Sign in with Facebook
10 books
—
5 voters
“The success of a book, far from elevating its author, belittled him, transforming him into merchandise.”
― The Invention of Celebrity
― The Invention of Celebrity
“Le Cardinal's conclusion suprised him. L'Arche produced a collective intelligence that was greater than the sum of its parts; interaction between the able and the disabled produced points of view that were more sophisticated than either group reported on its own.”
― The Boy in the Moon: A Father's Journey to Understand His Extraordinary Son
― The Boy in the Moon: A Father's Journey to Understand His Extraordinary Son
“Public homage was like a humiliation. The author was caught in a psychologically damaging confusion between his social being, reduced to only a face and a body, subject to gawking and applause, and his moral being.”
― The Invention of Celebrity
― The Invention of Celebrity
“She always said, 'When I'm home, I've got to get things done, even if there are visitors. Elizabeth knows how to relax in her own house.' And then she would shake her head, as if Elizabeth had remarkable powers.”
― A Thousand Acres
― A Thousand Acres
“I know now that music is not about fingers or bows or strings, but rather a connective vibration flowing through all human beings, like a heartbeat.”
― The Art of Possibility: Transforming Professional and Personal Life
― The Art of Possibility: Transforming Professional and Personal Life
Centre for Social Innovation Book Club
— 20 members
— last activity Aug 12, 2018 03:48PM
The magic sauce of CSI has (and always will be!) our community. We bring life and action to our values in putting people and planet first. We also h ...more
Amy Rhoda ’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Amy Rhoda ’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
1,167 books
|
194 friends
4,530 books
|
693 friends
1,300 books
|
85 friends
452 books
|
17 friends
257 books
|
784 friends
1,622 books
|
500 friends
337 books
|
54 friends
1,863 books
|
278 friends
More friends…
Favorite Genres
Polls voted on by Amy Rhoda
Lists liked by Amy Rhoda
