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ccoelophysis's review
4.0
Just a couple things that jumped out at me: This book was written a few years before the economic recession and yet the authors wrote it knowing it was coming, and soon. They knew that too many Americans place their hope in possessions and that was going to cause problems that we have now experienced since the publication of this book. The comparison of the American workweek and annual vacation days to other developed countries is eye-opening. Also interesting is the idea of taxing consumption instead of wealth. That would decrease the tax burden on the poor and seems to be an answer to the 1% problem.
mandyherbet's review
I'm lying really - I didn't actually finish this book. I gave up a third of the way through. Maybe I'll come back to it when I'm bored and have time on my hands in a few years time. Or maybe when I've exhausted everything else and am down to my last book.
Yes, the concept is interesting and applicable even though it has dated really quickly but the writing is hyberbolic and weak and the style is more anecdotal than research based (at least, that's what it seems). Life is too short to read badly-written and weakly-researched books.
Yes, the concept is interesting and applicable even though it has dated really quickly but the writing is hyberbolic and weak and the style is more anecdotal than research based (at least, that's what it seems). Life is too short to read badly-written and weakly-researched books.
ankmorporkian's review against another edition
informative
medium-paced
2.75
Had some really great stuff but called into question how accurate all the information in the book was when they perpetuated the myth that organic produce means pesticide free produce.
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