Oct./Nov. 1983 RAIN Page 37 Transformational aquaculture is a potent new force today, and The Aquarium Conspiracy is on the "must read" list for anyone seriously interested in sounding the depths of this exciting subject. Hello to the 50 Gallon Flush, by Flow F. Reely, 1982,112 pp., $4.95 &om: Dripping Wet Publications Precip Ave. Valsetz, OR 97321 If there was ever a soggy watershed manual flushery, this is it. This masterpiece comes from a place where the plumbing keeps the house afloat. Rumor has it that inhabitants of Valsetz (rainfall 90" plus per year) nestled, and often drenched, in Oregon's Coast Range, struggle to keep their toilets flushing, or suffer moldy rugs and surfable living rooms. Clear, do-it-yourself instructions enable homeowners to adapt most any equipment to the maritime climate. From: Dressingfor Stress Dressingfor Stress; The Corporate Woman's Guide to Oppressing Others, Impressing Her Mother, and Depressing Herself, by Bettina Bluechips, 1982,234 pp., $19.95 from: Pleated Press Haute Couture, NJ 08847 A veritable compendium of post-industrial dressing for the upwardly mobile. Dress for Stress explains in detail how to find the most expensive buys in ready-to- wear, how to choose jewelry so the dollar value sparkles, and how to be confident and secure in running up an impressive VISA bill. Most important, it encourages you to lift your nose high and be content in the knowledge that your clothes set you apart from troubled times. Out ofPlace; A Bioregional Real Estate Guide For Mobile Americans, by Plasti C. Roots, 1983 223 pp., $5.95 from: Aloof Press Transient Plaza Nohpme, AM 59320 Finally available in print, this book captures that well-established tradition so characteristic to North America—that of going everywhere but being nowhere. As you hop from metropolis to metropolis, you'll be led through that jumble of unconscious real estate agents to the best in every bioregion. This book reveals that many unscoured build-and-move-away sites still can be disinhabitated. The Intergalactic Transformational Networking Manual, by Twinky Stardust, Offina Ozone, and Moon Rivers, 1983, many, many inspiring pages, $19.95 from; Ultraconscious Press Goodspace, CA 91309 If you're fully centered, aligned, and attuned, you won't need any additional access information for this book. You're already aware. Total Reliance; Keeping the Third World in Third Place, A Report from the Trilateral Trickle-Down Study Group, 1983,947 pp., $9.50 for corporations in the Fortune 500; $75.00 for anyone else, from; Paternal Press Neocolonial Building Washington, DC 20008 Taking the eminently reasonable position that "somebody's gotta be in last place," the distinguished, if a bit secretive, Trilateralists conclude that Third World people are just a whole lot happier without the corrupting influence of money or power. Obscurantist Decentralist Meanderings; A New Age Political Manifesto, prepared by the New Green Citizens' Transformational Alliance, 1984,1,746 pp., $11.95 from; Cutting Fringe Books P.O. Box 20001 Washington, DC 20202 At last, an only-slightly-murky exposition of New Age political thought that cannot help but make a profound impression on the other 98 percent of America's voters. Reagan, watch out! Knowing Your Place; A Bioregional Guide to South Africa’s Tribal Homelands Policy, by Pretoria Johannes Berg, 1982, 390 pp., $8.95 from: Boer Benevolent League Box 1652 Transvaal, South Africa Examines two of the challenging bioregional issues facing South Africa's white minority leadership: (1) how to help native populations recognize natural watershed boundaries in what may at first appear to be arbitrarily selected barren wastelands; and (2) how to nurture a sense of rootedness and regional pride among tribal groups assigned to areas they never even heard of before. The Energy Waster's Handbook, by the Edison Industrial Forum Consumer Education Division, 1980,360 pp., free (available in bulk quantities for distribution to young, impressionable school children) from: Edison Industrial Forum Atomic Park Aglow, IL 66666 Useful tips on how to get home electrical consumption high enough to qualify for the cheaper industrial rates; ideas for home hobby projects using an easily built basement aluminum smelter; new Idtchen convenience with your own chainsaw butter cutter.
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