Cradle to Cradle

The Book

I really enjoyed the book. That is, the feel, the texture, even the weight of it. At first I wasn’t quite sure about it because the binding seemed stiffer than most books but as I got deeper into it seemed to loosen up. I also enjoyed the fact that I didn’t have to worry about eating while I was reading because I could easily wipe any mishaps right off the pages. I know that there has been comment about them trying to work on the weight of these types of books. I don’t think for a book of this size it is necessarily an issue, but for larger, thicker books it would definitely pose a problem. Especially for books of the size and weight of my Webster’s Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language.  You would probably need a cherry picker (engine hoist) or a crane to move the book around. I think that more books should be available like this. It’s great idea for children’s books, as they already usually have thicker pages and are heavier in weight. People also don’t typically save children’s books, so they have a shorter use life and would be more readily upcycled instead of thrown away. I think it would be a great addition to the transition of the cradle to cradle movement to do such a thing. It would also be a huge market to get into. So industrially it would become very appealing.

I did have a few issues with the way that the book was written. I was under the impression that this was a book to educate and encourage the average person to be more aware and supportive of a revolution. I thought this book was supposed to plant a seed of awareness, and propagate the average consumer to downsize, minimize, and convert to a lifestyle indicative of cradle to cradle production and consumerism. I thought it was supposed to just be a book that would communicate to all.

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