A. Bronwyn Llewellyn

I was excited for a book of design based on Greek goddesses, but it was so surface-level as to be useless. It basically just takes a handful of goddess correspondences and waxes fluffily about them. The biggest insult was glossing over the "ickier" aspects of the goddesses in order to maintain the faux inspirational aesthetic (Callisto was not "seduced" by Zeus, she was raped!). I gave the book more than 1 star because there was one image that had a great idea for decorating empty doorways. Otherwise, though, you're better off doing a quick search on the goddesses' correspondences and making up related decoration ideas yourself.… (mehr)

This book gives a good general overview of the "Green" movement with its roots in the transcendentalist movements in the 19th century up to the more modern ones of today. It discusses haow many industries are adapting to the demands of modern people that we look after and take care of the earth, with emphasis on what type of people need to be in positions to make those happen.
Someone lookings for a career that also has a backround in preservation or is just environmentally conscious would benefit from this book.… (mehr)