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As far as book reviews go, there won't be too much negative I say about this one. I started out with a book called Conversations with God, Part 3 and in the back it had a list of other books that the author liked. I will almost always take authors up on their lists of favorite authors if I like their writing, and in this case, I found the book I’m reviewing here, called The Last Hours of Ancient Sunlight.

The crux of this book and the theory behind most of the points in the book is that everything is based on sunlight—you, me, the plants, the gasoline used to fuel your car and definitely all of the electrons popping off of the varied cathode ray tubes that you’re viewing right now. Did you know that oil executives basically know where all of the oil on the planet is and given today’s consumption rate there is only about 45 years’ worth left? Today’s, not tomorrow’s! Did you know that oil is not being “produced” but rather harvested? The Earth has been doubling in population every 10 years, so even if we find another source of energy, there is a finite amount of space left on Earth, which does not bode well with the American theory of infinite growth and consumption. The book also includes some interesting history tidbits that are usually not taught in school. So if you fell asleep in class, or paid attention but your teacher was a government employee, then this book will interest you.

That being said, it would be worth reading if that was all it talked about. But it then went on to talk about the differences between tribes and city/states and much of our pre-conceived notions about tribes, which mainly come from invalid sources, like television. Tribe members work an average of two hours per day to insure their survival and everyone that can work, does work. Which sounds more primitive, working for eight hours per day to insure survival, or for two?

If I was being pulled apart by fishhooks and asked to talk about the negative aspects of this book, I might mention that it was somewhat repetitive, the closing didn’t have the gusto that the rest of the book had due to that and it had some not-so-subtle Christian undertones. That being said however, I think the author really thought ahead on how to present the large dose of reality that humanity needs, without casting the reader into the throes of depression. After all of the facts are laid out, immediate and concrete solutions are given to change not only oneself, but also the world.

So if you would like to change yourself and therefore the world, or if you would like to know how other people will be changing the world while you are watching TV, then I highly suggest you read this book!



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