Paul Kurucz

Great source for a healthy remodeling project, Mar 8 2006

I find it ridiculous that most sources of information on going "green" are focused on building new houses. I think this is one indicator that even green thinkers are stuck in the consumerist mind frame. Most people who think green do not have $300,000 + the cost of land to build a new home!

David Johnston, in his book "Green Remodeling", looks at what many people can afford: Making their current home, or another "second-hand" home, a much more livable and efficient place to live.

There are tons of good resources and ideas in this book, from making water heaters and plumbing better insulated in your basement to options for re-doing your roof with… Read more

Best of the best for boys, Oct 25 2004

I read this books as a boy. Now my kids enjoy it in it's republished version. The New Adventures is another wonderful collection of stories following from The Mad Scientist's club.

Lots of interesting applications of science, boy humour that is not crude or gross, and a presentation of a way of growing up that sadly absent from 99% of boys' lives in North America today.

Five stars for this one. Give your youth or teen a glimpse at what fun science and personal freedom could be like...

A boy magnet..., Oct 24 2003

I remember only three authors from my childhood: Richard Scarry, Bill Peet, and Bertrand R. Brinley - author of the fantastic Mad Scientists' Club. I read the Mad Scientists' Club to my sons recently who ended up loving the tales as much as I do.

A must read for any boy aged 6-10 years old who loves the freedom to muck about with their friends in a parent-free, resource rich environment. Sadly, a rapidly vanishing freedom for most boys today.