This book has a great quality of being personable and down to earth, in other words it takes fairly complex philosophies and puts it all in easy to understand and fairly common language. Having said that, I must observe that this book does include quite a bit of German to be used for what I interpret as an equivocation of German and Germanic people as being more intellectually inclined than his native English. Fortunately, being a great student of German myself, I had no problem understanding his meanings. The narrative goes through a myriad of thoughts and concepts including the politics of chimpanzees, prominence of cities on a highway sign, the finiteness of the days of one’s life and so on. The largest and perhaps most poignant diatribe of all, is Pickett’s explanation of the peacock’s tail, in which he explains the circuitousness of the attractiveness of excess. What I mean is, according to the book, peahens are attracted to peacocks with larger and more ornate tails. The reason for this is because peahens hope to breed with males who will produce offspring that will in turn attract future peahens and so on, making the fashion of long tails absurdly excessive and counterproductive to survival itself. This book delves into several concepts such as this at what I deem appropriate length and makes one think of and consider such things in a very refreshing way.
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major part of this work is the footnotes listed numbering 136 in total
in 142 pages. The footnotes are nice for explanation and I’ve
personally heard the author himself mention several times that most of
the book is really in the footnotes. These can be very interesting
throughout, and they sometimes go into the next page, but I find the
explanation useful for the most part. The largest criticism I have of
the book on a whole is that the story itself occasionally seems a
little mundane, like a device rather than a good point, in comparison
with the tangents the book goes on. This stated, I understand fully,
that not only is the story itself necessary to drive the tangents
themselves, but is perfectly well written and interesting in its own
right. Ultimately, this book is a true inspiration to me, in the same
way that going to class in university was the same whenever interesting
topics would come up (which for me was very often). It made me want to
go write a book of my own, though I do not yet know the style, because
of something mentioned in the Tack where it says “I’ll be waiting for …
Jason’s Die Weltanschauung des Jason Pickett. I would love to see more
books like this and I emphatically recommend to anyone who has the
slightest bit of interest in most things intellectual, relating to
artificial intelligence, a new world perspective, or Germanic Europe
for that matter to read this book. You can find it for free here to download, or order it too. Also if you're interested see Marc Pickett's (the author) bio, or his pictures.
[A "review" by Bill Krueger]
June 5, 2007.
Rockville, MD.
Sure, like many others, I eagerly anticipate the release of the final
installment of Harry Potter on July 21st. But, do you know what book
I'm really looking forward to? You might not guess it, so here goes:
the next Pickett I book. Now, you probably haven't heard of the
author. He's pretty popular locally, but you won't find his
impressive debut sitting on the shelf at Barnes & Noble. I view this
as one more thing indicative of the anti-intellectual trend gripping
our country these days, but I'll save that discussion for another
time. When I received the first Pickett I opus earlier this year,
I'll admit it sat on my shelf a while. After reading the back cover
and flipping through a few pages, I sensed the attention and thought
it would demand and felt I really needed to be in the right mood
before settling to it. When the day came, though, I read the book
down, mostly in two huge sittings, or as Pickett I would say,
"chunks."
I know, I know. It's only been less than one year since the release
of "Europe Debris: The Epic of Gabe and Marc in Europe," but who knows
what Pickett I has been up to. I think it's quite possible the next
book release date could be announced any day now. I usually check the
official website twice a day, once around lunchtime and once at night
before I go to bed. I figure he's not much of a morning person and
wouldn't update the site early in the morning. I could be wrong, so
I'll admit, I do occasionally check in the morning. It even helps me
get out of bed some days if you know what I mean.
I hope the next one is released in hardback. Some companion set of
illustrations would be nice, too, but I don't want to sound too
demanding. I know I should expect a certain number of illustrations
in-text, but I want to feel special, you know? I want to be able to
spend an extra $5 and have something official that some people don't
have. That would prove I'm a greater fan, that I "get it" more than
they do. Just thinking of the possibilities gets me excited. Last
time, I was thrilled to find a manually performed Pickett I stamp on
the inside of the front cover. Mostly, though, I'm just excited about
throwing my money into whatever Pickett I throws my way. Such is my
trust in his artistic integrity.
One bright consequence of finally getting my hands on the second
Pickett I book is that I could finally put down the first one. I've
now read it 34 times. I know, that sounds obsessive, but trust me:
read the book. If the second book is released soon, then maybe the
duct tape I used on the first one will continue to hold. Do you hear
me, Pickett I? haha, just kidding. ;-)
I guess there's nothing left but to wait and see. If you ask me, I
really think the next book will be out really, really soon. Pickett
I's birthday, or as Pickett I would call it, "Marcmas," was on March
20th. That's 77 pennies ago. If you want to know what this means,
Read the book! :-) I don't think Pickett I would allow too many
pennies to turn black before finishing his next book. I just don't
see it happening. Sure, he wrote the last one as part of a November
novel writing event, but to me that means absolutely nothing. As if a
person can only write at one particular time each year. Nope. I'm
not picking up what you're putting down.
If it's necessary, I guess I'll mix in some Harry Potter 7 with Europe
Debris while I wait, but hopefully it won't be necessary. If you
haven't read Europe Debris yet, you totally should. It's a great
book! And if you've read it and didn't really get anything out of it,
I suggest you go back and read it again. ;-)
Bill Krueger