Hidden Nature: The Startling Insights Of Victor Schauberger [Paperback]

Alick Bartholomew (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 30, 2003

This title pioneers a new Science of Nature. It offers striking new arguments against GM technologies. It proposes startling solutions to our energy needs. It includes a foreword by David Bellamy Austrian naturalist. Viktor Schauberger (1885-1958) was far ahead of his time. From his unusually detailed observations of the natural world, he pioneered a completely new understanding of how nature works. He also foresaw, and tried to warn against, the global waste and ecological destruction of our age. This book describes and explains Schauberger's insights in contemporary, accessible language. His remarkable discoveries - which address issues such as sick water, ailing forests, climate change and, above all, renewable energy - have dramatic implications for how we should work with nature and its resources.

Editorial Reviews

Review

A timely book on a profound subject ... reveals a timeless wisdom requiring urgent attention. -- Satish Kumar, editor of Resurgence Magazine

An admirable job of making Schauberger’s work accessible and relevant to our age without compromising its artistic integrity. -- Dr Mae-Wan Ho, biologist, author, and editor of Science in Society

About the Author

Alick Bartholomew read Geology and Geography at the University of Cambridge, followed by graduate studies at the University of Chicago. He has commissioned and published many books on Schauberger and has been working with Schauberger material for over twenty years.

Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Floris Books (November 30, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0863154328
• ISBN-13: 978-0863154324
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 8.2 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #261,691 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

As a publisher of mind-body-spirit books for 35 years, I felt that of all the books I had published (which included Jonathan Livingston Seagull in 1972), the 6 books on Viktor Schauberger's insights into Nature's workings were the most significant.
However, when I realised that they appealed mainly to a more specialised audience, I decided to write Hidden Nature, to bring Schauberger's topical research up to date for a wider audience. I was part of the editorial team that published Rachel Carson's Silent Spring in 1962, and ever since have been campaigning against our society's violation of Nature.
My latest book The Story of Water (US ed. The Spiritual Life of Water) was published in 2010. I am now working on its sequel: The Life of Gaia. (website: www.AlickBartholomew.co.uk)

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92 of 93 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best books on Schauberger, November 11, 2005

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Frank Germano "Frank D Germano, P.E." (Boca Ratan, FL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hidden Nature: The Startling Insights of Viktor Schauberger (Paperback)

Alick Bartholomew has done a fantastic job in the writing of this book. While the few other books on Schauberger, most notably the books Living Energies, and the Eco-Technology series from Callum Coats, and of coarse, Olof Alexanderson's Living Water (the original pioneer) disect Schauberger's work...Alick puts it in simple, easy to read and understand words.
Many times I found that Coats' literal translation from German to English a bit much to take. Bartholomew takes all of Schauberger's conceptual ideas, and breaks them down into a series of (shall we say) modern English, comprehendable, and brilliant formats. The work is quite simply excellent. There were a number of times when I read through Callum Coats writings and was left with an unmistakable feeling of "what the heck did I just read...!" Not so with Bartholomew's writing.
Chapters include: Schauberger's Vision; Different Kinds of Energy; Attraction & Repulsion of Opposites; Nature's Patterns & Shapes; Energy Production; Motion, Key to Balance; Atmosphere/Electricity; The Nature of Water; Hydrological Cycle; Formation of Springs; How Rivers Flow; Supplying Water; The Role of the Forests; Tree Metabolism; Soil Fertility and Cultivation; Organic Cultivation; The Energy Revolution; Harnessing Implosion Power; Viktor Schauberger & Society and more.
I am not trying in any way to detract from buying one of Coats' books - they are a wealth of information, and the work is simply outstanding. What Bartholomew has done with HIS book, is put it in language that anyone can easily understand and comprehend in its entirity. The book is very well written, the illustrations are excellent, and all-in-all, it's probably the best book to start with in your exploration of Viktor Schauberger.

55 of 59 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Author's Comments, November 11, 2005

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This review is from: Hidden Nature: The Startling Insights of Viktor Schauberger (Paperback)

As a publisher of mind-body-spirit books for 35 years, I felt that of all the books I had published, the 6 books on Viktor Schauberger's insights into Nature's workings were the most significant. However, when I realised that they appealed mainly to a more specialised audience, I decided to write Hidden Nature, to bring Schauberger's topical research up to date for a wider audience. I was part of the editorial team that published Rachel Carson's Silent Spring in 1962, and ever since have been campaiging against our society's violation of Nature.

19 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Informative!!, January 10, 2007

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This review is from: Hidden Nature: The Startling Insights of Viktor Schauberger (Paperback)

An excellent book which covers all aspects of this extraordinary man's life and work. Essentiall it covers everything! Not too deep in technical detail but with such a wide scope, it does justice to the material. An excellent book for anyone interested in conservation and nature. Highly recommended!