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Read a book, save the world.
Just awhile ago I read George Lakoff's Thinking Points: Communicating our American Ideas and Values. The guy is sharp and its one of those great books that make you think until you can't sleep. I don't want to do a diservice to his points but I recommend the hell out of this book. Anyone else got a book to prop up? Old or New. Fiction or Non-fiction. Let us know!
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Lakoff's a pretty cool cat. I'll have to check that one out.
Here are a few I'd recommend:
New Radicals in the Multiversity by Carl Davidson
This collection of writings on student syndicalism are crucial to understand the current trajectory of radical student organizing (especially the work of the new SDS), especially if you'd like to join in.
No Contest: The Case Against Competition by Alfie Kohn
It originally came out in the late 80s, but it's just as applicable -- and damning -- today. Backed by voluminous evidence, Kohn challenges our conceptions of competition, play, and human nature itself.
Rules for Radicals by Saul Alinsky
The classic book on strategy and tactics, written by the father of community organizing, is indispensable for today's activist, whether she is going up against city hall or the college administration.
Strapped the Book
Here's a throwback to a previous post of mine, recommending "Strapped: Why America's 20 and 30 somethings can't get ahead."
http://www.youngpeoplefor.org/blog/posts/1155
Great book; I read it in about 3 days. And I'd recommend it to anyone, so for this blog post, it is my recommendation to you.
Read a free excerpt over at www.StrappedTheBook.com and then go buy it.
Also, I can't remember who I lent my copy to; so if it happened to have been you, please let me know... and then finish it and pass it on to someone else.
"Discontent is the first step in the progress of an individual or a nation" - Fortune Cookie, 2007.