I both listened to the audio version and read the hardcopy version of this book – it was that good! Like all good novels, it is true in a deep sense despite being fiction.
In addition, it is literally true regarding some facts about trees and nature in a way that can happen only if really well researched, which this book is. Finally the character development is amazing.
The Overstory, winner of the 2019 Pulitzer Prize in Fiction, is a sweeping, impassioned work of activism and resistance that is also a stunning evocation of-and paean to-the natural world. From the roots to the crown and back to the seeds, Richard Powers's twelfth novel unfolds in concentric rings of interlocking fables that range from antebellum New York to the late twentieth-century Timber Wars of the Pacific Northwest and beyond. There is a world alongside ours-vast, slow, interconnected, resourceful, magnificently inventive, and almost invisible to us. This is the story of a handful of people who learn how to see…
Because Trevor Noah is a performer who is facile with voices and storytelling, and because he does his own audio reading, this book is particularly good in the audio version. In addition to being hilarious in parts, it is peppered with pearls of wisdom.
The compelling, inspiring, (often comic) coming-of-age story of Trevor Noah, set during the twilight of apartheid and the tumultuous days of freedom that followed.
One of the comedy world's brightest new voices, Trevor Noah is a light-footed but sharp-minded observer of the absurdities of politics, race and identity, sharing jokes and insights drawn from the wealth of experience acquired in his relatively young life. As host of the US hit show The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, he provides viewers around the globe with their nightly dose of biting satire, but here Noah turns his…
This book is very well researched, and despite a lot of information, is very clearly presented.
This book started my process from leaving behind 30 years of being a vegetarian to now eating meat from animals that are grass-fed (and grass-finished, when possible), and supporting regenerative farming – a change that is much better for my health and for the planet.
'Persuasive, entertaining and well researched' Sunday Times
Plant-based is best for health, go vegan to help save the planet, eat less meat... Almost every day we are bombarded with the seemingly incontrovertible message that we must reduce our consumption of meat and dairy - or eliminate them from our diets altogether.
But what if the pervasive message that the plant-based diet will improve our health and save the planet is misleading - or even false? What if removing animal foods from our diet is a serious threat to human health, and a red herring…
It’s Considerate To Be Literate about Religion: Poetry and Prose about Religion, Conflict, and Peace in Our World is a book of nonfiction poems and prose for all readers, teen to adult.
Written as part of Dr. Cunningham master's degree program in religion, this book describes and illustrates in Part I the main tenets of religious literacy as endorsed by the American Academy of Religion. Then, Part II uses this lens of religious literacy to examine several conflicts around the globe that have revolved around religion. Part III puts it all together in a succinct and cross-referencing summary.
The lyrical nature of the poems and the very engaging pencil illustrations by Susan Detwiler give each topic traction, and the prose "Learn More" sections allow a deeper dive into the issues raised in the poems.
In addition, a lively preface explains the joy of creating words, such as “poemenclature”; a helpful introduction welcomes readers to the concept of religious literacy; a fulsome glossary defines terms used in the book; and a reading-group guide includes questions and topics for discussion and suggested further reading.
