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Consuming "Oliver Twist (Dover Thrift Editions)"

nobody@allconsuming.net (punkie4god) — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 21:22:15 GMT

Oliver Twist (Dover Thrift Editions)

by Charles Dickens

Consumed "The Code of Hammurabi"

nobody@allconsuming.net (punkie4god) — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 03:29:49 GMT

The Code of Hammurabi

by L.W. King

Consumed "The Epic of Gilgamesh: An English Verison with an Introduction (Penguin Classics)"

nobody@allconsuming.net (punkie4god) — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 00:22:33 GMT

The Epic of Gilgamesh: An English Verison with an Introduction (Penguin Classics)

by Anonymous

WORTH IT!

Consumed "The Epic of Gilgamesh (Norton Critical Editions)"

nobody@allconsuming.net (punkie4god) — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 23:49:42 GMT

The Epic of Gilgamesh (Norton Critical Editions)

WORTH IT!

Consumed "Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone"

nobody@allconsuming.net (punkie4god) — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 21:18:06 GMT

Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone

by Deborah Madison

WORTH IT!

Consumed "Veganomicon: The Ultimate Vegan Cookbook"

nobody@allconsuming.net (punkie4god) — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 21:17:28 GMT

Veganomicon: The Ultimate Vegan Cookbook

by Isa Chandra Moskowitz

WORTH IT!

Consuming "Diet for a Small Planet"

nobody@allconsuming.net (punkie4god) — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 17:12:55 GMT

Diet for a Small Planet

by Frances Moore Lappe

Consumed "Diet for a New America: How Your Food Choices Affect Your Health, Happiness and the Future of Life on Earth Second Edition"

nobody@allconsuming.net (punkie4god) — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 17:12:29 GMT

Diet for a New America: How Your Food Choices Affect Your Health, Happiness and the Future of Life on Earth Second Edition

by John Robbins

WORTH IT!

Consuming "Oliver Twist (Barnes & Noble Classics Series) (B&N Classics Trade Paper)"

nobody@allconsuming.net (punkie4god) — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 21:35:47 GMT

Oliver Twist (Barnes & Noble Classics Series) (B&N Classics Trade Paper)

by Charles Dickens

Consumed "The Simple Living Guide"

nobody@allconsuming.net (punkie4god) — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 21:35:01 GMT

The Simple Living Guide

by Janet Luhrs

Consumed "You Are What You Eat: The Plan That Will Change Your Life"

nobody@allconsuming.net (punkie4god) — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 21:34:37 GMT

You Are What You Eat: The Plan That Will Change Your Life

by Gillian McKeith

WORTH IT!

Consumed "Pride and Prejudice (Modern Library Classics)"

nobody@allconsuming.net (punkie4god) — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 20:39:12 GMT

Pride and Prejudice (Modern Library Classics)

by Jane Austen

WORTH IT!

Consumed "Milk, Money, and Madness: The Culture and Politics of Breastfeeding"

nobody@allconsuming.net (punkie4god) — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 03:16:12 GMT

Milk, Money, and Madness: The Culture and Politics of Breastfeeding

by M.D., Naomi Baumslag

WORTH IT!

Consuming "War and Peace"

nobody@allconsuming.net (punkie4god) — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 20:29:36 GMT

War and Peace

by Leo Tolstoy

Interesting, but I wouldn't recommend it over similar books (rated 3 stars)

nobody@allconsuming.net (punkie4god) — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 21:23:36 GMT

Birth: The Surprising History of How We Are Born

by Tina Cassidy

I just finished this book, and I was disappointed to recognize many sections of it as coming from another book that I am currently reading, Milk, Money, and Madness. I don’t think the author exactly plagiarized, but its pretty close. For example, Cassidy says in Birth
“At Dublin Foundling Hospital, of ten thousand hand-fed infants between 1775 and 1796, only forty-five survived infancy, an astounding mortality rate of 99.6 percent.”

In Milk, Money, and Madness, it reads
“At the Dublin Foundling Asylum during 1775-96, where dry nursing was in vogue, only 45 children survived out of 10,272-a horrendous 99.6% mortality rate.”

Just a few paragraphs later Cassidy says
“The ignorance and confusion surrounding bottle preparation spurred Nathan Straus, owner of Macy’s department store in New York, to give away pasteurized milk to poor children at philanthropic “stations,” a concept that had also taken hold in Europe…”

Milk, Money, and Madness says
“Milk stations were soon all the fashion. At the turn of the century, “milk depots” were established in France, Britain, and the United States… In New York, Nathan Strauss of Macy’s, working through health department clinics, organized milk stations where pasteurized, bottled milk was provided free for the needy and at low cost to others.”

You get my point. I saw dozens of these kinds of passages, which was a real turn-off. Milk, Money, and Madness came out 11 years earlier, and apparently used fantastic sources since Cassidy lifted passages like the ones above.

My other complaint is that Cassidy swings back and forth throughout the text. First she talks about how its a miracle that any of us can survive childbirth and that we’ll soon all need C-sections because our kids keep getting bigger and bigger. Then she talks about how doctors are killing us all and homebirths with midwives are safer. Then she says she’d never homebirth.

I’m very glad that I read this after my latest pregnancy. Cassidy admits that she doesn’t trust her body, and it is evident in the text. I wouldn’t recommend this book to a pregnant woman.

Cassidy has some really cool pictures in here though. The chapter on C-sections was horrifying, but really interesting at the same time. I feel so many mixed emotions about this book. I’m glad that I read it, but I wonder if the sections that I liked could’ve been found in other books.

Consumed "Birth: The Surprising History of How We Are Born"

nobody@allconsuming.net (punkie4god) — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 21:23:36 GMT

Birth: The Surprising History of How We Are Born

by Tina Cassidy

Consuming "Aesop’s Fables"

nobody@allconsuming.net (punkie4god) — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 02:49:54 GMT

Aesop’s Fables

by Aesopus

Consuming "Just So Stories"

nobody@allconsuming.net (punkie4god) — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 02:49:36 GMT

Just So Stories

by Rudyard Kipling

Consuming "The Giving Tree Special Holiday Edition"

nobody@allconsuming.net (punkie4god) — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 02:49:00 GMT

The Giving Tree Special Holiday Edition

Even if we don't agree, there's a lot of wisdom in this book

nobody@allconsuming.net (punkie4god) — Sun, 26 Nov 2006 19:00:18 GMT

Leaving Church: A Memoir of Faith

by Barbara Brown Taylor

Although Barbara Brown Taylor is coming from a different place than I am theologically, I am still very glad that I chose to read this book. Her descriptions of life as clergy gave me new respect for the clergy members in my life. It is easy to view clergy as different, even the clergy members that I know, but her descriptions of how she felt when people treated her differently were more than a little thought provoking.

I think she reminded me that it is OK to go through different seasons in your life with regards to church. She also encouraged me to explore some of the early church writings on finding God in nature, and I have really been enjoying that discovery. Her thoughts on theological and doctrinal debates made me pause and ponder.

I don’t think many of her ideas are orthodox, at least not for the kinds of churches that I have always attended, but that didn’t bother me. There is still plenty to learn.

Overall, I really enjoyed this book. :)

OK, but some bad advice

nobody@allconsuming.net (punkie4god) — Tue, 14 Nov 2006 20:41:36 GMT

Train Up Your Children in the Ways They Should Eat

by Sharon Broer

When my mother-in-law gave me this book, I was a bit skeptical. Some of her past suggestions included directions on how to pick the proper switch for your child. Thankfully this book wasn’t like that – or at least she was not as outspoken about punitive ideas.

Overall I agree with this book. She has some great ideas and I think it gives a good kick-in-the-pants for parents who have slacked off in the food department. She comes across a bit militant, but that’s easy to ignore ;)

My main complaint is that I was not at all impressed with her recipe for “formula”. It reminded me of something L. Ron Hubbard would suggest.

I’m not sorry that I read it, but I would only suggest it to my friends who know enough about nutrition to ignore her bad advice and formula recipe.