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• SURVIVING THE 21ST CENTURY

  CHOMSKY, NOAM. MUJICA, JOSE

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  Two world-renowned figures of contemporary politics come together to debate alternatives for the future: Jose "Pepe" Mujica, former President of Uruguay and an ex-guerrilla who acquired an international following for his message of sustainability…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Junglekeeper

  Rosolie, Paul

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  When he first set foot in the jungle, Rosolie had an undeniable calling to the outdoors. He was lucky enough to meet the indigenous naturalist Juan Julio Durand, and together, over two decades, they have created Junglekeepers, an organization that…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Decolonizing Design

  a Cultural Justice Guidebook

  Tunstall, Elizabeth

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  A guidebook to the institutional transformation of design theory and practice by restoring the long-excluded cultures of Indigenous, Black, and People of Color communities. Replacing pain and repression with equity, inclusion, and diversity-in…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Space to Live

  the Search for An Alternative Home for Humanity

  Hill, Roderick J. (Roderick Jeffrey)

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  Space to Live deals with the important contemporary issues of the accelerating search for the existence of life forms beyond Earth, the threats to human life on Earth in the near or distant future due to one or more global catastrophes, and the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Body Digital

  a Brief History of Humans and Machines From Cuckoo Clocks to ChatGPT

  Chang, Vanessa, 1969-

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  In this wide-ranging and fascinating study, Vanessa Chang takes us on a historical tour of the interactions between our bodies and machines, showing that the advent of new technologies has always been met with varied reactions, from misplaced fear…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Living With Men

  Reflections on the Pelicot Trial

  Garcia, Manon, 1985-

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  Gisele Pelicot's story outraged the world. The sickening parade of crimes to which she was subjected and her betrayal are dark pages in our history. Feminist philosopher Manon Garcia decided to attend the trial and to analyse its resonance for our…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Book of Revelations

  Women and Their Secrets From the 1950s to the Present Day

  Nicolson, Juliet

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  The Book of Revelations explores the changing nature of the secrets held by three generations of women. It unlocks a period of significant transformation, from the restrictions just after the Second World War, through the emancipation of the 1960s…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Daring to Be Free

  Rebellion and Resistance of the Enslaved in the Atlantic World

  Hazareesingh, Sudhir

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  A revelatory history of enslaved people's resistance to Atlantic slavery. The ending of the slave trade and abolition of slavery by European powers during the 19th century is generally told as the work of enlightened liberals fighting against…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Right to Be Cold

  One Woman's Fight to Protect the Arctic and Save the Planet From Climate Change

  Watt-Cloutier, Sheila

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  The Right to Be Cold is the human story of life on the front lines of climate change, told by a woman who rose from humble beginnings to become one of the most influential Indigenous environmental, cultural, and human rights advocates in the world.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Innocents of Florence

  Luzzi, Joseph

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  The story begins with the abandonment of the newborn Agata Smeralda on February 5, 1445, in Florence's Hospital of the Innocents, the first-but certainly not the last-child to be left at its doors. In an era when children were frequently abandoned,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Water Remembers

  Cordalis, Amy Bowers

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  The Yurok Tribe and an Indigenous family share a moving multigenerational story of their fight to undam the Klamath river-the largest river restoration project in history-and save the planet. The Water Remembers is the story of Indigenous resistance…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Bullsh*t-Free Guide to Depression

  Guderley, Jacs

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  Kick your depression to the curb and find self-acceptance in the process. With insight from the author's own mental health journey, this book will help you lead your own recovery, from understanding your mental health to making an action plan and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Infected

  How Power, Politics, and Privilege Use Science Against the World's Most Vulnerable

  Zaman, Muhammad H. (Muhammad Hamid)

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  Muhammad H. Zaman tells the epic story of compromised doctors and administrators, and the heroes who challenged them. It is a tale describing how exclusionary immigration acts, the Tuskegee syphilis study and the Guatemala experiments, the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Art and Institutional Racism

  Araeen, Rasheed, 1935-

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  Why is the history of modern art only about the work of White/European artists? This question is about the reality of Eurocentric legacies of colonialism and racism, which not only sees artists of Asian and African origins as outside of art history…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Having It All

  What Data Tells Us About Women's Lives and Getting the Most Out of Yours Also Published With Title: Femonomics

  Low, Corinne

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  In Femonomics, economist Corinne Low explores the myths about what makes women successful and happy and will teach you how to turn your time into money, how to work out what you value, how to invest in the right partner, how to plan your career at…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Separation of Church and Hate

  a Sane Person's Guide to Taking Back the Bible From Fundamentalists, Fascists, and Flock-fleecing Frauds

  Fugelsang, John, 1969-

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  For more than two centuries, the United States Constitution has given us the right to a society where church and state exist independently. But Christianity has been hijacked by far-right groups and politicians who seek to impose their narrow views…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• I Deliver Parcels in Beijing

  Anyan, Hu

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  Hu Anyan began posting essays about his experiences as delivery person during COVID lockdowns. He tells us about brutal work, where there is no real future in sight. But Hu is armed with deadpan humor and a strong idea of self. 'I Deliver Parcels…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Firestorm

  Soboroff, Jacob

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  The 2025 LA fires were not an isolated tragedy, but rather they are a harbinger. 'Firestorm' is the story of the costliest wildfire in American history, the people it affected and the deeply personal connection to one journalist covering it. It is a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Long Heat

  Malm, Andreas

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  Can the catastrophe be reversed, masked or simply adapted to, once it is a fact? Or will any such roundabout measure rather make things worse? This book maps the new frontlines in the struggle for a liveable planet and insists on the climate…Read moreRead more of this annotation