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Tarafından yazılmış kitap Tarafından: Yeni İnsan Yayınları
Did not significantly learn anything new from this book. After reading Ziauddin Sardar, this book pales in comparison and unfortunately only scratches the surface. Unfortunate because this scratch looks more like pandering to the Western neo-colonialist mindset, although many of her points are valid and should be looked into with careful attention by the Muslim intelligentsia. Appreciated: Her candor, ability to look at multiple arguments and her courage to question (although imlpying that many Muslims do not question is also inaccurate and misleading). Not appreciated: Her unbalanced comparisons of the actions of Muslims (both mainstream and not) with Westerners, Christians and Jews, all of who have very different histories, experiences and power relations with one another. This difference was never expounded upon and hence her conclusions (though true) are based on 'blame the victim' ideology. Before or after reading this, please also read Ziauddin Sardar's "Looking for Paradise" for a more meaningful understanding of the same issues.
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I've had to put this one on the shelf for now, but I've read the first few chapters. It's one of those books you can leave in the bathroom or on the coffee table (you choose) and read bits and pieces every now and then. So far I've learned that on average Americans only spend ONE HOUR every day eating their meals. And they wonder why people in other countries are healthier?
Tarafından yazılmış kitap Tarafından: Detay Yayıncılık - Akademik Kitaplar
I had no idea a translation of "The Art of War" could sound so homoerotically sexy.
Tarafından yazılmış kitap Tarafından: Mitos Boyut Yayınları
Only surpassed by the film.
Tarafından yazılmış kitap Tarafından: Merve Yayınları
I thought that the first part was outstanding. The last part start to describe how to get yourself relaxed and that didn't really work for me. I would still definitely recommend it.
Tarafından yazılmış kitap Tarafından: Yediiklim Yayınları
OH MY GOD This book is unbelievable, but I believe it if you know what I'm saying. It's an incredible account of a boy's experience inside several "correctional facilities" that were designed for boys under 18 who were charged with criminal offenses or simply had nowhere else to go, specifically in California. This boy, if he's still around, is now a relatively old man, having been born 8 years before my parents, which will make him 67 this October (he mentions his birthday several times in the book) and serving the first of four consecutive life sentences. His account, according to the intro and preface, was probably written over a number of years while he was in prison. The narrative begins when he was 9 years old. I was totally engrossed reading this and finished it over a few days (not very long, maybe 150 pgs.)--I just bought it from Big Idea bookstore in Pittsburgh last week (it's published by AK Press). I don't have it on me at the moment, but Dwight described himself as a pretty typical kid growing up in California in the 1940s and 50s. His parents were caring and loving and had a successful business. It seems Dwight (who is white, by the way) considered himself a pretty typical kid in a typical American family. As a result of a freak situation, he ended up in a place called "Juvenile hall" or some such term: his aunt, who was supposed to be caring for Dwight and his siblings while his parents were away, was drunk and unresponsive when neighbors came over to check on things. The neighbors called the cops, concerned for the kids, and they were all sent to different state youth institutions temporarily. Knowing who he is now and the crimes he's committed throughout his life (he only details his experiences from 9-17 in this book, but mentions that he killed people as an adult), you might think Dwight came from an abusive family or that he ran away and lived on the streets, etc. But Dwight blames his criminal behavior as solely having begun and been reinforced by California state "correctional" institutions. Even though things have obviously changed since the 50s on all fronts including law enforcement, Dwight maintains that they have not changed for the better for youth who become incarcerated today. His story may not be every prisoner's story, but it probably happens more than any of us who have not been incarcerated would think or want to believe. And I think that those who don't have experience with law enforcement are one intended audience. This book is extremely graphic and disturbing in its descriptions of the kinds of abuse perpetrated behind closed doors in the prison system (also funded by state and federal tax dollars), there's no doubt. But that's what this book needs to be. Most probably will find it more disturbing based on the age of those who Dwight is describing, especially in how they are abused by the adults who are supposed to be helping them to recover from their so-called devious ways to returned to society as rehabilitated. There are so many things I could say about this book, but I don't have much time. What Dwight has written has profoundly affected me and disturbed me about what can happen in the prison industrial complex in this country. I haven't believed in the prison system as helping anyone for quite some time, but this book has given me a lot of incite into specifically what happened to an individual. Dwight's style is very bare-bones, matter-of-fact, and intimate in its detail, and it's probably the closest I'll get to an experience in prison without actually being there. His is not a political tirade against the state as much as its an emotional account of his experiences with adults and peers inside a cannibalizing system. It gives me an appreciation not only of the massive and blind power law enforcement has over the citizenry, especially children, but also of my own relative freedom and what potential I have to act in my own personal interests as well as those who are marginalized. I could never recommend this book enough to anyone who thinks they could read it without being so disturbed as to close it before they finish. You have to be prepared to deal with the graphic descriptions and realization that somebody actually experienced this. I have never been physically abused, and never been emotionally or psychologically abused to this extreme, so this book was shocking to me. May it be as shocking to those who decide to read it. May it inspire many to act against the atrocities described within. Note: I think the book was published in 2005, so there's a chance Dwight is still around. He chose to publish his contact information in the back of the book and encouraged readers to write him with questions and comments.
Tarafından yazılmış kitap Tarafından: Kırmızı Kedi Yayınevi
14 years old, and as a compilation that means some pieces are even older. Regardless, Dery's insights pry back the linoleum and reveal some surface truths about (mostly) American culture which can be disturbing. Dery's takes a slightly askew angle and this approach brings forth more truths than are in the words.
Tarafından yazılmış kitap Tarafından: Dipnot Yayınları
This was such a rich, beautifully told story that I really enjoyed reading. I would recommend it to anyone. Loved it, start to finish. Abraham Verghese is a truly gifted writer.
Tarafından yazılmış kitap Tarafından: Tudem Yayınları
This dog memoir has a quiet and spiritual pace. I've read a few Koontz novels, including one featuring a special golden retriever (which Koontz was writing when Trixie died), but I appreciated this personal look into the family behind the stories. Koontz includes many requisite dog antics and idiosyncrasies, but what I was surprised by was the frequent reflection on dogs as theophanies : manifestations of God's grace. No, dogs are not divine to him. A common phrase in the memoir is: 'dogs know' or 'Trixie knows.' Most days I also believe my dog has a more sublime sense of what's really going on than I do. The Koontz's are childless, and this book lifts up the gift of good dogs for making a family whole.
Tarafından yazılmış kitap Tarafından: Yakamoz Yayınevi
Confusing, oddly affecting and memorable - Dick's forte.
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