Eivind (like the Terrible) rated Children of Jocasta: 4.0 stars
Children of Jocasta by Natalie Haynes
Retelling of Oedipus and Antigone from the perspectives of the women the myths overlooked.
Thebes is a city in …
A bit long-winded, innit.
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Gibbon's masterpiece, which narrates the history of the Roman Empire from the second century a.d. …
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3.0 stars
Eivind (like the Terrible) rated Shikasta Re Colonised Planet 5: 3.0 stars
Shikasta Re Colonised Planet 5 by Doris Lessing (Canopus in Argos: Archives)
From the Publisher: This is the first volume in the series of novels Doris Lessing calls collectively Canopus in Argos: …
Eivind (like the Terrible) rated Manufacturing consent: 3.0 stars
Edward S. Herman: Manufacturing consent (1988, Pantheon Books)
Manufacturing consent by Edward S. Herman
Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media is a 1988 book by Edward S. Herman and Noam Chomsky. …
Eivind (like the Terrible) rated The Innovation Delusion: 4.0 stars
Lee Vinsel, Andrew L. Russell: The Innovation Delusion (2020, Currency)
The Innovation Delusion by Lee Vinsel, Andrew L. Russell
Innovation is the hottest buzzword in business. But what if its benefits has been exaggerated, and our obsession with finding …
Eivind (like the Terrible) rated Kindred: 4.0 stars
Eivind (like the Terrible) rated The Wondrous and Tragic Life of Ivan and Ivana: 4.0 stars
Eivind (like the Terrible) rated Less Is More: 5.0 stars
Less Is More by Jason Hickel
The world has finally awoken to the reality of climate breakdown and ecological collapse. Now we must face up to …
Eivind (like the Terrible) rated Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents: 4.0 stars
Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson
“As we go about our daily lives, caste is the wordless usher in a darkened theater, flashlight cast down in …
Eivind (like the Terrible) rated Folk devils and moral panics: 3.0 stars
Folk devils and moral panics by Stanley Cohen (Routledge classics)
"Mods and Rockers, skinheads, video nasties, designer drugs, bogus asylum seeks and hoodies. Every era has its own moral panics. …
Eivind (like the Terrible) rated How Long 'Til Black Future Month?: 3.0 stars
Eivind (like the Terrible) rated After the Ice: 4.0 stars
Eivind (like the Terrible) rated Utopia Avenue: 4.0 stars
Utopia Avenue by David Mitchell
The long-awaited new novel from the bestselling, prize-winning author of Cloud Atlas and The Bone Clocks.
Utopia Avenue is …
Eivind (like the Terrible) rated Stamped from the Beginning: 4.0 stars
Ibram X. Kendi: Stamped from the Beginning (2016)
Stamped from the Beginning by Ibram X. Kendi
Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America is a 2016 non-fiction book about race in …