Fascinating life story blending his life with the story of his people during the late 1800s up to the horrible slaughter at Wounded Knee.
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Retired engineer in East Bay, originally from the midwest. Interested in nonfiction, mostly history, climate change, Native American, and cycling. I don't read quickly, so don't expect updates very often.
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Todd654 rated Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents: 5 stars
Todd654 rated The Ohlone Way: 4 stars
The Ohlone Way by Malcolm Margolin
The culture of the Indian people who inhabited the Bay Area prior to the arrival of Europeans
Two hundred …
Todd654 rated The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee: 4 stars
Todd654 rated Born Round: The Secret History of a Full-time Eater: 4 stars
Todd654 rated Roads Were Not Built for Cars: 4 stars
Roads Were Not Built for Cars by Carlton Reid
In Roads Were Not Built for Cars, Carlton Reid reveals the pivotal --and largely unrecognized-- role that bicyclists played …
Todd654 reviewed Black Elk speaks by Black Elk
Review of 'Black Elk speaks' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
Todd654 rated Kiss the ground: 5 stars
Joshua Tickell: Kiss the ground (2017)
Kiss the ground by Joshua Tickell
"Discover the hidden power soil has to reverse climate change, and how a regenerative farming diet not only delivers us …
Todd654 rated Draft animals: 4 stars
Todd654 reviewed The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown
Daniel James Brown’s robust book tells the story of the University of Washington’s 1936 eight-oar …
Review of 'The Boys in the Boat' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
Very well written, compelling story with great characters.
Todd654 reviewed Pro cycling on $10 a day by Phil Gaimon
"Abandoning his former life as a couch potato and gamer, Phil Gaimon begin riding a …
Review of 'Pro cycling on $10 a day' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
If you know Phil Gaimon through social media and like him, then you will like this book.
Todd654 rated Norway to America: 3 stars
Todd654 reviewed Cooked by Michael Pollan
"Fire, water, air, earth--our most trusted food expert recounts the story of his culinary education …
Review of 'Cooked' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
Michael Pollan is such a good writer and I've read so many of his books, that this seems like a continuation of the dialog with him. He tries to put different types of cooking into categories aligned with the original four elements (fire, water, air, earth) which works for barbecue, cooking with, but is a stretch with baking bread and making beer. Nonetheless, it's quite enjoyable to read and follow as he learns how all these types of cooking used to be done - before they were hijacked by corporate factories. It links well with most of his other books. Highly recommended, but have to rank Omnivore's Dilemma well above it.
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Michael Pollan is such a good writer and I've read so many of his books, that this seems like a continuation of the dialog with him. He tries to put different types of cooking into categories aligned with the original four elements (fire, water, air, earth) which works for barbecue, cooking with, but is a stretch with baking bread and making beer. Nonetheless, it's quite enjoyable to read and follow as he learns how all these types of cooking used to be done - before they were hijacked by corporate factories. It links well with most of his other books. Highly recommended, but have to rank Omnivore's Dilemma well above it.
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