by Lindsay Shapka in Book List, Culture, History
Words ignite ideas, and they breathe life into the world.
Those same words come together, and with a stroke of a pen, they bring people books. Books have a lasting impact because they spread remarkable thoughts like wildfire. People read them, and their impact is spread all over the globe.
Read Moreby Lindsay Shapka in Book List, Culture, People, Travel
I started reading this book because it was recommended to me by a friend that I met while travelling. He pulled it off his bookshelf and told me that it was one of his favourite books in the world. When someone goes to the trouble to tell me about a book that matters to them and recommend that I read it, I do. I find that reading things that people that I know have loved helps me to get to know them better, and the fact that they want to share that with me is pretty darn cool.
Read Moreby Lindsay Shapka in Book List, Culture, People
If you read one book this year, make it this one.
Published in 2013, Beyond Belief: My Secret Life Inside Scientology and My Harrowing Escape is an absolutely fascinating first-hand account of what life inside the little-known world of Scientology is really like.
Read Moreby Lindsay Shapka in Book List, Culture, Travel, People, In The News
Written by award-winning journalist Alan Weisman, The World Without Us is a fascinating book that examines all aspects of a simple question:
What would happen to the planet if human beings just disappeared?
Now, Weisman is quick to clarify that this disappearance would not be because of something violent like a natural disaster or nuclear war. No, he is examining what the result would be if all of us just suddenly vanished into thin air.
What would happen to the land, the cities, the ocean, the climate, our garbage, our art? How long — if ever — would it take for all human traces to disappear?
Weisman’s does a great job of approaching these questions from all angles and taking readers through his journey of discovery and research.
The New York Times Book Review called it “A fascinating eco-thriller…” and I couldn’t agree more — I couldn't put it down or stop talking about it with my friends and family (sorry guys).
