false 47 120 113 true 5764864 read 0 true 172768 currently-reading 7 true 172767 to-read 26 false 172769 booksiveread 0 false 175447 women http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78382550 to: Oriental Gamefowl: A Guide for the Sportsman, Poultryman And Exhibitor of Rare Poultry Species And Gamefowl of the World (Paperback) by Horst W. Schmudde
This book collects information about these unusual breeds that is available no where else. Horst Schmudde has done the poultry world a real service in bringing it all together. Excellent illustrations, always so important to showing what these rare breeds look like. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78319157 to: The Pinnipeds: Seals, Sea Lions, and Walruses (Paperback) by Marianne Riedman
An excellent resource for my work with Northern Elephant Seals. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78318574 to: What Happy Women Know: How New Findings in Positive Psychology Can Change Women's Lives for the Better (Hardcover) by Dan Baker
This book is a good, solid, clear summary of the basics that make our lives happy and fulfilling. Not groundbreaking, so so what? They have put it together in an accessible volume. I say, thanks! ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/77966116 to: A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail (Mass Market Paperback) by Bill Bryson
Funny, but observant and thoughtful. Sharp, unsentimental view of the Park Service, which he describes as "bizarre and erratic," and documents that description with examples such as throwing a $500,000 75th anniversary party for itself in 1991, when it had billions of dollars in deferred maintenance on the parks. Good job, Bill. I'll read more of his books. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/75283304 to: A Sand County Almanac (Paperback) by Aldo Leopold
All participants at the Society of Environmental Journalists annual conference received a copy of this book. It's one I have intended to read for years, and now am so glad that I have. Very insightful and elegantly written. It inspired me to improve my writing, use better words, take some chances. He has a lot to say about geese, too, that perhaps I should use in my next book on that subject. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/75282940 to: Heart of Dryness: How the Last Bushmen Can Help Us Endure the Coming Age of Permanent Drought (Hardcover) by James G. Workman
What a great and unexpected book! I thought it would be another depressing tale of African despair, but Jamie Workman takes this story of Kalahari Bushmen and makes it into an inspiring saga form which we can learn much about how to live in a world of less water. Highly recommended. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/75282779 to: The Opposite of Fate: Memories of a Writing Life (Paperback) by Amy Tan
The essays in this book are so powerful. Bless Amy Tan for sharing the experiences of her life, tragic and joyful, with us in such expressive langusage. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/75282453 to: The Joy Luck Club (Paperback) by Amy Tan
One of my favorites. I re-read it for the upcoming book group meeting I'll host in November. We are reading various works by Amy Tan. Perhaps we will have a movie day, too.

On this reading, I felt the love between mothers and daughters and the difficulty of overcoming life's tragedies and expressing that love. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/71419501 to: Walking With the Great Apes: Jane Goodall, Dian Fossey, Birute Galdikas (Paperback) by Sy Montgomery
Sy Montgomery does an excellent job with this overview of the three remarkable women Louis Leakey chose to do the field research on the great apes. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/67243078 to: The Complete Idiot's Guide To Greening Your Business (Paperback) by Trish Riley
This is a truly comprehensive book covering everything that I could imagine about reducing the carbon footprint of your business. It goes beyond recycling used office paper to examining what goes into the manufacturing of products, packaging, transportation, employee relations, including improving diet and health, and then marketing what your business has done to get credit for it.

Because it focuses on business, the authors look at the bottom line for everything. I've always wondered why business owners don't go green because it does save money. One of the stories I loved comes from a friend of one of the authors, who became the green champion in her office building. "Upper management was happy she was taking an interest in the company, but she felt it did not fully support her or the greening program she was trying to initiate." Read: they thought she was a pain in the butt. They saw her efforts differently when she discovered that the company had been watering the neighbor's lawn for the past five years, to the tune of $17,000.

Lots of useful information for anyone. I especially appreciated the detail on the costs of food production and transportation.

The Glossary and Resources sections alone make this book worth having on the shelf for reference. ]]>