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Liked It “This book was a catalyst for me, a springboard, it launched me. I had read Henry David Thoreau's Walden before, so I knew at heart what McKebben addressed in this book, but I had never thought of making a "thought experiment" like he did. McKibben's approach and analysis is scathing and it...” see full review » see other reviews » |
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Mark H wrote this review Tuesday, July 21 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“This book was a catalyst for me, a springboard, it launched me. I had read Henry David Thoreau's Walden before, so I knew at heart what McKebben addressed in this book, but I had never thought of making a "thought experiment" like he did. McKibben's approach and analysis is scathing and it makes it embarrassing to be a part of the TV generation. Now the the internet is here, I wonder if it has only accelerated things (I state, as I write this on the Internet). The best part of this book was the final section in which he spends his 24 hourse out in the woods. His writing, his insights, his conclusions make this a very important book. It was the first book to turn me on to McKibben and now I am in his corner all the way.
Mark V wrote this review Sunday, March 15 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
A companion book for this particular McKibben book is Jerry Mander's, In the Absence of Sacred.”
“Bill Mckibben knew that there had to be some effect of watching too much TV that was happening to people living in the world, and especially America, today. To research this, Mckibben did an experiment at and near his home in Fairfax, Virginia. He started by watching a cumulated amount of 24 hours of television. After going through the information gathered and thinking about what he'd learned, he went to the top of an Adirondack mountain, and spent 24 hours there. He watched the bugs, plants, animals, water and everything involved with nature. Comparing the two loads of information was now the task at hand.”
Dustin W wrote this review Wednesday, March 4 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Bill McKibben really, really doesn't like television. To find out just how much is stolen from our lives by watching TV, he experimented by watching 24 hours of programming on all of the 93 channels available in Fairfax Virginia. Then to compare what he had missed, he spent 24 hours on top of an Adirondack mountain, watching insects, birds and trees. He compared the information he gathered from each of those experiences. That is this book.
Anna L. C wrote this review Wednesday, March 19 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
In my case, he was preaching to the converted, so I wholeheartedly agreed with his conclusions. It's worth mentioning that he wrote this book 15 years ago, and he was talking about carbon in the atmosphere (obviously not too many people were listening)and he was right about that, too.”
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