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D r . Mi r ia m M a zu r e- Mi tc h el l N a t ur op a t hi c P hy s ic ia n N AT U RA L M ED I C I NE F a mi l y P r ac t ic e RELOCATION OPEN HOUSE Saturday, December 13 • 1-5pm Come by to say hello, have a cup of Seattle Chai tea and sample delicious foods for health-condition diets…including Allergies, ADHD, Autism spectrum, Blood sugar, Candida, Detoxification, Digestion, Cholesterol/Triglycerides, Diabetes, Metabolic Function, Weight Management, and more! 2833 Willamette St. Suite A • Eugene 541-686-3399 26 DECEMBER 4, 2003 Winter Reading 2003-2004 Past and Present Living on the Earth by Alicia Bay Laurel. Gibbs Smith, 2003. Paperback, $18.95. A licia Bay Laurel’s Living on the Earth was first released in 1970 and tagged “the hippie bible.” The New York Times calls the author “the Martha Stewart of the hippie age,” for her complete manual on simple living in her own hand- writing with her sketches. Bay Laurel (not her parents’ surname but her favorite tree) provides infor- mation on topics as diverse as fur- niture, candle- making, back- packing, mid- wifery, sewing drawstring pants, making sun- flower milk and gardening. Its timeliness and relevance to a generation poised for change made Living on Earth a best-seller when it first came out. For The Whole Earth Catalog, J.D. Smith writes, “This could be the best book in this catalog. It is a book for peo- ple. If you are a person, it is for you. If you are a dog, for example, and can’t read very well, it still might be for you…” Re-released in November to turn on the next generation to a simpler way of life, Living on Earth, printed and bound in the U.S. on recycled paper with soy-based ink, contains then 20- year-old Bay Laurel’s original introduction, “When we depend less on industrially pro- duced consumer goods, we can live in quiet places. Our bod- ies become vig- orous; we dis- cover the sereni- ty of living with the rhythms of the earth. We cease oppressing one another.” And from her home in Maui, Bay Laurel adds in this version, “I had hoped at the time that living in wilder- ness would guarantee the awakening of compassion. Today I see this most pro- found evolution occuring everywhere. It is key to our survival as a species!” —Aria Seligmann
