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The Bill McKibben Reader: Pieces From An Active Life (2008)

by Bill McKibben(Favorite Author)

4.05 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

0805076271 (ISBN13: 9780805076271)

languge

English

genre

Nonfiction

publisher

St. Martin's Griffin

review 1: My ranking system is 3 stars = worth a read; 4 stars = I would/will read it again; and 5 stars = a classic to be read by future generations.Although I will probably not read this book in its entirity again, it is worth a read and there are several articles I would like to re-read. This is a collection of articles from the early 1980s to around 2006. They deal with a range of topics from enviornmental issues to the death of his day (which is one of the best stories - I couldn't put that article down). There is a section on religion which some of I could do without, but a few of the pieces were excellent - his thoughts on a country founded on Christian morals, but refusing to be taxed to help the needy is a great read.McKibben brings to light a number of issues in a manner w... morehich is making me re-think my stance and philosphy on life. I will definitely be reading more of his work in the future!
review 2: I didn't read all of the essays because not all of the topics were of interest to me. The essays I did read were excellent including some about global warming (written long before anyone was talking about this), his year of eating local food (again, long before this was trendy), the hypocrisies of contemporary Christianity, a 1982 New Yorker article about homelessness, and best of all his essay about cross-country skiing. I look forward to reading the McKibben books in my to-read list as a result of these essays. less

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