Not.Really.MstrC started reading The Operating System by Eric Laursen
One of the most unique aspects of anarchism as a political philosophy is that it …
Page 29 . Excellent, so far.
Page 29 . Excellent, so far.
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Not.Really.MstrC started reading Fragments of an Anarchist Anthropology by David Graeber (Paradigm)
"Fragments of an Anarchist Anthropology" is one of a series of pamphlets published by Prickly …
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Not.Really.MstrC started reading Mao: A Biography by Ross Terrill
Biography of Mao Zedog . Background, History, China, People's Republic of China.
Up to page 55. Getting interesting. So far, a few pages a day at most, which is my usual pace.
Up to page 55. Getting interesting. So far, a few pages a day at most, which is my usual pace.
Not.Really.MstrC started reading Woman on the Edge of Time by Marge Piercy
Woman on the Edge of Time is a 1976 novel by Marge Piercy. It is …
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Not.Really.MstrC wants to read Buy Now by Emily West
yeah, this looks quite interesting. Amazon has the reputation of catering to it's customers, but not to it's workers. Those who sell through Amazon can tell you that it is a harsh mistress as well. full title: "Buy Now: How Amazon combined branding and relationship marketing with massive distribution infrastructure to become the ultimate service brand in the digital economy." -by- Emily West 328 pp., 6 x 9 in, 24 b&w illus. Paperback 9780262543309 Published: February 22, 2022 Publisher: The MIT Press links mention that Indiebound, Indigo, Books-A-Million have it. Available Through *Open Access. barnes & noble: Not In Stock (I checked online, like 15 stores in pennsylvania and nyc)
yeah, this looks quite interesting. Amazon has the reputation of catering to it's customers, but not to it's workers. Those who sell through Amazon can tell you that it is a harsh mistress as well. full title: "Buy Now: How Amazon combined branding and relationship marketing with massive distribution infrastructure to become the ultimate service brand in the digital economy." -by- Emily West 328 pp., 6 x 9 in, 24 b&w illus. Paperback 9780262543309 Published: February 22, 2022 Publisher: The MIT Press links mention that Indiebound, Indigo, Books-A-Million have it. Available Through *Open Access. barnes & noble: Not In Stock (I checked online, like 15 stores in pennsylvania and nyc)
Not.Really.MstrC commented on Mao: A Biography by Ross Terrill
Biography of Mao Zedog . Background, History, China, People's Republic of China.
I have the hardback edition. Harper and Row edition, 1980. ISBN # 0-06-014243-x Progress: 35 pages in, so far. I had read "The White-Boned Demon" maybe 40 years ago so Ross Terrill is familiar.
I have the hardback edition. Harper and Row edition, 1980. ISBN # 0-06-014243-x Progress: 35 pages in, so far. I had read "The White-Boned Demon" maybe 40 years ago so Ross Terrill is familiar.
Not.Really.MstrC started reading How the World Works by Noam Chomsky
i have a different edition. Started, anyway.
i have a different edition. Started, anyway.
Not.Really.MstrC commented on ¡No Pasarán! by Shane Burley
¡No Pasarán! is an anthology of antifascist writing that takes up the fight against white …
Barely started. Too many books right now. Will get through this eventually.
But here is an Interview with shane burley, the editor and there is also 36 minutes of audio in there as well. www.opb.org/article/2023/01/03/new-book-by-portland-writer-filmmaker-explores-antifascism-the-far-right-and-deradicalization/
Barely started. Too many books right now. Will get through this eventually.
But here is an Interview with shane burley, the editor and there is also 36 minutes of audio in there as well. www.opb.org/article/2023/01/03/new-book-by-portland-writer-filmmaker-explores-antifascism-the-far-right-and-deradicalization/
Not.Really.MstrC rated Now: 4 stars
Not.Really.MstrC reviewed ¡No Pasarán! by Shane Burley
¡No Pasarán! is an anthology of antifascist writing that takes up the fight against white …
Review of 'No Pasaran' on 'Goodreads'
Old Status: (Pre-Ordered. I do not believe this is out or available yet. Missed the boat on the crowd-fund option ,but at least that means it will see the light of day.) I did receive the book in 2022. Will get to it soon.
Old Status: (Pre-Ordered. I do not believe this is out or available yet. Missed the boat on the crowd-fund option ,but at least that means it will see the light of day.) I did receive the book in 2022. Will get to it soon.
Review of 'Voices of the Paris Commune' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
Worth looking over. Fills in a few blanks for me.
Although there are people who are not interested in this bit of working-class history.
Worth looking over. Fills in a few blanks for me.
Although there are people who are not interested in this bit of working-class history.
Not.Really.MstrC reviewed Hound of the sea by Garrett McNamara
In this memoir, "world record-holding and controversial Big Wave surfer Garrett McNamara chronicles his emotional …
Review of 'Hound of the sea' on 'Goodreads'
Excellent biography of the long journey of a life.
Neglect, hippies, west coast and hawaii. Garrett and his brother.
Then pro-surfiing , adulthood, and later, the monster wave in Portugal.
A great story.
Excellent biography of the long journey of a life.
Neglect, hippies, west coast and hawaii. Garrett and his brother.
Then pro-surfiing , adulthood, and later, the monster wave in Portugal.
A great story.
Not.Really.MstrC reviewed Aftermath by Daniel Kanstroom
Review of 'Aftermath' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
I needed to finish it for a paper, in my graduate school course.
It was fine.
Not.Really.MstrC rated The Spanish Anarchists: 4 stars
The Spanish Anarchists by Murray Bookchin
The Spanish Anarchists: The Heroic Years, 1868–1936 is a history of anarchism in Spain prior to its late 1930s civil …
