tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-318218493790650833.post1279369493349679025..comments2014-04-22T11:57:40.688-07:00Comments on books and stuff: Dark Age AheadDianne Hieberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15496383596621636990noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-318218493790650833.post-69956272059224567232011-01-10T14:08:16.284-08:002011-01-10T14:08:16.284-08:00Well, I might just have been overly charitable abo...Well, I might just have been overly charitable about all the loose ends being wrapped up so neatly. I sometimes get a bit overawed by these big names and think maybe it's just me not getting it. But certain of her points did make more sense to me at the end. For some of her five "big ideas," especially the one about self-regulating or self-policing, I definitely needed more information or more convincing. I will put Kunstler on my list - those titles sound intriguing.Dianne Hieberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15496383596621636990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-318218493790650833.post-63202540584507554712011-01-10T13:36:44.689-08:002011-01-10T13:36:44.689-08:00Reading your last paragraph makes me wonder if I a...Reading your last paragraph makes me wonder if I actually finished it, because I was left with the impression that it was pretty scattered and never really resolved the main points. Perhaps I need to read the ending!<br /><br />Not sure if you ever read James Howard Kunstler's Geography of Nowhere, or the follow-up Home from Nowhere -- I found both fascinating.Jeremyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01293317607000363396noreply@blogger.com