Karen House Catholic Worker
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Books We Like A brief list (vampire books excluded) of books we are reading now!
The Story of Stuff by Annie Leonard Examines stuff: where it comes from, how we use it, and for how long we use it, then finally how we dispose of it; also available as 20 minute video. - Beth |
More Than Just Race: Being Black and Poor in the Inner City by William Julius Wilson I like it because the author is a sociologist and examines not only the cultural forces but also the structural forces behind the inequality. - Sarah |
The Book: On the Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are by Allen Watts In a very short book Watts explores some of life's hardest questions. The main influences on his philosophy are Hinduism, Chinese philosophy and modern science. -Elizabeth |
Stone Butch Blues by Leslie Feinberg An incredible novel about a person who was never enough woman or enough man. Ridiculed throughout her childhood pre-Stonewall as a "he-she," a girl who looked like a boy, this story follows Jess's life through four decades as Jess discovers what is means to be outside of the binary. -Katie
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Nine Women: Portraits from the American Radical Tradition by Judith Nies Profiles nine significant feminist activists including Dorothy Day. -Katie
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Common Ground in a Liquid City: Essays in Defense of an Urban Future by Matt Hern Examines how we can most sustainably live in cities---an interesting take on economic development, common spaces, culture, etc. -Colleen |
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The Lemon Tree: An Arab, a Jew, and the Heart of the Middle East by Sandy Tolan An excellent introduction to the Palestine/Israel issue done in a novel format. - Megan |
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No Impact Man by Colin Beavan Self-deprecating, funny and touching: “A guilty liberal finally snaps, swears off plastic, goes organic, becomes a bicycle nut, turns off his power, and generally becomes a tree-hugging lunatic who tries to save the planet from environmental catastrophe while dragging his baby daughter and Prada-wearing, Four Seasons–loving wife along for the ride." -Jenny |
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Between a Barack and a Hard Place: Racism and White Denial in the Age of Obama by Tim Wise Describes the manifestations of institutional racism within society, discusses the idea of a more subtle and complicated form of racism present in a post-Obama's victory. - Megan |
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The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein This is a must read for any dog or animal lover. It tells a story from a dog's perspective, a dog with a deep sense of compassion, justice, loyalty and a strong desire to be a human. - Beth |
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Subversion of Politics: European Autonomous Social Movements And The Decolonization Of Everyday Life by George Katsiaficas Examines all sorts of collectives throughout Europe. -Colleen |
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Feminist Theory: From Margin to Center by bell hooks This is my favorite book about challenging oppression, marginalization, and the binary. -Katie |
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Grassroots at the Gateway: Class Politics and Black Freedom Struggle in St. Louis by Clarence Lang Engrossing study of the people and places in St. Louis that contributed to the struggle for equal rights, from pre-WW II into the Black Power movement of the mid 1970s. -Jenny |
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Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides I like it because it is a fictional first person account of living transgendered, but I don't like the implications of genetics being the cause. - Sarah |
