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Summary: September 11: A new era, a rational answer.
Review: That I would have Nancy Jacques' new book, A Heartcore Alternative in hand and be reading it shortly after the events of September 11, 2001, was at once mind-boggling and fortuitous. The one reality that struck me more than any other as I grieved for the events of that day was that we MUST find a new way of doing things. There is no way, militarily, to protect ourselves from such violence. More, an overcrowded world can no longer afford the luxury of outdated 20th century solutions.Jacques is not only adament that we must have a new way of doing things, but she offers rational debate for a total reordering of our approaches, priorities and the very motives that guide them. It is not enough just to wish the environment or other nations well and even to try to work toward that end, we must reorder our priorities, our motives, our very way of looking at friends, family, community, state, nation and world, and most particularly those with whom we disagree. We must look closely at personal decisions and weigh them in new and different ways. Jacques' approach is not meant for a fast read--this is a book that needs pondering and contemplation--but it is rationally and scientifically presented and beautifully written. But this is more than a well-reason book; it is a book that reflects one woman's passion for the natural world and those with whom she shares it. It is a book that, through that passion and vision, offers new solutions and a journey through the pages of her book, and the years of her life's experiences, that will fascinate and show a new way of learning to live.
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