Cassandra commented on The Book of Candle Magic by Madame Pamita
Ha ha this rules. I like Madame Pamita's whole deal even more after watching a couple of her YouTube videos.
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Cassandra wants to read One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This by Omar El Akkad
I need to get a hold of this one.
Cassandra commented on The origins of totalitarianism by Hannah Arendt (A Harvest book,)
The Origins of Totalitarianism, published in 1951, was Hannah Arendt's first major work, wherein she …
I hit 99 pages like a week or more ago, and I turned the book back into the library yesterday because it has a hold on it. My reach exceeded my grasp! I'm marking my progress so I can get The Origins of Totalitarianism back at some point and finish reading it. But for now...we're on pause.
Cassandra commented on The origins of totalitarianism by Hannah Arendt (A Harvest book,)
The Origins of Totalitarianism, published in 1951, was Hannah Arendt's first major work, wherein she …
FINALLY made it through the prefaces. Ten pages in and I'm keenly aware that: A) I've rarely if ever read political science and B) I definitely lack a sophisticated understanding of "responsibility" as Arendt is using it.
Slow going but obviously thought-provoking.
Cassandra started reading The origins of totalitarianism by Hannah Arendt (A Harvest book,)
The Origins of Totalitarianism, published in 1951, was Hannah Arendt's first major work, wherein she …
So many prefaces! Two down, one to go.
Cassandra finished reading How to Talk to Your Son about Fascism by Craig A. Johnson (Routledge Studies in Fascism and the Far Right)
Have I mentioned that I want to make everyone I've ever met read this book? Really solid, short, practical, focused advice. I guess I should say I don't have kids so I don't have personal experience to draw from to say how the "here's how to talk to children/teens/young adults about difficult topics" stuff might resonate with someone who does, but it certainly feels plausible to me.
Cassandra commented on How to Talk to Your Son about Fascism by Craig A. Johnson (Routledge Studies in Fascism and the Far Right)
Chapter four is especially good. Much to contemplate.
Cassandra commented on How to Talk to Your Son about Fascism by Craig A. Johnson (Routledge Studies in Fascism and the Far Right)
Very straightforward and compassionate. I really want to make everyone I know read this book.
Cassandra commented on How to Talk to Your Son about Fascism by Craig A. Johnson (Routledge Studies in Fascism and the Far Right)
Good stuff. Very readable. I want to get copies for everyone I know.
Cassandra started reading How to Talk to Your Son about Fascism by Craig A. Johnson (Routledge Studies in Fascism and the Far Right)
Only read the first chapter so far but I'm already deeply glad I got this. So far, it's outlined a practical, pragmatic, and principled approach to preventing or mitigating the radicalization of young men. Looking forward to getting further into it.
Cassandra finished reading The Bonus Army by Paul Dickson
I cried a lot.
And dang, what a book to finish reading the same day I see Sinners? I guess Smoke and Stack would've sat out the Bonus March in favor of doing lucrative gang things in Chicago, but it still felt like an intriguing synchronicity.
Cassandra commented on The Bonus Army by Paul Dickson
Oof. That fourth chapter, man, that ought to be a movie.
Cassandra commented on The Bonus Army by Paul Dickson
So the first chapter also made me cry.
Cassandra started reading The Bonus Army by Paul Dickson
Well, the prologue already made me cry so I'm sure I'm in for a pleasant little escapist stroll through history
Cassandra finished reading Homage to Catalonia by George Orwell
[Homage to Catalonia][1] is [George Orwell][2]'s account of his experiences fighting in the 'Spanish Civil …
Well damn