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My March 2010 In Books
Here’s what March 2010 looked like for me reading-wise: Jackie McMullen w/ Larry Bird & Magic Johnson “When the Game was Ours” : I’m a sucker for 80s hoops stories. The sports media reported on all the big “reveals” before … Continue reading
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Plight of The Poors (South Africa)
Earlier this week, I went Ashraf Cassiem’s talk (notes) at the University of Chicago about the Western Cape’s Anti-Eviction Campaign (South Africa), and the plight of the poor in the developing world… where the term “privatization” now has all the … Continue reading
Booklog: May 2009
May 2009 was a remarkably busy month for me reading-wise! Here’s the list: You Shall Know Our Velocity! by Dave Eggers Whatever It Takes: Geoffrey Canada’s Quest to Change Harlem and America by Paul Tough On Chesil Beach by Ian … Continue reading
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Running to Maputo by Albie Sachs (March 2009)
Shortly after hearing Albie Sachs speak at the University of Chicago in January 2009, I sought out copies of his books on Swaptree. The first to reach me, was “Running to Maputo” (1990), which chronicles Sachs’s physical and emotional recovery … Continue reading
Human Rights Lit Classics
Reading Dawes’ “That We May Know” made me want to point out a very short list of “Human Rights Classics” that I’ve read in the past 10 years and can recommend whole-heartedly. A World Made New: Eleanor Roosevelt and the … Continue reading
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That the World May Know: Bearing Witness to Atrocity by John Dawes (Feb 2009)
I’m very impressed by the John Dawes “That the World May Know: Bearing Witness to Atrocity” which offers a meaningful look at the moral and psychological challenges of being a human rights worker or activist. Dawes does not shrink from … Continue reading
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