Please help me locate either Peter Tompkins or Christopher Bird (if
they are still alive). They are co-authors of the book The Secret Life
of Plants. I tried a search myself ending up at Harper Collins
publishers in which they told me to send a letter to the attention of
the authors at their address, but I've heard nothing.

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Request for Question Clarification by czh-ga on 29 Mar 2004 12:40 PST

Hello kukul-ga,

This has been a very frustrating search but I believe I?ve found some
resources to help you with your search.

Christopher Bird died in 1996 at age 68. I haven?t found anything to
show definitively whether Peter Tompkins is alive or dead but I can
point you to some sources that might be able to answer your question.
I?ve located his son and likely contact information for him. He should
have current information about his father. I?ve also found some people
who have been associated with Peter Tompkins who should be able to
help you with locating him. Would this information meet your needs?

I look forward to your clarification.

~ czh ~

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Clarification of Question by kukul-ga on 29 Mar 2004 14:18 PST

Thank you. If you think I have enough info to find Peter Tompkins then
we'll call this closed. Thanks so much for the hard work in finding
what you have. Is there a way i can reach you specifically again if I
need to take this further? Thanks again. Wayne S

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Request for Question Clarification by czh-ga on 29 Mar 2004 14:52 PST

Hello again kukul-ga,

I?m glad you find the information furnished by s3com-ga helpful.
s3com-ga is not a Google Answers Researcher and you will not have to
pay anything until someone posts an official answer. The article cited
by s3com-ga?s comment was dated January 2003 and stated that Tompkins
was 75 at the time of the interview. The author of the article, J.
Douglas Kenyon, is Publisher/Editor of the magazine. I hope he will
respond to your questions.

I suggest that you leave this question open and perhaps another
Researcher will be able to give you verified contact information for
Peter Tompkins. If you can?t get a response from Atlantis Rising I
will be happy to post the information I?ve listed in my clarification
if you would accept it as the official answer.

Best wishes for your quest for the elusive Peter Tompkins.

~ czh ~

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Clarification of Question by kukul-ga on 29 Mar 2004 16:31 PST

Thank you very much czh

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Request for Question Clarification by czh-ga on 01 Apr 2004 11:19 PST

Hello again kukul-ga,

In a message you posted earlier (which has now been removed by the
editors) you said: ?A lead they thought might work out for me didn?t.?
I presume that you are referring to the Douglas Kenyon and/or Atlantis
Rising contact leads.

As I said in my prior clarification, I can give you contact
information for several people who might be able to put you in touch
with Peter Tompkins including Christopher Bird?s widow and Peter
Tompkins?s son. I don?t know whether they will be able to provide you
with the information you seek. Will you accept the several contact
leads as an answer?

I look forward to your clarification.

~ czh ~

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Clarification of Question by kukul-ga on 22 Apr 2004 19:28 PDT

thankyou, info on Chris Bird's widow and Peter Tompkin's son would be
acceptable to complete the search request.

Nice to hear from you again kukul-ga,

Peter Tompkins is a very elusive person and Chris Bird died in 1996.
Here is the information I?ve been able to collect to help you get in
touch with people who might be able to get you what you need.

All the best.

~ czh ~


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CHRISTOPHER BIRD AND SHABARI-LYNDA BIRD (WIDOW)
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http://www.s-t.com/daily/05-96/05-07-96/zobits.htm
Christopher Bird, the author who said plants have feelings, at 67
By The Associated Press 

BLAIRSVILLE, Ga. -- Christopher Bird, whose book claiming that plants
have feelings became a bestseller, died Thursday at age 67.

Mr. Bird was known for "The Secret Life of Plants: A Fascinating
Account of the Physical, Emotional and Spiritual Relations Between
Plants and Men," which he wrote in 1973 in collaboration with Peter
Tompkins. ?
 
Mr. Bird is survived by his wife, Shabari-Lynda; four daughters; three
stepsons; a stepdaughter; two brothers and four grandchildren.

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http://www.birdsnestretreat.com/
http://www.birdsnestretreat.com/birdsnest%20homepage.html
http://www.birdsnestretreat.com/who_are_we.html
Shabari Lynda Bird

Owner & Founder of Birds Nest Health Retreat & Well Nest Spa
Director of The Christopher Bird Research Center ?current

http://www.birdsnestretreat.com/birdsnest_contactpage.html
Birds Nest Health Retreat
8165 Dockery Road
Blairsville, GA 30512
706-745-8202
706-745-9169 FAX
Birdnest@alltel.net

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http://www.wlake.com/hicks/chrisbrd.html
On the Death of Christopher Bird

I managed to find a short obituary of Christopher Bird in the New York
Times of Monday, May 6, 1996. It turns out he died last Thursday in a
hospital (outside Atlanta, Georgia) after a stroke that he suffered at
home. He had a Web page but it is inactive. However, I do believe his
e-mail address is active: birdnest@mindspring.com. His widow's name is
Shabari-Lynda Boland.

As for Jerry Haslett's query about the whereabouts of Peter Tompkins,
I do not know myself; however, I believe a query to Chris's e-mail
address or to Nancy Kolenda at the Center for Frontier Sciences at
Temple University (V2058A@VM.TEMPLE.EDU) might track down the elusive
Peter.

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http://www.temple.edu/CFS/
Center for Frontier Sciences at Temple University

http://www.temple.edu/CFS/contact.html
Nancy Kolenda, Director
Kris Norton, Center Coordinator
Temple University, Ritter Hall (003-00), Room 478
1301 Cecil B. Moore Ave. (13th & Montgomery Streets)
Philadelphia, PA 19122 USA
Phone: 215-204-8487 Fax: 215-204-5553
Email: cfs@temple.edu



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PETER TOMPKINS AND PTOLEMY TOMPKINS (SON)
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http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&threadm=Pine.SUN.3.90.970119094720.1157A-100000%40galileo.stmarys-ca.edu&rnum=1&prev=/groups%3Fq%3D%2B%2522Peter%2BTompkins%2522%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26ie%3DUTF-8%26oe%3DUTF-8%26selm%3DPine.SUN.3.90.970119094720.1157A-100000%2540galileo.stmarys-ca.edu%26rnum%3D1

From: Ralph McGehee (rmcgehee@IGC.APC.ORG)
Subject: Re: INQ. Peter Tompkins 
Newsgroups: bit.listserv.cloaks-daggers
Date: 1997/01/19 

Peter Thompkins' current phone numbers are 304 876 2820 and
202 696 0645.  I believe he spends most of his time
in Locust Hill, Shepardstown, W.Va. Mailling address
POB 648, Route 1, zip 25443.  He also I believe still maintains
a residence at 5906 32nd street, NW Washington D.C. 20015.
I have not been in contact with him in a couple of years.

Ralph McGehee
CIABASE

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http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/038097438X/103-9137667-4771831?v=glance
http://www.springharborpress.com/paradisefever.htm

Paradise Fever: Growing Up in the Shadow of the New Age 
by Ptolemy Tompkins

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http://www.guideposts.com/toc.asp
Current Issue - April 1, 2004
AMONG THE TREES - POSITIVE PEOPLE
Meet Stephen Malkoff, our country?s foremost arboreal artist.
BY PTOLEMY TOMPKINS, SENIOR EDITOR

***** Ptolemy Tompkins is Peter Tompkins? son. He is currently working
for Guideposts. You should be able to contact him using the access
information on the magazine?s website.

http://www.guideposts.com/customerservice/
Contact phone numbers and e-mail addresses

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http://www.religionnewsblog.com/archives/00001704.html
[Deepak Chopra] New Age Supersage
Item 1704  ?  Posted: 12/29/2002  ?  Weblogged by Religion News Blog

http://www.religionnewsblog.com/archives/00001704.html 
Arguably the world's most influential guru, Deepak Chopra is more
beloved?and bankable?than ever
TIME Asia, Dec. 30, 2002 edition
http://www.time.com/
BY PTOLEMY TOMPKINS

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http://www.csicop.org/si/2004-01/geologists-adventures.html
A geologist's adventures with Bimini beachrock and Atlantis true believers
Skeptical Inquirer, Jan-Feb, 2004, by Eugene A. Shinn

In the mid-1970s I was director of a small field station for the U.S.
Geological Survey (USGS) located on Fisher Island off Miami Beach. ?
It was because of our core drill that a well-known writer, adventurer,
and New Age thinker, Peter Tompkins, asked if we would go to Bimini
(just fifty miles from our field station) to core and determine if the
site could indeed be lost Atlantis.

About the Author
Eugene A. Shinn is a geologist in St. Petersburg, Florida. Address:
4727 Paradise Way South, St. Petersburg, FL 33705. E-mail:
eshinn@usgs.gov.

***** You might be able to get contact information for Peter Tompkins
from Eugene Shinn. This article discusses their association on a
project.


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SEARCH STRATEGY
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Peter Thompkins
Christopher Bird
Followed every name and institution mentioned in the articles found in
response to these searches.

Thanks so much for the excellent, considerate research. You are a
great credit to the Google answers staff.

Hello kukul-ga,

I hope you will be able to track down the elusuve Mr. Tompkins. Thank
you for the kind words, five stars and generous tip.

~ czh ~