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HOW TO BUILD A CHEMICAL-FREE HOUSE By Janet Forster Published by Kangaroo Press Pty Ltd (1995), Kenthurst NSW, Australia ISBN 0-86417-669-4 (128pp p/b) Price: AUD$14.95 (+ 0/s p&h) Available: Australia—Kangaroo Press Pty Ltd, PO Box 6125, Dural Delivery Centre, NSW 2156, ph +61 (02) 654 1502, fax (02) 654 1338; Sydney Esoteric Bookshop, ph (02) 212 2225, fax (02) 212 2448. In 1992, physiotherapist Janet Forster was struck down with ME/CFS which she deduced, and her doctor later confirmed, to be a result of chemical exposure overload. She then set out to apply chemical-free practices to her daily life and home environ- ment so as to restore her health. Her deci- sion to build a chemical-free house was a logical extension of this philosophy. This book is the result of Janet's painstak- ing research into all aspects of chemical-free building from site planning to choosing non- toxic materials for exterior/interior construc- tion and furnishing. She has collated diverse information alerting us to, among other things, the pitfalls of electronic equipment in the home and the best pesticide-free garden- ing practices. Janet's story is inspiring and full of practi- cal advice for those thinking of building an environmentally-safe house, renovating an existing house, or wanting to be better informed about chemical-free living. She gives readers the benefit of her experience by outlining the mistakes she made on the way so that others can avoid them. While her ® REVIEWS advice—and her handy resources list and spective on the subject. costings guide—relates primarily to Author Phil Cousineau touches on some , Australia, intelligent readers all over the ancient skywatching reports but highlights HOW TO BUILD A CHEMICAL-FREE world can apply it to their own situations. key events in modem ufology, from the 1947 HOUSE This is a courageous work by aremarkably Roswell incident and the 1952 Washington, By Janet Forster determined woman whose efforts to change D.C. UFO fly-over, to the history of govern- Published by Kangaroo Press Pty Ltd (1995), her life have met with great success. mental cover-ups and the ‘third wave' of alien ancauntare intendarc and ahduectianc spective on the subject. Author Phil Cousineau touches on some , ancient skywatching reports but highlights key events in modem ufology, from the 1947 Roswell incident and the 1952 Washington, D.C. UFO fly-over, to the history of govern- mental cover-ups and the ‘third wave' of alien encounters, intruders and abductions. This manual includes well-presented resource lists of classic UFO books, maga- zines and newsletters to read, films to watch, museums to visit, international UFO organi- sations to contact, computer on-line services to access, and more. If the rest of this guide weren't so interesting, it would be worth hav- ing for the listings alone! UFOs: A MANUAL FOR THE MILLENNIUM by Phil Cousineau Published by HarperCollinsWest Publishers (1995), New York, NY, USA ISBN 0-06-258638-6 (267pp p/b) Price: AUD$12.00; STG£4.99; USD$5.99 Available: Australia—Sydney Esoteric Bookshop, 408 Elizabeth St, Surry Hills, NSW 2010, ph (02) 212 2225, fax (02) 212 2448; UK, USA—Harper Collins Publishers; selected bookshops. The truth may well still be out there, so this is certainly a handy guidebook for newcom- ers to the study of UFO phenomena who could benefit from a potted historical per- MEGAMEDIA SHAKEOUT by Kevin Maney Published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (1995), New York, USA ISBN 0-471-10719-0 (358pp h/b) Price: AUD$32.95; STG£19.95; USD$24.95 Available: Australia—Jacaranda Wiley Ltd; major bookshops; UK—J. Wiley & Sons, Chichester, ph (01243) 77 9777; USA— John Wiley & Sons, Inc.; major bookshops. The new buzzword in the communications revolution is "megamedia”, as if multimedia weren't already enough. To understand the day-to-day movings and shakings and the future of the information ‘superhypeway’, we need to know about the character of the media company players and the personalities leading them. So says author Kevin Maney, syndicated columnist and business reporter for USA Today, who . has been chronicling the megamedia industry and interviewing the key players over several veare years. NEXUS ¢ 65 65 AUGUST - SEPTEMBER 1995