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State of the World 2013
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I will invite several other of my friends to join then, at least for this read.
Thanks for asking me to join Ted. I think mid May is probably better for me as well.
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I can try to give it a go. The slow pace sounds manageable. The book sounds interesting.
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Worldwatch can be accessed at http://www.worldwatch.org/
The book can be ordered direct from them at http://www.worldwatch.org/bookstore/p... The cost is $22, and there is probably a shipping charge. There's a link on this page for an e-edition, but it simply takes you to Amazon (cost is $4). On this page also you will see that foreign and PDF versions are on the way, but not yet available.
Naturally you can get the book cheaper at Amazon, less than $16, and can get free shipping if you are willing to wait a while for delivery.
A word about the paperback edition. I have these volumes going back to 2009. They are very handsomely done. The format is large (9 1/4 x 7). They have a glossy cover, copious end notes, full index, and in general each chapter is written by one or more specialists on that particular topic.
I have the e-book version presently. It does have illustrations and footnotes that can be accessed fairly easily on a Kindle. I cannot see that it has an index. I do not have a lot of facility with the Kindle yet, and find it awkward to use. I personally prefer a real book that I can get around more easily in.
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I plan on having separate discussion threads for each chapter of the book. This will allow readers to proceed at their own pace, and submit comments on specific chapters without the comments getting all mixed together.
Perhaps a "general" comments thread would be Useful? Maybe a "Reading schedule/general comments" thread?
Open to ideas.
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The last section is about strategies for confronting difficult times, if the best scenarios don't play out. A key word in this section is "resilience".
(I know this because I watched much of the streaming event they had in Washington yesterday to introduce the book.)
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Unfortunately I can't find it on-line.
State of the World 2013I just bought the e-book for $3.99. The reading schedule is very manageable.
BOSTON STRONG!!!
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Bought the Kindle version this morning. Looking forward to the group read in 4 weeks.
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Still, if the discussion is going to be sooner, I'll do my very best to get hold of the book and to keep up..
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Traveller, we are only going to be reading about 10 pages a week. So you could perhaps follow along, or else easily catch up when your time frees up. See the schedule that I will be posting soon.
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I'm interested in participating. I need to clear a few books then I'll jump in.
Oh, ten pages a week is very doable. Let me see what I'm supposed to be up to now.
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That will be nice, Aloha, and, IIRC, you've got this book on your list already, right?
I posted in the wrong place before but I wanted to say I am reading the book.Socia activism seems an inevitable outgrowth from reading this book-how to stand by and do nothing?
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Socia activism seems an inevitable outgrowth from reading this book-how to stand by and do nothing?"
As we get a bit more organized in this Group, I hope we can add some discussions about just that, Ellie. The Transition movement is really all about people who care about the things that are happening, getting together at a local level if possible and doing things which will be of use in the future.
So the question I am posing to others is, would Transition be be a good place to do this, or would a new discussion under Social Activism be better?
Two other comments: first, wherever it is done, I will attempt to recruit more readers; and second, since I'm just proposing a reading/discussion of a book, I'm a bit hesitant to try to do it under Social Activism, which might imply a bit more "activity" than just reading/discussing.
What do you think?
The book has 34 chapters, about 10-11 pages per chapter. I would like to read this at a rate of maybe a single chapter a week, to make it an easy read and allow a goodly amount of discussion.