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Life is like that, full of words that are not worth saying, or that were worth saying once but not any more ....
~Jose Saramago, The Cave
Jun
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New Books
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Yesterday I made my first US Social Forum purchase: five books.
- Pacifism as Pathology: Reflections on the Role of Armed Struggle in North America by Ward Churchill with Mike Ryan. I think the thesis of this book is that pacifism is too often a philosophical exercise for those with the privilege to never really have to respond to violence being done against their communities. An examination of the non violence movements of MLK and Ghandi is also made here. Since I’ve long been on the fence about pacifism, I’m looking forward to reading this.
- Howard Zinn’s latest book, A Power Governments Cannot Suppress
- An Ordinary Person’s Guide to Empire by Arundhati Roy
- The only bell hooks book I didn’t already own: Feminism is For Everybody - because my understanding of feminism is so limited, despite the great advantages it’s given me.
- And lastly, a book I’ve been hearing a lot about recently: The Revolution Will Not Be Funded: Beyond the Non-profit Industrial Complex - edited by incite: women of color against violence.
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Hafidha Sofia
I love living my life and being who I am. These are selected thoughts about the way I see the world as a lifelong learner who embraces the gift of Unitarian Universalism. BookShelf
Planned books:
- Feminism Is for Everybody: Passionate Politics by bell hooks
Current books:
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Care of the Soul : A Guide for Cultivating Depth and Sacredness in Everyday Life by Thomas Moore
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The Chalice and the Blade: Our History, Our Future by Riane Eisler
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What\\\’s Going on in There? : How the Brain and Mind Develop in the First Five Years of Life by Lise Eliot
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The Double by Jose Saramago
Recent books:
- Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Carol Dweck
- What to Expect When You\\\’re Expecting, Third Edition by Heidi Murkoff
- Fighting Words: A Toolkit for Combating the Religious Right by Robin Morgan
- The Answers Are Inside the Mountains: Meditations on the Writing Life (Poets on Poetry) by William Stafford
- Territory by Emma Bull
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Love Arundhati’s work as well, one of the most insightful and visionary writers and speakers of our generation! An excellent fiction writer as well (God of Small Things).