Sign in with Facebook
359 books
—
93 voters
will use ‘neoliberal’ far more narrowly to refer to those who believe that macro-economic stability, free markets and free trade on their own are sufficient to achieve economic development, rather than being necessary conditions which
...more
“Though it might be nice to imagine there once was a time when man lived in harmony with nature, it’s not clear that he ever really did.”
― The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History
― The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History
“When Winston Churchill was asked to cut arts funding in favour of the war effort, he simply asked,'then what are we fighting for?”
―
―
“A sign in the Hall of Biodiversity offers a quote from the Stanford ecologist Paul Ehrlich: IN PUSHING OTHER SPECIES TO EXTINCTION, HUMANITY IS BUSY SAWING OFF THE LIMB ON WHICH IT PERCHES.”
― The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History
― The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History
“Now is the accepted time, not tomorrow, not some more convenient season. It is today that our best work can be done and not some future day or future year. It is today that we fit ourselves for the greater usefulness of tomorrow. Today is the seed time, now are the hours of work, and tomorrow comes the harvest and the playtime.”
― Three African-American Classics: Up from Slavery, The Souls of Black Folk and Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
― Three African-American Classics: Up from Slavery, The Souls of Black Folk and Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
“You wanna fly, you got to give up the shit that weighs you down.”
― Song of Solomon
― Song of Solomon
John’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at John’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
727 books
|
328 friends
221 books
|
64 friends
1,216 books
|
109 friends
2 books
|
615 friends
856 books
|
254 friends
5 books
|
504 friends
179 books
|
269 friends
301 books
|
554 friends
More friends…
Polls voted on by John
Lists liked by John
