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Brigands & Breadknives (Legends & Lattes, #2)

by Travis Baldree (Goodreads Author)

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Cloud Cuckoo Land

by Anthony Doerr (Goodreads Author)

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Sister Wendy on the Art of Christmas

by Wendy Beckett

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“All over the place, from the popular culture to the propaganda system, there is constant pressure to make people feel that they are helpless, that the only role they can have is to ratify decisions and to consume.”
― Noam Chomsky

tags: apathy, complacency, consumerism, control, learned-helplessness, resignation, the-powers-that-be

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“Small acts, when multiplied by millions of people, can transform the world.”
― Howard Zinn

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“There is no flag large enough to cover the shame of killing innocent people.”
― Howard Zinn

tags: nationalism, patriotism, war

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“Colorless green ideas sleep furiously.”
― Noam Chomsky

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“But I suppose the most revolutionary act one can engage in is... to tell the truth.”
― Howard Zinn, Marx in Soho: A Play on History

tags: revolution, truth-telling

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Trumpets & Crumpets — 14 members — last activity Oct 29, 2013 09:01AM
A GoodReads group for the live book club that meets every 4-6 weeks around Pinellas and Hillsborough Counties.

YA Reads for Teachers (And Any Other Adults!) — 1913 members — last activity Jul 22, 2025 08:45AM
We are a group of educators (teachers, media specialists / librarians, and home school teachers) parents and other adult fans of young adult and child ...more

Amazon Kindle — 11592 members — last activity Dec 23, 2025 07:34AM
For readers using the Amazon Kindle ebook device.

Freebooksy — 436 members — last activity Nov 14, 2019 05:55PM
Here at Freebooksy not only do we love free e-books, we help you find them. Join our book club to gain access to free e-books, discuss them and even i ...more

The YA Dystopian Book Club — 3054 members — last activity Nov 22, 2025 07:14AM
Do you enjoy YA Dystopia novels? Then, this is the place for you. We have monthly group reads, RaR's, challenges, fun games, and lots of discussions. ...more

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