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O SUICIDIO | Emile Durkheim

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Cuilin Good information, thanks for sharing. 2w

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The Power of Women: A Doctor's Journey of Hope and Healing | Denis Mukwege

I would make this book mandatory reading if I could! I know many wouldn‘t want to know, many would choose to not know, and sadly that is a big problem for women, and men as well.

Susanita Wow 😱 3w

nanuska_153 As Margaret Atwood said "Ignoring is not the same as ignorance, you have to work at it" 3w

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The Children of S�nchez: Autobiography of a Mexican Family | Oscar Lewis

Rest in peace Chuck! You were part of the soundtrack of my youth. So when a colleague at work said he‘d have to Google him to know who he was, it made me feel so old! I never saw the movie or read the book, but I‘m adding it to my TBR now.

dabbe 😢 2mo

The_Book_Ninja Diana in the Autumn Wind🤌🏼 2mo

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Stolen Pride: Loss, Shame, and the Rise of the Right | Arlie Russell Hochschild

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26-29 Jun 25 (audiobook)
Interesting look at why certain groups of people appear to vote against their own interests and support Trump‘s Republican Party specifically in Appalachia. Highschild interviewed many people living in the region with the highest rate of Trump supporters in the US and reported her findings. Particularly notable was the statistic that far more republican voters believe poverty is a result of one‘s own actions and failures.

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Future Shock | Alvin Toffler

#haikuhive
#haikuaday

This book (#futureshock) came out 55 years ago and is based on an article that came out in the summer of 1965, 60 years ago. Toffler's known for coining the phrase “INFORMATION OVERLOAD.“ Hence this haiku.

Information floods––
overloads us 'til we're shocked
into submission.

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lil1inblue Oof! So timely. Excellent construction! 🤩 3mo

JenlovesJT47 So cool! Love the pic 🩵💙🩵💙🩵 3mo

dabbe @lil1inblue TY! 🖤🐝🖤 3mo

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dabbe @JenlovesJT47 TY! 💙🩵💙🩵💙 3mo

AnnCrystal Perfect timing 👏🏼🐝👍🏼📜🐝💝. 3mo

julieclair You have managed to write a dystopian novel in 9 words. Wow. Well done. And you found a perfect picture to accompany it. 👏🏆🐝🖤 3mo

dabbe @AnnCrystal IKR? 🖤🐝🖤 3mo

dabbe @julieclair Wow. Thank you!!! 😍 I google-imaged the words “future shock“, and this was a picture that popped up. Very fitting, isn't it? 🖤🐝🖤 3mo

CBee Super cool haiku and picture 😊 (edited) 3mo

julieclair @dabbe So fitting. Did you teach this book? 3mo

JenlovesJT47 It does look like a dystopian novel. Reminds me of 1984 for some reason. Would make a great first sentence for your novel! 🖤🤍🩶🤍🖤 3mo

dabbe @julieclair Nope. I read it in high school for AP English; plus, I saw the movie narrated by Orson Welles. I came across an article yesterday referring to it, and hence this haiku! 😍 3mo

dabbe @JenlovesJT47 Now you'll know how old I am. I read that novel in English 101 in the year 1984. Because, well, y'know. 😂 And I wish I were that good! 3mo

JenlovesJT47 I was born in 1984 😳 3mo

dabbe @JenlovesJT47 Well, that's an eye-opener, isn't it? 😳😂🤣 3mo

kelli7990 I‘ve never read this book. 3mo

dabbe @kelli7990 It's an oldie, but a goodie. 3mo

julieclair I didn‘t know there was a movie! 3mo

dabbe @julieclair It's a 1972 documentary narrated by Orson Welles! Here's a link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkUwXenBokU 3mo

julieclair Oohhh… it‘s a documentary! Love! I‘m thinking I should read the book first?? Stacked. 3mo

dabbe @julieclair 🥰 3mo

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ImperfectCJ

Generations: The Real Differences Between Gen Z, Millennials, Gen X, Boomers, and Silents--And What They Mean for America's Future | Jean M Twenge

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Overall, I found this book to be moderate, data-driven, and interesting, with a couple of caveats. First, Twenge sometimes doesn't flag clearly what is data and what is her opinion. This is fine, it just means I have to pay closer attention. Next, I found the GenX section disappointing. She ignores outliers and nuances she points out in the Millennials section, and she reaches different conclusions from some data than I do. (cont'd ⬇️)

ImperfectCJ Admittedly, Twenge is an older GenXer and I'm a younger GenXer, and there's been a divide between those two microgenerations for a long time. Finally, some of the predictions for the future feel jarring given what's happened in the months between the book's publication and now, but I don't fault Twenge for that. We're in wacky territory is all, and data can only predict so much. (edited) 4mo

ImperfectCJ And a final note for anyone who reads as I do, bouncing between the audio and the print/ebook: The ebook has been updated since the audiobook was made, so there are sentences and paragraphs in the ebook that aren't in the audio. 4mo

RowReads1 Yup! I‘m a Xennial. there is a big divide between older and younger Xers. I‘ve been curious about this one. 4mo

ImperfectCJ @RowReads1 Twenge's cutoff for GenX is 1979, which my younger siblings would take issue with (I'm 1976, they're 1981 and 1983). She does mention Xennials, and she quotes Chuck Klosterman about the differences between younger and older GenX, but that's it. I try not to make too big a deal about microgenerational differences within GenX, but when my GenZ teenager generalizes, I set him straight (then he points out that GenX is ignored online). (edited) 4mo

RowReads1 @ImperfectCJ I don‘t mind that we‘re ignored online. I mean Gen X by Douglas Coupland is basically where the generational names and categorization “so called” officially took off from. We had tons of attention back then. 4mo

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lil1inblue

The Sane Society | Erich Fromm

#bibliophile #robot
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Eggs Chilling 😳 4mo

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American Bulk: Essays on Excess | Emily Mester

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What a great essay collection! I loved the way Mester featured her eccentric grandmother (and relationship with her son/Mester‘s father) in the beginning, middle, and then end of the book to display different aspects of “excess”. There‘s an essay on “fat camp”, the American mall, wealth, sweepstakes, the Midwest, boarding school, and much more that had me entertained during work. Recommended for my fellow essay enthusiasts!

ManyWordsLater Stacked! 4mo

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