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American pop music is arguably this country’s greatest cultural contribution to the world, and its …
Compelling weaving of the author’s personal experience as a producer African American woman with the experiences of several of her musical heroes.
This Is What It Sounds Like is a journey into the science and soul of …
The author has a fascinating back story and uses her extensive history to help others understand why they like the music they like. I think her writing suffers from a singular view that often took me out. For example, she asks an exclusively female class about what men they find attractive, presuming that all of them are straight. That kind of heteronormativity is just one example that took me out of the reading.
This Is What It Sounds Like is a journey into the science and soul of music that reveals the secrets …
From its origins in the 1750s, the white-led American abolitionist movement adhered to principles of …
Great work. Kellie Carter Jackson lays out the white abolitionists who dominate historical memory and corrects it by remembering the many Black activists who led the fight. The tug of war between the bullet and ballot was real, and this book helps us remember how often violence to combat violence was seen as a just and necessary tool.
From its origins in the 1750s, the white-led American abolitionist movement adhered to principles of "moral suasion" and nonviolent resistance …
Saw this gifted poet perform live, and had to read more. He is a rare gift—a man whose beautiful words speak to being an older man in a way that shuns toxicity, that leans into emotion and self-reflection, kindness and intelligence. I was sad when it was done.
In previous books, Holocaust historian Timothy Snyder dissected the events and values that enabled the …
This is required reading for anyone living through 2025 and has a modicum of care about our collective futures.
In previous books, Holocaust historian Timothy Snyder dissected the events and values that enabled the …
No reason at all to read a book with this title, except, of course, (gestures broadly at the U.S.).
After touring the rural areas of Panga, Sibling Dex (a Tea Monk of some renown) and Mosscap (a robot sent …
After touring the rural areas of Panga, Sibling Dex (a Tea Monk of some renown) …
Sometimes, you start reading a book, and then you become afraid to pick it back up again. Because you know at some point it has to end, and you don't want that time to come. This was that book.
I needed this book, today of all days.
Sometimes, you start reading a book, and then you become afraid to pick it back up again. Because you know at some point it has to end, and you don't want that time to come. This was that book.
I needed this book, today of all days.
After touring the rural areas of Panga, Sibling Dex (a Tea Monk of some renown) …
I adored the first book in this series, and can't wait to continue.
I adored the first book in this series, and can't wait to continue.
The bicycle is fast becoming a ubiquitous form of transportation in cities all over the …
This has changed my perspective on winter, period, let alone winter biking.
Fair warning: Some parts of the book veer into toxic masculinity and perceptions od gender in a way that feels gross to me. For example, he talks about his feelings while riding a purple "girls" bike, and uses "whimpiness" more often than I preferred. His intention is to challenge conflating strength and winter, but his words still felt a bit yucky to my perspective.
That said, those passages are few and far between, and what remains is a good reflection on how we can rethink limits of what we can do during winter months in ways that let us stay physically and mentally fit.
This has changed my perspective on winter, period, let alone winter biking.
Fair warning: Some parts of the book veer into toxic masculinity and perceptions od gender in a way that feels gross to me. For example, he talks about his feelings while riding a purple "girls" bike, and uses "whimpiness" more often than I preferred. His intention is to challenge conflating strength and winter, but his words still felt a bit yucky to my perspective.
That said, those passages are few and far between, and what remains is a good reflection on how we can rethink limits of what we can do during winter months in ways that let us stay physically and mentally fit.
It's been centuries since the robots of Panga gained self-awareness and laid down their tools; centuries since they wandered, en …
It's been centuries since the robots of Panga gained self-awareness and laid down their tools; …
I adored this book. For anyone who has ever questioned why they do what they do, personally or professionally, this is a must read. Also if you’ve never questioned.
