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My 2nd library borrow of the year! I waited ages for this audiobook.
An incendiary, deeply reported exposé of Johnson & Johnson, one of America’s oldest and most trusted pharmaceutical companies. #BookThreads #BookSky #BookReview #NoMoreTears #JohnsonandJohnson @randomhouse #RandomHouse #LibraryBook -
My 2nd library borrow of the year! I waited ages for this audiobook.
An incendiary, deeply reported exposé of Johnson & Johnson, one of America’s oldest and most trusted pharmaceutical companies. #BookThreads #BookSky #BookReview #NoMoreTears #JohnsonandJohnson @randomhouse #RandomHouse #LibraryBook -
My 2nd library borrow of the year! I waited ages for this audiobook.
An incendiary, deeply reported exposé of Johnson & Johnson, one of America’s oldest and most trusted pharmaceutical companies. #BookThreads #BookSky #BookReview #NoMoreTears #JohnsonandJohnson @randomhouse #RandomHouse #LibraryBook -
My 2nd library borrow of the year! I waited ages for this audiobook.
An incendiary, deeply reported exposé of Johnson & Johnson, one of America’s oldest and most trusted pharmaceutical companies. #BookThreads #BookSky #BookReview #NoMoreTears #JohnsonandJohnson @randomhouse #RandomHouse #LibraryBook -
My 2nd library borrow of the year! I waited ages for this audiobook.
An incendiary, deeply reported exposé of Johnson & Johnson, one of America’s oldest and most trusted pharmaceutical companies. #BookThreads #BookSky #BookReview #NoMoreTears #JohnsonandJohnson @randomhouse #RandomHouse #LibraryBook -
I just finished The Picture Of Dorian Gray, my 1st book of 2026! I read this from my Creative Writing teacher's library!
The Picture Of Dorian Gray, by Oscar Wilde is a literary classic in which a man who is granted his wish of eternal youth as a painting ages in his stead uses his wish to live a life of luxury while also engaging in sin, reflected in the portrait. I rated it 4 stars.
The book had a slow start, which made it hard to get rolling, but around halfway into the book, when the premise is realized, it became a very interesting study of what one would do with the ability to live such a dual life. It's left me very intrigued as to how the story could continue.
#reading #books #bookstodon #library #librarybook #read2026 #XenophonVos2026Reads
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I #read A Library by Nikki Giovanni. 5.0 ⭐
A #lyrical picture book by a world-renowned #poet.
📚 #StoryGraph Genre #Challenge
✅ Prompt 4: A children's book published after 2020 by an author of colourIt was a cute story, and the illustrations are beautiful. A nice opportunity to utilize my #Kobo Libra Colour.
https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/ff53bad7-11a1-46f2-8cbf-d4a27006496a
#bookstodon
#childrensbook
#books
#ebook
#imagination
#reading
#library
#librarybook
#libraries
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#BC. resident returns #librarybook 64 years later, credits it for #savinglives
https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2025/03/17/bc-resident-returns-library-book-64-years-later-credits-it-for-saving-lives/
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Book Review – Making Truth Great Again
Reading Time: 2 minutes
Over the course of two days, I delved into "Can We Make Truth Great Again?" by François Noudelmann. This essay, rather than a full-length book, offers a unique perspective on the concept of truth and its intersection with identity and cultural commentary. Noudelmann explores how identity culture has shaped the United States and influenced the dynamics of who has the right to comment on various cultural aspects.
The essay was not what I initially expected. Noudelmann draws on a rich tapestry of philosophical thought, incorporating ideas from Sartre, Existentialism, Camus, Zola, and Roland Barthes, among others. He examines how the notion of identity and culture has evolved over time, particularly focusing on the shifting boundaries of who can legitimately study and comment on a culture that is not their own.
One of the essay's central themes is the concept of "alternative facts" and the subjective nature of opinions. Noudelmann argues that opinions are inherently harder to prove or disprove due to their subjectivity. This discussion reminded me of Yuval Noah Harari's work, yet I found Noudelmann's argument somewhat lacking. To me, facts remain facts, and ethics and morality are clear-cut when guided by science and reason within a specific framework. What some might call "alternative facts" would, in another era, simply be labeled as lies, disinformation, or mistakes.
Noudelmann also delves into historical events, such as the Dreyfus affair, and examines how figures like Camus reacted to injustice through works like "J'accuse." This historical context adds depth to his exploration of truth and identity.
"Can We Make Truth Great Again?" is an academic essay, distinct from the typical books I usually read. It assumes a familiarity with philosophers like Sartre, Zola, Camus, and Barthes, and uses the theme of identity as a lens to discuss broader topics.
I chose to read this essay for a simple reason: it was available on e-bibliomedia, the e-book platform offering free reads in the Canton de Vaud. While browsing, the title caught my eye, and I decided to give it a listen. I appreciated its unusual perspective, which was more philosophical than anecdotal.
Disclaimer: This was proofread by Le Chat by Mistral AI. Le Chat is not aware of the book so could not correct any misconceptions I might have written about.
#audiobook #book #disinformation #libraryBook #misinformation #philosophy #truth
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"FAST READS"
(only 838 pages...shouldn't take more than an hour... 🤔)
#book #LibraryBook
#Victoria #BC #YYJ #GVPL
#GreaterVictoriaPublicLibrary
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I'm thinking the title is not particularly encouraging. #mushrooms #librarybook #library
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#poetrycafe March 22: Show us the last poem you read!
This is from Dionne Brand's collection, Inventory (McClelland&Stewart, 2006) that i just finished, it's the last page of a book that is still so sadly relevant in this world of violence.
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If you live in North America and have a library card, you might have access to read my book for free on #hoopla!
https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/15046463
#FreeBook #DarkFantasy #Library #LibraryCard #LibraryBook #IndieAuthor #DisabledAuthor #Author #Authors #AuthorsOfMastodon #Writer #Writers #WritersOfMastodon #IntoTheForgottenForest #TheOutcrossed #TheOutcrossedSeries
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Very cute idea
An IDAHO Pro-Books Campaign
For its legislators"While Nazis were burning books, , Americans sent more than 100 million books to soldiers around the world.
"Convinced that “books are weapons in the war of ideas,” U.S. publishers created pocket-size volumes — Armed Services Editions — that were easy to ship and carry.
"Now that books are under threat from domestic forces, …the Community Library Association and the Idaho Library Association have published “A Little Book of BIG Stories."
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‘Incredibly #overdue’: Minnesota #librarybook returned more than 100 years later
The #book, Famous Composers, was last borrowed in 1919 from the St Paul #library; mayor assures that there will be no late fee
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/nov/18/100-year-overdue-library-book-st-paul-minnesota
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just started listening to In An Absent Dream, book 4 of #TheWaywardChildrenSeries by @seananmcguire, and holy fuck, get out of my brain. how she managed to create my exact childhood likeness in the character of Katherine Victoria Lundy, aged 6-8, I'll never know
I'm really enjoying this series, and I'm only 30 minutes into book 4, but it's my favorite so far (special thanks to @ninsiana0 for the recommendation)
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just started listening to In An Absent Dream, book 4 of #TheWaywardChildrenSeries by @seananmcguire, and holy fuck, get out of my brain. how she managed to create my exact childhood likeness in the character of Katherine Victoria Lundy, aged 6-8, I'll never know
I'm really enjoying this series, and I'm only 30 minutes into book 4, but it's my favorite so far (special thanks to @ninsiana0 for the recommendation)
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just started listening to In An Absent Dream, book 4 of #TheWaywardChildrenSeries by @seananmcguire, and holy fuck, get out of my brain. how she managed to create my exact childhood likeness in the character of Katherine Victoria Lundy, aged 6-8, I'll never know
I'm really enjoying this series, and I'm only 30 minutes into book 4, but it's my favorite so far (special thanks to @ninsiana0 for the recommendation)
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just started listening to In An Absent Dream, book 4 of #TheWaywardChildrenSeries by @seananmcguire, and holy fuck, get out of my brain. how she managed to create my exact childhood likeness in the character of Katherine Victoria Lundy, aged 6-8, I'll never know
I'm really enjoying this series, and I'm only 30 minutes into book 4, but it's my favorite so far (special thanks to @ninsiana0 for the recommendation)
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just started listening to In An Absent Dream, book 4 of #TheWaywardChildrenSeries by @seananmcguire, and holy fuck, get out of my brain. how she managed to create my exact childhood likeness in the character of Katherine Victoria Lundy, aged 6-8, I'll never know
I'm really enjoying this series, and I'm only 30 minutes into book 4, but it's my favorite so far (special thanks to @ninsiana0 for the recommendation)
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Enjoyed Nick Danziger’s #Photo #Book “Above the Line” on People and Places in the #DPRK #NorthKorea #LibraryBook
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I don't know about you, but I love borrowing a well-used library book with the old fashioned index card and rules and stamps... 😍
I read this Glastonbury book today to do research for my upcoming book about women in Somerset through the ages. The book barely mentioned women, but it was useful for background info.
#somerset #library #librarybook #glastonbury #history #historybooks #borrowingbooks #histodon #librarians #writersofmastodon #bookstodon
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Okay. I am switching. I am starting Enchantment: Awakening Wonder in an Anxious Age by Katherine May instead of Down Among the Sticks and Bones. I'll read that next.
@bookstodon
#books #ebooks #LibraryBook #boostodon #reader #reading #read -
My current library checkouts:
Down Among the Sticks and Bones (Seanan McGuire)
Jackal (Erin E. Adams) -
My current library checkouts:
Down Among the Sticks and Bones (Seanan McGuire)
Jackal (Erin E. Adams) -
My current library checkouts:
Down Among the Sticks and Bones (Seanan McGuire)
Jackal (Erin E. Adams) -
My current library checkouts:
Down Among the Sticks and Bones (Seanan McGuire)
Jackal (Erin E. Adams) -
My current library checkouts:
Down Among the Sticks and Bones (Seanan McGuire)
Jackal (Erin E. Adams) -
I’m hate-reading Spare by Prince Harry, read by the author. #AMA
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Picked up my #library holds today and started Body Work: The Radical Power of Personal Narrative by Melissa Febos which I fell right into reading. I have already found some good quotes and I am not even a third of the way through.
#books #librarydon #librarybook #bookstodon #nonfiction #writing #essays