false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1223643892m/146150.jpg 146150 2 The celebrated essayist and poet offers a collection of essays dealing with important social issues, stressing the importance of communities, the need for diversity in local economies, and the dangers of globalization. 12,500 first printing. 141043 1993 Sex, Economy, Freedom & Community: Eight Essays total:390|5:159|4:163|3:60|2:6|1:2| 390 1641 684 48 4 0 false false Sun Aug 09 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 12 00:12:16 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 12 00:24:16 -0700 2009 An incisive critique of the consumerist and egotistical attitude shared, in some measure, but the greater part of the American society. However, I can't help but think Berry, in these essays, falls prey to a nostalgic reverie in which our current world would more resemble those communities which exi...

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Chapter 7, Part III
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-If you want to see where you are, you will have to get out of your spaceship, out of your car, off your horse, and walk over the ground. On f...more...]]> 4 2 false false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Dec 26 19:54:15 -0800 2007 Wed Dec 26 20:08:12 -0800 2007 more...]]> 4 1 true false Sun Mar 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Feb 18 16:45:52 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 22 21:46:35 -0700 2009 1 I particularly like the essay "The Problem of Tobacco."
This needs a second read, because I often picked it up and put it down in the middle of an essay, which disjointed my experience of the book as a whole.
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But some of them don't make it too far past the indignation. There are good things about reading essayists you totally (mostly) agree with, lik...more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Sep 02 17:34:08 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 02 17:35:05 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Fri Nov 20 10:23:30 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 20 10:24:17 -0800 2009 2 0 false false Sun Oct 19 18:21:16 -0700 2008 Sun Oct 19 18:26:39 -0700 2008
Mind One: He's a genius. He's so right! About everything.
Mind Two: What a crank. And out of touch with reality, to boot. And now I feel bad about myself.

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