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  The Twilight Saga: Book 2

  New Moon

  by Stephenie Meyer

  • Rated 1 stars

  Lada K wrote:
  Did no one else find it disturbing that a young teenaged girl could find no identity outside of her relationships with boys? I was frustrated with Bella from the beginning (what a terrible and shelfish "friend" she was) but when she described herself as "a moon without a planet" when Edward left, I was furious. Teenage love and angst is one thing but Bella is almost suicidal and doesn't show any spark of life until, of course, she starts getting attention from another guy. I get the...
  
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  The Mote in God's Eye

  by Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle

  • Rated 4 stars

  Josh wrote:
  The Mote in God’s Eye, set far in the future, tells the tale of humanity’s first contact with an alien species. Despite being first published in 1974, the science holds up fairly well. There are a few funny oddities that show the story’s age, such as the mention of “microwave ovens” and “pocket computers” as if we would be shocked by their ubiquity, but these are rare. However, in this tale, the science isn’t the star of the show....
  
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  Thinking in Systems

  by Donella H. Meadows

  • Rated 4 stars

  Ryan L wrote:
  Generally, a great introduction into systems thinking, focusing on examination of the structure of how things work. Inventory, information, intelligence: the applications are broad. There's much to be gleaned from various angles here, describing buffers between "stocks" and "feedback loops." I don't quite know what to make of it, though, I'm glad I read it. I have a feeling that this is one those books that act as a gateway, leading to another jaunt through topic that I haven't read much...
  
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  The Politics of the Pasture

  by James McWilliams

  • Rated 5 stars

  Kevin W wrote:
  Great account of the story surrounding Lou and Bill, two oxen at Green Mountain College used as part of the school's program in "sustainable" farming. The two became the center of a high-profile scandal after GMC announced plans to slaughter the both of them and serve their meat in the school's cafeteria after Lou became injured and unable to work. The animal rights community became involved after GMC turned down an offer from a local animal sanctuary to take Lou and Bill in, meaning that the...
  
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  Mountains of the Middle Kingdom : exploring the high peaks of China and Tibet

  by Galen A. Rowell

  • Rated 4 stars

  Michael E wrote:
  I didn’t realize what a treasure I gained when I nabbed this at a library book sale. It looks like a coffee-table book of Himalaya mountain photos. But they aren’t just any photos. They are from a master photojournalist and serious adventurer and mountain climber. And the narrative of his trekking and climbing is of historical significance. Rowell in 1980 was among the first set of Westerners allowed access to the mountain provinces of Tibet and neighboring Chinese provinces since being...
  
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