Book Recommendation

BuckeyePink · Post by **BuckeyePink** » Thu Dec 11, 2008 10:18 pm

No-S Related Photo Book that I Adore (and I am a Library Worker!):

Hungry Planet: What the World Eats

Seeing a week's worth of food for families from around the world really highlights what is too much and what is too little for people to eat.

Post by **reinhard** » Sun Dec 28, 2008 2:54 am

This does look interesting.... (and rather ON topic, I think!)

I thumbed few it for a minute during frantic last minute christmas shopping. May pick it up again when I have a bit more time to linger.

Thanks for the tip!

Reinhard

BigE · Post by **BigE** » Mon Jul 06, 2009 6:03 pm

I just got this book from the library, based on your recommendation. I love it! It's absolutely fascinating, and fun because you can breeze through the pictures, or really sit down and read more deeply. I like the stats in the back of the book about the different countries -- pounds of meat consumed, number of McDonald's restaurants, percentage of diabetics, amount of alcohol, POUNDS of sugar . . .

It's all really interesting stuff, and it's good to have a visual of the family in Chad eating on 5 dollars a week when I'm feeling "starved" AND when I'm feeling "poor."

DC++ · Post by **DC++** » Tue Jul 07, 2009 12:39 am

Very interesting. Considering how most people in the world live is a great way to gain perspective about our own lives.