MacKay MyHero

So recently in class we have begun reading David JC MacKay's Without Hot Air, a book, if you will, provided to educate the consumer instead of imposing the author's beliefs on the reader. Coming from the book we read at the beginning of the term, Blessed Unrest by Paul Hawken, this book is much less emotional. MacKay uses facts and provides the reader the information need to facilitate the reader to make their own decision; Hawken writes about what he is passionate about and what he believes in. For a person like me who would rather do long division than be forced to be creative, MacKay is much more my style. But it is my belief that both authors need to exist, because not everyone learns or critically thinks in the same fashion. Some people really found Blessed Unrest interesting and informative, where as I hated it, and it was the least favorite part of my week. But both of these books need to exist for people to become educated on what is/has happen(ing/ed) in this world and what they can do to help and prevent things like this in the future. While I like math because everything has a correct answer, some people like to express their feelings, and leave things to interpretation; this is how these two authors differ. I just want to clarify something before I wrap this up: I would still recommend Blessed Unrest to someone, it just depends on who it is and their style.