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Permalink Reply by Cate Stuart on May 19, 2011 at 7:47pm

And we are privileged to have such an articulate family as part of the Just Grounds family.:)

Thanks for the post Geoff, well timed.

Cheers Cate :)

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Permalink Reply by Rob Moore on May 20, 2011 at 9:42am

At the AEF meeting in Brisbane last year- I was fortunate enough to plonk myself down at a table for lunch with three others.

Dr Wes was one and George and Sabrina Snow( own Brindabella of yaughting fame) as well. Great people who don't just sit back and let all this snake oil wash over us all. They were more interested in my strange lifestyle and Wes is a very modest gentleman- didn't mention that he was writing a book!

Well done.

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Permalink Reply by Elizebeth Flower on May 28, 2011 at 8:49pm

Cate, you are too kind.

 

We've all been aware of Tim Flannery's most glaring predictive errors, but what we didn't realise was the extent to which his best-selling, highly influential book was riddled from cover to cover with erroneous assertions. 

 

Even a cursory reading of The Weather Makers Re-examined reveals ample evidence of the fallacious nature of so many of his claims (no wonder he's mislead the public and policy-makers alike) and his utter unsuitability for the crucial role of 'independent' Climate Change Commissioner.  But far from being merely a book of 'Flannery bashing', The Weather Makers Re-examined provides the most up-to-date scientific information - hand in hand with the exposing of misinformation - making it a valuable resource for anyone actively opposing current alarmist bias.

 

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Permalink Reply by Ian Macrae Yeates on May 29, 2011 at 2:26am

I shouldn't be here. It's getting cold and yet this book looks very interesting.

hmm The Weather Makers Re-examined needs to be read. So does The Weather Makers. So as to know what Tim Flannery says. Congratulations to Dr Allen!

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Permalink Reply by Elizebeth Flower on May 29, 2011 at 5:45pm

An interesting thought, Ian, to read the two books hand in hand for comparison!

On the other hand you could opt to save the time and expense and just read Re-examined, for a start anyway, as the passages critiqued are quoted verbatim from Flannery's book.

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Permalink Reply by Janet H. Thompson on May 29, 2011 at 11:49pm

Awesome, awesome, awesome!  Thanks, Geoff and commenters to date.  :-)

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Permalink Reply by Ian Macrae Yeates on May 30, 2011 at 5:58am

Good idea Elizebeth. I have updated my bookcrossing wishlist. It now shows Re-examined with your precis which should be included in any brochure etc imo.

This is the first small step to counteract the 90 copies of The Weather Makers including the teenage version registered.

Elizebeth Flower said:

An interesting thought, Ian, to read the two books hand in hand for comparison!

On the other hand you could opt to save the time and expense and just read Re-examined, for a start anyway, as the passages critiqued are quoted verbatim from Flannery's book.

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Permalink Reply by Elizebeth Flower on May 30, 2011 at 11:10pm

Pardon my ignorance, Ian, but can you explain bookcrossing?

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Permalink Reply by Ian Macrae Yeates on May 31, 2011 at 3:15am

Elizebeth, You know how when you read a book you put it on the shelf?

Well we don't. We register the book and then leave a Journal entry and then take it to a cafe, park bench, airport and sit down. Then just get up and walk away! Goodbye little book, I hope you bring more joy to someone with different reading taste or I hope someone else is brought the same pleasure you gave me! Depending on what we thought of the book.

Or we send it purposely to someone else who has it on their 'wishlist'. At the moment my wishlist has "Re-examined" with your precis. Not that anyone will have the book yet. But you never know!

Then sometimes with a major work like 'War and Peace" or "Vanity Fair" or "Moby Dick" we have a readalong. This is when several readers read simultaneously. It's fun because as you know reading is a very individual thing and it is not always possible to talk to someone about what we've just read.:)

PS What happens to the books left in the park? Often we never know. The book is not lost but has been set free. Occasionally someone picks it up and sees the message inside and takes it home and makes a journal entry. Perhaps as 'Anonymous Finder" and says what they thought of the book. This is greeted with much happiness by the person or persons who have read the book previously. Books like 'The Ladies of Missalonghi" by Colleen McCullough which I found in Toowoomba five years ago go over overseas. I think it is in America now. 

BTW It is free. But many of us like to join and secure a pair of angel wings around our name. For it is a business.

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Permalink Reply by Rae Billett on May 31, 2011 at 5:43pm

Oh Ian I couldn't do that to my books I have to give them a nice dry home. Either give them away, or exchange them. I couldn't leave a beloved book in a park. Not these days. It would worry my sick. I really mean it...

Ian Macrae Yeates said:

Elizebeth, You know how when you read a book you put it on the shelf?

Well we don't. We register the book and then leave a Journal entry and then take it to a cafe, park bench, airport and sit down. Then just get up and walk away! Goodbye little book, I hope you bring more joy to someone with different reading taste or I hope someone else is brought the same pleasure you gave me! Depending on what we thought of the book.

Or we send it purposely to someone else who has it on their 'wishlist'. At the moment my wishlist has "Re-examined" with your precis. Not that anyone will have the book yet. But you never know!

Then sometimes with a major work like 'War and Peace" or "Vanity Fair" or "Moby Dick" we have a readalong. This is when several readers read simultaneously. It's fun because as you know reading is a very individual thing and it is not always possible to talk to someone about what we've just read.:)

PS What happens to the books left in the park? Often we never know. The book is not lost but has been set free. Occasionally someone picks it up and sees the message inside and takes it home and makes a journal entry. Perhaps as 'Anonymous Finder" and says what they thought of the book. This is greeted with much happiness by the person or persons who have read the book previously. Books like 'The Ladies of Missalonghi" by Colleen McCullough which I found in Toowoomba five years ago go over overseas. I think it is in America now. 

BTW It is free. But many of us like to join and secure a pair of angel wings around our name. For it is a business.

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Permalink Reply by Ian Macrae Yeates on May 31, 2011 at 5:53pm

lol Rae
The motivation is to make the whole world readers. I didn't mention how exciting it is to find a book either!

In Sydney Brisbane etc there are quite a few 'meetups' Bookcrossers (bcxers) bring an assortment of books to the meetup. They are all on the table when it's time to go they pick out what they want. Now that's more caring Rae?

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Permalink Reply by Geoff Brown on May 31, 2011 at 5:56pm

Yes, the best way, especially if it is a quality book like Wes' The Weather Makers Re-examined is donate it to your local library. That way it won't be swept away by a cleaner, Ian - or, even if some-one does give the tome a home, it is only one home.

 

I have been reading Wes' Re-examined for the last two nights and it shows just what a flake Flannery is.

Wes is so decent in the way he wrote the book, but Flannery should be flogged for furnishing falsehoods.

 

For those of you who are interested in exposing the truth, I have requested that my local council library purchase the book - if we can get it into many local libraries, we may get a few more people thinking that Flannery's a flake!

 

Rae Billett said:

Oh Ian I couldn't do that to my books I have to give them a nice dry home. Either give them away, or exchange them. I couldn't leave a beloved book in a park. Not these days. It would worry my sick. I really mean it...

Ian Macrae Yeates said:

Elizebeth, You know how when you read a book you put it on the shelf?

Well we don't. We register the book and then leave a Journal entry and then take it to a cafe, park bench, airport and sit down. Then just get up and walk away! Goodbye little book, I hope you bring more joy to someone with different reading taste or I hope someone else is brought the same pleasure you gave me! Depending on what we thought of the book.

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