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Good intentions but poorly written,
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This review is from: How Much is Enough?: Buddhism, Consumerism, and the Human Environment (Paperback)
The basic idea of the book is great, but the writing is not. It is a selection of essays and almost all of them are from people in academia. It is sad but true that most academic writing is not very good.We read this book in our Zen book discussion group and talked as much about the style as the content. We discovered an interesting article on line that explains the problem with academic writing. Do a google and read this: Dancing with professors: the trouble with academic prose. P. N. Limerick. NY Times Book Review If you can deal with the tortured prose of academia there are some interesting ideas. There are several essays about the environmental work of Zen temples in Japan. There are interesting questions raised about the nature of environmentalism as we normally think of it, and what really matters for human happiness. |
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How Much is Enough?: Buddhism, Consumerism, and the Human Environment by Richard Payne (Paperback - March 9, 2010)
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