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“The Mars Room” By Rachel Kushner

September 14, 2022 by Juan Haines

Romy Hall is serving two life sentences for killing the man stalking her. Her only concern—her son, who’s been swallowed by child protective services, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Book/Movie Reviews, Book/Movie Reviews, Recently Posted

BOOK REVIEW: “The Sixth Man” By Andre Iguodala with Carvell Wallace

August 29, 2022 by Harry C. Goodall Jr.

Basketball can be a game of feet. It can rely on whether your shot is on or off that day. For a person who no longer appreciates the game, The Sixth … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Book/Movie Reviews, Book/Movie Reviews, Recently Posted

Attica uprising documentary receives Oscar nomination

July 23, 2022 by Vincent O'Bannon

Legendary filmmaker and documentarian Stanley Nelson, and UC Berkeley Alum Traci A. Curry, received an Oscar nomination for “Attica”: their emphatic … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Book/Movie Reviews, Recently Posted Tagged With: Prison Stories

DIESEL SPIRIT

May 2, 2022 by A.J. Hardy

By Roger Michael Morello Pain, frustration and despair live and thrive behind the gates and walls and razor wire-capped fences of every prison in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Book/Movie Reviews, Book/Movie Reviews, Recently Posted

Me llamo Rigoberta Menchú y así nació mi conciencia

May 2, 2022 by Edgar Villamarin

El libro “Me Llamo Rigoberta Menchú Y Así Nació Mi Conciencia” es más que una autobiografía de una mujer indígena de tan solo 23 años de edad nacida … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Book/Movie Reviews, Book/Movie Reviews, ESPANOL, Recently Posted, SPANISH Tagged With: Spanish

BOOK REVEIW: The Souls of Institutions 

April 22, 2022 by C.K. Gerhartsreiter

By Kazuo Ishigur  To draw a parallel between young students at a fictional school deep in the English countryside and incarcerated persons at San … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Book/Movie Reviews, Book/Movie Reviews

The Body Keeps the Score

January 18, 2022 by Steve Brooks

Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma  By Bessel van der Kolk  “The Body Keeps the Score” was written by Dr. Bessel van der … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Book/Movie Reviews, Book/Movie Reviews, Recently Posted Tagged With: book review, Mental Health, trauma

UNFORGETTING por Roberto Lovato

December 29, 2021 by Edwin Chavez

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Filed Under: ARTS, Book/Movie Reviews, Book/Movie Reviews Tagged With: Spanish

Conversations with Great Teachers by Bill Smoot

December 24, 2021 by Timothy Hicks

To learn something in life, or anything for that matter, you must have help from a teacher. So says Bill Smoot, 74, author of a must-read book titled … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Book/Movie Reviews, Book/Movie Reviews, Recently Posted Tagged With: book review

Apeirogon, a Novel (2020) By Colum McCann

November 24, 2021 by Juan Haines

Colum McCann’s beautiful story is based on the tragic deaths of two young girls from cultures in conflict with each other. Apeirogon, a Novel, (2020) … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Book/Movie Reviews, Book/Movie Reviews Tagged With: book review

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