This document is from the WELL Gopher Server: gopher.well.sf.ca.us A hypertext version is available at: http://www.well.net/mwec/ For more information about the Millennium Whole Earth Catalog contact The POINT Foundation at: Millenium Whole Earth Catalog 27 Gate 5 Road Sausalito CA 94965 USA +1.415.332.1716 wer@well.sf.ca.us -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Published Summer, 1994 Millennium Whole Earth Catalog - Table of Contents Inside Cover: Introduction (Howard Rheingold, J. Baldwin) 1 Title Page 2 Table of Contents 3 Table of Contents 4 How to Use this Catalog 5 Foreword - Stewart Brand Whole Systems (Editor, Howard Rheingold) 6 Ancient Understandings 7 The Cosmos 8 The Universe 9 The Earth From Above 10 Biosphere 11 Climate/Weather 12 Maps 13 Maps 14 GIS 15 Natural History 16 Natural History 17 Art and Sound 18 Natural History 19 Physics 20 Mathematics 21 Chaos and Complexity 22 Computation 23 Anthropology 24 Anthropology 25 Mythology 26 Economics 27 Economics 28 History 29 History 30 Thinking Tools 31 Thinking Tools 32 Spirituality 33 Spirituality 34 Spirituality 35 Spirituality 36 Classics, Perennials, References 37 Classics, Perennials, References 38 Classics, Perennials, References Biodiversity (Editor, Peter Warshall) 39 Introduction 40 Evolution 41 Science News and Microbial Life 42 Sporedom: Plants without Seeds 43 Plants with Tubes and Seeds 44 Trees 45 Endangered Plants 46 Insects and Spiders 47 Animals without Backbones 48 Sharks and Fish 49 Frogs, Salamanders, Snakes, Lizards, and Turtles 50 Birds 51 Mammals 52 Endangered Animals 53 Biomes 54 Oceans 55 Coral Reefs & the Sea's Edge 56 Extreme Latitudes 57 Temperate Forests 58 Tropical Rainforests 59 Grasslands 60 Deserts 61 Liquid Biomes 62 Ocean Islands & Sky Islands 63 Saving Biomes Sustainability (Editor, Peter Warshall) 64 Introduction 65 Ethics 66 Can the World Survive? 67 Population Growth 68 Restorative Economics 69 Hunger 70 Conservation and Development 71 The Declaration of Interdependence 72 Cultural Survival 73 Cultural Survival 74 Native Americans 75 Native Americans 76 Restoration 77 Setting Aside Lands for the Future 78 Conflict Resolution 79 Watershed Home 80 Water 81 Watershed Field Kit 82 Watershed Geology 83 Watershed Weather 84 Restoring Creeks and Rivers 85 Restoring Wetlands 86 Soils 87 Non-Point Pollution 88 Restoring Coasts 89 Tools for Restoring Plantlife 90 Sustainable Forestry 91 Forestry Activism 92 ReLeaf and Fires 93 Watershed: Cows and Grass 94 Sustainable Agriculture: Introduction 95 The Expectations of the Land 96 Farm Survival: Farming for the Future 97 Doing More With Less 98 What's Organic and What's Not? 99 Tools and Ideas for Farmers 100 Biological Conservation 101 Wildlife Care 102 Plant Knowledge 103 Plant Knowledge 104 Preserving Plant Knowledge 105 Preserving Plant Knowledge 106 Plants as Culture 107 Plant Powers 108 Biotech 109 Ecoactivism 110 Ecoactivism 111 Doublespeak and Straight Talk 112 Communities and Toxics 113 Waste 114 Reuse 115 Designed for Dismantling 116 Energy 117 Rocky Mountain Institute 118 Home Energy Efficiency 119 Energy-Efficient Hardware 120 Village Homes Community (Editor, Stephanie Mills) 121 Introduction 122 Community Spirit 123 Consensus 124 Biotic Community 125 Eliminating Racism 126 Green City 127 Green Planning 128 Community Gardening 129 Community Gardening 130 Urban Possibility 131 Housing and Homelessness 132 Disaster 133 Soul of the City 134 Privacy 135 Privacy 136 Privacy 137 Privacy 138 Salons and Study Circles 139 Conflict Nowadays 140 Intentional Community 141 Economic Cooperation 142 Locale Politics 143 Bioregions Emerging 144 Bioregional Press 145 Bioregionalism Household (Editor, J. Baldwin) 146 Introduction 147 Finding a Home 148 Architecture 149 Architecture 150 House Design 151 House Design 152 Building 153 Renovation 154 Materials 155 Materials and Hardware 156 Tools 157 Tools 158 Home Shop 159 Yard 160 Green Consumer 161 Safe and Secure 162 Water Supply System 163 Wastewater Management 164 Gardening 165 Edible Landscaping 166 Plant Pest Management 167 Techniques for Gardening 168 Small Livestock 169 Food from the Garden Health (Editor, Tom Ferguson) 170 Health in the Information Age 171 Health in the Information Age 172 Self-Help 173 Self-Help 174 Mind-Body Healing 175 Mind-Body Healing 176 Psychological Self-Care 177 Psychological Self-Care 178 Couples 179 Couples 180 Medical Self-Care 181 Medical Self-Care 182 Medical Self-Care 183 Nutrition 184 Women's Health 185 Women's Health 186 Varieties of Birth 187 Uncomplicated Birth 188 Disability 189 Disability 190 Alternative Medicine 191 Herbalism Sex (Editor, Patrizia DiLucchio) 192 Introduction 193 Pursuit of Pleasure 194 Pursuit of Pleasure 195 Pursuit of Pleasure 196 Pursuit of Pleasure 197 Pillow Books 198 Pillow Books 199 Pleasurable Postscripts 200 Pleasurable Postscripts 201 Pleasurable Postscripts Family (Editors, Phil Catalfo and Nancy Pietrafesa) 202 Introduction 203 Philosophy of Children 204 New Parents 205 New Parents 206 Health 207 Family Miscellany 208 Spirituality 209 Storytelling 210 Kid Creativity 211 Music to be a Kid By 212 Fun Stuff 213 Fun Stuff 214 Beyond Ozzie and Harriet 215 Beyond Ozzie and Harriet Part 2 216 Adolescence 217 Sex & Drug Education 218 Crisis 219 Crisis Part 2 220 Media Literacy 221 Safeguarding/Social Action Taming Technology (Editors, J. Baldwin and Howard Rheingold) 222 Introduction 223 Philosophy of Technology 224 Classical Critiques 225 Modern Critiques 226 Technology and Society 227 Technology and Culture 228 Appropriate Technology 229 Risk Management 230 Design 231 Design 232 Prototyping 233 Natural Design 234 Future Tech 235 Nanotechnology and Artificial Life 236 Virtual Reality 237 Desktop Reality 238 Artificial Evolution 239 Garage Robotics 240 Street Tech 241 Street Tech Communications (Editor, Howard Rheingold) 242 Language 243 Writing 244 Poetry and Poetics 245 Small Publishing 246 Small Publishing 247 Comix 248 Zines 249 Zines 250 Desktop Audio 251 Desktop Audio 252 Media and Power 253 Media Literacy 254 Seize the Media 255 Seize the Media Toolkit 256 Desktop Video 257 Pirate and Clandestine Radio 258 Public Radio 259 Worldband Radio 260 Getting Started in Telecommunications 261 Bulletin Board Systems 262 Virtual Communities 263 Internet: What Is the Internet? 264 Internet: How to Use It 265 Internet: How to Use It 266 Access to the Net 267 Access to the Net 268 Independent and Fringe Video 269 Multimedia 270 Making Family Media 271 Do-It-Yourself CD/CD-ROM 272 Making Your Own Music 273 Recording Your Own Music 274 Music Festivals 275 Music Journalism 276 Recordings: Sources and References 277 Visual Communication 278 Graphic Communication 279 Performance as Communication 280 Satellite TV 281 Investigative Reporting Political Tools (Editor, James Donnelly) 282 Elvis and Activism 283 Grassroots Organizing 284 Grassroots Action 285 Electoral Politics 286 Electoral Politics 287 Electoral Politics 288 Electronic Democracy 289 Computers as Campaign Tools 290 Community Networks 291 Community Networks 292 Government Online 293 GIS as a Political Tool 294 Citizen Action 295 Citizen Action 296 The Political Spectrum 297 The Political Speculum 298 Law 299 Law 300 Rights 301 Rights 30 Rights and Resistance 303 Rights and Resistance 304 Crossing the Borders Livelihood (Editor, Art Kleiner) 305 Money 306 Simple Living 307 Smart Living 308 Jobs 309 Working 310 Personal Investing 311 Investing & Credit 312 Retirement 313 Starting a Business 314 Small Business 315 Small Business 316 Managing Business 317 Managing & Marketing 318 Understanding Corporations 319 Corporate Quality 320 Corporate Change 321 Industrial Ecology Nomadics (Editor, Richie Unterberger) 322 Introduction 323 Supplies 324 Getting There 325 Travelers with Special Needs 326 Asia 327 Access to Japan 328 Australia and Hawaii 329 Africa 330 Latin America & the Caribbean 331 Latin America & the Caribbean 332 Europe 333 Eastern Europe 334 On and Off the American Highway 335 On and Off the American Highway 336 Homestays Abroad 337 Work/Study Abroad 338 Online Travel Resources 339 Ecotourism Resources 340 Ecotourist Work Vacations 341 Ecotourist Work Vacations 342 Automobiles 343 Road Life 344 Bicycles 345 Bicycles 346 Paddle Power 347 Outdoor Survival Skills 348 Wilderness Skills 349 Outdoor Equipment 350 Outdoor Activities & Expeditions 351 Adventure Sports 352 Flying Friendly Skies 353 Climbing & Mountaineering Learning (Editor, Howard Rheingold) 354 Transforming Education 355 Making Schools Work 356 Holistic Curriculum 357 Science Toys 358 Why Homeschooling? 359 How to Homeschool 360 Martial Arts 361 Self-Defense for Kids 362 Kreative Kid Software 363 Learning Software for Kids 364 Educational Software 365 Play Theory 366 Play Tools 367 Consciousness 368 Meditation 369 Trance 370 Psychedelics 371 Dreamwork 372 Death & Culture 373 Death & Culture 374 Index 375 Index 376 Index 377 Index 378 Index 379 Index 380 Index 381 Index 382 Masthead 383 Afterword 384 Shameless Self-Promotion .