Tag Archives: Books

Allen Young :
BOOKS | The story of an eccentric

Posted on August 7, 2020 by Thorne Dreyer

This unique tale is lovingly told by Clare Green. By Allen Young | The Rag Blog | August 7, 2020 WARWICK, Massachusetts — Eccentric people are everywhere. They can be found in Texas and in Massachusetts (where I live). They … Continue reading →

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JONAH RASKIN :
BOOKS | ‘A Life of Olson’ by Ed Sanders, cultural revolutionary

Posted on July 21, 2020 by Thorne Dreyer

The book is a feast for the eyes, food for the mind, and balm for the soul. [Jonah Raskin will be Thorne Dreyer‘s guest on Rag Radio, Friday, July 24, 2020, 2-3 p.m. (CT) on KOOP 91.7-FM in Austin and … Continue reading →

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Allen Young :
BOOKS | Genealogy effort leads to book about people becoming Americans

Posted on July 9, 2020 by Thorne Dreyer

This impressive new volume is the work of Carla Barringer Rabinowitz. By Allen Young | The Rag Blog | July 9, 2020 ROYALSTON, Mass. — Borderers: Becoming Americans on the Southern Frontier is the title and subtitle of an impressive … Continue reading →

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Jonah Raskin :
BOOKS | The doctor is sick

Posted on June 6, 2020 by Thorne Dreyer

A review of Susan Reverby’s new book about former leftist fugitive Dr. Alan Bergman. Co-Conspirator for Justice: The Revolutionary Life of Dr. Alan Bergman by Susan M. Reverby (2020: University of North Carolina Press; $30) By Jonah Raskin | The … Continue reading →

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Jim Simons :
BOOKS | Ken Carpenter’s ‘Borderlands Boy’

Posted on May 11, 2020 by Thorne Dreyer

Ken’s whole adult life has been that of a man of unflinchingly high principle. By Jim Simons | The Rag Blog | May 11, 2018 AUSTIN — It is said that senior citizens, as we are called, see our lives … Continue reading →

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Allen Young :
BOOKS | ‘Red Scare in the Green Mountains’

Posted on April 12, 2020 by Thorne Dreyer

Political paradox in Vermont is narrated with insight in Rick Winston’s book. By Allen Young | The Rag Blog | April 12, 2020 ROYALSTON, Mass. — There are paradoxes in the politics of Vermont. When a liberal majority in the … Continue reading →

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Alice Embree :
BOOKS | ‘Odd Birds’

Posted on December 17, 2019 by Thorne Dreyer

The book is a fictional coming of age story set in San Antonio. By Alice Embree | The Rag Blog | December 17, 2019 Listen to Thorne Dreyer’s November 25, 2019 Rag Radio interview with Severo Perez about his new … Continue reading →

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Jonah Raskin :
BOOKS | ‘In the Company of Rebels’

Posted on June 26, 2019 by Thorne Dreyer

Jonah reviews Chellis Glendinning’s memoir about her friends, lovers, and comrades. By Jonah Raskin | The Rag Blog | June 26, 2019 At the very start of her new heartfelt book — In the Company of Rebels: A Generational Memoir … Continue reading →

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Alice Embree :
BOOKS | ‘The Dilsberg Engagement: Love, Dissent and Reprisals’ by Danielle Jaussaud

Posted on May 6, 2019 by Thorne Dreyer

The author has provided a gripping description of GI resistance in Germany. By Alice Embree | The Rag Blog | May 6, 2019 [Danielle Jaussaud and Alice Embree will join Thorne Dreyer on Rag Radio, Friday, May 31, 2-3 p.m. … Continue reading →

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Jonah Raskin :
BOOKS | Don Cox’s caustic memoir of the Black Panthers

Posted on March 7, 2019 by Thorne Dreyer

Heyday is brave to have published this book, which blows the lid off the BPP. By Jonah Raskin | The Rag Blog | March 7, 2019 Mention the two words “Black Panther” to anyone under the age of 40, and … Continue reading →

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James Retherford :
BOOKS | Little big meshuganah

Posted on June 6, 2018 by Thorne Dreyer

Jim Retherford does Pat Thomas does Jerry Rubin. By James Retherford | The Rag Blog | June 6, 2018 Pat Thomas, author of DiD iT! and The Rag Blog‘s James Retherford, who was the ghost writer for Jerry Rubin’s bestselling … Continue reading →

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Jonah Raskin :
BOOKS | ‘There may not be answers’

Posted on April 11, 2018 by Thorne Dreyer

We review Allen Young’s autobiography, ‘Left, Gay & Green: A Writer’s Life.’ By Jonah Raskin | The Rag Blog | April 12, 2018 “Rejection of marginalization is certainly not the same as assimilation.” — Allen Young Allen Young begins his … Continue reading →

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