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To put bread on the table I work as a computer systems engineer at the University of Virginia. (I used to be a freelance indexer.   There are many great things about being a freelancer, but a good benefits package isn't one of them.)

The books which most recently have caught my attention and gripped my mind are:

OVERSHOOT: The Ecological Basis of Revolutionary Change, by William R. Catton, Jr. (1980) This book provides the vocabulary and intellectual framework for understanding what people, societies, and nations all over the world are now experiencing, and very likely destined to experience in the next few decades.
Is anyone listening?

THE LONG EMERGENCY: Surviving the Converging Catastrophes of the Twenty-First Century, by James Howard Kunstler (2005) This book lays out details of the phenomema which Catton in OVERSHOOT describes in more general terms. Hint: if you want to have a softer landing, reduce your needs as much as you can. (It's likely to be rather bruising, no matter what we do.)

REINVENTING COLLAPSE: The Soviet Experience and American Prospects, by Dmitry Orlov (New Society Publishers 2011)  What the Soviet experience can teach us about the collapse of the United States.

THE LONG DESCENT: A User's Guide to the End of the Industrial Age, by John Michael Greer (New Society Publishers 2008)

THE ECOTECHNIC FUTURE: Envisioning a Post-Peak World, by John Michael Greer (New Society Publishers 2009)

THE WEALTH OF NATURE: Economics as if Survival Mattered, by John Michael Greer (New Society Publishers 2011)

THE END OF GROWTH: Adapting to Our New Economic Reality, by Richard Heinberg (New Society Publishers 2011)

BOTTLENECK: Humanity's Impending Impasse, by William R. Catton, Jr. (Xlibris 2009)

PERMACULTURE: Principles & Pathways Beyond Sustainability, by David Holmgren (Holmgren Design Services 2002)

And now for some joy ... take a look at this ... I love this video.





And now for a little more ...





And now for some inspiration from permaculturist Geoff Lawton ...

Go by bike !

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