Raj Patel's The Value of Nothing HarperCollins, 2009 "Examining everything from free lunches to military spending, from love to television, The Value of Nothing reveals the hidden social consequences of our global culture of 'freedom' and explains why prices are always at odds with the true value of what matters
Norman Doidge's The Brain that Changes Itself Penguin, 2007 As Olduvai suggests here, there is something different about writing a response to non-fiction, just as I have found a difference in the way that I approach reading it. She's right: it's not as though we are being graded. But, I want
Michael Pollan's The Omnivore's Dilemma (2006) Penguin, 2007 I included this on my list of Must Reads for the year, knowing that it would overlap with the Science Book Challenge, because I'd started it several times and had not persisted. I figured a dual incentive would seal the deal. But,
Must-Reads, Ongoing Personal Challenges On the twelfth and final day of My Twelve Days of Challenges, I'm bookchatting about what I affectionately but determinedly call my Must Reads. The current year's are listed here and there will be links to archived lists in the future. Classics: 1. Leo Tolstoy’s War and Peace
Wherein I Admit My Bias On the eleventh day of My Twelve Days of Challenges, I'm bookchatting about the challenge that most challenged me. On a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 being the most challenging, I'd be tempted to give the Science Book Challenge an eleven, except that it
