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Leadership: In Turblent Times 2 Ninga Feb 2019 Feb 2019 0 2959

The Renaissance of Feminist Bookstores 0 niyad Jan 2023 Jan 2023 1 1532

'Gray Love': Yes, Older People Have Desires 2 niyad Jan 2023 Jan 2023 5 2088

Midnight in Washington Comment Thread 6 NJCher Oct 2021 Feb 2022 4 2173

The 6 Stages of Having Too Many Books (humor) 6 NJCher Oct 2022 Feb 2023 11 3080

Bill Clinton's book review of Chernow's "Grant." 2 NNadir Dec 2017 Jul 2018 5 1717

Get any great surprise books for Christmas? 14 NNadir Dec 2017 Dec 2017 2 2187

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 1599

Charles Ball describing being taken from his mother forever. 6 NNadir Feb 2018 Mar 2018 8 1905

Lisa Bortolotti argues that some irrational beliefs qualify as epistemically innocent 0 NNadir Mar 2023 Mar 2023 0 1907

Just finished reading My Beloved World by Sonia Sotomayor. 15 northoftheborder Jan 2013 Apr 2014 0 3439

"Fascism" by Madeline Albright 0 no_hypocrisy May 2019 May 2019 5 1508

One more reason why Woodward's book, Rage, infuriates Trump: 0 no_hypocrisy Sep 2020 Sep 2020 4 1444

"Leaving the Witness" by Amber Scorah - wow. Really eye opening 4 NRaleighLiberal Aug 2019 Aug 2019 4 1468

remarkable book. "Braiding Sweetgrass" by Robin Wall Kimmerer 5 NRaleighLiberal Jul 2020 Sep 2020 11 2440

Book recommendations for a child? 10 nyrnyr1994 Jan 2018 Jul 2018 2 1700

We Crossed a Bridge and It Trembled: Voices from Syria by Wendy Pearlman 0 octoberlib Aug 2017 Aug 2017 1 2087

The Future Is History: How Totalitarianism Reclaimed Russia by Masha Gessen 3 octoberlib Nov 2017 Nov 2017 6 1611

Chain of Title by David Dayen 0 octoberlib Dec 2017 Dec 2017 0 993

"The Horse, The Wheel, and Language" by David Anthony. 4 Odin2005 Nov 2014 Dec 2014 1 2609

A great book for those interested in outer space and being an astronaut 2 Ohiogal Jan 2018 Feb 2018 2 1456

Any DUers here 1 Ohiogal Apr 2018 Apr 2018 2 1295

Enjoyed "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer 9 oldandhappy Feb 2013 Feb 2013 1 2593

The Color of Water by James McBride 4 oldandhappy Dec 2013 Dec 2013 0 2018

If you are interested in the temples in Cambodia 0 oldandhappy Apr 2014 Apr 2014 0 1321

Am reading Philomena by Martin Sixsmith 9 oldandhappy Feb 2015 Jun 2015 0 2447

An Edible History of Humanity by Tom Standage 3 oldandhappy Apr 2015 Apr 2015 0 1837

Enjoyed this book a lot! 0 oldandhappy Apr 2016 Apr 2016 0 1327

Just finished reading An American Family by Khizr Khan. 6 onecaliberal Dec 2017 Dec 2017 26 2319

A shout-out for a friend's book 0 Orrex Mar 2017 Mar 2017 1 1533

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I'm hoping someone can help me find an author with some really vague clues. 1 othermeans Nov 2013 Nov 2013 0 1607

REC: 'The Deep State' by Mike Lofgren (reformed Republican) 2 pablo_marmol Jun 2017 Jun 2017 0 3038

"The Spy Who Loved" The Secrets and Lives of Christine Granville, by Clare Mulley. 0 Paladin Jul 2013 Jul 2013 0 1444

"A Spy Among Friends: Kim Philby....." by Ben Macintyre 0 Paladin Sep 2014 Sep 2014 1 1427

Hillary's new book - I just ordered a Kindle copy and they 3 patricia92243 Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 2248

Here's a "Book of the Month Giveaway" Contest (non-fiction) 1 Peccadillo Mar 2023 Mar 2023 2 2169

Three excellent books about immigration. 2 PETRUS Aug 2019 Aug 2019 5 1280

The Triumph of Injustice 0 PETRUS Feb 2020 Feb 2020 1 3323

Tribe by Sebastian Junger 6 PoindexterOglethorpe Nov 2016 Nov 2016 1 1887

I, Mammal 1 PoindexterOglethorpe Oct 2018 Oct 2018 3 1137

This message was self-deleted by its author 0 polly7 Mar 2013 Mar 2013 1 1292

Romanovs..1613 to 1918...Simon Sebag Montefiore 0 ProudMNDemocrat Feb 2022 Feb 2022 6 1750

What's the best biography or autobiography you've read recently? 45 pscot Jul 2013 Jan 2018 0 7336

Chronicles by Bob Dylan 1 pscot Mar 2014 Apr 2014 0 1497

Some D-Day reading: Rick Atkinson's Liberation Trilogy 1 pscot Jun 2014 Jun 2014 0 1540

I'm reading up on The Cold War 3 pscot Nov 2015 Sep 2016 0 1604

It Came From Something Awful by Dale Beran 1 pscot Oct 2019 Oct 2019 0 1726

"Dewey Defeats Truman" By A.J. Baime. A review 2 question everything Jul 2020 Sep 2020 5 3646

Reaching Black Audiences 0 qwlauren35 Apr 2023 Apr 2023 2 986

If You Have a Blog... 3 qwlauren35 Sep 2023 Jan 2024 4 2038

Need help with title of book about an escape from East Berlin. The book appeared as 1 raccoon Jul 2013 Jul 2013 0 1769

I'm looking for a book about the real reasons for various wars. 15 raccoon May 2014 Aug 2016 1 3698

Just finished TO END ALL WARS by Adam Hochschild, about WWI. 1 raccoon May 2014 May 2014 0 1477

Just finished LOSING OUR WAY: AN INTIMATE PORTRAIT OF A TROUBLED AMERICA. 0 raccoon Jan 2015 Jan 2015 0 1367

Anyone know of a book about old, unrepentant Nazis? Someone mentioned one on DU not 1 raccoon Dec 2015 Dec 2015 0 1768

I just finished THE RACE FOR WHAT'S LEFT by Michael T. Klare. 1 raccoon Mar 2017 Mar 2017 2 1400

I'm reading 81 Days Below Zero. It's the story 6 raccoon Dec 2017 Dec 2017 1 1489

I just finished Berlin Diary by William Shirer. 6 raccoon Feb 2018 Apr 2019 1 1875

The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich. I just finished it a few days ago. 11 raccoon Apr 2018 Sep 2018 5 1761

Anyone read any of Richard J Evans trilogy about the Third Reich? 5 raccoon Oct 2018 Oct 2018 1 1243

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This message was self-deleted by its author 0 raccoon Jul 2020 Jul 2020 0 1048

I recommend Mary Trump's book TOO MUCH AND NEVER ENOUGH 4 raccoon Jul 2020 Jul 2020 4 2105

I'm reading American Rule: How a Nation Conquered the World but Failed Its People" 0 raccoon Oct 2020 Oct 2020 2 1382

I'm looking for a nonfiction book with "walls" in the title. 3 raccoon Mar 2021 Mar 2021 0 2094

"How Democracies Die" is a must read! 2 raccoon Mar 2021 Dec 2021 3 2865

I just finished audiobook of THE DIVIDER by Peter Baker and Susan Glasser. 1 raccoon Dec 2022 Dec 2022 6 2544

I am re-reading James Howard Kunstler's THE LONG EMERGENCY. 1 raccoon May 2023 May 2023 2 2824

This message was self-deleted by its author 0 RamblingRose Jun 2020 Jun 2020 0 761

Any comments on a history book, I am rewriting? 2 real Cannabis calm Oct 2019 Nov 2019 0 1809

From another chapter of the book: Christian History. Surprising and Hardcore 1 real Cannabis calm Oct 2019 Oct 2019 1 1659

"Liberation Square" comes out tomorrow (about Tahrir) 0 riverwalker Jan 2012 Jan 2012 0 1654

My new book, First We Destroy the GOP, is now available... 9 RobertDevereaux Sep 2018 Sep 2018 28 3165

Preacher Behind the White Hoods: A Critical Examination of William Branham and His Message 1 Roland99 May 2020 May 2020 2 2247

Anyone have recommendations for a good biography of Putin? 13 Roland99 Jun 2020 Jun 2020 2 1836

Educated, by Tara Westover 5 Rorey May 2021 May 2021 0 2384

Interesting intersection of privatization and religion in two different books 0 RSherman Oct 2023 Oct 2023 9 1590

Just started "The Presidents Club" 2 RudynJack Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0 1602

Gulp 1 RudynJack Jul 2013 Jul 2013 0 1603

Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House, by Michael Wolff 16 RussBLib Jan 2018 Mar 2018 3 2155

The Soul of America, by Jon Meacham 0 RussBLib Sep 2018 Sep 2018 6 1171

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