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Affluenza: The All-Consuming Epidemic | John de Graaf, David Wann, Thomas H. Naylor

Still ignoring all my part read novels for non fiction on #kindle.

Christmas shopping season seems to have triggered my anti consumerist mindset lol.

This is the 3rd edition from 2014. Still has plenty of relevance but will be behind the ever increasing curve, given the horrors of Tik Tok shop, Stanley Cup frenzy etc

Luke-XVX No book updates in awhile, hope you‘re doing ok! 2mo

Balibee146 Hey @Luke-XVX thanks for your ask - that's so thoughtful of you. I got a new android phone and not having the app is a barrier to coming on here for me. Still reading - though a lot of non fiction always at this time of year. Hope you are well and all is good! 2mo

Luke-XVX Ahh that‘s a tad frustrating! Coming down with something but I‘m generally ok. Desperate to stick to my new book ban for the year! 2mo

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Balibee146 @Luke-XVX ah no.. 2mo

Balibee146 @Luke-XVX hope you feel better quickly. I am allowed one specific book that is out in April and that's it. Not an easy ask but I have so many tbr I already own lol 2mo

Luke-XVX Thank you! I‘ll dose up and hit the lemon ginger teas hard! 2mo

Luke-XVX What book are you waiting on? 2mo

Balibee146 @Luke-XVX nice tea choice. The book I'm allowing myself. Is the third. One in the Mark Lawrence Library trilogy 2mo

Balibee146 An easy and fun read and I like things that are timey-whimey 😂 2mo

Luke-XVX I had to look him up on Goodreads and it turns out I‘ve read one of his and have that library on my “want to read” list. One day! 2mo

Balibee146 @Luke-XVX "one day" is my book reading motto lol. Which one did you read before? 2mo

Luke-XVX Prince of thorns. I was quite surprised by the language in it. A decent read though. 2mo

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Nobodies: Modern American Slave Labor and the Dark Side of the New Global Economy | John Bowe

I read this book years ago (written in 2007). I have pulled it out to re-read it. Anyone who wants to understand how our global economy works & the labor that is used, this is an eye opening book. Especially now that we are entering a new era of backlash against immigration & migrant workers. Many US companies use modern slave labor as their workforce. It‘s easy to turn a blind eye or blame others if we don‘t know the circumstances.

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keithmalek

Chuck Klosterman X: A Highly Specific, Defiantly Incomplete History of the Early 21st Century | Chuck Klosterman

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keithmalek

Chuck Klosterman X: A Highly Specific, Defiantly Incomplete History of the Early 21st Century | Chuck Klosterman

Suet624 Hmmm.. interesting 5mo

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keithmalek

Chuck Klosterman X: A Highly Specific, Defiantly Incomplete History of the Early 21st Century | Chuck Klosterman

Our enemy is relentless and colossal, but also uncreative and stupid.

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Fr3NcHtOaSt

You Couldn't Ignore Me If You Tried: The Brat Pack, John Hughes, and Their Impact on a Generation | Susannah Gora

Just watched Brats, the documentary on Hulu and this book was mentioned in it. The documentary was interesting and so well done. Now I have to read this because I am a huge fan of those films and the actors that were part of The Brat Pack.

#YouCouldntIgnoreMeIfYouTried #SusannahGora #TheBratPack #JohnHuges #the80s #book #ebook #kindle

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Pikathulhu

Guns | Stephen King

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Reading Guns made me furious. Furious because I live in a country where it's so easy for things like this to happen, furious because they happen with obscene regularity, furious because we have become numb and inured to it, and furious because our legislators refuse to pass laws that would decrease the likelihood of things like this continuing to happen. Read Guns, and you can be furious too. 5/5

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