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Nonfiction November: New to My TBR
Nonfiction November 2020 wraps up with the 4th week, which I’m kind of stretching into a 5th, hosted by Katie @ Doing Dewey. And the prompt is: It’s been a month full of amazing nonfiction books! Which ones have made … Continue reading
A Life on Our Planet
David Attenborough has spent his entire career making documentary films about life on our planet. Series like Life on Earth, and The Blue Planet set the standards for outstanding film-making and educated hundreds of millions of people about the beauty, … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Environment
Tagged book review, david attenborough, doughnut economics, nonfiction, planetary boundaries, rewilding, sustainability
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Nonfiction November: Be the Expert/Ask the Expert/Become the Expert
Week 3 of Nonfiction November is hosted by Rennie @ What’s Nonfiction. And the prompt is: Three ways to join in this week! You can either share 3 or more books on a single topic that you have read and … Continue reading
21 Lessons for the 21st Century
Humans are storytellers. We tell stories to understand our place in the world and to give our lives purpose and meaning. Shared stories help bind us together into communities, tribes, nations and civilizations. We understand stories better than facts. 21 … Continue reading
Posted in Books, History, Politics
Tagged 21 lessons for the 21st century, book review, nonfiction, philosophy, religion, Yuval Noah Harari
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Nonfiction November: Book Pairing
It’s week 2 of Nonfiction November and this week’s prompt comes from Julie @ JulzReads: This week, pair up a nonfiction book with a fiction title. It can be a “If you loved this book, read this!” or just two … Continue reading
Nonfiction November: My Year in Nonfiction
I’ve been informed by reliable sources, namely Rennie @ What’s Nonfiction, that this month is Nonfiction November. Great idea! Apparently there will be weekly prompts throughout the month. Even better! This week’s prompt comes from Leann @ Shelf Aware: Take a … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Environment, Law and justice, Politics
Tagged book review, nonficnov, nonfiction
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My Own Words
If you’re looking for something to distract yourself from the dismal spectacle of the Senate confirmation of Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett, you might find solace in My Own Words, a collection of essays, articles and speeches by the … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Law and justice
Tagged book review, nonfiction, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
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The Socrates Express
How about a little philosophy, just to lighten things up? Over the last few months I’ve been reading serious books about serious topics: climate change, racism, misogyny, injustice at the US Supreme Court, and autocratic threats to our democracy. I … Continue reading
Posted in Books
Tagged book review, eric weiner, nonfiction, philosophy, socrates express, stoicism
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All Hell Breaking Loose: The Pentagon’s Perspective on Climate Change
Those tree-hugging liberals over at the Pentagon just don’t get it. They don’t understand that climate change is a hoax and the Trump White House doesn’t want to hear about it. They keep working away, defying Presidential directives, studying and … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Energy, Environment
Tagged All Hell Breaking Loose, book review, climate change, Klare, nonfiction, Pentagon
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