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Jane Goodall: The Woman Who Redefined Man
Dale Peterson
Houghton Mifflin, 2006
Re-writing the book
+ A great book about a great woman
+ Jane Goodall Merits The Nobel Peace Prize !
+ A bit long, but oh, what a ride....
+ A Must to Read
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Flight of the Goose
Lesley Thomas
Far Eastern Press, 2005
A Mesmerizing Story and a Timely Tale
+ Top of the world
+ Extraordinary!
+ Intriguing and Intensely Detailed Story of the Far North
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My Life So Far
Jane Fonda
Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2006
Learning from a celebrity
+ Must read !
+ Jane From The Heart
+ Jane Fonda, Easily the Greatest Actress of All-time!
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Anarchism and Other Essays
Emma Goldman
Dover Publications, 1969
Emma Goldman's essays collected
+ A Nice Introduction on Anarchism and other Radical Thought
+ Wonderful writer
+ Very good collection of Goldmans essays
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What Jesus Meant
Garry Wills
Viking Adult, 2006
Will's God
I am most familiar with the Garry Wills who writes scholarly historical treatises on the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence, even Henry Adams (Henry Adams and the Making of America). Lately, he's been busy writing essays on spiritual issues as a devout Catholic, and as I always liked ...
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Mankiller: A Chief and Her People
Wilma Mankiller, Michael Wallis
St. Martin's Griffin, 1999
Fascinating Reading!!
+ The Cherokee Nation
+ Wilma Mankiller
I read this one in four days ~~ it helped that we had some downtime while camping in a small state park. It is a wonderful memoir about a strong woman who, in spite of physical obstacles, managed to lead the second largest Indian Tribe in America. It is not just a memoir about a strong woman, it is ...
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The Snow Leopard (Penguin Nature Classics)
Peter Matthiessen
Penguin, 1987
a great travel log with a little zen
+ One of the classics of travelogue literature: The Snow Leopard
+ Interesting and Compelling Book
Matthiessen is a talented writer who consistently manages to capture the essence of what he sees. He insists that he is a fiction writer, first and foremost, but the honesty and vibrance of his words in nonfiction are phenomenal. As an "travel log"-type book, this is one of the best. His ...
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Sappho: A New Translation
Sappho
University of California Press, 1999
A pure earthy pleasure
+ Was Sappho a lesbian ?
+ the Lesbian lesbian
+ "there's so much beauty..."
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Chronicles: Volume One (Chronicles)
Bob Dylan
Simon & Schuster, 2005
Not a Tell-All But Definitely a Work of Art
+ Not like Writing Lyrics
+ Smoke gets in your eyes
+ Also waiting for Volume 2
+ Waiting for Vol. 2...
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Serpico
Peter Maas
Harper Paperbacks, 2005
GOOD COP...BAD COP...
+ SERPICO
+ Mobbing is a man-made disaster. But it can be avoided.
+ An examination of integrity
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Hazel Wolf: Fighting the Establishment
Susan Starbuck
University of Washington Press, 2002
a manual for activists plus a great read!
+ An accurate and interesting book about a true hero
+ Hazel Wolf- A persistent power for the right things in life
+ Activist Wanted to Have Fun
+ Skillfully Done.
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The Handmaid's Tale: A Novel
Margaret Atwood
Anchor, 1998
A typical futuristic tale from Margaret Atwood
+ A timeless classic with a unique concept!
+ Intriguing
+ Wonderful read...
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Your Brain Is God
Timothy Leary
Ronin Publishing, 2001
Philosophy through confrontation with oneself...
+ Acid flash back in the pan...
As substance induced psychedelia became almost a sweeping religion in the 60s certain great minds emerged that tried to conceptualise the goings on of that era and form them into new philosophies made of an amalgam of Eastern teachings, ancient western cosmotheories and modern realisations.
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An Ordinary Person's Guide to Empire
Arundhati Roy
South End Press, 2004
Imperial mix democracy
+ A Book to Make you Squirm
+ America in the eys of the rest of the World
Arundhati Roy's book "An Ordinary Person's Guide to Empire" is a collection of essays and speeches compiled into a book. While some people may be disappointed in the format and the repetition of some information, that does not detract from her brilliance as one of the most prolific writers of our ...
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The Autobiography of Malcolm X: As Told to Alex Haley
Ballantine Books, 1992
anglo-saxon reader
+ Important book of self discovery, resemption, and vindication
+ I know something Malcolm didn't
+ Strongly written about a fascinating life
+ Malcolm X
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