artwork for RAIN is truly new alchemy. Her elaborate bio-rcgional landscape which graces the cover of the New Steppi11g Stones reader is now available as a large poster for those of you to whom a picture is worth a thousand words-or more! This urban/ rural scenario vivid! y details local economics and rncrgics at work and play . Renewable and renewing! 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