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- From: Primal Parent <primalparent@hotmail.com>
- To: permaculture <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: Re: [permaculture] book saving
- Date: Sun, 9 Dec 2007 16:36:37 +0000
http://www.booksalefinder.com/
used and discarded library books for sale throughout the u.s.
> Date: Sat, 8 Dec 2007 13:23:32 -0500
> From: knat@sprintmail.com
> To: permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org
> Subject: [permaculture] book saving
>
> I am paring down and find my children's literature contains some pieces
> which are classics of their time (40s, 50s, 60s, 70s.)
> The types of scenarios in cheerful children's literature feel charming,
> representational, yet sometimes dangerous if viewed as applicable now.
> In context, I found them useful even thru 90s to share values of those
> times with modern children. I am reluctant to junk them.
> ex _The Green Thumb Story_ of 1952 is a wonderful view of childhood
> simplicity as a child learns of his ability to master growing plants.
> But the lesson he is taught is the need for fertilizer from a bag, and
> removing as invader anything other than his flowers (although he does
> interplant 2 types of flowers.) It ends with his reveling in mastery of
> a lifetime skill of "helping green plants grow." Read with _The Midas
> Touch_ as the next story, interesting dialogs ensue. But alone, I can't
> decide to pitch it. It won't be kept as great literature. If it were put
> in a library it would be discarded as not read any more. Yet I feel it
> holds important story.
> Anyone know about literature banks?
>
> Kathyann
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[permaculture] book saving,
KNat, 12/08/2007
- Re: [permaculture] book saving, Primal Parent, 12/09/2007
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Re: [permaculture] book saving,
Marimike6, 12/08/2007
- Re: [permaculture] book saving, KNat, 12/08/2007
- Re: [permaculture] book saving, Lawrence F. London, Jr., 12/08/2007
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Re: [permaculture] book saving,
yarrow, 12/08/2007
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Re: [permaculture] book saving,
KNat, 12/09/2007
- Re: [permaculture] book saving, yarrow, 12/09/2007
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Re: [permaculture] book saving,
KNat, 12/09/2007
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