An economics book for the hippies in your life. McKibben provides economic reasons why we should all shop at farmers markets, hook up the solar cells, and enjoy the polar icecaps for a few minutes before climate change evaporates them.
There were some interesting facts in the book, such as a fleshed out version of the […]
Here are one line summaries of some of the other books I have read this month:
Appetite for Profit by Michele Simon
Didactic and boring. I didn’t finish it. Sure, she’s got great points, but her style is preaching to the choir and uninteresting to the rest of the world.
Rodale Book of Composting, revised edition, edited by […]
A tale of suburban gardening, full of drama amidst the weeds. It’s not until the final chapter does the titular tomato appear. The book is structured as loose anecdotes on a theme, ranging from pests, to garden layout, to “Christopher Walken, gardener.” The overall impression is that Alexander spends a lot of time in his […]
This book wants to be a fairy tale in the style of the Brother’s Grim, or perhaps the more modern style of Wrede’s “Dragon” series. Unfortunately, it is a little too sacharine to be authentic, and the story is ultimately unsatisfying.
This story might be best for parents to read to toddlers or those who can’t […]
This is really much more of a “my-wife” book. She likes true stories, typically where everyone dies at the end, especially if it is about gender roles. Man, she’s gonna love this one.
Nafisi writes in a confessional style of her experiences as a teacher of literature in Iran, during the revolution. She describes in an […]
I’m working on cataloging my collection, as I do every so often. I have reached the point where I have a good idea if I have a book or not, but only a vague idea of where it is. My estimate is that there are about 2000 books in the collection, spread over six or […]
I’m pretty sure Kevin Trudeau has never killed a man, just to watch him die. But I wouldn’t put it past him to seriously consider it, and I don’t think it would take more than 45 seconds and quick sideways glance before he went for the watch and wallet.
For those of you looking to jump […]
After reading Westerfeld’s previous trilogy, I decided to check out his most recent offering. It is a hip and oh-so-modern coming of age story following the “boy meets girl, boy admires girls pluck, boy decides to become member of adbusters” genre that is sweeping the young adult market these days.
Hunter Braque is 17, lives in […]