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Sometimes a great notion. Question 0 Watchfoxheadexplodes Sep 2017 Sep 2017 0 1716
After the War: A Southern Tour - May 1, 1865 to May 1, 1866 1 SeattleVet Sep 2017 Sep 2017 2 1841
Book by an Ohio Congressman published in 1903 2 AnotherDreamWeaver Sep 2017 Sep 2017 7 3098
"Rogue Spooks: The Intelligence War on Donald Trump" 0 flyingfysh Aug 2017 Aug 2017 1 2719
We Crossed a Bridge and It Trembled: Voices from Syria by Wendy Pearlman 0 octoberlib Aug 2017 Aug 2017 1 2170
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 2251
Hillary's new book - I just ordered a Kindle copy and they 3 patricia92243 Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 2345
Dark Money: The Hidden History of the Billionaires Behind the Rise of the Radical Right 4 kgrandia Jan 2016 Jul 2017 5 2823
Calvin Trillin By the Book: 1 elleng Jul 2017 Jul 2017 1 1677
Great pre-school book: A is for Activist! 0 Fluke a Snooker Jul 2017 Jul 2017 1 1488
REC: 'The Deep State' by Mike Lofgren (reformed Republican) 2 pablo_marmol Jun 2017 Jun 2017 0 3264
REC: "The Retreat of Western Liberalism" by Edward Luce. 1 Binkie The Clown Jun 2017 Jun 2017 1 2421
After 54 Years, We Fell in Love. After Five Months, I Got Leukemia. 3 elleng May 2017 May 2017 3 6614
"The Arsenal of Democracy." Great book 0 bif Apr 2017 Apr 2017 0 4749
A shout-out for a friend's book 0 Orrex Mar 2017 Mar 2017 1 1626
Former CBS anchor Dan Rather writing book on patriotism 1 Eugene Mar 2017 Mar 2017 0 1536
"The New Yorker Book of War Pieces". 0 bif Mar 2017 Mar 2017 1 1552
I just finished THE RACE FOR WHAT'S LEFT by Michael T. Klare. 1 raccoon Mar 2017 Mar 2017 2 1482
City of Ambition: FDR, La Guardia, and the Making of Modern New York 2 Dark n Stormy Knight Feb 2017 Feb 2017 0 1374
"Brainwashing: The Science of Thought Control" 3 GeoWilliam750 Feb 2017 Feb 2017 6 1875
"Hustling Hitler" by Walter Shapiro 0 bucolic_frolic Jan 2017 Jan 2017 2 1703
"Bottom of the 33rd". Great book! 1 bif Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 2213
Can anyone recommend a good biography of Thomas Edison? 2 bif Jun 2016 Jan 2017 0 1384
"The House By The Lake", by Thomas Harding 1 Matilda Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 1604
Tribe by Sebastian Junger 6 PoindexterOglethorpe Nov 2016 Nov 2016 1 1966
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 skorpo Nov 2016 Nov 2016 0 1017
"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 1387
One of the best books I've read in a long time. 2 bif Sep 2016 Sep 2016 1 1747
I'm reading up on The Cold War 3 pscot Nov 2015 Sep 2016 0 1736
To End All Wars (Adam Hochschild 2011) 2 struggle4progress Jun 2016 Sep 2016 0 1344

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2014: What are you reading at the moment? 33 Neoma Mar 2014 Sep 2016 0 21232
I'm looking for a book about the real reasons for various wars. 15 raccoon May 2014 Aug 2016 1 4022
Here is account of my last 3 years in San Jacinto California 0 Koch Ebola Aug 2016 Aug 2016 0 1395
Trader Vic's Autobiography 2 bif Aug 2016 Aug 2016 0 1579
The Swerve by Stephen Greenblatt. 1 SheilaT Jul 2016 Jul 2016 1 1427
'67 Shots' dispels myths about shooting of Kent State students in 1970 2 struggle4progress May 2016 Jun 2016 8 1803
Death Be Not Proud by, John Gunther. Just finished it. 18 Hiraeth Mar 2016 Apr 2016 2 2283
Enjoyed this book a lot! 0 oldandhappy Apr 2016 Apr 2016 0 1399
The Lone Assassin: The Epic True Story of the Man Who Almost Killed Hitler 0 Hiraeth Mar 2016 Mar 2016 0 1495
Just about half-way through Eisenhower's "So Far From God: The U. S. War With Mexico, 1846–1848." 5 Adsos Letter Nov 2015 Mar 2016 0 1790
"And Then All Hell Broke Loose -- Two Decades in the Middle East" by Richard Engel 3 Auggie Feb 2016 Mar 2016 2 2400
"Just Kids" by Patti Smith. Here's my review 3 bif Mar 2016 Mar 2016 0 2328
Reading Pfanz's trilogy on the battle of Gettysburg. 0 Adsos Letter Feb 2016 Feb 2016 2 1651
Galileo's Middle Finger: Persecuting Scientists Whose Findings Are Seen As Politically Incorrect 4 HuckleB Feb 2016 Feb 2016 0 2614
I'm really enjoying the book about human perspectives in history 0 applegrove Feb 2016 Feb 2016 1 1490
Just finished "H is for Hawk". Fascinating book. 0 bif Jan 2016 Jan 2016 1 1751
Anyone know of a book about old, unrepentant Nazis? Someone mentioned one on DU not 1 raccoon Dec 2015 Dec 2015 0 1848
Recently finished "Rise of the Warrior Cop". 9 A HERETIC I AM Sep 2015 Nov 2015 1 3444
Ex-cop to release book on New Kensington, PA mob 0 left-of-center2012 Nov 2015 Nov 2015 0 3406
Guess what I saw for free at Audible today? 3 shenmue Nov 2014 Oct 2015 3 2062
Proud Shoes (Pauli Murray) 0 struggle4progress Sep 2015 Sep 2015 0 1983
Ann Rule died. RIP 4 leftyladyfrommo Jul 2015 Aug 2015 2 2014
I just finished "Dead Wake"--Erik Larson 7 virgogal Mar 2015 Aug 2015 0 2699
Slow Dancing with a Stranger 1 matt819 Mar 2015 Jun 2015 0 1747
Am reading Philomena by Martin Sixsmith 9 oldandhappy Feb 2015 Jun 2015 0 2541
Any suggestions for non-fiction or poetry for a sharp 91 year old woman? 9 LuckyLib Sep 2014 Jun 2015 0 2843
An Edible History of Humanity by Tom Standage 3 oldandhappy Apr 2015 Apr 2015 0 1926
Michael Lewis Reflects on His Book Flash Boys, a Year After It Shook Wall Street to Its Core 0 jakeXT Mar 2015 Mar 2015 0 1483
Aldrich Ames 1 jeffrey_pdx Feb 2015 Feb 2015 0 1776
Princeton Receives $300M Rare Book Collection, University’s Largest Gift Ever 0 jakeXT Feb 2015 Feb 2015 1 1578

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Anyone read any books by Paul Craig Roberts? I believe he 2 arthritisR_US Jan 2015 Feb 2015 0 2310
Just finished LOSING OUR WAY: AN INTIMATE PORTRAIT OF A TROUBLED AMERICA. 0 raccoon Jan 2015 Jan 2015 0 1441
10 Book Recommendations for Conscientious Eaters 0 marmar Dec 2014 Dec 2014 1 1574
9 Justices Who Sit in the Eye of Storms - "The Oath" 2 groovedaddy Oct 2012 Dec 2014 0 2049
The best Non-Fiction book I read in 2014: 2 FSogol Dec 2014 Dec 2014 0 2070
Swastika Nation 1 matt819 Oct 2013 Dec 2014 0 1890
The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius has so much useful advise... 4 47of74 May 2014 Dec 2014 1 2060
"The Horse, The Wheel, and Language" by David Anthony. 4 Odin2005 Nov 2014 Dec 2014 1 2790
This message was self-deleted by its author 2 Sweeney Nov 2014 Nov 2014 0 1551
James Risen’s ‘Pay Any Price’ 2 jakeXT Nov 2014 Nov 2014 3 1637
Does anybody else's nonfiction books 14 libodem Aug 2014 Nov 2014 0 2850
New book: America's Battle for Media Democracy 1 Thaddeus Nov 2014 Nov 2014 1 1595
What are YOU reading this week? 2 arcane1 Nov 2014 Nov 2014 0 1851
I just bought Naomi Klein's new book "This Changes Everything" to read on the plane tomorrow 5 arcane1 Sep 2014 Oct 2014 1 2058
Spillover by David Quammen. 0 SheilaT Oct 2014 Oct 2014 0 1543
Susan Cain: The power of introverts in a world just that just can't stop talking 3 jeffrey_pdx Oct 2014 Oct 2014 0 1888
I need a recommendation for a book on English colonization 4 NEOhiodemocrat Oct 2014 Oct 2014 0 2002
Where can I sell used books? 9 femmocrat Aug 2014 Sep 2014 0 3098
The Phantom of Fifth Avenue 0 SheilaT Sep 2014 Sep 2014 0 1526
"A Spy Among Friends: Kim Philby....." by Ben Macintyre 0 Paladin Sep 2014 Sep 2014 1 1504
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