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Today: 3/9/2010   Last Updated: 1/9/2010

Ki Publishing Co-operative is producing a

paper-back Raw Food Restaurant Guide, in collaboration with
  • The US website Raw Food Restaurant Guide compiled by Emily Rutherford. Some related articles:
  • How Gut Bacteria Evolved to Feast on Sushi. by Jon Hamilton.
    NPR New York, 7th April, 2010.
    Story lists 4 additional items for further reading.
  • Stinging Nettles also see "Recommended for Tinnitus section (below).
  • 23rd May: (UK) Be Nice to Nettles Week 2010.
  • The first Be Nice to Nettles Week seems to have been 2006. It was organised by the Natural History Museum in London.
  • Nettle Beer Recipes.
  • Wonderful Pick Your Own Information web site covering the US, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, and the UK. Information on Unusual (US) Fruits included.
  • Millions of Books Digitized for the Disabled:

    July 2010


    "Journey to Self" is a record of one woman's spiritual journey through elation and despair. It is a journey of spiritual transformation, a path that is as real today as it was in the days of the great mystics and saints..... This book addresses the spiritual energy that lies dormant at the base of the spine; it discusses it's purpose, and explores how to ensure that it rises naturally and safely, so that it rests in the heart, and opens it instead of remaining in the brain.
    $US


    One Review of "Journey to Self".

    "Over the last twenty years or so there has been a veritable explosion of books purporting to validate this or that spiritual awakening. At best most of this literature witnesses merely to the spiritual rootlessness endemic to our time; at worst it witnesses merely to the ego inflation of the author. Like much else that is written today, Margaret Dempsey's book is eclectic. What makes it different is the author's honesty and humility. Without any reliable teacher to guide her Margaret demonstrates an extraordinary knack for distinguishing teachings which challenge the ego from those which merely sooth it. This is a warts and all account of a woman's spiritual awakening, beginning with her earliest years, and charting a long and difficult search. No easy answers here - rather a challenge to the reader to address his or her own experience with the same radical honesty and commitment. Warmly recommended!"

    "Journey to Self" is to be a Book of the Month for Watkins, the world renown complementary bookshop in Central London. Watkins also produce an international mail order catalogue.

    Margaret is an experienced speaker who gives talks by arrangement, and she has spoken at The Theosophical Society in London.

    Journey to Self, is being translated into Gujarati and Hindi by Mr. Madhav Bhan at Amita Abbi Prashant, Remadhav Art Pvt.Ltd.
    B-188, East of Kailash, New Delhi-110065, India.

  • 17th - 19th September: Tickets are on sale for the Chiswick Book Festival.

  • Find Books at thedirectory.net
  • Excellent link to find bookshops within England by county/region.
  • Some InterLibrary Loan Schemes.
  • Need to do a translation? We recommend www.word2word.com.


  • Ki Publishing Co-operative #01

    Ki Publishing aims to ensure diversity

    in the intellectual community by providing high quality publishing and online distribution services to authors of works that are challenging, controversial, or explore areas outside the mainstream.

    Sir Issac Newton, and later Einstein said he could only have made his breakthroughs because he "stood on the shoulders of giants". Not everyone has a huge intellect, but many who are passionate about their chosen subjects know volumes about them, and this could fascinate others!

    At Ki Publishing we believe that well thought through, and painstakingly researched knowledge must be preserved for posterity, but be available to others at a reasonable cost - even when it is not immediately, commercially viable! Ki Publishing is our our practical contribution to supporting this philosophy, and provide some of the building blocks for others to stand on!

  • Ki Publishing is a member of the Co-operative Development Agency in the East London Borough of Tower Hamlets, London E1 5NF.
    tel: 020 7247 1050: mobile: 07770 7652250.
  • Jacyntha Crawley and Ian Moseley are both members of the Tower Hamlets Co-operative Development Agency. Both had previously volunteered on the CDA Management Committee.

  • The Wales Co-operative Centre.
  • Pages providing a listing of UK Co-operatives grouped by Trade Sector.
  • Here is the same information grouped by area, and in alphabetical order.
  • A link to the search tool uk.coop
  • Ki Publishing Co-operative and the London Biorhythm Company are members of the publishing distributor Pub Easy.
  • Ki Publishing Co-operative is listed on Society-Links.com
  • The "Nurturing Seeds" design (below) is from the Fair Trade batik cards range.


    Ki Publishing Co-operative #02

    Ki Publishing Editor: Karen Smith.

    Karen has a penchant for all things literary and extraordinary! She read English at Goldsmiths, part of The University of London. This was followed by a Master's in Modern Poetry at the University of Kent.

    Following stints as a teacher; an administrator for the Poetry Society; a reviewer for a literary magazine and a publishing assistant in Brighton, Karen qualified as a librarian and now works in a London University Art Library.

    Previously the Ki Editor had been Mary Phelan. Mary is an Art historian and sometime graphic artist, and author on architecture. She is a co-founder of artyfacts.info, a London-based online arts magazine that she edits and contributes to, and she continues to organise her blog Mary's Place.



    Ki Publishing Co-operative #03

    Illustration from "The Many Hatted Man and the Butterfly Lady", by Frances Quail, the copyright owner.

    The Inspiration for Ki Publishing: Jacyntha Crawley.

    The seeds for Ki Publishing were sown when, through late June Rogers, Jacyntha met members of the Research Committee of the (UK) Vegetarian Society. June was their Hon. Treasurer. Soon, Jacyntha realised that, members of that particular group, had tens of thousands of hours of enthusiastic and painstaking thought, and research, to their credit. There are thousands of special interest groups within the UK alone; as well as hundreds of individuals researching subjects that are of interest to them. This is a mountain of untapped, knowledge! Ki Publishing was conceived so that some of the inspired people, beavering away because they enjoy doing so, can share their knowledge, and, hopefully, achieve wider recognition for their work.

  • Jacyntha Crawley is a member of the The Society of Authors and of NAWE, the National Association of Writers in Education.

  • Ki Consultant: Gabriella Vecchio.

    Gabriella graduated from the Universita’ Commerciale Luigi Bocconi in Milan, and speaks Italian, English and French.

    She spent 5 years as TIA’s (Travel in America) manager of International Marketing for Europe, and was responsible for managing international marketing programs for the benefit of TIA members, in the United Kingdom and targeted markets in Europe. She represented TIA at several conferences and trade events throughout Europe.

    Before joining TIA, Gabriella spent 10 years as a commercial specialist for the U.S. Commercial Service at the U.S. Consulate in Milan, Italy, where she assumed responsibility for U.S. travel and tourism promotion in Italy, organizing the USA Pavilion in large Italian tourism shows and working in close co-operation with the Visit USA Association of Italy.

    Ki Consultant: Simone Schwaer.

    Simone graduated from the European Business School in Hamburg and speaks German, English, French and Spanish. She composed worldwide economic and political country reports for numerous years before she embarked on a consulting career in helping companies to start their business activities on an international scale, in particular establishing global alliances and promoting their activities in unknown territory.

    Ki Design Consultant: Pam Bennett.

    Pam Bennett is a successful complementary therapist as well as being a freelance designer..

    Ki Publishing in South Africa

    P.O. Box 384, Parklands, Johannesburg 2121. fax: + 27 (011) 788 4583.

    Inspiration for You?


    Here is list of the 2010 / 2011 workshops for authors organised by the Highlights Foundation.

  • In particular, On 26th April 2009 in the US, The Highlights Foundation for aspiring authors, organised a Workshop for Nature Writers. The helpful notes will remain linked on the website.
  • If you are interested in freelance writing: link to a regularly updated and helpful Newsletter with a minor US-bias.
  • Get That Book Deal: Three Books Tell You How ...
  • Members of Richmond-upon-Thames Writer's Group meets on Sunday afternoons. Details from Kehryse Johnson.
  • Genealogical and General Research Links.
  • Ki Publishing hopes to be a serious presence at The Chiswick Book Festival in September in West London.


  • Ki Publishing has further 'country'' agencies in

  • Australia
  • Botswana
  • Lithuania

  • And we would welcome more ...

    A Ki Publishing agency could well suit small or medium-sized shop-owners with a suitable outlet for unusual books, and an interest in the holistic life style. Agents could be based within the UK or abroad. No upfront payment or fee involved. Please ask for details.



    Inspiration for You?


    Here is list of the 2010 / 2011 workshops for authors organised by the Highlights Foundation.

  • In particular, On 26th April 2009 in the US, The Highlights Foundation for aspiring authors, organised a Workshop for Nature Writers. The helpful notes will remain linked on the website.
  • If you are interested in freelance writing: link to a regularly updated and helpful Newsletter with a minor US-bias.
  • Get That Book Deal: Three Books Tell You How ...
  • Members of Richmond-upon-Thames Writer's Group meets on Sunday afternoons. Details from Kehryse Johnson.
  • Genealogical and General Research Links.

  • Ki Publishing hopes to be a serious presence at The Chiswick Book Festival in September in West London.


  • Further Ki Books.
  • "Only When I Eat: Hope at Last",




    by the late June Rogers, , is available to partially browse on Google Books, and through the Amazon Book Search facility.

    "Only When I Eat" explains how to improve your tinnitus by modifying your diet. June wrote this book to pioneer the connection between diet some ilnesses.

    Herself a sufferer with an academic background in biochemistry the intuitive way she "thought" put her well "ahead of her time". June was adamant her vegetarianism was correct, and she worked hard to promote animal rights. June spent many years as the Hon. Treasurer of the Research Committee (now abolished!) of the (UK) Vegetarian Society.

    June knew she didn't have a monopoly on the knowledge that diet and illness are interconnected. She could be bombastic, but her desire to help others was absolutely genuine.



    Ki Publishing Co-operative #04

    ONLY WHEN I EAT - Hope at Last.

    ISBN 0951 0769 06
    is also listed on the Tinnitus and Diet page.


  • Peak-Oil Prophet James Howard Kunstler on Food, Fuel and Why He Became a Vegan.
  • Informative Monthly International Vegetarian Newsletter.
  • Vegan Social Club of Beijing.
  • Japanese Vegan Runners Club.
  • Exceptional Taiwanese-based Vegelife vegan blog.
  • Thai authorities are trying to save an endangered species, the pangolins, from being eaten. There are ONLY around 100 pangoplins remaining.


  • The 1st Royal Irish Rifles in the Great War.

    by James W. Taylor

    Painstakingly researched by James W. Taylor, a highly motivated amateur military historian and researcher, Jimmy genuinely believes that "History is not as far away as we imagine", and "that if we don't learn from history then our civilisation, and possibly even our futures are at stake".

    Quantity
    2CheckOut.com Inc. (Ohio, USA) is an authorized retailer for
    goods and services provided by London Biorhythm Company Ltd.

    The 1st Irish Rifles in the Great War

    has been exceptionally well reviewed. You can buy it from Ki Publishing, or direct from the author (signed or unsigned). It costs 38 Euros, £32 or US$63 hardback, pp 382 + postage. Published September 2005 in Dublin: ISBN 1-85182-952-0.

  • James W. Taylor, Clonard Great, Wexford, Co. Wexford. Eire.

  • Some Reviews of The 1st Royal Irish Rifles in the Great War.

  • Stand To! Journal of the Western Front Association, by Lt.-Col. Bob Wyatt: "The book contains the results of the most astonishing research. This is masterly and painstaking, and must have taken years to compile, congratulations are given to the author for a wonderful piece of work."
  • Centre for First World War Studies by Alun Thomas: "The biographies are a joy to dip into - I wish that Taylor’s example would be emulated by like research on other units in the British Army. Hopefully, in many aspects, this book is the shape of things to come".
  • Journal of Military History by Nicholas Perry: "This book represents both a very useful addition to the history of Irish involvement in the Great War, and a worthy tribute to those killed serving with the battalion".
  • Genealogical Society of Ireland by Donal Hall:
    Ki Publishing Co-operative #05


  • Irish American Magazine by Tom Deignan: Taylor offers a valuable new look at the Irish experience during World War I.

  • The next book by James W. Taylor is now finished, but he still spends much of his spare time researching at the National Library in Dublin.
  • Are you interested in researching your Family History? Here is a link to some useful sources of information.
  • Click here, or or here, to access two of the larger US-based people finders on the internet.
  • The Peter Robinson Irish Emigrations to Canada, 1823 & 1825. Copies can be forwarded via the InterLibrary Loan Scheme to your local public library.
  • World Surname Finder.

    This 1920s view of Federal Street Bridge, Pittsburg, PA, is in the archives of Ki Publishing
    Ki Publishing Co-operative #06


  • Puzzle Book: "Play With Words and Improve

    Your Verbal IQ".

    Compiled by Amer Dajani and exclusive to freelance designer.. Printed in Jordan: Jordian ISBN number 9957-8559-0-5.

  • About the Author: Born in Jaffa, Palestine in 1942, Amer Dajani is an established writer in English and Arabic. A naturalised Jordanian he is a civil engineer specializing in construction management, and a respected arbitrator in construction project disputes. He received his education in Beirut and Lebanon, and graduated with a Bachelor of Engineering degree from the American University of Beirut. Amer has worked mostly on construction projects in Saudi Arabia and other Gulf countries, and in 1993 he became a member of the Jordanian Arbitrators Society, and the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA). His book "The Critical Path Method in Construction Management" has been in print in both English and Arabic for some years.

    Amer has been a member of Mensa International since 1986. Amer Dajani has always been interested in challenging puzzles and IQ test type questions. He is a member of the Jordanian Astronomical Society, and is a chess champion. His other interests include theoretical physics; classical music; poetry, swimming, walking and sight-seeing.



  • Ki Publishing Co-operative #07

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