Organic Home Delivery Company carries new book on car culture "Traffic
Life" for World Health Organization's Health Day 2004 / Global Road Safety
Campaign
FOR RELEASE APRIL 7, 2004
Small Potatoes, Vancouver based organic home delivery
company (www.spud.ca),
offers its customers the new book "Traffic Life"
which deals
with car culture and alternative modes of transportation, to
help raise awareness of road congestion and safety. The
launch day of the book was chosen to be World Health Day 2004 (April 7),
dedicated to Road Safety.
(PRWEB) April 1, 2004 -- Small Potatoes, Vancouver based organic home delivery company (www.spud.ca), offers its customers the new book "Traffic Life" which deals with car culture and alternative modes of transportation, to help raise awareness of road congestion and safety. Customers can order the book together with their custom food selection, and the book will be delivered along with vegetables and produce in their weekly tote bin. The launch day of the book was chosen to be World Health Day 2004 (April 7), dedicated to Road Safety.
This new anthology contains short stories, poems, music, cartoons, paintings and drawings about the problems of traffic and the absurdities of the prevailing car culture. Edited by Stephan Wehner and published by wandering soliton publications, this fast-paced romp through our streets includes works by forty contributors from around the world. By bypassing the well-known facts of the matter, this creative and diverse collection reaches into the hearts of its readers to affect the necessary changes both of individuals and in government policies.
Highlights of "Traffic Life": A new Sherlock Holmes episode is uncovered ** Scores for a Jazz piece by Jeff Younger ** Postscript by Harlan Ellison to his classic "Along the Scenic Route" ** Sixteen full colour pages show pottery work, paintings, photos and cartoons ** A masterpiece drawing of a memorial for a killed cyclist ** Set in 2053 and written in the sixties: "The Pedestrian" by Ray Bradbury ** The "Declaration of the Right to Walk and Roll" ** And it all begins with a conversation with God.
Review copies available on request.
It is estimated that each delivery-run by one of Spud's 10 trucks eliminates an average of 90 car trips for its customers. Less traffic results, and accidents are avoided. The company prefers local farmers -- SPUD's locally grown products travel an average of 760 km, accounting for far less traffic than industry average freight distances.
Small Potatoes, was founded in 1998 by David Van Seters, and since then has grown from four employees to 65 and now delivers organic food and more to approximately 4,000 customers.
wandering soliton publications is a division of The Buckmaster Institute, Inc., which is Dr. Stephan Wehner's technology R&D company and was founded in 2001. It is named in honour of Jim Buckmaster of San Francisco, California.
Website: www.buckmaster.ca
World Health Day 2004 Website: http://www.who.int/world-health-day/2004/en/
Book Details:
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Title: Traffic Life: Passionate Tales and Exit Strategies
Editor: Stephan Wehner
Cover Design: Andrea Schmidt (www.a-schmidt.com)
Publisher: wandering soliton publications
ISBN: 0-9734022-0-2
Format: Paperback, 5.5''x8.5''x0.66''
Pages: 270 (16 of which are full colour)
Sale Price: $21.90 CDN/$16.90 USD
Number of Contributors: 40
Website: www.trafficlife.com
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