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Rain Acorn

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Bryan Lee O'Malley: Scott Pilgrim The Complete Series (2010, Oni Press)

Adrienne Maree Brown: Fables and Spells (2022, AK Press)

Incite! Women of Color Against Violence: The Revolution Will Not Be Funded (Paperback, 2017, Duke University Press)

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Rain Acorn rated Greek Gods, Human Lives: 3 stars

Mary Lefkowitz: Greek Gods, Human Lives (Hardcover, 2003, Yale University Press)

Greek Gods, Human Lives by Mary Lefkowitz

Rain Acorn rated Lies my Teacher Told Me: 5 stars

James W. Loewen: Lies my Teacher Told Me (Paperback, 2007, Touchstone Books (A Division of Simon & Schuster))

Lies my Teacher Told Me by James W. Loewen

Since its first publication in 1995, Lies My Teacher Told Me has gone on to win an American Book Award, …

Rain Acorn rated Punk Sociology: 4 stars

David Beer: Punk Sociology (2014, Palgrave Macmillan)

Rain Acorn rated The Inner Sky: 4 stars

Steven Forrest: The Inner Sky (Paperback, 2007, Seven Paws Pr)

The Inner Sky by Steven Forrest

Rain Acorn rated The Dispossessed: 5 stars

Ursula K. Le Guin: The Dispossessed (Paperback, 1999, Gollancz)

The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin (Hainish Cycle, #6)

Shevek, a brilliant physicist, decides to take action. He will seek answers, question the unquestionable, and attempt to tear down …

Rain Acorn rated How to win a local election: 3 stars

No cover — Lawrence Grey: How to win a local election (2007, M. Evans)

How to win a local election by Lawrence Grey

Rain Acorn rated The Shock Doctrine: 4 stars

Naomi Klein: The Shock Doctrine (Hardcover, 2007, Metropolitan Books)

The Shock Doctrine by Naomi Klein

An introduction to "disaster capitalism" argues that the global free market has exploited crises, violence, and shock in the past …

Rain Acorn rated Descent into Chaos: The U.S. and the Disaster in Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Central Asia: 3 stars

Ahmed Rashid: Descent into Chaos: The U.S. and the Disaster in Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Central Asia (2009)

Descent into Chaos: The U.S. and the Disaster in Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Central Asia by Ahmed Rashid

Rain Acorn rated There Will Come Soft Rains: 4 stars

Ray Bradbury: There Will Come Soft Rains (2000, Perfection Learning)

There Will Come Soft Rains by Ray Bradbury

Rain Acorn rated Spiral Dance: 5 stars

Spiral Dance by Starhawk

The Spiral Dance: a Rebirth of the Ancient Religion of the Great Goddess is a book about Neopagan beliefs and …

Rain Acorn reviewed Emergent Strategy by adrienne maree brown

adrienne maree brown: Emergent Strategy (Paperback, 2017, AK Press)

In the tradition of Octavia Butler, radical self-help, society-help, and planet-help to shape the futures …

Review of 'Emergent Strategy' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

It's too early to tell for sure but this book may have changed how I think about organizing. All about how to change ourselves through small simple steps and how that will change our world.

Rain Acorn reviewed Dharma Road by Brian Haycock

Brian Haycock: Dharma Road (2010, Hampton Roads Publishing Co.)

"In life, it's important to have a destination. Then you need a ride. Our Buddhist …

Review of 'Dharma Road' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

A solid introduction to Zen but nothing revolutionary. It focuses on practice which is good and it gives a lot of examples. It felt a bit repetitive at times but for an introductory book that's probably a good thing.