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...and Vonnegut is a favorite author. The premise opens the book: you are what you pretend to be. I opened the book not sure I agreed and numerous war capers later, I agreed. So in that sense, it changed how I think forever.
From Wikipedia: "A collection of political, social and philosophical essays written and published by anarchist …
A short, fun read but surprisingly informative. It's a bit like reading a collection of zines. If someone is looking for an easy way to dip one's toe into anarchist theory, this is it.
One hundred years after his death, Peter Kropotkin is still one of the most inspirational …
Everyone loves Bread Santa's other book, but this one is the one I think more people need to read. Social darwinism is taken as a given in our society, axiomatic. Mutual Aid shows why cooperation is an evolutionary benefit, forever calling social darwinism into doubt.
This is the diary of a young Jewish girl whose family went into hiding from the Nazis in 1942 when …
Wilbur, the pig, is desolate when he discovers that he is destined to be the farmer's Christmas dinner until his …
Matilda is a little girl who is far too good to be true. At age five-and-a-half she's knocking off double-digit …
There is a moment when every child leaves color-blindness behind & enters the world of race consciousness. At that moment, …
Since its first publication in 1995, Lies My Teacher Told Me has gone on to win an American Book Award, …
Not what I expected. There's a whole other plot line that is not in the movie. Which would have been fine if it interested me. I won't go into detail for spoilers. I would still read Dick again. I think I set my expectations too high.
