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I always have a couple of books going but I just finished one called "Bird Box". A SUPER CREEPY post-apocalypse (but without the zombies) nail-biter replete with "the hair on the back of my neck just stood up" moments.
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I just finished Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe and the biography Harriet Tubman by Kem Knapp Sawyer.
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03-24-2017, 06:27 PM
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The Subtle Art of Not Giving A F*uck..... by Mark Manson
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03-26-2017, 06:34 PM
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If you do decide to read it, let me know what you think! I was totally creeped out in several areas but it was super entertaining!
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03-26-2017, 07:19 PM
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Black Edge by Sheelah Kolhatkar
The story of the billionaire trader Steven A. Cohen, the rise and fall of his hedge fund, SAC Capital, and the largest insider trading investigation in history. As a side note, the series Billions on Showtime is loosely based on this story of Cohen! I also pre ordered the paperback of End Of Watch by Stephen King the final installment in the The Bill Hodges Trilogy! |
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03-26-2017, 07:39 PM
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That book looks like an interesting read, homoe. Awhile back, I read the non-fiction book about the billionaire recluse who started DHL -- King Larry, Which also was an very interesting read. |
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03-27-2017, 03:53 AM
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Why I Am Not a Feminist: A Feminist Manifesto Jessa Crispin
The review says :
Outspoken critic Jessa Crispin delivers a searing rejection of contemporary feminism . . . and a bracing manifesto for revolution. Are you a feminist? Do you believe women are human beings and that they deserve to be treated as such? That women deserve all the same rights and liberties bestowed upon men? If so, then you are a feminist . . . or so the feminists keep insisting. But somewhere along the way, the movement for female liberation sacrificed meaning for acceptance, and left us with a banal, polite, ineffectual pose that barely challenges the status quo. In this bracing, fiercely intelligent manifesto, Jessa Crispin demands more. Why I Am Not A Feminist is a radical, fearless call for revolution. It accuses the feminist movement of obliviousness, irrelevance, and cowardice--and demands nothing less than the total dismantling of a system of oppression. ----------------- Not sure I agree with the review. Doesnt seem to equate with my definition of radical but she does pose some very interesting and important questions for anyone who thinks "feminism" is a done deal as opposed to a continually evolving movement. She is very good at demonstrating how what can perceived as progress can easily turn into an unexpected and unwanted pitfall. It will challenge one's beliefs and why one believes them. It will anger some, enlighten others. Will definitely make anyone reading it, think harder and in ways that may not be comfortable.
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"Bird Box" was awesome! I read it in one sitting on a hot day by the pool a couple of summers ago . . . grateful I wasn't reading it at night in the dark  It was Josh Malerman's debut novel and I have been eagerly awaiting more from him, so I'm happy to report that his new book "Black Mad Wheel " will be released at the end of May. |
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04-11-2017, 12:39 PM
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IQ-84 (2011).
 I've read this dystopian novel twice, and never tire of reading it. I get a new insight, each time I read it.... it's really good book, well written, very enjoyable. Link: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1Q84?wprov=sfla1
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04-11-2017, 06:34 PM
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a book about murder in the ohio amish community
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The Nixon effect : how Richard Nixon's presidency fundamentally changed American politics / Douglas E. Schoen.
"The Nixon Effect examines the 37th presidents political legacy in broad-ranging ways that make clear, for the first time, the breadth and duration of his influence on American political life. The book argues that Nixon is the key political figure in postwar American politics in multiple ways, some barely acknowledged until now. His legacy includes a generational shift in the ideological orientations of both the Republican and Democratic parties; the Nixon influence, both intentional and unintentional, was to push both parties further out to their ideological poles. So stark was Nixons influence on party identities that it shaped the hardened partisan polarization in Washington today and the evolution of what has come to be called Red and Blue America,"--Amazon.com.
I'm a history person so this kind of book appeals to me. Not sure I agree with the authors conclusions but it is something to mull over. Also reading various and sundry books on the value of living trusts over wills. More to ponder.
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Eta: I'm interested in the sundry materials about living wills vs trusts ..... would like to know your take on those books (if there was any helpful advice, etc).
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I just got through with "The Butterfly Garden" by Dot Hutchison.
Meh. It was entertaining enough and the plot was decent but I just wasn't connected to the characters. Very reminiscent of "Kiss the Girls" and the ending was kinda...meh. Still, I'd recommend it if you wanted something that would entertain you but not grab you by the throat and choke you for the entire book.
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