A lot of folks have been asking for good books for their shelf. For the coming long winter nights, here's a few good ones to keep those sunny dreams happening. The New Solar Electric Home by Joel Davidson. this 416 pg. book covers everything from how PV cells work to wiring and everything in between. Full of photos, diagrams, charts, tables, formulas, case studies and worksheets. Useful info for everyone from the novice to the experienced. Available from aatec Publications, POB 7119, Ann Arbor, MI 48107, 313- 995-1470, $18.95 + shipping. The Solar Electric Independent Home Book by Fowler Solar Electric Inc. is written specifically for the PV home owner or the potential PV home owner. It is meant to be a book that will educate and thus spread the use of PV. Covers all phases from sizing to maintenance. A greatly expanded, improved version of Solar Electricity for the Remote Site Home. This 184 pgs., 50 CAD diagrams, 25 photos, perfect bound paperback sells for $15.95 plus $2 UPS shipping (dealer discounts available) and is available from Fowler Solar Electric, POB 435, Worthington, MA 01098, 413-238-5974. Photovoltaics: A manual of design and installation for practitioners covers the design, specification, and installation of photovoltaic power systems from A to Z. It was written by three of the foremost PV practitioner/educators in the world. This is text book for their PV course and reads as such. If you can't make it to their course here's the next best thing. Approx. 300 pgs. with lots of maps, charts, tables and graphs. $35 post paid anywhere in the world, available from Appropriate Technology Assoc., 410 Garfield Ave, Carbondale, CO 81623, 303-963-2682 Here's just a few more in case you have a fast digester! Practical Photovoltaics: second edition by Dr Richard J. Komp, 196pp, $16.95, aatec Publication (see above). Keeping Your Cool: Do It Yourself Alternatives in Refrigeration by Michael Hackleman, Earthmind Publications, POB 743, Mariposa, CA 95338.