Re-read this for the first time since college and still really like it, but wish she (or someone else) would do a companion volume to it that is more Re-read this for the first time since college and still really like it, but wish she (or someone else) would do a companion volume to it that is more of an introduction to it. You could call it Feminism for Everybody....more
Finally found a book about 2pac that gave new information I didn't already know. No necessarily a must-read unless you are a completionist.Finally found a book about 2pac that gave new information I didn't already know. No necessarily a must-read unless you are a completionist....more
Highly recommended if you can stomach modern-day translations of epics. Headley pulls it off, even with words like "Bro" and "Hashtag." Highly recommended if you can stomach modern-day translations of epics. Headley pulls it off, even with words like "Bro" and "Hashtag." ...more
It's fine, but doesn't delve enough into the philosophy as Strathern does in other volumes in this series. I get the compulsion to talk more about hisIt's fine, but doesn't delve enough into the philosophy as Strathern does in other volumes in this series. I get the compulsion to talk more about his biography because Wittgenstein was an iconoclastic whiny genius diva, but that can be found in a more appealing way in the wonderful graphic novel Logicomix....more
A candid and instructive narrative about pregnant people going through the two types of abortion methods available. It answers questions one might notA candid and instructive narrative about pregnant people going through the two types of abortion methods available. It answers questions one might not know to ask when going through the motions -- whether it's the person choosing the procedure or a person entrusted with being the support system. It isn't just dry info though -- it's a moving narrative that is even funny in some parts. Highly recommended....more
A must-read. It talks about the domineering and persistent racial wealth gap and masterfully weaves the history of America into the pursuit. The focusA must-read. It talks about the domineering and persistent racial wealth gap and masterfully weaves the history of America into the pursuit. The focus is on black banks, ostensibly a site of wealth for black communities -- but are we as hoodwinked by the assumption that it's a good thing as bad-faith purveyors of them like Richard Nixon made them out to be? Baradaran's narrative has power and is essential reading so that we don't repeatedly make mistakes that seem to solve so-called problems when they tend to be mere bandaids. What I'm saying is we need to abolish Capitalism. The self-destructive contradictions of capitalism are a horror to live through, and I'm in a very privileged position.
Well-written account of the wicked ascendancy of a person and the shadow government largely shaped by him, one which despised JFK, and, well. You'll hWell-written account of the wicked ascendancy of a person and the shadow government largely shaped by him, one which despised JFK, and, well. You'll have to read it. And you should....more
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