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I plan to finish reading Grisham's book by the weekend. Then break into the other book I've set aside Undue Influence, by Anita Brookner. The Brookner book is not an easy read, I think, but who knows? The book has mixed reviews....people either love it or hate it. Kobi, your book sounds interesting! I like reading books that present difficult to hear points of political views. I'll check it out before too long. Thanks for your post, Kobi. |
Undercover Girl: The Lesbian Informant Who Helped the FBI Bring Down the Communist Party -Lisa Davis
At the height of the Red Scare, Angela Calomiris was a paid FBI informant inside the American Communist Party. As a Greenwich Village photographer, Calomiris spied on the New York Photo League, pioneers in documentary photography. While local Party officials may have had their sus-picions about her sexuality, her apparent dedication to the cause won them over.
When Calomiris testified for the prosecution at the 1949 Smith Act trial of the Party's National Board, her identity as an informant (but not as a lesbian) was revealed. Her testimony sent eleven party leaders to prison and decimated the ranks of the Communist Party in the US. Undercover Girl is both a new chapter in Cold War history and an intimate look at the relationship between the FBI and one of its paid inform-ants. Ambitious and sometimes ruthless, Calomiris defied convention in her quest for celebrity. ----------------------------------------- I have lived on Cape Cod for over 40 years. It is not unusual to run into, do business with, have breakfast with people of celebrity without having a clue as to who they are. Angela Calomiris is one of those people. If you are of my era and ever spent time in Ptown, you probably met this woman too. Angela was the owner of Angels Landing bed and breakfast on Commercial St. |
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Shattered is a dry read I must say just so you know! |
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Currently reading Gwen Wilson's story.....I belong to no one..
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The Letter by Kathryn Hughes
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The end of loyalty : the rise and fall of good jobs in America / Rick Wartzman.
In this richly detailed and eye-opening book, Rick Wartzman chronicles the erosion of the relationship between American companies and their workers. Through the stories of four major employers--General Motors, General Electric, Kodak, and Coca-Cola--he shows how big businesses once took responsibility for providing their workers and retirees with an array of social benefits. At the height of the post-World War II economy, these companies also believed that worker pay needed to be kept high in order to preserve morale and keep the economy humming. Productivity boomed.
But the corporate social contract didn't last. By tracing the ups and downs of these four corporate icons over seventy years, Wartzman illustrates just how much has been lost: job security and steadily rising pay, guaranteed pensions, robust health benefits, and much more. Charting the Golden Age of the '50s and '60s; the turbulent years of the '70s and '80s; and the growth of downsizing, outsourcing, and instability in the modern era, Wartzman's narrative is a biography of the American Dream gone sideways. Deeply researched and compelling, The End of Loyalty will make you rethink how Americans can begin to resurrect the middle class. ----------------------- I'm thinking "richly detailed" is a euphemism for mind numbing minutia. Good stuff, just a lot of detail to wade through. |
White working class : overcoming class cluelessness in America / Joan C. Williams
"Around the world, populist movements are gaining traction among the white working class.
Meanwhile, the professional elite--journalists, managers, and establishment politicians--is on the outside looking in, and left to argue over the reasons why. In White Working Class, Joan C. Williams, explains why so much of the elite's analysis of the white working class is misguided, rooted in assumptions by what she has controversially coined "class cluelessness." Williams explains how most analysts, and the corresponding media coverage, have conflated "working class" with "poor." All too often, white working class motivations have been dismissed as simply racism or xenophobia. Williams explains how the term "working class" has been misapplied--it is, in fact, the elusive, purportedly disappearing middle class. This demographic often resents both the poor and the professionals. They don't, however, tend to resent the truly rich, nor are they particularly bothered by income inequality. Their dream is not to join the upper middle class, with its different culture, but to stay true to their own values in their own communities--just with more money. White Working Class is a blunt, bracing narrative that sketches a nuanced portrait of millions of people throughout the world who have proven to be a potent political force. For anyone stunned by the rise in populist, nationalist movements, wondering why so many would seemingly vote against their own economic interests or simply feeling like a stranger in their own country, White Working Class will be a convincing primer on how to connect with a crucial set of workers--and voters"--book jacket. ------------------------------------ Excellent, informative, simply written and easy to understand - all in less than 200 pages. Also does well to explain why Nixon's southern strategy and Trump were successful with the silent majority type groups. |
The Success Principles by Jack Canfield.
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Kobi? Does Joan Williams supply footnotes, and possibly an indexed appendice in her book? I also wonder too, if you don't mind sharing, is Williams neutral, non-partisan in her views and as well, is she a current Sociology professional? I ask because I am not familiar with any of her works. And thanks for your post! : ) |
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Joan C. Williams is Distinguished Professor of Law and Founding Director of the Center of Work Life Law at the University of California, Hastings College of the Law. Described as having "something approaching rock star status” by the New York Times, she has played a central role in documenting how work-family conflict affects working-class families and in reshaping the debates over women’s advancement for the past quarter-century. I never heard of her either. After this book, I am looking forward to reading her other book - Unbending gender : why family and work conflict and what to do about it. There are 30 pages of footnotes to browse through. Neutral and non partisan? Hm. That sounds like you are asking me if she is using data to push for one political viewpoint over another. I didnt see or feel that. I saw a new and refreshing way of looking at data and leaving it up to the reader to form their own conclusions as to what resonates with them and why. There are three things that stand out to me. The first is the way she shows commonalities across ethnicity as well as specific and unique differences when it comes to looking at something from a class perspective. Secondly, she illustrates in a simple way as to how the social contract between employers and employees has been radically changed since WW2 , how the demise of labor unions (class specific) has taken a toll on middle America, and globalization has led to a different approach in policy. All add up to significant losses for a significant amount of people. Third, and most importantly to me, is showing the assumptions and presumptions people make, from the top on down which skews reality, and creates and perpetuates divisions. If you read it, I'd be interested in your thoughts. This is a theme I am seeing more and more in contemporary writings. |
The Girl Who Wrote in Silk
The Girl Who Wrote in Silk---Kelli Estes
A simple reading about the lives of two women 130 years apart that are connected with a secret. A light presentation of the horrific historical time of the late 1800's when the Chinese population were pushed out of the Northern West Coast of the US and Canada. The story mostly takes place in the Seattle area and Orcas Island. |
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Just started Sacred Economics by Charles Eisentsein....and to balance that out I am currently rediscovering Maya Angelou with I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.
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Hey there homoe, I am excited that you will read the book... It inspired me to research the PNW history of the treatment of the Chinese population in the late 1800's... I hope that you like it.. its a quick fluffy read but very enjoyable.
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One of my favourite books of all times that I read again and again.
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OMG this is my favorite novel of all time. I know it has a horrible message of the adulterous woman but I truly love this book - the passion, romance, intriguing characters, all the beautiful set pieces of 19th century Russia, I just love it. I have read it dozens of times since I was a teenager.
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