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"The Liberation of Paris" by Jean Edward Smith 1 left-of-center2012 Aug 2019 Aug 2019 2 1137

"The Vagabonds: The Story of Henry Ford and Thomas Edison's Ten-Year Road Trip" by Jeff Guinn 0 left-of-center2012 Aug 2019 Aug 2019 1 1222

The 100 best nonfiction books of all time: the full list 6 left-of-center2012 Oct 2019 Sep 2020 9 2881

"The Last Assassin: The Hunt for the Killers of Julius Caesar" 3 left-of-center2012 Nov 2020 Nov 2020 0 1670

This message was self-deleted by its author 2 left-of-center2012 Mar 2021 Mar 2021 3 2645

"I've Been Here All the While: Black Freedom on Native Land" by Alaina E. Roberts 0 left-of-center2012 Apr 2021 Apr 2021 0 3511

Isaly's chipped ham, Klondikes celebrated in new historical book 9 left-of-center2012 Nov 2021 Nov 2021 5 2869

The Ten Best History Books of 2021 (Smithsonian Magazine) 1 left-of-center2012 Dec 2021 Dec 2021 3 2221

'Murders & Mysterious Deaths in the Pennsylvania Wilds' is released 4 left-of-center2012 Jan 2022 Jan 2022 5 2569

I'm looking for a book about travel on a wagon train 11 left-of-center2012 Feb 2022 Aug 2022 1 3372

Need help from history buffs. 6 leftyladyfrommo Jul 2013 Jul 2013 0 2309

Ann Rule died. RIP 4 leftyladyfrommo Jul 2015 Aug 2015 2 1925

Fulfillment 1 LessAspin Apr 2021 Apr 2021 1 1701

Does anybody else's nonfiction books 14 libodem Aug 2014 Nov 2014 0 2739

How 'bout these? 1 libodem Aug 2014 Aug 2014 0 1560

Michael Moore, Here Comes Trouble, is a real page turner. 3 limpyhobbler Oct 2012 Dec 2012 1 2149

This Land Is Their Land: Reports from a Divided Nation, by Barbara Ehrenreich 1 limpyhobbler Oct 2012 Oct 2012 2 1946

Reading Ian McGilchrist's The Master and His Emissary: The Divided Brain. Awesome. 1 lindysalsagal Jun 2019 Jun 2019 8 1441

I just finished reading "Hillbilly Elegy". 18 llmart Nov 2017 Dec 2017 0 3616

Anyone recommend a book on the Christian right? n/t 6 lordsummerisle Aug 2016 Sep 2017 0 1576

What is with the discrepancy on book prices on rare/used book sites? 1 LuckyLib Jun 2013 Jun 2013 0 1525

Any suggestions for non-fiction or poetry for a sharp 91 year old woman? 9 LuckyLib Sep 2014 Jun 2015 0 2670

What's the best David Sedaris book? I want to send 7 LuckyLib Mar 2020 Mar 2020 1 4366

I am looking for a book about how Germans felt when Hitler came to power 9 Lulu KC Nov 2016 Dec 2017 0 3411

American Women of the Far Right 7 lunasun Jul 2019 Aug 2019 5 1614

Is there any interest in a sub-section of non-fiction devoted to military history? 1 Lurks Often Feb 2013 Feb 2013 0 1624

'Corporations Are Not People' ..... a book review by Thom Hartmann 0 marmar Feb 2012 Feb 2012 1 1738

Urban Farming Essentials: Authors of a New, Definitive Guide Tell All 0 marmar Jan 2012 Jan 2012 4 1702

Chris Hedges: The Righteous Road to Ruin (review of Haidt's book) 2 marmar Jun 2012 Aug 2012 1 3385

Time of Useful Consciousness 0 marmar Jan 2013 Jan 2013 0 1542

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"Somebody Had to Do It First": The Story of Shirley Chisholm 1 marmar Dec 2013 Dec 2013 0 1589

10 Book Recommendations for Conscientious Eaters 0 marmar Dec 2014 Dec 2014 1 1488

This message was self-deleted by its author 0 marmar Jan 2021 Jan 2021 1 1700

"The House By The Lake", by Thomas Harding 1 Matilda Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 1521

One Thousand Lives 3 matt819 Dec 2011 Jan 2012 0 1772

True Crime - Casey Anthony 3 matt819 Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 1836

Some interesting reads: adoption, cops with tanks, math, and deceit. 6 matt819 Sep 2013 Sep 2013 0 2065

Swastika Nation 1 matt819 Oct 2013 Dec 2014 0 1808

Slow Dancing with a Stranger 1 matt819 Mar 2015 Jun 2015 0 1664

Books about the break-up of the US 3 matt819 Sep 2020 Sep 2020 1 1918

Review of "Twilight of the Gods" by Ian Toll, Vol. 3 of his Pacific War trilogy (NYT) 2 Mike 03 Oct 2020 Oct 2020 4 1764

Just finished Johann Hari's book, Lost Connections 3 mnhtnbb Sep 2019 Sep 2019 1 1260

Need your help with a book title 2 MountainLaurel Jul 2012 Jul 2012 0 2138

"Mark Twain: Social Critic" (1966 book, PDF format) 2 Mrdie Jan 2018 Jan 2018 4 1624

"U.S. Labor and the Vietnam War" (1989 book, just scanned, PDF format) 0 Mrdie Feb 2018 Feb 2018 0 1158

"Abraham Lincoln: Selections from His Writings" (pamphlet, just scanned, PDF format) 2 Mrdie Apr 2018 Apr 2018 2 1571

Anyone else read The Inner Game of Tennis back in the 70s? 6 multigraincracker Apr 2021 May 2021 2 6675

This message was self-deleted by its author 4 mysteryowl Aug 2018 Aug 2018 3 1547

The Dead Are Arising by Les & Tamara Payne 0 NanaCat Mar 24 Mar 24 3 982

Non-Fiction reads so far in 2024 5 NanaCat Apr 15 Apr 17 5 825

Congratulations to 2024 Pulitzer Nonfiction winners! 0 NanaCat May 6 May 6 0 354

I need a recommendation for a book on English colonization 4 NEOhiodemocrat Oct 2014 Oct 2014 0 1898

News for All the People: The Epic Story of Race and the American Media 0 Neoma Jan 2012 Jan 2012 1 1501

Anyone a member of Shelfari.com? 1 Neoma May 2012 Feb 2013 0 2603

The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer by Siddhartha Mukherjee 4 Neoma Jul 2012 Jul 2012 0 2228

I would like to run for host of this group, in order to make it a more vibrant part of DU. (Poll) 13 Neoma Jul 2012 Aug 2012 4 6511

WWII book fans check in here. 20 Neoma Jul 2012 Apr 2013 0 5039

2012: what are you reading? 3 Neoma Aug 2012 Sep 2012 0 1988

The 50 book challenge. 27 Neoma Aug 2012 Sep 2014 1 7537

Book suggestions for a book club. 8 Neoma Aug 2012 Oct 2013 0 2770

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Gangs of New York by Herbert Asbury. 2 Neoma Sep 2012 Sep 2012 1 1719

Do you read the books suggested by other people? 16 Neoma Sep 2012 Dec 2012 0 4026

Claim the Bookmarks! 1 Neoma Oct 2012 Oct 2012 0 1544

Got anything good checked out of the library? 7 Neoma Nov 2012 Nov 2012 0 2371

Kill Anything That Moves: The Real American War in Vietnam by Nick Turse. 7 Neoma Mar 2013 Mar 2013 1 2712

2013: What are you reading at the moment? 18 Neoma Jun 2013 Mar 2014 0 4930

25 Signs You’re Addicted To Books 8 Neoma Jun 2013 Jun 2013 3 5216

A History of Weapons: 0 Neoma Jul 2013 Jul 2013 0 1380

Don't Sleep, There Are Snakes: Life and Language in the Amazonian Jungle by Daniel Everett. 1 Neoma Aug 2013 Aug 2013 0 1636

2014: What are you reading at the moment? 33 Neoma Mar 2014 Sep 2016 0 20551

Do Yah Want a Book Group? (Poll) 1 Neoma Dec 2017 Dec 2017 0 1099

2018 Nonfiction Book Club. 6 Neoma Dec 2017 Jan 2018 1 3867

2018 Book Club List Vote (Poll) 0 Neoma Jan 2018 Jan 2018 0 1936

Neoma's Nonfiction Recommendations. 4 Neoma Mar 2019 Mar 2019 8 2629

I'm counting The Mueller Report as a book. 1 Neoma Apr 2019 Apr 2019 5 1638

Black Lives Matter Nonfiction Books 5 Neoma Jun 2020 Jul 2020 4 3153

The New Human Rights Movement: Reinventing the Economy to End Oppression 0 Newest Reality Jun 2020 Jun 2020 1 2044

Excellent read - "If Nietzsche Were a Narwhal" by Justin Gregg 3 NewHendoLib Jan 2023 Jan 2023 1 2487

Killers of the Flower Moon - my wife and I don't get the plaudits 6 NewHendoLib Nov 2023 Dec 2023 0 2267

Documentary about maverick scholar Russell Jacoby free online 0 nightfire Feb 2013 Feb 2013 0 2077

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