12-25-23: The tagged book is another one that was found under our tree this year. This is my family. My husband and two daughters. And the one in black is carrying my first grandchild. Her name is Ava Rosemarie. I love them and really enjoyed our holiday today. More to come….
so-so⭐️⭐️💫 There is some good information here and I‘m sure it would benefit me to learn and use it. I found the presentation really smug, though. The author seemed to only use examples where he got it right and others got it wrong. If I understood correctly, he thinks that any compliment or appreciation that doesn‘t follow his format is judgmental and manipulative. I‘m sure he‘d say this is my unmet needs talking, but it bothered me.
so-soNice to have these reminders!
so-soA practical guide on the topic of sexism at the level of microaggression, where the author offers advices on how to act and lead the conversation when we find ourselves in such a situation, which I find rather idealistic and even naive. What did I learn? That I'm a benevolent sexist. #audiowalks
Audiobook is Scribd original and it isn‘t the Litsy library.
pick4 ⭐This story is about a family and their two trees. Brita is a little girl who is absolutely positive that the trees talk to each other. Not only do they talk to each other but they‘re friends. Her dad tells her nicely when he doesn‘t believe her. Her sister tells her not so nicely when she doesn‘t believe her. But Brita still believes. And she sets out to prove that she‘s correct. I really liked the intro to this book where the author gives a
I subscribe to a multitude of book centered newsletters,and as a result I make purchases. When the book arrives, I often have no recollection who or what encouraged me to believe that I must read this book! I need to keep a journal for these mysterious books that float into my life…or not. Here is the latest to arrive. #bookmail
A book recommanded by my singing coach as i might have a little problem finding the right tune.
It's an autobiography/research history. A bit dated but interesting.
pickThis is such an important book. We don‘t realize just how prevalent visual communication is in our society and we don‘t realize just how biased it is usually. This opened my eyes to so many important topics pertaining to inclusivity, diversity, and design. The design choices for the book/pages seemed out there at first, but as I read on I realized how fitting they were for the actual content, sometimes bordering on the extreme or satirical.
“There are still systems in place that make us conform to an idea of normalcy… Through images we see everyday we know exactly what is meant by a good citizen, a beautiful body, and a trusting face. We conform ourselves to invisible forces of normalcy.”
