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For #2019ReadingGoals, @MaazaMengiste and I have been looking for female #Japanese authors. These are on my reading shelf so far
For my #2019ReadingGoals, I aim to read a book every week. We’ll see how that goes!
I generally read women. And I am new to the writing of #Japanese women so I am looking forward to these. #2019ReadingGoals
I have a pile unread from 2018 so I think I’ll alternate between one book from that pile and new books from 2019 as I go along. #2019ReadingGoals
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Here's a thread about the books I read this year!

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2. "The Invention of the White Race, Volume 1: Racial Oppression and Social Control" and "The Invention of the White Race, Volume 2: The Origin of Racial Oppression in Anglo-America" by Theodore Allen. Who knew how important Bacon's Rebellion (1676) was to the history of racism?
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"The True measure of a great book is how many times you've re-read it."--Taleb says.

These books have stood that test: a thread👇👇👇👇
1. Steve Jobs' Biography by Sir Walter Isaacson
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Letting it out this morning in a mini-thread:

First , my deepest thanks to those who have help bring attention to my book. Your support, especially in the absence of any msm interest, has meant the world to me.
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I get it. I do.
What we went through (and still happening) was painful. Who wants to relive it?
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When I was at Waterstones we did research into this and it was clear that many Smiths customers found us, and other 'serious' bookshops, intimidating.

Some of these people read a book a week (!) but as it was crime or romance felt they would be looked down on by booksellers.
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