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Interesting intersection of privatization and religion in two different books 0 RSherman Oct 2023 Oct 2023 9 2021
A note from Douglas Preston 0 hermetic Oct 2023 Oct 2023 0 1730
The Fall by Michael Wolff 0 ificandream Oct 2023 Oct 2023 3 1613
The first digital pandemic, and the dangers of economic nationalism: Books in brief 0 sl8 Oct 2023 Oct 2023 1 1892
Just started reading Michael Wolff's "The Fall" about Fox News. 0 ificandream Oct 2023 Oct 2023 6 1737
Andrew Robinson reviews five of the best science picks. (Nature) 0 sl8 Sep 2023 Sep 2023 2 2309
From Sedition Hunters: How January 6th Broke the Justice System: #SwedishScarf 0 Eugene Sep 2023 Sep 2023 2 2204
Two books on the recent new non-fiction shelf 1 bucolic_frolic Sep 2023 Sep 2023 3 1753
Just won a copy of The Six by Loren Gush via Goodreads 1 ExWhoDoesntCare Sep 2023 Sep 2023 0 2636
Use of "sprang up." 17 CTyankee Jun 2023 Aug 2023 1 1842
A look at the tumultuous life of 'Persepolis' as it turns 20 0 Jilly_in_VA Aug 2023 Aug 2023 1 2169
"Profiles in Ignorance: How America's politicians got dumb and dumber," by Andy Borowitz 2 Timeflyer Aug 2023 Aug 2023 4 2934
"Why People Believe Weird Things," by Michael Shermer. 0 Timeflyer Jun 2023 Jun 2023 3 4072
Question about buying books on Amazon. 12 BlackSkimmer Jun 2022 Jun 2023 1 4705
Is the author C. J Fox a right wing conspiracy person? 2 efhmc Apr 2023 May 2023 1 3062
I am re-reading James Howard Kunstler's THE LONG EMERGENCY. 1 raccoon May 2023 May 2023 2 3162
"Uncultured: a memoir," by Daniella Mestyaned Young. 0 Timeflyer Apr 2023 Apr 2023 2 2340
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 Baked Potato Apr 2023 Apr 2023 2 1842
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 Baked Potato Apr 2023 Apr 2023 1 1514
Reaching Black Audiences 0 qwlauren35 Apr 2023 Apr 2023 2 1123
Here's a "Book of the Month Giveaway" Contest (non-fiction) 1 Peccadillo Mar 2023 Mar 2023 2 2511
Since our lively discussion of sourcing my privately published art history, I have discovered 18 CTyankee Mar 2023 Mar 2023 8 5894
Lisa Bortolotti argues that some irrational beliefs qualify as epistemically innocent 0 NNadir Mar 2023 Mar 2023 0 2223
need a private publisher for my book 20 CTyankee Mar 2023 Mar 2023 2 2886
Follow up to Utah tiktok kids discussion: Challenging Parental Alienation 0 cbabe Feb 2023 Feb 2023 0 2279
"The Playbook: How to Deny Science, Sell Lies, and Make a Killing in the Corporate World," 0 Timeflyer Feb 2023 Feb 2023 5 2511
The 6 Stages of Having Too Many Books (humor) 6 NJCher Oct 2022 Feb 2023 11 3446
Excellent read - "If Nietzsche Were a Narwhal" by Justin Gregg 3 NewHendoLib Jan 2023 Jan 2023 1 2825
'Gray Love': Yes, Older People Have Desires 2 niyad Jan 2023 Jan 2023 5 2402
The Renaissance of Feminist Bookstores 0 niyad Jan 2023 Jan 2023 1 1813

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New book 'Myth America' examines misinformation in U.S. history - PBS NewsHour 2 TexasTowelie Jan 2023 Jan 2023 6 2479
"Learning from the Germans: Race and the Memory of Evil," by Susan Neiman. 0 Timeflyer Jan 2023 Jan 2023 2 2694
10 Lessons of Conservative Cowardice - Book on Sale 0 Across-the-Desk Dec 2022 Dec 2022 1 2098
The View from Flyover Country: Dispatches from the Forgotten America 1 Javaman Nov 2022 Dec 2022 4 2816
I just finished audiobook of THE DIVIDER by Peter Baker and Susan Glasser. 1 raccoon Dec 2022 Dec 2022 6 2774
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 Baked Potato Nov 2022 Nov 2022 0 1717
Raising Them Right: The Untold Story of America's Ultraconservative Youth Movement and Its Plot for 2 cbabe Nov 2022 Nov 2022 9 2980
Read it! Learn from it. "The Half Has Not Been Told" by J Baptiste. 2 Samrob Oct 2022 Oct 2022 1 2388
"The Pope At War." 0 kairos12 Oct 2022 Oct 2022 2 1140
The Founding Myth: Why Christian Nationalism is Un-American, by Seidel, 2019. 7 Timeflyer Oct 2022 Oct 2022 15 3180
"Bad City" By Paul Pringle 2 Samrob Sep 2022 Oct 2022 1 1905
Trying to decide on a NF book to read 10 Genki Hikari Sep 2022 Oct 2022 0 3008
This message was self-deleted by its author 1 Baked Potato Sep 2022 Sep 2022 9 1962
"Cabin Fever." 0 kairos12 Sep 2022 Sep 2022 0 1646
I'm looking for a book about travel on a wagon train 11 left-of-center2012 Feb 2022 Aug 2022 1 3549
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 Across-the-Desk Aug 2022 Aug 2022 0 1691
The Cult of Trump by Steven Hassan 2 Timeflyer Aug 2022 Aug 2022 2 1906
Anybody read Tim Millers new book? I'm 2 arthritisR_US Jul 2022 Jul 2022 0 2640
Per request of Blue Green Lady 2 BOSSHOG Jul 2022 Jul 2022 2 1475
Say Nothing by Patrick Radden Keefe 0 BlueGreenLady Jun 2022 Jun 2022 2 2070
This message was self-deleted by its author 9 anobserver2 Jun 2022 Jun 2022 0 3757
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 Timeflyer Jun 2022 Jun 2022 0 1259
The Guru Papers: masks of authoritarian power, by Kramer & Alstad 0 Timeflyer Jun 2022 Jun 2022 2 2311
5 Excellent Science Books You Should Read 5 hermetic Jun 2022 Jun 2022 16 1899
In the Midst of Civilized Europe: The Pogroms of 1918-1921 and the Onset of the Holocaust 3 bucolic_frolic May 2022 May 2022 3 2714
'Decent' Harry Truman, thrust into the presidency, kept US afloat in wartime 2 Sherman A1 Apr 2022 Apr 2022 0 2566
"Flying Blind 0 kairos12 Mar 2022 Mar 2022 1 1378
As the pandemic raged, Kathy Gilsinan found 'The Helpers' 0 Sherman A1 Mar 2022 Mar 2022 7 2321
Picked up The Trials of Harry Truman by Jeffrey Frank 2 Tomconroy Mar 2022 Mar 2022 3 2147
New book examines educating children of Nazi scientists in El Paso schools 2 TexasTowelie Mar 2022 Mar 2022 1 2167

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Read and gave as gifts all the original James Harriot books as they were published. 3 efhmc Mar 2022 Mar 2022 4 3061
Romanovs..1613 to 1918...Simon Sebag Montefiore 0 ProudMNDemocrat Feb 2022 Feb 2022 6 1833
Jamie Raskin's "Unthinkable" 2 ificandream Feb 2022 Feb 2022 1 1496
"Strongmen: Mussolini to the Present" --Ruth Ben-Ghiat 1 lastlib Feb 2022 Feb 2022 2 2432
Midnight in Washington Comment Thread 6 NJCher Oct 2021 Feb 2022 4 2284
"Empire of Pain" 4 kairos12 Jan 2022 Jan 2022 3 1839
'Murders & Mysterious Deaths in the Pennsylvania Wilds' is released 4 left-of-center2012 Jan 2022 Jan 2022 5 2728
JFK by Fredrick Logevall 0 Tomconroy Jan 2022 Jan 2022 5 1785
"Premonition" 2 kairos12 Nov 2021 Jan 2022 0 1664
"How Democracies Die" is a must read! 2 raccoon Mar 2021 Dec 2021 3 3029
I'm really enjoying "The Boys" by Ron and Clint Howard 2 FakeNoose Dec 2021 Dec 2021 6 2767
The Ten Best History Books of 2021 (Smithsonian Magazine) 1 left-of-center2012 Dec 2021 Dec 2021 3 2345
A Fiery Peace in a Cold War 0 Zorro Dec 2021 Dec 2021 1 1926
Patricia Highsmith's Notebooks and Diaries 2 Tomconroy Nov 2021 Dec 2021 3 1704
Red Comet: The new biography of Sylvia Plath. 0 Tomconroy Dec 2021 Dec 2021 0 2013
Isaly's chipped ham, Klondikes celebrated in new historical book 9 left-of-center2012 Nov 2021 Nov 2021 5 3250
Anybody else reading 'Uncontrolled Spread'? 2 Tomconroy Oct 2021 Oct 2021 1 1763
Forget the Alamo review: dark truths of the US south and its 'secular Mecca' 2 Jilly_in_VA Aug 2021 Aug 2021 6 3695
NYT review - 'The Sum of Us' Tallies the Cost of Racism for Everyone 1 DBoon Feb 2021 Aug 2021 1 3060
My book is now live on Amazon: Dixiegops: The Untold Story of the Dixiecrat-Republican Coalition 20 Shell_Seas Aug 2021 Aug 2021 95 9305
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