xyhhx wants to read No contest by Alfie Kohn

No contest by Alfie Kohn
No Contest, which has been stirring up controversy since its publication in 1986, stands as the definitive critique of competition. …
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i make software, noodles, and poor judgment calls
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i read slowly and rarely but i wanna change that. i want to read about things i don't know much about. on this account i'll probably focus on anarchism and how it relates to many things, intersectionality, and environmental issues
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No Contest, which has been stirring up controversy since its publication in 1986, stands as the definitive critique of competition. …

Provides a collection of Ferrer's writings on rationalist education, revolutionary violence, and the general strike (most translated into English for …

A long history of white supremacy, heteronormativity, and capitalist property relations have enshrined a particular narrow vision of the family …
For a little while, the yellow occupy sandy mutual aid patch safety-pinned to someone's sleeve or backpack was a common sight around town, and on one level it worked just like any other brand encountered on the sidewalks and subway stairs of New York City: as a declaration of affinity, affiliation, and belonging. But part of what that patch meant, too, was that none of us would ever again have to wait in hope of someone to come rescue us, even in the face of events so terrible they challenged the ability of the city itself to function.
— Lifehouse by Adam Greenfield (Page 73)


An intimate, revealing memoir from one of the most important activists of our time.
While working as an intelligence …

Why resisting climate change means combatting the fossil fuel industry
The science on climate change has been clear for …

"Le titre du livre : La Conquête du Pain doit être pris dans le sens le plus large, car « …

In this cornerstone of modern liberal social theory, Peter Kropotkin states that the most effective human and animal communities are …

"How do we balance the desire for tales of exceptional accomplishment with the need for painful doses of reality? How …

Alexander and his co-authors present us with over two hundred (roughly 250) "patterns" that they believe must be present in …

The Timeless Way of Building is a 1979 book by Christopher Alexander that proposes a new theory of architecture (and …