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INVASION
BIOLOGY: Critique of a Pseudoscience
D. Theodoropoulos, 2003. Paperback, 256pp, 1 lb $32.00
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"[T]he core of the book is an attack on prevailing paradigma of invasion
biology.... [T]he book contains many new points of view, and stimulating ideas, and I recommend it
for reading not only to specialists but also to general biologists."—Dr. J. Krekule, 2003.
Book Review. Photosynthetica, 41 (3):348.
"In this provocative work, Mr. Theodoropoulos uses a combination of detailed bibliographic
research, precise language, and skillful polemics to analyze invasion biology as a pseudoscience...
it is an organic work of great analytical force and bibliographic intensity.... The credibility of
the book's arguments is based in fundamental evolutionary ecology.... Critics may dispute some of
his analyses or judgments, but their own credibility would need to be measured against Mr.
Theodoropoulos's analytical rigor, clarity of expression, and transparency of agenda.... Mr.
Theodoropoulos's ideas are, in this book, ecologically coherent, precisely conceived, and
effectively articulated."—Dr. D.L. Scarnecchia, Washington State University. Book Review, Rangelands
26(2), April 2004.
"Now it is invasion biologists' turn to face misguided invective. [The book is] faulty...
inconsistent... [has] an inadequate evolutionary framework... incendiary... disingenuous...
inflammatory... spurious, highly politicized... invective, masquerading as an authentic scientific
critique."—Dr. D. Secord, University of Washington. Book Review, Ecology 85(4), April
2004.
Many of you have read my essays on the "invasive species" question, and at last, here is a
book-length, scientific treatment of the subject.
We have all heard the breathless tales of the dangers of "invasive alien species," but
what does science say about them? Did you know that studies show that purple loosestrife does
not affect species richness of native plants? Or that it supports higher bird
densities than native vegetation? That saltcedar supports native birds and insects in high numbers
and at high levels of diversity, including endangered species? That the "invasive alien"
hydrilla supports the highest bird species diversity in Florida, and it supports higher
fish species density and many times the fish biomass than natives? That the zebra mussel increased
the catch of yellow perch five-fold, and that it improves water quality? That the so-called
"killer algae" reduces pollution and helps native species? That in all cases,
including even oceanic islands, introduced species have increased biodiversity?
Thoroughly researched, with full citations to scientific literature, this book will definitely
change your view of introduced species. It will give you the facts you need to counter those
promoting invader fears.
Chapters cover the origins of "natural" ecosystems and their changes over time, and detail
the true underlying causes of "invasion" in the damage industrialism is wreaking on the
planet. Case studies of many of the most feared "invaders" are presented, each case
showing the distortions of the nativists, and the beneficial effects of the newcomer. The resiliency
of ecosystems and the rapid ecological integration of newcomers is demonstrated. A chapter details
the growing extremism of the nativist movement, and the harm caused as they clearcut, bulldoze,
herbicide, and burn natural areas around the world in the name of purifying the landscape of the
"foreign," even killing endangered species as "invaders."
A detailed analysis of the writings of these nativists reveals the psychopathologies that drive this
reactionary movement. Numerous quotes are compared which demonstrate that the same fears that
underlie xenophobia, racism, and fascism fuel the anti-invader movement. A chapter covers in detail
the pseudoscientific nature of invasion biology-why the invasive species model cannot be
scientific, and the poor practices that characterize the field. The impossibility of predicting
invasions is covered, showing the "white list" concept to be useless as public policy.
The hidden influence of the herbicide industry is exposed. The regulatory industry and corporate
interests are colluding in an effort to leverage the fictitious "invasion crisis" into a
system of complete bureaucratic control of nature, and corporate privatization of the earth's
biological diversity.
The final chapters concern the beneficial, diversifying effects of anthropogenic dispersal-the
movement of species by man. These species increase biological diversity, benefit ecosystems, prevent
extinctions, and act as an important force for healing the planet. Dispersal is a powerful driving
force of evolution, and the book concludes by pointing out a new direction for conservation-the
incorporation of dispersal as an essential strategy.
DVDs
BEES and WASPS: An Appreciation.
DVD by Warren Hatch, 2011. 67 minutes.
$15.00 Postpaid.
This amazing video was filmed over 9 years, with 14 different types of bees
and wasps in daily life. Close-up views of bumblebees, mud-daubers, mason bees,
paper wasps, honeybees, and more. Includes a 20 page booklet with bibliography,
a bee anatomy diagram, and filmmaker's notes.
A FROG'S LIFE: Seen and Heard.
DVD by Warren Hatch, 2010. 45 minutes.
$10.00 Postpaid.
This delightful video shows the life cycle of the Pacific Treefrog, Pseudacris regilla,
from the male frog's mating calls all the way to new froglets exploring a pond. Warren's special
technique of filming close up through a microscope reveals some remarkable scenes of frog eggs,
embryos, and developing tadpoles. Recommended for students and teachers. Includes a bibliography of
reference books for students to learn more about frogs and tadpoles.
IN ONE YARD: Views Through a Microscope.
DVD by Warren Hatch, 2006. 71 minutes.
$15.00 Postpaid.
Thirty different, living, moving, colorful organisms, ranging from single-celled protists to a variety of invertebrates, viewed close up and in action through Warren's microscope equipment. Beautiful, amazing views of the hidden world that surrounds us, with informative narration by a man who has made a life's work of revealing these organisms to his students. Most are aquatic, grown in tanks in his backyard, but includes bees, mites, yellowjackets, treefrogs, and more. If this doesn't get you outside with a magnifying glass, nothing will! Includes resources for students and teachers. Get a copy for your local school.
"Highly recommended for schools..."—Library Journal.
HARDBOUND and PAPERBACK BOOKS
CHINESE MEDICINAL HERBS
Li Shi-Chen, 1578. PB, 508pp, 1 lb 10 oz. $21.95
The Chinese have been recording their medicinal knowledge for nearly 5000 years. The Pen
Ts'ao (Materia Medica) is a pharmacopoeia of medicinal substances compiled by Li Shi-Chen over a
25 year period, and published in 1578. Translated by F.P. Smith and G.A.
Stewart, this is a compendium
of medicinal plants and their uses, along with annotations of their own experiences with the plants,
as physicians in China. A massive, classic work, full of fascinating and useful information.
COMMON WEEDS of the U. S.
USDA, 1970. Paperback, 468pp, 1 lb 9 oz. $18.95
Includes 220 of the most important "weeds" in the U.S., giving description, range map
and illustration for each. Many of these are also important edible, medicinal, and
native plants
of wildlife value.
DICTIONARY of ECONOMIC PLANTS
2nd Edition. Uphof, 1968. Hardbound, 591pp, 2 lb 7 oz. $125.00 OUT OF STOCK
The much sought-after 1968 classic, listing 9500 species with plant type, geographical distribution,
products and uses. Plants producing food, forage, fibers, dyes, rubbers, spices, timber and forestry
products, perfumes, medicinals, gums, sugars, tannins, beverages, insecticides, narcotic and ordeal
plants, honey-plants and every other conceivable use are listed. I mean, cicatrizants, aphrodisiacs,
Cambodian insomnia remedies, Aboriginal fire-sticks, Oubangi arrow-poisons, Sarawak heron-posts,
Togo animal-hide-dehairing plants!
ECOFASCISM: Lessons From the German Experience.
Biehl and Staudenmaier. 1995. Paperback, 53 pp, 7 oz. $9.00
"For most compassionate and humane people today, the ecological crisis is a source of
major concern." So begins this important little book. Yet most of us who call ourselves
environmentalists are unaware that ecological ideas and concerns have been, and continue to be, used
for dangerous and repressive political ends. This book details the history of ecological thought in
Germany, and how such ideas were central to the rise of the Nazis. Hitler's Reich explicitly
situated itself as an organic, holistic, nature-centered movement, which practiced organic
agriculture, forest protection, promoted a 'return to nature', and implemented far-reaching
nature-protection laws. The modern ultra-right-wing in Germany is reviving this form of
'eco-fascism', even calling for a 'Green Adolf'. Most U.S. environmentalists are completely opposed
to the aims of fascism, but reactionary forces have begun to bend ecological themes towards these
very ends. Only through knowledge may we prevent this perversion of environmentalism. Every
environmentalist should have this book—those who do not remember the past are destined to repeat it.
THE END OF FAITH: Religion, Terror, and the Future of Reason.
Sam Harris, 2004. PB, 348pp, 1 lb. $13.95
Faith—belief without evidence—lies at the heart of most religions. Harris examines the nature
of religious belief, and details the role faith has played in the history of the major world
religions. Packed with little-known facts of religious history which will help you put modern
Christianity into perspective, and understand the true part it played in the development of Western
Civilization. It will help you understand the rise of Islam and its role in the world today, and
sheds some light on Buddhist thought. He shares his vision of a peaceful, prosperous future world,
guided by reason. Whether you are religious or a non-believer, you will find this book informative
and thought-provoking, and it will change the way you think about religion forever. The best book
I've read all year!
EVOLUTION and REASON: Beyond Darwin.
D.K. Boberg, 1993. HB, 618pp, 3 lb. $25.00
Nearly 20 years before mainstream evolutionary biologists began to recognize
the importance of virally-mediated evolution (the lateral transfer of DNA
between unrelated species), Boberg incorporated this process into her new
theory of evolution—Complementary Systems Evolution. Packed with
challenging ideas, the book reviews systems of logic, the evolution of reason,
the various theories of reason, and provides an overview of the last 3.8 billion
years of life. Remarkable and mind-boggling!
FIVE ACRES and INDEPENDENCE
Kains, 1940, Paperback, 413pp, 1 lb 1 oz. $8.95
The classic work on small farming from the pre-DDT era. Much has changed, but there is plenty of
practical information and sound advice here.
HOW INDIANS USE WILD PLANTS FOR FOOD, MEDICINE, AND CRAFTS
Densmore, 1928. Paperback, 120pp, 11 oz. $7.95
Originally titled Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians, published by the Smithsonian
Institution, Bureau of American Ethnology, this is high-quality ethnobotany. Details Chippewa uses
of plants for food, medicine, dyeing, basketry, and other crafts. Interesting information on medical
practices, including surgical treatments, and interesting crafts such as transparencies made from
birch bark and ornamental patterns bitten into leaves.
HOW PLANTS GET THEIR NAMES
L. H. Bailey, 1933. Paperback, 181pp, 10 oz. $8.95
A beautifully written book by one of the foremost horticulturalists of this century, detailing
the why and how of botanical nomenclature. Discusses how plants get their names and what these names
mean. Includes a pronunciation guide for botanical names, and an extensive list of definitions of
specific names. Helpful for anyone who has felt intimidated by botanical names, and should be
required reading for pedants who correct others' pronunciation.
MAKING PLANT MEDICINE
Richo Cech, 2000. Paperback, 296pp, 1 lb. $19.95
An excellent overview of making medicinal tinctures, vinegars, glycerines and water-based
preparations, syrups, salves, baths, poultices, etc. Clearly explains the methods so you can make
everything from simple teas to professional-quality, mixed-solvent tinctures equal to those in
health-food stores. Includes 'A Gardener's Herbal Formulary', covering over 100 herbs, with over 500
formulas, giving medicinal action, dosage and use. Interesting stories of his own experiences give
the book immediacy, and bring the processes 'off the page' and into practical focus. Those expensive
tinctures can be made inexpensively at home—if you use plant medicines, you should grow and prepare
your own.
A MANUAL OF POISONOUS PLANTS
Pammel, 1911. Hardbound, 977pp, 3 lb 10 oz. $133.00
Massive classic work covering everything from bacteria and fungi to algae and flowering
plants, with chapters on dermatitis, forage poisoning, locos, fish and arrow poisons, poisonous
honeys, chemistry, etc., followed by an enumeration of hundreds of poisonous species found in North
America, and a 57 page table of poisonous plants of the world. Bibliography is over 1000 citations.
Much detailed info. Anyone using plants for food, medicine or animal feed should be familiar with
poisonous plants.
THE MEDICINAL
HERB GROWER, Vol. 1: A Guide for Cultivating Plants That Heal.
Richo Cech, 2009. PB, 159pp, 1 lb. $19.95
A comprehensive overview of natural gardening techniques, written with humor
and love for the natural world that shines brightly from every page. From the
importance of quiet observation to details of potting soils and seed sowing
techniques, this is one of the best gardening books we have seen. There is
something here for everyone, beginner or experienced gardener. Full of personal
stories, with charming illustrations by Sena Cech, this is a delightful way to
learn gardening.
MEDICINAL and OTHER USES of NORTH AMERICAN PLANTS
Erichsen-Brown, 1979. Paperback, 521pp, 1 lb 10 oz. $17.95
Subtitled A Historical Survey With Special Reference to the Eastern Tribes, this remarkable
compendium spans nearly 500 years of literature. Each plant is described, range and common names
given, then chronologically quotes what has been recorded about the plant and its uses.
Exceptionally detailed, with extensive information. An interesting read.
A MODERN HERBAL
Maude Grieve, 1931. Paperback, 2 volumes, 915pp, 3 lb 5 oz. $35.90
A comprehensive encyclopedia of medicinal plants detailing well over 1000 species worldwide. Gives
botanical and common names, description of the plant and often of the dried product, cultivation,
history, folklore, constituents, medicinal action and dose, culinary and cosmetic properties,
innumerable recipes, anecdotes, and over 200 botanical illustrations. An excellent work, first
published in 1931.
XEROGRAPHIC REPRINTS
These are the answer to the often heard complaint, 'They don't write them
like that anymore!' Remember, even the best photocopies are not equal to the original, and photos do
not reproduce well, so don't expect perfection! Also, be sure to check for missing pages on arrival
- the machines occasionally skip one.
ECONOMIC PLANTS AND THEIR ECOLOGICAL DISTRIBUTION
Duke, Hurst and Terrell, 1976. 16pp, 2 oz. $2.00
A table of 1000 plants of economic importance, including herbs, spices, medicinal plants, etc.
Gives botanical name, common name, Holridge life zone range, life style, annual precipitation
and temperature ranges, center of diversity, and diploid chromosome numbers for each plant. Good
source of information for those growing herbs as cash crops.
ETHNOBOTANY OF THE HOPI
A. F. Whiting, 1939. 120pp, 13 oz. $12.50
This is a completely new reprint - I had the original book
scanned and enlarged so that it is much clearer and easier to read. Instead of
two pages side by side, it is one page per page. It came out very nice!
An important work on the Hopi and their crop plants, wild plants for food, seasoning, beverages,
chewing gum, etc., as well as plants for medicine, firewood, construction, musical instruments and
household utensils. Half of the book consists of a list of all plants used by the Hopi, with
botanical name, English name, Hopi name, and description of the plants use. Interesting and
informative.
ETHNOBOTANY of the TEWA INDIANS
Robbins, et al., 1916. 132pp, 15 oz. $14.00
Detailed ethnobotany of the Tewa, pueblo dwellers of the upper Rio Grande valley of New Mexico.
Extensive information on the language concerning plants, as well as the uses of wild and cultivated
plants for food, medicine, fiber, soap, ornament, etc. Includes corn, cotton,
chiles, tobacco, and others.
ISTHMIAN ETHNOBOTANICAL DICTIONARY
James A. Duke, 1972. 96pp, 9 oz. $24.00
Lists most useful cultivated and wild plants, giving the common names and uses, with much
previously unpublished information. Covers Central America from México to Columbia, with emphasis
on Panama. The common names in 13 languages and dialects are referenced to the botanical names, all
uses from edible and medicinal plants to arrow poisons and bat repellants are defined, and the
plants so used are listed. A great book.
PRINCIPLES and PRACTICES of SEED STORAGE, USDA Agriculture Handbook No. 506.
Justice and Bass, 1978. 289pp, 2 lb. $29.00
This is a completely new reprint - I had
the original book scanned and enlarged so that it is much clearer and easier to
read. Instead of two pages side by side, it is one page per page. It came out
very nice!
Covers factors affecting seed storage life— seed characteristics, storage temperature
and humidity, etc. Also drying, storage structures, packaging, monitoring, and records of old and
ancient seeds. A wealth of practical and technical info for the professional.
THE USEFUL NATIVE PLANTS OF AUSTRALIA
J. H. Maiden, 1889. 696pp, 2 lb. $31.00
Includes human foods, animal forage, medicines, gums resins and kinos, volatile and expressed
oils, perfumes, dyes, tannins, timbers, fibers and miscellaneous. Much fascinating information from
the aborigines, early colonist uses, and interesting accounts of experiments with Eucalyptus wood.
Fully indexed with English, aboriginal and botanical names.
THE USEFUL PLANTS OF WEST TROPICAL AFRICA
J. M. Dalziel, 1937. 612pp, 2 lb. $50.00
This is a completely new reprint - I had
the original book scanned and enlarged so that it is much clearer and easier to
read. Instead of two pages side by side, it is one page per page. It came out
very nice!
A massive and detailed work, covering thousands of plants, giving a fantastic amount of
ethnological information. All uses from edible, medicinal and dye plants, to plants used in
construction, for industrial use, for cosmetics and perfumes, magical and superstitious uses,
results of pharmacological research, plant myths, firewoods, fish-poisons, walking sticks, war
clubs, ordeal poisons, and every other imaginable use to which plants can be put. Fully indexed by
botanical name, common English name, and thousands of tribal names. A much-used reference.
TOBACCO
BOOKS
We non-Indians know nothing about tobacco. A sacred herb is abused and
reduced to 'a bad habit'. Recent anti-tobacco moralizing and legislation only point out our own lack
of knowledge and respect for this plant. The books offered below will change forever the way you
view this powerful medicine.
"It is a curious fact that while the whites took over the material tobacco from the Indians,
they took with it no fragment of the world that accompanied it, nor were they at first aware that
there was such a world... enshrined among the whites only as a drug, as a taste, as a habit, along
with the seeking after mild and tasty forms, while the Karuk make tobacco a heritage from the gods,
a strange path which juts into this world and leads to the very ends of magic."—Harrington, 1929.
TOBACCO AMONG THE KARUK INDIANS OF CALIFORNIA
J. P. Harrington, 1929. 284pp, 2 pounds 9 oz. $34.00
This is a completely new reprint - I had the original book
scanned and enlarged so that it is much clearer and easier to read. Instead of
two pages side by side, it is one page per page. It came out very nice!
The Karuk, a hunting and gathering people of Northern California cultivated only one plant, Nicotiana
bigelovii var. exaltata. This detailed study presents every aspect of tobacco. its cultivation,
gathering, curing, storing, pipe and tobacco-basket making (step-by-step, in great detail),
customs, use in medicine and shamanism, ceremony and mythology. The greater part of the book is
information told by the Karuk themselves, in their own language, phonetically transcribed,
and translated into their idiomatic English, presented in two columns, side by side on each page.
Thus it is not a white anthropologist's interpretation, but the people's own ways and views that are
described. As tobacco was a part of daily life, a cross section of their lives is revealed, from the
mundane to the profound, their humor and acute observation giving a beautiful picture of another way
of living.
THE TOBACCO SOCIETY OF THE CROW INDIANS
Robert H. Lowie, 1919. 100pp, 7 oz. $9.50
Describes the various chapters of the Society, adoption and initiation into the chapters,
planting, cultivating and harvesting the plant, origin traditions, tobacco songs and visions, etc.,
recorded by the author during his visits from 1907 to 1919.
TOBACCO: Instructions for its Cultivation and Curing. Farmers' Bulletin No.6, USDA
John Estes, 1892. 8pp, 1 oz. $1.50
Basics of cultivating tobacco; sowing, transplanting, topping, harvesting and curing.
This is a new reprint - completely re-typeset and nice
and clear - much better than the old photocopy of the original USDA pamphlet.
METHODS OF CURING TOBACCO. Farmers' Bulletin Number 60, USDA
Milton Whitney, 1898. 15pp, 1 oz. $2.00
Methods of curing various types of tobacco used in the main tobacco-growing regions of that
time.
This is a new reprint - completely re-typeset and
nice and clear - much better than the old photocopy of the original USDA
pamphlet.
"There have always been those who attempt to control the necessities of life for their own
gain. Genetic resources have always been the common heritage of all humanity, and we must not allow
them to be exploited."—S. Calkins, 1984.
WEB-ONLY BOOK OFFERS
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MANUAL OF THE TREES OF NORTH AMERICA - Volume Two Only -
Pages 434 to 934 only - Rosaceae to Caprifoliaceae - Volume One is out of print.
Sargent, 1921. Paperback, 1 lb 4 oz. $13.95
Every single tree (and many shrubs) native to North America north of México is described and
illustrated, fully 717 species in 185 genera and 66 families. Keys use mostly leaf characteristics
for easy identification of non-flowering specimens. Trees are described in detail, including leaves,
flowers, fruit, winterbuds, bark, wood, etc. Very detailed info on range, habitat, local variations
and uses. Whether you are in the Florida Keys or at the treeline in northern Canada, you can know
your trees.