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About the Author

Richard Manning is the author of Last Stand, A Good House, Grassland, and One Round River. He lives in Montana. (Bowker Author Biography)

Obras por Richard Manning

Last Stand (1991) 26 exemplares
It Runs in the Family: A Memoir (2013) 14 exemplares

Associated Works

What's Inside? Boats (1992) — Ilustrador — 40 exemplares

Etiquetado

Conhecimento Comum

Data de nascimento
1951-02-07
Sexo
male
Nacionalidade
United States of America
Local de nascimento
Flint, Michigan, USA

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RCornell | Oct 27, 2023 |
Cut this one off early. There were at least two or three scientific errors and at least one sexist reference in the first two chapters. Did not deem it worth going on, though I do agree in general with the overall thesis (though I suspect he overstates it, I can't judge since I did not finish the book).
 
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Devil_llama | 5 outras críticas | Jul 8, 2020 |
"Against the Grain: How Agriculture Has Hijacked Civilization" provides a historical outline of the socio-economic effects that agriculture has had on civilization, from the hunter-gatherer society to commercial industrial commodities agriculture. The book is a combination of documented history, anecdotes and the author's personal observations, written in a clear and easily understood style. I found this book rather interesting, especially the details on grain growing and hybridization, and how grain for food eventually became grain for "stuff" (aka commodities).

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ElentarriLT | 5 outras críticas | Mar 24, 2020 |
I wasn't sure what I would get with this book when I picked it up. I figured it would probably tie in with the paleo kick that has been around for some time now. I was actually surprised I liked the ideas they laid out here. Essentially these two researched and developed a way to get back into what humans through the millennium did and thrived on. Today with our lifestyle so geared to artificiality and sedentary ways we have strayed far from the course with resultant consequences. They cover four principles that can lead us back to discovery and benefit from our healthy roots, and it does make sense. Easy written style made the book also entertaining as well as interesting.… (mais)
 
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knightlight777 | Oct 2, 2014 |

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Obras
24
Also by
2
Membros
666
Popularidade
#37,863
Avaliação
3.8
Críticas
9
ISBN
38
Línguas
3
Marcado como favorito
1

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