Mickey Z

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Friday, December 02, 2005

Reading is fundamental...

Before I get to the books, I want to share something I got from the organizers of National Novel Writing Month: I suggest we spend the next eleven months exploring a few other appealing, impractical items on our to-do lists. Because the secret of November’s success is both simple and transferable: You were able to write a book because you allowed yourself to write a book. And in the coming weeks, after you’ve caught up on sleep and re-acclimated yourself to normal life, I hope you’ll sit down and make a list. It’s the most powerful list on the planet, and it’s the one entitled: “What I’m going to allow myself to do next."

Please allow me to recommend some books—all released in 2005—as potential holiday gifts. The catch is: All the authors are friends of mine but not a single one is recommended out of obligation. These books rock...no matter who wrote them:

Left Out!
How Liberals Helped Reelect George W. Bush
Joshua Frank

http://tinyurl.com/9e6db

Deliver Me from Nowhere
Tennessee Jones

http://tinyurl.com/dzvtq

Tetched
A Novel in Fractals
Thaddeus Rutkowski

http://www.thaddeusrutkowski.com

Dining With Friends
The Art of North American Vegan Cuisine
Lee Hall & Priscilla Feral

http://tinyurl.com/do5zz

Anyone else wanna suggest a book (published in 2005)?

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"Fifty trailblazing examples of resistance in American history"

Speaking of books, Lucine Kasbarian just reviewed 50 American Revolutions for Hope Dance. Since the review is not available on line, in a rare fit of self-promotion, I’m posting an excerpt here:

What at first glance appears to be a U.S. military combat manual emblazoned with the American flag on its cover is actually a handbook about the patriotism of dissent that could become the sleeper of stocking-stuffers this holiday season. 50 American Revolutions is a concise, portable reference guide that resurrects fifty trailblazing examples of resistance in American history—pivotal for the firestorms they created as well as the social progress they engendered—though some of them remain chiefly unobserved in today’s classrooms, boardrooms, and even Oval Office.

To read the complete review, please click on “more” below.
Order 50AR here: http://tinyurl.com/dxk4y

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In closing: A message from our (sic) government directly to you:

(Thanks, RMJ)