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One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This | Omar El Akkad

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A hard read, but necessary. It focuses on the atrocities, the genocide, that are being committed against Gaza by Israel and the ignoring of the facts by those in power in the Western world. What will be the cost as our governments turn a blind eye? This reminded me of 2 equally great books. Coates also writes about privileged and powerful othering and making people of color less than. OWOTG has an essay by a Palestinian woman who describes 👇🏼

Reggie her neighborhood being bombed by Israel. This is years before 2023. Families she had known were wiped out and one explosion was so close that her 3yo stopped talking. What I found thoughtful was that it could have been an anti-Israel piece but it wasn‘t. It was a war sucks piece. And how traumatic it can be. Her family leaves for Sweden shortly after. All 3 are picks! 3d

ncsufoxes If you haven‘t read by Coates, he talks all about his experience of visiting Gaza. Very powerful book, one of my favorites last year.

The Message

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Enter Ghost | Isabella Hammad

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“We haunt them. They want to kill us but we will not die.”

“He‘s saying, it‘s a choice between life and death. But really, what Mariam is pointing out is - there‘s a third way. You can be a ghost.”

One of the most beautiful novels I‘ve read.

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One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This | Omar El Akkad

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ChaoticMissAdventures

One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This | Omar El Akkad

I read 47 Nonfiction Books this year.

These are my top 11 The tagged is essential reading. I literally cannot say enough good things about it.

Omar Al Akkad is a treasure.

#Bestof2025 apparently you have a really good chance of making my list if your cover is yellow for some odd reason?

ChaoticMissAdventures A book about Native legal fights and how they have shaped not only Native tribes but also the US as a whole:

By the Fire We Carry: The Generations-Long Fight for Justice on Native Land

ChaoticMissAdventures I didn't know so much of the juicy gossip that surrounded Churchill, this is the story of his son's first wife and how she was a political powerhouse behind the scenes:

Kingmaker: Pamela Churchill Harriman's Astonishing Life of Seduction, Intrigue and Power

ChaoticMissAdventures The story of Edouard Louis' father and how the French government ignores and makes life harder for the poor. I learned so much about French government and rural France life from this very short book

Who Killed My Father

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ChaoticMissAdventures Rick Steves is a national treasure 💓 And this was a fun trip to take with him and he how much he has grown or stayed the same over the decades.

On the Hippie Trail: Istanbul to Kathmandu and the Making of a Travel Writer

ChaoticMissAdventures Mary Roach is exactly my brand of humor, and this latest from her is wonderful, it covers so many topics on the body from reproductive organs, limbs, eyes, hair! What can be replaced, or remolded on our bodies? How far are people willing to go? Fascinating.

Replaceable You: Adventures in Human Anatomy

ChaoticMissAdventures This is topping many people's best of lists this year, for good reason. A quick and heartfelt book about TB

Everything Is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection

ChaoticMissAdventures I learned a ton about New Zealand government, and also learned that I really like Arden, even more than I thought I did. A lovely, compassionate, and relatable woman.

A Different Kind of Power: A memoir

ChaoticMissAdventures I adore Jose Andres. He is the best of us. I thought this tiny book was very impactful. He talks about is views on the world, and how he got involved in what I think is one of the top 5 most important charities out there today. Feed people and watch the world heal. Highly recommend -

Change the Recipe: Because You Can't Build a Better World Without Breaking Some Eggs

ChaoticMissAdventures This book is about Black ballerinas Harlem. It is about their struggles and their talent, and their community. A heart felt and impressive look at these women who are so often overlooked because someone doesn't think their skin tone will look good onstage. I found this read really absorbing -

The Swans of Harlem: Five Black Ballerinas, Fifty Years of Sisterhood, and Their Reclamation of a Groundbreaking History

ChaoticMissAdventures I have loved Marsha P Johnson for many years, this biography gave me a much deeper look into her life beyond Stonewall, her activism, and tragic brutal death. Tourmaline is an excellent writer and spent many years researching, interviewing and gathering material so we can all know Marsha beyond the headlines -

Marsha: The Joy and Defiance of Marsha P. Johnson

squirrelbrain The Jacinda Arden book was SO close to making my list. 2w

ChaoticMissAdventures @squirrelbrain I just find her so refreshing! I also read Angela Merkel's book this year and that was very good also. 2w

Chelsea.Poole Oh good picks! I‘ve read several of these but I have others on my list I didn‘t get around to. Namely Marsha and Hippie Trail. 2w

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ncsufoxes

The Message | Ta-Nehisi Coates

The Message was my favorite book of February (although Between the World and Me could easily tie). I‘m also a fan of Ta-Nehisi Coates‘ work, in general. #12Booksof2025

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TheEllieMo This looks like an amazing book 2w

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ImperfectCJ

One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This | Omar El Akkad

My #jolabokaflodswap with detail of the beautiful presentation (I kept the book paper to use on future gifts!). I can't wait to curl up with some dark chocolate treats and see what this book I've been hearing so much about is like. Thank you so much, @LMJenkins !
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StillLookingForCarmenSanDiego That's the BEST wrapping paper. 3w

LMJenkins Glad you like it! 💛⭐️ 3w

ImperfectCJ @LMJenkins I do! Those hazelnut butter chocolates are amazing! 3w

ImperfectCJ @StillLookingForCarmenSanDiego It really is! And I know that the amount I've saved is enough to wrap a hardcover book. :-) 3w

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One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This | Omar El Akkad

#DashingThruDecember Day 25: The #Red book is the one I need to get to early next year, that‘s for sure. I wish to find all the other titles in this list, too! The #Red book is the only one I own. 😍

Eggs, Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Eggs These are all new to me! 3w

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One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This | Omar El Akkad

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This is a beautifully written inditement of a society and individuals willing to support a genocide. As someone who felt like the little I did made no difference, this was an inspiring read.

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Nebklvr

One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This | Omar El Akkad

Palestinian poet Rasha Abdulhadi: “Wherever you are, whatever sand you can throw on the gears of genocide, do it now. If it‘s a handful, throw it. If it‘s a fingernail full, scrape it out and throw. Get in the way however you can”.

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