The truth at any cost lowers all other costs — curated by former US spy Robert David Steele.
Inspirational and Practical as Well October 31, 2009 Richard Branson I picked this up half-price at Copenhagen airport, and I liked it so much I have ordered Screw It, Let’s Do It (Expanded Edition): 14 Lessons on Making It to the Top While Having Fun & Staying Green. I must note that normally I would …
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Badly documented and therefore suspect October 23, 2009 Ian McCallum Of the two reviews, the second more critical review is more helpful. I am not buying this book, which has a very engaging title, for three reasons: 1. The second review provides clear warning of a light-weight schoolkid apporach to the material. 2. The publisher …
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What a great search phrase! Thank you. KEY POINT: Design is not just about physical structures, but about relationships as well as ideas. Will Durant has a great deal to say about this in Philosophy and the Social Problem. KEY POINT: Information is the means by which we harmonize understanding of the threats, sustainable consensus …
Phenomenal Overview, Reference, Exceeded Expectations October 18, 2009 Glenn Croston I bought and read this book along with Green Intelligence: Creating Environments That Protect Human Health and Careers in Renewable Energy: Get a Green Energy Job. This book is everything I could have wanted and more–it exceeded expecations. For each of 75 “opportunities” sorted within …
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Formula Book Well Executed, Superb But “Lite” October 18, 2009 Gregory McNamee I read in multiples. See my reviews of 75 Green Businesses You Can Start to Make Money and Make A Difference as well as Green Intelligence: Creating Environments That Protect Human Health for the snap-shot on this round, and at Phi Beta Iota, …
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Excellent Primer, Narrowly Focused, Provokes Reflection October 16, 2009 Richard Heinberg I was tempted to limit this book to four stars because it fails to properly recognize, among many others, Buckminster Fuller, e.g. his Critical Path and it provides only passing reference to such foundation works as Limits to Growth: The 30-Year Update and Human …
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In Its Niche Beyond a Six–In Larger Context a Four October 11, 2009 Roger Martin First off, what got me to buy this book does not appear in the book at all–the author on record as saying that Wall Street was not designed to make money for its investors, only for its mandarins–the same is …
