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Blueprint for Revolution: How to Use Rice Pudding, Lego Men, and Other Nonviolent Techniques to Galvanize Communities, Overthrow Dictators, or Simply Change the World
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December 1, 2018
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January 2, 2019
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Lauren
Dec 10, 2018 rated it it was amazing
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I was glad to find, at the end of this book, that I had read the book the "right" way. During the many anecdotes and bits of advice about starting a nonviolent revolution, I kept thinking about movements that I've been part of and the little things that fit in here. Getting groups on your side of the line, making connections through small early work instead of going for the big thing right away, and the various different ways that people can contribute to an organization like this. I kept thinki ...more
Frank Norman
Interesting and readable. The style jarred a bit with me.
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