Month: May 2011

The Cultural Creatives

Book Review THE CULTURAL CREATIVES HOW 50 MILLION PEOPLE ARE CHANGING THE WORLD PAUL H. RAY, Ph. D., & SHERRY RUTH ANDERSON, Ph.D. HARMONY BOOKS                       2000   Front cover Do you dislike all the emphasis in modern culture on success and “making it” on getting and spending, on wealth and luxury goods? Do you care …

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Future Food & Seed Part 1

Book Review Introduction In part 1 of Manifestos on the Future of Food and Seed we learn that: “Slow Food, the movement that has put the culture of growing and eating good, healthy, diverse food at the heart of social, political, and economic transformation, brought together 5,000 members from 1,200 food communities in 130 countries.” …

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Sustainable Agriculture Part 3

Book Review In Part 3 of Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security: The Impact of Globalization we are told that: “When asked to support the global goal of food security, we can bask in the false belief that all humanity shares similar values and goals. We can pretend that the drift of the world’s food economy …

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The Ascent of Man Part 3

THE ASCENT OF MAN  JACOB BROWNOWSKI MACDONALD FUTURA PUBLISHERS                        1973 PART III   Chapter 3: The Grain in the Stone The earth has existed for more than 4,000 million years, being shaped by hidden forces within the earth and erosion. Man has also become an architect of his environment but he does not command forces …

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Lansdale Honarary Doctorate Part 3

AMERICAN FARM SCHOOL BRUCE LANSDALE MEMORIAL PART IX Introduction On February 1, 1990 Bruce Lansdale was awarded an Honorary Degree of Doctor of Agriculture by the Faculty of Agriculture of the Aristotelian University of Thessaloniki. This is the second part of THE POWER OF MYTH IN RURAL DEVELOPMENT   BY   Bruce M. Lansdale POWER …

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The Ethics of Management Part 2

THE ETHICS OF MANAGEMENT Fifth Edition LARUE TONE HOSMER Professor Emeritus of Corporate Strategy and Managerial Ethics School of Business Administration University of Michigan McGraw-Hill             2006 PART II   Chapter 1: Moral Problems in Business Management Chapter 2: Moral Analysis and Economic Outcomes Chapter 3: Moral Analysis and Legal Requirements Chapter 4: Moral Analysis and …

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Sustainable Agriculture Part 2

Book Review In Part 2 of Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security: The Impact of Globalization we are told that: “Across the world, family farmers who till their soil are being challenged by corporate agribusiness, in its – to date successful – efforts to remove culture from agriculture, approaching its ultimate goals, namely the total globalised …

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The Asceent of Man Part 2

THE ASCENT OF MAN  JACOB BROWNOWSKI MACDONALD FUTURA PUBLISHERS                        1973 PART II   Chapter 1: Lower Than The Angels (Cont.) The changes in Home erectus that have led to us are substantial over a million years, but they seem gradual by comparison with those that went before. The successor that we know best was first …

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Lansdale Honorary Doctorate Part 2

AMERICAN FARM SCHOOL BRUCE LANSDALE MEMORIAL PART VIII Introduction On February 1, 1990 Bruce Lansdale was awarded an Honorary Degree of Doctor of Agriculture by the Faculty of Agriculture of the Aristotelian University of Thessaloniki. This is the first part of  THE POWER OF MYTH IN RURAL DEVELOPMENT   BY   Bruce M. Lansdale INTRODUCTION …

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