 | Continuum Concept: In Search of Happiness Lost (Classics in Human Development) by Jean Liedloff
Buy used from: £6.10 Although sometimes hard to understand Liedloff has a profound understanding of evolution, the unconscious mind, and child development. Certainly one of the most thoughtful books I have read.
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 | Original Wisdom: Stories of an Ancient Way of Knowing by Robert Wolff
Buy new: £7.81 / Used from: £22.66 A white man's journey among true human beings.
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 | Beyond Civilisation: Humanity's Next Great Adventure by Daniel Quinn
Buy new: £5.52 / Used from: £3.75 Explores ways to create tribal businesses. One my least favorite of Quinn's books but may be a start for some people.
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 | Gaviotas: A Village to Reinvent the World by Alan Weisman
Buy used from: £8.16 The book is not well written at all but it gives a good example of what a sustainable community is like.
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 | Participating in Nature: Thomas J. Elpel's Field Guide to Primitive Living Skills by Thomas J. Elpel
Buy used from: £13.03 Both practical and inspirational. A wonderful book about living in and with nature.
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 | Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Alborn
Buy used from: £0.01 Great book about life's values. What's really important in your life?
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 | Reflections on the Sudbury School Model
Buy used from: £1.88 A very different kind of school. Check their website for book information: www.sudval.org
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 | Black Elk Speaks: Being the Life Story of a Holy Man of the Oglala Sioux by Black Elk
Buy used from: £0.02 A wonderful journey in the life and visions of a Sioux "medicine man"
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 | Our Word is Our Weapon: Selected Writings by Subcomandante Insurgente Marcos
Buy new: £14.02 / Used from: £7.85 A pretty good account by Marcos himself of the Zapatistas' fight for dignity and freedom, mixed with old Mayan stories.
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 | The Last American Man by Elizabeth Gilbert
Buy used from: £20.00 Eustace is the living example that living a simpler, more fulfilling life is possible by reconnecting with nature and ancestral roots & skills.
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 | Communities Directory: A Guide to Intentional Communities and Cooperative Living (Communities Directory: A Guide to Intentional Communities & Cooperative Living)
Buy used from: £4.68 The articles at the beginning are not good but it's the best way to find a community that might suit you. Website at www.ic.org.
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 | Tao TE Ching by Tsu Lao
Buy used from: £2.40 Some important wisdom. You have to be in the right frame of mind to get the most out of it though.
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 | The Tracker by Tom
Buy new: £7.99 / Used from: £1.63 Although it is easy to get sort of distracted by Brown's stories, this book delivers some very profound insights into wilderness living.
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 | Ecopsychology: Restoring the Earth/Healing the Mind (Sierra Club Books Publication) by T Roszak
Buy new: £8.21 / Used from: £6.50 Most of the essays in this book are much needed. They show that 'saving the world' starts by connecting with the source of all things, both within ourselves and in the non-human world.
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 | Grandfather by Tom
Buy new: £6.04 / Used from: £5.50 Though sometimes not very well written or told, reading about Grandfather's quests and knowledge is delightful, inspiring, and enlightening. Much spiritual wisdom and truth is found in this book.
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 | Human Adaptability: Introduction to Ecological Anthropology by Emilio F. Moran
Buy new: £24.99 / Used from: £4.41 I expected more adaptive cultural strategies from primitive people than modern ecological data. Still, this intro book is based on systems thinking and provides many resources for more in-depth stuff.
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 | Trickster: A Study in American Indian Mythology by Paul Radin
Buy new: £10.99 / Used from: £7.61 The Trickster myth is hilarious and it shows how myths can shape people's psyches. The commentaries are somewhat disappointing, though. You must have a big interest in the subject to enjoy this book.
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 | Your Money or Your Life by Joe Dominguez
Buy used from: £0.08 Wow! This book is so much more than about money. It's about life, purpose, fulfilment, values, responsibility, integrity, awareness... If you're not reading this book, you're really missing out.
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