Recommended by my doctor, this book details the benefits of a microbiome-specific diet. Advantages include no calorie counting and, after a 5-week intRecommended by my doctor, this book details the benefits of a microbiome-specific diet. Advantages include no calorie counting and, after a 5-week introduction period, only 70% compliance. Disadvantages include recommending recipes that use unusual foods / use food unavailable where I live, so some creativity may be required. The only other oddities are the usual philosophical rants that every diet book has to a certain extent and the recommendations for supplements, most of which are things I've never even heard of. Because I already take a regimented series of medications for various things, I'm skipping the supplement recommendations mostly, and I'm adjusting the start-up diet to accommodate available food options and personal tastes. Let's see how this works!...more
I'd prefer to give this book ratings based on the chapters/sections, with some getting a single star and some getting two or the occassional three staI'd prefer to give this book ratings based on the chapters/sections, with some getting a single star and some getting two or the occassional three stars, so I guess it evens out to two stars overall. I can only recommend reading the chapter How to Fake It, pages 107 thru 205; the remaining pages are drivel and filler at best. ...more
Grandin extensively researched both his main subject, the failed project Fordlandia, and its creator, auto industrialist Henry Ford. While some informGrandin extensively researched both his main subject, the failed project Fordlandia, and its creator, auto industrialist Henry Ford. While some information about Ford is well know from other publications (e.g., his antisemitism, his anti-union stance and actions, his anti-war efforts), Grandin tries to link Ford's ideas and ideals to what made the Ford Motor Company a success in North American but a failure in South America. However, after reading the book, it's hard to say that Ford succeeded in perpetuating his "ideals" in either of the Americas. ...more
*Disclaimer: I've labeled this title as nonfiction; however, with some research, one will discover that Anne Frank herself was a prolific editor of he*Disclaimer: I've labeled this title as nonfiction; however, with some research, one will discover that Anne Frank herself was a prolific editor of her own work, as one of her life goals was to be an author. Therefore, it is important to note that some episodes/entries could have been changed to fit her goal.*
A good, but sad look at life for Jews in hiding from the Nazis during World War II....more
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