JosephQED 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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Wordwright, artbook junkie, agog. Olfactory, haptic. Rumi-nate, meditate, activate. Quod Erat Demonstrandum. He/him. Pix: Jittoku, Suio Genro; Fay Godwin photo
Cleaned Out
Annie ErnauxJosephQED@cmonstah It's lit not visual, but Annie Ernaux, "Cleaned Out" should not be overlooked. Abortion crucial, as part of a larger look at life.
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South and West: From a Notebook
Joan DidionJosephQEDLong sentences, paced w commas, are OK, folks. Pacing is everything. --Joan Didion, "California Notes" (1976), in South and West: From a Noteboo, 2017 #writing #style #words https://t.co/1usqQjcT2q
Paperback, 2018
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Exit West
Mohsin HamidJosephQEDFirst coffee, exploratory, nailed by @mohsin_hamid, in Exit West: "Their phones rested screens-down between them, like the weapons of desperadoes at a parley."
Paperback, 2018
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Matrix
Lauren GroffJosephQED@five_books The Matrix, by Lauren Groff Enough to give away 3 copies so far (2 more to go) https://t.co/FWhmyKhp1X
Paperback, 2022
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Fen, Bog and Swamp: A Short History of Peatland Destruction and Its Role in the Climate Crisis
Annie ProulxJosephQEDAnnie Proulx lives on a riverine flood plain in the Pacific Northwest, and her next door neighbor floods 2-3 times a spring. Sometimes cut off for days. #Proulx knows water. Fen, Bog and Swamp #book https://t.co/kH8YkEClqa
Paperback, 2023
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Regarding Wave: Poetry
Gary SnyderJosephQEDNathaniel Tarn on Nishitani in 1987 Green Gulch gathering on #poetry + #meditation practice convened by Norman Fischer and Gary Snyder. A hidden classic stumbled upon at @thirdmindbooks. All praise to the mimeo revolution. [Twtter AutoCorrupt didn't recognize "mimeo"] #Buddhism https://t.co/RtlYAAOlCw
Paperback, 2009
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Regenesis: Feeding the World Without Devouring the Planet
George MonbiotJosephQED@IlseKohler Congratulations. NY Review of Books assay of George Monbiot's book Regenesis on reviving food cultivation points out how local his English viewpoint+ecosystem are; that reviewer's Australian vast rangeland improves more by the very means you are detailing. https://t.co/0v8oZul9jm
Paperback, 2022
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Back Roads to Far Towns: Basho's Travel Journal
BashoJosephQED@RichardNSkinner Basho, Back Roads to Far Towns, the Cid Corman translation of Oku no hosomichi/back roads to far towns Basil Bunting, Chomei at Toyama, his verse interpretation of Account of My (10-ft square) Hut by Kamo no Chomei
Paperback, 2004
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Wanderlust: A History of Walking
Rebecca SolnitJosephQEDIt's the unpredictable incidents between official events that add up to a life, the incalculable that gives it value. -- Rebecca Solnit, Wanderlust
Paperback, 2001
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Anger: Wisdom for Cooling the Flames
Thich Nhat HanhJosephQEDThich Nhat Hanh on anger, to bell hooks: Hold on to your anger and use it for compost in your garden. https://t.co/bQ6CA1IzT8
Paperback, 2002
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