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Reading List

Just been through my bookcase full of unread books and picked out the most eyecatching and politically relevant ones that I wish I’d read at some point. This isn’t necessarily me saying I’m gonna go read them all now, but hopefully by at least writing these down I’ll be more inclined to finally start!

Mark Fisher - Capitalist Realism: Is there no Alternative? 

Ruth Winstone - The Best of Benn

Noam Chomsky – How the World Works

Owen Jones – Chavs: The Demonization of the Working Class

Stephen Kinzer – All the Shah’s Men: An American Coup and the Roots of Middle East Terror

Janine Booth – Autism Equality in the Workplace

Steve Silberman – Neurotribes 

Robert Tressell – The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists

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Autistic Books Pile Review: Autism Equality in the Work Place, by Janine Booth

Autistic Books Pile Review: Autism Equality in the Work Place, by Janine Booth

Paperback, 128 pages Published April 21st 2016 by Jessica Kingsley Publishers ISBN: 1849056781 (ISBN13: 9781849056786)

Neurodiversity in the workplace can be a gift. Yet only 15% of adults with an autism spectrum condition (ASC) are in full-time employment. This book examines how the working environment can embrace autistic people in a positive way.

The author highlights common challenges in…

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Being Normal

by Janine Booth

Normal works from nine to five Normal wants to learn to drive Normal doesn't think aloud Normal melts into the crowd Normal laughs at normal jokes Normal hangs out with the blokes Normal's reading normal books Normal sticks to normal looks Normal isn't weird or strange Normal sees no need for change Normal's aspirational Non-denominational Norman's normal, that's ok Ava's average, come what may But Zeke's a freak and Todd is odd And Jane's a punishment from God Normal's limbs all work just fine Normal sits with neutral spine Normal's straight - in every sense Normal's sitting on the fence Normal's happy with its gender Normal man is not too tender Normal woman not too tough But normal isn't good enough So normal craves success and fame Normal isn't quite the same For women as it is for men Normal goes to bed at ten Normal's hers and normal's his Normal's what it says it is Normal thinks like normal should Normal thinks that normal's good Normal keeps you 'in' and cool Keeps you safe from ridicule Cos normal folk are never cruel To other normals - as a rule Normal's neither thin nor fat - Who the feck decided that?! Is this definition formal? Who determined what is normal?! Normal tricked and normal lied - I couldn't be normal if I tried

Note: I absolutely adore this poem by Janine Booth, a self-described “Marxist, trade unionist, socialist-feminist, aspie, and bi author” who has been active in the workers’ union movement as well as the London spoken word poetry scene for decades. Also check out the live performance of the poem.