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Ishmael: An Adventure of the Mind and Spirit (Audio) - Community Reviews back

by Daniel Quinn, Anthony Heald
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Wyvernfriend Reads
Wyvernfriend Reads rated it 12 years ago
I found this slight. interesting but slight. While some points are valid (aka our cultural structure and social structure is broken but we have too much invested in it for an easy fix) some are quite invalid. Yes, we need to stop having so many children *but* we can't just starve people because th...
Teak Bookends
Teak Bookends rated it 12 years ago
Are you the kind person that wonders if you could change the world? Do you wonder if there is some smart idea that humanity has just not thought of yet that will make things better for all? Do you feel it might be right in front of us, so obvious that it is unnoticed? Would you answer a newspaper ad...
Wyvernfriend Reads
Wyvernfriend Reads rated it 12 years ago
I found this slight. interesting but slight. While some points are valid (aka our cultural structure and social structure is broken but we have too much invested in it for an easy fix) some are quite invalid. Yes, we need to stop having so many children *but* we can't just starve people because th...
Jenny's Book Bag
Jenny's Book Bag rated it 12 years ago
My cousin told me about this book and I'm so glad that I read it.
Jenny's Book Bag
Jenny's Book Bag rated it 12 years ago
My cousin told me about this book and I'm so glad that I read it.
 Elisabeth Zguta's Book Reviews
Elisabeth Zguta's Book Reviews rated it 12 years ago
Thought provoking.
Ray Foy's Literary Journey
Ray Foy's Literary Journey rated it 13 years ago
Rigid social hierarchy, constant competition, commodifi'cation of all things, destructive exploitation of the natural environment, endless war for profit, comfort for a few and mind-numbing toil for most. These are the features of modern life that are accepted by the majority of people (especially A...
KuntuZangmo
KuntuZangmo rated it 13 years ago
I wouldn't have finished it if it wasn't for the tbr challenge.I recommend Civilized Man's Eight Deadly Sins instead. Konrad Lorenz's writing style is not perfect either, still I think if he had decided to write a novel, he would have done a better job than Quinn.
Kriss Morton - In the Loft of the Cabin Goddess
You cannot read this one time and call it crap! There are many aspects that spoke to me, many did not. I think people didn't like it's dim view on modern life. Perhaps there is something to the idea of leavers and takers?
kientrungdang
kientrungdang rated it 14 years ago
The biggest mistake of this book is being a novel instead of a non-fiction.
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