Resource Centre
The WorthAttention Resource Centre
This is now located in our family home in Gloucester and visiting is by appointment only.
Please email me (Cliff Gorman) at cliff@worthattention.com or phone +44 (0)1452 413405 for an appointment.
Books for Borrowing
I am gradually listing on the Excel spreadsheet links below all books for borrowing.
There is a monthly charge (varying from 20p to several pounds, depending on value/scarcity of the book). Please request the monthly charge rate beforehand by conatcting me at cliff@worthattention.com or phone +44 (0)1452 413405 or use the Contact Form on the Contact section of the menu.
Click on the links below to download an Excel spreadsheet of loan books in the following categories:
Books relating to Goethe, Goethean Science and Weimar
(See also Steiner Books below)
Books relating to Steiner, anthroposophy and other Steiner initiatives
(See also Goethe Books - often it's difficult to separate the categories)
Other books of a supporting nature (e.g. science, philosophy, art, design, architecture, horticulture/gardening, nature and general interest books)
'WorthAttention' originally had its physical base at Taurus Crafts, Lydney, Forest of Dean, UK, and below I give an account of its initial format in order to demonstrate how WorthAttention was conceived. It now operates without that public face, but nonetheless is equally committed to the original ideals. During that time I invited many guest speakers to give talks and courses on subjects relating to the three personalities. I also gave multimedia presentational talks and demonstrations, and I still offer this service. I enjoy doing these. If you are interested please contact me at cliff@worthattention.com or phone +44(0)1452 413405 or use the Contact Form on the Contact section of the menu.
WorthAttention Resource Centre up until 1st March 2009
WorthAttention' originally had its physical base at Taurus Crafts, Lydney.
As part of the Camphill Village Trust, Taurus Crafts thrives as an important enterprise employing adults with special needs in many of its activities. The centre includes an organic restaurant, a four acre organic garden, food shop, pottery, gift shop, jewellery shop, stained-glass studio, picture-framer and the studio of well known local artist Kathy Lewis and is a well-known tourist attraction.
The ‘WorthAttention' Resource Centre/bookshop overlooked a newly landscaped garden which included an outdoor cafe (open in fine weather only) and plenty of outdoor seating. In the bookshop visitors could either buy or just browse thousands of new or second-hand books mainly related to the work and ideas of Rudolf Steiner, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and Joseph Beuys but also other notable thinkers. Many books were sold at prices highly reduced from the publishers' prices. The books include topics such as Science, Goethean Science, Art, Architecture, Plants and Gardens, Biodynamics, Waldorf Education, Health and Medicine, Philosophy, Art, Literature, Romanticism, Life Sciences, Evolution, Environmental issues. The room was also equipped with multimedia facilities and I was able to show films on such subjects as the Camphill movement, Waldorf education, Spiritual Science.
Products relating to these personalities were also available. These included many products that had been sourced from the Goethe Museum shop in Weimar and included hand-blown glass Goethe barometers and drinking glasses, Goethe and Schiller biscuit cutters, Goethe sweatshirts, marble replicas of Goethe's Good Luck Stone, busts in different sizes of Goethe and Schiller, CD's and DVD's of music associated with Goethe, and many different postcards and booklets.
Adjoining the bookshop was a fully equipped exhibition/function room where courses, talks and activities were held. Many of these events were chosen to appeal to an audience that might have be quite unfamiliar with the artistic, scientific and spiritual ideas of these personalities.
