Some books that caught our eye in 2007. Let us know any we missed.

+ JEFFREY SMITH'S NEW BOOK
*Genetic Roulette: The documented health risks of genetically modified foods* Available via http://www.geneticroulette.com The final word on GM health risks from the author of Seeds of Deception Claire Robinson's review at http://www.lobbywatch.org/archive2.asp?arcid=788

+ DENISE CARUSO'S NEW BOOK
*INTERVENTION: Confronting the Real Risks of Genetic Engineering and Life on a Biotech Planet* Available via http://www.hybridvigor.org/intervention/

Highly readable account by innovation columnist for New York Times of why we need democratic control over biotech Interview at
http://www.lobbywatch.org/archive2.asp?arcid=7436

+ HIGHLY INFORMATIVE BOOK ON BIOSAFETY
*Biosafety first: Holistic Approaches to Risk and Uncertainty in Genetic Engineering and Genetically Modified Organisms, edited by Terje Traavik and Lim Li Ching* Further information http://www.lobbywatch.org/archive2.asp?arcid=8281

+ GMOs IN AFRICA
*GMOs in Africa: Food and Agriculture Status Report 2007* For free downloads or to purchase http://www.biosafetyafrica.net Includes a synopsis of the current situation in Africa, analysis of tkey issues and trends, regional overviews and country by country status reports Extracts at
http://www.lobbywatch.org/archive2.asp?arcid=8582

+ RESOURCE BOOK ON THE INTERNATIONAL RICE RESEARCH INSTITUTE
*The Great Rice Robbery - A Handbook on the impact of IRRI in Asia (PANAP)* Highlights the serious impacts of IRRI's failed experimentation and its close ties to biotech/agrochem corporations Further details http://www.panap.net/48.0.html?&no_cache=1&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=437&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=11&cHash=27367f69bf

+ THINKER, FAKER, SPINNER, SPY
*Thinker, Faker, Spinner, Spy: Corporate PR and the Assault on Democracy, edited by William Dinan and David Miller* Available via http://www.spinwatch.org Book contains chapter - Biotech's Fake Persuaders - by GM Watch's Jonathan Matthews Claire Robinson's review at
http://www.lobbywatch.org/archive2.asp?arcid=8218

+ EXPOSING THE GM HORMONE COVER UP
*What's in Your Milk? - Dr Samuel S. Epstein* Exposes the dangers of milk produced with Monsanto's GM bovine growth hormone (rBGH), and the conspiracy to suppress the facts.

Available via http://www.trafford.com/06-0676 Arpad Pusztai's review at
http://www.lobbywatch.org/archive2.asp?arcid=7745

+ NEW BOOK ON GMOs AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC CONSIDERATIONS
*Potential Socio-Economic, Cultural and Ethical Impacts of GMOs: Prospects for Socio-Economic Impact Assessment - Elenita C Dano* Available for downloading at http://www.biosafety-info.net/pubart.php?pid=34

Order hardcopy via http://www.twnside.org.sg

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