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Forget Bonnie and Clyde, Meet the Original Gangster Grandma, "The Talented Mrs. Mandelbaum" by Margalit Fox 2 hotellanai1986 Mar 2024 Mar 2024 6 4763
Just Put Down C.O. Moed's "It Was Her New York" 0 hotellanai1986 Mar 2024 Mar 2024 6 2701
"The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory: American evangelicals in an age of extremism", by Tim Alberta. 8 Timeflyer Mar 2024 Mar 2024 7 3501
Just Completed "Dinosaurs at the Dinner Party" by Edward Dolnick 2 hotellanai1986 Mar 2024 Mar 2024 5 2669
Marc Wanamaker and Steven Bingen's "Hollywood Behind the Lens" - A Romp Through Hollywood's Controlled Pandemonium 0 hotellanai1986 Mar 2024 Mar 2024 2 2277
Just Finished "Can't We Be Friends" by Eliza Knight about Marilyn Monroe and Ella Fitzgerald's Friendship 1 hotellanai1986 Feb 2024 Feb 2024 5 2861
Just finished the audio version of Ruth Ben-Ghiat's "Strongmen" 0 ificandream Feb 2024 Feb 2024 2 2283
Fans of James Herriot gotta read this. 2 elleng Feb 2024 Feb 2024 11 2873
"American Cassandra: the life of Dorothy Thompson," by Peter Kurth, 1990. 1 Timeflyer Feb 2024 Feb 2024 6 2297
Two recent books on WWII Nazi era 0 bucolic_frolic Jan 2024 Jan 2024 5 2467
This message was self-deleted by its author 20 anobserver2 Jan 2024 Jan 2024 0 4323
Non-Fiction of the Week 14 January 2024 2 ExWhoDoesntCare Jan 2024 Jan 2024 1 2538
Has anyone read the new James Patterson memoir "Stories of My Life" ? [View all] 58 anobserver2 Jun 2022 Jan 2024 1 14923
NonFiction of the week 7 January 2024 0 ExWhoDoesntCare Jan 2024 Jan 2024 3 2536
NonFiction of the week 31 December 2023/1 January 2024 1 ExWhoDoesntCare Dec 2023 Dec 2023 2 2434
Klan War: Ulysses S. Grant and the Battle to Save Reconstruction, by F. Bordewich 1 Timeflyer Dec 2023 Dec 2023 2 2640
NonFiction of the week 24 December 11 ExWhoDoesntCare Dec 2023 Dec 2023 2 3786
NonFiction of the week 17 December 3 ExWhoDoesntCare Dec 2023 Dec 2023 2 2288
Non-Fiction of the Week 10 December2023 5 ExWhoDoesntCare Dec 2023 Dec 2023 3 2785
Has Anyone Here Read Mindf*ck by Christopher Wylie? 1 The Roux Comes First Nov 2023 Dec 2023 9 2738
NonFic of the week 4 December 2023 4 ExWhoDoesntCare Dec 2023 Dec 2023 1 2416
Killers of the Flower Moon - my wife and I don't get the plaudits 6 NewHendoLib Nov 2023 Dec 2023 0 3707
A book for all time: my new favorite author 2 The Blue Flower Oct 2023 Nov 2023 15 2516
The story of a devastating wildfire that reads 'like a thriller' wins U.K. book prize 3 sl8 Nov 2023 Nov 2023 4 3123
NonFic of the week 26 November 2 ExWhoDoesntCare Nov 2023 Nov 2023 1 2475
NonFic of the week 19 November 1 ExWhoDoesntCare Nov 2023 Nov 2023 1 2275
NonFic of the week 12 November 7 ExWhoDoesntCare Nov 2023 Nov 2023 1 2316
What Non-Fiction are you currently/just read? [View all] 65 violetpastille Feb 2019 Nov 2023 3 27544
NonFic I'm reading, 5 November 2023 4 ExWhoDoesntCare Nov 2023 Nov 2023 2 2146
How Migration Really Works, by Hein de Haas 0 sl8 Nov 2023 Nov 2023 1 2170

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The plant poisons that shape our daily lives [Book review] 3 sl8 Oct 2023 Nov 2023 13 2814
KLAN WAR by Fergus M. Bordewich 0 bucolic_frolic Oct 2023 Oct 2023 5 2126
Watergate, A New History - Garrett M. Graff 8 Tomconroy Feb 2022 Oct 2023 6 4619
Interesting intersection of privatization and religion in two different books 0 RSherman Oct 2023 Oct 2023 9 2355
A note from Douglas Preston 0 hermetic Oct 2023 Oct 2023 0 2100
The Fall by Michael Wolff 0 ificandream Oct 2023 Oct 2023 3 1900
The first digital pandemic, and the dangers of economic nationalism: Books in brief 0 sl8 Oct 2023 Oct 2023 1 2183
Just started reading Michael Wolff's "The Fall" about Fox News. 0 ificandream Oct 2023 Oct 2023 6 1985
Andrew Robinson reviews five of the best science picks. (Nature) 0 sl8 Sep 2023 Sep 2023 2 2671
From Sedition Hunters: How January 6th Broke the Justice System: #SwedishScarf 0 Eugene Sep 2023 Sep 2023 2 2575
Two books on the recent new non-fiction shelf 1 bucolic_frolic Sep 2023 Sep 2023 3 2184
Just won a copy of The Six by Loren Gush via Goodreads 1 ExWhoDoesntCare Sep 2023 Sep 2023 0 3078
Use of "sprang up." 17 CTyankee Jun 2023 Aug 2023 1 2951
A look at the tumultuous life of 'Persepolis' as it turns 20 0 Jilly_in_VA Aug 2023 Aug 2023 1 2528
"Profiles in Ignorance: How America's politicians got dumb and dumber," by Andy Borowitz 2 Timeflyer Aug 2023 Aug 2023 4 3408
"Why People Believe Weird Things," by Michael Shermer. 0 Timeflyer Jun 2023 Jun 2023 3 4347
Question about buying books on Amazon. 12 BlackSkimmer Jun 2022 Jun 2023 1 5616
Is the author C. J Fox a right wing conspiracy person? 2 efhmc Apr 2023 May 2023 1 3446
I am re-reading James Howard Kunstler's THE LONG EMERGENCY. 1 raccoon May 2023 May 2023 2 3465
"Uncultured: a memoir," by Daniella Mestyaned Young. 0 Timeflyer Apr 2023 Apr 2023 2 2648
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 Baked Potato Apr 2023 Apr 2023 2 2120
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 Baked Potato Apr 2023 Apr 2023 1 1817
Reaching Black Audiences 0 qwlauren35 Apr 2023 Apr 2023 2 1373
Here's a "Book of the Month Giveaway" Contest (non-fiction) 1 Peccadillo Mar 2023 Mar 2023 2 2892
Since our lively discussion of sourcing my privately published art history, I have discovered 18 CTyankee Mar 2023 Mar 2023 8 6916
Lisa Bortolotti argues that some irrational beliefs qualify as epistemically innocent 0 NNadir Mar 2023 Mar 2023 0 2546
need a private publisher for my book 20 CTyankee Mar 2023 Mar 2023 2 3984
Follow up to Utah tiktok kids discussion: Challenging Parental Alienation 0 cbabe Feb 2023 Feb 2023 0 2617
"The Playbook: How to Deny Science, Sell Lies, and Make a Killing in the Corporate World," 0 Timeflyer Feb 2023 Feb 2023 5 2790
The 6 Stages of Having Too Many Books (humor) 6 NJCher Oct 2022 Feb 2023 11 3992

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Excellent read - "If Nietzsche Were a Narwhal" by Justin Gregg 3 NewHendoLib Jan 2023 Jan 2023 1 3236
'Gray Love': Yes, Older People Have Desires 2 niyad Jan 2023 Jan 2023 5 2761
The Renaissance of Feminist Bookstores 0 niyad Jan 2023 Jan 2023 1 2103
New book 'Myth America' examines misinformation in U.S. history - PBS NewsHour 2 TexasTowelie Jan 2023 Jan 2023 6 2866
"Learning from the Germans: Race and the Memory of Evil," by Susan Neiman. 0 Timeflyer Jan 2023 Jan 2023 2 2979
10 Lessons of Conservative Cowardice - Book on Sale 0 Across-the-Desk Dec 2022 Dec 2022 1 2450
The View from Flyover Country: Dispatches from the Forgotten America 1 Javaman Nov 2022 Dec 2022 4 3193
I just finished audiobook of THE DIVIDER by Peter Baker and Susan Glasser. 1 raccoon Dec 2022 Dec 2022 6 3063
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 Baked Potato Nov 2022 Nov 2022 0 2050
Raising Them Right: The Untold Story of America's Ultraconservative Youth Movement and Its Plot for 2 cbabe Nov 2022 Nov 2022 9 3479
Read it! Learn from it. "The Half Has Not Been Told" by J Baptiste. 2 Samrob Oct 2022 Oct 2022 1 2767
"The Pope At War." 0 kairos12 Oct 2022 Oct 2022 2 1430
The Founding Myth: Why Christian Nationalism is Un-American, by Seidel, 2019. 7 Timeflyer Oct 2022 Oct 2022 15 3779
"Bad City" By Paul Pringle 2 Samrob Sep 2022 Oct 2022 1 2300
Trying to decide on a NF book to read 10 Genki Hikari Sep 2022 Oct 2022 0 3774
This message was self-deleted by its author 1 Baked Potato Sep 2022 Sep 2022 9 2300
"Cabin Fever." 0 kairos12 Sep 2022 Sep 2022 0 1913
I'm looking for a book about travel on a wagon train 11 left-of-center2012 Feb 2022 Aug 2022 1 4322
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 Across-the-Desk Aug 2022 Aug 2022 0 1961
The Cult of Trump by Steven Hassan 2 Timeflyer Aug 2022 Aug 2022 2 2318
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