Juanito Alima Alima itibaren Kabanbai Batyr 020000, Kazakistan itibaren Kabanbai Batyr 020000, Kazakistan

The first half of this book was very interesting but it tends to drag on after a bit. It is clear that the author loves DDT and thinks that the world could have rid itself of mosquitoes and malaria if it weren't for those pesky environmentalists. My other big beef with this book is the lack of endnotes. I know this is a laymans text but if you are going to make claims about history it is nice to show some evidence. This seems to be the only book around on this topic so I would just read the first half.

This book is astounding: poetic, guttural, ethereal, bleak and hopeful all at once.

One of the best parenting books I've read. It was written by a "real" parent with "real" life experiences. She didn't try to sugar coat her role as a parent and so it made what she had to say feel realistic and achievable. She has a lot of good points and I hope that I can adopt some of her suggestions.