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I'm reading up on The Cold War 3 pscot Nov 2015 Sep 2016 0 2611

To End All Wars (Adam Hochschild 2011) 2 struggle4progress Jun 2016 Sep 2016 0 1976

2014: What are you reading at the moment? 33 Neoma Mar 2014 Sep 2016 0 26007

I'm looking for a book about the real reasons for various wars. 15 raccoon May 2014 Aug 2016 1 6333

Here is account of my last 3 years in San Jacinto California 0 Koch Ebola Aug 2016 Aug 2016 0 1933

Trader Vic's Autobiography 2 bif Aug 2016 Aug 2016 0 2360

The Swerve by Stephen Greenblatt. 1 SheilaT Jul 2016 Jul 2016 1 2019

'67 Shots' dispels myths about shooting of Kent State students in 1970 2 struggle4progress May 2016 Jun 2016 8 2627

Death Be Not Proud by, John Gunther. Just finished it. 18 Hiraeth Mar 2016 Apr 2016 2 4445

Enjoyed this book a lot! 0 oldandhappy Apr 2016 Apr 2016 0 1820

The Lone Assassin: The Epic True Story of the Man Who Almost Killed Hitler 0 Hiraeth Mar 2016 Mar 2016 0 1919

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 2836

"And Then All Hell Broke Loose -- Two Decades in the Middle East" by Richard Engel 3 Auggie Feb 2016 Mar 2016 2 3275

"Just Kids" by Patti Smith. Here's my review 3 bif Mar 2016 Mar 2016 0 3307

Reading Pfanz's trilogy on the battle of Gettysburg. 0 Adsos Letter Feb 2016 Feb 2016 2 2187

Galileo's Middle Finger: Persecuting Scientists Whose Findings Are Seen As Politically Incorrect 4 HuckleB Feb 2016 Feb 2016 0 3640

I'm really enjoying the book about human perspectives in history 0 applegrove Feb 2016 Feb 2016 1 2062

Just finished "H is for Hawk". Fascinating book. 0 bif Jan 2016 Jan 2016 1 2322

Anyone know of a book about old, unrepentant Nazis? Someone mentioned one on DU not 1 raccoon Dec 2015 Dec 2015 0 2463

Recently finished "Rise of the Warrior Cop". 9 A HERETIC I AM Sep 2015 Nov 2015 1 5254

Ex-cop to release book on New Kensington, PA mob 0 left-of-center2012 Nov 2015 Nov 2015 0 3937

Guess what I saw for free at Audible today? 3 shenmue Nov 2014 Oct 2015 3 2820

Proud Shoes (Pauli Murray) 0 struggle4progress Sep 2015 Sep 2015 0 2416

Ann Rule died. RIP 4 leftyladyfrommo Jul 2015 Aug 2015 2 2946

I just finished "Dead Wake"--Erik Larson 7 virgogal Mar 2015 Aug 2015 0 4014

Slow Dancing with a Stranger 1 matt819 Mar 2015 Jun 2015 0 2269

Am reading Philomena by Martin Sixsmith 9 oldandhappy Feb 2015 Jun 2015 0 4161

Any suggestions for non-fiction or poetry for a sharp 91 year old woman? 9 LuckyLib Sep 2014 Jun 2015 0 4417

An Edible History of Humanity by Tom Standage 3 oldandhappy Apr 2015 Apr 2015 0 2655

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 2042

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Aldrich Ames 1 jeffrey_pdx Feb 2015 Feb 2015 0 2384

Princeton Receives $300M Rare Book Collection, University�s Largest Gift Ever 0 jakeXT Feb 2015 Feb 2015 1 2115

Anyone read any books by Paul Craig Roberts? I believe he 2 arthritisR_US Jan 2015 Feb 2015 0 3208

Just finished LOSING OUR WAY: AN INTIMATE PORTRAIT OF A TROUBLED AMERICA. 0 raccoon Jan 2015 Jan 2015 0 1993

10 Book Recommendations for Conscientious Eaters 0 marmar Dec 2014 Dec 2014 1 2174

9 Justices Who Sit in the Eye of Storms - "The Oath" 2 groovedaddy Oct 2012 Dec 2014 0 2732

The best Non-Fiction book I read in 2014: 2 FSogol Dec 2014 Dec 2014 0 2734

Swastika Nation 1 matt819 Oct 2013 Dec 2014 0 2364

The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius has so much useful advise... 4 47of74 May 2014 Dec 2014 1 3114

"The Horse, The Wheel, and Language" by David Anthony. 4 Odin2005 Nov 2014 Dec 2014 1 4080

This message was self-deleted by its author 2 Sweeney Nov 2014 Nov 2014 0 2188

James Risen�s �Pay Any Price� 2 jakeXT Nov 2014 Nov 2014 3 2359

Does anybody else's nonfiction books 14 libodem Aug 2014 Nov 2014 0 4941

New book: America's Battle for Media Democracy 1 Thaddeus Nov 2014 Nov 2014 1 2218

What are YOU reading this week? 2 arcane1 Nov 2014 Nov 2014 0 2601

I just bought Naomi Klein's new book "This Changes Everything" to read on the plane tomorrow 5 arcane1 Sep 2014 Oct 2014 1 3109

Spillover by David Quammen. 0 SheilaT Oct 2014 Oct 2014 0 1951

Susan Cain: The power of introverts in a world just that just can't stop talking 3 jeffrey_pdx Oct 2014 Oct 2014 0 2714

I need a recommendation for a book on English colonization 4 NEOhiodemocrat Oct 2014 Oct 2014 0 2959

Where can I sell used books? 9 femmocrat Aug 2014 Sep 2014 0 4590

The Phantom of Fifth Avenue 0 SheilaT Sep 2014 Sep 2014 0 2044

"A Spy Among Friends: Kim Philby....." by Ben Macintyre 0 Paladin Sep 2014 Sep 2014 1 2023

The 50 book challenge. 27 Neoma Aug 2012 Sep 2014 1 11190

How 'bout these? 1 libodem Aug 2014 Aug 2014 0 2171

Poe Ballantine books are now on Kindle! 17 frogmarch Jan 2014 Aug 2014 0 9031

Samuel Beckett's biographer reveals secrets of the writer's time as a French Resistance spy 1 theHandpuppet Jul 2014 Jul 2014 1 2885

ESCAPE FROM CAMP 14: 6 fadedrose Apr 2013 Jul 2014 0 3822

What about Double Down? 9 Laura PourMeADrink Dec 2013 Jul 2014 0 3996

Some D-Day reading: Rick Atkinson's Liberation Trilogy 1 pscot Jun 2014 Jun 2014 0 2195

Has anybody else read David C. Johnston's books, "Perfectly Legal", 1 sinkingfeeling May 2014 May 2014 0 2222

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Just finished TO END ALL WARS by Adam Hochschild, about WWI. 1 raccoon May 2014 May 2014 0 2269

Just finished reading My Beloved World by Sonia Sotomayor. 15 northoftheborder Jan 2013 Apr 2014 0 5541

If you are interested in the temples in Cambodia 0 oldandhappy Apr 2014 Apr 2014 0 2033

"Skipping Towards Gomorrah" 2 Democrats_win Dec 2013 Apr 2014 0 2606

Highly recommend: Kill Anything that Moves..by Nick Turse 2 dixiegrrrrl Jun 2013 Apr 2014 2 3113

Chronicles by Bob Dylan 1 pscot Mar 2014 Apr 2014 0 2131

2013: What are you reading at the moment? 18 Neoma Jun 2013 Mar 2014 0 7915

Undercover: The True Story of Britain's Secret Police 0 shockedcanadian Mar 2014 Mar 2014 0 1735

Woman finds long-lost sister after reading her memoir �Wild� 2 jakeXT Sep 2013 Mar 2014 3 2762

Duke: A Life of Duke Ellington: biography by Terry Teachout 0 Auggie Feb 2014 Feb 2014 3 2355

Fans of Thomas Cahill's "Hinges of History" - 1 hedgehog Oct 2013 Jan 2014 1 2513

The Color of Water by James McBride 4 oldandhappy Dec 2013 Dec 2013 0 3000

O. J. IS INNOCENT AND I CAN PROVE IT by William C. Dear 9 fadedrose Apr 2012 Dec 2013 1 5621

"Somebody Had to Do It First": The Story of Shirley Chisholm 1 marmar Dec 2013 Dec 2013 0 2422

Booksellers write new chapter in Wyoming 0 bemildred Nov 2013 Nov 2013 2 2249

I need help finding a book - 9 hedgehog Oct 2013 Nov 2013 0 4497

I'm hoping someone can help me find an author with some really vague clues. 1 othermeans Nov 2013 Nov 2013 0 2294

Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth 4 gollygee Aug 2013 Nov 2013 0 3173

Chris Hadfield: 'I'm blind, in space, holding a drill. Houston, I have a problem' 1 jakeXT Oct 2013 Oct 2013 1 2870

They Were Soldiers: How the Wounded Return from America's Wars -- The Untold Story, 1 jakeXT Oct 2013 Oct 2013 0 2406

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