I’m interested in a multitude of things, including social justice, socialism, history, poetry, magical realism (fiction), capitalism, race and class struggle, plus stuff like wine, baseball and music.
So mostly non-fiction, though I read maybe two novels per year and maybe one poetry collection.
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Quite good I thought, if short. It kept my attention, describing the social life of a small town, the marriage of a daughter to a charming if mysterious man, and the events which followed, culminating in a death which everyone knew was coming. Except for the person who was to die.
Contains; Дама с собачкой Дом с мезонином Крыжовник Мужики Чёрный монах
A global panorama of liberal democracies from a renowned social theorist
Classical liberalism regarded universal …
A good primer on the history of modern democracy worldwide, it's various flavors and external events which propelled it to happen. Lots of info on the evolution of voting rights in each country which I hadn't been aware of. The author writes in a very approachable style. Recommended.
Sitting at his desk, Bernardo Soares imagined himself free forever of Rua dos Douradores, of his boss Vasques, of Moreira …
Sitting at his desk, Bernardo Soares imagined himself free forever of Rua dos Douradores, of …
Quite the book. I can see why it is revered in Portugal. It has passages that are beautiful, enchanting. There are sections, it must be said, which I found tedious, even boring and hard to get through. But then his words will part the clouds and all is beautiful again, even when it is sad. A silent, tortured soul wrote in anonymity, of dreams and so much more. I may have to read this again at some point. Thank you, Fernando.
Ibram X. Kendi's concept of antiracism reenergizes and reshapes the conversation about racial justice in America--but even more fundamentally, points …
Ibram X. Kendi's concept of antiracism reenergizes and reshapes the conversation about racial justice in …
A really enlightening read. The author takes the reader through many different types of bias, partly as he described coming to terms with his own bias. He also contrasted racist power, policies and ideas with antiracist power, policies and ideas. A good education, can recommend.
In the past few years, a new generation of progressive intellectuals has dramatically transformed how …
just arrived.
In previous books, Holocaust historian Timothy Snyder dissected the events and values that enabled the …
Excellent. Crucial. A MUST READ.
The publication of For Marx and Reading Capital established Louis Althusser as one of the most controversial figures in the …
Václav Havel’s remarkable and rousing essay on the tyranny of apathy, with a new introduction …
Václav Havel’s meditation on political dissent, borne of his first-person experience, would seem especially pertinent in this moment.
