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> "I thought I was going to pee my pants as I walked to the front of that classroom. And then I took a deep breath and sang the motherfucking shit out of “Tomorrow.” Mrs. Matthews looked like she was watching a squirrel on water skis when I hit the high notes at the end of the last chorus with ease."

-- Kathleen Hanna, "Rebel Girl"

The audiobook is great.

#music#autobiography#book
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“I have often thought that to find a family to compare with ours in the promise of immortal memory, we must go back to the Egyptian Pharaohs: upon so many reefs and forelands that not very elegant name of Stevenson is engraved with a pen of iron upon granite.”

—From MEMOIRS OF HIMSELF (privately published, Philadelphia 1912) – available online via the Hathi Trust

2/2

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#Scottish#literature#Victorian
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Author Raynor Winn's 2018 book, "The Salt Path," was a huge hit. It was an autobiographical tale of how she and husband Moth lost their home, Moth was diagnosed with a degenerative condition, and the pair walked the 630-mile South West Coast Path in the U.K. The book sold over a million copies and spawned two sequels and a movie starring Gillian Anderson and Jason Isaacs. But over the weekend, reporting by the U.K. Observer called the story into question, casting doubt over the circumstances in which they lost their home, and Moth's illness. @BBCNews has the latest on the tangled tale.

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#Books @bookstodon #Film #SaltPath #RaynorWinn #MothWinn #Autobiography

flip.itThe Salt Path: Raynor Winn hits back at claims she misled readersThe author posted a lengthy statement challenging claims made in the Observer newspaper at the weekend.
Terence Eden’s Blog

Book Review: Learning to Think by Tracy King

shkspr.mobi/blog/2025/05/book-

What does it mean to write an autobiography?

For most people, their autobiography is a series of well-worn stories that they've told themselves. I remember reading Peter Mandelson's autobiography and being staggered at how he won every argument he ever had and was proved completely right by history. I'm sure you've read a dozen autobiographies where the subject has gleefully recounted something which sounds true, but with no fact checking.

Tracy King's autobiography is different. There is a story that she has told herself about her father's death. The event is a pivotal point in the life of her and her family. Their world is shattered by the tragedy and the events surround it become mythologised. Rather than just retelling the story, she asks the important question - is this true?

That's what Learning To Think is about.

Do you have the courage to revisit a distressing moment from your past and interrogate it? We all have totemic stories about our history but very few of us go back to check whether our memories are accurate. I hesitate to describe the revelations as a "plot-twist", because this is real life, but it is astounding.

The writing is beautiful and portentous. It also spends a fair amount of time seeking to understand why people (like the author) get drawn to religion, mysticism, and conspiracy theories:

Solving problems you’ve invented is a good facsimile of empowerment when you’ve never had the real thing.

It would be tempting to lump this in with the "misery memoir" genre - but I think it is something else. It isn't about revelling in the pain and inviting the reader to share it, instead it is a hopeful look at how the truth sets us free. It is bleakly hilarious at times with its blunt assessment of some shocking events.

I sometimes worry that science and "new rationalism" is a cult. It can attract people who are desperate for answers and want to surrender to a system which will teach them the secret truths of the world. But, as this book points out, rationality gives us the power to say "but I could be wrong".

Science should teach us to be humble. Not humble in front of a god; humble in front of our own fallibilities and vulnerabilities.

This is a thought-provoking and wonderful book.

Terence Eden’s Blog · Book Review: Learning to Think by Tracy King
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🆕 blog! “Book Review: Learning to Think by Tracy King”
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What does it mean to write an autobiography?

For most people, their autobiography is a series of well-worn stories that they've told themselves. I remember reading Peter Mandelson's autobiography and being staggered at how he won every argument he ever had and was proved completely right by history.…

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📖 Fahrenheit-182 (⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐) #Autobiography #Emo #Music #Nonfiction #Punkrock

A smart, funny, and refreshing memoir from Mark Hoppus, the vocalist, bassist, and founding member of pop-punk band blink-182.
This is a story of what happens when an angst-ridden kid who grew up in the desert experiences his parents’ bitter divorce, moves around the country, switches identities from dork to goth to skate punk, and eventually meets his best...

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