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idealist at heart

most of us get the most basic #facts about the world wrong.

that’s why global #health researcher hans rosling wrote 'factfulness'. he made it his mission to help people understand the world more accurately and give them the tools to get it right next time.

this #book is perfect for #nonfiction beginners looking to explore the genre's potential.

full review: idealistatheart.com/factfulnes

#books #bookstodon #read #reading #amreading #global #wealth
#booksky #bookstagram

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Douglas E. Welch

10 most interesting books that enter the public domain in 2023 via eBook Friendly [Shared]

The 2023 public domain book list is highly attractive. You can find here Franz Kafka’s Amerika, Now We Are Six by A.A. Milne, Virginia Woolf’s To the Lighthouse, Pomes Penyeach by James Joyce or Ernest Hemingway’s Men Without Women.

welchwrite.com/blog/2025/04/17

#books #free #publicdomain #2023 #Reading #read #shared

The image is a collage of book covers, arranged in a grid format, with the title PUBLIC DOMAIN 2023 prominently displayed in the center. The title is in bold, with PUBLIC DOMAIN in black and 2023 in red, and the subtitle BEST BOOKS THAT ENTER THE PUBLIC DOMAIN is in smaller black text below it. The top row features the following books from left to right: Frans Kafka Amerika in a red cover, Men Without Women by Ernest Hemingway, Now We Are Six by A.A. Milne with illustrations by E.H. Shepard, and To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf. The middle row includes Pomes Penyeach by James Joyce, Unnatural Death in a yellow cover, Agatha Christie 4: The Big Four in a blue cover, and Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle. The bottom row shows Mosquitoes by William Faulkner, and a partial view of Der Steppenwolf by Hermann Hesse. Each book cover is distinct, with varying colors, fonts, and illustrations, reflecting the unique style and era of the respective books. The overall layout is symmetrical, with the title centrally positioned, drawing attention to the theme of the image. Provided by @altbot, generated privately and locally using Ovis2-8B
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Kaleb

📖 The Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes
📆 2025-04-09 (date finished)
⭐️ 4 (rating)
💭 (review)

Whether fiction or non, recognition of the powerful impact and courage of women throughout history is critical. This story makes me want to read more about the real heroines of the Packhorse Librarians and others who answered the call of the Works Progress Administration.

Review on Hardcover.app @hardcover #Read #Books #GiverOfStars #JojoMoyes

HardcoverThe Giver of Stars - HardcoverFrom the author of Me Before You, set in Depression-era America, a breathtaking story of five extraordinary women and their remarkable journey through the mountains of Kentucky and beyond. Alice Wright marries handsome American Bennett Van Cleve hoping to escape her stifling life in England. But small-town Kentucky quickly proves equally claustrophobic, especially living alongside her overbearing father-in-law. So when a call goes out for a team of women to deliver books as part of Eleanor Roosevelt’s new traveling library, Alice signs on enthusiastically. The leader, and soon Alice’s greatest ally, is Margery, a smart-talking, self-sufficient woman who’s never asked a man’s permission for anything. They will be joined by three other singular women who become known as the Packhorse Librarians of Kentucky. What happens to them–and to the men they love–becomes an unforgettable drama of loyalty, justice, humanity, and passion. These heroic women refuse to be cowed by men or by convention. And though they face all kinds of dangers in a landscape that is at times breathtakingly beautiful, at others brutal, they’re committed to their job: bringing books to people who have never had any, arming them with facts that will change their lives. Based on a true story rooted in America’s past, The Giver of Stars is unparalleled in its scope and epic in its storytelling. Funny, heartbreaking, enthralling, it is destined to become a modern classic–a richly rewarding novel of women’s friendship, of true love, and of what happens when we reach beyond our grasp for the great beyond.
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Noel J. Penaflor

WHO'S WATCHING OLIVER #Review

A sick twist of a movie. Definitely not for everyone. Worst onscreen mother this side of Hereditary.

Full Review #Link Below- This Who's Watching Oliver (2017) Review Contains Gentle Loving Hornets.

hub.me/amLS5

#horror #horrorFam #writing #writer #writingCommunity #writers #Movies #movie #cinema #cinemastodon #Film #films #filmmastodon #horrorCommunity #horrorMovie #horrorMovies #horrorFilm #horrorFilms #horrormastodon #reviews #filmreviews #moviereviews
#article #read #reading #funny #humor #whoswatchingoliver

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idealist at heart

in 'weapons of math destruction’, o’neil discusses the pervasiveness and high stakes of algorithms in daily life in as much frightening detail as only someone with deep respect and awe for big tech can.

her message, however, isn’t just about technology—it’s about social justice.

full review: idealistatheart.com/weapons-of

#books #book #bookstodon #read #reading #amreading #nonfiction
#booksky #bookstagram
#algorithms #technology #booktok
#booksky #nonfiction #bigtech #socialjustice

cover of the nonfiction book 'weapons of math destruction' by cathy o'neil
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Noel J. Penaflor

THE RANGER #Review

Perfectly passable Forest horror that makes its low budget work for it. If Larry Fessenden isn't in an indie horror movie, did it ever get made?

Full Review #Link Below- This The Ranger review gives you a Giant Hat

hub.me/amL5b

#horror #horrorFam #writing #writer #writingCommunity #writers #Movies #movie #cinema #cinemastodon #Film #films #filmmastodon #horrorCommunity #horrorMovie #horrorMovies #horrorFilm #horrorFilms #horrormastodon #reviews #filmreviews #moviereviews
#article #read #reading #funny #humor

The Ranger onesheet
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Canadian Association For Food Studies

Canadian Food Studies / La Revue canadienne des études sur l’alimentation is the open-access, online journal of the Canadian Association for Food Studies.

#OpenAccess #Food #FoodStudies #Environment #Connection #Community #Practice #Scholarship #FoodWays #FoodSovereignty #FoodPolitics

#Read all you want! #OpenAccess
#Share generously! #KnowledgeSharing
#Grow your understanding of #Food
#Repeat

canadianfoodstudies.uwaterloo.

Citrus fruit on a blue and white plate with the text. Canadian Food Studies / La Revue canadienne des études sur l’alimentation. Vol. 11 No. 3 (2024): Pathways to decolonial governance and planetary health.
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idealist at heart

in 'maybe you should talk to someone', lori gottlieb recounts the period in her life when she went from feeling lost and seeking help in #therapy to feeling found.

the twist: gottlieb is a therapist herself.

this #memoir is smart and funny, honest and touching. it gives me the feels, and it’s narrated by a badass female voice.

full review: idealistatheart.com/maybe-you-

#books #book #bookstodon #read #reading #amreading #nonfiction
#booksky #psychology #mentalhealth
#personaldevelopment

cover of the nonfiction book 'maybe you should talk to someone' by lori gottlieb
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Bibliolater 📚 📜 🖋

🔴 📚 **The 30 Best Nonfiction Books Of The Last 30 years**

“_Below, you’ll find our list of essential works of nonfiction published in the U.S. from 1996 to the present, culled from a survey of authors, editors, critics, scholars and other experts in the field._”

🔗 latimes.com/entertainment-arts.

#Read #Nonfiction #Books #Bookstodon @bookstodon

A pile of colorful books surrounded by clouds
Los Angeles Times · The 30 best nonfiction books of the last 30 yearsBy Los Angeles Times
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idealist at heart

if you’re one of those people who believe that feminism is an antiquated concept — then this book is for you. if you believe the opposite, then this book is… also for you.

in 'the authority gap', mary ann sieghart studies the perceived difference in skills we (un?)consciously expect men to have more of than women.

with evidence-based arguments and illustrative anecdotes.

full review: idealistatheart.com/the-author

#books #book #bookstodon #read #reading #amreading #nonfiction
#equality #feminism

cover of nonfiction book 'the authority gap' by mary ann sieghart
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