What's the Name of That Book??? discussion

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Query abandoned by poster > ABANDONED. Recent non-fiction work on tyranny; about the need for everyday people to be brave and speak up against tyranny in their community before it spreads. Female author.

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message 1: by Spencer (new)

Spencer Carter | 6 comments I found this great book on Amazon the other day. Female author; over 300 reviews; published in the last few years; about the need for everyday people to be brave and speak up against tryanny in their community before it spreads. I ordered it, but they delivered the wrong book. Now I can't remember the title and my browser history has been deleted, and it's driving me nuts.


message 2: by BookSweetie (new)

BookSweetie Maybe Naomi Klein and No is not enough


Julia ♡ Sarcasm and Romance Addict ♡ | 176 comments Your browsing history might be gone, but if you bought it from Amazon you can still see your purchase history via "My Orders" section in your account


message 4: by RavensScar (new)

RavensScar | 296 comments If it's not under your "order" history on your amazon account then you can always contact customer service :) oh and check your recently viewed books on amazon :)


message 5: by RavensScar (new)

RavensScar | 296 comments Do you remember any details about the cover? Is it a book about a specific region in the world?


message 7: by Spencer (new)

Spencer Carter | 6 comments Julia ♡ Sarcasm and Romance Addict ♡ wrote: "Your browsing history might be gone, but if you bought it from Amazon you can still see your purchase history via "My Orders" section in your account"

Thanks, but the order history shows the book that was wrongly delivered. Strange I know. Furthermore, I had ordered the wrongly delivered book before on Amazon and still have the first copy. I don't know what bug caused this. I don't remember the exact author name or title b/c it was one of those books that was recommended by their algorithms and I bought it spur of the moment b/c of the byline.


message 8: by Spencer (new)

Spencer Carter | 6 comments Luci wrote: "Do you remember any details about the cover? Is it a book about a specific region in the world?"

The cover was colorful broken into a few hexagonal shapes. It was primarily about American society.


message 9: by BookSweetie (new)

BookSweetie Is is possible that you got a previous order because the book is not currently available? Daring democracy with its colorful cover could fit the bill but is coming out in September.

Could it be a book by Amy Goodman?

Or, memory being notoriously tricky, perhaps one of your assumptions is slightly erroneous and searching categories of books will jog your memory.


message 10: by Kris (new)

Kris | 54918 comments Mod
Author Amy Goodman suggested by BookSweetie


message 11: by Lobstergirl, au gratin (new)

Lobstergirl | 44911 comments Mod
On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century is the one that immediately comes to mind, but it's a male author. It came out this year and was widely promoted.


message 12: by Lobstergirl, au gratin (new)

Lobstergirl | 44911 comments Mod
These are not hexagonal shapes but they are female authors, newish releases, and came up in "readers also bought" when I looked at the book @11:

The Trouble with Reality A Rumination on Moral Panic in Our Time by Brooke Gladstone

Demagoguery and Democracy by Patricia Roberts-Miller


message 13: by Spencer (new)

Spencer Carter | 6 comments Amy Goodman cross-bred with On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the 20th century, and we have our answer! ;) I must examine some more of Goodman's works.


message 14: by Kris (new)

Kris | 54918 comments Mod
Which Amy Goodman book?


message 15: by Spencer (new)

Spencer Carter | 6 comments Kris wrote: "Which Amy Goodman book?"

I'm looking at her works. Not sure if she's the one yet.


message 16: by Lobstergirl, au gratin (new)

Lobstergirl | 44911 comments Mod
Spencer, are you still looking for this or did you find it?


message 17: by Emma (new)

Emma (factandfable) | 10 comments Brene Brown? I can’t think of the covers but I know one of her recent books always about that.


message 18: by Barbara (new)

Barbara Could it be the Veronica Chambers book? The title was something like "35 Ordinary People who Rose up Against Tyranny." This isn't an adult book, I think it's targeted toward middle grade readers.


message 19: by Kris (new)

Kris | 54918 comments Mod
No response, moving to Abandoned folder.

Spencer (OP) was last active on the site in October 2017.


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