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Whole Earth Discipline: An Ecopragmatist Mainfesto
Stewart Brand · 2009
🎙 Narrated by Johnny Heller (with an afterword read by author Stewart Brand)
80/100
👍 Worth It
Stewart Brand makes a genuinely provocative, well-researched case for nuclear power, GMOs, and dense cities as pragmatic climate tools, and the fact that it drew real pushback from environmentalists like Amory Lovins tells you it's substantive, not just contrarian for its own sake. Johnny Heller's narration is solid and professional, and having Brand read his own afterword is a nice, authentic close to the listen.
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🎙 Narration: excellent Professional narration by Johnny Heller, with the author reading the afterword himself for a personal, authentic close.
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Verdict receipt0–100
Faith & family safety78
Substance / usefulness85
Craft & writing80
Originality82
Evidence & accuracy72
Hype vs delivers70
Age-fit80
Human-eye read82
Penny’s verdict80
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