Letters and Papers of Charles Everett Roseberry

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"The Letters and Papers of Charles Everett Roseberry" contains his World War II letters to his sister Margaret Lawton. They cover his entire army service from Basic Training to almost 3 years overseas in Africa, Italy, France, Germany and Austria. After the war Charles Roseberry was active in the Disciples of Christ Church and his papers from this period are included.

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Ronald W. Clark's definitive biography of Einstein, the Promethean figure of our age, goes behind the phenomenal intellect to reveal the human side of the legendary absent-minded professor who confidently claimed that space and time were not what they seemed.

Here is the classic portrait of the scientist and the man: the boy growing up in the Swiss Alps, the young man caught in an unhappy first marriage, the passionate pacifist who agonized over making The Bomb, the indifferent Zionist asked to head the Israeli state, the physicist who believed in God.

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One of the great biographies of all time.......2005-09-24

Whenever they compile the list of the best biographies of the 20th Century, this book will definitely be on the short list. It's a masterpiece. Clark presents a thorough, erudite, and accessible account of Einstein's life and work. He begins by relating Einstein's early struggles and his years at the Swiss Patent Office, where he read and analyzed technical reports. Then came the great relativity theory and the subsequent success and reknown. The flight from Nazi Germany to Princeton, the building of the atomic bomb during WW II (he regretted this association the most in his life), and the myths that developed around his life with the public (he hated the public adulation; when he died he didn't want his house on Mercer Street in Princeton to become a shrine) also get their fair and judicious treatment. Einstein was a great scientist who had developed some of the most complicated theories in physics, and Clark is excellent in trying to explain them for the general reader. But he is best when capturing Einstein the man. Clark writes with the confidence of a master, even majestically. It's a long book and not a fast read, but the time spent with Clark and his magnificent subject is time very well spent. One even wishes for more at the end. A brilliant work.

The very symbol of human genius .......2005-06-26

This is a well- written account of the life of Einstein. It also provides explanations for the general reader of Einstein's great and revolutionary contributions to mankind's understanding of the physical world.
It gives the picture of how one person from relatively humble origins rose to become the very symbol of human genius, and a cultural hero of mankind.
It presents a picture of a more complicated human being by far than is contained by the popular image. It is the picture of a person of enormous dedication, of a startling power to devise in his own mind ' thought- experiments' that would lead to changing completely mankind's conceptions not only of the world but of its own powers.
It is the the story of Einstein's reluctant political involvements, his devotion to peace, his great humanism, his Zionism and contribution to the building of Hebrew University, his opposition to Fascism, his famous letter to President Roosevelt that pushed the Chicago project for building the Atom bomb, his torments of conscience over his discoveries having been used in war.
Most importantly it traces the scientific career of Einstein including the legendary moment of great triumph in 1919 when his general theory of Relativity was experimentally confirmed, and Einstein transformed overnight into a world- famous figure.
It also tells the story of Einstein's struggle for over thirty- five years throughout the whole latter part of his life to devise a unified field theory . This is the story of a great man's frustration, and too his isolation from the great majority of his colleagues in regard to his position on quantum theory, (The famous," God does not play dice with the world")
Clark describes Einstein's fundamental attitude toward Nature and God, his closeness to Spinoza in seeing in an impersonal eternal order of nature the source of Beauty and objective scientific truth.
This is a wonderful book about one of mankind's greatest creative giants.

A Great Man Deserves A Great Book........2005-04-01

Albert Einstein found his place among philosophies and equations in mathematical and scientific areas he had grown up around. He hated his strict school at the gymnasium when he was young and the army when he was older. These two deep dislikes caused him to be freer in his work and mind set, and to never be brought down by structure or criticism. His imagination and pure genius made him one of the world's most impressive thinkers, ever. Einstein was the fore-runner of his new, "illogical" physics and took much of the heat, as did Galileo when he first discovered his laws. He traveled all over the world and experienced much of the times. He finally settled in America and helped the government create a bomb to stop the fighting of World War II, the atomic bomb. As a friend, Phillip Frank knew the man personally and wrote his story because of his mysterious genius and major accomplishments. Einstein's as important as Galileo, Newton, or Kepler, and his story might even be more interesting. This book was a good read and definitely a good reference for anything to do with the genius and his discoveries.

Where is Mileva?.......2004-01-01

This is a good biography of Einstein as far as it goes, but it is a bit dated and incomplete as far as his first wife Mileva Maric and their three children are concerned. Clark refers to her only a few times, and he introduces her as the daughter of a Serbian peasant. She was brilliant in her own right, and there is strong evidence that she was instrumental in developing his theories of relativity. Anybody who doubts this should consult the love letters Einstein wrote to her between about 1900-1905. He refers to "our work on relativity," and some of the letters actually contain formulas and equations!
I have never understood why Einstein has the reputation as the greatest genius etc. He had a lot of help with the theory of relativity (e.g., Poincare and many others), and to the end of his life he refused to believe in the reality of quantum theory, what is thought to be the most precise theory in the history of science. Wouldn't a genius see the truth of this theory?

a great analysis.......2002-04-02

This is an exceptionally well written biography of perhaps the greatest scientific genius in human history.Clark superbly conveys the story of Einstein`s journey through physics,the world wars & Zionism.Be warned,though:the book`s encyclopedic nature & voluminous content ensures that reading it till the end is pie in the sky for people who are not used to heavy reading & deep contemplation on the topics discussed.

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Einstein: His Life and Times
Sparse on biography, a little too heavy on the science
Einstein: His Life and Times
An Ultimate Biography
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Einstein: His Life and Times
Philipp Frank , and Shuichi Kusaka
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An accessible and personal biography of Albert Einstein written by a friend and colleague.

Much has been written about Albert Einstein, technical and biographical, but very little remains as valuable as this unique hybrid of a book. Both rich in personal insights and grounded in a deep knowledge of twentieth-century science, Frank's biography anchors the reader with a lucid overview of physics and draws an intimate portrait of the Nobel Prize-winner.

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Einstein: His Life and Times.......2006-04-17

In this intriguing biography, Philipp Frank provides a well-researched and impeccably thorough account of Einstein's life while simultaneously presenting an understandable explanation of the great scientist's theories and works. In this description of Einstein's family history, youth, education, and professional life, Frank comments on the personality and psychology that resulted in the theories that revolutionized the science of the twentieth century. The biography chronologically relays the major events of Einstein's life with a significant focus on the public perception of his theories and the contrast between that perception and the actual meaning of the theories. Frank conveniently glosses over events, such as Einstein's divorce, which could possibly place the scientist in an unflattering light. This factor in addition to Frank's backhanded insults directed towards any critics of Einstein serve to reveal the author's admiration of Einstein. Through the course of the book, it is clear that Frank felt compelled to clarify the positive quality of Einstein's work and personal character by depicting his life in a complementary biography. The book moves at a stop-and-go pace as Frank alternates between narrative and scientific explanation. Despite this slight sense of incomprehensibility, this biography skillfully illustrates the character and accomplishments of one of history's greatest scientists by connecting his theories with his personal experiences. Overall, this depiction of Einstein's life is as thought-provoking as it is in-depth, and it provides the reader with a sense of clarity about a topic that has been notably difficult for most people to fully understand.

Sparse on biography, a little too heavy on the science.......2005-04-17

Einstein was and still remains the most compelling figure of the 20th century. He is universally recognized as the greatest mind the world has ever known even though many of his proponents do not understand the theories that made him a public figure in the first place. Einstein: His Life and Times attempts to shed light on both the theories that created the genius and the genius that created the theories that forever altered the course of mankind. In describing Einstein's theories, Frank is more than competent as he was Einstein's successor as Professor of Theoretical Physics in Prague. There is no doubt that Frank understands the concepts articulated by his predecessor. For the lay person Frank's explanations and the prose they are written in are difficult to comprehend. To worsen the symptoms, the in depth discussion of the theories of special and general relativity, as well as the history and development of the physical sciences are laborious reads at best. Moments such as these are precisely what keeps this biography from achieving the greatness it is capable of. Frank would have served his audience better if he had trimmed the biography of some of it's theoretical "fat" and "seasoned" it with deeper insight into the humanism of it's subject. For the most part Einstein: His Life and Times was an enjoyable read, I just wish I had tried one the other Einstein biographies instead.

Einstein: His Life and Times.......2005-04-01

Einstein: His Life and Times was written by Philipp Frank, Einstein's close friend and colleague. It includes a plethora of information about Einstein's life and ideas as well as the effects of his work. The biography begins with information about Einstein's family, childhood, and early schooling along with the first signs of his interest in intellectual topics. The book discusses Einstein's personality and his relationships with others including colleagues, friends, and students. The book is not constrained to physics alone. It also goes very deep into philosophy and how philosophical ideas have shaped the world of science and physics. Besides Einstein's personal life and struggles (e.g., with anti-Semitism and finances), Philipp Frank explains Einstein's major theories (including the theory of relativity, the quantum theory, and the equivalence of mass and energy) and scientific ideas. Obviously, Einstein's theories are very complex, and even many scientists of his day could not fully comprehend them. However, Frank tries to explain these theories in terms that can be understood by most people. The book is interesting because it is not overly simple (it includes some very difficult concepts and proofs), but it isn't overly complex either. Frank covers many topics, ranging from curved space to the relativity of time to the atomic bomb. There is also lots of discussion of politics and the effect of the Nazis and World Wars on Einstein and physics. Philipp Frank has written this book for several reasons. Firstly, Einstein was a great influence on his life because they were colleagues and good friends. In addition, Einstein appointed Frank as his successor as the professor of Theoretical Physics at the University of Prague. Frank must have felt extremely fortunate to be connected with a man of such intelligence and fame. Frank wants to provide the reader with his personal insights and experiences with the world's most recognized genius of the modern age. His purpose was to perhaps provide a clearer picture and understanding of this enigmatic man known as Einstein. Frank even says in the introduction, "I am writing this biography of Einstein...for people who want to understand something of the contradictory and complicated twentieth-century world....[A]nyone who comprehends even a little of Einstein's personality, his work, and its influence will have taken a long step toward [such] an understanding." Anyone who is at all interested in Einstein's life, his ideas, or abstract concepts regarding physics and philosophy should read this book. The book is absolutely full of interesting facts, experiences, and information. I had a lot of fun reading it especially because it is suited for both the layman and the more advanced.

An Ultimate Biography.......2003-10-28

When discussing the life of Einstein it is never clear whether one's focus should be on the simple biographical facts, the scientific work or his political and social activism. This book attempts a distillation and mostly succeeds because it captures the essense of the man who was simultaneously many things - a complex, gentle person who became a persona.

For a long time he was defined by the equation E=MC2 but over time his other theoretical work has been explored (and many times dismissed) and more importantly, his early years and the ideas that emerged from that era have come more sharply into focus. The author provides a wealth of data on the European life of Einstein which is interesting in itself.

The author waxes eloquently on the non-scientific side of the man, the humanist that the world knows today. This is a beautiful, complete work covering all aspects of Einstein's life.

An Ultimate Biography.......2003-10-24

The author waxes eloquently on the non-scientific side of the man, the humanist that that the world knows today. This is a beautiful, complete work covering all aspects of Einstein's life.

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Einstein His Life & Times
Philipp Frank
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Philipp Frank
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EINSTEIN: HIS LIFE AND TIMES
Philipp Frank
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Einstein, His Life and Times
Philipp Frank
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Einstein: His Life and Times
Philipp Frank; Translator George Rosen; Editor And Revisions Shuichi Kusaka
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Complete Guide to Symptoms

Complete Guide to Symptoms and Then Some

East to find information

Complete Guide to Symptoms, Illness & Surgery, 5th Editon

Complete Guide to Symptoms, Illness & Surgery, 5th Edition (Complete Guide to Symptoms, Illness and Surgery)
H. Winter Griffith
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The Johns Hopkins Complete Home Guide to Symptoms & Remedies

ASIN: 0399533214

Book Description

For more than two decades, readers have turned to the Complete Guide to Symptoms, Illness & Surgery as an accessible, comprehensive and easy-to-use resource for diagnosing, understanding and treating illness- from the common cold to cancer or heart disease. With up-to-date information on new medical therapies, drugs, and surgeries- like gastric bypass and rotator cuff repair-this authoritative guide features:

- Illustrated surgeries and medical procedures
- Advice on general medical topics from diets and self-examinations to immunizations and the safe use of medicine
- Explanations of causes and risk factors
- Information on complications and outcomes
- Diagnostic tests
- When to call your doctor

Now with a CD-ROM that includes:

- More than 100 topics on women's illness and surgery
- Overviews of more than 50 general health and medical issues from Antibiotic resistance to dietary supplements to living wills to choosing a weight loss program
- Rehabilitation after surgery or injury
- Detailed anatomy illustrations
- Resources: Websites and support organization

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Complete Guide to Symptoms.......2007-09-17

This is a good book. It will help answer you questions about your health.

Complete Guide to Symptoms and Then Some.......2007-05-14

This book is wonderful. I had the 4th edition and used it for years so I was already familar with the format of it. The new one includes a DVD which is even better. This book is easy enough to understand so that even people with minimal medical knowledge can still find the information they need. I like the way it is formatted so that once you do find the illness, you can find the surgery with the approx. care, medications, etc. that you can expect to go with it plus they also cross refrence any difference type of procedures that might be used. With patients having to be so much more informed these days, I take this book with me every time I go to the doctor.My former Dr. didn't like it but my new does and discusses anything thing I have questions about and shows me where to find it in the book. I also have the pill book put out by the same group.

East to find information.......2007-01-31

I had a very old version (1990's) and this version
is very complete, easy to follow and very informative

Complete Guide to Symptoms, Illness & Surgery, 5th Editon.......2007-01-05

I think that this sympton book is the best that I have seen. It is very easy to use and gives information that is very valuable in determining if you should see a doctor and treatments that are usually used.

I have several different books and my family and I always use this one first.

The Complete Guide to Symptoms, Illness, and Surgery (Complete Guide to Symptoms, Illness and Surgery)

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Good Easy-to-Understand Guide of Symptoms
Reference Book
The Complete Guide to Symptoms, Illness, and Surgery
The BEST Book For Diagnosing Symptoms From Home
not for doctors

The Complete Guide to Symptoms, Illness, and Surgery (Complete Guide to Symptoms, Illness and Surgery)
H. Winter Griffith
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ASIN: 0399526099
Release Date: 2000-07-10

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The classic home reference guide--newly revised and expanded...

The definitive reference source for diagnosing, understanding and seeking treatment for any illness--from the common cold to life-threatening cancer or heart disease. With up-to-date information on new medical therapies, drugs, and surgeries--like hip replacement and laser eye correction---this authoritative guide features:

Signs & symptoms
Illnesses & disorders
Illustrated surgeries
Health appendices
Explanations of causes & risk factors
How to prevent complications or recurrence
Diagnostic tests
When to call your doctor
Is surgery necessary?

Customer Reviews:

Good Easy-to-Understand Guide of Symptoms.......2005-12-23

This book includes a brief synopsis on symptoms, illnesses and surgeries (each category in it's own section). It is a really good resource book for general info for the layperson. In the "Symptoms" section, the page is laid out in a table. You'll get a list of symptoms, possible problem and what to do. In the "Illness" section there are definitions, explanations, symptoms, causes, how it's diagnosed, treatments, medications, complications and other tips. The "Surgeries" section includes general info, risks of the surgery, avg length of hospital stay and what the probable outcome may be. This section also addresses postoperative care and when you should call your doctor.

Overall, a good book with some of the more commonly treated conditions and symptoms.

Reference Book.......2005-08-10

I bought the Revised 4th Edition of Complete Guide to Symptoms, Illness & Surgery at discount via Amazon and very please with the latest data!

The Complete Guide to Symptoms, Illness, and Surgery.......2004-06-09

It's fantastic for a quick look up if you think you have a problem. On each page for each different heath problem it has: definition, body parts involve, sex and age most affected, signs and symptoms, cause, risk increases with, how to prevent, diagnostic measures, appropriate heath care, possible complications, probable outcome, general measures, medication, activity and call you doctor if. If you're planing on becoming a physician in the heath field, click on Add to Shopping Cart.

The BEST Book For Diagnosing Symptoms From Home.......2002-12-25

I have all four editions of this book and have found it to be the most complete book for "diagnosing" symptoms.

The book is laid out wonderfully so that you are able to easily find what you are looking for. I highly recommend it.

not for doctors.......2001-12-02

This book is not for doctors or medical students.It's for patient information ("Home Diagnosis Guide").

Complete guide to symptoms, illness, and surgery for people

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Complete guide to symptoms, illness, and surgery for people
H. Winter Griffith
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COMPLETE GUIDE TO SYMPTOMS, ILLNESS & SURGERY

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COMPLETE GUIDE TO SYMPTOMS, ILLNESS & SURGERY

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ASIN: B000H41KI0

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A family library "must have"!
People think I'm a genius because of this book.
Easy to read and informative.
An excellent source of immediate information for everyone

Complete Guide to Symptoms, Illness & Surgery
H. Winter Griffith
Manufacturer: Perigee Trade
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Binding: Paperback

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A family library "must have"!.......1999-09-03

I purchased my first copy of this book back in the mid 80's. I'm now working on replacing my 2nd copy because it no longer has the cover and is VERY well used between myself and my children. It's saved many an unnecessary trip to the doctor and also ensured good communication for the times we did need to see the doctor.

People think I'm a genius because of this book........1999-04-04

I once had a housekeeper who was sick for several months. Finally I made her sit down and tell me her symptoms. I consulted this book and couldn't tell from her symptoms what she had -- but I knew it was either gallstones, a bleeding ulcer, or pancreatitis. I made her leave my house and go to the doctor. A week later, she called me from the hospital. Her gallbladder had been removed, her bleeding ulcer had been repaired, and she was under treatment for pancreatitis. Every time I use this book, the results blow me away. I've had to stop telling doctors what rare disease I have because the opthamologist was so irate when I diagnosed my iritis before he did.

Easy to read and informative........1999-03-30

The book is organized. It is easy to find what you are looking for. It is a book that you will use frequently. This is my second copy and I have purchased one for a family member.

An excellent source of immediate information for everyone.......1998-11-05

This book is a must for anyone that is at all curious about health-related problems. I drag this book out at least once a week to look up information for myself as well as others that are asking me about symptoms or illnesses. I have bought copies as gifts for other people, as well.

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M.D. H. Winter Griffith
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Complete Guide to Symptoms, Illness and Surgery: Everything You Need to Know to Make Better Healthcare

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The Penguin Atlas of Food: Who Eats What, Where. and Why

simple and direct on food and agriculture

Very Informative

Great book exposing the machine/industry behind what we eat

The Penguin Atlas of Food: Who Eats What, Where, and Why
Eric Millstone
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ASIN: 0142002240
Release Date: 2003-03-25

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From the excessive use of grain to satisfy meat-eating demands to the safety of new food technologies, The Penguin Atlas of Food utilizes ninety-six pages of maps and graphics to show how the food chain is affected by historical events, political economy, natural disasters, and changing lifestyles.

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The Penguin Atlas of Food: Who Eats What, Where. and Why.......2007-02-07

It is a very good book, in very good condition and the service couldn't have been better.Thank you so much

simple and direct on food and agriculture.......2005-08-07

The Atlas of food is not a cookbook but a cursory view of food and agriculture around the world in 100 pages or so. Rich of tables, charts and histograms of different shapes and colors, it provides a basic knowledge on food industry. The book is divided into five parts: Contemporary Challenges (population and productivity, environment, consuming diseases, over and under-nutrition in the world, and food aid); Farming (mechanization, animal feed, genetic modification, pesticides, fishing, biodiversity and sustainable farming); Trade (flows, animal transport, food miles, subsidies, trade disputes, fair trade); Processing, Retailing and Consumption (staple foods, processing giants, probiotics and cholesterol lowering food, organic food, fast food, food additives, eating out and alcohol); and world tables on agriculture and consumption.

If you want to know the state of the world of under-nutrition and over-nutrition, or that the amount of grain needed to feed one person for one year on a meat-based diet is 930 kg or on a grain-based diet is 180 kg and many more questions answered, then this is the book. Very good for students and general readers. However, if instead you want to have a deeper look at food and agriculture and related issues then visit the website of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (...).

Very Informative.......2004-11-20

As industrialization and technology take over our lives, we become more sedentary. Through the riches of our country, we can afford more meat, dairy products and processed foods; thus, contributing to our poor health, "over-nutrition", otherwise known as the Western Diet.

Erik Millstone works at the University of Sussex in Science Policy. He has been working on food-related issues for almost 30 years. Tim Lang is a professor of food policy at City University in London. He is, also, a consultant to the World Health Organization. With the aid of Axel Drescher, a professor of Applied Geography at Freiburg University, they have formulated this educational book about "who eats what, where and why".

While rich industrialized countries thrive in excess and develop diseases from over-consumption (such as, diabetes), these countries are also feeding a bulk of our grain to feed livestock, when over 40 million people a year die of starvation.

This book is filled with statistics, bar graphs, charts and miscellaneous graphics that help aid in our understanding of food's role in modern life. The book is divided into five parts: Contemporary Challenges (feeding the population, environmental challenges, disease, nutrition and more); Farming (mechanization, genetic modification, pesticides, sustainable farming and more); Trade (animal transport, fair trade, tariffs and more); Processing, Retailing and Consumption (staple foods, Organic food, fast food, alcohol and more); and World Tables (agriculture and comsumption).

This is not a cookbook, nor a glamorous journey through each country's cuisine, however.

Upon studying this book, I ponder the ideas of vegetarianism for a healthier way of life, and as an objection towards the feeding of livestock in lieu of providing grain for starving nations. I, also, think of how we have looked for ways on simplifying our lives with remote controls, garage door openers, email, kitchen appliances, washers and dryers, and how ultimately, we have complicated it more. This reminds me of a movie I once saw: The Gods Must Be Crazy. Although this movie takes on a more comedic approach of two wildly different cultures in South Africa, still it does demonstrate what both cultures have gained and lost due to industrialization.

Information found in this book can help educate the reader on how the food on their plate came to be and at what cost to society. For anyone that eats, and that is everyone, we should all read this book and become more educated on how we are contributing, both positively and negatively, to our society.

Great book exposing the machine/industry behind what we eat.......2004-09-01

Over the last few years I have developed an interest in finding out where things come from and how they are built/grown/processed. Specifically the everyday things we take for granted in our consumer society. Whether it be food products, electronics, autos, clothing, energy products, or the raw materials it takes to build these products.

Sort of like discovering your family history maybe, except I'm doing it for the things we consume. I have traveled for 1+ year over the last 2 years. Most recently 7 months straight through Asia and Australia, and parts of Arabia.

When I first heard about this book at the New Internationalist magazine website the title intrigued me immediately. I quickly ordered a copy on Amazon.

This book (As I've discovered many of the titles in the Penguin Atlas series) is so easy to read and conveys so much information with just a quick glance. The author has covered so many aspects of the "modern food chain." Many that even those who might consider themself knowledgeable probably would not have thought of. Each 2 page spread's statistical sources are identified in the back for further research.

This is one of those books that I feel should be distributed for free to every household in heavy consumer nations (US, Japan, Western Europe, Australia).

As international trade continues to skyrocket more books like this are needed on a host of other industries/categories - like some of the ones I mentioned earlier. As much as a book can, this book goes a long way toward reducing the ignorance of reality caused by the disconnect from where things come from and where they are consumed.

The Penguin Atlas of Food: Who Eats What, Where and Why.(Book Review): An article from: Reviewer's Bookwatch

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The Penguin Atlas of Food: Who Eats What, Where and Why.(Book Review): An article from: Reviewer's Bookwatch
Jennifer A. Wickes
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Do NOT Buy.......2005-09-08

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