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Rules for Radicals
Rules for Radicals: A Pragmatic Primer for Realistic Radicals | Saul Alinsky
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First published in 1971, Rules for Radicals is Saul Alinsky's impassioned counsel to young radicals on how to effect constructive social change and know the difference between being a realistic radical and being a rhetorical one. Written in the midst of radical political developments whose direction Alinsky was one of the first to question, this volume exhibits his style at its best. Like Thomas Paine before him, Alinsky was able to combine, both in his person and his writing, the intensity of political engagement with an absolute insistence on rational political discourse and adherence to the American democratic tradition. From the Trade Paperback edition.
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Panpan

Some of the chapters are worth reading again and some are the worst I‘ve ever read and childish.

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Libby1
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What do you think about this advice? 🤔

Moray_Reads I usually give things 100 pages but it seems strange (and a bit morbid!) to allow less and less add you get older! 7y
Melissa_J I give books 50-100 pages and if it‘s not working I bail. 7y
wanderinglynn That advice works if you‘re under 100, but what if you‘re 100 or over? 😂 7y
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KathyWheeler I need more than 40 pages sometimes to know if I‘m going to like a book. 7y
TheWordJar I think that seems fair. The older you get, the less time you have for garbage, so the sooner you should make your decision! 7y
StillLookingForCarmenSanDiego I don't like to not finish a book. Even if I don't like it. 7y
Purrfectpages I had to think about this for a second. On one hand I agree life is too short to waste time on books I don‘t love. On the other, I think it sometimes takes longer for some books to get going. Of course it then becomes an issue of, well I got this far....Grr! (edited) 7y
CouronneDhiver Great idea! 7y
Caroline2 Depending on the book I give it around 50 pages, if I‘m not enjoying it by then I bail! I have so many books to read and too many times I have slogged thro books and it‘s rarely worth it!! 🤨 7y
Weaponxgirl To me it depends on the type of book. Some books are harder going than others either stylistically or plot wise and they will get a longer trial period to see if I can get into. A book that's meant to be fun gets a couple of chapters and if it ain't working it out. 7y
Libby1 @Moray_Reads , @Melissa_J , @wanderinglynn , @KathyWheeler , @TheWordJar , @StillLookingForCarmenSanDiego , @Purrfectpages , @Suet624 , @CouronneDhiver , @Caroline2 , @Weaponxgirl - thanks for your perspectives. I thought it was an interesting theory. I sometimes struggle to know when to bail. 7y
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Quasifesto
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My Perpetual Calendar for Militant Proletariat Revolutionaries is right on today.

Eyelit That‘s awesome! 7y
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alisahar
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Harvard Book Store says it perfectly! 🙌 #antiinauguration

saresmoore So good! 8y
alisahar @saresmoore isn't it? ❤ 8y
britt_brooke Perfect! 8y
Libby1 ❤❤❤ 8y
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