June/July 1983 RAIN Page 11 lives to the 9-5 job syndrome. It gives many personal accounts of people who are trying new arrangements and describes their successes as well as failures. It is, in some sense, a sequel to the popular What Color is Your Parachute, and includes a good research/reference section for people who want to begin experimenting. -SJ Crunch* of Giants (*Gross Universal Cash Heist) R. Buckminster Fuller St. Martin's Press 175 Fifth Ave. New York, NY 10010 $8.95,1983,98 pp. As Fuller charts in Crunch, his sequel to Critical Path, the corporate giants not only propagate nuclear weaponry, but also steer the economic course of the planet. The giants, supemational corporations, are now implementing a ten-year plan to spend six trillion dollars on weaponry, says Fuller. He believes "we now have only 50 months to exercise our option to convert all Earthian industrial productivity from 'killingry' to 'livingry' products and service systems." Upsetting words, especially from this ahead-of-his-time philosopher-inventor. What does this book recommend we do to transform the giants' grip? Inform ourselves. Learn how the giants play the game. In the meantime, we would also do well to only spend money on what makes sense for a sustainable future: buy locally produced, handmade, recyclable, low energy and resource consuming products and food. —KN Economics, Ecology, Ethics: Essays Toward a Steady State Economy Herman Daly, Editor W. H. Freeman and Company 660 Market St. San Francisco, CA 94104 $7.95 ppd., 1980, 372 pp. While most economists were still pondering the implications of The Limits to Growth in 1972, Daly, just a year later, assembled into one book the most insightful essays on how a sustainable economy might work. A decade later, this revised edition still provides the most complete picture of finite planet economics. From Ehrlich, Georgescu-Roegen, and Hardin to Schumacher, Boulding, and Daly himself, the economic model becomes clear. After reading it, share it with your "voice" in D.C. —KN ACCESS: Organizational Development The Nonprofit Organization Handbook Tracy D. Coimers, Editor McGraw-HiU Book Company 12216th Ave. New York, NY 10020 $29.95,1980, 740 pp. This volume is an excellent reference tool for nonprofit organizations. All of the major topics are covered thoroughly, including incorporation, management, volunteers, fundraising, public relations, and finances. Over twenty-five writers contributed chapters to the book. A few of the chapters are overly technical and some of the material is more useful to a large rather than a small organization. Whatever the topic, however, any organization will find helpful information in this book. —RB How to Do Leaflets, Newsletters and Newspapers Nancy Brigham PEP Publishers PO Box 289, Essex Station Boston, MA 02112 $7.95,1982,144 pp. I discovered the first edition of this handy "how to" when I started my first community relations job in 1977. Since that time. I've used it as my trusty "bible" for developing community information materials and newsletters. My second "bible" is Mark Beach's Editing Your Newsletter (See RAIN, Vn:8, Vn:10). Brigham's new edition provides an in-depth review of the editorial role and answers to such questions as why publish, why have guidelines, and why advertise. Nine chapters clearly outline the publishing process and examples are boimtiful. Typesetting and printing are discussed as well as planning and scheduling strategies. Also addressed are budgets (those rascals!), fact-finding, and the logistics of the copyright law. This manual is geared toward the volunteer newsletter editor or publicity person for a community-based, nonprofit organization. The table of contents pinpoints which sections to delve into first as a crash course for beginners. So, whether you are a novice at publishing community injformation, or a seasoned editor or committee person, this book is a "must" for your bookshelf. —Mimi Maduro Gift Giving Guide Funding Exchange 135 East 15th St. New York, NY 10003 $7.15 ppd., 1983,64 pp. The Funding Exchange is a network of seven alternative, community-based foim- dations. This guide is an effort to respond to the questions of their donors in relation to, "the method, mechanics, and tax implications of tax-deductible giving." The 1981 Tax Act made a number of changes in the rales for charitable giving. which are outlined here along with more recent changes. Topics covered include unusual ways to give, limitations on charitable deductions, trusts, loans, deferred giving, wills, and more. —RB Small Time Operator Bernard Kamoroff BeU Springs Publishing PO Box 640 LaytonviUe, CA 95454 $9.95 ppd., 1982,190 pp. Have you ever thought of starting your own business? If so, read Small Time Operator first. This technical manual covers aU the basics of starting and running a small business. The first section covers financing, legal requirements, and other aspects of "getting started." Bookkeeping is discussed in greater detail, from petty cash to profit and loss analysis. There are pointers for the growing business that needs to hire employees or form a partnership or corporation. Another detailed section covers a favorite topic of every small business—taxes. The appendix includes access information for a number of books and periodicals, and there is even a complete set of bookkeeping ledgers. For anyone that is wilting to take on the challenge of starting a small business, this practical guide will help you become a successful small time operator. —RB
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