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Posts Tagged ‘Books Reviews/Discussions’
What’s Clogging Up Your Life? A Story of Unwatched Videos & Other Stuff
The Hours is one of my favorite movies of all time. My first time seeing it in the theater created such a profound reaction in me that I wept uncontrollably through the entire film. I was still so emotional afterwards, I had to hide in the bathroom stall before facing the world. [...]
Read the entire post.No Impact Man Chap 4: Wanting Is Not Getting
I just got back last night from a weekend meditation retreat, during which I sat in silence, ate in silence, walked around the retreat center in silence, and then snuck into my room to read Chapter 4 of No Impact Man. (Reading on retreat is discouraged. I do not encourage you to do [...]
Read the entire post.No Impact Man Book Discussion: Chapters 2 & 3
As I mentioned before when discussing the first chapter of No Impact Man, the discussion questions are open to anyone, whether you have read the book or not. So please feel free to join in!
DAY 1: A Stuffed Up Nose
Chapter 2 begins with Colin, having decided to embark on the No Impact Project, waking up [...]
In which I run into No Impact Man again, and nothing happens…
… you know, because of that chemistry accident several years ago while he was working late at the lab so that now things just slide right through him instead of creating an imp… Oh, forget it. That was the scenario Michael created tonight after we saw the No Impact Man movie again and heard [...]
Read the entire post.No Impact Man Book Winner & Discussion
Ready to start reading No Impact Man with me? Do you have your book yet (borrowed or new or electronic?) Oh, wait, one of you doesn’t. And that person is Erin, aka Conscious Shopper, who is the winner of the give-away. Erin, email me your mailing address so I can send [...]
Read the entire post.Environmental Children’s Books, Part 2: Teach Them To Recycle and Bring Their Own Bag
Here are the next two environmental kids’ books, as promised.
Michael Recycle, by Ellie Bethel, illustrated by Alexandra Colombo. Green Bean may think that my Michael is a super hero for encouraging his firm to stop buying bottled water. But this big picture book is about a new super hero, Michael Recycle, who flies [...]
Environmental Children’s Books, Part 1: A Polar Bear, A Hippo, And A 130-Year Old Tortoise
I’ve received 4 environmental children’s books in the past month from publishers who would like me to review them on Fake Plastic Fish. Not that I know anything about children. I mean, I was one once, but I don’t have or live with any now… unless you count Terrible Person and the two [...]
Read the entire post.Sponsors
Read my post about plastic-free recycled ReBinder school & office supplies here.
Read my post about GreenBoatStuff.com here! Their stuff is not just for boats!
