By Gail Picco (June 19, 2020) Juneteenth, Ralph Ellison with preface by Charles Johnson, Vintage International, 408 pp., Kindle, $13.99 Ralph Ellison was one of the greatest writers of the 20th century. His first full novel Invisible Man is one of the best books of the 20th century. Born in 1914 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, the grandson of slaves. … [Read more...] about “The most keenly awaited novel in American literary history”
A book about life
by Wanda Deschamps (June 9, 2020) The Power of Disability: 10 Lessons for Surviving, Thriving, and Changing the World, Al Etmanksi, Berrett-Koehler Publishers, February 5, 2020, 216 pp., $23.46 Power and disability conflated by a book title. Our society conditions us to believe that disability renders individuals powerless therefore The Power of … [Read more...] about A book about life
For people who’ve spent their careers trying to ‘mend the world’
by Maryann Kerr (June 2, 2020) Taking a Break from Saving the World, A Conservation Activist’s Journey from Burnout to Balance, Stephen Legault, Rocky Mountain Books, May 5, 2020, Paperback, 168 pp., $19.80 I was not looking forward to reading Stephen Legault’s Taking a Break from Saving the World, A Conservation Activist’s Journey from Burnout to Balance. I’ve … [Read more...] about For people who’ve spent their careers trying to ‘mend the world’
Gender inequality costs us all
By Joanne Linka (May 15, 2020) Power Shift: The Longest Revolution, Sally Armstrong, House of Anansi Press, September 17, 2019, 304 pp., $19.95 So let me be clear from the outset: I loved this book. It is not often that I read a non-fiction book about feminism (or any other work-related topic) that I really love. I might say I love a … [Read more...] about Gender inequality costs us all
An asset to any group’s recovery strategy
Reviewed by Sharon Broughton (May 12, 2020) Crisis Ahead: 101 Ways to Prepare for and Bounce Back from Disasters, Scandals, and Other Emergencies, Edward Segal, Nicholas Brealey, June 16, 2020, 256 pp., $25.95 From the perspective of a COVID-19 global pandemic-influenced world, this book landed on my desk with both a sense of urgency and a rueful, half-hearted … [Read more...] about An asset to any group’s recovery strategy