Darren Daz Cox, now in Pekin Illinois!
Ecotopia – the book – the underground legendary classic
The book ECOTOPIA by Ernest Callenbach (1975)( ISBN 0-553-10489-6 ) is a favorite of mine, I found it in a used book shop many years ago and re-read it every few years, luckily my memory is anti-eidetic when it comes to literature which allows me to enjoy novels over and over!
Ecotopia is a fast paced sci-fi story extrapolating the environmentalism movement and it’s quest for a political and cultural solution. This book is more than just a poetic guess based on an a current trend though, it is solid research, suggestions and solutions and fun. This book just gets more and more relevant as the years go by.
This available as free e-book download but has been removed. I’m sure you can find it though!
“Human beings will be happier – not when they cure cancer or get to Mars or eliminate racial prejudice or flush Lake Erie but when they find ways to inhabit primitive communities again. That’s my utopia.”
Originally posted 2008-05-08 03:48:58. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
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May 8th, 2008 at 6:39 am
I haven’t quite got down the art of reading extended works on computers. I’m an old-fashioned girl that way – I LIKE holding books in my hands, and I take comfort from the books that line the walls in my dining room / library…
May 8th, 2008 at 8:20 am
Hi Mrs. Chili, This might be a good one for your students to read and discuss!
March 1st, 2009 at 8:33 am
hi,is there any way to download its e-book?if so,can you send its link to my e-mail address?thanks
March 1st, 2009 at 10:26 am
hi Serkan, the e-book used to be available for free (and I linked it on this blog post) but they changed the license so it’s not free to download anymore.
it is worth buying, so go buy a copy my friend!