So, I just (finally) finished The Long Emergency by James Howard Kunstler. Let me start this off by saying that I have a big interest in reading about civilization and ecology and politics and industrialization and sustainability (and other related, converging topics). Much of the non-fiction that I read falls into a category focusing on [...]
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Read a book
Yesterday, I finally finished Volume 2 of Endgame. This book certainly helped to strengthen all of my convictions, if anything. Not only that, but it has helped me to question what I am doing, especially regarding the actions I want to take to make change that I see as important. But instead of getting into [...]
Endgame
I finished all 450 pages of Volume 1 of Derrick Jensen’s Endgame a few days ago, and now it’s time to start reading the next 300 pages of Volume 2. I don’t think that the book has necessarily opened my eyes to any new-new ideas (after all, like this Wikipedia entry correctly states: “the books [...]
Global Warming books
StopGlobalWarming.org’s recommended books on globabl warming.
Book: The Assassination of Julius Caesar: A People’s History of Ancient Rome
The Assassination of Julius Caesar: A People’s History of Ancient Rome: Excellent, highly critical examination of ancient Rome’s political climate and the presentation of such history by “gentlemen historians” throughout the ages. The message is clear: history has been (and still is) altered and skewed in favor of the social elite (those at [...]
WorldChanging reading list
The WorldChanging reading list: Required reading for changing the world.
