#Book

The last time the UK went into recession, the books were 'balanced*' on the shoulders of the poorest, the most vulnerable, the elderly, childrens centres, people with disabilities, women's refuges.
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Among the most poisonous legacies of the era of European colonialism and slavery is the idea of race. Silvia Sebastiani and I have explored a little of the history of
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Books I read in 2020 (A Thread) 1. Adventures of Huckleberry FinnThis book taught me spirit of adventure & empathy, even though it's a small one, I thoroughly enjoyed reading
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From Lewis Hine to Milton Rogovin, social documentary photographers have used their cameras to celebrate the contributions of workers to America and advocate for fair conditions. #LaborDay For his “Working
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Thought experiment! Many ultra-successful people found ONE big idea and doubled-down on it.• Warren Buffett: Value investing• Peter Thiel: Mimetic theory• George Soros: Reflexivity, shaped by Karl PopperLess may be
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hoshi the maseok high school student hoshi the maseok high school student who borrowed a book from the library school hoshi the maseok high school student who worked hard learning
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Such a good thread. A tangent from this, of sorts:https://twitter.com/malindalo/status/1250479301935464448 I think people look at "commercial" as meaning "books that will sell well," when that is clearly not the case--if
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I said this to my student yesterday, and I thought I’d share it here too: a big part of being an academic for me has been identifying unproductive turns in
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Putting together a list of sports books being published later this year that I'm looking forward to. Love to hear of any others I've missed. 1. Keane: Origins by @EoinOCallaghan,
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An increasingly common trend I'm seeing in books, games and movies these days is having characters banter with or snark at each other.In the middle of combat.This is utterly ridiculous./1
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Morning Players! I'm feeling well rested after the charity stream, also took the time to re-evaluate my stream schedule. I'm gonna take a page out of @AKLTrifecta's book and dedicate
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This will be an ongoing #Thread on #Mansplaining:Do you know what #mansplain means? Often women who are experts in their fields are countered online by men who either talk down
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Exclusive footage of the Big Ten vote this month."So let's vote. Ohio State, do you want to play?" "Michigan, what say you? Do you want to play football this year?"
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Unbelievably smooth & hassle free process of Vaccination at Delhi Schools. What an amazingly well planned execution. From entering the center to getting the prick took me hardly 5-6 mins.
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Made a purchase for me & my Merrill class It's an old one from 1954. I read that there were two big waves of Ouija popularity, once after WWI and
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"Now I’ll get known for something other than just begging or being homeless." An exhibition showcasing photographs from homeless people during lockdown has given them an income boost and provided
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