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Just finished Bernal Diaz' The True History of the Conquest of New Spain 2 Zorro Mar 2018 Mar 2018 2 2120

Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House, by Michael Wolff 16 RussBLib Jan 2018 Mar 2018 3 3308

Charles Ball describing being taken from his mother forever. 6 NNadir Feb 2018 Mar 2018 8 2849

Finishing up Testament: The Bible and History by John Romer 1 Zorro Feb 2018 Feb 2018 1 1893

The Lion in the Living Room 3 skippercollector Jan 2017 Feb 2018 1 2890

"U.S. Labor and the Vietnam War" (1989 book, just scanned, PDF format) 0 Mrdie Feb 2018 Feb 2018 0 1595

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A great book for those interested in outer space and being an astronaut 2 Ohiogal Jan 2018 Feb 2018 2 1967

What's the best biography or autobiography you've read recently? 45 pscot Jul 2013 Jan 2018 0 11061

"Mark Twain: Social Critic" (1966 book, PDF format) 2 Mrdie Jan 2018 Jan 2018 4 2224

I can only read this book in short spurts until the pain becomes too great. Read it, I must. 2 NNadir Jan 2018 Jan 2018 5 2245

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2018 Book Club List Vote (Poll) 0 Neoma Jan 2018 Jan 2018 0 2638

Fire and Fury by Michael Wolff Audiobook #1 3 Goonch Jan 2018 Jan 2018 1 2137

2018 Nonfiction Book Club. 6 Neoma Dec 2017 Jan 2018 1 5427

I'm reading 81 Days Below Zero. It's the story 6 raccoon Dec 2017 Dec 2017 1 2116

Get any great surprise books for Christmas? 14 NNadir Dec 2017 Dec 2017 2 3536

Dylan Thomas, 1952: A Child's Christmas in Wales 0 elleng Dec 2017 Dec 2017 1 1534

Chain of Title by David Dayen 0 octoberlib Dec 2017 Dec 2017 0 1376

The Red Web: The Struggle between Russia's digital dictators and the online revolutionaries 0 JonLP24 Dec 2017 Dec 2017 0 1399

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I just finished reading "Hillbilly Elegy". 18 llmart Nov 2017 Dec 2017 0 5202

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An American Family by Khizr Khan 0 beveeheart Nov 2017 Nov 2017 6 1503

Sun Chief 2 syringis Nov 2017 Nov 2017 6 1773

The Future Is History: How Totalitarianism Reclaimed Russia by Masha Gessen 3 octoberlib Nov 2017 Nov 2017 6 2155

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Book: World Without Mind 3 defacto7 Oct 2017 Nov 2017 0 1957

Like Judgment Day by Michael D'Orso 0 struggle4progress Oct 2017 Oct 2017 1 1579

Red Summer by Cameron McWhiter 1 struggle4progress Oct 2017 Oct 2017 0 1557

Just received David Neiwerts latest book. 0 Adsos Letter Oct 2017 Oct 2017 3 1662

Dream: Re-imagining Progressive Politics in an Age of Fantasy 0 JonLP24 Oct 2017 Oct 2017 0 1491

A Fine Old Conflict 4 struggle4progress Oct 2017 Oct 2017 2 1785

Death in a Promised Land: the Tulsa Race Riot of 1921 2 struggle4progress Oct 2017 Oct 2017 3 2864

Anyone recommend a book on the Christian right? n/t 6 lordsummerisle Aug 2016 Sep 2017 0 2145

Sometimes a great notion. Question 0 Watchfoxheadexplodes Sep 2017 Sep 2017 0 1992

After the War: A Southern Tour - May 1, 1865 to May 1, 1866 1 SeattleVet Sep 2017 Sep 2017 2 2215

Book by an Ohio Congressman published in 1903 2 AnotherDreamWeaver Sep 2017 Sep 2017 7 3678

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We Crossed a Bridge and It Trembled: Voices from Syria by Wendy Pearlman 0 octoberlib Aug 2017 Aug 2017 1 2535

Red Notice: A True Story of High Finance, Murder, and One Man's Fight for Justice by Bill Browder 2 sagesnow Aug 2017 Aug 2017 7 2708

Hillary's new book - I just ordered a Kindle copy and they 3 patricia92243 Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 2737

Dark Money: The Hidden History of the Billionaires Behind the Rise of the Radical Right 4 kgrandia Jan 2016 Jul 2017 5 3467

Calvin Trillin By the Book: 1 elleng Jul 2017 Jul 2017 1 2057

Great pre-school book: A is for Activist! 0 Fluke a Snooker Jul 2017 Jul 2017 1 1891

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"The Arsenal of Democracy." Great book 0 bif Apr 2017 Apr 2017 0 5191

A shout-out for a friend's book 0 Orrex Mar 2017 Mar 2017 1 1987

Former CBS anchor Dan Rather writing book on patriotism 1 Eugene Mar 2017 Mar 2017 0 1904

"The New Yorker Book of War Pieces". 0 bif Mar 2017 Mar 2017 1 1949

I just finished THE RACE FOR WHAT'S LEFT by Michael T. Klare. 1 raccoon Mar 2017 Mar 2017 2 1780

City of Ambition: FDR, La Guardia, and the Making of Modern New York 2 Dark n Stormy Knight Feb 2017 Feb 2017 0 1747

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"Brainwashing: The Science of Thought Control" 3 GeoWilliam750 Feb 2017 Feb 2017 6 2357

"Hustling Hitler" by Walter Shapiro 0 bucolic_frolic Jan 2017 Jan 2017 2 2064

"Bottom of the 33rd". Great book! 1 bif Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 2785

Can anyone recommend a good biography of Thomas Edison? 2 bif Jun 2016 Jan 2017 0 1870

"The House By The Lake", by Thomas Harding 1 Matilda Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 1937

Tribe by Sebastian Junger 6 PoindexterOglethorpe Nov 2016 Nov 2016 1 2572

This message was self-deleted by its author 0 skorpo Nov 2016 Nov 2016 0 1260

"The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" 1 TexasProgresive Nov 2016 Nov 2016 0 1763

One of the best books I've read in a long time. 2 bif Sep 2016 Sep 2016 1 2232

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To End All Wars (Adam Hochschild 2011) 2 struggle4progress Jun 2016 Sep 2016 0 1686

2014: What are you reading at the moment? 33 Neoma Mar 2014 Sep 2016 0 23723

I'm looking for a book about the real reasons for various wars. 15 raccoon May 2014 Aug 2016 1 5336

Here is account of my last 3 years in San Jacinto California 0 Koch Ebola Aug 2016 Aug 2016 0 1717

Trader Vic's Autobiography 2 bif Aug 2016 Aug 2016 0 2054

The Swerve by Stephen Greenblatt. 1 SheilaT Jul 2016 Jul 2016 1 1772

'67 Shots' dispels myths about shooting of Kent State students in 1970 2 struggle4progress May 2016 Jun 2016 8 2302

Death Be Not Proud by, John Gunther. Just finished it. 18 Hiraeth Mar 2016 Apr 2016 2 3381

Enjoyed this book a lot! 0 oldandhappy Apr 2016 Apr 2016 0 1637

The Lone Assassin: The Epic True Story of the Man Who Almost Killed Hitler 0 Hiraeth Mar 2016 Mar 2016 0 1745

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