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[katy-l-wood]

Do you ever read a nonfiction book that just scratches the itch in your brain so well you feel like you just need to go outside and scream into the sky for a little while, and then come back in later to make everyone else read it too? Because that’s what this book did, so now all of you should go read it too.

#Book rec #Nonfiction book

[dragonbadgerbooks]

September Fun Day Book Photo Challenge: September 8, 2023 International Literacy Day

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[sitting-on-me-bum]

The fluid that feeds the nestling is called crop milk. Both adults produce this secretion in the upper part of the intestine.

A New Book Illuminates the Lives of the Elusive, Pink-Plumed Flamingos in Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula

In the Yucatán Peninsula, the rich wetland environment of the Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve is one of the most important sites for flamingos. The pink-pigmented birds flock to the area for breeding each year, with officials registering approximately 15,000 nests and 30,000 adults inhabiting the area in 2021 alone.

All images © Photo © Claudio Contreras Koob and Nature Picture Library

“Soon, I see a little white head peek out of the orange plumage. I imagine that this little creature must think the whole planet is orange,” Contreras Koob says.

#claudio contreras koob #photographer #nonfiction book #nature book #pink flamingos #mexico #yucatan peninsula #ria lagartos biosphere reserve #flamingos #bird photography

[nerdynatreads]

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book review || Ace by Angela Chen 

video review || Little Bit Much – April Wrap Up || 12 books!

Across the board, an educational and fascinating read that was very well structured, alternating personal stories of people who identify as asexual and facts that connected with the point of each chapter, stating the evidence and tying it back effectively to the individual’s story, in a way that is still easily digestible. This definitely could have read more like a professional study or a literature review, but I think that would have been a bit more alienating than the author was hoping for. This really delved into the many aspects of life that relate to a person’s asexuality and made it easy for any reader to follow and even relate, regardless of their own sexuality. She really did have me reevaluating our society’s relationship with sex and the role it can play in relationships with others as well as with ourselves. I think the most well-done non-fiction books are ones that make you sit and rethink what you read, apply it to your own life, and further understand what you’re learning, which is exactly what I did with this book. Of course, a ton of my tabs were the media’s portrayal of sex and asexuals, which I’m definitely going to be considered when seeking out more ace stories. A quick read that I highly recommend.

5 / 5 stars

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[tomesofthetrade]

I really enjoy these sorts of popular science books, particularly ones about math or statistics. I’m not a big math person but I am a social science person who has an appreciation of statistics, especially where the fields overlap

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[counselorssoapbox]

Lessons I learned from my first book.

Bumps on the Road of Life.My first book Lessons I learned from my first book. By David Joel Miller, writer, blogger, and mental health professional. My first attempt at writing a book came after almost seven years of writing a blog. By that point, I thought I had pretty well worked out the process of coming up with an idea, creating an outline, and writing a section. Putting that all together and…

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[rachel-sylvan-author]

"How to Behave Badly in Elizabethan England: A Guide for Knaves, Fools, Harlots, Cuckolds, Drunkards, Liars, Thieves, and Braggarts" by Ruth Goodman book recommendation by Rachel Sylvan

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[mad-rdr]

What I Was Doing While You Were Breeding - Kristin Newman

★ ★/5

When I saw a review of this travel memoir saying that this book changed their life and perspective on travel I was like… hell yeah sign me up! What I did not sign up for was a roster of international hookups and a “not like other girls” mantra. The author is privileged to travel and explore the world and yet so ignorant on other cultures and places. Could’ve been inspiring but instead was just boring.

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[readingthroughtheapocalypse]

Read 08/09/23 - 17/09/23.

4 stars. ‘Decolonize Multiculturalism’ offers up a thorough exploration of the complex evolution of multiculturalism, and I’m impressed by its deep analysis and thought-provoking message. Alessandrini delves into the inspiring student and youth movements of the 1960s and 1970s, which were fueled by global decolonisation and anti-racism movements. In his analysis, he highlights the profound societal transformation sought by these movements, contrasting it w the harsh repression they faced frm various institutional power structures such as police and university administrations.

What sets this book apart is its critique of modern institutionalised multiculturalism. Alessandrini skillfully exposes the disconnect between contemporary multiculturalism, riddled w buzzwords and virtue signalling. Like take the way decolonisation has been turned into a sparkly new term fr a multitude of things, like “decolonise therapy!” and “decolonise academia!”, yet often fails to centre the anticolonial and anti-racist struggles that sparked its inception. He navigates through the layers of branding strategies to reveal the lingering remnants of the original radical ideals, as these ideals aimed to redefine universities, liberating them frm their settler colonial, white supremacist, and patriarchal capitalist origins, and transforming them into hubs of radical democratic potential.

While the book’s critique is sharp, Alessandrini also manages to maintain a nuanced perspective throughout. He invites us to critically engage w the evolution of multiculturalism, acknowledging both its potential fr progress and its (greater) potential fr co-optation. Ultimately, in ‘Decolonize Multiculturalism’, Alessandrini provides us w an insightful journey through the intricate web of historical and ideological forces shaping multiculturalism, and challenges us to reevaluate the path of progress and social change while rekindling the spirit of those early activist movements.

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[ranjith11]

An easy upgrade for your perspective nonfiction book | SummitPressPublishers

A perspective non-fiction book offers a unique viewpoint or interpretation of a particular subject or topic. It aims to provide readers with a fresh and insightful perspective, challenging conventional wisdom or shedding light on lesser-known aspects of the subject matter.

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[damonp304]

An easy upgrade for your perspective nonfiction book | SummitPressPublishers

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[dragonbadgerbooks]

October Fun Day Book Photo Challenge: October 9, 2023 Indigenous People's Day

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[sitting-on-me-bum]

To incubate their eggs, flamingos build nesting sites in their colonies. They consist of mud cones that must be constantly maintained so that rising water does not wash away the eggs.

A New Book Illuminates the Lives of the Elusive, Pink-Plumed Flamingos in Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula

In the Yucatán Peninsula, the rich wetland environment of the Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve is one of the most important sites for flamingos. The pink-pigmented birds flock to the area for breeding each year, with officials registering approximately 15,000 nests and 30,000 adults inhabiting the area in 2021 alone.

All images © Photo © Claudio Contreras Koob and Nature Picture Library

Right: An aerial view of flamingos on Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula

As they grow, the chicks begin to explore the surroundings of the colony, always under the watchful eye of several adult animals who look after them.

The Celestún estuary is a popular place for flamingos and is near the cenotes, underwater water reservoirs that inject fresh water into the middle of a lagoon as if from a spring.

#claudio contreres koob #photographer #nonfiction book #nature book #pink flamingos #flamingos #bird photography #mexico #yucatan peninsula #ria lagartos biosphere reserve #nature

[nerdynatreads]

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book review || Hood Feminism by Mikki Kendall 

An incredibly thought-provoking book about the importance of intersectional feminism and the many topics that fall under it, but don’t usually gain attention as such. Over all, I did find this a very important read, but perhaps for people just diving into feminist literature.

The author did a fantastic job laying out the book, with chapters and issues relating to and affecting one another. She’s quite eloquent, while still maintaining a more casual tone. Even on the topics I felt quite knowledgeable on, I’d still come across a line or paragraph that would make me sit back and think. She’s insightful and would make me look at many of these issues from a different perspective than I have in the past. Chances are you’ll be uncomfortable at some point while reading this. Kendall calls out the hypocrisy and hesitance many of us have around these conversations. They aren’t easy, but they’re important, especially if we want to enact serious change.

The writing could be a bit repetitive at times and it was very anecdotal, sometimes veering a bit off-topic before circling back to the main point of the chapter. I think the one real complaint I have (which probably draws from my experience writing in an education setting) is the lack of evidence to back up certain claims and her citing system.

All in all, I certainly recommend it to anyone that claims to be a feminist.

4 / 5 stars

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[monicascot]

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[makingqueerhistory]

I’m actually serious about this, if at all possible, right now is a very good time to request queer books from your local library. Whether they get them or not is not in your control, but it is so important to show that there is a desire for queer books. I will also say getting more queer books in libraries and supporting queer authors are pretty fantastic byproducts of any action.

This isn’t something everyone can do, but please do see if you are one of the people who has the privilege to engage in this form of activism, and if you are, leverage that privilege for all you’re worth.

For anyone who can’t think of a queer book to request, here is a little list of some queer books that I think are underrated and might not be in circulation even at larger libraries:

Refusing Compulsory Sexuality: A Black Asexual Lens on Our Sex-Obsessed Culture by Sherronda J. Brown

Silver Under Nightfall by Rin Chupeco     

Harvard's Secret Court: The Savage 1920 Purge of Campus Homosexuals by William Wright    

The Perks of Loving a Wallflower by Erica Ridley   

God Themselves by Jae Nichelle

IRL by Tommy Pico        

The Pink Line: Journeys Across the World's Queer Frontiers by Mark Gevisser

Passing Strange by Ellen Klages             

The New Queer Conscience by Adam Eli

Fierce Femmes and Notorious Liars: A Dangerous Trans Girl's Confabulous Memoir by Kai Cheng Thom          

Queering the Tarot by Cassandra Snow              

Wash Day Diaries by Jamila Rowser

Queer Magic: Lgbt+ Spirituality and Culture from Around the World by Tomás Prower            

Before We Were Trans: A New History of Gender by Kit Heyam   

Beyond the Pale by Elana Dykewomon 

Hi Honey, I'm Homo! by Matt Baume      

The Deep by Rivers Solomon

Homie: Poems by Danez Smith

The Secret Life of Church Ladies by Deesha Philyaw  

The Companion by E.E. Ottoman 

Kapaemahu by Dean Hamer, Joe Wilson, Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu

Sacrament of Bodies by Romeo Oriogun     

Witching Moon by Poppy Woods 

Tell Me I'm Worthless by Alison Rumfitt    

Dead Collections by Isaac Fellman    

Disintegrate/Dissociate by Arielle Twist           

Dear Senthuran: A Black Spirit Memoir by Akwaeke Emezi             

Peaches and Honey by Imogen Markwell-Tweed      

Nepantla: An Anthology Dedicated to Queer Poets of Color by Christopher Soto

#queer books #queer history #lgbt history #honestly #libraries are a massive resource in terms of preserving and uplifting marginalized narratives #and as a community #that has been so very excluded from both fictional and nonfictional narratives #this is a great way to reclaim and care for the stories that have been surpressed for so long