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Tkgbjenn1
Bibi: My Story | Benjamin Netanyahu
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A controversial character lately. An autobiography, a history, a political science course, with some philosophy thrown in. Very in-depth.

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ravenlee
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I struggled some with this collection, partly (I think) because it‘s an ebook and a little harder to keep track of sections. There were some fantastic parts, and others that were less so. Davis, as always, does a great job finding connections between struggles: class/race/sex; domestic/international; and so on. Definitely a worthwhile read, but maybe in pieces.

TheBookHippie I read this in parts for a monthly Bookclub plus discussion. It worked really well. 6h
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ravenlee
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A lot of this seems overly simplistic, even reductionist. However, there are some truly great insights into what makes someone join a mass movement. It helps make sense of why people fall/fell for MAGA BS and similar. Highly recommend.

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vivastory
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First published in 2017 but just as relevant now, this concise & thought provoking book clocks in less than 2 hours on audio. But the lessons contained within are expansive & will stay with the reader. Highly recommended.

TheBookHippie Agree. A must read. Oy. 2d
vivastory @TheBookHippie Absolutely 💯 2d
Chrissyreadit 🙌🙌🙌 2d
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BarbaraBB I postponed it in 2017 but I guess there‘s no better time to read it than right now. Stacking. 2d
vivastory @BarbaraBB It's a quick read. I really liked the audio, read by Snyder. Some of it seems like preaching to the choir but other points were interesting enough to make me want to rec it. An important work IMO 2d
Leftcoastzen On permanent shelves, I read it again quite recently! 1d
Suet624 Bought it in 2016. I often wonder how Snyder feels considering that he‘s been talking about this for years. This recent election must‘ve just done him in. 7h
vivastory @Suet624 I had the same thought. I saw that there was an expanded edition after the invasion of Ukraine. 7h
Suet624 Oh! I‘ll have to take a peek at the library and see if they have it. 7h
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danx
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Released during George W Bush‘s second term it is just as relevant today, providing insight and understanding to the road paved for where Trump now stands. The lessons regarding framing issues and how to change course are strong and worthy, but somehow have been missed by the mainstream left. It‘s a good read, I recommend highly, but damn it‘s sad reading this now, little of this implemented in the decades since. Dems, read it!

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TracyReadsBooks
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A UC Berkley sociologist spent 5 years conducting research in Louisiana as she sought to understand political divisions in our country & why people vote the way they do even in the face of seemingly obvious contradictions. One thing that becomes apparent is the tension between economic and emotional self-interests & the profound impact of the former in recent elections. A fascinating, even-handed, accessible, & thought-provoking read.

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Abailliekaras
Patriot | Alexei Navalny
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A remarkable book. Brilliantly written and with great humour and insight into Putin‘s Russia & the arbitrary legal system & capricious targeting of his opponents. Heartbreaking because we see what a great leader has been lost, but inspiring & uplifting as he shows what is possible. It sounds bleak but it was so engaging I couldn‘t put it down. Also a beautiful portrait of his marriage to Yulia. Highly recommended.

TheBookHippie I agree- I gave this 5 stars. 4d
Abailliekaras @TheBookHippie such an important read. 4d
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JenReadsAlot
Patriot | Alexei Navalny
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Highly recommended!

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BookmarkTavern
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I attended an author event, this past week, with Rebecca Thorne for the third book in her Tomes and Tea series, and a book was part of the ticket price. So technically that.

But before that, after *makes sweeping gesture at November* I bought the tagged book, along with Prequel by Rachel Maddow and Democracy Awakening by Heather Cox Richardson.

#SundayFunday Have a wonderful day, and don‘t forget to tag me in your posts!

konlitsy The last book I bought was Dance Dance Dance by Haruki Murakami, but it's still chilling on my TBR pile for now.

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