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Everyman's Guide to Ecological Living
By Greg Cailliet, Paulette Setzer, Milton Love
Sponsored by the Santa Barbara Underseas Foundation
Published by the Macmillan Company
866 Third Avenue New York, N. Y. 10022
A paperback, price: $.95
Publication date: April 1, 1971

An outstanding book which lists many of our ecological problems of today and follows up with action to combat them.

This paper back is compact, up to date and to the point in expressing the ways one can help solve the ecological problems of today.

The book addresses itself to such things as packaging, wood and paper products, solid waste disposal, petroleum, products, air, water, pesticides, population and others.

This is truly a manual for people who want to adopt their own lifestyles so as to be less a part of the environmental deterioration problem and more a part of the solution.

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Ben Hunt's Big Book of Whittling
By Ben Hunt
Published by the Bruce Publishing Company
866 Third Avenue New York, N. Y. 10022
Price: $7.95
Publication date: December, 1970

The book features a complete course in whittling suitable for beginner and experienced whittler alike. Compiled from two earlier books, it is a collection of his 50 most popular projects.

A skilled craft, whittling (or carving) is one of the oldest known to man. Now, the interested hobbyist can follow the step-by-step instructions provided in this modern, attractive edition. Through the author's careful guidance, a beginning whittler can become familiar with whittling, tools, materials, and techniques. All the projects described and illustrated are arranged in order of difficulty.

Included are design descriptions for countless animals, genuine Indian crafts, faces, figures, and such unusual projects as a chess set.

Ben Hunt's Big Book of Whittling is a valuable and thorough guide to any craft library.

Illinois Parks and Recreation    29    May/June, 1971


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