219 books
—
68 voters
A.E.
https://www.goodreads.com/educatedowl


“A well-built physique is a status symbol. It reflects you worked hard for it, no money can buy it. You cannot inherit it. You cannot steal it. You cannot borrow it. You cannot hold on to it without constant work. It shows dedication. It shows discipline. It shows self-respect. It shows dignity. It shows patience, work ethic, passion. That is why it's attractive to me.”
―
―

“Never oppose what seems strange in yourself. That is the only part which is aware.”
― They Keep Riding Down All The Time
― They Keep Riding Down All The Time

“More often, when explosive #Russiagate headlines go sideways, the original outlets simply ignore the new development, leaving the “retraction” process to conservative outlets that don’t reach the original audiences.
This is a major structural flaw of the new fully divided media landscape in which Republican media covers Democratic corruption and Democratic media covers Republican corruption. If neither “side” feels the need to disclose its own errors and inconsistencies, mistakes accumulate quickly.”
― Hate Inc.: Why Today's Media Makes Us Despise One Another
This is a major structural flaw of the new fully divided media landscape in which Republican media covers Democratic corruption and Democratic media covers Republican corruption. If neither “side” feels the need to disclose its own errors and inconsistencies, mistakes accumulate quickly.”
― Hate Inc.: Why Today's Media Makes Us Despise One Another

“In every class of society, gratitude is the rarest of all human virtues.”
― The Haunted Hotel: A Mystery of Modern Venice
― The Haunted Hotel: A Mystery of Modern Venice
“Goldman Sachs preaching about diversity so it can be at the front of the line for the next government bailout. It’s AstraZeneca waxing eloquent about climate change so it can secure multibillion-dollar government contracts for vaccine production. It’s State Street building feminist statues to detract attention from wage discrimination lawsuits from female employees, all the while marketing its exchange-traded fund with the ticker “SHE.” It’s Chamath Palihapitiya founding a social impact investment fund and criticizing Silicon Valley, even though he and his wealth are products of Silicon Valley, all to cover up for his prior tenure as an executive at Facebook who dreamed out loud about a private corporate military. Those companies and people use their market power to prop up woke causes as a way to accumulate greater political capital—only to later come back and cash in that political capital for more dollars.”
― Woke, Inc.: Inside Corporate America's Social Justice Scam
― Woke, Inc.: Inside Corporate America's Social Justice Scam

Join us on Tuesday, August 14 for a special discussion with Megan Abbott and Gillian Flynn. Two authors with two of the hottest books of the summer, G ...more
A.E.’s 2024 Year in Books
Take a look at A.E.’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
More friends…
Favorite Genres
Polls voted on by A.E.
Lists liked by A.E.