Our Books
Whatever Keeps You Vertical!
Whatever Keeps You VERTICAL! is a casual natural history of the Canadian Cordillera, the western mountains of Canada. It is presented within an account, or memoir, of fifteen years of exploring the region from Vancouver Island to the Rocky Mountains. A septuagenarian, or 70-something, emeritus professor of geology and environmental science, LaFreniere and his wife previously explored the mountains of Europe.
The Decline of Nature
The Decline of Nature captures the history of Western civilization’s ecological impact and the worldviews that shaped this outcome. LaFreniere examines both the idea of Providence (Christian worldview) and the idea of Progress (technological/capitalist worldview) as the foundation for civilization’s use and abuse of Nature.
Sweet Mountain Water
Sweet Mountain Water is the story of Salem, Oregon’s high quality drinking water – from its earliest history when Salem’s economy depended on water power and residents drank from the polluted Willamette River, to today when residents enjoy healthy, abundant Cascade mountain water, to a future clouded by conflicts over limited water resources.
Tread Softly, Sathya Sai Baba’s Teachings on Nature & the Environment
Tread Softly, Sathya Sai Baba’s Teachings on Nature & the Environment brings into one place the teachings of Sri Sathya Sai Baba on Nature and the environment. These teachings focus on the divine qualities of Nature and the opportunity for humans to raise their awareness and realize the urgent need to live in greater harmony with the natural world.
Journey of a Soul
Excerpt from Journey of a Soul: “May this Love I have for You never dwindle down to a tepid routine devotion. May it forever Blaze with this divine and unending Fire of Exaltation. May I see this divine Spark of You in every single one I know and love, and every single one I don’t know and don’t want to love. Swami, Beloved, Beloved Love, I can cross the river only with your Loving Guidance.”
Talking Bears Talking Circles – Book One
Talking Bear’s Talking Circles — Book One is a compilation of stories that emerged from thirty-five years of talking circles led by the author, George Walking Bear. The 42 stories are based on true events, and the story format helps readers feel they are actually sitting in the circle, instead of just reading about it.
Talking Bears Talking Circles – Book Two
In Talking Bear’s Talking Circles – Book Two, George Walking Bear provides more insight into the medicine path, Indian doctoring, and spiritual awakening through the format of the talking circle. This is the second of two books containing stories from events at Walking Bear’s talking circles that cover a span of thirty-five years.
Dream Darshan
Rajeshwari Subramanian’s second book, Dream Darshan, beautifully and playfully describes her lucid dreams in which her supreme guru Sathya Sai Baba appears. Sai Baba himself once said, “Whenever I appear in a dream, it is to communicate something to the individual; it is not a mere dream as it is generally known.