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The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson – A Big Book

Our mattresses were made of corn shucks and soft gray Spanish moss that hung from the trees…. From the swamps we got soup turtles and baby alligators And from the woods we got raccoon, rabbit and possum. • Mahalia Jackson, Movin’ On Up Richard Wright, the bard of the Great Migration, defected to the receiving station… Read More The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson – A Big Book

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It’s a Good Time to Take a Deeper Look at Jared Diamond’s Collapse

Last night, I presented my synopsis of Hot, Flat, and Crowded by Thomas Friedman.  It was a large, opinionated, animated group.  The conversations were passionate, and the whole evening really was quite a learning experience. One participant walked up afterward, and asked “have you read Collapse?”  (I love it when I can answer yes to… Read More It’s a Good Time to Take a Deeper Look at Jared Diamond’s Collapse

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