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How was this one??
Originally Posted by NCTwin
Originally Posted by DLo13
Got an advance copy of a book written by one of my old professors. Releases Feb. 2nd. Please cop.
http://www.yourrubberroom.com/http://www.yourrubberroom.com/http://www.yourrubberroom.com/
I still need to read The Audacity of Hope, too...might be next.
This looks interesting. Thanks for the heads up.
How was this one??
Pretty good, actually. It can be a bit fanciful at times, which some may find off putting, but overall I found it varied, engaging and interesting.
I've been interested in the convergence of social and environmental justice for awhile. You may recall we donated $5,000 to Green for All this past spring, andthat's essentially their focus. There are a number of books I've read recently in this area that offer a piece of the puzzle and each serves as auseful resource in its own way.
For example:
Plan B 3.0 is a great overview of the environmental challenges we face and its focus is on broad scale change.
The Necessary Revolution narrows in on pragmatic, organizational change. If you're trying to work withinan organization to promote "green" strategies, it's a useful tool - but it's geared toward selling easy gains, e.g. ways to cut costs, asopposed to anything resembling sacrifice or regulatory mechanisms needed to channel organizations in a productive direction.
Blessed Unrest fits in as a means of promoting synergy between, more so than within, organizations. In otherwords, it describes how organizations can utilize their unique strengths to contribute towards a larger "meta-movement."
Unfortunately, I was looking for something with a bit more emphasis on social justice and, although the book correctly points out that people of color havebeen largely excluded from western branches of "environmentalism," it still falls into more or less the same trap by offering familiar panegyrics forRachel Carson, Thoreau, and Emerson rather than truly reaching outside the eurocentric canon - save for trotting out Mohandas Gandhi. That aside, though, I dorecommend it and I'd also suggest Plan B 3.0, which you can actually read for free online: http://www.earth-policy.org/Books/PB3/Contents.htmhttp://www.earth-policy.org/Books/PB3/Contents.htm. The Necessary Revolution is of limited utility,but if you find yourself in the situation of advocating change within a for-profit company in particular I do think you'd find it worthwhile. It alldepends on your interests.
Whereas much of the material out there in this field is either pessimistic, woefully ignorant, or, in a combination of the two, nihilistic, the aforementionedbooks all serve to inspire. If interested, check them out. Each is valuable in its own way.
I highly recommend The Food Revolution for everyone, whether interested in the environment, living ethically,or simply anyone concerned about their own health or the health of those they care about. It's both accessible and well-researched, which is a fairly rarecombination.
Originally Posted by enrique23
Originally Posted by NCTwin
Originally Posted by DLo13
Got an advance copy of a book written by one of my old professors. Releases Feb. 2nd. Please cop.
http://www.yourrubberroom.com/http://www.yourrubberroom.com/http://www.yourrubberroom.com/http://www.yourrubberroom.com/
I still need to read The Audacity of Hope, too...might be next.
This looks interesting. Thanks for the heads up.
yea it looks interesting
right now the only thing im reading is The Great Gatsby for english class
Oddly enough, so am I. Huge fan of the movie and had wanted to read the book for a while, but I'm finally getting around to it.Originally Posted by CreekShow
Just started reading this. Only like 25 pages in so far but I hear its a lot better than the movie
Originally Posted by Method Man
How was this one??
Originally Posted by SneakerLips
DMT: The Spirit Molecule by Rick Strassman. Anyone whoand is mildly interested in science, i strongly recommend this book. My reaction was straight upfor a week
Originally Posted by ddot7
Oddly enough, so am I. Huge fan of the movie and had wanted to read the book for a while, but I'm finally getting around to it.Originally Posted by CreekShow
Just started reading this. Only like 25 pages in so far but I hear its a lot better than the movie
Real talk this is probably the only book that had me literally on the floorOriginally Posted by Elocin023
"The White Boy Shuffle" By Paul Beatty
Originally Posted by UbUiBeMe
The Autobiography of Malcom X
Yeah, I just started it last night but literally can not put it down. I find myself laughing out loud, like what the hell?Originally Posted by DAYTONA 5000
Real talk this is probably the only book that had me literally on the floorOriginally Posted by Elocin023
"The White Boy Shuffle" By Paul Beatty