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Title: The Velvet Monkey Wrench by John Muir, Peter Aschwanden ISBN: 0-943734-39-8 Publisher: Ocean Tree Books Pub. Date: September, 1999 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $20.00

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Average Customer Rating: 4.33 (6 reviews)

Rating: 5
Summary: Glad it's back in print!
Comment: I used this book in teaching social philosophy for a number of years. The author applies an engineer's mentality to carefully laying out a detailed design for a bioregional utopia. One should not be put off by the 60's era hippie writing style and mixture of some eastern obscurities. The illustrations by Aschawnden are also excellent. This book is provocative and well worth reading. I'm glad it is back in print!

Rating: 4
Summary: Illustrated with loving care
Comment: I have an original, July 73 First Edition, and I've never finished the text because of the illustrations. I always get stopped at one. My copy is clear and sharp and that's a good thing because the excusite illustrations have miles and miles of tiny detailed work. Too fun. Much in the same style as R. Crumb, but more positive, the illustrations and the book nicely combine to reflect the late 60's, early 70's sentiment.

If you've seen the"...keep VW alive..." books and marveled at the illustrations, and the light hearted words of John Muir as he helps you fix your bug, you'll love this. I do.

Rating: 3
Summary: A good read spoiled by poor quality printing.
Comment: A fun book to read, but it's a shame that the printing and reproduction of the illustrations is not up to the quality of the text. The original publication had sharp, clear print and clean, narrow lineweights in the graphics. In this edition, much of the illustration text cannot be deciphered. I recommend finding a used copy of the original edition with multicolor cover.