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Propaganda I Can Get Behind | The Moon Is Down (John Steinbeck) BOOK REVIEW
A hidden gem of war time literature!
'The Moon Is Down' by John Steinbeck is a short simple tale written to encourage passive resistance. A small town…
2 years, 2 months ago
The Digital Revolution Vs Printed Text | Book Wars (John B. Thompson) BOOK REVIEW
How much has the digital revolution changed the publishing industry?
'Book Wars' by John B. Thompson is an overview of how the internet and digitisati…
2 years, 3 months ago
These Kinda Sucked | Why I Rarely Read New Books
Forgive me please, I'm about to turn into a hater.
In today's episode I'm going over a couple of books that I disliked. The main point of this is to s…
2 years, 3 months ago
Mass Media Disgusts Me | Manufacturing Consent (Edward S. Herman & Noam Chomsky) BOOK REVIEW
Politics, violence & propaganda; what an awful mix.
'Manufacturing Consent' by Edward S. Herman & Noam Chomsky explains the propaganda model of commun…
2 years, 3 months ago
What If? | Can't Hurt Me (David Goggins) BOOK REVIEW
Juan's back for a review.
Join us on Mere Mortals for a renewed and deeper exploration of David Goggins' renowned book, 'Can't Hurt Me.' This revisit …
2 years, 3 months ago
Punished For The Greater Good | Darkness At Noon (Arthur Koestler) BOOK REVIEW
Sometimes punishments just can't make up for the crime.
'Darkness At Noon' by Arthur Koestler is a taste of a political prisoner's experience during t…
2 years, 3 months ago
Who Is The Real Savage? | The Last Of The Mohicans (James Fenimore Cooper) BOOK REVIEW
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'The Last Of The Mohicans' by James Fenimore Cooper is a work of historical fiction set during the colonisation o…
2 years, 4 months ago
The New Economy Of Zero | Free (Chris Anderson) BOOK REVIEW
You wouldn't steal a car .... but I would download one!
'Free ' by Chris Anderson is an argument for why online abundance has changed the way business…
2 years, 4 months ago
How Would Aliens Wage War? | The Three-Body Problem (Cixin Liu) BOOK REVIEW
Who will end humanity first, the aliens or us?!
'The Three-Body Problem' by Cixin Liu is a sci-fi novel involving aliens, science, warfare and politic…
2 years, 4 months ago
Aussie Battlers Trying To Get By | The Harp In The South (Ruth Park) BOOK REVIEW
Prepare for your heartstrings to be plucked.
'The Harp In The South' by Ruth Park is a classic Australian book detailing the lives of the poverty stri…
2 years, 4 months ago