Hemp for Victory by Kenyon Gibson, Nick Mackintosh, Cindy Mackintosh Hancock House, June, 2005. 336 pp. "The value of hemp is today being steadily rediscovered. Thanks to the efforts of pro-hemp activists such as Anita Roddick and Woody Harrelson, people are coming to understand the difference between hemp and marijuana, and discovering the many ecological and economic benefits of hemp, as a result of its use in textiles, cordage, energy, oil, paper, medicine and more. However, hemp cultivation today is still controversial and often suppressed, particularly in the United States. Strange as it may seem the US government was once a strong proponent of hemp cultivation, in fact, the title of this book, Hemp for Victory, is taken from a US government film made during World War II. However, the US government's support was withdrawn in the early twentieth century when anti-hemp protestors such as oil magnate Andrew Mellon and media mogul William Randolph Hearst helped demonize the plant. This book puts the controversy surrounding hemp into perspective, delving into the ancient history of the plant to its many modern-day applications and benefits." --info from publisher Hemp Horizons: The Comeback of the World's Most Promising Plant by John Roulac, John W. Roulac Chelsea Green Publishing, 1997. 211 pp. "Hemp, a variety of the genus Cannabis, is a versatile crop used in the manufacture of twine, textiles, home furnishings, shoes, clothing, and construction materials. It grows rapidly, is adaptable to most climates, and improves soil fertility. Twenty-nine countries, including the major industrialized nations, are hemp producers. However, large-scale production is prohibited in the United States, owing to an erroneous belief that its leaves can be made into a marijuana-like drug." --book description Hemp - American History Revisited: The Plant With a Divided History by Robert Deitch Algora Publishing, 2003. 244 pp. "Deitch's hemp-centric tour of American history cultivates two aspects of the plant: the economic, in which hemp was used to produce rope, sails, paper and a multitude of other products, and the psychoactive, i.e., marijuana. ... While hemp's role in history is Deitch's focal point, he offers a substantial discussion of the temperance movement and Prohibition, which, in a contrarian mode, he suggests, caused the Great Depression. Deitch's treatment of the economics of hemp is original, or at least imaginative. Less original is his argument that it is folly to prohibit the recreational and medical use of marijuana. His account features familiar villains: Harry Anslinger, the notorious Federal Bureau of Narcotics anti-marijuana zealot, and various other militants in the government's war on drugs, who Deitch says have distorted and misrepresented facts in imposing a fatally flawed marijuana policy. Deitch is an L.A.-based writer and activist for medical marijuana.... His passion for his subject and the radical version of its history, despite its excesses and idiosyncrasies, is also entertaining." --Publishers Weekly

Ecohemp: Economy and Ecology With Hemp
by Lynn Osburn
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The Hemp Manifesto: 101 Ways That Hemp Can Save Our World
by Rowan Robinson
Inner Traditions Int'l, 1997. 112 pp.

Hemp for Health: The Medicinal and Nutritional Uses of Cannabis Sativa
by Chris Conrad
Healing Art Press, 1997. 264 pp.

Hemp: A Short History of the Most Misunderstood Plant and its Uses and Abuses
by Mark Bourrie
Key Porter Books, 2003. 160 pp.

Hemp Conspiracy
by Paul Wylie
Rhino Publishing, 2004. 324 pp.

"The new book by Paul Wylie, detailing his illegal arrest while farming hemp in Nicaragua. The book provides evidence of a US-led conspiracy to eradicate the renewable hemp resource, and those who farm it." --book description

Hemp: Lifeline to the Future
by Chris Conrad
Creative Xpressions, 1994. 314 pp.

The Hemp Handbook
by Gisela Schreiber, Angela Hounam
North Atlantic Books, 1999. 173 pp.

"Though demonized as an illicit drug, hemp is a valuable renewable resource and a possibly life-saving medicine. The author explores its proven effects on glaucoma and as an appetite stimulant as well as its potential as fiber for paper, clothing, and insulation." --book description

International Directory of Hemp Products & Supplies
by James Berry
Message Company, 1996. 114 pp.

"An introduction to the history and diverse products of the hemp industry, particularly paper and fiber, and an alphabetical listing of retail suppliers, wholesalers, and organizations promoting hemp products. Each entry lists contact person, address, phone, and gives a brief description of product and function. The listings are cross indexed by country, category, and product" --Book News

- Hemp Crafts, Knotting -

Making Beautiful Hemp & Bead Jewelry
by Mickey Baskett
Sterling Publishing, 1999. 96 pp.

"The retro chic of the 1970s has once again made macramé hemp jewelry popular. But far from looking dated, the designs in this book offer a fresh take on a traditional craft, giving new life to an old fiber art with a few dozen easy projects. With simple knotting, braiding, and cord-weaving techniques; several yards of hemp cord; and some interesting beads, you can create necklaces, bracelets, earrings, eyeglass chains, and other accessories. ..." --Amy Handy for Amazon.com

Hemp Masters: Getting Knotty, More Ancient Hippie Secrets for Knotting Hip Hemp Jewelry
by Max Lunger
Eagles View Publishing, 2003. 108 pp.

Hemp Masters: Ancient Hippie Secrets for Knotting Hip Hemp Jewelry
by Max Lunger
Eagles View Publishing, 1998. 90 pp.

The Knotty Macrame & Beading Book: Techniques for Bead Lovers
by Wendy S. Conner
Interstellar Publishing, 1997. 52 pp. Spiral bound.

"The "Knotty" Macrame and Beading Book has a fun variety of knotted jewelry and projects." for beginners.

The Complete Book of Decorative Knots
by Geoffrey Budworth
The Lyons Press, 1998. 160 pp.

"The Complete Book of Decorative Knots contains easy-to-follow expert instruction in how to tie over 80 elaborate knots, ranging form the simple to the more complex. The book is divided into five sections of different elaborate knots - lanyard knots, button knots and globe knots, Turk's heads, mats and hitching, and chains and plaits. Every section contains background information on the history, lore and accreditation of the knots featured." advanced.

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