A Return to Common Sense
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| Rating | : | 4.85 (618 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 193021717X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 228 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-07-20 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
informative and inspiring A. Joanes A Return to Common Sense manages to expose the reality of our current system and its cost not only to the earth, our local economies and communities, but our very health, emotional, physical and spiritual. But he doesn't stop there. Prof. Ikerd started his career believing and 'pushing' traditional 'bottom-line' theories of economic development, but his work with farmers and his personal experiences lead him to a deep transformation. He realized that more cheap goods did not make him or anyone happy. Quality of life, he points out is rooted in something else: in relat. "An empowering message of hope" according to John E. Ikerd. In "A Return to Common Sense" John Ikerd, Professor Emeritus of Agricultural Economics, draws upon a lifetime of experience in a field of study exploring the explicit connections between modern man and the earth which sustains him. This wide ranging volume presents historical scenarios that have led us to the circumstances surrounding today's ecological concerns as well as a wealth of informed insight exploring many possible solutions providing the clarity needed for humanity to realize a better world for generations to come. A Return to Common Sense sends out an empo. w01Wish it was a book about his scientific research w014474 I've read some of his more science-based essays and was excited to see he had written a book. This is more of an emotional rather than fact-based treatise on his worldview; capitalism is bad, we need to love the earth--too general, no new ideas.. Wish it was a book about his scientific research w014474 I've read some of his more science-based essays and was excited to see he had written a book. This is more of an emotional rather than fact-based treatise on his worldview; capitalism is bad, we need to love the earth--too general, no new ideas.. 7Wish it was a book about his scientific research w014474 I've read some of his more science-based essays and was excited to see he had written a book. This is more of an emotional rather than fact-based treatise on his worldview; capitalism is bad, we need to love the earth--too general, no new ideas.. said Wish it was a book about his scientific research. I've read some of his more science-based essays and was excited to see he had written a book. This is more of an emotional rather than fact-based treatise on his worldview; capitalism is bad, we need to love the earth--too general, no new ideas.
An intense and engaging story of personal transformation combined with sweeping analysis and a call for societal change based on shared insights of universal principles of humanity - our common sense.