Saturday, December 9, 2023

book reviews

Book ReviewsCulture & Language

Book Review: How To Change Your Mind, by Michael Pollan

Michael Pollan’s latest book wasn’t quite as mindblowing as the psychedelic experiences he describes in it, but it’s definitely a great read, especially for folks with no background in this particular subject matter.

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Book ReviewsCulture & Language

Year-End Wrap-Up: Handbuilt’s 2021 Reading List

2021 was, in many ways, even weirder than 2020. Was the pandemic finally over? Or was it just another series

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Book ReviewsMovements & OrganizingPolicyPublic Safety

Book Review: Rise of the Warrior Cop, by Radley Balko

A new book looks at the militarization of police forces in the United States, how it costs taxpayers a staggering amount of money, threatens American democracy, and, above all else, doesn’t actually do much to reduce crime.

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Urban Planning

Book Review – Superconnect: Networks and Weak Links

Richard Koch & Greg Lockwood’s 2010 book “Superconnect” is sort of a Malcolm Gladwell-esque, quick read I came across.

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