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| really interesting stories if you like to be philosophically or existentially challenged. Favorites were "Anxiety is the dizziness of freedom" and The Lifecycle of Software objects. There were some (IMHO) weaker stories that are more like barely camo ...more | |
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| an entertaining read, but not as good as I would have liked. A bit too many characters and too little plot, perhaps. Also lacking a bit in worldbuilding. An alien spaceship arrives hovering over the virgin islands, but we don't get to know anything a ...more | |
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| Beautifully written book that seems to be open to several interpretations in terms of what it is about. If found the idea of someone wanting to turn into a tree or a flower as a protest against violence very beautiful, though as a vegan I find it a p ...more | |
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3 1/2 * Found it good and entertaining, but not much more than that. No idea why it's such a gigantic bestseller (and I had the benefit that many of the games talked about were the ones I played as an adolescent). ...more |
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| short book, clearly written. maybe the rational approach helps some. I found the left/right brain distinction, in the context of peace of mind etc, interesting | |
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“If veganizing the world depends on each one of us choosing altruism over self-interest, then for the foreseeable future the world will be, at best, only partially vegan.”
― How to Create a Vegan World: A Pragmatic Approach
― How to Create a Vegan World: A Pragmatic Approach
“It's easy to be a philosopher and say true things about the rights of animals. It's much harder to get your hands dirty and do the right things at the right time truly to make a difference. That's the art of high-impact advocacy.”
― How to Create a Vegan World: A Pragmatic Approach
― How to Create a Vegan World: A Pragmatic Approach
“The revolution is not a question of virtue, but of effectiveness.”
― How to Create a Vegan World: A Pragmatic Approach
― How to Create a Vegan World: A Pragmatic Approach
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“If the world were merely seductive, that would be easy. If it were merely challenging, that would be no problem. But I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve the world and a desire to enjoy the world. This makes it hard to plan the day.”
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“I would feel more optimistic about a bright future for man if he spent less time proving that he can outwit Nature and more time tasting her sweetness and respecting her seniority.”
― Letters of E. B. White
― Letters of E. B. White
“One of the greatest journeys in life is overcoming insecurity and learning to truly not give a shit.”
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“If veganizing the world depends on each one of us choosing altruism over self-interest, then for the foreseeable future the world will be, at best, only partially vegan.”
― How to Create a Vegan World: A Pragmatic Approach
― How to Create a Vegan World: A Pragmatic Approach
“It's easy to be a philosopher and say true things about the rights of animals. It's much harder to get your hands dirty and do the right things at the right time truly to make a difference. That's the art of high-impact advocacy.”
― How to Create a Vegan World: A Pragmatic Approach
― How to Create a Vegan World: A Pragmatic Approach
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Welcome to Better World Book Club! Located in Orlando, FL. We will be reading and discussing books that focus on: * humane education * human and non ...more
