The Zanzibar Chest
I borrowed this book from another volunteer and sped through it during my travels through Tanzania, Rwanda, and Uganda a few weeks ago. I’ve seen tons of books in this genre since I’ve been in Kenya. If you have been to a bookstore recently you know the type: it’s kinda like a “new age” travel [...]
Good Luck, Walmart!
I’m reading David Barsamian’s collection of interviews with Arundhati Roy, The Chequebook and the Cruise-Missile, and I came across something that made me crack up: “But still, how are you going to persuade a Naga sadhu–whose life mission has been to stand naked on one leg for twenty years or to tow a car with [...]
A Language Older Than Words
In May I read Derrick Jensen’s A Language Older Than Words… “Every morning when I wake up I ask myself whether I should write or blow up a dam.” Although I know the feeling, I have no interest in being a writer and I don’t know the first thing about bombs; I’m not sure where [...]
Suggested reading?
In preparation for moving to Kenya I’ve started brainstorming a list of books to bring with me. Great idea, Alan, but ever since graduating and quitting both of my jobs last month I’ve had nothing to do but read! I’ve already plowed through a few books and I’m starting to endanger the book surplus I [...]
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