http://www.mlarson.org/2006/07/30/the-botany-of-desire-review-355/ this what i like Wed, 07 Jan 2009 04:41:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 http://www.mlarson.org/2006/07/30/the-botany-of-desire-review-355/comment-page-1/#comment-91738 mark larson | In Defense of Food: An Eater’s Manifesto (review: 2.5/5) Wed, 25 Jun 2008 01:54:10 +0000 http://www.mlarson.org/?p=14#comment-91738 [...] to say he’s a bad writer. He isn’t. (I did enjoy The Botany of Desire.) This one comes up a bit thin and repetitive. Maybe he wrote it to turn a buck. Maybe just because [...] [...] to say he’s a bad writer. He isn’t. (I did enjoy The Botany of Desire.) This one comes up a bit thin and repetitive. Maybe he wrote it to turn a buck. Maybe just because [...]

]]> http://www.mlarson.org/2006/07/30/the-botany-of-desire-review-355/comment-page-1/#comment-62 mlarson.org » The Wisdom of Crowds (review: 4/5) Mon, 23 Oct 2006 02:59:53 +0000 http://www.mlarson.org/?p=14#comment-62 [...] Like some other consilient books I’ve dabbled in, Surowiecki draws from a bunch of academic and popular work, and uses it to neatly package his ideas for human consumption. In his favor, I really like that he doesn’t stretch his research too far. The main idea seems more richly documented and better sculpted than in books like Blink and The Tipping Point. As an added bonus, his writing is more free from chummy background stories–i.e. not all research needs multi-paragraph introductions. Instead, we get a nice solid edifice of ideas–thank you, James. [...] [...] Like some other consilient books I’ve dabbled in, Surowiecki draws from a bunch of academic and popular work, and uses it to neatly package his ideas for human consumption. In his favor, I really like that he doesn’t stretch his research too far. The main idea seems more richly documented and better sculpted than in books like Blink and The Tipping Point. As an added bonus, his writing is more free from chummy background stories–i.e. not all research needs multi-paragraph introductions. Instead, we get a nice solid edifice of ideas–thank you, James. [...]

]]> http://www.mlarson.org/2006/07/30/the-botany-of-desire-review-355/comment-page-1/#comment-7 markdlarson Fri, 04 Aug 2006 03:41:34 +0000 http://www.mlarson.org/?p=14#comment-7 Kevin, The Omnivore's Dilemma is definitely on my reading list. Kevin, The Omnivore’s Dilemma is definitely on my reading list.

]]> http://www.mlarson.org/2006/07/30/the-botany-of-desire-review-355/comment-page-1/#comment-5 Kevin Bleier Wed, 02 Aug 2006 19:49:58 +0000 http://www.mlarson.org/?p=14#comment-5 Highly recommend The Omnivore's Dilemma (more recent book by the same author)...especially the first section about how processed food is made in this country Highly recommend The Omnivore’s Dilemma (more recent book by the same author)…especially the first section about how processed food is made in this country

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