Material World: A Global Family Portrait by Peter Menzel, Charles C. Mann Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Material World: A Global Family Portrait
Book Review: Fantastic Resource
Summary: 5 Stars
I homeschool my two children, and this book, along with Hungry Planet, are among my best resources for teaching my kids economics, geography, and sociology. The families portraits are fascinating, and by the end of the book, you find yourself wanting to pop over for dinner with any or all of them! A picture IS worth a thousand words. Amazing!Book Review: Eye Opening
Summary: 5 Stars
Ok..I must confess I have a lot of stuff. Its depressing but true. This was a revelation on Ones possessions around the world. How Western countries have loads of crap and lesser countries have less. This book has a prized spot in my bookcase. I think its a must for anyone taking a hard look at material possessions and how we either take them for granted or wish we had 1/10 of them. Book Review: i never get tired of flipping through this wonderous book
Summary: 5 Stars
i have given this book to about 10 friends as gifts and all of them always are amazed and love the coffee table book just as much as i do! in fact i have bought the other books in Peter Menzel's series as well! Every time i open it and compare countries, i read something i didnt catch the first time. Even friends who have children as young as 6 tell me their kids like to study the pictures as well!Book Review: Makes you think.....
Summary: 5 Stars
It always amazes me at the wealth the people of the United States take for granted. If you want to be fascinated for several hours then pick up this book. If you want to be amazed at the lifestyles of people of other cultures this is the book for you. If you are feeling low about your own lifestyle, this book will definitely make you feel better. People from other parts of the world live much more simply and sometimes, I think, are all the better for it.....Book Review: Where does your household fall on the materialistic scale?
Summary: 5 Stars
This book- even though published a few years ago and doesn't include all the american must haves of ipods and cellphones still gives you a view of the stark contrast of what people need for survival vs. what we think we need. I bought two copies of this book for use in my classroom. I teach 7th grade and I hear daily about how my students "can't live w/out their.. cellphone, I-pod,laptop..." How sheltered we are from the way that much of the world lives. I suggest parents buy a copy of this book and give it to their child(ren) the next time they are asked to buy yet another trendy outfit, electronic device or piece of plastic cleverly disguised as a must have "toy".