This book was even better the second time around. It‘s a wonderful, funny, entertaining reminder to fight the good fight. I can only imagine what he‘d be saying now if he were still with us in 2025. This book would never be read or taken seriously by a conservative audience, but it absolutely should be. If nothing else, this is a prime example of why conservatives are so afraid of history and historians.

I enjoyed this one so much last time, I just need to read it again.
#EdAsner #TheGrouchyHistorian #ReadByTheAuthor

Scientific takedown of creationism. A good intro to quantum physics. It does get very slightly technical in some places. Quick read.
#StephenHawking #LeonardMlodinow #TheGrandDesign #QuantumPhysics

It‘s Stephen Hawking. What can I say?
#StephenHawking #LeonardMlodinow #TheGrandDesign #QuantumPhysics

This felt like 6 shows that had adults playing teens, and 1 that actually cast teens. After Fresh Prince, So-Called, and Dawson‘s, it felt like the book deteriorated into ways show business is horrible to people - people in show business, fans, and people in general - and how that was expressed in the next four shows.
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Perhaps Glassman should have called ANY Celtic Thunder fan, ANY Damian McGinty fan, ANYone involved in creating Celtic Thunder or literally ANYone in all of Ireland. It‘s really bad when you mispronounce the name of an internationally famous band. Just saying. This ain‘t Boston where they are so disconnected from the Irish Celtic roots they think a C sounds like an S. 🤦🏼‍♀️
#TheaGlassman #FreaksGleeksAndDawsonsCreek #CelticThunder

This was the BIGGEST show among my friend group when it first came out. We. Were. Obsessed. Somehow, I don‘t remember a lot of it.
#DawsonsCreek #TheaGlassman #FreaksGleeksAndDawsonsCreek #90sTV

This show still holds up! The 20-something at my daycare back in the early 90s laughed so hard when I did the whole theme song. Everyday, he‘d say “do it! Do it!” And I‘d do the whole theme song again.
#FreshPrince #WillSmith #TheaGlassman #FreaksGleeksAndDawsonsCreek #90sTV

Valuable and important reading in modern society, especially if you were ever taught the catechism of Texas history.

I didn‘t grow up in Texas, so I dodged these lessons in school, but I did learn a lot about Texas history, including The Alamo, during an internship with a historical society.
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I greatly enjoyed this book, but I am really struggling with how to review it. I am much closer to this madness that I wish I were, and I don‘t want to put myself or my future at risk by saying anything that could identify me to people who could literally destroy my career or any hope of ever having one… but it is hard to not include those things, because the lies told about The Alamo are truly disturbing and disgusting.

This is true, and yet the country is currently doubling down on these issues.
#ForgetTheAlamo #BryanBurrough #ChrisTomlinson #JasonStanford #Texas #TexasHistory

Conservatives, especially Texas conservatives, are so worried about how white children feel about their ancestors being slave owners and slave owning being framed as bad in history class. They are never worried about how other children feel while sitting in history class or how their white classmates treat them because of what is taught in those classes.
#ForgetTheAlamo #BryanBurrough #ChrisTomlinson #JasonStanford #Texas #TexasHistory

This is way more accurate than anything you‘d learn in a Texas history classroom.
#ForgetTheAlamo #BryanBurrough #ChrisTomlinson #JasonStanford #Texas #TexasHistory

Texans have been down with total BS and fake news since the beginning.
#ForgetTheAlamo #BryanBurrough #ChrisTomlinson #JasonStanford #Texas #TexasHistory

Texans have always believed themselves to be so much better than reality shows them. This is still, unfortunately, largely true. What a shock, they‘re anti-Catholic too.
#ForgetTheAlamo #BryanBurrough #ChrisTomlinson #JasonStanford #Texas #TexasHistory

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#ForgetTheAlamo #BryanBurrough #ChrisTomlinson #JasonStanford #Texas #TexasHistory #WilliamBarrettTravis

Nearly wet myself last night when I read this part!
#ForgetTheAlamo #BryanBurrough #ChrisTomlinson #JasonStanford #Texas #TexasHistory #WilliamBarretTravis

I agree with John Steinbeck. It‘s amazing how true this is, and how it continues to be true. If anything, people are doubling down on this these days.
#ForgetTheAlamo #BryanBurrough #ChrisTomlinson #JasonStanford #Texas #TexasHistory

#JuileneOsborneMcKnight #TheStoryWeCarryInOurBones #ReadByTheAuthor #UnpopularOpinion #VERYUnpopularOpinion
Here goes nothing. Let‘s break some hearts!
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I‘m hoping this will be a nice pick me up to help me get my mind off of my total PTSD fueled day and that I get to essentially repeat it on Friday.
#JuileneOsborneMcKnight #TheStoryWeCarryInOurBones #ReadByTheAuthor

Lovely and meandering in the best possible way. Seriously, I‘m not sure how Queen Elizabeth‘s handbags haven‘t gotten some kind of honour for their decades of silent and faithful service. I got oddly emotional at points, especially later in the book (maybe because I personally remember the emotion of those moments). I‘m glad it ended shortly after William and Kate‘s wedding, because I bawled at the end of The Crown and could not handle that again.

There were some surprising facts in this book that made it really interesting. I think anyone with a beating heart could learn something from this book. It also discusses the challenges to making greater strides in medical treatment for heart conditions around the world. It‘s really amazing what this little, fist sized muscle in your chest can do.
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No citation was given for this statistic, but I would certainly be interested in hearing more about this. That really seems like a lot.
#SianEHarding #ExquisiteMachine #LifeExpectancy #centenarian

Who knew WHERE you walk is just as important as IF you walk.
#SianEHarding #ExquisiteMachine #exercise #walk #pollution #AirPollution #HeartHealth #BloodVessels #CardiovascularHealth

From the brain to the heart… let‘s do this.
#SianEHarding #TheExquisiteMachine #audiobook

This is amazingly philosophical. It addresses the neurology behind in-groups and out-groups. It clearly lays out the ways perception is entirely inside of our brains, and even how by the time we are aware of any given moment, that moment has already passed. Eagleman takes a profoundly complex topic and makes it accessible to the masses to the point that it becomes entirely enjoyable.
#DavidEagleman #TheBrain #ReadByTheAuthor #science #philosophy

#DavidEagleman #TheBrain #past #perception #timedelay #longgone

Well, this is intriguing.
#DavidEagleman #TheBrain #beliefs #epilepsy #Parkinsons #medication

I don‘t know why, but I‘m feeling this tonight.
#DavidEagleman #TheBrain #ReadByTheAuthor

Do we want to read this book next, or one of our back catalogue? Also, should we go back to having discussion questions, or did you like having a more informal format?
#Philosophy #AdventuresInPhilosophy #DeadPhilosophersSociety
@TheBookHippie @ravenlee @JaclynW @RavenLovelyReads @AlaSkaat @Chrissyreadit @kspenmoll @bnp

The ending felt very unsatisfying. The whole book I felt like the ending was going to involve divorce, but the ending didn‘t even involve a proper ending or closure. This book is funny in the way of a Troost book, but it had a much darker tone because, ultimately, this is his addiction and recovery memoir. It‘s actually heartbreaking in some ways, and it‘s hard to put my finger on exactly why.
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I‘m not sure if this is funny or tragic. He‘s returned to Kiribati without his wife and children (apparently they have 2 sons now), having seemingly run away from home after going to rehab for alcoholism (at least he‘s not drinking), and he‘s waxing poetic about how things are just how they were when they left. It‘s funny in its way, but it‘s also heartbreaking. I seriously feel like this is a harbinger of divorce ahead.

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#JMaartenTroost #HeadhuntersOnMyDoorstep #MormonChurch #MormonMissionaries #MagicUnderwear #Mormon

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I died when I heard this.
#JMaartenTroost #HeadhuntersOnMyDoorstep #WilliamShatner #BoldlyGo #DontBoldlyGo #cannibalism

This is a question I have absolutely asked about some people.
#JMaartenTroost #HeadhuntersOnMyDoorstep #evolution

I mean, at least he‘s loyal.
#JMaartenTroost #HeadhuntersOnMyDoorstep #monogamist #grapes #grapevine #wine

Finally have some time to read today. I am so excited to start this one!!!
#JMaartenTroost #HeadhuntersOnMyDoorstep #audiobook

This is the first book. That wasn‘t made clear and both audiobooks were released on the exact same day, so whoops. This one is just as funny as Getting Stoned with Savages, and they were definitely in a more remote area in this one. Even his descriptions of returning to western civilisation and having to readjust were funny. I can‘t wait to dig into Headhunters on My Doorstep.
#JMaartenTroost #TheSexLivesOfCannibals #travelog #SouthPacific

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I live just across the river from North Dakota and it‘s a very different world on the other side of the river. They have more restaurants and then it‘s just flat land. I don‘t know why they haven‘t left yet, either.
#JMaartenTroost #TheSexLivesOfCannibals #NorthDakota #Minnesota #MinnesotaForever #CoachWalzRocks

I feel like our entire society would be SO much better if everyone did A LOT more of this. Just putting that out there.
#WilliamShakespeare #Hamlet

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#JMaartenTroost #TheSexLivesOfCannibals #NoisePollution #peace #tranquility #friendly

Do you get the impression that it was… I don‘t know… maybe… hot?
#JMaartenTroost #TheSexLivesOfCannibals #hot

Yeah, that‘s not what I want to hear when I‘m in a plane… I don‘t want to have to bail out of a landing attempt either.
#JMaartenTroost #TheSexLivesOfCannibals #pigs #runway #landing #bailout

He wrote this kind of lovely, kind of funny story of how he and his wife met. When she read it over his shoulder, this is what she had to say about it. 🤣😂🤣
#JMaartenTroost #TheSexLivesOfCannibals

Started this while in donating today. I‘m a little concerned how quickly my phone has adjusted to properly autocorrecting the word cannibal. 🤣😂🤣
#JMaartenTroot #TheSexLivesOfCannibals #audiobook

THIS IS RIDICULOUSLY ACCURATE!!!
Alexis Hall posted on IG about which London Calling character you are by birth month, and absolutely nailed it for me!!! Absolutely all of this. Spot on. It‘s like Hall is running around here somewhere. Maybe those aren‘t ghosts at all, but Alexis Hall running around my house at night. Hm.
#LondonCalling #AlexisHall #Luc #Lucien

This is one heck of an adventure. Troost is funny and maybe just a little crazy. I can‘t believe there is a drink that can get you high for TWO days! That‘s insane. I love that they decided to have their son in Fiji. I can‘t wait to read the next one.
#JMaartenTroost #GettingStonedWithSavages #Fiji #Vanuatu #adventure #travelog

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#JMaartenTroost #GettingStonedWithSavages #german #dutch #english #FakeIt

This is such a funny moment I couldn‘t stop laughing about. It was actually about the horrible moment at 4am Fiji time they found out about the 9/11 attacks, but this was just before they realised the former druggie calling to tell them about it was obviously having an acid trip flash back.
#JMaartenTroost #GettingStonedWithSavages #JustSayNoToDrugs

Yes. I am fully convinced the world would be a MUCH better place if the American capital was in Key West and our motto was much more chill and cheery. Just a thought.
#JMaartenTroost #GettingStonedWithSavages