Too Much Magic
James Howard Kunstler s critically acclaimed and best selling The Long Emergency, originally published in 2005, quickly became a grassroots hit, going into nine printings in hardcover Kunstler s shocking vision of our post oil future caught the attention of environmentalists and business leaders alike, and stimulated widespread discussion about our dependence on fossil fuels and our dysfunctional financial and government institutions Kunstler has since been profiled in The New Yorker and invited to speak at TED In Too Much Magic, Kunstler evaluates what has changed in the last seven years and shows us that, in a post financial crisis world, his ideas are relevant than ever Too Much Magic is what Kunstler sees in the bright visions of a future world dreamed up by optimistic souls who believe technology will solve all our problems Their visions remind him of the flying cars and robot maids that were the dominant images of the future in the 1950s Kunstler s image of the future is much sober With vision, clarity of thought, and a pragmatic worldview, Kunstler argues that the time for magical thinking and hoping for miracles is over, and the time to begin preparing for the long emergency has begun. New Download [ Too Much Magic ] author [ James Howard Kunstler ] For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr This is a hard book to read Kunstler is a gifted non fiction writer, spinning compelling prose in the same vein as political writers such as Matt Taibbi and Michael Lewis That s not what I mean I mean that it s hard in that it says something so incredibly terrifying, that you desperately read between the lines trying to find a way to avoid coming to the same conclusions.But you can t.Kunstler argues that the modern era is coming to an end That our car culture, suburbia, modern manufacturing, This is a hard book to read Kunstler is a gifted non fiction writer, spinning compelling prose in the same vein as political writers such as Matt Taibbi and Michael Lewis That s not what I mean I mean that it s hard ...Far, far away, on the misty frontiers of knowledge, dwells a small and widely scattered clan of clear thinkers who live with their eyes wide open, their minds always set to the on position, and their powers of reasoning cranked up to 10 They have an acute ability to instantly recognize the presence of balderdash and poppycock, even in parts per billion quantities Even if the source is a slick talking president, a gray haired instructor, an industry expert, or a famous sexy celebrity, they kn Far, far away, on the misty frontiers of knowledge, dwells a small and widely scattered clan of clear thinkers who live with their eyes wide open, their minds always set to the on position, and their powers of reasoning cranked up to 10 They have an acute ability to instantly recognize the presence of balderdash and poppycock, even in parts per...This is a continuation of the socio political prophecy of Kunstler s earlier book, THE LONG EMERGENCY He foresaw a future in which America would face the end of cheap oil, with all the economic and political crises that would follow from that This book s premise is that we are now in that long emergency, having hit the Peak Oil moment in 2006 This is the long predicted moment when oil production has reached its limit, and will begin to decline, regardless of demand For an industrial world This is a continuation of the socio political prophecy of Kunstler s earlier book, THE LONG EMERGENCY He foresaw a future in which America would face the end of cheap oil, with all the economic and political crises that would follow from that This book s premise is that we are now in that long emergency, having hit the Peak Oil moment in 2006 This is the long predicted moment when oil production has reached its limit, and will begin to decline, regardless of demand For an industria...Nothing new if you follow Kunstler.I was very early in life inoculated against the triumphs of technology and imprinted instead with a respectful hypersensitivity for its implications and this conditioning has led me much later in life to take an extremely skeptical view of what is commonly regarded as progress By an odd coincidence, I have also found myself later in life in a society that is crumbling under the weight of its investments in technology and tortured by the unintended consequences and diminishing returns o I was very early in life inoculated against the triumphs of technology and imprinted instead with a respectful hypersensitivity for its implications and this conditioning has led me much later in life to take an extremely skeptical view of what is commonly regarded as progress By an odd coincidence, I have also found myself later in life in a society that is crumbling under the weight of its investments in technology and tortured by the unintended c...I will be simple and to the point If you are aware of Kunstler and his ideas then you probably do not need to bother with this one There really isn t anything new although he does make a nice effort tying the vulgarities of peak oil with all of the recent financial shenanigans His comments about a lack of future capital for oil ng exploration and exploitation are thought provoking If, however, you have never heard of Kunstler then I recommend this book as it will make youaware of the p I will be simple and to the point If you are aware of Kunstler and his ideas then you probably do ...While the themes will be familiar to anyone who listens to Jim s weekly podcast or his reads Monday blog, the chance to get your hands on Jim s wonderful command of the English language alone makes th...I m sensitive to profane words, and so didn t appreciate Kunstler s too casual use of such words Aside from that issue, I enjoyed his writing style Sometimes you just want to hear someone express your most intense frustrations Kunstler is a master at raving, and he has plenty to rave about The environment and society both are terminally ill The western lifestyle that is utterly dependent on cheap oil is the cause ...Enjoyed this book from front cover to rear found myself repeatedly wishing someone were handy so I could read a paragraph aloud to them The author is knowledgable, authoritative, writes elegantly with humor clarity First foremost he is an energy expert with long term experience in the fossil fuel industry He claims that the amazing achievements of the last 100 or so years were fueled by depended entirely upon cheap, abundant energy that that very energy was Enjoyed this book from front cover to rear found myself repeatedly wishing someone were handy so I could read a paragraph aloud to them The author is knowledgable, authoritative, writes elegantly with humor clarity First foremost he is an energy expert with long term experience in the fossil fuel industry He claims that the amazing achievements of the last 100 or so years were fueled by depended entirely upon cheap, abundant energy that that very energy was magic as it was unlike anything in our previous history unlike anyt...Is you ve not read The Long Emergency, another of his books, you should probably start there This book is intended as a companion follow up to that book.The basic thesis of this book is that, as things getandcomplex computers, cars, supply chains, financial systems, etc there are diminishing returns associated with each jump in complexity There s also a greater risk that the thing will fail completely and a lower probability that we can fix it when it does The end result is s Is you ve not read The Long Emergency, another of his books, you should probably start there This book is intended as a companion follow up to that book.The basic thesis of this book is that, as things getandcomplex computers, cars, supply chains, financial systems, etc there are diminishing returns associated with each jump in complexity There s also a greater risk that the thing will fail completely and a lower p...
- English
- 11 April 2018 James Howard Kunstler
- Hardcover
- 245 pages
- 080212030X
- James Howard Kunstler
- Too Much Magic