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    <updated_at>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 23:22:47 -0700</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[Poets like Arthur Rimbaud and rock 'n rollers like the Rolling Stones “saved” Patti Smith's life, gave it meaning and purpose—and so by wedding Rimbaud to the Stones—poetry and rock 'n roll—Patti Smith “saved” rock 'n roll—gave the music new meaning and purpose.  <br/><br/>...Or, at ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/76186849">more...</a>]]></body>
        
    
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    <updated_at>Sat, 05 Sep 2009 15:36:21 -0700</updated_at>
        
      
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    <updated_at>Tue, 28 Jul 2009 19:48:48 -0700</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[Guerin tirelessly investigates and advocates for a socialism that is “free” and built from the bottom-up; in other words, anarchism.  In the preface, Chomsky quotes Rudlof Rocker to further define anarchism, as opposed to so-called “authoritarian” socialism: “Anarchism is necessarily anti-...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/57461573">more...</a>]]></body>
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 4 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1107925.Bridging_the_Class_Divide_And_Other_Lessons_for_Grassroots_Organizing">Bridging the Class Divide: And Other Lessons for Grassroots Organizing (Paperback)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/546544.Linda_Stout">Linda Stout</a>]]></action_text>
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    <updated_at>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 22:34:12 -0700</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[This book is very important for all community activists and organizers, particularly privileged ones working as allies.  Much of the book is a memoir that serves to counteract a lot of bullshit and attest to the power of people who are directly affected by oppression.  Linda Stout is an authority on...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/64322065">more...</a>]]></body>
        
    
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    <updated_at>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 21:43:34 -0700</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[Just finished this for the second time.  Joyous, sad, and beautiful.  Titled after the girl Aaron was dating a long time ago, it's ironic that I enjoyed the zine mostly for its fraternity.  It made me think fondly of my friendships with other guys and my time living in apartments together with them....<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/64318399">more...</a>]]></body>
        
    
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    <updated_at>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 20:20:17 -0700</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[Hey!  This is fun to read!  I bought it as a gift for Jenny, but she never read it.  I read it instead.  When I got it I didn't realize the author had somewhat of a cult following.  In some reviews, he's described as an Ed Wood type.  After finishing it, I can see why.  Kitschy, spooky, suspenseful,...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/64308292">more...</a>]]></body>
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 5 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4699519.The_Lonliness_of_the_Electric_Menorah">The Lonliness of the Electric Menorah (Cometbus #51)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/92846.Aaron_Cometbus">Aaron Cometbus</a>]]></action_text>
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    <updated_at>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 13:24:17 -0700</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[I read Aaron's Cometbus' latest while I was visiting his hometown of Berkeley.  Mark had given me a copy when it came out, but I hadn't gotten around to reading it until we went out to crash with friends and explore Berkeley and San Francisco.  <br/><br/>Aaron always shines through as a gifted story...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/61211068">more...</a>]]></body>
        
    
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