tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7582595416545540173.comments2013-02-18T06:42:02.851-08:00<a href="http://todaywendy.blogspot.com/">Today Wendy</a>Today Wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03583682201977382593noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7582595416545540173.post-60749884553125762722013-02-18T06:42:02.851-08:002013-02-18T06:42:02.851-08:00I haven't read that...but I probably should!I haven't read that...but I probably should!Today Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03583682201977382593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7582595416545540173.post-76738453038026296512013-02-18T06:29:14.375-08:002013-02-18T06:29:14.375-08:00I was very happy to see that Jack the Ripper does ...I was very happy to see that Jack the Ripper does not make an appearance. I agree with the Little Professor that he is way over-done.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7582595416545540173.post-42706707607319573272013-02-18T06:28:11.803-08:002013-02-18T06:28:11.803-08:00Sounds a lot like the lives of Christopher Chant!Sounds a lot like the lives of Christopher Chant!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7582595416545540173.post-36748246231441216472011-03-01T07:22:23.972-08:002011-03-01T07:22:23.972-08:00I totally agree Laurent, and that's a great re...I totally agree Laurent, and that's a great review you've written. I think we're at the stage of this particular game where all of the opinions available are extremely biased, and that in order to compete with the folks who are arguing that the world is going downhill at an alarming rate you need to be overly optimistic. The truth is definitely somewhere in the middle, but the arguments in this book were ones that I hadn't heard before. Prior to reading this I had been thinking of windmills as the greatest things since sliced bread, and I still think they're pretty wonderful, but I'm now thinking a bit harder about the environmental impact of farmland.Today Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03583682201977382593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7582595416545540173.post-40760226342025318532011-02-28T23:56:08.802-08:002011-02-28T23:56:08.802-08:00I think the main problem with the book is that it ...I think the main problem with the book is that it does not recognize that reality is grey. It is very good at showing the flaws in the arguments put forward by the "black" side but is completely blind for the faults in the "wide" arguments. I discuss this in much more detail at http://dismalscientistsbookreviews.blogspot.com/2010/12/review-of-ridleys-rationaloptimist.htmlAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07063906510890619859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7582595416545540173.post-16434788224306577922011-02-16T16:39:24.151-08:002011-02-16T16:39:24.151-08:00Oh wow! I didn't realize there was a movie. I ...Oh wow! I didn't realize there was a movie. I can't wait to finish the series.Today Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03583682201977382593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7582595416545540173.post-72445439630464164612011-02-16T15:26:58.313-08:002011-02-16T15:26:58.313-08:00March 2012 cannot come soon enough!! Dying to see ...March 2012 cannot come soon enough!! Dying to see The Hunger Games movie already. The whole series was amazing to read I can't wait to see who's cast in the movie! http://on.fb.me/gXrImzjan_shawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02696020012720077379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7582595416545540173.post-42175491466701275562010-11-03T16:11:51.430-07:002010-11-03T16:11:51.430-07:00Ooh, I think I might have to pick this one up! I L...Ooh, I think I might have to pick this one up! I LOVE YA novels, and Patricia C. Wrede's fantasies are so much fun. Thanks for the recommendation!Caryn Caldwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16531525726993612776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7582595416545540173.post-16916777562707084372010-07-23T14:13:16.769-07:002010-07-23T14:13:16.769-07:00Your list is LONG, lady! Impressive. And it jogs...Your list is LONG, lady! Impressive. And it jogs my memory about of some of those authors from earlier in my life that probably would have been on my list if I'd only remembered them...I went through a Piers Anthony & Orson Scott Card phase, I now recall, and I'm guessing I did finish the Narnia books, even though I liked them less & less as the series went on. And oh, L.M. Montgomery! :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7582595416545540173.post-45230951771970064022010-03-18T10:02:04.592-07:002010-03-18T10:02:04.592-07:00Wendy,
I saw the nice mention of my book, The Hap...Wendy,<br /><br />I saw the nice mention of my book, The Happiness Project, here. I very much appreciate those kind words and you shinning a spotlight on my work. <br /><br />Thanks and best wishes,<br /><br />GretchenGretchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11717090106725797616noreply@blogger.com