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I'm almost done with this. I can't recommend it enough.
It's really interesting and maddening at the same time. Some of the issues with the way we get our food seem so "no duh" that it's incredible that we haven't changed the process.
It's also frustrating that a lot of the problem with government recommendations is that they're influenced to such a large degree by different lobbying groups (for example, the US recommended daily sugar intake is 3x higher than that of the WHO. Why? Because of the sugar lobby. )
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__________________ America cannot have an empire abroad and a Republic at home.
Bambi vs. Godzilla: On the Nature, Purpose and Practice of the Movie Business
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Mamet's a veteran screenwriter and director (currently producing The Unit for CBS), but that doesn't mean he has any great love for the industry—his Hollywood is the stereotypically corrupt and cutthroat world where screenwriters willingly change their stories to accommodate every stupid suggestion from producers, who are blatantly lining their own pockets, while stars bicker over who has the bigger trailer. But his stories are entertaining even when they're unsurprising, and though loosely organized, a few broad themes emerge. He expounds at length, for example, upon his well-known penchant for straightforward storytelling, where drama boils down to "the creation and deferment of hope," and every scene should be able to answer three questions: "Who wants what from whom? What happens if they don't get it? Why now?" At other times, he's happy simply to explain why he thinks Laurence Olivier was a terrible film actor or to test out a theory that the early film industry owes its development to Eastern European Jews with Asperger's syndrome. As usual with Mamet, each word is precisely chosen for maximum effect, and nearly all hit their mark. (Feb.)
__________________ America cannot have an empire abroad and a Republic at home.
it's ok.
some novels have all powerful dragons as the main characters but in the game, there are no dragon heroes.
i suggest you play the game first,
the campaign mode,
to know the characters for you to appreciate the novels.
likewise in starcraft novels.
I've played all versions of the game and it's still one of my favorites. So I've got that down. I was just wondering more along the line of: Are they written well?
__________________ "I carry a gun because a cop is too heavy".
finishing Dreams From My Father now. That book really held my interest, finished it very quickly.
My mother raved about that book. Audacity is a little dry right now. I'm only in the second or third chapter. A lot of stuff I knew already, but I read a lot of politics. There are some great quotes in here from Obama if you ever had to make a speech.
__________________ KOC Rules!
Yuma's Dad RIP 03/22/07
I still have a gut feeling Shaq will be better next season (2008/2009) after our docs have a full off season to work their magic on the Big Saguaro!
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