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December 19
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Brandon
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After Capitalism (New Critical Theory)
by David Schweickart
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Brandon said:
"i have read the first 10 pages and am astonished already.
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Brandon
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This Small City Will Be a Mexican Paradise: Exploring the Origins of Mexican Culture in Los Angeles, 1821-1846 (Paperback)
by Michael J. González
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Brandon said:
"Incredible teacher and i cant wait to read his book!
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Brandon
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to:
The Wages of Whiteness: Race and the Making of the American Working Class (Haymarket (Paperback))
by David R. Roediger
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Brandon
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to:
The White Scourge: Mexicans, Blacks, and Poor Whites in Texas Cotton Culture (American Crossroads, 2)
by Neil Foley
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Brandon said:
"great book on labor and the struggle between capital and socialistic tendencies of farm workers, and of course, their brutal and bloody defeat.
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Brandon
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to:
The Labyrinth of Solitude: The Other Mexico, Return to the Labyrinth of Solitude, Mexico and the United States, the Philanthropic Ogre (Paperback)
by Octavio Paz
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Brandon said:
"great book on how we can perceive ourselves through a cultural tint.
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Brandon
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to:
The Oxford Dictionary of Philosophy (Oxford Paperback Reference)
by Simon Blackburn
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Brandon said:
"great to flip through and learn about philosophical expressions and ideas.
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Brandon
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to:
The Reluctant Mr. Darwin: An Intimate Portrait of Charles Darwin and the Making of His Theory of Evolution (Great Discoveries)
by David Quammen
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Brandon said:
"good, easy read on Darwin's life. Shows a shy man who was reluctant to give the world his idea of evolution. a Creationist turned atheist through his absolute pursuit of truth by way of science.
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Brandon
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to:
Spark Notes Barnes and Noble Readers Companion: Guns, Germs, and Steel (SparkNotes B&N Reader's Companion)
by SparkNotes Editors
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read in February, 2005
Brandon said:
"I CAnt belive they only have the spark notes version of "guns, germs and steel" on this site!!!!
anyways
Best book i have read in a while. A combination of philosophy, evolution, geography and human history. If you want to know where we...more
I CAnt belive they only have the spark notes version of "guns, germs and steel" on this site!!!!
anyways
Best book i have read in a while. A combination of philosophy, evolution, geography and human history. If you want to know where we have come as a civilization and how the world around us has lead us to this point, then pick this book up. This man is a genius. He won the Pulitzer prize for this book!...less
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December 18
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Brandon
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to:
Oxford Fowler's Modern English Usage Dictionary (Paperback)
by H. W. Fowler
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Brandon said:
"i cant spell. thank god for dictionaries!
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