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Inspirational
Books:
FICTION:
Jack
Kerouac, Dharma Bums
Herman
Hesse, SiddharthaTom Wolfe, The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test Ken Kesey, One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest J.D.Salinger, Catcher in the Rye George Orwell, 1984 Neal Stephenson, Zodiac; Cryptonomicon; & many more Cory Doctorow, Makers Gregory David Roberts, Shantaram Margaret Atwood, Oryx & Crake J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit; Lord of the Rings Richard Adams, Watership Down Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland Enid Blyton, Famous Five; The Faraway Tree C.S. Lewis, The Chronicles of Narnia Rumer Godden, The Diddakoi NON-FICTION: Paul Mason, Why it's Kicking Off
Everywhere
Bruce Chatwin, The Songlines Andrew
Harvey, Journey to Ladakh
Lucy Irivine, Runaway; Castaway; Faraway Nick Danziger, Danziger's Travels Tom Hodgkinson, How to be Free Richard Mabey, Wild Food Michael Pollan, Omnivore's Dilemma Barbara Kingsolver, Small Wonder Starhawk, Webs of Power: Notes from the Global Uprising Vandana Shiva, John Vandermeer & Ivette Perfecto, Breakfast of Biodiversity: The Political Ecology of Rainforest Destruction Inspirational Films/Documentaries: Age of Stupid Inspirational Music: Chumbawumba 'Pictures of
Starving Children Sell Records' Inspirational People: Gandhi So many more...
Other Inspirational Things: Festivals!
Inspirational Living Desire less, consume less, avoid direct debits & credit cards Be creative, grow vegetables, make compost, reuse and recycle Sew and mend, chop wood, carry water, explore, play Barter, share skills, co-operate within your community Enjoy simple things - Walks, conversation, campfires, books, exploring, dancing, music Avoid mass-production and exploitation Switch off the television, Don't be afraid Buy things from small companies not large ones Don't be a slave to wage or career, merge life and work Harness natural renewable energy resources and use them wisely Avoid packaging and processed foods; choose organic, local, non-GM Value friends and health and nature Be Happy, Be Free!
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