The 50 Book Challenge 2010
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1. The Great Shark Hunt: Gonzo Papers, Volume 1, Hunter S. Thompson, 602 pg.
2. The Ballad of the Flim-Flam Man, Guy Owen, 277 pg.
3. Dancing Wu Li Masters, Gary Zukav, 376 pg.
4. Brave New World, Aldous Huxley, 268 pg.
5. Cities of the Plain, Cormac McCarthy, 304 pg.
6. Siddhartha, Hermann Hesse, 152 pg.
7. The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, Junot Diaz, 340 pg.
The 2008 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction winner. I really enjoyed this story. It was pretty entertaining - although it never grabbed me the way the best books do. It's set in New Jersey and the Dominican Republic, and it follows poor nerdy fatboy Oscar through his sci-fi filled life, to the very end. The concept of a curse on his family is very interesting, and kept the book pretty fresh. I'd definitely recommend reading it. You can check out my review here.
2. The Ballad of the Flim-Flam Man, Guy Owen, 277 pg.
3. Dancing Wu Li Masters, Gary Zukav, 376 pg.
4. Brave New World, Aldous Huxley, 268 pg.
5. Cities of the Plain, Cormac McCarthy, 304 pg.
6. Siddhartha, Hermann Hesse, 152 pg.
7. The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, Junot Diaz, 340 pg.
The 2008 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction winner. I really enjoyed this story. It was pretty entertaining - although it never grabbed me the way the best books do. It's set in New Jersey and the Dominican Republic, and it follows poor nerdy fatboy Oscar through his sci-fi filled life, to the very end. The concept of a curse on his family is very interesting, and kept the book pretty fresh. I'd definitely recommend reading it. You can check out my review here.
1. Storms of my Grandchildren: The truth about the come climate catastrophe and our last chance to save humanity - James Hansen 277pg
2. Concrete Island - James Ballard 176pg
3. House of Meetings - Martin Amis 196pg
4. The Necessary Revolution; How individuals and organisations are working together to create a sustainable world - Peter Senge 416pg
A very interesting and inspiring read, but also full of stupid business bullshit. It seems to me that books writen primarly for business people, as this one is, have a very low opinion of the intelligence of their readers and try to explain everything with analogies, even when it's very simple concepts to grasp. It's also full of annoying weasel words, and has large sections that are very precise "self help" kind of things where it gives you suggestions to do things like write out all the threats facing your business on post it notes. Anyway despite this, it has a lot of very interesting and useful content. It really brings home how badly governments have failed in their efforts at protecting the environment, but also the strength of knowledge and the rise of "natural capitalism." There are some truely impressive stories of companies like GE, DuPont, Coke, Nike and others investing hundreds of millions of dollars into sustainable environmental measures and making massive rewards. The book identifies two problems well. Firstly from a long term perspective environmental sustainability and economic sustainability are very tightly linked - you can't have one without the other - so companies aiming for just one are destined to fail. Secondly the most successful approaches to the environment aren't problem -> solution approaches, but instead actually creating new systems and ways of doing things instead of just reacting to problems. This is one area in particular which is why governments have been so ineffective. Anyway although at times a frustrating book, still definitely recommended and worth a read.
2. Concrete Island - James Ballard 176pg
3. House of Meetings - Martin Amis 196pg
4. The Necessary Revolution; How individuals and organisations are working together to create a sustainable world - Peter Senge 416pg
A very interesting and inspiring read, but also full of stupid business bullshit. It seems to me that books writen primarly for business people, as this one is, have a very low opinion of the intelligence of their readers and try to explain everything with analogies, even when it's very simple concepts to grasp. It's also full of annoying weasel words, and has large sections that are very precise "self help" kind of things where it gives you suggestions to do things like write out all the threats facing your business on post it notes. Anyway despite this, it has a lot of very interesting and useful content. It really brings home how badly governments have failed in their efforts at protecting the environment, but also the strength of knowledge and the rise of "natural capitalism." There are some truely impressive stories of companies like GE, DuPont, Coke, Nike and others investing hundreds of millions of dollars into sustainable environmental measures and making massive rewards. The book identifies two problems well. Firstly from a long term perspective environmental sustainability and economic sustainability are very tightly linked - you can't have one without the other - so companies aiming for just one are destined to fail. Secondly the most successful approaches to the environment aren't problem -> solution approaches, but instead actually creating new systems and ways of doing things instead of just reacting to problems. This is one area in particular which is why governments have been so ineffective. Anyway although at times a frustrating book, still definitely recommended and worth a read.
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1. The Great Shark Hunt: Gonzo Papers, Volume 1, Hunter S. Thompson, 602 pg.
2. The Ballad of the Flim-Flam Man, Guy Owen, 277 pg.
3. Dancing Wu Li Masters, Gary Zukav, 376 pg.
4. Brave New World, Aldous Huxley, 268 pg.
5. Cities of the Plain, Cormac McCarthy, 304 pg.
6. Siddhartha, Hermann Hesse, 152 pg.
7. The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, Junot Diaz, 340 pg.
8. The Teachings of Don Juan: A Yaqui Way of Knowledge, 210 pg.
This was my third time reading this book. It's one of my favorites... a fresh take on traditional Mesoamerican shamanism. Carlos Castaneda was an anthropologist who met up with a Yaqui shaman, don Juan Matus, in 1960 in Mexico. They formed a benefactor-apprentice relationship, and Castaneda had experiences with what he dubbed nonordinary reality, or a reality separate from our everyday reality. You can check out my review here.
2. The Ballad of the Flim-Flam Man, Guy Owen, 277 pg.
3. Dancing Wu Li Masters, Gary Zukav, 376 pg.
4. Brave New World, Aldous Huxley, 268 pg.
5. Cities of the Plain, Cormac McCarthy, 304 pg.
6. Siddhartha, Hermann Hesse, 152 pg.
7. The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, Junot Diaz, 340 pg.
8. The Teachings of Don Juan: A Yaqui Way of Knowledge, 210 pg.
This was my third time reading this book. It's one of my favorites... a fresh take on traditional Mesoamerican shamanism. Carlos Castaneda was an anthropologist who met up with a Yaqui shaman, don Juan Matus, in 1960 in Mexico. They formed a benefactor-apprentice relationship, and Castaneda had experiences with what he dubbed nonordinary reality, or a reality separate from our everyday reality. You can check out my review here.
1. Storms of my Grandchildren: The truth about the come climate catastrophe and our last chance to save humanity - James Hansen 277pg
2. Concrete Island - James Ballard 176pg
3. House of Meetings - Martin Amis 196pg
4. The Necessary Revolution; How individuals and organisations are working together to create a sustainable world - Peter Senge 416pg
5. Is There A Creator Who Cares About You? - Watchtower 191 pg
I always think you should read things that oppose rather than confirm your views, and if people offer me books to read that do oppose my views I always read them. This books is retarded.
2. Concrete Island - James Ballard 176pg
3. House of Meetings - Martin Amis 196pg
4. The Necessary Revolution; How individuals and organisations are working together to create a sustainable world - Peter Senge 416pg
5. Is There A Creator Who Cares About You? - Watchtower 191 pg
I always think you should read things that oppose rather than confirm your views, and if people offer me books to read that do oppose my views I always read them. This books is retarded.
1. Lao She - Beneath the Red Banner 187p.
2. Martin Amis - The Second Plane 206p.
3. Kingsley Amis - The Alteration 208p.
4. Robert van Gulik - Richter Di bei der Arbeit (Judge Dee at work) 221p.
5. Miriam Colleé - In China essen sie den Mond 266p.
6. Philip Roth - Portnoy's Complaint 274p.
7. Neal Stephenson - Snow Crash 470p.
Really great book, I can only share David's opinion on that one. Highly recommended to all who like science-fiction.
2. Martin Amis - The Second Plane 206p.
3. Kingsley Amis - The Alteration 208p.
4. Robert van Gulik - Richter Di bei der Arbeit (Judge Dee at work) 221p.
5. Miriam Colleé - In China essen sie den Mond 266p.
6. Philip Roth - Portnoy's Complaint 274p.
7. Neal Stephenson - Snow Crash 470p.
Really great book, I can only share David's opinion on that one. Highly recommended to all who like science-fiction.
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1. One Man's Wilderness: An Alaskan Odyssey by Sam Keith 222pg
2. Ishi in Two Worlds: A Biography of the Last Wild Indian in North America by Theodora Kroeber 238pg
3. Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee Brown 449pg
4. Winesburg, Ohio by Sherwood Anderson 230pg
5. The Crying of Lot 49 by Thomas Pynchon 152pg
6. Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace 1079pg
Holy shit. Reading this book was an experience. An event. I liked it. It was a great work, but I'm conflicted.
I've never felt this way after finishing a book. I have so many questions, questions of great importance not only about the book and about the story, but about life and attitudes and things that have implications in my life. And the only thing I can safely conclude at this point is that I will be reading it again some point this year. I have to.
2. Ishi in Two Worlds: A Biography of the Last Wild Indian in North America by Theodora Kroeber 238pg
3. Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee Brown 449pg
4. Winesburg, Ohio by Sherwood Anderson 230pg
5. The Crying of Lot 49 by Thomas Pynchon 152pg
6. Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace 1079pg
Holy shit. Reading this book was an experience. An event. I liked it. It was a great work, but I'm conflicted.
I've never felt this way after finishing a book. I have so many questions, questions of great importance not only about the book and about the story, but about life and attitudes and things that have implications in my life. And the only thing I can safely conclude at this point is that I will be reading it again some point this year. I have to.
Danny P.
1: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time 2003,230 pages Mark Haddon
is a story of a young boy with asperger syndrome, a kind of autism, who finds a dog with a pitch fork in his body, spends the night in jail and goes on a hunt to find the dog's murderer. he eventually sets to find his mom.
first half was brilliant, then couldnt wait to finish the book afterwards. 3/5
2: L'inspecteur Specteur et le Curé Ré, 2001, 233 pages Ghislain Taschereau
it's the 3rd book of the chapter. It's about the Inspector Spector, who sold his soul to the devil, his gun is .666 caliber and never unloads, he can't touch holy people, it burns him. The inspector who is the best inspector in the world and lives on the Planet Net, sets to elucide the mystery of the dead priest, the headless dog and various other mysteries. While trying to find a cure to get his girlfriend at the correct age again.
I read this book in 3 days. Cant get it anywhere out of Quebec though 4.5/5
is a story of a young boy with asperger syndrome, a kind of autism, who finds a dog with a pitch fork in his body, spends the night in jail and goes on a hunt to find the dog's murderer. he eventually sets to find his mom.
first half was brilliant, then couldnt wait to finish the book afterwards. 3/5
2: L'inspecteur Specteur et le Curé Ré, 2001, 233 pages Ghislain Taschereau
it's the 3rd book of the chapter. It's about the Inspector Spector, who sold his soul to the devil, his gun is .666 caliber and never unloads, he can't touch holy people, it burns him. The inspector who is the best inspector in the world and lives on the Planet Net, sets to elucide the mystery of the dead priest, the headless dog and various other mysteries. While trying to find a cure to get his girlfriend at the correct age again.
I read this book in 3 days. Cant get it anywhere out of Quebec though 4.5/5
1. Lao She - Beneath the Red Banner 187p.
2. Martin Amis - The Second Plane 206p.
3. Kingsley Amis - The Alteration 208p.
4. Robert van Gulik - Richter Di bei der Arbeit (Judge Dee at work) 221p.
5. Miriam Colleé - In China essen sie den Mond 266p.
6. Philip Roth - Portnoy's Complaint 274p.
7. Neal Stephenson - Snow Crash 470p.
Additional Readings:
1. E.T.A. Hoffmann - Der Sandmann 30p.
I am not going to count this one as a book because of the low number of pages. Perhaps I will include some other things in additional readings, like academic literature I will/have crossread while doing research papers. Or if I will ever read a magazine apart from Geo History
2. Martin Amis - The Second Plane 206p.
3. Kingsley Amis - The Alteration 208p.
4. Robert van Gulik - Richter Di bei der Arbeit (Judge Dee at work) 221p.
5. Miriam Colleé - In China essen sie den Mond 266p.
6. Philip Roth - Portnoy's Complaint 274p.
7. Neal Stephenson - Snow Crash 470p.
Additional Readings:
1. E.T.A. Hoffmann - Der Sandmann 30p.
I am not going to count this one as a book because of the low number of pages. Perhaps I will include some other things in additional readings, like academic literature I will/have crossread while doing research papers. Or if I will ever read a magazine apart from Geo History
Simon Kittlaus aka å£å£«è
1. One Man's Wilderness: An Alaskan Odyssey by Sam Keith 222pg
2. Ishi in Two Worlds: A Biography of the Last Wild Indian in North America by Theodora Kroeber 238pg
3. Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee Brown 449pg
4. Winesburg, Ohio by Sherwood Anderson 230pg
5. The Crying of Lot 49 by Thomas Pynchon 152pg
6. Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace 1079pg
7. In Our Time by Ernest Hemingway 157pg
2. Ishi in Two Worlds: A Biography of the Last Wild Indian in North America by Theodora Kroeber 238pg
3. Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee Brown 449pg
4. Winesburg, Ohio by Sherwood Anderson 230pg
5. The Crying of Lot 49 by Thomas Pynchon 152pg
6. Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace 1079pg
7. In Our Time by Ernest Hemingway 157pg
Danny P.
1. Storms of my Grandchildren: The truth about the come climate catastrophe and our last chance to save humanity - James Hansen 277pg
2. Concrete Island - James Ballard 176pg
3. House of Meetings - Martin Amis 196pg
4. The Necessary Revolution; How individuals and organisations are working together to create a sustainable world - Peter Senge 416pg
5. Is There A Creator Who Cares About You? - Watchtower 191 pg
6. Requiem for a Species - Clive Hamilton 240 pg
The most depressing book ever. Doesn't really even attempt to give any kind of hope. We've fucked up our environment and we've now reached the point where we're unable to fix it. We're going to see it happen in our lifetime. The worst case scenario predictions made in the 2007 IPCC report are already more moderate than what we've actually observed since then. The book is telling us to mourn for humanity.
2. Concrete Island - James Ballard 176pg
3. House of Meetings - Martin Amis 196pg
4. The Necessary Revolution; How individuals and organisations are working together to create a sustainable world - Peter Senge 416pg
5. Is There A Creator Who Cares About You? - Watchtower 191 pg
6. Requiem for a Species - Clive Hamilton 240 pg
The most depressing book ever. Doesn't really even attempt to give any kind of hope. We've fucked up our environment and we've now reached the point where we're unable to fix it. We're going to see it happen in our lifetime. The worst case scenario predictions made in the 2007 IPCC report are already more moderate than what we've actually observed since then. The book is telling us to mourn for humanity.
1. One Man's Wilderness: An Alaskan Odyssey by Sam Keith 222pg
2. Ishi in Two Worlds: A Biography of the Last Wild Indian in North America by Theodora Kroeber 238pg
3. Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee Brown 449pg
4. Winesburg, Ohio by Sherwood Anderson 230pg
5. The Crying of Lot 49 by Thomas Pynchon 152pg
6. Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace 1079pg
7. In Our Time by Ernest Hemingway 157pg
8. Portrait of an Artist, as an Old Man by Joseph Heller 233pg
2. Ishi in Two Worlds: A Biography of the Last Wild Indian in North America by Theodora Kroeber 238pg
3. Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee Brown 449pg
4. Winesburg, Ohio by Sherwood Anderson 230pg
5. The Crying of Lot 49 by Thomas Pynchon 152pg
6. Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace 1079pg
7. In Our Time by Ernest Hemingway 157pg
8. Portrait of an Artist, as an Old Man by Joseph Heller 233pg
Danny P.
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1. The Great Shark Hunt: Gonzo Papers, Volume 1, Hunter S. Thompson, 602 pg.
2. The Ballad of the Flim-Flam Man, Guy Owen, 277 pg.
3. Dancing Wu Li Masters, Gary Zukav, 376 pg.
4. Brave New World, Aldous Huxley, 268 pg.
5. Cities of the Plain, Cormac McCarthy, 304 pg.
6. Siddhartha, Hermann Hesse, 152 pg.
7. The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, Junot Diaz, 340 pg.
8. The Teachings of Don Juan: A Yaqui Way of Knowledge, Carlos Castaneda, 210 pg.
9. The Rest is Noise: Listening to the Twentieth Century, Alex Ross, 624 pg.
This book is really good. Especially if you like classical music, or avant-garde/minimalist compositions. I was a trombone player for 12 years, and knew a lot about this stuff before I started reading this, but Alex Ross does a great job of pulling virtually all the information there has to be out there on the topic, and puts it in one place for easy access. While a bit boring at times, this is a no-brainer if you like this stuff. You can read my review here.
2. The Ballad of the Flim-Flam Man, Guy Owen, 277 pg.
3. Dancing Wu Li Masters, Gary Zukav, 376 pg.
4. Brave New World, Aldous Huxley, 268 pg.
5. Cities of the Plain, Cormac McCarthy, 304 pg.
6. Siddhartha, Hermann Hesse, 152 pg.
7. The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, Junot Diaz, 340 pg.
8. The Teachings of Don Juan: A Yaqui Way of Knowledge, Carlos Castaneda, 210 pg.
9. The Rest is Noise: Listening to the Twentieth Century, Alex Ross, 624 pg.
This book is really good. Especially if you like classical music, or avant-garde/minimalist compositions. I was a trombone player for 12 years, and knew a lot about this stuff before I started reading this, but Alex Ross does a great job of pulling virtually all the information there has to be out there on the topic, and puts it in one place for easy access. While a bit boring at times, this is a no-brainer if you like this stuff. You can read my review here.
1. Jørgen Leth & Morten Sabroe - "That's why they fuck so much in this country" (333 pages)
2. Malcolm Jacobson - "Writers United: The WUFC Story. A Swedish Graffiti Crew" (160 pages)
3. Lars Movin - "Torben Ulrich: Jazz, ball and buddhism" (491 pages)
4. Carsten René Nielsen - "Circles" (70 pages)
Prose-poetry. Decent read.
2. Malcolm Jacobson - "Writers United: The WUFC Story. A Swedish Graffiti Crew" (160 pages)
3. Lars Movin - "Torben Ulrich: Jazz, ball and buddhism" (491 pages)
4. Carsten René Nielsen - "Circles" (70 pages)
Prose-poetry. Decent read.
1: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time 2003,230 pages Mark Haddon
2: L'inspecteur Specteur et le Curé Ré, 2001, 233 pages Ghislain Taschereau
3: Fear and Loathing in America , 2000,750 pages Hunter S.Thompson
Great book, a bit overwhelming at times but after 3 months I finally finished it.
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2: L'inspecteur Specteur et le Curé Ré, 2001, 233 pages Ghislain Taschereau
3: Fear and Loathing in America , 2000,750 pages Hunter S.Thompson
Great book, a bit overwhelming at times but after 3 months I finally finished it.
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1. The Great Shark Hunt: Gonzo Papers, Volume 1, Hunter S. Thompson, 602 pg.
2. The Ballad of the Flim-Flam Man, Guy Owen, 277 pg.
3. Dancing Wu Li Masters, Gary Zukav, 376 pg.
4. Brave New World, Aldous Huxley, 268 pg.
5. Cities of the Plain, Cormac McCarthy, 304 pg.
6. Siddhartha, Hermann Hesse, 152 pg.
7. The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, Junot Diaz, 340 pg.
8. The Teachings of Don Juan: A Yaqui Way of Knowledge, Carlos Castaneda, 210 pg.
9. The Rest is Noise: Listening to the Twentieth Century, Alex Ross, 624 pg.
10. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, J.K. Rowling, 309 pg.
The first book in the Harry Potter series. I enjoyed it, although some of the writing was a bit too simple for my taste. I'm probably going to try to read through the entire series over the course of the year, because I have always meant to do it. My review is the first on D Dubs Reads. I couldn't get the full link to work here.
2. The Ballad of the Flim-Flam Man, Guy Owen, 277 pg.
3. Dancing Wu Li Masters, Gary Zukav, 376 pg.
4. Brave New World, Aldous Huxley, 268 pg.
5. Cities of the Plain, Cormac McCarthy, 304 pg.
6. Siddhartha, Hermann Hesse, 152 pg.
7. The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, Junot Diaz, 340 pg.
8. The Teachings of Don Juan: A Yaqui Way of Knowledge, Carlos Castaneda, 210 pg.
9. The Rest is Noise: Listening to the Twentieth Century, Alex Ross, 624 pg.
10. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, J.K. Rowling, 309 pg.
The first book in the Harry Potter series. I enjoyed it, although some of the writing was a bit too simple for my taste. I'm probably going to try to read through the entire series over the course of the year, because I have always meant to do it. My review is the first on D Dubs Reads. I couldn't get the full link to work here.
1. One Man's Wilderness: An Alaskan Odyssey by Sam Keith 222pg
2. Ishi in Two Worlds: A Biography of the Last Wild Indian in North America by Theodora Kroeber 238pg
3. Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee Brown 449pg
4. Winesburg, Ohio by Sherwood Anderson 230pg
5. The Crying of Lot 49 by Thomas Pynchon 152pg
6. Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace 1079pg
7. In Our Time by Ernest Hemingway 157pg
8. Portrait of an Artist, as an Old Man by Joseph Heller 233pg
9. Travels With Charley by John Steinbeck 275pg
2. Ishi in Two Worlds: A Biography of the Last Wild Indian in North America by Theodora Kroeber 238pg
3. Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee Brown 449pg
4. Winesburg, Ohio by Sherwood Anderson 230pg
5. The Crying of Lot 49 by Thomas Pynchon 152pg
6. Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace 1079pg
7. In Our Time by Ernest Hemingway 157pg
8. Portrait of an Artist, as an Old Man by Joseph Heller 233pg
9. Travels With Charley by John Steinbeck 275pg
Danny P.
1. Storms of my Grandchildren: The truth about the come climate catastrophe and our last chance to save humanity - James Hansen 277pg
2. Concrete Island - James Ballard 176pg
3. House of Meetings - Martin Amis 196pg
4. The Necessary Revolution; How individuals and organisations are working together to create a sustainable world - Peter Senge 416pg
5. Is There A Creator Who Cares About You? - Watchtower 191 pg
6. Requiem for a Species - Clive Hamilton 240 pg
7. In Defence of Food - Michael Pollan 201 pg
Excellent book. Definitely changed the way I think about food completely, and will probably change what I eat as well. Hard to go into details, but provides a compelling argument for not eating most of the "food" available to us today and that that "food" is the main thing responsible for many illnesses including obesity and cancer. My only complaint is the manner in which he criticises "science" while still relying on science to be able to make his criticisms. The problem with food and nutrition is not the process of science, but industry driven pseudo-science aimed at confirmation and ultimately driving consumption, rather than genuine objective science.
Here is the eating advice from the book in a nutshell; Eat genuine whole and unprocessed foods. Note that products such as wholegrain bread are often very highly processed, so not food you should eat. Apart from this, don't worry about what is supposed to be good or bad for you. For example, despite popular opinion, fat is an essential macro-nutrient for humans. If you don't eat enough fat you'll be unhealthy. Instead of worrying about the nutrition of food, just try to eat fresh tasty (unprocessed) food. If you do this, chances are it will be very healthy diet anyway. Don't eat too much. This goes back to a book I read last year; The Freedom Paradox by Clive Hamilton, where he suggests freedom is our ability to choose not to do things - to act from thoughts and self imposed rules, rather than impulsions. Most of today's "food" is very high in energy but very low in nutrients, which is probably why we eat so much food and why we get fat, but we also have problems with eating too much food. Anyway he goes into a lot more detail and has a lot more guidelines about food. Definitely a recommended book.
2. Concrete Island - James Ballard 176pg
3. House of Meetings - Martin Amis 196pg
4. The Necessary Revolution; How individuals and organisations are working together to create a sustainable world - Peter Senge 416pg
5. Is There A Creator Who Cares About You? - Watchtower 191 pg
6. Requiem for a Species - Clive Hamilton 240 pg
7. In Defence of Food - Michael Pollan 201 pg
Excellent book. Definitely changed the way I think about food completely, and will probably change what I eat as well. Hard to go into details, but provides a compelling argument for not eating most of the "food" available to us today and that that "food" is the main thing responsible for many illnesses including obesity and cancer. My only complaint is the manner in which he criticises "science" while still relying on science to be able to make his criticisms. The problem with food and nutrition is not the process of science, but industry driven pseudo-science aimed at confirmation and ultimately driving consumption, rather than genuine objective science.
Here is the eating advice from the book in a nutshell; Eat genuine whole and unprocessed foods. Note that products such as wholegrain bread are often very highly processed, so not food you should eat. Apart from this, don't worry about what is supposed to be good or bad for you. For example, despite popular opinion, fat is an essential macro-nutrient for humans. If you don't eat enough fat you'll be unhealthy. Instead of worrying about the nutrition of food, just try to eat fresh tasty (unprocessed) food. If you do this, chances are it will be very healthy diet anyway. Don't eat too much. This goes back to a book I read last year; The Freedom Paradox by Clive Hamilton, where he suggests freedom is our ability to choose not to do things - to act from thoughts and self imposed rules, rather than impulsions. Most of today's "food" is very high in energy but very low in nutrients, which is probably why we eat so much food and why we get fat, but we also have problems with eating too much food. Anyway he goes into a lot more detail and has a lot more guidelines about food. Definitely a recommended book.
1: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time 2003,230 pages Mark Haddon
2: L'inspecteur Specteur et le Curé Ré, 2001, 233 pages Ghislain Taschereau
3: Fear and Loathing in America , 2000,750 pages Hunter S.Thompson
4: Comme une odeur de muscles, 2005, 144 pgs, Fred Pellerin
This is a book by a storyteller, its about the legends and stories from his village, about the strongerst man of the world of Saint-Élie de Caxton, which is his village. A great book well written.
You should definitely find out about this guy if you speak french.
2: L'inspecteur Specteur et le Curé Ré, 2001, 233 pages Ghislain Taschereau
3: Fear and Loathing in America , 2000,750 pages Hunter S.Thompson
4: Comme une odeur de muscles, 2005, 144 pgs, Fred Pellerin
This is a book by a storyteller, its about the legends and stories from his village, about the strongerst man of the world of Saint-Élie de Caxton, which is his village. A great book well written.
You should definitely find out about this guy if you speak french.