Ayun writes a delightful quarterly zine mostly about being a New York City mother and the adventures she has with her two small children. Hand written essays are illustrated with lots of cute diagrams. Ayun's writing is clear, fun to read, and full of keen observations about her life. I really appreciated the sentiment here. There really is a lot of information presented and it's truly a great resource for parents in comparable situations.

In this issue! Ayun tries to get her kid into the proper middle school, a process so crazy that gets the reader a little stressed out, too. While I'm glad Inky ends up in the school of her dreams, probably the best thing to come of all the middle school-land grabbing-butt kissing is that we get a cute zine to read. And those cute signature cartoons in the corner of every page. And a respectful farewell to her neighbor, a notable film star.

An extensive, practical, and hands on guide to direct action in regards to protecting forests from development. You know what's really refreshing about this book? It actually dares to take seriously the "I-don't-give-a-damn-I've-got-mine" attitude that's destroying the planet. Too many of us are content to talk, talk, talk about the ecocide we see going on around us daily. We lament global warming, the loss of species, the deforestation of the earth, the pollution of land and water and air, and frequently become so overwhelmed by it all that we throw up our hands and adopt an "apres moi, le deluge" cynicism. And in the meantime, by the way, we continue to drive our SUVs, blithely drink our plastic-bottled water, and keep realtors in business (did you know that 46 acres of prime farm land is developed every hour in this country?!) as if there's no tomorrow--which of course there won't be if all we do is talk and waste! The folks who put "Ecodefense" together are tired of talk and collaboration. They advocate a NONVIOLENT defense of imperiled nature, and they're willing to belly up to the bar and pay the price of their convictions. State and federal prisons house a goodly number of people who've had the courage to monkey-wrench in defense of Mother Earth. This is a HUGE photocopied zine format now.

Dara travelled to Cuba and left us this document of her trip and the history, radical analysis, perspective, and relations of the US that she learned about. She talks about the revolution still leaving her to be harrassed on the street and how the left is split on their view of Cuba, how US students travelling there would never have a true understanding or perspective of what is really going on, the lack of homelessness there, Cuba's history of being primarily a country of slaves, the US imposing a democracy for everyone but slaves, women, and people who don't own enough property, and thoughts on public space and art. This is truly an involved, in depth document and gave me much greater understanding of the controversy involved with the left over Cuba as well as what is going on there historically and presently.

A Hobo's photo log of 8-letter proclamations. From Denver to North Carolina, Johnny NoPants interviewed and photographed kindred spirits sporting knuckle tats. From the obvious to the juvenile to the profound, knuckle tattoos are an affront to clean-cut wage slave society, and, for the most part, an exclamation of independence from external control. Each tat is as unique as its owner. Some are statements to the world, others are windows to the heart. What would you say with eight letters?

Sascha Scatter provides us with an account of his trainhopping trip to Mexico and what he encounters there. This isn't just another tale of glamorizing train hopping as much as it's an account of Sascha learning about how things are different on "el otro lado" (the other side). Mexican citizens intending to cross the border refer to the US as "el otro lado" instead of simply as the US. He meets people, has some adventures, and learns about important cultural differences.

Ami is an amazing writer and story teller who writes about a rock time in her life, "the ocean and the hills". Drawing blood for practice, moving to New York City, missing New Orleans, 24 hour bars, and going to war.

Ami's writing is personal and some of the strongest from our generation. It's empowering even when focused on dim subjects, as her explanations and thoughts are inspiring. A hard read to put down and highly literate. I believe she also has a book coming soon on Soft Skull Press.

The latest issue of the End of a Perfect Day finds Damian biking and hopping trains around Los Angeles and the Southern California area. In his typical literary style, he describes exploring a land of wild peacocks, crisscrossing freeways and asphalt, and the inevitable frustration of biking in a sprawling metropolitan area. Damian's search for community in Los Angeles eventually proves fruitful, and we are introduced to another layer of Southern California culture as seen by our transient narrator.

MariNaomi's comics are all about the boys she's dated, made out with, crushed on, and generally obsessed over, starting from the beginning. From somewhat creepy encounters with an early babysitter, to playing marriage in the back yard, it all feels so painfully familiar. You've met the cast of characters in your own life: the music nerd who is obsessed with dating Japanese girls, the mohawk punk that dumps you for a cheerleader, the chronic liar, the guy that doesn't bathe, the creepy hippie guy who's always moody or stoned, and many many more. Now you can relive your own formative years in an entertaining and voyeuristic way!

More of MariNaomi's comics about the boys she's dated! In this issue: an artist who wants to take a jello bath, the substantially order guy, the random guy at a party, the cute neighbor you stalked, the boyfriend that works at denny's, the boyfriend that goes to jail, the boyfriend that passes away, and the boyfriend that wants to taxidermy your pets. Issue #6 reminds you just how time-consuming dating can be.

Evasion is a non-fiction hobo travelogue in which the author manages to evade the authorities for trespassing, squatting, and dumpster diving. Evasion is a metaphorical tale depicting the rejection of the 40-hour workweek and hopeless boredom of modern living. The journey documents the authors' reclamation of his life through rejection of the "American Dream." the spaces surrounding them a life worth living and a world worth fighting for. The author of Evasion is a hitchhiker, train hopper, and urban scavenger. The roots of the novel stem from ten photocopies of the original manuscript scammed from Kinko's. Rapidly, the zine was mass duplicated and proliferated by thousands of its' fans. Innumerable copies have been sold to date without a single advertisement. I found a few things demeaning to people who live in a world of poverty without a choice but I think this offers a whole new horizen to bored middle class teenagers and twenty somethings.

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The F-Word #3 is the Outlaws Issue. It features interviews with Howard Zinn, Loretta Ross, Kate Bornstein, and Cristy Road. There's a short essay by Mos Def about Assata Shakur, and a brief introduction to Jane, the underground abortion service. Mattilda writes about queer identity. The regular feature Sexual Edna focuses on female masturbation. Also music reviews of Lily Allen, Pony Up, The Pipettes, and The Chalets. The movie Bandit Queen gets reviewed and dissected for it's depiction of violence. And there's a Fart Party cartoon about solitude. Issue #3 is packed with awesome lady action!

This booklet is quite frightening and quite interesting, successfully playing off humanity's fascination with war. This contains the history of fascism tracing it from Hitler's third reich and ending in America. As the intro says, fascists believe that a large part of the population is disposable for scientific and social advancement. The parallels from Nazi Germany to current American policies are astounding and upsetting. This is the missing link of information that the corporate media would never tell you.

A collection of thoughts, articles, and reprints about America's fat-phobic, sizism, and pointing us toward fat acceptance. This is a beautiful jumping off point for those interested in the subject - articles from Marilyn Wann about embracing yourself and reclaiming the word fat, personal health, some thoughts about the learning (and unlearning) processes of fat acceptance, numerous surprising facts, historical quotes about fatness, as well as an excerpt from Nomy Lamm's "Big Fat Revolution", as well as information about fat women being more likely to enjoy sex even! A fat liberation manifesto! Statistics of fat women based on their class background! There is a true wealth of information on the subject and Crystal promises there is even more on the way! Let us unlearn out media induced responses to fatness!

Want to learn about how body size has little to do with how much you eat and how society fears and loathes fat people; scaring them into unhealthy attempts to lose weight? This issue profiles a number of fat activists including zinester/map maker Stina (Chubbluv), a memorial to Heather McAllister, Kylie Lannigan's attempts to adopt a child, Krissy's own story of becoming a fat activism (dating back to '87!), an interview with anime-tor Sarah Perry! There are additional articles about the myth drug Alli (it makes you poop your pants and leaves a green oily stain wherever you sit and on your clothes!!), "lessons in fat history" (doctors knowing that diets are 95% ineffective but still prescribing them), and profiles of independent stores that sell cool clothes for fat people. Something anyone involved in activism or anti-discrimination should be reading!

Traveling chef Joshua Ploeg (Plague) of Behead the Prophet, No Lord Shall Live/Mukilteo Fairies/Ravenna's Secret Cafe presents 80 new and delicious, gourmet vegan recipes. Joshua is the epitome of the post-punk ethic manifest into his passion; travelling the country on busses and trains he presents gourmet dinner parties for you and your friends presented out of his backpack, circumventing the corporate route of disseminating his food, recipes, and love.

This collection in particular is primarily spicy recipes and beverages (fire and ice, eh?) - blazing tofu, curried pineapple cream cheese, chicken yassa, garlic linguine, pineapple gazpacho with dates, blackeyed pea salsa, curried banana sandwhiches, spicy basil turnip and tofu, iced tea with mango syrup, numerous alcoholic drink recipes, and much much more! A fun little foray into the world of punk rock's gourmet chef!

I felt better as soon as I opened this first issue of Firewood. Reading about "building your own house, growing your own food, making your own music, art culture, life" I was ready to join the revolution before I even got past the intro. Firewood isn't just about talk though. Sine offers serious real-life help in here. There is a large article on how to build your own cabin. With information on how to physically do it, even all by yourself, there is also help on salvaging materials, obtaining cheap materials and building houses of wood, straw-bale, cob, Tipis and Gers. Also, you can read about growing your own Anarchist Victory Garden and get a little lesson on Land Ownership in Scotland. In general, a really inspiring and helpful zine. Can't wait for number two! (Krissy)

Named after an ingredient in ink, Fish Piss is a magazine with an open door submission policy for writers and artists. There are plenty of real life/personal stories, comics, some research articles and essays, interviews with interesting people, and reviews of zines and music. File under: alternative, political, anarchist, or comics.

Named after an ingredient in ink, Fish Piss is a magazine with an open door submission policy for writers and artists. There are plenty of real life/personal stories, comics, some research articles and essays, interviews with interesting people, and reviews of zines and music. File under: alternative, political, anarchist, or comics.

Named after an ingredient in ink, Fish Piss is a magazine with an open door submission policy for writers and artists. There are plenty of real life/personal stories, comics, some research articles and essays, interviews with interesting people, and reviews of zines and music. File under: alternative, political, anarchist, or comics.

Named after an ingredient in ink, Fish Piss is a magazine with an open door submission policy for writers and artists. There are plenty of real life/personal stories, comics, some research articles and essays, interviews with interesting people, and reviews of zines and music. File under: alternative, political, anarchist, or comics.

Feeling troubled and distraught with the world? This zine is here to help. Without giving away all of the answers, it certainly helps one's frame of mind to understand that the laws of gravity are still at work, human interactions can be positive, our bodies need to stay hydrated, and not thinking about unpleasant things can really be a good start to a great day. Wayne is here to be our little, simple assistant in feeling great!

Flood! is a powerful graphic novel by the socially and politically conscious illustrator Eric Drooker, frequent cover artist for the New Yorker and contributor to World War III Illustrated. This modern novel is written in the ancient language of pictures, and its expressionist graphics hold a film noir edge. Long out of print and now at its tenth anniversary, Flood! conveys all the joys and sadness that intermingle in our large cities ... and gives us a look at a possible future. This edition features a new introduction by historian and poet Luc Sante, a new cover by Drooker, and a complete redesign.

"[FLOOD!] is a complex, dream-charged vision of alienation in the wet, mean streets of New York City, where primal, natural urges are supressed in the lonely isolation of crowds. It's a picture of a soulless civilization headed toward the apocalypse. It's a poetic and lyrical novel - told virtually without words...

"Since images are usually open to broader interpretation than prose, each drawing in the sequence must work not only as a self-centered composition but also as a kind of heiroglyphic picture-writing. The page acts as a curtain to be raised, each page offering up new visual surprises... Mr. Drooker has discovered the magic of pulling light and life out of an inky sea of darkness." (Art Spiegelman, The New York Times Book Review)

MC #76015: The Urban Hermitt is a hip hop artist who hangs out with nightmarish hippies, punks, queers, and blurs the lines separating them. Watch the Hermitt move to Seattle at the age of 18 and react to the big city through a simultaneous process of self discovery. Watch him come out as queer in the midst of LSD-induced-heterosexist-rainbow-gathering love. He writes about the counterculture, with soul. It's a book about queer studies. It's a book about underground perspectives and culture. It's a funny book. It's just a book about a kid growing up. ISBN 0-9726967-0-9

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This is Ali Haimson's personal zine where she spills the beans about the goings on in her life. This issue is quite a bit heavier than previous ones. It's about deliving pizza and getting the notion to open a radical bookstore (and then doing it), a bad breakup and running into her ex at the worst moments, being a good dog mommy, not being able to talk to her family, a new crush on a girl at the bar next to her work, visiting her sister, smoking, and riding the bus. This is wholly entertaining and honest and left me with a smile on my face, though al ittle worried for Ali.

Leah Ryan presents a brilliant selection of interviews, cartoons, photos and stories for and by service workers. From the diary of a dishwasher to the grind of an exotic dancer, For Here or To Go details the human struggle behind America's transformation into a service economy.

Leah Ryan is the Fiction Editor at Punk Planet Magazine. Her work has appeared in the anthologies Through the Kitchen Window, More Monologues By and For Women and Best of Temp Slave, as well as in several small magazines. Her plays have been performed in theaters across the US. She got her first dishwashing job at the age of 16. Currently, she lives in New York City and teaches creative writing.

Focusing largely on issues of global politics and immigration, "Foulweather" picks up where "Coming to America" zine left off; articles in this issue include "First person colonized", an interview with "Immortal technique", "The battle of algiers", "Confessions of a guilty expat", "National something or other", and "Nike vs. Minor Threat". We learn about perspectives on the imperialism and brutalism of stealing America from the native americans in contrast to modern immigration, attitudes in film towards imperalism and terorrism, living in Wales vs Bahrain vs Portland, OR, and thoughts on patriotism vs being an expatriate. A thoughtful journal on these topics that will undoubtedly lead you to more thoughts on your own.

Davy Rothbart publishes letters, notes, leaflets and other effluvia gathered from the streets of cities and towns across America. While some might see it as trash, every page provides both humorous and poignant glimpses into the life of strangers in an accidental, random, yet beautiful way. Rothbart and his little brother collected most of the found materials for the first issue of the magazine. The three follow up issues are filled with submissions sent in by strangers from all over the country. Rothbart's recent tours across the country have inspired other enthusiastic scavengers, who now scan the sidewalks in search of found treasures to send in to the magazine.

Davy Rothbart publishes letters, notes, leaflets and other effluvia gathered from the streets of cities and towns across America. While some might see it as trash, every page provides both humorous and poignant glimpses into the life of strangers in an accidental, random, yet beautiful way. Rothbart and his little brother collected most of the found materials for the first issue of the magazine. The three follow up issues are filled with submissions sent in by strangers from all over the country. Rothbart's recent tours across the country have inspired other enthusiastic scavengers, who now scan the sidewalks in search of found treasures to send in to the magazine.

Found five is more of the best of that which is lost and then found. There are lost love-letters, angry notes, and over-simplified escape plans scribbled onto napkins. Most of the found writing revolves this time around a central theme: crime. The editors state the theme is "prison," but it seems more broad. There are also notes about drunk driving, alternatives to drinking, and the major focus of the issue, the epic tale of Elmer L. Jacobson, told in a found collection of letters. The letters' section is also full of mail sent to Found by readers who are in prison. An equally sad and funny issue, and probably my favorite so far. My mom read it the other day and was cracking up across the room. What more endorsement do you need?

Not just another pro-choice zine; this is an introduction to the history of underground abortion and a call to learn our history and to take matters in our own hands. It includes some information on menstrual extraction and a list of resources to learn more. Reproductive choice is not a "right" to be granted or withdrawn. "To know our history is to begin to see how to take up struggle again." Exceptionally well written and researched. If you are looking for more information about these topics, this is it! Timely and relevant!

A gigantic cookbook from Montreal spilling over with exciting recipes for people without a lot of cash to thrown down. Recipes for food, non-food, and even gift ideas! Some articles have also been thrown in to help you through those winter months when you`re cold and broke! Get some tea, light up the fireplace, and start perusing the tasty treats in this informative zine!

The sequel to the original Holiday Harvest Survival Guide! Features drinks, entrees, soups, desserts, and a jumbo section about celebrating Valentine's Day on the cheap! Write poems, make lip gloss, soaps and bubble baths, watch movies, bake cookies, and more, while avoiding commercialized holidays and doing it yourself.

A another gigantic cookbook for people without a lot to spend. Recipes for food, non-food, and even gift ideas! There's spring cleaning tips, cheap entertainment, making earrings and magnets, yard sales, dandelion wine, and raw foods. Tons and tons of money-saving notions that you can use every day!

From China Martens comes a compilation of The Future Generation zine, started in 1990! The zine is by radical moms, for radical mom's, and has writings on issues like sexism, violence, and resistance. There's even an interview with a mom punk band dressed up as KISS! But the thing that really shines through is China's love of being a mom. This book has so much raw energy and heart, it's kind of incredible. Wait, there's also a story about 5 generations swimming at the same beach, a whole lotta love for Baltimore, and a chapter called, "Welfare Mothers Make Better Lovers." Basically, there's not enough space to list all the cool things about this book!

The reader is met with 3 different versions of a cover, each with a different leading question on a teaser-cover: How do you perform?, When did you first decide you were straight?, and Why is this picture sexy?. Galatea's Naked challenges our views and feelings about sex and sexuality. Topics like questions about gender, orientation, one night stands, homophobia, "sex and the body", and laws and policies surrounding sex. This is a very strong and captivating body of work that reads very nicely as a whole putting the reader to the challenge of thinking about their bodies, their roles, and the world differently.

Galatea's Pants #20 is a short story about two American women working in China as teachers, and their uncomfortable dinner date with a group of local businessmen. The two women don't speak Chinese and their translator doesn't seem to be telling them every word that's said. It's a unique perspective to read and well-written! As good as anything you'd find in a literary journal, if not better.

Galatea's Pants #21 is about race and stereotyping. It covers immigration from Mexico into the US, and the myths and misinformation surrounding the issue. It's broken down point by point and an alternative view point is offered for accusations such as "immigrants should assimilate into American culture." "the Art of Defending Racism," covers the inherently racist things said in defense of someone's open-mindedness, such as, "you're too sensitive," and "I'm oppressed too." An interview with the chairwoman of a panel of displaced writers, including women from Palestine, a look at the concept of "indian country," and Laila Halaby on Arab folklore, round out the issue.

How often do you think about gentrification? Probably not often, unless it’s happening right around you. I know I don’t. And, even if you are witnessing it firsthand, you might not be against it. You might think that getting rid of those old run-down buildings and cleaning up the place is a good idea. But gentrification isn’t that simple. In most cases, it means that indigenous, usually lower-income, families are uprooted from the neighborhoods that they grew up in so that higher-income folks can come in and get cheap real estate, fix it up, and take the neighborhoods as their own. It’s happening in cities all over the world, but particularly in the U.S. This zine is a compilation of articles from other publications on gentrification that has occurred and is occurring in various cities, including New York, New Orleans, Portland, Chicago, and London. It’s an important and useful publication and it deserves a place in your library.

Skot! did an excellent job putting together this resource explaining gentrification in simpler terms along with the motives behind it. It talks about property values, squatting, Portland, OR, Chicago, stories and comics by Seth Toboccman, San Francisco, Manhattan, Memphis, and so much more! This is 8 years old so some of the information is dated (current developments, areas of panic, etc) but the underlying themes, motives, and processes have not changed. They have only started to develop at a more alarming pace!

More terrific Ghostpine stories. A fine literary mind, Jeff raises the bar for nuanced, writerly storytelling in the fanzine genre. This issue is a collection of excerpts from some "incomplete projects I've been working on (says the intro)": a bildungsroman revisiting the unfocused politics and endearingly vitriolic comrades of his suburban punk youth, and short oral histories concerning nuns, Tennessee transplants, and plastic pumpkins saved from the garbage.

My guess is that Jeff may have been hungry while compiling this issue. Many of the stories reference food in some way: A Mongolian Barbecue, a Denny's booth, a lunch break in high school, and vegetables in peanut sauce, prepared by a lover. That's not to marginalize or pigeonhole his talent because it's still as sharp as ever. You'll read this, then re-read it, especially if you're a fan of short stories with subtle details. If you've never read a Ghost Pine, then you ought to start. Truly on of the zine classics!

This is Kirke's first issue of Giant Steps, and he uses it as a sounding board for his growing frustration at the commodification of punk, and his place in the process of gentrification. There's also a how-to on making a mop, or homemade marker, an interview with stencil artist Chris Stain, and a comic by Aaron Asshat who does the zine Big Hands. And you know what else? He's an incredibly nice person. Pretty cool, eh?

Rob Noxious (The Fall of America) teams up with Shyla Ann to talk about gender roles in extreme depth! They each present half of a zine talking from their own perspective so you get that "flip zine" split format. Tons of issues are discussed such as sex (homosexual and otherwise), pornography, alternatives to tampons/pads, subtle school lessons, polyamory, male intuition, homosexuality and homophobia, confronting sexism, rape in prison, and TONS more. this puppy is huge! 84 pages.

A zine of eerie ghost stories! Lots of skeptics telling their stories of conversion into believers in the supernatural. Deserted roads filled with strange sounds, ghostly girls hovering in the basement, an ethereal woman who can only be seen in the mirror...Baltimore has it's fair share of haunted tales to tell.

Scott writes a smart, engaging zine about bicycle advocacy, bike culture, public transit issues, and the darkside of car culture. He has a positive, upbeat, yet realistic attitude about showing people the value of riding bicycles and using alternative transit. This issue talks about how cities are built around car culture, information about oil shortages/car inferiority, and local public transit issues affecting us in Portland. Cover by Juliette Torrez.

Go Fuck Yourself is a pro sex, trans friendly DIY sex toy making guide; reusing scraps like inner tubes and everything from restraints to strap-ons to whips, dildos, tit claps and even a detailed instruction of how to make a tit/clit pump from a auto brake bleed kit! lots of instructions and info on safety too. Excellent Resource. Recommended. (Alex Wrekk)

That Gordon Smalls! In one zine he describes (complete with pictures) how he pees in the shower, which involves running the water, waiting until it's warming, peeing from the OUTSIDE and then stepping in, all so he can "save water" and not flush the toilet.

In this episode, Our mustachioed, bespeckled, long haired hero shows us how to steal from expensive chain grocery stores. Except he gets caught and then gets thrown in jail. The rest of this heart breaking comic is Gordon being humiliated and treated like cattle in a cue.

Our clever "anonymous" artist sure knows how to draw! Sometimes subtle, sometimes quite obvious, the humor and "true to life" images are giddily wonderful. Gordon is your everyday kinda guy, observing the world in all it's strange, cynical, and contradictory glory. Look at Ken's comic samples online!

Cristy Road has always brought us breathtaking artwork (some of my favorite) along with literary stories that remind us of the strength and ability of punk youth. This new issue is more of the same with some reflection of Cristy's various homes between Miami and Philadelphia, racism in her communities, the strength of her friends, coming to terms with assault, gender, sexuality, and identity, and much more. The words are powerful, the stories make you feel like anything can be accomplished, and the artwork adds another strong element. Once a true fanzine devoted to Green Day, this zine has now evolved into literary prose devoted to the strengths of our communities.

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Sandra is a gardening, Colorado mother of two who's new to zines and excited to write and share her stories. She writes all about her chicken's sudden gender change and her ensuing research. Sandra signs up for a master gardener program and discovers that her fellow horticultural students aren't the plant-loving witches she had hoped, but in reality bored housewives in polo shirts, re-landscaping their properties. She reviews a film, book, and CD called the GMO Trilogy, and presents us with a recipe for Asparagus Frittata which she makes with fresh veggies from her garden. We're looking forward to more updates from Sandra's garden!

Hailing from Columbus, OH, Brian Deller writes short stories about time and place, moving to Columbus from the suburbs on 'natti and how his perspective of these places has changed in 5 years. There are other stories about the intense debate over which fried tofu restaurant in Columbus is the best, going to a hag themed party, getting matching tattoos with his friends, a long build up to making out with a crush, overhearing stories about the Boss while collecting Bruce Springsteen records, and eschewing the kind of changes in aging crust punks they encounter, and discussing the changes that occur in punks when they age through some interactions with his friend Jim. A very gripping, laugh out loud kind of read with solid artwork throughout.

Brian is that guy you know that likes to tell you stories. Not just any stories, but whomping fish tales about the exploits of he and his friends as they use their town as a personal playground. Griot #5 is more of the glorified tales of romance and donuts from previous issues. In #5 he meets Stalin's grandson, discusses Ohio depression, teaches us some little known facts about the potato, and has a fair number of contributors telling their stories as well. Including Bret of Black Cloud zine, who dissects the essence of a prank call.

Michael's classic zine tells great stories about travel, hopping trains, trips to Mexico, meeting friends in strange places, railworker graffiti (including Herby and Bozo Texino), talking to bums, and revelations he has in the process. It's all handwritten and earnest. There's a moving story about getting robbed in Mexico while swimming naked in the ocean. Every year Michael visits his mother in Mexico via freight train and seems to have a continually exciting adventure!

Some brief history of rivers, dams, water power, water Infrastructure, good house/bad house, breaking the water cycle, cheap salvage water cachment, home water use and reuse, graywater, plumbing basics, wetlands for wastewater treatement, urban watershed restoration, water hyacinth fetish page, build your own petal powered washer. A diy permaculture guide to "harvesting" rainwater, conserving water, and channeling waste water into more functional purposes than just sending it down the drain.

Some people say sooner or later the Bush administration will impose a draft to fight our constant wars. Until that happens, enlistment is purely by choice (although for disenfranchised folk there can be very few avenues to choose). So the government has escalated their recruitment and upped their devious tactics. Although this little book implies a focus on NYC, the information can be applied nationally. Quite frankly, I think every highschool senior should be given a copy. There’s opt out forms in English and Spanish, what the recruiters don’t tell you, a list of action resources, interesting and shocking statistics, two personal stories from soldiers, how to create your own guide and more. Very well laid out with artwork and maps. All proceeds benefit anti-recruitment activism.

Guide to Steel Bikes is super educational and interesting. It's everything you might want to know about the history of steel frames and why they're great. Cool diagrams and explanations of various processes for making steel frames like forging, investment casting, and stamped steel parts. Just tons of clip art depicting different frame types, bottom bracket types, different cranksets and hubs. There's even a short history of the Suntour, a bike you've probably had at one time or maybe you just wondered why they were everywhere. Here's where you'll finally find the answer. Guide to Steel Bikes is cut and paste eye-candy for bike nerds!

A collection from the zine of the same name. provides an informative and fascinating exposure of an aspect of human research that has rarely been looked into: the experiences, goals, and motives of the people who serve as human guinea pigs for the human research establishment. The narrative offers brief glimpses into the world, including some illuminating historical vignettes. Helms is clearly among the more experienced and vocal of thos who voluntarily submit themselves to the kind of research protocols which mark the biomedical enterprise. Great guide for anyone considering dedicating themself as a research subject to "science".

A collectors item from the anti-colonial struggles of the seventies. This text details how the US military and CIA worked with Solider of Fortune magazine and others to send white mercenaries to fight for the Ian Smith regime in Rhodesia. While the nitty gritty details are mainly of historical significance, given the heavy reliance on "contractors" in Iraq and elsewhere, the broad outlines of this work remain relevant today. I'm not sure if it's more hilarious that the CIA would hire white mercenaries or that they would make the effort to publicly criticize such an action simultaneously! From the introduction by Jon Dough: "Although the CIA's mercenary operation for Zimbabwe had failed in the end, the machinery remains as a covert weapon that can be restarted and put to use in new imperialist interventions and wars in the Global South. That's why this investigative report still has useful knowledge for everyone tracking the bloody footprints of the u.s. empire."