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Anonymous
Posted May 9, 2010
Not worth the time, I wasted mine, don't waste yours.
I truly thought it might be "some" original, progressive thought, but it ended up being a meandering piece that really went nowhere. Subsequent to "trying" to read this, I heard her on an NPR interview and realized then that she hasn't a cogent thought in her head.
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Posted March 11, 2009
Inspiring.
The World I Imagine
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A Creative Manual For Ending Poverty And Building Peace
Debbie Jordan
Outskirts Press, 2008
ISBN: 9781432718619
Reviewed by Debra Gaynor for ReviewYourBook.com, 03/09
5 stars
Inspiring.
Debbie Jordan shares her vision for a world where basic human needs are met. Shelter, food, transportation, basic clothing, medical, psychological care, dental and vision care, education, and job training, are a few of the items on her list. She is careful to state the need and want are two very different things. Jordan continues her dreams but explains where the funding would come from and the work force. Ending poverty and ending peace go hand-in-hand in Jordan's theory.
Debbie Jordan writes in an easy-to-read manner. Her thoughts are well organized and flow smoothly on the pages. Jordan has inspiring ideas. I hope that someday they are enacted. -
Anonymous
Posted August 27, 2008
great book
I loved the book. It was a great read. I enjoyed the book immensely. You would too. Also every presidential candidate should read it.
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Anonymous
Posted May 6, 2008
A reviewer
We¿ve all thought about how we would change the world were we given the chance or asked. Debbie Jordan has taken the bull by the horns and put forward her thoughts on ending poverty and building a truly peaceful society, two things she feels go hand in hand. This is a book richly overflowing with ideas. Well put together and eminently readable her thoughts broken down into a encyclopedic version of how to run the world, she works from the axiom that the cost for all basic personal goods and services would be collected as a basic tax that was no more then half the amount earned by the lowest paid fulltime worker on the planet. Descriptions of how needs differ from wants, how placing everyone on a level playing field and updating systems that in some form, have been in place since medieval times, are just a selection of the ideas she touches on. Our healthcare system, the current political farce and education also are covered. Skeptics will of course find flaws and rationalize that a total change in how we have come to view ourselves and live our lives would be necessary for this to work. But hey, what does every dialog with the taxi driver, every discussion in the break room and every chat at the beauty parlor land on, what a gosh awful mess we¿re in and how come no one can seem to find a way to change things. Debbie Jordan may not have all the answers but if this little book gets into the hands of some of the movers and the shakers and a few grassroots groups with some backbone things could begin to change incrementally. Having a guide such as this one to open dialogs and get people thinking is our best bet of obtaining the peace we all have imagined.
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Anonymous
Posted April 17, 2008
Wow, what a book!!!
Holy Cow! Debbie Jordan's book 'The World I Imagine' is one everyone should read. Debbie provides another unique way of ending poverty and building world peace.
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