Steven Ray wants to read The Book by Alan Watts
The Book by Alan Watts
At the root of human conflict is our fundamental misunderstanding of who we are. The illusion that we are isolated …
Very much looking forward to this one.
User Profile
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.
This link opens in a pop-up window
Steven Ray's books
2025 Reading Goal
86% complete! Steven Ray has read 13 of 15 books.
User Activity
RSS feed Back
Steven Ray wants to read E. P. Thompson and the Making of the New Left by E. P. Thompson
Steven Ray wants to read The Book of Disquiet by Fernando Pessoa (Serpent's Tail classics)
The Book of Disquiet by Fernando Pessoa (Serpent's Tail classics)
Sitting at his desk, Bernardo Soares imagined himself free forever of Rua dos Douradores, of his boss Vasques, of Moreira …
Steven Ray wants to read Feminist Theory by bell hooks
A sweeping examination of the core issues of sexual politics, bell hooks' new book Feminist …
Words Without Borders: The World Through the Eyes of Writers by Samantha Schnee
"In these pages, some of the most accomplished writers in world literature have stepped forward to introduce us to dazzling …
Steven Ray wants to read Disobey! by Frederic Gros
Disobey! by Frederic Gros, David Fernbach
The world is out of joint, so much so that disobeying should be an urgent act for everyone. In this …
Steven Ray wants to read One-Way Street by Walter Benjamin
One-Way Street by Walter Benjamin, Edmund Jephcott F.N., Kingsley Shorter, and 1 other
Steven Ray wants to read The African American Urban Experience by Joe William Trotter
Steven Ray wants to read The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie
The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie
Just before dawn one winter's morning, a hijacked jetliner explodes above the English Channel. Through the falling debris, two figures, …
Steven Ray wants to read Pushcart Prize XLV by Bill Henderson
This yearly collection of award-winning poetry, fiction, essays and memoirs is always a great read.
Steven Ray wants to read New music, new allies by Amy C. Beal (California studies in 20th-century music ;)
This copy of Amy Beal’s history of American experimental music in Germany was owned by Tom Verlaine. I purchased it from a Brooklyn book store. :-)
Steven Ray wants to read Selected poems by Federico García Lorca
This copy of Garcia Lorca’s poems was owned by Tom Verlaine. I purchased it from a Brooklyn book store. :-)
Steven Ray started reading I Hotel by Karen Tei Yamashita
I Hotel by Karen Tei Yamashita
Tenth Anniversary Edition, with an introduction by Jessica Hagedorn
Steven Ray started reading I Hotel by Karen Tei Yamashita
Steven Ray started reading Essential Essays, Volume 1 by Stuart Hall
Essential Essays, Volume 1 by Stuart Hall, David Morley
From his arrival in Britain in the 1950s and involvement in the New Left, to founding the field of cultural …