by Laura | Jan 2, 2013
Before I read More: Population, Nature, and What Women Want, I had to admit I was somewhat skeptical. Let’s face it: any man that says “What Women Want” in the title of his book opens himself up to all sorts of cynicism. But I was pleasantly surprised;...
by Laura | Jan 1, 2013
The Compassionate Carnivore: Or, How to Keep Animals Happy, Save Old MacDonald’s Farm, Reduce Your Hoofprint, and Still Eat Meat follows a group of popular books on “conscientious eating”, like Michael Pollan’s In Defense of Food and Barbara Kingsolver’s Animal,...
by Laura | Dec 1, 2012
Sustainability, author Andres Edwards argues, is more than a trendy buzzword. It is an actual movement. Early on in The Sustainability Revolution, he contrasts sustainability with environmentalism. While not dismissing the latter, he feels the former is a broader and...
by Laura | Nov 28, 2012
The Illustrated World’s Religions: A Guide to our Wisdom Traditions, was first published in the late 50s as The Religions of Man by religion scholar Huston Smith. This edition is a great overview of many of the world’s religions, and goes further...
by Laura | Nov 28, 2012
Daniel Pink’s first book, A Whole New Mind, explored his thesis that society, and the workplace in particular, is in the midst of a fundamental shift from left-brain, rule-based routine work to right-brain, non-routine, creative and conceptual work. In Drive....
