Welcome to Litsy!

Despite the fact we are in a pandemic w/ financial consequences big & small , climate change is the unavoidable problem lurking in the background.This book was like taking a class(in a good way)Diamond shows historical & contemporary examples of how humans adapt, change, conserve,or perish.With a record 35 days this summer over 110 & no end in sight , a new record here in Phoenix ,Az.What is sustainable?What is not? A thought provoking read.

I am posting one book per day from my extensive to-be-read collection. No description or reason for wanting to read the book. Some are old and some will be new. Don't judge me - I have a lot of books.
Day 51

#tbrmountain #bookbuyingdiet

I found some stories more interesting than others. I think nonfiction that I rate higher read more like fiction, this one was good, but it didn‘t read like fiction.

7/11 - population
#QuotsyJuly20

I‘ll be the first to admit it.All the social distancing and disruption , this is the way , as a reader , I enjoy Saturday night anyway! Cat (Tom Tom ) cold beer, a good book( though a bit disastrous , timing is everything ) Littens , you all make my day , everyday!
We can get through this. #catsofLitsy

I have to laugh at myself, so I took this out of the library and since then , my library system closed and pushed all patrons due dates till the end of May . So , is it too timely ?It‘s here ,I guess if I get too freaked out I can always put it down.

Great read. I loved the chapters on Easter Island and the Eastern Pacific. Great content front to back. A few chapters were a little dated. Almost as good as “Guns, Germs, and Steel”, but not quite 😊

Congrats! That‘s a lot of litfluence!

I eat ice cream with a fork, and so should everyone else 🍨It‘s a solid, people, the spoon isn‘t necessary 🤣

#uniquelyyou

All the amazing gifts from @BarbaraTheBibliophage !!! I am literally exclaiming over all these wonderful presents!!! I am SO excited for the two books she picked- I have been wanting to read them forever!!!! The book marks and pen/notepad are wonderful! I love that they were made by a fellow Litten. Also omg that bag!! Cactus and llamas!!!!!! My literal favorite. Thank you SO SO SO much!! 💓🌵🤸🏽‍♀️📚✨✨ #nonfictionbookexchange

I don‘t have a lot of #thick physical books now that I‘ve been out of school for awhile. This one, however, is one I still have stashed in a box and instead of finding it and carrying it around when I read it late last year/early this year I bought the ebook version because I didn‘t want to carry this book on the bus. It‘s my new practice for #thick books now! #30daysofreadathon

#riotgram day 2: #orangecovers

It's both a pick and a so-so, honestly. Diamond does a great of developing a framework to consider how societies fall or succeed, and he sticks to it. There's a lot of information to take in. Overall, we can learn from the past or be doomed to repeat it. I'm not as much of an optimist as Diamond seems to be. It was Diamond going on and on and on about Australia's soil that turned me off the most. It drove me crazy!

#riotgrams #onewordtitle

There are key factors that result in a societal collapse, but one thing a society can do to alleviate environmental damage is have good trading relationships with other societies that can more easily produce goods it cannot it. I'm taking this to mean we are all screwed because we're pushing nature to the brink around the world such that not even good trade relationships will help. My words, not Diamond's. I'm a pessimist. Expect the worst.

My friends! Mason is writing his storyline for a Star Wars game and Tara gave up on reading because the music in the coffee shop was weird. I managed to make it a little bit further in my book. I can't read any more of A Darker Shade of Magic until I finish at least half of this one. Sigh...

The problem with reading ebooks is that photos are tough, made harder by dark coffee shops. This is my current #booksaboutnature that needs to be finished soon because Talk Green to Me meets next week. I've paired it with a coconut oolong. Hopefully that helps me read faster. I'm with friends who will hopefully not be a distraction (one is pretending to write, which means playing on FB, and the other may color or read, she can't decided).

Diamond is certainly showing a little sass. I grew up in rural Missouri and am a part owner of a family farm. I have a lot of respect for anyone who works the land (farming, logging, etc.) but I have a hard time understanding those who do not look to the future. I know it's hard to do so when you're trying to survive but it has to be done. The future has a funny way of becoming the present and we should be prepared for it.

Just going to leave this thought here for consideration by my fellow Littens. Something to consider as we enter a new year.

Reading this for the #TalkGreentoMe bookclub (meets in real life at Recycled Reads in Austin). It's a big book so I need to start now in order to have it done by January 12th. We didn't know how timely this would be when we chose it.

do we need coffee to accompany the environmental thought?
#collapse #jareddiamond

#photoadaynov16:
I gotta dismantle this book pyramid 😳 #bookpyramid
#tbrpile #neverstops #bookadhd

The Talk Green to Me book club will be reading this one over the holidays for our January 12th meeting. We didn't know when we chose it how appropriate it might be. We are happy to have anyone in the Austin area join us for this discussion or for any of our monthly discussions. We typically meet the 4th Thursday of the month but have made adjustments for the holidays. If people are interested maybe we could do a discussion here too?

Two types of choices seem to me to have been crucial in tipping the outcomes [of the various societies' histories] towards success or failure: long-term planning and willingness to reconsider core values. On reflection we can also recognize the crucial role of these same two choices for the outcomes of our individual lives.