Boots Riley Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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The Conversations: Walter Murch and the Art of Editing Film
Michael Ondaatje
@RagingBuddhist It's said by people that were there at the time- Walter Murch says it in the book written by Michael Ondaatje "The Conversations". And that is, I believe, before George stated saying it publicly.
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Kissinger's Shadow: The Long Reach of America's Most Controversial Statesman
Greg Grandin
"'You can trace a line from the bombing of Cambodia to the present,' said Greg Grandin, author of 'Kissinger’s Shadow.' 'The covert justifications for illegally bombing Cambodia became the framework for the justifications of drone strikes and forever war.'"
Paperback, 2016
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Sorry to Bother You: Original Screenplay
Boots Riley
Here's a thing I wrote. ‘Sorry To Bother You’ Director Boots Riley On WGA Strike, Struggle, Solidarity, Sacrifice & AI – Guest Column https://t.co/7zA4LKFncZ via @Deadline
Paperback, 2018
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Inflamed: Deep Medicine and the Anatomy of Injustice
Rupa Marya
@DemocracyinOAK If you read the book Stuffed and Starved by Raj Patel and then his and Rupa Marya's co-authored book, Inflamed, you see that many deaths that are technically other maladies are straight malnutrition some thatblead to inflamation). Much of it just lack of food. Starvation.
Paperback, 2022
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A New Hope: Star Wars: Episode IV
George Lucas
George Lucas confirmed to me- Star Wars was supposed 2b the Viet Cong (Rebels) vs the US (Empire)- based on his unfundable version of Apocalypse Now, which was2have Viet Cong as protagonists Art doesnt make change if not usable by an actual radical movement w winnable campaigns https://t.co/28umCO5CD2
Paperback, Mass Market, 1986
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