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Konrad started reading Starter for Ten by David Nicholls

David Nicholls: Starter for Ten (Paperback, 2004, Flame)

Starter for Ten by David Nicholls

Starter for Ten by David Nicholls is a novel first published in 2003 about the character Brian Jackson and his …

Konrad finished reading Rest Is Resistance by Tricia Hersey

Tricia Hersey: Rest Is Resistance (EBook, 2022, Hachette B and Blackstone Publishing)

Rest Is Resistance by Tricia Hersey

Konrad reviewed Rest Is Resistance by Tricia Hersey

Tricia Hersey: Rest Is Resistance (Hardcover, 2022, Octopus Publishing Group)

Far too many of us have claimed productivity as the cornerstone of success. Brainwashed by …

Perspective-changing

5 stars

I get it. I'm a white, heterosexual, cis guy in Europe. Of course my perspective is limited. But this book, in a direct yet kind way, offers a new perspective. Let me understand more of the world, because it's written from the heart of somebody who cares about her peers and her community.

Definitely a good read.

I get it. I'm a white, heterosexual, cis guy in Europe. Of course my perspective is limited. But this book, in a direct yet kind way, offers a new perspective. Let me understand more of the world, because it's written from the heart of somebody who cares about her peers and her community.

Definitely a good read.

Konrad finished reading Rest Is Resistance by Tricia Hersey

Rest Is Resistance by Tricia Hersey

Far too many of us have claimed productivity as the cornerstone of success. Brainwashed by capitalism, we subject our bodies …

Konrad rated The Body Keeps the Score: 5 stars

Bessel van der Kolk, Bessel A. Van Der Kolk: The Body Keeps the Score (2014, Viking)

The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk, Bessel A. Van Der Kolk

Trauma is a fact of life. Veterans and their families deal with the painful aftermath of combat; one in five …

Konrad reviewed My Body Keeps Your Secrets by Lucia Osborne-Crowley

No cover — Lucia Osborne-Crowley: My Body Keeps Your Secrets (2021, Indigo Press)

Review of 'My Body Keeps Your Secrets' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

A well-written, autobiographical reflection. Certainly worth the read.

Konrad rated Walking Through Anger: 3 stars

Christian Conte: Walking Through Anger (2019, Sounds True, Incorporated)

Walking Through Anger by Christian Conte

Konrad rated Die gesellschaftliche Konstruktion der Wirklichkeit: Eine Theorie der Wissenssoziologie: 5 stars

Die gesellschaftliche Konstruktion der Wirklichkeit: Eine Theorie der Wissenssoziologie

Konrad reviewed On Repentance And Repair by Danya Ruttenberg

Danya Ruttenberg: On Repentance And Repair (Hardcover, 2022, Beacon Press)

A crucial new lens on repentance, atonement, forgiveness, and repair from harm—from personal transgressions to …

Review of 'On Repentance And Repair' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

Amazing. This is probably the best book I read this year. Compassionate, smart.

Konrad reviewed Weapons of Math Destruction by Cathy O'Neil

Cathy O'Neil: Weapons of Math Destruction (Hardcover, 2016, Crown Publishing Group NY, Crown)

A former Wall Street quant sounds an alarm on the mathematical models that pervade modern …

Review of 'Weapons of Math Destruction' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

Must-read for anyone thinking about social changes.

Konrad reviewed Gemeinschaften by Zygmunt Bauman

Review of 'Gemeinschaften' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

Eine kompakte, gut zu lesende und sehr schlüssige Beschreibung von Gemeinschaften mit geschlossenem Identitätangebot und warum das in der Postmoderne schwierig ist.