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Billy <wildbilly@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> A kind poster said I directed him/her to "Omnivore's Dilemma"
> and "Teaming with Microbes" and is enjoying the former and
> preparing to read the later. "Teaming with Microbes" is
> im****tant in understanding humanity's impact on soil whether you
> garden or not. "Omnivore", though, takes you places where you've
> never been and explains thing that you never thought of and in
> doing so gives an incredibly enabling overview of human nutrition,
> or the lack of it, additionally, it is also a real page turner. I feel
> fortunate to have read it.
>
> There are two other books that I would like to recommend that also
> deal with the biosphere, both are crammed with information that
> seems to flow effortlessly from the books, and they are both by
> Jared Diamond. The first is "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human
> Societies" which, in part, traces the development of our food
> supply. You will see the world with new eyes.
>
http://www.amazon.com/Guns-Germs-Steel-Fates-Societies/dp/0393061310/ref=
> pd_sim_b_img_1
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> The other book is "Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or
> Succeed", which exhibits societies from the Bitterroot Valley of
> Montana, to the Viking outposts of Greenland, to the ancient land
> of Australia that show good steward****p of the land and those that
> didn't. A wonderful read.
>
http://www.amazon.com/Collapse-Societies-Choose-Fail-Succeed/dp/B000IJ7Q3
> 2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1208368189&sr=1-1
>
> Both these books are real page turners and you will feel much
> wiser for having read them.
"Omnivore's Dilemma" has me searching for more information in other
areas. Chapter one was a quick overview on the chemistry of plants.
The author states that there are five C-4 edible plants, "corn" is one,
later on in the book "cane sugar" is another. What are the others?
I have been looking for a book that describes what these acronym's mean:
C-3, C-4, F-1, F-2, H-1... I have seen these acronym's often on seed
packets and I am curious of the meaning of what these terms are. Know of
any books?
"Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed". Sounds cool also.
I am an avid reader of science fiction. Why I like science fiction is
they often describe "what if societies" and from these books from:
Robert A. Heinlen, Neal Stephenson and Vernor Vinge. From these books I
have a good idea how societies might succeed or fail, even from an
agricultural point of view.
From this book, "Please Understand Me II by David Keirsey" second
edition. Tells me <indirectly> why societies will Fail or Succeed. From
this book I found in short order who I will probably get along with and
who I will not. Why some people will listen to reason and those who will
not. Why many people will bend to fear and those who will not. Most
people will not listen to reason no matter what proof one has. Why some
care about others and why others will take advantage of others. The
author states our brains are hard wired from birth into sixteen
personalities. I am an "ENTJ", a messed up "ENTJ" but still an "ENTJ".
Everyone on this plant has been type casted, you can believe it or not.
This is also a top ten favorite book of mine.
After reading "Omnivore's Dilemma", I can comfortably state that "I am
maize" :) and uncomfortably state that "I was unknowingly a product of
Cargill" :(
A kind poster .... sometimes :)
Enjoy Life ... Dan
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