Slow Factory 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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Gathering Moss: A Natural and Cultural History of Mosses
Robin Wall Kimmerer
There is an ancient conversation going on between mosses and rocks, poetry to be sure. - Robin Wall Kimmerer, Gathering Moss
Paperback, 2003
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Pollution Is Colonialism
Max Liboiron
@harry_b_smith Pollution is Colonialism by Dr. Max Liboiron Fantastic read. Dr Liboiron is witty, smart and wickedly funny. The footnotes alone are a masterpiece. Highly recommend it
Paperback, 2021
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Consumed: The Need for Collective Change: Colonialism, Climate Change, and Consumerism
Aja Barber
We are proud to announce the next Slow Factory Book Club read: Consumed, The Need for Collective Change: Colonialism, Climate Change & Consumerism by our board member Aja Barber | @ajabarber π https://t.co/G9pzL8qaMQ
Paperback, 2021
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The Way Forward Is with a Broken Heart: Stories
Alice Walker
Listening to the wise words of Alice Walker, The Way Forward is With a Broken Heartβfinding solace in her words. https://t.co/w4BPhfk9bO
Paperback, 2001
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Their Eyes Were Watching God
Zora Neale Hurston
π recommended reading π π Their Eyes Were Watching God - Zora Neale Hurston π Homegoing - Yaa Gyasi π The Autobiography of Malcolm X- as told by Alex Haley π Gather - Octavia Raheem π "Possessing the Secret of Joy"- Alice Walker
Paperback, 2006
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Staying with the Trouble: Making Kin in the Chthulucene
Donna J. Haraway
βOur task is to make trouble, to stir up potent response to devastating events, as well as to settle troubled waters and rebuild quiet places.β β Donna J. Haraway, Staying with the Trouble: Making Kin in the Chthulucene
Hardcover, 2016
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The Autobiography of Malcolm X
Malcolm X
π recommended reading π π Their Eyes Were Watching God - Zora Neale Hurston π Homegoing - Yaa Gyasi π The Autobiography of Malcolm X- as told by Alex Haley π Gather - Octavia Raheem π "Possessing the Secret of Joy"- Alice Walker
Paperback, Mass Market, 1987
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I'm Still Here: Reese's Book Club: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness
Austin Channing Brown
The total rejection of white supremacy is the only path to true liberation. An excerpt from "I'm Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness" by Austin Channing Brown | @austinchanning #MLKDay #MLK https://t.co/Jl6wMfFlvi
Hardcover, 2018
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Pedagogy of the Oppressed: 50th Anniversary Edition
Paulo Freire
βThereβs no such thing as neutral education. Education either functions as an instrument to bring about conformity or freedom.β - Paulo Freire, Pedagogy of the Oppressed
Paperback, 2018
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