Some thoughts on a book that was garbage – and why that is a good thing. Garbage Land: On the Secret Trail of Trash by Elizabeth Royte, Jennifer Aquino, et al. [1]. An excellent survey of the world of trash and the disposal of other unmentionables.
This blog is part of my ongoing effort to remember what I have read. I have tried to write it for your enjoyment, but its primary purpose is, better recall of this worthwhile book.
Continue readingThe Jetsons would have us believe that flying cars and moving sidewalks are just around the corner. It turns out that the Jetsons live in an unhealthy environment in which the citizens would be fat, isolated and unhappy. The book, the Walkable City: How Downtown Can Save America, One Step at a Time, by Jeff Speck [1] gives an alternative, and brighter future.
This blog is part of my ongoing effort to remember what I have read. I have tried to write it for your enjoyment, but its primary purpose is a better recall of this worthwhile book.
Organizational Biology 