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A very late July episode of Books are Good Actually! We read Blood in the Machine by Brian Merchant. We discuss our history with Luddites (very little), Andrew Yang, parallels to the modern world and who is a modern Ned Ludd. Upcoming Books - August: Frankenstein by Mary Shelley September: Ordinary Monsters by J.M. Miro October: Murderland: Crime and Bloodlust in the Time of Serial Killers by…
For June, we read How to Sell a Genocide by Adam H. Johnson. We discussed our relationship with mainstream media, surprising facts of the book, how we can counter biased media and how to inform our friends and family about it. July: Blood in the Machine by Brian Merchant
For May, we read Black Jacobins by C.L.R. James. We discussed Toussaint's leadership style and failures, Napoleon is a bastard, Haiti and what we can learn from their revolution. June: How to Sell a Genocide by Adam H. Johnson July: Blood in the Machine by Brian Merchant
For April, we read Up in Arms by John Temple. We discuss the timeline of the Bundy saga, how the FBI went wrong, the Patriot movement and militas and also Ammon Bundy's current status. May: The Black Jacobins by C. L. R. JamesJune: How to Sell a Genocide by Adam H. JohnsonJuly: Blood in the Machine by Brian Merchant
For March, we capped off our 14th Century French tour with Between Two Fires by Christopher Buehlman! We discuss how much we enjoyed the story, characters and moments. Also Angela missing a major plot point and how it is essentially Dark Souls in book form! April - Up In Arms: How The Bundy Family Hijacked Federal Lands, Outfoxed the Federal Government, and Ignited America's Patriot Militia…
We finish up A Distant Mirror and the end of Enguerrand de Coucy's bizarre adventure. We discuss France's missteps, the potential if they weren't so bullheaded about their tactics and also if the distant mirror is so distant! March - Between Two Fires by Christopher Buehlman April - Up In Arms: How The Bundy Family Hijacked Federal Lands, Outfoxed the Federal Government, and Ignited America's…
New year, new two parter! We start off with A Distant Mirror by Barbara W. Tuchman. We discuss our history of 14th century (spoilers: we don't have much), Angela mispronouncing the Enguerrand and surprising facts! February - A Distant Mirror Part Two by Barbara W. Tuchman March - Between Two Fires by Christopher Buehlman April - Up In Arms: How The Bundy Family Hijacked Federal Lands, Outfoxed the…
To close out the year, we read the Spanish Civil War by Helen Graham. We discuss the conflict, the differences between women in Republican and Franco society, the international brigades, and how the international community royally screwed up everything! Video game mentioned - https://store.steampowered.com/app/1909100/Only_Lead_Can_Stop_Them/ For two months, we are doing a two parter because we…
We are finally back with The Fort Bragg Cartel by Seth Harp! We discussed a very meandering way of our experiences with special forces through different media, Iraq War, the murder of Lavigne and Dumas, and loads more! December: The Spanish Civil War by Helen Graham
For September, we read If We Burn by Vincent Bevins! We discussed our knowledge of these various protests, vanguardism vs horizontalism, social media influence on protests, and tactics! For October, we are taking a break but we'll be back in November! November: The Fort Bragg Cartel by Seth HarpDecember: The Spanish Civil War by Helen Graham
