Litsy

The Death of Expertise: The Campaign Against Established Knowledge and Why it Matters | Tom Nichols

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I did a lot of nodding and “yep”ing as I listened to this one, about how a subset of American society has turned against the knowledge of experts (and no doubt it‘s happening elsewhere, too). He doesn‘t offer solutions, which is of course frustrating, but then the first step to problem solving is acknowledging the problem. Thanks for bringing this to my attention, @Riveted_Reader_Melissa !

ChaoticMissAdventures My goodness it is so frustrating. Not only are they turning against experts many are turning against knowledge period. It is so bizarre. 13h

Hooked_on_books @ChaoticMissAdventures It really is bizarre. And they revel in doing it! I really don‘t know what the answer is, but it‘s really bad for us as a society. 13h

Prairiegirl_reading And “do your own research” from RFK while cutting actual research is devastating. 12h

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Christine Ooh, we‘re covering this topic in the sociology of science class I‘m teaching right now. I‘d better check this one out! 12h

Hooked_on_books @Prairiegirl_reading Not only that, but he shows up in here as an example of a dangerous person for spreading misinformation. And here we now have him as our HHS secretary, which shows how much further we‘ve slid down this dangerous path. 11h

Hooked_on_books @Christine I would totally take that class! 11h

squirrelbrain Stacked 4h

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hangzhang98

Life Lessons: Two Experts on Death and Dying Teach Us About the Mysteries of Life and Living | Elisabeth Kubler-Ross, David Kessler

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Inspiring book about aspects of life that involve deep reflection!

kspenmoll

Gratitude | Oliver Sacks

#5JoysFriday
🌸 National Indie Bookstore Day my-My choices are displayed on my couch.
🌸 our magnolia tree lost lots of petals due to rain-still beautiful
🌸 Spirit week at the HS-staff & students had such fun following a daily schedule of creative dress ideas- to match the first letter of my name,I was a kite for day- clipped to my back with a semi-tail! High energy, joyful chaos!
🌸 immersed in poetry thx to #AprilPoetryChallenge
🌸 Em-cat!

DebinHawaii, wanderinglynn

mcctrish That‘s a gorgeous magnolia 1d

TheBookHippie I loved the poetry challenge!!! 1d

dabbe 💜💚💜 1d

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Bookwormjillk Great haul! 1d

AnnCrystal 💝💝💝💝💝. 1d

wanderinglynn Great haul! And glad you enjoyed my National poetry month challenge 21h

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Abe

It's Not Easy Being Green: And Other Things to Consider | Jim Henson

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I didn‘t bail willingly, I lost the actual book somewhere in my room!

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hangzhang98

The Book of Joy | Dalai Lama, Desmond Tutu

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One of the best books to provide true peace!

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bookandbedandtea

The Federalist Papers: Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay | Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay, Ian Shapiro

I just opened some book mail to discover this atrocity. 😭 I hope it comes off.

marleed Ohh that‘s bad😟 4d

Ruthiella Yikes! It‘s huge. Using a blow dryer to loosen the stickum often works for me. 4d

Deblovestoread That is just wrong. Shame on them. 4d

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nanuska_153 😵 4d

dabbe They owe you a virgin book! 😱 3d

TheBookgeekFrau 😲🤯🤬 And to add insult to injury, it's upside down! 3d

bookandbedandtea @marleed @Ruthiella @Deblovestoread @nanuska_153 @dabbe Fortunately, it came off pretty easily and didn't damage the cover. But sheesh! 3d

bookandbedandtea @TheBookgeekFrau Right?! As if it isn't horrifying enough to slap an enormous sticker smack in the middle of the cover they also had to put it upside down?? 🤦‍♀️ It came off pretty easily, though, so all is well. 3d

TheBookgeekFrau @bookandbedandtea Oh good! Because that was a pretty bad case of book abuse. 3d

nanuska_153 I actually just noticed it's the federalist papers, that's such an interesting read (I love Constitutional Law). Are you going to listen to Hamilton while reading it? 😂 (Also love musicals xD) 3d

bookandbedandtea @nanuska_153 I can‘t say I had thought of that but I‘m thinking it now! 👀🎼 3d

nanuska_153 @bookandbedandtea 😂🫣 2d

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oo_pamela_oo

On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century | Timothy Snyder

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4 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ March 2025 Bookclub Pick

First half better than the 2nd half. Enjoyed that the author came with facts and made historical comparisons. Did not expect it to predict current day issues despite being published in 2017.

#bookclub
#bannedbooks

Leftcoastzen So essential! 4d

oo_pamela_oo @Leftcoastzen Absolutely! A must for a personal library. 4d

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BkClubCare

Glyph | Percival Everett

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Honestly, this one is tough. I don‘t think I want to be as smart/clever as this one might require. Did I read every word on every page? No, I did not. Am I glad I attempted? Sure. 😐 If you want to be a Percival Everett completist, I recommend a good trial looksee at the format or trap yourself on a beach with no other books, maybe. 😂 It is absurdist philosophy or true brilliance, if you dare trust this poor simpleton‘s opinion. It is amusing…

BkClubCare And the Iris are part of the story!! #Apr2025 Book40 (edited) 5d

Ruthiella I hear ya! I think sometimes he‘s too smart for me too. 4d

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Blueberry

Meditations | Marcus Aurelius

Great day! Canceled therapy because I didn't want to talk about issues. Meditated, read a book on grief, and went to Starbucks instead.

#MentalhealthMonday
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Kerrbearlib That sounds like a good day. What did you get at Starbucks? 4d

Blueberry @Kerrbearlib a venti Strawberry Acai Refresher. It is a relaxing drink for me. 4d

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