The following will appear in an upcoming issue of the SF-LiFE newsletter.
The article has been edited to remove an appeal for (local) volunteer support
of the library. Info on SF-LiFE, the San Francisco Living Foods Enthusiasts,
is at http://www.living-foods.com/sflife

Regards,
Tom Billings
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NEW ADDITIONS TO THE SF-LIFE LIBRARY
by Tom Billings

"Living With Green Power", (Subtitle: A Gourmet Collection of Living Food
Recipes), by Elysa Markowitz.

This new raw recipe book by Elysa Markowitz is beautiful: oversize, glossy
paper, with nice color photos. The first section of the book is rather short,
and provides info. on the Green Power juicer.  Section 2 is the majority of
the book, and consists of recipes, all of which use the juicer. Recipes
include juices, desserts, soups, dressings, main entrees, grain breads, and
desserts.  With some adaptation in methods, the recipes could presumably be
made using other juicers or equipment. Sample recipes: asparagusto soup,
Italian bread sticks, sprouted nori rolls, whata walnut loaf, pecan pate,
sunrise seed cheeses, blueberry sorbet, green goddess soup, etc.

"The Raw Truth", by Jeremy A. Safron & Renee Underkofler.

This book is not as fancy as Elysa's, but has some nice recipes in it.
The first 4 chapters provide basic info. on the foods that comprise a raw
foods diet, with info. on sprouting and dehydration. Most of the book consists
of recipes. Sample recipes include: starfruit [carambola] and raspberry nut
kreme, mango pudding, ginger blast (a drink), zucchini salad, peanut curry
dressing, Greek salad (marinated), creamy carrot ginger soup, cream of
broccoli soup, mini pizzas, cashew beet pate, Essene breads, pumpkin
butter, Thai curry, raw fruit pies, 7 layer carob cake, etc.

Living Water by Olof Alexandersson
Living Energies by Callum Coats

These two books discuss Viktor Schauberger, an Austrian naturalist and inventor,
who lived earlier this century (he died in the 1950's). Schauberger was
renowned for his (often amazing) work with water and natural energies. The book
"Living Water" is centered more on Schauberger the man, while "Living Energies"
is more concerned with his discoveries and theories.

Schauberger studied motion and energy, and regarded water and the earth as
being alive. His work centered on using or working with established, natural
energy patterns. Portions of his work resemble a cross between the metaphysics
of Eastern religions, and conventional physics (mechanics). Very interesting!

Donated to the library:
"Fruitarian Network News", September 1997 (issue #39).

This newsletter has a fruitarian/natural hygiene focus, and includes articles
on babies (an extract from Herbert Shelton's book, "Superior Nutrition"),
protein requirements, supplements, and other topics. There is also a reprint of
my (Tom Billings) Internet article, "Staying on Raw Foods". The Fruitarian
Network is based in Australia. We also received the June 1997 issue (#38),
which has part 2 of an interesting interview with Dr. Alec Burton, the
well-known Australian hygienist. In the interview, Dr. Burton lists some
contra-indications for raw vegan diets.

Donated to the library:
R.E.A.L News, Summer 1997, Issue 4.

This issue features an interesting article on natural pregnancy and childbirth
(part 1 of 2 - highly recommended!), an article on enzymes, and 3 articles by
me (Tom Billings), including one titled "Are You A Toxic Fruitarian?", which
is an edited version of an article I wrote for Internet in Spring of 1996.
(The latter article may be controversial, as it discusses how fruitarianism
can descend into obsession - similar to the recent article, "Health Food
Junkie", published in the December 1997 SF-LiFE newsletter.)

NEW ADDITIONS TO THE SF-LIFE LIBRARY (continued)
by Tom Billings

Donated to the library:
"The Natural Hygiene Handbook", from the American Natural Hygiene Society
(ANHS).

This small book provides a concise overview of natural hygiene, as promoted
by the ANHS. The book covers diet, exercise, sleep, fasting, and other
relevant subjects. Coverage of the topics is often brief, but the essentials
are presented. The book takes a common sense approach to many topics, and
does not fall into the trap of worshipping Herbert Shelton (a trap that
some hygienists fall into). Recommended!

"Grains and Greens", by Patrick Wright.

This book presents a raw diet as the solution for health and healing. It
contains some good information, but parts are outdated or incorrect, e.g. the
nonsense that our prehistoric ancestors were vegetarians (they were not).
The book has recipes, though some require cooking and eggs.  Probably the
weakest aspect of the book is that it appears it was not edited (it is self-
published) - there are frequent spelling errors, and portions would benefit
from the services of a good editor.

Also received:
"Famous Vegetarians and their Favorite Recipes", by Rynn Berry. Info on
vegetarian personalities and recipes - some recipes are raw.
"Brooke's Rainbow Recipes", by Bev Peterson. Raw recipe book with an ethnic
emphasis.