Toussaint Louverture: A Biography by Madison Smartt Bell Vintage (1 February 2008) Amazon Biography of a former slave who challenged an emperor and led the Haitian Revolution. Relatively short, but dense, which might be due to Madison Smartt Bell's background as a novelist. If you were being kind, you would say Louverture was a divisive … Continue reading Toussaint Louverture
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Rules for Radicals
Rules for Radicals: A Pragmatic Primer for Realistic Radicals by Saul D. Alinsky Knopf US (26 March 1990) Amazon Rules for Radicals is one of my all-time favourites books, and one that can be applied to today's social and political climate in so many ways. Saul D. Alinsky was a community organiser and political theorist, … Continue reading Rules for Radicals
News from Nowhere
News from Nowhere: Television and the News by Edward J. Epstein Fodor's Travel Publications (12 March 1974) Amazon I am a big fan of Edward J. Epstein's work, News from Nowhere being chief among them. No media-literacy reading list could be complete without at least a couple of his books. Those who have read Trust … Continue reading News from Nowhere
Trust Me, I’m Lying
Trust Me, I'm Lying: Confessions of a Media Manipulator by Ryan Holiday Portfolio (29 July 2012) Amazon What's it about?: Trust Me, I'm Lying is a breakdown of the economics of online media, and a warning about the dangers of fake news and traffic worship. Drawing on author Ryan Holiday's time in marketing, as well … Continue reading Trust Me, I’m Lying
Lawrence Deveney 