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Steven Ray

stevenray@sfba.club

Joined 1 year, 3 months ago

I’m interested in a multitude of things, including social justice, socialism, history, poetry, magical realism (fiction), capitalism, race, class struggle, wine, baseball, music…

So mostly non-fiction, though I read maybe two novels per year.

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Steven Ray's books

To Read (View all 270)

Hala Alyan: Salt houses (2017)
Steven Levitsky: How Democracies Die: What History Reveals About Our Future (2018)
Greg Albo, Leo Panitch, Alan Zuege: Capitalism, Technology, Labor (2021, Haymarket Books)

Currently Reading

Kim Moody: On New Terrain (Paperback, 2017, Haymarket Books)
Cosey Fanni Tutti: Re-Sisters (Hardcover, 2022, Faber & Faber)

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Ilan Pappe: Ten Myths About Israel (2017)
Gordon Livingston: Too soon old, too late smart (2011, MJF Books)
J. K. Rowling: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)

2025 Reading Goal

26% complete! Steven Ray has read 4 of 15 books.

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reviewed 2023 Certified Specialist of Wine Study Guide by Jane Nickles

Jane Nickles: 2023 Certified Specialist of Wine Study Guide (Paperback, Society of Wine Educators) 4 stars

An educational resource published by the Society of Wine Educators. Intended for use by candidates …

A great education

4 stars

This book is chock full of info about winemaking processes, regional laws and classifications, wine tasting and serving etiquette. It also contains a large section detailing the prominent grapes and types of wine grown in each winemaking country. Very recommended.

The only negative from my perspective is that editing could have improved the readability of the text somewhat.

finished reading Feminist Theory by bell hooks

bell hooks: Feminist Theory (2000, South End Press) 4 stars

A sweeping examination of the core issues of sexual politics, bell hooks' new book Feminist …

An excellent book. Thought-provoking, and written in a style that's serious and direct and yet, accessible. While it was published forty years ago, I feel like all the issues she discusses are still with us. Hence it's continued pertinence.