Blogging America: Political Discourse in a Digital Nation by Barbara O’Brien looks to be an interesting read. An excerpt: While the powerful few have struggled to gain tighter control of […]
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No Woman No Cry
No Woman No Cry Excerpt from the book “No Woman No Cry: My Life with Bob Marley” The Multiracial Activist by Rita Marley with Hettie Jones May/June 2004 People ask […]
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Princess Ces’alena Excerpt from the book “Webster Fields: Princess Ces’alena” The Multiracial Activist by Mercedes Keyes May/June 2004 Lena sighed deep as she turned from the window, lifting her eyes […]
Read moreAlan Elsner
I've received a few emails from author/journalist Alan Elsner promoting his new book Gates of Injustice: The Crisis in America's Prisons. I haven't read it yet, but will do so […]
Read moreSurplus L. Neil Smith Books
I interrupt this regularly scheduled battle for liberty to exercise a little capitalism. Somehow, I've ended up with an extra copy of The Venus Belt and Tom Paine Maru. Anyone […]
Read moreThe Outer Burrows
I stumbled upon a strange, yet fascinating new comic style strip called The Outer Burrows. This New York based contrivance features a three to four panel strip of photos compiled […]
Read moreA Question
Just a quick question for my readers visiting from MixedFolks.com Forum. Did anyone read a now deleted thread started late last night, regarding a silly poem I wrote at sixteen […]
Read moreAmazon Innovation
Steven Johnson of Slate on The Best Search Idea Since Google: How Amazon can make money from books you already own. Amazon.com's announcement this week of its new "search inside" […]
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Rick Casey of the Houston Chronicle on Call the heat on Fahrenheit 451: Fahrenheit 451 is a great vehicle for getting budding minds to think about and discuss civic values. […]
Read moreWhich Heinlein Book Are You?
You belong in the Cat Who Walks Through Walls. You are creative and cunning. Your works often feel empty to you, though others love them. You suspect that the […]
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