so-soI think this book is largely about the pressures, from small to cataclysmic, that have impacted animal populations. The reason I‘m not sure is that I feel that the central thesis of this book got lost. It does contain some interesting facts, but mostly it‘s ground I‘ve found covered in other books. And the audiobook has some issues.
This is a pretty lively summary of readings about discoverers and “discoverers”, explorers and mapmakers. Inherently a volatile mix of political chicanery, the hubris of men that think it‘ll be fun to sail off the edge of the world, scurvy, occasional deaths by polar bear, and the vicissitudes of pre-industrial economics, expansionism, and mercantilism, I found myself grimly laughing at all these misadventures.
Read it.
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What an enormous amount of information and history. I found this in equal parts absolutely fascinating & incredulous at the same time🤯 Just…WOW🤓📚
My birthday was alittle while ago, but I am so excited that I got my belated gift today. My old kindle had died after ten years, and I meade fue with the app. However, I am so happy right now. And don‘t get me wrong, I loove physical books, but my eyes not so much.
so-soSubtitle is four speeches. Feels like a more descriptive subtitle would read: four sermons. There are some very memorable, recognizable quotes pulled from this collection. X makes some powerful arguments, and I recognize how much Islam was a part of this man's life for a crucial period of his life, but it felt like what he was attempting to communicate was so often throttled by his obligation to preach. 1/?
The Rush Limbaugh Show went national in 1988, syndicated to radio stations by Premiere Networks. According to journalist Jane Mayer, the company accepted two million dollars each year from the Heritage Foundation in exchange for "pushing the think tank's line on issues."
