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#motivationalmonday @Cupcake12

This book.
My morning reading. #coffeeandbooks

How many times in history did this happen? According to to the author, beginning with Reformation, libraries were decimated by varying religious groups, with the intention of burning “controversial texts.” There are lists of these books.available today.“ Femina” was the category that destroyed female texts were cataloged under. I am reading the into- so much to digest on every page!

1) hope to see the eclipse, but looks like it might be cloudy. on vacation the rest of the week I have no plans which is glorious.

2)coffee in the morning, water later in day.

3) I have tons of book marks which i do use, but often it‘s a found thing near me- tissue, mail, ribbon,etc.

4) current read is tagged.

@readingjedi @Birdsong28 have you started this monster yet ? The podcast is excellent 👌 I received this for Christmas but haven‘t started it yet 🙂

Finally getting round to reading this which has been on my tbr for ages!
The audiobook is excellent and comes with a pdf so I can study the art while the book is being read to me 😊

“…most people will still opt for privacy and autonomy over technical efficiency and community interest.”

While obvious, this blew my mind. Is this perhaps why we are so lonely? Privacy and autonomy are optimized in isolation. But that is not where we are humans find most of our happiness and contentment.

“Democracy dies in darkness” also comes to mind when optimizing for privacy and the U.S‘s current political issues.

With a slightly academic tone, Gibson examines 13 witch trials throughout history….spoiler alert, only one of the dozens of mostly women (there are just a couple men highlighted) were never or not self-proclaimed witches. I‘d love to say “see how far we‘ve come,” but as Gibson shows in her last case from the 21st century, accusations have evolved but the underlying causes remain. Politics. Socioeconomic. Nonconformity to religion. Recommended!

A bit dry, yes, but the subject matter is engaging enough to keep one invested. Less about ‘witches‘ and more about the subjugation of women throughout history. I found it scary and sad; just the very idea of what the accused went through. Makes me think about humankind, about being a man in today‘s society, and how I can be better at both.