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Gaviotas: A Village to Reinvent the World by Alan Weisman

eminewbow's review

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3.0

Really interesting information and gets you thinking. The writing style was not my favorite and it was difficult to keep track of all the characters.

seattle_andrea's review

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4.0

Great insight to a world I would have otherwise never knew existed. A definite read for anyone interested in sustainable design and community development.

shiradest's review

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3.0

This is the book mentioned by webfarmer in ref. to Red Trueque and the Tomas in Argentina & the movie The Take (about the takeovers by factory workers of abandoned factories -poor translation...)

kfan's review

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4.0

I started reading "The World Without Us" and realized that it's by the same author as this book, which I read years ago. Gaviotas really blew me away at the time, and was a keystone in helping to restore some of my long-term faith in humanity. It's a really amazing story. The kind of book that you have to pass along to someone else. It was given to me by an old friend, and when I was done I sent my copy to Leslie Harpold. She was really excited to read it. I wonder whatever happened to it.

danielgwood's review against another edition

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5.0

An inspiring story, brimming with great tales and asides.

thecuriosityhourpodcast's review

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4.0

Really interesting look at the creation of a very purposeful community from scratch.
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