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violetpastille

(1,483 posts)
Mon Dec 10, 2018, 12:26 PM Dec 2018

12/10/18 What Non-Fiction Are You Reading?

I'm reading Climate: A New Story by Charles Eisenstein.

It's kind of like the literary equivalent of muesli. There are a lot of hard bits and occasionally as a treat..a raisin!
It's very healthful, in other words.

What non-fiction are you reading this week?


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12/10/18 What Non-Fiction Are You Reading? (Original Post) violetpastille Dec 2018 OP
Churchill's The Second World War, vol. 4 WheelWalker Dec 2018 #1
Being Mortal by Athletics Gawande. Highly Recd for anyone who plans on getting older or loves someo mahina Dec 2018 #2
It's definitely on my list. violetpastille Dec 2018 #5
Becoming. sinkingfeeling Dec 2018 #3
What do you think so far? violetpastille Dec 2018 #6
Like it and her writing style. I haven't gotten but 3 chapters into it. sinkingfeeling Dec 2018 #7
Winners Take All by Anand Giridharadas dlk Dec 2018 #4
Listening to Tune In MuseRider Dec 2018 #8

mahina

(18,938 posts)
2. Being Mortal by Athletics Gawande. Highly Recd for anyone who plans on getting older or loves someo
Mon Dec 10, 2018, 12:58 PM
Dec 2018

Someone who has, or will.

violetpastille

(1,483 posts)
5. It's definitely on my list.
Mon Dec 10, 2018, 01:25 PM
Dec 2018

The audio and the downloadable are available with my Scribd membership. It gets glowing reviews.

dlk

(12,359 posts)
4. Winners Take All by Anand Giridharadas
Mon Dec 10, 2018, 01:19 PM
Dec 2018

It describes how elites are willing to do good as long as it serves their self-interest; how the thought leaders like to redefine change in “winner-friendly” ways. Yet, they are not willing to stop doing any harm they cause. The book calls for a massive change in the power structure, from the groud up in order to build more egalitarian and robust institutions that work for everyone, not just those at the top; democracy in action.

MuseRider

(34,368 posts)
8. Listening to Tune In
Mon Dec 10, 2018, 01:47 PM
Dec 2018

while I work outside. It is book 1 from The Beatles : All These Years. It is over 43 hours long, a real big book! I am enjoying it. Fiction in my wait list.

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