Phoenix wrote:
Claudio wrote:
I got a letter from the library - my copy has arrived. Yay!!!!
They posted a letter? Waste of resources!
I agree - I'm on the same phone system as them!
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Why are you borrowing it from libraries and not purchasing it through the mansized link to amazon?
i think my copy earned will about 5pence...
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I've nearly finished this book.
I might have a suggestion for July unless someone's suggested already.
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FATBOY wrote:
Why are you borrowing it from libraries and not purchasing it through the mansized link to amazon?
i think my copy earned will about 5pence...
I think I'd prefer to buy Will a drink if he ever turned up! (even though he thought I was Dyson!!!
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beads wrote:
I've nearly finished this book.
I might have a suggestion for July unless someone's suggested already.
Let us have your suggestion. Remember some people have to wait for the large print edition from their mobile library.
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The Web of Life: A New Synthesis of Mind and Matter
by Fritjof Capra
(Amazon review)
An articulate, intelligent and thoroughly enjoyable account, Capra has captured the very essence of life, both its complexity and simplicity, and held it up for his readers in a text of stunning clarity. Capra's arguments are engaging and persuasive, without becoming too technical or falling into the trap of preaching.
For anyone who's ever wanted an answer to the question "why are we here?" - this is the book for you. All over the world and down through the many generations of sentient human beings, the quest for an explanation for our existence, one that is acceptable to both scientific and non-scientific people alike, has remained elusive - until now. In "Web of Life", Fritjof Capra presents his "new synthesis" of life - intergrating his own exceptional vision with ideas from the works of such pre-eminent thinkers as Margulis, Lovelock, Maturana and Varela. The product of this ambitious endeavour is a truly remarkable, entertaining and most of all enlightening account of what life is, how it arose, and how it evolved and continues to evolve.
The subject matter is helped enormously by Capra's writing style: captivating, succinct and free of excess technical terminology. He presents his ideas in a logical and compelling manner, providing hooks into deeper source material throughout the text and yet managing to convey the essence of his thoughts into laymen's language for common understanding.
This book will do for human understanding of life and man's place in it what Stephen Hawking's "Brief History of Time" has done for our everyday understanding of the universe. It really is a beautiful work, filled with ideas that will change the way you think about your own life and about the life around you.
As one who has been seeking answers for 25 years, be assured that they exist. You can find them in Fritjof Capra's "Web of Life".
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tuff wrote:
beads wrote:
I've nearly finished this book.
I might have a suggestion for July unless someone's suggested already.
Let us have your suggestion. Remember some people have to wait for the large print edition from their mobile library.
Well, a colleague at work suggested to me a book called 'The Road' by Cormack McCarthy. She's recommended books to me before and I had a peak at this one today and might give it a go.
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It would make sense to keep a separate thread for each month folks!
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Claudio wrote:
It would make sense to keep a separate thread for each month folks!
Only once it's chosen I would have thought.. or do we need a 'book banter thread'?
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beads wrote:
. or do we need a 'book banter thread'?
Possibly - or otherwise we might end up discussing the next choice all the time rather than the current book.
And Book Banter has a ring to it.
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