Book Reviews

The Invisible Rainbow: A History of Electricity and Life

Education is Freedom Paulo Friere The Invisible Rainbow: A History of Electricity and Life by Arthur Firstenberg “We acknowledge the existence of electricity only to the extent that it does work for us; otherwise we pretend it is not there.  We pretend, contrary to all scientific evidence, that there is […]

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Regenerate: Unlocking Your Body’s Radical Resilience Through The New Biology

Education is Freedom Paulo Friere Regenerate: Unlocking Your Body’s Radical Resilience Through The New Biology by Sayer Ji “With every bite of food you take, you are deliberately choosing which messages you want to send to your genome.  By simply being thoughtful and intentional with the foods you eat, you […]

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The Fourth Phase of Water: Beyond Solid, Liquid, Vapor

Education is Freedom Paulo Friere The Fourth Phase of Water: Beyond Solid, Liquid, Vapor by Gerald H. Pollack “The sustained charge separation between the EZ and the bulk water zone…constitutes a ‘battery’.  The character of the battery and the nature of the energy that keeps the battery charged will prove […]

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The Wealthy Renter: How to Choose Housing That Will Make You Rich

Education is Freedom Paulo Friere The Wealthy Renter: How To  Choose Housing That Will Make You Rich by Alex Avery “The secret to renting is in what is done with the difference between what a homeowner spends on housing and what a renter spends.” We have all been marketed the […]

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Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art

Education is Freedom Paulo Friere Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art by James Nestor “Carbon dioxide is the chief hormone of the entire body; it is the only one that is produced by every tissue and that probably acts on every organ.  Carbon dioxide is, in fact, a […]

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10% Human: How Your Body’s Microbes Hold the Key to Health and Happiness

Education is Freedom Paulo Friere 10% Human: How Your Body’s Microbes Hold the Key to Health and Happiness by Alanna Collen   “It’s amazing to think that simply having a different community of microbes living in your gut can make the difference between being healthy and having a condition that […]

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The Nature Fix: Why Nature Makes Us Happier, Healthier and More Creative

Education is Freedom Paulo Friere The Nature Fix:  Why Nature Makes Us Happier, Healthier and More Creative by Florence Williams   “If there’s one major theme of this book, it’s that the benefits of nature work along a dose curve.” This book provides a charismatic and scientific explanation of the […]

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