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Saturday, September 06, 2008
Brave New World
by Aldous Huxley
Not quite as I remember it (hadn't read it since high school). What crazy social commentary as relevant today as ever.
.: posted by Justin 2:01 PM
The Future of Food
by Brian Ford
This was little more than a pile of junk thoughts thrown together. I could hardly see the guys point. Don't waste your time.
.: posted by Justin 2:00 PM
Manifestos on the Future of Food & Seed
edited by Vandana Shiva
A nice collection of essays basically taken from the conferences. Many good points and many things to look into further.
.: posted by Justin 1:58 PM
Thursday, May 29, 2008
The Poo Bomb by Jeff Vogel
Laugh-out-loud hilariousness keeps things in perspective for stressed parents. Funny funny funny.
.: posted by Justin 8:01 PM
Sunday, March 16, 2008
Einstein's Dreams by Alan Lightman
Maybe not as wonderful as I thought when I first read it, but the premise is wonderful and the execution varies from interesting to super-creative.
.: posted by Justin 12:36 PM
Sunday, March 09, 2008
In Defense of Food by Michael Pollan
After tackling industrial food on a macro scale, this book discusses it on a chemical and nutritional level. Give up the Western diet, a subversive act which the government, industry, even scientists and journalists don't want you to do. Eat food. Real food. Here's how.
.: posted by Justin 11:12 AM
Saturday, March 08, 2008
Wild at Heart by Barry Gifford
A wild story which is almost believable. Gifford is in the style of Jay McInerney and maybe even more screwed up in the head. Twisted stuff. A few chapters don't seem to fit in with the rest of book, though I suppose it's open to literary criticism.
.: posted by Justin 11:09 AM
Monday, March 03, 2008
Good Benito by Alan Lightman
Wow is this one bad book. I had to read it again to be sure and it's official: bad bad book. Amazing that the same author wrote Einstein's Dreams.
.: posted by Justin 2:52 PM
Thursday, February 28, 2008
Our Man in Havana by Graham Greene
I sort of can't believe that the same author wrote The Quiet American, which not only did I find much better in style, but in substance and reality. This book is just off-the-wall and so many things are simply unexplained. Didn't turn me off to Greene entirely, but I'm not sure I want to read the rest of the body of works either.
.: posted by Justin 2:45 PM
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