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World changing, February 4, 2009

This book has been really helpful. I had some trouble getting into it because some of the writing is a bit cyclical and hard to read. But I think this is mostly because the subject being dealt with doesn't really have a good language to express the ideas. Therefore reading it from this perspective it is a really well written book that deals with concepts that don't fit into the English language so well.

He gave a really good explanation of how humanity is evolving and goes in depth into what is going on in the world at present. It is a very exciting book and very necessary in this age of change when we can no longer rely on the maps that our father's have followed. We can no… Read more

Bananas, January 19, 2009

This is a very readable book, written by a journalist who actually met and interviewed many of the characters in this history. It also gives a clear picture of how various greedy people and groups manipulate, control and destroy what they touch.

I highly recommend this look at United Fruit and how they shaped the modern corporate agenda.

I found the style to be enjoyable although it covered a lot of varied information from quite a time period. It should be a required reading in public high-school.

Maizeland, July 3, 2008

I really enjoyed this book. It was written in such a way as to really personalize the story of corn. It really brings a stark reality to what has been done to corn today by Monsanto--total disrespect for the plant and the spirit of the plant. We all love corn and can learn a lot from it. Every American should read this book as corn is very special to the Americas.