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Gorgeously Green : 8 Simple Steps to an Earth-Friendly Life (udgave 2008)

af Sophie Uliano (Forfatter)

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In Gorgeously Green, Sophie offers a simple eight-step program that is an easy and fun way to begin living an earth-friendly life. Each chapter covers topics from beauty to fitness, shopping to your kitchen--even your transportation. Whether it's finding the right lipstick, making dinner, buying gifts, or picking out a hot new outfit, finally, there is a book that tackles your daily eco-challenges with a take-charge plan. Just consider Sophie your go-to girl with all the eco-solutions. Find out how to: green your entire beauty regime, detoxify your home, indulge in guilt-free shopping, adopt a home fitness routine, prepare eco-licious treats, give your kitchen a green makeover, and become more aware of your impact on the earth.--From publisher description.… (mere)
Medlem:EarthDance
Titel:Gorgeously Green : 8 Simple Steps to an Earth-Friendly Life
Forfattere:Sophie Uliano (Forfatter)
Info:WmMorrowPB (2008), 336 pages
Samlinger:Guides & Lifestyle
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I am putting this one in the recycling bin, with a warning for those who may fish it out: this book contains inaccurate information, therefore I cannot in good conscience pass it on.

This is not to say it is all inaccurate. There is a lot of accurate information in there likely. However, once you find inaccurate information, you now have to verify every piece against other sources to see if this is the accurate or inaccurate information, which is just too much work when there are plenty of accurate books out there.

It is not a case of outdated research in the examples I found, but genuine mistakes. For example, Uliano explained the problem with the word "unscented" - how it means chemicals have been added to "take away" the scent, therefore it is full of even more chemicals - and applied it to "fragrance-free" despite that the terms are not interchangeable. In fact, the latter term means a fragrance has never touched the product, the very thing she searches for! This is ignorance from poor research and understanding of regulations regarding terminology.

And I can't believe she is dangerously repeating the asbestos in tampons urban legend. Why is there no disclaimer in the beginning of the book to save HarperCollins from erroneous advice?

This poor research is matched by poor editing. Of course, her editor did poorly with the writing style but what really stands out is mistakes that were missed at either the copy editing or, more likely, the proofreading level: while there were grammatical errors to debate, there were spelling errors, e.g. "bottlei", and missing spaces between words that cannot be debated as errors and could have been caught by the most basic of software spellchecks. It looks untouched by anyone at HarperCollins or even a competent agent. It takes away from the authority of being published by a major publishing house.

This is not to say there is not anything positive about the book. Uliano tries hard to make the topic approachable, palatable and digestible. At its best, the book is friendly; at its worse, it reads like a memoir of her shopping as she lists everywhere she shops for every topic (even her favourite item). It just gets old really quick. To boot, her choices do not ship to all areas, so it makes you question what is the point?

A lot of her links are dead (the book is quite old, it happens). In particular, her own site has died: "gorgeously green" now forwards to her personal site that does not have the same features listed in the book. It is time for the book to do what the sites have: die. That is why it gets my first 1 star and why, when I am normally so committed to passing on books - even if I hate them- recycling a book for the first time too. ( )
  OptimisticCautiously | Sep 16, 2020 |
I am putting this one in the recycling bin, with a warning for those who may fish it out: this book contains inaccurate information, therefore I cannot in good conscience pass it on.

This is not to say it is all inaccurate. There is a lot of accurate information in there likely. However, once you find inaccurate information, you now have to verify every piece against other sources to see if this is the accurate or inaccurate information, which is just too much work when there are plenty of accurate books out there.

It is not a case of outdated research in the examples I found, but genuine mistakes. For example, Uliano explained the problem with the word "unscented" - how it means chemicals have been added to "take away" the scent, therefore it is full of even more chemicals - and applied it to "fragrance-free" despite that the terms are not interchangeable. In fact, the latter term means a fragrance has never touched the product, the very thing she searches for! This is ignorance from poor research and understanding of regulations regarding terminology.

And I can't believe she is dangerously repeating the asbestos in tampons urban legend. Why is there no disclaimer in the beginning of the book to save HarperCollins from erroneous advice?

This poor research is matched by poor editing. Of course, her editor did poorly with the writing style but what really stands out is mistakes that were missed at either the copy editing or, more likely, the proofreading level: while there were grammatical errors to debate, there were spelling errors, e.g. "bottlei", and missing spaces between words that cannot be debated as errors and could have been caught by the most basic of software spellchecks. It looks untouched by anyone at HarperCollins or even a competent agent. It takes away from the authority of being published by a major publishing house.

This is not to say there is not anything positive about the book. Uliano tries hard to make the topic approachable, palatable and digestible. At its best, the book is friendly; at its worse, it reads like a memoir of her shopping as she lists everywhere she shops for every topic (even her favourite item). It just gets old really quick. To boot, her choices do not ship to all areas, so it makes you question what is the point?

A lot of her links are dead (the book is quite old, it happens). In particular, her own site has died: "gorgeously green" now forwards to her personal site that does not have the same features listed in the book. It is time for the book to do what the sites have: die. That is why it gets my first 1 star and why, when I am normally so committed to passing on books - even if I hate them- recycling a book for the first time too. ( )
  OptimisticCautiously | Sep 16, 2020 |
This would have scored higher except the "girls" comments started to wear on me. Environmental issues aren't gendered and a lot of the "us girls" stuff was actually heternormative (there are some women who don't follow cliche) and disempowering. It was also very amero-centric (the environment is a universal issue) and "further information available on my website if you use the special password".

I'm not part of this books demographic, and at the same time I am. It left me feeling annoyed and inadequate and not for my environmental lacks. ( )
  wyvernfriend | Oct 26, 2011 |
This is a fun overview of how to go green with sections on beauty, home, fitness (same old yoga poses are still green), style, food (with recipies), travel and gardening.
  annkucera | Jun 8, 2009 |
Go Green - recycle this trash! ( )
  Librarybee | Aug 1, 2008 |
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In Gorgeously Green, Sophie offers a simple eight-step program that is an easy and fun way to begin living an earth-friendly life. Each chapter covers topics from beauty to fitness, shopping to your kitchen--even your transportation. Whether it's finding the right lipstick, making dinner, buying gifts, or picking out a hot new outfit, finally, there is a book that tackles your daily eco-challenges with a take-charge plan. Just consider Sophie your go-to girl with all the eco-solutions. Find out how to: green your entire beauty regime, detoxify your home, indulge in guilt-free shopping, adopt a home fitness routine, prepare eco-licious treats, give your kitchen a green makeover, and become more aware of your impact on the earth.--From publisher description.

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