by Synergetic Press | July 24, 2014 | Uncategorized
Mark Nelson takes us on a global expedition to learn how we are wasting the world’s dwindling supplies of fresh water by flushing away a very valuable resource, our own human wastes! While the problems covered in this book are very serious, Nelson’s approach to the subject makes for a delightful, down-to-earth read.
Mark Nelson, PhD is an eco-system engineer and researcher, and one of the original “Biospherians.” He is Chairman and CEO, and a founding director, of the Institute of Ecotechnics, a U.S. and U.K. nonprofit organization consulting on several demonstration projects working in challenging biomes around the world. He is also Vice Chairman of Global Ecotechnics Corp. and consults on wastewater reuse and recycling using Wastewater Gardens®, subsurface-flow constructed wetlands.
The Wastewater Gardener Presents His New Book in Santa Fe
Author Mark Nelson spoke at the Collected Works Bookstore in Santa Fe this month to launch his new book The Wastewater Gardener. His talk shed light on the origin of Wastewater Gardens and encouraged the audience to become aware of the water wasted every time you flush the toilet. He challenges viewers to question: How do we change the world, help create the Earth we want and need? No action is trivial or unimportant. We change the world one small step at a time, one flush at a time.
While feces is the focus of Nelson’s work, there is plenty of appeal for readers who want an educational and entertaining read about global environmental issues, natural house building, and community development.
– Rachel Jagareski,
Foreword Reviews
Wastewater Gardener Book Trailer from Jeff Drew Pictures on Vimeo.
Get Ready for The Anthropocene This November!
The Anthropocene, literally the “epoch of man,” is the current period in which humanity’s dominance has radically altered the earth’s ecosystems. In this book, Christian Schwägerl asserts that we already possess the scientific, philosophical, spiritual and governmental tools we need to correct our current trajectory and to move toward a positive and sustainable future.
Happy Summer from all of us at Synergetic Press!
We wish the best of luck and success to two of our valued staff. Graciela will be moving away for college and Melissa will be starting a new life adventure. They have been valued members of the Synergetic Press team and will be missed.
by Synergetic Press | June 20, 2014 | Uncategorized
Mystic Chemist is the authoritative biography on the most famous chemist of the 20th century. Authors Hagenbach and Werthmüller, close friends of Hofmann, take us on a journey through the 20th century from his mystical childhood experiences with nature; to his chemistry studies with Nobel Prize winner Paul Karrer in Zurich through his discoveries of both LSD and psilocybin at Sandoz; to his adventurous expeditions and his many years of retirement devoted to philosophy of nature and a rich social life.
The authors also reveal a thorough and eventful history of the impact LSD had on culture and the ensuing struggles between advocates and opponents, many of which persist today. This invaluable survey covers all the key stages: the revolution in clinical therapy; the youth movement of the sixties; innovations in computer technologies; to the birth of a new science of consciousness and much more. Albert Hofmann was voted “greatest living genius” in 2007 by the Daily Telegraph.
by Lucius Werthmüller and Dieter Hagenbach
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by Synergetic Press | January 1, 2014 | Uncategorized
David Rogers, Debbie McFarland, Deborah Snyder, Linda Sperling, Graciela Ruiz, Melissa Guthrie
Dear friends around the planet,
Thank you for your continued support of our books and extraordinary authors. It was a banner year for the press with the release of two award winning titles and the addition of several creative people to our team. Highlights of 2013 include the launch of Mystic Chemist: The Life of Albert Hofmann on the 70th anniversary of his discovery of LSD at the Psychedelic Science conference in Oakland, California in April. See our blog to watch the authors’ keynote speech. In August we welcomed renowned British environmentalist, Tony Juniper for the American launch of his ground-breaking book, What Has Nature Ever Done for Us? Of special note was the Bioeconomics Colloquium held in July at Synergia Ranch where Tony was joined by two of our other authors, all of whom gave passionate and inspiring talks concerning the future of our planet. Videocastsof the meeting are on our website. Synergetic Press exhibited in October at the Frankfurt Book Fair where we met with forthcoming authors, translators and publishing partners. We are anticipating an exciting 2014, with the release of mind-enhancing titles by Mark Nelson and Christian Schwägerl, among others; and the return of Tony Juniper for appearances in New York and Washington D.C. in April.
Best to all for the New Year!
Deborah Parrish Snyder, Publisher
Mystic Chemist Wins Best Biography!
Mystic Chemist: The Life of Albert Hofmann and His Discovery of LSD takes you into the life of one of the most famous chemists of the 20th century. The pages are filled with many rare, historical photographs, and works of art such as In the Land of Retinal Delight by Robert Williams above (courtesy Tony Shafrazi Gallery, NYC) some of which can be seen in the book trailer below.
What Has Nature Ever Done for Us? Wins Gold in Independent Publisher’s Living Now Book Awards.
Tony Juniper asserts that we think everything nature does for us — providing water, pollinating plant
s, generating oxygen, recycling miracles in the soil and much more — is free, but it isn’t. Its economic value can, and has been, measured. Upon realizing what that value truly is, we can stop treating our natural systems in a destructive manner.
Welcome Our New Chief Operating Officer, David Rogers
David’s professional experience has encompassed Publishing, Media Production, Entrepreneurial Enterprise, National Campaign Politics, and Public Service. We are delighted to have him on our team.
by Synergetic Press | November 18, 2013 | Uncategorized
Mystic Chemist: The Life of Albert Hofmann and His Discovery of LSD was awarded “Best Biography” at the New Mexico-Arizona 2013 Book awards! Click here for the full list of winners.
Only a few discoveries of the 20th century have had such crucial and meaningful influences on science, society and culture as LSD. This mysterious and extremely potent substance causes profound changes of consciousness in doses of millionths of a gram. Swiss chemist Albert Hofmann first experienced its remarkable effects during a self-experiment with Lysergic Acid Diethylamide in 1943 at Sandoz Laboratory in Basel. It changed his life deeply, as it also has the lives of millions around the world. His bicycle ride during this first LSD trip became legendary.
The best compendium of the birth and transformative effect of one of the greatest discoveries ever made.
– Alex Grey, Visionary Artist
A marvelous job of pulling together documentation and commentary, not only about Hofmann and LSD but also the socio-cultural and political upheavals of the 1960s, during which LSD and all mind-expanding drugs played an enormous role.
– Ralph Metzner, PhD
This book covers everything of importance in the scientific, social, spiritual and artistic realms that resulted from his epochal discovery.
– Michael Horowitz, psychoactive drug historian,
editor of works by Aldous Huxley and Timothy Leary
As psychedelic research is dramatically expanding, Albert’s life journey deserves to become more widely known. There is much to learn from this book and from Albert’s example.
– Rick Doblin, PhD, founder and executive director,
Multidisciplinary Association of Psychedelic Studies (MAPS)
A fascinating read and a highly recommended addition to academic, and community library 20th Century Biography collections.
– James A. Cox, Midwest Book Review
by Synergetic Press | September 9, 2013 | Uncategorized
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Each week, new statistics are released regarding the economy. They are almost always focused on things like productivity and industrial output. But in many ways, that output is dependent on something else: Mother Nature. It is from the Earth that we gather the raw materials to create everything we make. We prospect for oil and metals and benefit from the diversity of the plant and animal life, for everything from ingredients for pharmaceuticals to bees pollinating the crops we eat. All of those resources have a distinct economic value, but no one has taken on the task to calculate, in real dollar terms, the value of the natural resources the entire world uses. Until now. Joining us tonight is environmentalist Tony Juniper, who has written the book “What Has Nature Ever Done For Us?” (published by Synergetic Press). He explains the reason why we need to protect the environment for our own economic good.
