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Nonfiction Working-stiff workers left behind LISTEN, LIBERAL -or- Whatever Happened to the Party of the People? By Thomas Frank 308 pp. Henry Holt Reviewed by Dennis C. Rizzo I suspect Thomas Frank is one of the few people not surprised by the victory of Donald Trump. Clairvoyant? Prophetic? Maybe. Perhaps simply willing to look beyond conventional wisdom and the smug predictions of egocentric pundits. In a little over three hundred pages, Frank explains how the Democratic Party self-destructed, forgot its roots in the working class, and convinced itself that it still stands for the wage earner while pandering to Wall Street and other typically “Republican” entities. I would have been convinced at one hundred pages, but he’s the writer. Listen, Liberal is written in the style of investigative journalism. This means you are provided with facts, figures and verifiable information in such a way that your eyes don’t glaze over after two pages. I could have dismissed this as yet another in...
Cairns: Messengers in Stone by David B. Williams Seattle: The Mountaineers Books. $15.95 Reviewed by Russell A. Potter On first seeing this book, some may ask, how much can you really say about cairns? After all, for most who know the term, it calls to mind the trail-marking heaps of rocks that guide hikers above the treeline, or where landmarks are scarce; such modest, utilitarian markers hardly seem to call for an entire volume, even this modest one of 192 pages. And yet on actually opening the book, one finds that -- in a manner rather like cairns themselves -- it contains a remarkable variety and amount of information within its various nooks and crannies, so much so that one marvels not at its extent, but its compactness. The feeling grows as one reads through the chapters, each a neat conglomeration of historical, cultural, and scientific facts. The most expected topic -- "Cairns on the Trail" is followed quickly by chapters on the geology and ecology of cairns, both ...
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