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RavenclawPrincess913
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Schwifty
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Pickpick

As a big admirer, it took me too many years to get around to reading this. No Logo is an account of how corporations began selling brands instead of products, ideas, lifestyles and symbols instead of commodities. With that came the focus group and brands marketed to specific demographics like urban youth who integrated Nike swag into gang culture. Into the 90s, public outcries against sweatshops and environmental degradation awoke a resistance.

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Balibee146
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Current read on #kindle

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Eyelit
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Tbh I will most likely read all the books recommended to me, but these are the 12 I‘ve absolutely committed to read this year. Thanks for the recommendations! I look forward to an interesting (looking at you out of left field bored gay werewolf) and challenging (looking at you Rilke) year. 😄 #12bookchallenge #12challenge
Thanks again @Soubhiville for encouragement

Cuilin Fabulous, 🍀 looking forward to your reviews. 10mo
Hooked_on_books Looks like you ended up with a great mix! I think this is a fun way to choose some books. 10mo
Soubhiville I hope you‘ll like them. Maybe be surprised by the ones you are uncertain about. 🙂 10mo
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Eyelit @Soubhiville here‘s hoping! 😄 really the only one I‘m apprehensive about is the poetry. 10mo
Eyelit @Cuilin 😘 10mo
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Eyelit
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@Soubhiville did this last year and it looked like fun so I‘m joining in this year. I‘ll take 6 recs from here and 6 from other socials. I can‘t guarantee consistency (may read a couple a month, may read one a month and then forget until end of year and scramble lol) but I will read all 12. So let the recs come in! What book have you loved that you think I should read this year - fiction and nonfiction alike - all recs welcome. 😃 #12challenge

Soubhiville Have you read this yet? If not OMG, one of my best of 23. 11mo
Eyelit @Soubhiville yes! So Good! I was almost tempted to get the special edition aardvark released this month, but ultimately decided against it 😁 11mo
Deblovestoread Our Fathers or The View on the Way Down by Rebecca Wait. Both excellent. 11mo
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Cuilin I also loved 11mo
Hooked_on_books This is a terrific book on an important topic 11mo
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LibraryCin
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Mehso-so

This was interesting. I think that I am already at a “medium chill” stage (pretty much happy with the status quo), and some people are like that, but it‘s not something that the author feels will really take off with most people. The author initially talks about how Western society became so materialistic... cont in comments...

LibraryCin describes different ways of changing this and whether or not these ways will take off (including the medium chill), then talks more about experientialism, as he feels this is the most likely that people will move to. 11mo
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The_Penniless_Author
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#Two4Tuesday @TheSpineView

1. Yes, which I've accomplished by gradually cutting down the number of people I buy presents for by about 90%. 😁

2. White Noise (the grocery store scene)

Tag @dabbe @Ruthiella @ImperfectCJ @IndoorDame

TheSpineView Happy Holidays! 🎄🎁🎅 11mo
dabbe Will do; thanks for the tag! 💙❄️💙 11mo
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Bookish_Gal
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Panpan

Interesting old take on new technology taking over. Social media and electronics being ingrained in your brain younger so the brain learns to require it. It was the lack premise of plot and character dialogue that flatlined it for me. Kept looking for it to choose a line and go. Loved the premise, though these kids lingo is barely understandable. Even if it‘s an award winner.

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Mimi28
Popco. Scarlett Thomas | Scarlett Thomas
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Hey Everyone!! I went from being and English major to being kinda obsessed with computers so this Amazon pick got me also. It‘s over 500 pages so it will take me a while.

batsy Hey! Hope you're doing well 😊 I loved this book, hope you enjoy it too! 1y
Mimi28 @batsy Hey! I‘m doing alright, thanks. How are you? Thanks for the well wishes 😊I saw your review of this book and it made me want to read it even more! Lol 1y
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