tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10073543.post6537834553220154982..comments2023-08-29T15:29:17.580+02:00Comments on Francessa's Thinking: The World Without Usfrancessahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12444610284524067406noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10073543.post-49874825906759897622008-08-18T16:43:00.000+02:002008-08-18T16:43:00.000+02:00Rob and Lydia, On the website Alan Weisman says he...Rob and Lydia, <BR/><BR/>On the website Alan Weisman says he had "sought for a long time some fresh, non-threatening approach to disarm readers’ apprehensions about environmental destruction long enough that they might consider the impacts of unbridled human activity on the rest of nature". And I think, in this he succeeded. <BR/><BR/> I'm reading on now (had to pause for a week in which I was busily fighting the powers of nature in the above mentioned house and garden) - with less horror, but great excitement and wonder. There are some interesting parts about Great Britain.francessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12444610284524067406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10073543.post-72089490402422476442008-08-15T08:00:00.000+02:002008-08-15T08:00:00.000+02:00Fascinating, I'd say! I enjoyed the way you descri...Fascinating, I'd say! I enjoyed the way you described kind of a dance around this book before buying it and reviewing it for us. I think it sounds like a book that should become standard text material in high schools around the world.Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11135393270656573516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10073543.post-15269438643703325422008-08-14T09:39:00.000+02:002008-08-14T09:39:00.000+02:00Scary stuff! Really fascinating, Francessa- thanks...Scary stuff! Really fascinating, Francessa- thanks for mentioning it. Like you, I find the whole concept quite intimidating.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11647405720597546140noreply@blogger.com