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Klan War: Ulysses S. Grant and the Battle to Save Reconstruction, by F. Bordewich 1 Timeflyer Dec 2023 Dec 2023 2 2492
NonFiction of the week 24 December 11 ExWhoDoesntCare Dec 2023 Dec 2023 2 3458
NonFiction of the week 17 December 3 ExWhoDoesntCare Dec 2023 Dec 2023 2 2111
Non-Fiction of the Week 10 December2023 5 ExWhoDoesntCare Dec 2023 Dec 2023 3 2595
Has Anyone Here Read Mindf*ck by Christopher Wylie? 1 The Roux Comes First Nov 2023 Dec 2023 9 2602
NonFic of the week 4 December 2023 4 ExWhoDoesntCare Dec 2023 Dec 2023 1 2217
Killers of the Flower Moon - my wife and I don't get the plaudits 6 NewHendoLib Nov 2023 Dec 2023 0 3474
A book for all time: my new favorite author 2 The Blue Flower Oct 2023 Nov 2023 15 2358
The story of a devastating wildfire that reads 'like a thriller' wins U.K. book prize 3 sl8 Nov 2023 Nov 2023 4 2921
NonFic of the week 26 November 2 ExWhoDoesntCare Nov 2023 Nov 2023 1 2318
NonFic of the week 19 November 1 ExWhoDoesntCare Nov 2023 Nov 2023 1 2124
NonFic of the week 12 November 7 ExWhoDoesntCare Nov 2023 Nov 2023 1 2103
What Non-Fiction are you currently/just read? [View all] 65 violetpastille Feb 2019 Nov 2023 3 24682
NonFic I'm reading, 5 November 2023 4 ExWhoDoesntCare Nov 2023 Nov 2023 2 1963
How Migration Really Works, by Hein de Haas 0 sl8 Nov 2023 Nov 2023 1 2011
The plant poisons that shape our daily lives [Book review] 3 sl8 Oct 2023 Nov 2023 13 2592
KLAN WAR by Fergus M. Bordewich 0 bucolic_frolic Oct 2023 Oct 2023 5 1961
Watergate, A New History - Garrett M. Graff 8 Tomconroy Feb 2022 Oct 2023 6 4346
Interesting intersection of privatization and religion in two different books 0 RSherman Oct 2023 Oct 2023 9 2216
A note from Douglas Preston 0 hermetic Oct 2023 Oct 2023 0 1949
The Fall by Michael Wolff 0 ificandream Oct 2023 Oct 2023 3 1785
The first digital pandemic, and the dangers of economic nationalism: Books in brief 0 sl8 Oct 2023 Oct 2023 1 2069
Just started reading Michael Wolff's "The Fall" about Fox News. 0 ificandream Oct 2023 Oct 2023 6 1876
Andrew Robinson reviews five of the best science picks. (Nature) 0 sl8 Sep 2023 Sep 2023 2 2520
From Sedition Hunters: How January 6th Broke the Justice System: #SwedishScarf 0 Eugene Sep 2023 Sep 2023 2 2438
Two books on the recent new non-fiction shelf 1 bucolic_frolic Sep 2023 Sep 2023 3 1986
Just won a copy of The Six by Loren Gush via Goodreads 1 ExWhoDoesntCare Sep 2023 Sep 2023 0 2895
Use of "sprang up." 17 CTyankee Jun 2023 Aug 2023 1 2554
A look at the tumultuous life of 'Persepolis' as it turns 20 0 Jilly_in_VA Aug 2023 Aug 2023 1 2369
"Profiles in Ignorance: How America's politicians got dumb and dumber," by Andy Borowitz 2 Timeflyer Aug 2023 Aug 2023 4 3206

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"Why People Believe Weird Things," by Michael Shermer. 0 Timeflyer Jun 2023 Jun 2023 3 4239
Question about buying books on Amazon. 12 BlackSkimmer Jun 2022 Jun 2023 1 5202
Is the author C. J Fox a right wing conspiracy person? 2 efhmc Apr 2023 May 2023 1 3272
I am re-reading James Howard Kunstler's THE LONG EMERGENCY. 1 raccoon May 2023 May 2023 2 3330
"Uncultured: a memoir," by Daniella Mestyaned Young. 0 Timeflyer Apr 2023 Apr 2023 2 2544
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 Baked Potato Apr 2023 Apr 2023 2 1973
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 Baked Potato Apr 2023 Apr 2023 1 1695
Reaching Black Audiences 0 qwlauren35 Apr 2023 Apr 2023 2 1260
Here's a "Book of the Month Giveaway" Contest (non-fiction) 1 Peccadillo Mar 2023 Mar 2023 2 2697
Since our lively discussion of sourcing my privately published art history, I have discovered 18 CTyankee Mar 2023 Mar 2023 8 6560
Lisa Bortolotti argues that some irrational beliefs qualify as epistemically innocent 0 NNadir Mar 2023 Mar 2023 0 2408
need a private publisher for my book 20 CTyankee Mar 2023 Mar 2023 2 3515
Follow up to Utah tiktok kids discussion: Challenging Parental Alienation 0 cbabe Feb 2023 Feb 2023 0 2459
"The Playbook: How to Deny Science, Sell Lies, and Make a Killing in the Corporate World," 0 Timeflyer Feb 2023 Feb 2023 5 2684
The 6 Stages of Having Too Many Books (humor) 6 NJCher Oct 2022 Feb 2023 11 3754
Excellent read - "If Nietzsche Were a Narwhal" by Justin Gregg 3 NewHendoLib Jan 2023 Jan 2023 1 3055
'Gray Love': Yes, Older People Have Desires 2 niyad Jan 2023 Jan 2023 5 2594
The Renaissance of Feminist Bookstores 0 niyad Jan 2023 Jan 2023 1 1967
New book 'Myth America' examines misinformation in U.S. history - PBS NewsHour 2 TexasTowelie Jan 2023 Jan 2023 6 2673
"Learning from the Germans: Race and the Memory of Evil," by Susan Neiman. 0 Timeflyer Jan 2023 Jan 2023 2 2866
10 Lessons of Conservative Cowardice - Book on Sale 0 Across-the-Desk Dec 2022 Dec 2022 1 2293
The View from Flyover Country: Dispatches from the Forgotten America 1 Javaman Nov 2022 Dec 2022 4 3025
I just finished audiobook of THE DIVIDER by Peter Baker and Susan Glasser. 1 raccoon Dec 2022 Dec 2022 6 2942
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 Baked Potato Nov 2022 Nov 2022 0 1903
Raising Them Right: The Untold Story of America's Ultraconservative Youth Movement and Its Plot for 2 cbabe Nov 2022 Nov 2022 9 3288
Read it! Learn from it. "The Half Has Not Been Told" by J Baptiste. 2 Samrob Oct 2022 Oct 2022 1 2611
"The Pope At War." 0 kairos12 Oct 2022 Oct 2022 2 1314
The Founding Myth: Why Christian Nationalism is Un-American, by Seidel, 2019. 7 Timeflyer Oct 2022 Oct 2022 15 3534
"Bad City" By Paul Pringle 2 Samrob Sep 2022 Oct 2022 1 2115
Trying to decide on a NF book to read 10 Genki Hikari Sep 2022 Oct 2022 0 3497

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This message was self-deleted by its author 1 Baked Potato Sep 2022 Sep 2022 9 2163
"Cabin Fever." 0 kairos12 Sep 2022 Sep 2022 0 1807
I'm looking for a book about travel on a wagon train 11 left-of-center2012 Feb 2022 Aug 2022 1 4016
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 Across-the-Desk Aug 2022 Aug 2022 0 1853
The Cult of Trump by Steven Hassan 2 Timeflyer Aug 2022 Aug 2022 2 2113
Anybody read Tim Millers new book? I'm 2 arthritisR_US Jul 2022 Jul 2022 0 2835
Per request of Blue Green Lady 2 BOSSHOG Jul 2022 Jul 2022 2 1741
Say Nothing by Patrick Radden Keefe 0 BlueGreenLady Jun 2022 Jun 2022 2 2308
This message was self-deleted by its author 9 anobserver2 Jun 2022 Jun 2022 0 3993
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 Timeflyer Jun 2022 Jun 2022 0 1400
The Guru Papers: masks of authoritarian power, by Kramer & Alstad 0 Timeflyer Jun 2022 Jun 2022 2 2492
5 Excellent Science Books You Should Read 5 hermetic Jun 2022 Jun 2022 16 2162
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 2980
'Decent' Harry Truman, thrust into the presidency, kept US afloat in wartime 2 Sherman A1 Apr 2022 Apr 2022 0 2838
"Flying Blind 0 kairos12 Mar 2022 Mar 2022 1 1578
As the pandemic raged, Kathy Gilsinan found 'The Helpers' 0 Sherman A1 Mar 2022 Mar 2022 7 2521
Picked up The Trials of Harry Truman by Jeffrey Frank 2 Tomconroy Mar 2022 Mar 2022 3 2334
New book examines educating children of Nazi scientists in El Paso schools 2 TexasTowelie Mar 2022 Mar 2022 1 2380
Read and gave as gifts all the original James Harriot books as they were published. 3 efhmc Mar 2022 Mar 2022 4 3300
Romanovs..1613 to 1918...Simon Sebag Montefiore 0 ProudMNDemocrat Feb 2022 Feb 2022 6 1957
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