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Former CBS anchor Dan Rather writing book on patriotism 1 Eugene Mar 2017 Mar 2017 0 1528
"The New Yorker Book of War Pieces". 0 bif Mar 2017 Mar 2017 1 1536
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City of Ambition: FDR, La Guardia, and the Making of Modern New York 2 Dark n Stormy Knight Feb 2017 Feb 2017 0 1362
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"The House By The Lake", by Thomas Harding 1 Matilda Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 1588
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"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 1373
One of the best books I've read in a long time. 2 bif Sep 2016 Sep 2016 1 1735
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To End All Wars (Adam Hochschild 2011) 2 struggle4progress Jun 2016 Sep 2016 0 1337
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The Lone Assassin: The Epic True Story of the Man Who Almost Killed Hitler 0 Hiraeth Mar 2016 Mar 2016 0 1486
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"And Then All Hell Broke Loose -- Two Decades in the Middle East" by Richard Engel 3 Auggie Feb 2016 Mar 2016 2 2384
"Just Kids" by Patti Smith. Here's my review 3 bif Mar 2016 Mar 2016 0 2294
Reading Pfanz's trilogy on the battle of Gettysburg. 0 Adsos Letter Feb 2016 Feb 2016 2 1638
Galileo's Middle Finger: Persecuting Scientists Whose Findings Are Seen As Politically Incorrect 4 HuckleB Feb 2016 Feb 2016 0 2573
I'm really enjoying the book about human perspectives in history 0 applegrove Feb 2016 Feb 2016 1 1484
Just finished "H is for Hawk". Fascinating book. 0 bif Jan 2016 Jan 2016 1 1740
Anyone know of a book about old, unrepentant Nazis? Someone mentioned one on DU not 1 raccoon Dec 2015 Dec 2015 0 1843
Recently finished "Rise of the Warrior Cop". 9 A HERETIC I AM Sep 2015 Nov 2015 1 3414
Ex-cop to release book on New Kensington, PA mob 0 left-of-center2012 Nov 2015 Nov 2015 0 3399
Guess what I saw for free at Audible today? 3 shenmue Nov 2014 Oct 2015 3 2047
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Am reading Philomena by Martin Sixsmith 9 oldandhappy Feb 2015 Jun 2015 0 2530
Any suggestions for non-fiction or poetry for a sharp 91 year old woman? 9 LuckyLib Sep 2014 Jun 2015 0 2822
An Edible History of Humanity by Tom Standage 3 oldandhappy Apr 2015 Apr 2015 0 1912
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 1477
Aldrich Ames 1 jeffrey_pdx Feb 2015 Feb 2015 0 1765
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Anyone read any books by Paul Craig Roberts? I believe he 2 arthritisR_US Jan 2015 Feb 2015 0 2294
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Swastika Nation 1 matt819 Oct 2013 Dec 2014 0 1885
The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius has so much useful advise... 4 47of74 May 2014 Dec 2014 1 2044
"The Horse, The Wheel, and Language" by David Anthony. 4 Odin2005 Nov 2014 Dec 2014 1 2751
This message was self-deleted by its author 2 Sweeney Nov 2014 Nov 2014 0 1544
James Risen’s ‘Pay Any Price’ 2 jakeXT Nov 2014 Nov 2014 3 1626
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New book: America's Battle for Media Democracy 1 Thaddeus Nov 2014 Nov 2014 1 1584
What are YOU reading this week? 2 arcane1 Nov 2014 Nov 2014 0 1845
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Spillover by David Quammen. 0 SheilaT Oct 2014 Oct 2014 0 1535
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The Phantom of Fifth Avenue 0 SheilaT Sep 2014 Sep 2014 0 1520
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The 50 book challenge. 27 Neoma Aug 2012 Sep 2014 1 7761
How 'bout these? 1 libodem Aug 2014 Aug 2014 0 1630
Poe Ballantine books are now on Kindle! 17 frogmarch Jan 2014 Aug 2014 0 6534
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