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Summary: Wake up to the truth, before its too late!!!
Review: Read this book! It has tons of information, many that we would wish we had never known. But the truth is there, and no matter how silent we are about it, it won't change the facts. Rape is out there, child abuse is out there, the destruction of our planet is out there - we must aknowledge what is happening to our culture and fight for changes.This book will serve as guide for understanding who we are, where we are going, and our place in the world. I wish that everyone would read this book, its impossible to be and act in the same way after reading it. Do yourself a favor and buy this book! And lets not sit and wait for changes, lets fight for them. If we listen to ourselves we'll know that changes in our culture are not only necessary, but imperative. Let's begin it NOW!
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Summary: Life changing...
Review: There were times when reading "A Language Older Than Words" when I wanted to shout passages from Derrick Jensen's book as loudly as I could. Surely everyone needs to hear this message: we are destroying the planet. We must stop. But beyond this "message" also lies another revelation, one that has changed my life forever: all living things have something to say, we just don't do a very good job of listening. Everyone knows that talking to plants helps them to grow, right? Well, then it should be no great leap of understanding to realize that plants can help us grow, too, and not just by producing oxygen... I recommend this book to anyone who has a desire to increase their awareness about the world in which we inhabit, but to which we pay too little attention.
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Summary: Reality
Review: This book is a great inspiration to anyone. The sadness of what humanity has done to the Earth with bring to the surface your guilt. It is not too late though. Derrick Jensen is a beautiful writer. His research is outstanding. Read this book and all of his work. He is a master at what he does. You will realize that there are other people out there that think the same way as you.
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Summary: indescribably to the point
Review: This book is an incredible brave affirmation to all of us living its fury, pain, passion and love. Here is a voice that brings together so many aspects of our lives...the ones we are usually told to see a psychiatrist about! e.g.'getting outraged,speaking out,( you are so full of anger, don't you think...?), being embraced by trees, feeling the mussels die after half a minute in the pot. Personally it confirms for me that these as well as my almost daily tirades against blatant insanity, are core to my being able to be here at all. What I especially like about this book is that I sense that Dereck knew that the writing of it is its own solution, the brave stark acknowledgement that 'this is how it is for (hopefully) so many of us.... you are not alone out there. Can I dare hope that its writing signals that the number of humans passionately seaching for ways to create an unfettered way of life out of the current destruction and insanity is growing? that some kind of critical mass may just arrive in time to change 'globalisation' into something creative and life affirming?...the fact that Dereck has found a ready audience. It has also above all convinced me that the outraged, angry, sensitive, clear-headed brazen child that I live with inside myself, has been, and will remain a saving Grace. This is a profound extraordinary tour de force all the more because it so naturally spoke to all the most important parts of me that it does not feel separate. Because of its depth and power, it is a true celebration.
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Summary: Balancing act
Review: This book is beautifully weird. It is for sure the most interesting thing I've read in a long time. Hard to say what it is, though--as a memoir it gets pretty deep--but that doesn't matter--you get swept up in it all. I was never abused by my parents, I consider myself an apathetic environmentalist (the author is an activist), I love animals as much as the next person... The third explains nothing about my reaction, even though I was deeply moved to find someone else felt the same way I do about wildlife--they're ability/our ability to have a meaningful relationship (I'm sure that my cat knows me better than I do sometimes). All I know is that I found something here that everyone should take the time to explore.
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Summary: Breathtaking
Review: This book is bound to challenge some of your deepest assumptions in life. Derrick's ultimate advice -- "Listen. If you listen carefully enough you will in time know exactly what to do". Highly recommended reading (with an open mind).
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Summary: ...to be translated by heart and soul
Review: This book is categorized as a memoir and a philosophy of nature, but it is much more like a hike in the Rockies. There are places in the book of great, sweeping beauty, and places of clear-cut frustration. There are places where you want to cry out as if to warn unseen bears that you are near and you don't want them to threaten you. There are places where you must slow down, or stop for a rest and get some water. At the end, there is a deep satisfaction of having spent the energy to take such a hike. Descartes said, "I think, therefore I am," and our author found this quote absurd and elitist. If Jensen could be quoted to say, "I think, therefore I write," those who have read this book would agree. The source of such deep thinking is deep feeling and deep pain, however this writer balances these feelings with humor and hope. This book will ask questions of you in both subtle and obvious ways. The questions are difficult, but you need to hear them. Answering them will be like a steep hike up a forested mountainside. Will you see the forest through the trees? Was I made aware of this book by listening for "a language older than words?" I think so. To potential readers, listen to your heart. It will tell you to not only read but to think along with this book.
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Summary: Cool Book
Review: This is a cool book. I really liked the Dad! What a live wire. The cover is neat but book smelled like old sardines left near a Bosch hotplate on a bleak summer day. You read this book....the guy jensen is smarter then a whip or could be a mensa member. I don`t read books but I did read this one. Two thumbs up for this great story of the trials and tribulations of a wife beater gone crazy.
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Summary: We are all intellegent enough to read this book!
Review: This is about something that everyone should be aware of and interested in. It is our life on this planet! He is very honest and raw! I am glad to see more people writing about things that matter and for so long have been ignored. Wake up people! This is the real life!!
Please read this book, and share it!
Carol : ) PS Thanks Derrick
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Summary: This is a GREAT book
Review: This is definitely one of my all-time favorite books for its raw and uncensored examination of the world's problems. It is a great source for recognizing our collective problems. I just could not put this book down! This book deserves 4 to 5 stars based on problem recognition. It would be in our best interest to acknowledge these realities, instead of simply "silencing" them. Otherwise, everything wonderful that we've worked so hard for will just all go down the drain. Guaranteed, the world will go on, perhaps with another ice age. As for humans, we may or we may not. As evolution has demonstrated time and time again, life will survive. The question is, will many of us survive through it. What this book does not offer are solutions. Maybe that wasn't Jensen's purpose for this book. He basically says that there are no solutions and that we're all[in trouble]. It's possible that he was simply using a "double bind" or "reverse psychology" approach to get readers to take action. In looking at the big picture of getting things done, this book gets 2 stars and it is up to us to fulfill the other 3 stars. Earning 5 stars is a combined effort between Jensen and ourselves. It would be impossible for a single author to offer a manual for action in solving the problems we recognize. There are so many disciplines to cover. What is needed is a combined effort from all sectors of civilization. I do believe that it can be done. In fact, it's currently taking place, even though it is difficult to tell because we do not see any drastic results in our everyday lives. Only time will tell. The important thing is that we get as many people to join in the effort as we can. It would be impossible to get everybody to do it, which is fine. The crucial part is getting THE RIGHT PEOPLE to join the effort in sustaining everything we've worked for. I highly recommend this book. It does what it's suppose to do. I have faith that you will create possible solutions based on your own expertise and experiences.
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