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In these acclaimed CBC Massey Lectures, Ronald Wright argues that the twentieth century was a time of runaway growth in human population, consumption, and technology, placing a colossal load on all natural systems. But our modern predicament is as old as civilization, a 10,000-year experiment we have participated in but seldom controlled. Only by understanding the patterns of human triumph and disaster can we recognize the experiment's inherent dangers and, with luck and wisdom, shape its outcome. In this edition, illuminating illustrations and sidebars complement Wright's arguments, and allow readers to witness further evidence supporting his cautionary tale.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Something worth talking about,
This review is from: Illustrated Short History of Progress (Paperback)
This book is a truly fascinating look back at the astounding advances and trends in human development. Perhaps the best thing I can say about this book is that you will want to talk to people about it. It will spawn a thousand conversations with friends as well as arguments and isn't that what a good book is supposed to do, provoke? Sure the overall message is "hey we should protect the environment" but it is the detail given to our all too sudden stranglehold on this planet that is what makes this book so captivating. You'll read it in an afternoon or in 6 15 minute "lessons".
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Review: Short History of Progress,
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This review is from: Illustrated Short History of Progress (Paperback)
This book is a short read which made me skeptical about the amount of interesting information he could convey in so little space. Wright devoted each chapter to the description of a particular civilization and explains in ~35 pages where they came from, how they lived, what went wrong, and what we can learn from it now. I appreciate the difficulty he must have had to be concise especially since almost 50% of the pages included imagery of some kind. The fact that this book was illustrated was also a little off-putting at first but made the read go quickly and was surprisingly enjoyable (despite being cut off mid-sentence to read the description of an image on the following page then having to continue on with the second half of the sentence another page later). I do not necessarily agree with the premise of the book, to examine the past to determine where we are going, since it is impossible to predict the future of any civilization or culture (or of anything, for that matter) however Wright does make good arguments in his final chapter. I don't know if all the information preceding the last chapter was ultimately necessary (it could have stood on its own fairly well) but overall this book was informative, enjoyable, and well-paced.
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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The perfect little baker,
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This review is from: Illustrated Short History of Progress (Paperback)
I had used a B&d a few years ago, but gave it to my son since I live alone. I missed making fancy bread, so I shopped around. It had to be small. This little Zojirushi is perfect in size, easy to load, the paddle does not make a mess and release the loaf readily, the result is always a pleasure. I varies the flours, the added goodies are almost gourmet cooking, and the bread is constantly perfect even with my adventurous additions : walnuts, almonds, almonds flour, chestnut flour, apples, apple sauce, garlic, ginger, fruits, bacon, cheese, herbs, whole wheat, durum and rye, chocolate and buttermilk. The only rule is simply to think about how much moisture all these bring and try to leave the flour volume equal to the recipes they advise you. So, you learn to balance it all, including the tastes and "Bon appetite" . Just keep the proportion about right!
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