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Antifa: The Anti-Fascist Handbook

by Mark Bray

Is it okay to punch Nazis? What if I told you that is only one of the tactics for dealing with Nazis? The Anti-Fascist Handbook aims to summarise the history of fascism and its opponents, the rise of more recent fascist groups, the less...

Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business

Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business

by Neil Postman

Being prophetic is really easy when you make a "kids these days" argument. Amusing Ourselves to Death is Neil Postman's ode to the "good old days" before television when entertainment wasn't ruining everything. TV bad, reading good! I ...

Hogfather

by Terry Pratchett

Believe in something. Anything. No, not that. No, best not that either. It's Hogswatch, the time of year for carol singing, presents, warm alcoholic drinks, and giant department stores to sell lots of stuff. But some "people" have hire...

The Way of Zen

by Alan W. Watts

When you sit, sit. When you browse Twitter, browse Twitter... Maybe there's a reason social media causes stress. The Way of Zen by Alan Watts is an introduction to Zen Buddism and its roots in Taoism and Mahayana Buddhism. It was one of...

Star Wars: Vader Down

by Jason Aaron

I wasn't aware of the new Marvel Star Wars comics until I stumbled on this series. A pretty cool take on Star Wars and better than many of the other (no longer canon) comics. But Vader is given a pretty major power upgrade and much of th...

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