Wants to read One Hundred Years of Solitude
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Finished reading Understanding the Intelligence Cycle
Finished reading The Spy Who Came In from the Cold
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<div>Though I was never SERIOUS-serious about it, I danced for eleven years of my childhood—a very casual education in ballet, jazz, modern, and tap— and I do enjoy learning about interesting, creative people. I hadn't heard of the Dance Theatre of Harlem, founded during the Civil Rights Movement, and Karen Valby does an admirable job introducing us to its founding dancers, showing us their lives within the company, what everyone got up to after, and the legacy they leave today. It doesn't shy away from the difficulties of being a dancer, the racism faced by everyone involved, or the ever-fluctuating demands of their director, Arthur Mitchell. Still, we see so much of the joy and the worldwide accomplishment. I'm glad I read this.<br><br>On a side note (and a bit inside baseball): I see that this is one of the titles that Lisa Lucas acquired for Pantheon before she was bafflingly laid off. It's a shame that the rich guys at the top of the ecosystem can't see the value in her work.</div>
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Finished reading I'll Drink to That: A Life in Style, with a Twist
Wants to read They Thought They Were Free: The Germans 1933-45
Added Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow (Nevermoor, 1) to Read Books
Wants to read Kiss and Tell: A Romantic Résumé, Ages 0 to 22
Rated NANO Fiction Volume 5, Number 2 8/10
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Added The Waning Age of Realignment I to Currently Reading
Rated The Evolution Man Or How I Ate My Father 3/10
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