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The World We Want: Restoring Citizenship in a Fractured Age
Mark Kingwell
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2002
Slipping Out of the Soft-Noose Consensus
Along with other clear-thinking Canadian writers such as Norma Klein (NO LOGO), Stephen Dale (LOST IN THE SUBURBS), John Ralston Saul (THE UNCONSCIOUS CIVILIZATION), Mr. Kingwell cannot ignore the many perfectionist proclamations emanating from the U.S. Like them he is able think constructively ...
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Full House: The Spread of Excellence from Plato to Darwin
Stephen Jay Gould
Three Rivers Press, 1997
Much better than Taleb and Mandelbrot
+ Wonderful concept - (somewhat) difficult to read
+ No bias in evolution towards greater complexity - explained
+ Another Superb Offering
+ Yes and No
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Disturbing The Universe (Sloan Foundation Science Serie)
Freeman J. Dyson
Basic Books, 2001
More Truthful than Science
+ "I was, and have always remained, a problem solver than a creator of ideas"
+ Still one of my favorites
+ excelente
+ An interesting book, but not a masterpiece
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The Story of B
Daniel Quinn
Bantam, 1997
loved it
+ A necessary tale
+ Rip Van Wrinkle coming out of his sleep.
+ Read this if you dare know the truth.
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When Elephants Weep: The Emotional Lives of Animals
Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson, Susan McCarthy
Delta, 1996
Everyone Should Read this Book
+ insightful and well researched
What a wonderful book! Although I am an admitted 'animal person' I think everyone would (and should) enjoy reading this book for a perspective on life on our planet.
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A Language Older Than Words
Derrick Jensen
Chelsea Green, 2004
An incredible wake-up call
+ A Call to Rethink Language
+ Deeply Radical Elegantly Written Heartfelt
+ Horror and hope
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Against the Grain: How Agriculture Has Hijacked Civilization
Richard Manning
North Point Press, 2004
A book for a welcome yet unexpected change of view
+ A powerful indictment of agriculture but not a fully satisfactory one
+ Eye opening.
A book that takes up where the classic, "The Naked Ape", left off. This goes into the very beginnings of civilization and the fall out for some of the whys and consequences of it. Its premise is that our nature as hunter-gatherers is diametrically opposed with our agricultural/civilization way of ...
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The Truth About Stories: A Native Narrative (Indigenous Americas)
Thomas King
Univ Of Minnesota Press, 2005
Master Storyteller
+ Who are we?
+ Stories can change your life
+ If you only read one book this year...
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A Short History of Progress
Ronald Wright
Da Capo Press, 2005
Of "Progress Traps" and inflexible thinking
+ Wright is right
+ Delivering What It Promises
+ intresting
+ History of Progress
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Straw Dogs: Thoughts on Humans and Other Animals
John Gray
Granta Books, 2004
Provocative, Stimulating, but Ultimately Gray's Nihilism Is Unconvincing
+ Amazing insight into the human condition
+ No better than beasts
+ A scintillating book, if read with an open mind
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The Spell of the Sensuous: Perception and Language in a More-Than-Human World
David Abram
Vintage, 1997
mind magic
+ Something to consider
+ Wonderful, Wonderful
+ Changed my thoughts, my feelings, and my life.
+ A New Appreciation of Nature
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Creating a Life Together: Practical Tools to Grow Ecovillages and Intentional Communities
Diana Leafe Christian
New Society Publishers, 2003
Definitive How-to Book about Housing Communities
+ The Bible for Intentional Communities
+ great guide.
+ useful for explorers of intentional community issues
+ Must Read for Aspiring Eco-Villagers
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The Spell of the Sensuous: Perception and Language in a More-Than-Human World
David Abram
Vintage, 1997
mind magic
+ Something to consider
+ Wonderful, Wonderful
+ Changed my thoughts, my feelings, and my life.
+ A New Appreciation of Nature
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A Language Older Than Words
Derrick Jensen
Chelsea Green, 2004
An incredible wake-up call
+ A Call to Rethink Language
+ Deeply Radical Elegantly Written Heartfelt
+ Horror and hope
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When Elephants Weep: The Emotional Lives of Animals
Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson, Susan McCarthy
Delta, 1996
Everyone Should Read this Book
+ insightful and well researched
What a wonderful book! Although I am an admitted 'animal person' I think everyone would (and should) enjoy reading this book for a perspective on life on our planet.
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