![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
Book Report
Jan. 3rd, 2013 05:01 pmThree awesome books graded “A”, and two mediocre ones.
Plastic Free: How I Kicked the Plastic Habit and How You Can Too by Beth Terry – The truth is hard to deal with: plastic is extremely awful, for too many reasons to list. It is made from fossil sources, materials that must be extracted from the ground using means that usually devastate the surrounding terrain. Most of it is actually not recycled in most areas (just because there’s that little symbol with arrows on it doesn’t mean that your local facilities actually recycle that type of – or any – plastic). It contains really toxic chemicals, and scientists don’t even know the extent of the long-term negative impacts on human life or the planet from us being surrounded by plastic our whole lives. The manufacturing of plastic causes even more pollution and harms workers, the stuff doesn’t biodegrade, and it causes a lot of harm to animals when they ingest it. ( Good article and disturbing photo here) So what the hell does someone do about it when plastic is in frickin’ anything and everything – including whatever device you’re using to look at this?? Beth Terry was determined to find out: to find a way to drastically reduce the amount of plastic in her life. I loved this book. Terry makes it accessible. This topic should be depressing and overwhelming, but Terry even has advice on dealing with those feelings. One great suggestion she had that I am going to implement: if feeling overwhelmed, then make one change per month. There is tons of good advice in here that anyone can follow. The book made me a believer, and I am going to begin making some changes. Grade: A
The Good Food Revolution by Will Allen – I hope I can adequately describe why this book is so incredible. First, the subject matter – the book is about Will Allen’s attempt to grow food sustainably in an urban area. He is finding solutions to really complex problems. He’s inspiring but also completely realistic and real-world. And he’s captivating. I kept reading as I had to see if the urban farm he began on a shoe-string budget would make it. And he accomplished what the book “The Warmth of Other Suns” failed to do ( here’s the post with my review of it ), which is to find an engaging way to describe the great American migration. I don’t think this review does the book justice at all, but I am thankful to be able to read great books like this. Grade: A
More books behind the cut!
( Read more... )
Plastic Free: How I Kicked the Plastic Habit and How You Can Too by Beth Terry – The truth is hard to deal with: plastic is extremely awful, for too many reasons to list. It is made from fossil sources, materials that must be extracted from the ground using means that usually devastate the surrounding terrain. Most of it is actually not recycled in most areas (just because there’s that little symbol with arrows on it doesn’t mean that your local facilities actually recycle that type of – or any – plastic). It contains really toxic chemicals, and scientists don’t even know the extent of the long-term negative impacts on human life or the planet from us being surrounded by plastic our whole lives. The manufacturing of plastic causes even more pollution and harms workers, the stuff doesn’t biodegrade, and it causes a lot of harm to animals when they ingest it. ( Good article and disturbing photo here) So what the hell does someone do about it when plastic is in frickin’ anything and everything – including whatever device you’re using to look at this?? Beth Terry was determined to find out: to find a way to drastically reduce the amount of plastic in her life. I loved this book. Terry makes it accessible. This topic should be depressing and overwhelming, but Terry even has advice on dealing with those feelings. One great suggestion she had that I am going to implement: if feeling overwhelmed, then make one change per month. There is tons of good advice in here that anyone can follow. The book made me a believer, and I am going to begin making some changes. Grade: A
The Good Food Revolution by Will Allen – I hope I can adequately describe why this book is so incredible. First, the subject matter – the book is about Will Allen’s attempt to grow food sustainably in an urban area. He is finding solutions to really complex problems. He’s inspiring but also completely realistic and real-world. And he’s captivating. I kept reading as I had to see if the urban farm he began on a shoe-string budget would make it. And he accomplished what the book “The Warmth of Other Suns” failed to do ( here’s the post with my review of it ), which is to find an engaging way to describe the great American migration. I don’t think this review does the book justice at all, but I am thankful to be able to read great books like this. Grade: A
More books behind the cut!
( Read more... )
