The Ragged Edge of the World: Encounters at the Frontier Where Modernity, Wildlands, and Indigeno...
A noted environmental writer relives his experiences of how earth's far corners have yielded to or resisted modernity.
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Jan 08, 2012
Deb
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During the late 20th and early 21st century, the indigenous peoples and unspoiled environments of the world have been quickly assimilated and/or decimated by the modern consumer culture. Eugene Linden has spent the past 40 years as a journalist traveling to these wild places at "the ragged edge of the world" to see firsthand and to document the changes in enviroment and culture in these remote areas as the world encroaches upon them.
This series of essays serves as a 40-y More...
This series of essays serves as a 40-y More...
Feb 18, 2012
Claudia
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Eugene Linden traveled the world on assignments as a journalist. Often times he would learn compelling facts and make observations not on point with his current assignment. He kept these facts and this book is a compilation of these compelling tidbits from the four corners of the globe.
First stop Is Borneo. The inhabitants saw all sorts of miraculous items come from the Europeans. However they never could quite believe the (inept) Europeans were the actual creators of these products t More...
First stop Is Borneo. The inhabitants saw all sorts of miraculous items come from the Europeans. However they never could quite believe the (inept) Europeans were the actual creators of these products t More...
May 16, 2011
Dan
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In Ragged Edge of the World, Eugene Linden aims to tell the untold stories of his globetrotting adventures as a journalist covering environmental and cultural loss and resilience at the intersection of the modern world and wilderness and the societies that live in the wilderness.
The earlier chapters seemed to lack cohesiveness and came off like anecdotes remembered from long-ago adventures, rather than stories with beginnings, ends and meanings. I have a feeling they'd be more enjoya More...
The earlier chapters seemed to lack cohesiveness and came off like anecdotes remembered from long-ago adventures, rather than stories with beginnings, ends and meanings. I have a feeling they'd be more enjoya More...
May 30, 2011
Ryan
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Though these are the stories that didn't fit into the magazine articles he wrote, Linden can't shed the journalistic-style--when he does, it is less like reading the New York Times and more engaging.
Civilization is killing the planet and erasing indigenous cultures worldwide and the places where this happens are the places Linden has traveled during his long career. The anecdotes, facts, encounters, science, and descriptions are often good. These are places--Easter Island, Antarctic More...
Civilization is killing the planet and erasing indigenous cultures worldwide and the places where this happens are the places Linden has traveled during his long career. The anecdotes, facts, encounters, science, and descriptions are often good. These are places--Easter Island, Antarctic More...
Apr 20, 2011
samm
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Eugene Linden is amazing. I can't put this down! Every story sucks you in. The book is a collection of vignettes about the places that Linden has traveled and what he has seen there. I highly recommend this to anyone who is interested in culture and the environment.
I learned things in this book that weren't even on my radar before. I'm so glad I decided to pick it up.
I learned things in this book that weren't even on my radar before. I'm so glad I decided to pick it up.
Jul 20, 2011
Lauren
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Gosh, this book was fabulous. Linden has such an engaging style - like you are just having a casual conversation. Each chapter is an essay that focuses on a location or people group that he has encountered during his long career as a foreign correspondent and journalist. After reading each chapter, I did my own research and further reading... he has a way of really piquing the reader's interest to learn more.
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Jun 24, 2011
Erica
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Strong collection of essays about the "edges of the world" that Eugene Linden has visited while working as a journalist.
Oct 09, 2011
Brian
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This should have been much better than it was, given the author's extensive travels and the amount of time he had to collect the various pieces that appear here, many of which are actually ancillary or supplemental narratives related to his reporting for National Geographic and other publications. The effect is episodic, but somehow less than the sum of its parts, and I was surprised, given my deep interest in the topic, that I found myself bored at several points in this one. I hope the appeara
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