Book Review

Edgar Villanueva. 2018, 217 pages, Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Oakland, CA.

Edgar Villanueva’s new book, Decolonizing Wealth: Indigenous Wisdom to Heal Divides and Restore Balance, opens with the perfect epigraph from activist, artist, and philanthropist Beyoncé. “If we are going to heal,“ she advises, “let it be glorious.”

When I was asked to contribute a book review of adrienne maree brown’s Emergent Strategy: Shaping Change, Changing Worlds for the GIA Reader, I immediately perked up in disbelief and excitement. How could I possibly represent this book and this artist whom I admire so much? It seemed like a tall order for someone like me since I felt like just a fangirl. This book truly enhanced my life, giving me clarity in the relationship between my work and daily lived reality. It taught me about living purposefully.

Judy Malloy, ed. 2016. 465 pages, The MIT Press, Cambridge, Mass.; London.

Robert E. Gard, with additional contributions by Maryo Gard Ewell, Robert L. Lynch, and Michael Winslaw. Edited by Maryo Gard Ewell with Clayton Lord and Elizabeth Sweeney. 2016, 128 pages, Americans for the Arts, Washington, D.C.

You are busy. So, to get to the point right away: If you don’t suffer from stage fright, is it worthwhile reading this book? That was my question when I read a chapter of Solovitch’s book in draft form early on. (We are acquaintances.)

Report draft authored by Mark J. Stern and Susan C. Seifert. Prepared for the Human Development and Capabilities Association conference in Athens, Greece, September 2014; based on research supported by the Surdna Foundation.

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Edited by Don Ball. 2014, 90 pages, National Endowment for the Arts, Washington, D.C.

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Jeff Chang. 2014, 403 pages, St. Martin’s Press, New York, NY

Nancy Fushan, June 2014, 52 pages, Pillsbury House + Theatre