Three book recommendations:
Culture Jam by Adbusters editor Kalle Lasn. Totally plugs into my anti-consumerist attitude. A passionate argument for getting off the consumer train that’s just about to slam into the wall.
The Age of Missing Information, by Bill McKibben. Written 10 years ago, this indictment of the pervasiveness of TV culture is, if anything, more relevant today. I still love TV, but I do look at it differently after reading this book.
On Writing, by Stephen King. Part autobiography, part writing class, King lets us in on his process in a consistently entertaining spin through the world of putting words on paper. This book changed my view of King from a talented hack to a thoughtful, interesting writer who also knows how to teach it.
you know, i bought that king book on my trip over to the states last month and it surprised me too.
I read Adbusters all of the time and I bought a copy of “Culture Jam” last year. Reading Lasn always fills me with anti-consumerist rage. I spend the entire week noticing how there are ads plastered over available surface trying to convince me to spend money I don’t have on things that I don’t need. And then I see some cute pair of shoes…