Books and Videos
WEBSITES
Focus on Aging and Elders
http://www.eldertimes.org A rich collection of images, stories, perspectives, autobiographies, Earth Elder events, under the heading ElderEvolution.
http://www.secondjourney.org An exciting approach to creating community in the second half of life, including programs, resources, and a quarterly newsletter.
http://asaging.org Website of American Society for Aging describes a variety of educational opportunities, resources, and publications related to aging.
Focus on the Universe Story
http://thegreatstory.org TheGreatStory.org has served as an educational tool for those inspired by a sacred telling of the epic of evolution as revealed through mainstream science. It is currently being revised.
http://brianswimme.org Programs, calendar and reflections of the Center for the Story of the Universe (Brian Swimme).
http://ThreeEyesOfUniverse.org An educational center for learning and living the Universe Story with online programs (Larry and Jean Edwards).
Focus on Religion/Spirituality and the Universe Story
http://thankgodforevolution.com A new interactive website focused on Michael Dowd’s new book “Thank God for Evolution”.
http://www.earthlight.org A variety of resources on Earth Spirituality.
http://ReligionandNature.com Information about the complex relationships among the religious perceptions and practices of the earth’s peoples and their diverse environments.
BOOKS
REFLECTIONS ON NATURE & ETHICS
Abbey, Edward: Desert Solitaire
Austin, Mary: Land of Little Rain
Berry, Wendell: A Place on Earth; A Timbered Choir; and many others.
Carson, Rachel: Silent Spring
Leopold, Aldo: A Sand County Almanac
Lopez, Barry: Desert Notes; Of Wolves and Men; Winter Count; Arctic Dreams; About This Life: Journeys On The Threshold of Memory.
SOCIAL & ECOLOGICAL JUSTICE
Atlee, Tom: The Tao of Democracy
Elgin, Duane: Promise Ahead: A Vision of Hope and Action For Humanity’s Future; Voluntary Simplicity; Awakening Earth.
Jensen, Derrick: A Language Other Than Words
Korten, David: The Great Turning
Suzuki, David: Sacred Balance: Rediscovering Our Place In Nature; Great News for a Change: How Everyday People Are Helping the Planet.
THE UNIVERSE STORY & EVOLUTIONARY IMPLICATIONS
Barlow, Connie: The Ghosts of Evolution; Green Space,GreenTime; Evolution Extended: Biological Debates on the Meaning of Life; From Gaia to Selfish Genes: Selected Writings in the Life Sciences.
Berry, Thomas: The Great Work; Dream of the Earth, Evening Thoughts
Bryson, Bill: A Short History of Everything.
Christian, David: Maps of Time: An Introduction of Big History.
Dawkins, Richard: The Ancestors Tale; The Blind Watchmaker
Primack, Joel and Nancy Abrams: View from the Center of the Universe.
Swimme, Brian: The Universe Story; The Universe Is a Green Dragon.
Wright, Robert: The Moral Animal; Nonzero: The Logic of Human Destiny
RELIGION/SPIRIT & THE UNIVERSE STORY
Dowd, Michael: Earthspirit; Thank God for Evolution.
Goodenough, Ursula: The Sacred Depths of Nature.
Keck, L. Robert: Sacred Eyes
Macy, Joanna: Coming Back to Life; World as Lover, World as Self
Reagan, Michael: The Mind of God; The Hand of God.
AGING & TRANSITIONS
Gambone, James V.: ReFirement: A Boomer’s Guide To Life After 50.
Leder, Drew S.: Spiritual Passage: Embracing Life’s Second Journey
Roznak, Theodore: Longevity Revolution: As Boomers Become Elders.
Schacter-Shalomi, Rabbi Zalman: From Age-ing to Sage-ing: A Profound New Vision Of Growing Older.
Plotkin, Bill: Soulcraft; Nature and the Human Soul.
RESOURCES FOR MENTORING CHILDREN
Activities:
Cornell, Joseph Bharat: Sharing Nature with Children;
Rockwell, Robert E., Sherwood, Elizabeth A., Williams, Robert A.: Hug a Tree – And Other Things to Do Outdoors With Young Children.
Stories:
Cherry, Lynne: A River Ran Wild; The Great Kapok Tree-A Tale of the Amazon Rain Forest.
Dr. Seuss: The Lorax.
Graham, Margaret Bloy: Be Nice to Spiders.
Howe, James: I Wish I Were a Butterfly.
Jeffers, Susan: Brother Eagle, Sister Sky.
Morgan, Jennifer: Born with a Bang: The Universe Tells Our Cosmic Story; From Lava to Life: The Universe Tells Our Earth Story; Mammals Who Morph: The Universe Tells Our Evolution Story
Wood, Douglas: Grandad’s Prayers of the Earth; Old Turtle; Old Turtle and the Broken Truth.