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To those who suspect that intellect is a subversive force in society, it will not do to reply that intellect is really a safe, bland, and emollient thing. In a certain sense, the suspicious Tories and militant philistines are right: intellect is dangerous

August 7, 2018 by vel veeter Leave a Comment

CBR10Bingo for Award Winner – 1964 Pulitzer for General Non-Fiction This is a strange kind of book. It’s part popular history and part political critique. It takes the question of “anti-intellectualism,” whether this means an espousal of non-intellectual or anti-intellectual beliefs and actions, broad trends in anti or non-intellectual moments and looks for causes and consequences. He defines intellectual as someone who puts an emphasis on thinking and a “life of the mind” into practice, whether in professional or personal life. So not just someone […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: anti-intellectualism in american life, Award Winner, cbr10bingo, richard hofstadter

vel veeter's CBR10 Review No:295 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: anti-intellectualism in american life, Award Winner, cbr10bingo, richard hofstadter ·
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An Award-Winning Milan Novella (CBR10Bingo)

August 5, 2018 by faintingviolet 1 Comment

For my next review and #CBR10Bingo square, let’s stay on brand, shall we? This morning I woke up unconscionably early and decided I had time for a novella before I had to deal with the day: so off to my bingo list and the award-winning novella by Courtney Milan, Her Every Wish. Her Every Wish won the 2017 RITA for Romance Novella. The RITA awards, given by the Romance Writers of America, aim to promote excellence in the genre by recognizing outstanding published romance novels […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: Award Winner, cbr10bingo, Courtney Milan, faintingviolet, Her Every Wish, the Worth saga

faintingviolet's CBR10 Review No:28 · Genres: Romance · Tags: Award Winner, cbr10bingo, Courtney Milan, faintingviolet, Her Every Wish, the Worth saga ·
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