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Book Recommendation
Posted: Thu Dec 11, 2008 10:18 pm
by BuckeyePink
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.
Posted: Sun Dec 28, 2008 2:54 am
by reinhard
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
Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2009 6:03 pm
by BigE
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."
Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2009 12:39 am
by DC++
Very interesting. Considering how most people in the world live is a great way to gain perspective about our own lives.