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Sách được viết bởi Bởi:
perfect beach read! I've decided this is my favorite book format/narrative. Dysfunctional family story with character studies of women of several generations within a family.... with realistic portrayals of course. Really enjoyed this one. Not prize winning material really but entertaining and true to life.
Although this book is already 25 years old, it is amazingly up to date in its take on politics, philosophy, and ecology. The book is short, easy to read, but contains some very deep, fundamental concepts. The author writes about three filters through which decisions should be made: literate, numerate, and ecolate. The basic question a literate filter should ask is What are the words? In politics, words like absolute, infinite, non-negotiable and sacred mean that the speaker is unwilling to be a discussion partner. There is no use in negotiating with him, because he has his mind set, and is unwilling to compromise. The numerate filter asks the question What are the numbers?, but is more than just assigning numbers to things. It means objective measures of things, like risks, reliability, and the true total costs to society. The ecolate filter is derived from the word "ecology". This filter asks the question And then what? This filter asks what additional, perhaps unforseen consequences can come from a decision. The author talks a lot about three systems; socialism, commonism (not a typo), and privatism. In socialism, a central manager determines what people should contribute and receive. In commonism, each individual determines what he should contribute and receive. This system can work, but only in very small groups, under 100-150 in number. Above that number, the emotion of shame doesn't work. The author seems to prefer privatism, but it isn't a clear and simple issue. The author is a professor of human ecology. There is an entire chapter devoted to global warming, its causes and consequences. This chapter seems to be especially apropos today. I am surprised that he wrote about it 25 years ago! The author is also concerned with the hidden costs to society. So very often, a corporation generates some sort of pollution and reaps the profits and benefits, but spreads the hidden costs of cleanup to all society.
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Pelangi
I gave this book a three because I really admire Greg Mortenson and what he is doing. Education is the key to ending poverty and war. However, the book itself is slow-going and and sometimes tedious. On the other hand, it opens up the dialog for us Westerners to understand the Muslim culture, and that in itself is incredibly important. In doing so, it educates us, as well. I just wish the book had been written more fluidly and frankly, just plain better.
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Nhiều Tác Giả
The philosophical parts - eh. The adventures - hilarious.
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Linh Lê
Could not put this book down!
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Nhiều tác giả
I think this is one of the best mystery series I have ever read. Very thought provoking.
I can't tell if I like this or not yet.
McPhee makes the foreign intimate, and finds things about our contemporary world (flood control systems, dams) that not much of anyone tends to care about, but he makes them so very interesting.
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Lê Bích Ngọc
Halfway through. Edmund is a hypocrite. I hope Mrs Norris falls in a pond and drowns.
Beautiful! I read this on the airplane to and from Deutschland. I especially liked the one about Aix-en-Provence.
Người dùng coi những cuốn sách này là thú vị nhất trong năm 2017-2018, ban biên tập của cổng thông tin "Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn" khuyến cáo rằng tất cả các độc giả sẽ làm quen với văn học này.