Heart of Dryness is by James G Workman and is subtitled “How the Last Bushmen Can Help Us Endure the Coming Age of Permanent Drought”

I’ll admit I haven’t finished the book yet but I’m really enjoying it. An award winning journalist and one of Bill Clinton’s speech writers, Workman really knows how to write and bring home the relevance of the Kalahari Bushmen to our own backyard. The Colorado River dam has always interested me and hearing the river will be dry in 13 years is pretty shocking. The way water is used as a weapon by governments, the way it is rationed and provided to those who can pay the most, not those who need it the most, is equally disturbing and intriguing.

Neatly divided up into 8 parts, the book is a journey and a guide, well researched (there are 35 pages of notes at the end before you even get to the Bibliography or index) I’m looking forward to the rest of it. Anyone interested in the environment, water and/or different cultures will find this interesting reading indeed.

You can watch an interview with James below, and you can buy the book from Amazon for around $17 (hardcover).

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Heart Of Dryness Book Review

I’m always happy for an excuse to get women in swimsuits into Life Goggles. Although this may be the first, and last, time.

With summer here, new swimsuits are on most holidayers shopping list, so why not choose an environmentally friendly one? Treehugger has a slideshow of 10 of the best out there.

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Eco Swimsuits

The Scented Candle Shop has sent us candle lovers at Life Goggleslots of candles to review and some were the same candle just a different scent. And this organic pillar candle is just the rose version of the Sea Breeze candle I reviewed a while back.

So it’s going to be a short review, you can refer to the other review if you like, but this is exactly the same but er pink. Okay, not exactly the same as also the smell isn’t as strong as the Sea Breeze one but it’s just as pleasant.

Made from 100% organic vegan plant wax and natural oils, it’s harder to get a better candle for the environment. It still crystallizes rather than melts but burns nice and evenly. this one left a lattice shell as it burned down too which was a nice effect.

The Rose Organic Pillar Candle costs £1.79 and can be found here.

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Rose Organic Pillar Candle Eco Product Review

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