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The People Don’t Get Their Way

A People's History of the United States by Howard Zinn

January 20, 2021 by Nannerbears Leave a Comment

This should be required reading. It was a bit of a coincidence that the hold I had on this volume at the library became available as the new year rolled around. I listened to the audiobook on my daily walks and was continually struck with the thought of “history repeats itself, history repeats itself.” There were many declarations made by Howard Zinn that could have easily been applied to life in America today. I also coincidentally read the chapter about the end of World War […]

Filed Under: History Tagged With: Howard Zinn, important, People's History, timely, US History

Nannerbears's CBR13 Review No:3 · Genres: History · Tags: Howard Zinn, important, People's History, timely, US History ·
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“I’m a fangirl, a feminist, and a force to be reckoned with.”

The Fangirl's Guide to the Galaxy by Sam Maggs

February 12, 2015 by NTE 10 Comments

Are you a fangirl who has lost the ability to can? A fanfic writer who spends most of her time squeeing over her OT3? A convention noob afraid of catching hate for her kick-ass Falcon cosplay? A person who didn’t understand 3/4 of what I was talking about in the last few sentences? In any of these circumstances, we’re all going to be glad that Sam Maggs has written The Fangirl’s Guide to the Galaxy – a pretty comprehensive overview of living the geek girl […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: fangirls, important, internet stuff

NTE's CBR7 Review No:1 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: fangirls, important, internet stuff ·
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