The Young Lords: A Radical History by Johanna Fernandez My rating: 5 of 5 stars This was my second or third time to read this book and it remains as stunning as ever. Between the Young Lords and FALN, as well as many dozens of other groups, most continental Americans would be shocked to know …
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This book is an excellent collection of essays on four important twentieth-century poets and writers stemming from the longtime relationships AD Winans enjoyed with them. The writers are Alvah Bessie, Bob Kaufman, Jack Micheline and Charles Bukowski.It's a must-read for anyone interested in Bukowski and the Beats, the Hollywood 10 and more.
It's always been stunning to me how much American history is left OUT of our history books, though I'm not so naïve as to wonder at the reasons -- there are many and most are predictable. But when I've asked people if they knew how Hawaii became a state or why Puerto Rico is not....
Exploding the Phone: The Untold Story of the Teenagers and Outlaws Who Hacked Ma Bell by Phil Lapsley My rating: 5 of 5 stars God, this takes me back. I remember Captain Crunch, phreaking, warez, War Games, my C64 (which I got in Fall 1982), BBS's, Usenet, CdC, 2600, etc., like it was yesterday. I …
Marilyn Kallet: How Our Bodies Learned How Our Bodies Learned by Marilyn KalletMy rating: 5 of 5 stars Superb. Everything Marilyn Kallet produces is consistently at the very highest levels of quality and craft, something one can say about few others. Indeed, if there is one certain area where you can count on inconsistency, I'd …
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