A curated list of books I don't own but want to eventually borrow from the library. In no particular order.
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The practice of yoga promises peace, self-realisation and release, thanks to the power of its 'mystic' Indian origins. But what …
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Information Doesn't Want to Be Free by Cory Doctorow
4 stars
Information Doesn't Want to Be Free takes on the state of copyright and creative success in the digital age. Can …
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Predict and Surveil by Sarah Brayne
5 stars
The scope of criminal justice surveillance, from the police to the prisons, has expanded rapidly in recent decades. At the …
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The Hundred Years' War on Palestine by Rashid Khalidi
5 stars
A landmark history of one hundred years of war waged against the Palestinians from the foremost US historian of the …
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White Tears Brown Scars by Ruby Hamad
4 stars
For readers of White Fragility, White Tears/Brown Scars is an explosive book of history and cultural criticism that argues that …
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The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Karen Chilton, Michelle Alexander, Michelle Alexander
5 stars
As the United States celebrates the nation's "triumph over race" with the election of Barack Obama, the majority of young …
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How to Hide an Empire by Daniel Immerwahr
5 stars
We are familiar with maps that outline all fifty states. And we are also familiar with the idea that the …
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Revolting Prostitutes by Juno Mac, Molly Smith
5 stars
You hear that selling sex is degrading; you hear that no one would ever choose to do it; you hear …
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Freedom Is a Constant Struggle by Angela Davis
5 stars
In these newly collected essays, interviews, and speeches, world-renowned activist and scholar Angela Y. Davis illuminates the connections between struggles …
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Are Prisons Obsolete? by Angela Y. Davis
5 stars
With her characteristic brilliance, grace and radical audacity, Angela Y. Davis has put the case for the latest abolition movement …
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Women, Race & Class by Angela Y. Davis
5 stars
Longtime activist, author and political figure Angela Davis brings us this expose of the women's movement in the context of …
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4 stars
The word "bitch" conjures many images for many people but is most often meant to describe an unpleasant woman. Even …
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