Todd654 started reading Abundance by Ezra Klein
To trace the history of the twenty-first century so far is to trace a history …
...for the book club discussion.
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Retired engineer in East Bay, originally from the midwest. Interested in nonfiction, mostly history, climate change, Native American, and cycling. I don't read quickly, so don't expect updates very often.
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Wow, that was weird! I'm a fan, so it was an entertaining read but there were plenty of times the he was just too "out there" for me.
Wow, that was weird! I'm a fan, so it was an entertaining read but there were plenty of times the he was just too "out there" for me.
Looking forward to the uniquely colorful style of Bob Roll.
Todd654 finished reading We Do Not Want The Gates Closed Between Us by Justin Gage
In the 1860s and 1870s, the United States government forced most western Native Americans to …
Interesting perspective on the use of the English language, the postal service, and railroad travel by Native Americans in the lead-up to the 1890 Wounded Knee Massacre. First-hand sources (letters) discussing the Ghost Dance Movement.
Todd654 started reading We Do Not Want The Gates Closed Between Us by Justin Gage
In the 1860s and 1870s, the United States government forced most western Native Americans to …
Starting this book on the Ghost Dance.
Todd654 finished reading A Trillion Trees: Restoring Our Forests by Trusting in Nature by Fred Pearce
Todd654 finished reading Native Nations by Kathleen DuVal
A difficult book to read because of the constant descriptions of war. But otherwise it was a story that of which I knew little. Perhaps if I'd been educated in the State of Texas I might have heard the names. It is far more convoluted than "The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee" but I recommend "Empire of the Summer Moon" to anyone who enjoyed the former.
A difficult book to read because of the constant descriptions of war. But otherwise it was a story that of which I knew little. Perhaps if I'd been educated in the State of Texas I might have heard the names. It is far more convoluted than "The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee" but I recommend "Empire of the Summer Moon" to anyone who enjoyed the former.
Todd654 finished reading The Secret Wisdom of Nature by Peter Wohlleben
Content warning Spoiler alert
I haven't read "The Inner Life of Animals" but this felt like a continuation of Wohlleben's "Hidden Life of Trees". It's enjoyable and cautiously optimistic, ending with "We need to leave things alone..."
Todd654 finished reading The Dreamt Land by Mark Arax
If you live in California, you know that water is a big deal. Driving up an down I-5, you can feel the anger and the battle over water. This book fills in a century of details and personal stories of how it got this way.
Todd654 started reading The Dreamt Land by Mark Arax
Starting to read this. California is a story about water. Let's see
Starting to read this. California is a story about water. Let's see
Todd654 wants to read Hope in the Dark by Rebecca Solnit
Adding to my list.
Todd654 wants to read Call Them by Their True Names by Rebecca Solnit
Adding to my list.
Todd654 finished reading The Dawn of Everything by David Graeber
The Dawn of Everything by David Graeber, David Wengrow
For generations, our remote ancestors have been cast as primitive and childlike--either free and equal innocents, or thuggish and warlike. …
