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books:

Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands and Beyond (Vol. 2): Water-Harvesting Earthworks

3 reviews
Brad Lancaster

Rainsource Press, 2007

A Great "How To" Guide for Landscape Water Conservation
This book deserves to be widely read, not just for people in the desert. I live in a region that gets nearly 45" of rainfall per year, and I can't wait to apply some of what I've learned from this great "how to" manual. Fresh water is a vanishing resource on our planet, and when we send it all down the storm drains, it makes its way from storm drain to stream to river to ocean: gone. To keep from ...

Passing Lines: Sexuality and Immigration (David Rockefeller Center Series on Latin American Studies)

David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies, 2005

Passing Lines seeks to stimulate dialogue on the role of sexuality and sexual orientation in immigration to the U.S. from Latin America and the Caribbean. The book looks at the complexities, inconsistencies, and paradoxes of immigration from the point of view of both academics and practitioners in the field. Passing Lines takes a close look at the debates that surround eyewitness testimony, expertise, and advocacy regarding immigration ...

Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands (Vol. 1): Guiding Principles to Welcome Rain into Your Life And Landscape

19 reviews
Brad Lancaster

Chelsea Green Publishing Company, 2006

Wonderful, readable, and essential
This is an incredible study of a topic that most of us don't think about much, that is, how we are wasting our rainwater, and what we could be doing instead. This is required reading for anyone who cares about the environment. Best, the book is highly readable, with excellent illustrations. I knew literally nothing about this topic before I read this book. Now I am a believer. The story of ...