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observationally precise and perscriptive - [01 Nov 2009]
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Passionate, Truthful, and Probably Wrong - [03 May 2009]
James Speth, in The Bridge at the Edge of the World, writes a book that lands somewhere between a scholarly treatise on the planetary environmental effects of supporting seven billion humans and an anti-capitalist, anti-growth, anti-multinational corporation...
a scholarly treatise on the planetary environmental effects of supporting seven billion...
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a must raed for anyone participating in capitalism - [11 Jan 2009]
His prophetic work is visible in the world today and people should take his words quite seriously.
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Despair and Hope - [09 Jan 2009]
An excellent book for those who want to move above economics lA. It is the best researched book I have read in years. The author knows his material and writes with humor and and substantiated opinion. He not only fully shows what has happend but offers...
book I have read in years. The author knows his material and writes with humor and and substantiated...
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Challenging overview and critique of possible solutions to our environmental problems - [31 Dec 2008]
James Gustave Speth's book supplies a surprisingly radical critique of our current economic system as undermining the environment. I say surprisingly because Speth is currently the Dean of the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, and therefore...
system as undermining the environment. I say surprisingly because Speth is currently the ...
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Sobering facts on the state of the planet - [12 Nov 2008]
An Ivy League dean trained as a lawyer, James Gustave Speth lays out evidence to show that life on this planet is being pushed to an end. Marshalling sobering facts, he illustrates how humankind has taxed the Earth's resources beyond its capacity to regenerate...
life on this planet is being pushed to an end. Marshalling sobering facts, he illustrates ...
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Speth is better than a mere "critic". - [09 Oct 2008]
Speth provides a critique of western social, economic and political models. While explaining the very real dangers of sustaining the present trend what is even more important is his ability to convey hope and a vision of what we might be able to achieve...
the very real dangers of sustaining the present trend what is even more important is his...
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The view on this bridge is inspiring. - [02 Sep 2008]
The view from the Bridge at the Edge of the World is inspiring. Dean Speth offers hope if you are willing to work hard to make the world a better place for humans and all other life. He challenges the cultural values that lead us to avarice and greed ...
you are willing to work hard to make the world a better place for humans and all other life...
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The view on this bridge is inspiring. - [02 Sep 2008]
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excellent discussion of environmental crisis and role of capitalism - [09 Aug 2008]
The Bridge at the Edge of the World, by James Gustave Speth, is begins with an excellent review of the depth and immediacy of the environmental crisis that faces humanity. The initial graphs give a clear and sobering pictorial representation of the the...
of the depth and immediacy of the environmental crisis that faces humanity. The initial...
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