Tonight is the first event for the new book, and I've spent most of the afternoon at home with curlers in my hair and cucumber circles on the eyes...
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To balance out the first comment I would like to add that I haven't yet read the book (going to JHK's Beaverton book signing tonight) but to let newbie readers know that JHK is a heck of an entertaining guy.
Point being, you get much more than doom n gloom -- (he says people like to "twang" on him for that) -- you get laughs, things to think about, and maybe hopefulness, if you buy his prediction that the 21st will be the century of deindustrialization, relocatlization, and unavoidable systemic reconnection with nature and community.
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To balance out the first comment I would like to add that I haven't yet read the book (going to JHK's Beaverton book signing tonight) but to let newbie readers know that JHK is a heck of an entertaining guy.Point being, you get much more than doom n gloom -- (he says people like to "twang" on him for that) -- you get laughs, things to think about, and maybe hopefulness, if you buy his prediction that the 21st will be the century of deindustrialization, relocatlization, and unavoidable systemic reconnection with nature and community.
(6 of 9 readers found this comment helpful)