Soil not Oil by Vandana Shiva

This book captures the most urgent crises of our times - rising food prices, the peak of oil production and global climate change. In hopeful and urgent terms Vandana Shiva asks us to support the small farmer and the slow food movement.

"The most creative and necessary work humans do is to work with the soil as co-producers with nature." She makes a compelling case for environmental activism. Her deep knowledge about food and seeds in India is married to her scientific mind as a graduate of the physics program of the University of Western Ontario.

New on the shelf "The Economics of Food"

Patrick Westhoff grew up on a farm in Iowa. His book "The Economics of Food: how feeding and fueling the planet affects food prices" reflects his ability to look at the variety of issues which determine the link between rising food and fuel prices.

This book will help you get behind the headlines of price volatility and understand the issues pushing and pulling prices globally.

After earning his PhD in agricultural economics he has been advising the US government and working at the University of Missouri where he is co-director of the Agricultural Policy Research Institute.

New Students, New Look !

We are getting ready to welcome this year's students with a lot of new stuff like our great Dell laptops which are ready for students to use in the library.
We also have a lot more to offer you with a new Academic Skill Consultant ready to help with your assignments or help with new technology for your studies.
Remember to ask us - we are here to help.