By Evan Adamson, May 4, 2020 A for Anonymous: How a Mysterious Hacker Collective Transformed the World, David Kushner, Koren Shadmi (artist), Bold Type Books, March 31, 2020, 128 pp., $19.85 The birth and metamorphosis of what we now know as the hacking collective Anonymous is Rolling Stone contributing editor David Kushner’s most recent work. Koren … [Read more...] about A for Anonymous: The rise of hacktivism and the Anonymous collective
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Heads Up: ‘These stories can be a place of refuge’
By Katherine Verhagen Rodis, May 1, 2020 Heads Up: Changing Minds on Mental Health, Melanie Siebert (Author), Belle Wuthrich (Illustrator), Orca Book Publishers, April 20, 2020, 186 pp, $24.95 For children and youth experiencing a pre-existing mental health or substance use conditions, daily stress and anxiety are amplified. In the middle of a global … [Read more...] about Heads Up: ‘These stories can be a place of refuge’
I Overcame Autism: Moving autism further into the public conscience
By Wanda Deschamps, April 28, 2020 I Overcame My Autism: And All I Got Was This Lousy Anxiety Disorder, Sarah Kurchak, Douglas & McIntyre, April 1, 2020, 240 pp., $24.95 Sarah Kurchak’s first book I Overcame My Autism: And All I Got Was This Lousy Anxiety Disorder is as piercing, intriguing and witty as the title. By publishing her memoir, Sarah sets … [Read more...] about I Overcame Autism: Moving autism further into the public conscience
Joy at Work: Choosing what sparks joy
By Roger Ali (April 24, 2020) Joy at Work: Organizing Your Professional Life, Marie Kondo and Scott Sonenshein, Little, Brown Spark, April 7, 2020, 256 pp., $16.99 Tidying expert, Marie Kondo, has collaborated with Scott Sonenshein, an organizational psychologist, to help individuals overcome the challenges of workplace mess and enjoy the productivity, success and … [Read more...] about Joy at Work: Choosing what sparks joy
The System: Robert Reich explains how the ultra-wealthy have rigged the system
by Mal Warwick (April 20, 2020) Mal Warwick’s review of The System original appeared in Berkeleyside on April 10, 2020. The System: Who Rigged It, How We Fix It, Robert B. Reich, Knopf, March 24, 2020, 225 pp., $31.68 Everyone who follows politics in the United States, certainly every Democrat, is aware that the American system is rigged. In their … [Read more...] about The System: Robert Reich explains how the ultra-wealthy have rigged the system