So, yesterday was the official kick-off of the Keep Portland Weird festival here in Paris, which meant that I had a reading/screening in the...
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Beware. Open this book, and you may very well be hooked for life.
Fast moving, hard-bitten, pulse-quickening... it has it all. The whole series is a world that will pull you in.
Do you have the nerve?
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This is the first book by John Robbins that I've ever read, and he has me hooked.
I appreciate his honesty, his research, and his willingness to share his journey.
It's a great book, and it is told well.
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I wonder if the other reviewer is commenting on this book, or a misunderstanding of the raw diet in general?
I actually don't know of any raw foodists that aren't also VEGANS... hence, no animal products, no raw meat, oysters, or milk.
I suppose it's possible to consider oneself a raw foodist if one uses raw milk, but I personally wouldn't.
It would have been nice to know if this book has only vegan recipes, or if it is, indeed, offering up raw animal products.
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This is a controversial book.
Did she, or didn't she? that's the question.
The book itself is an amalgamation of new age, native American, and paganistic ideals, all blended into an obscure, unknown Aboriginal tribe in Australia. Some of the topography and botany is prone to error, but the main message of the book is the same message we've heard from many other voices...
What the world needs now is to realize that we are all One.
I don't think that the author deliberately tries to be racist in her remarks concerning indigenous cultures, but it can be hard to overlook at times.
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This is a controversial book.
Did she, or didn't she? that's the question.
The book itself is an amalgamation of new age, native American, and paganistic ideals, all blended into an obscure, unknown Aboriginal tribe in Australia. Some of the topography and botany is prone to error, but the main message of the book is the same message we've heard from many other voices...
What the world needs now is to realize that we are all One.
I don't think that the author deliberately tries to be racist in her remarks concerning indigenous cultures, but it can be hard to overlook at times.
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(5 of 12 readers found this comment helpful)
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Guilty Pleasures (Anita Blake Vampire Hunter) by Laurell K Hamilton
Rene Friberg, January 9, 2008
Beware. Open this book, and you may very well be hooked for life.Fast moving, hard-bitten, pulse-quickening... it has it all. The whole series is a world that will pull you in.
Do you have the nerve?
(8 of 15 readers found this comment helpful)
The Food Revolution: How Your Diet Can Help Save Your Life and Heal the World by John Robbins
Rene Friberg, August 30, 2007
This is the first book by John Robbins that I've ever read, and he has me hooked.I appreciate his honesty, his research, and his willingness to share his journey.
It's a great book, and it is told well.
(37 of 99 readers found this comment helpful)
The Raw 50: 10 Amazing Breakfasts, Lunches, Dinners, Snacks, and Drinks for Your Raw Food Lifestyle by Carol Alt and David Roth
Rene Friberg, August 30, 2007
I wonder if the other reviewer is commenting on this book, or a misunderstanding of the raw diet in general?I actually don't know of any raw foodists that aren't also VEGANS... hence, no animal products, no raw meat, oysters, or milk.
I suppose it's possible to consider oneself a raw foodist if one uses raw milk, but I personally wouldn't.
It would have been nice to know if this book has only vegan recipes, or if it is, indeed, offering up raw animal products.
(11 of 23 readers found this comment helpful)
Mutant Message Down Under by Marlo Morgan
Rene Friberg, August 16, 2007
This is a controversial book.Did she, or didn't she? that's the question.
The book itself is an amalgamation of new age, native American, and paganistic ideals, all blended into an obscure, unknown Aboriginal tribe in Australia. Some of the topography and botany is prone to error, but the main message of the book is the same message we've heard from many other voices...
What the world needs now is to realize that we are all One.
I don't think that the author deliberately tries to be racist in her remarks concerning indigenous cultures, but it can be hard to overlook at times.
(7 of 12 readers found this comment helpful)
Mutant Message Down Under by Marlo Morgan
Rene Friberg, August 16, 2007
This is a controversial book.Did she, or didn't she? that's the question.
The book itself is an amalgamation of new age, native American, and paganistic ideals, all blended into an obscure, unknown Aboriginal tribe in Australia. Some of the topography and botany is prone to error, but the main message of the book is the same message we've heard from many other voices...
What the world needs now is to realize that we are all One.
I don't think that the author deliberately tries to be racist in her remarks concerning indigenous cultures, but it can be hard to overlook at times.
(5 of 12 readers found this comment helpful)
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