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The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York by Robert Caro 2 Dark n Stormy Knight Aug 2013 Sep 2013 1 2770
This town wow 5 Laochtine Sep 2013 Sep 2013 1 2909
Some interesting reads: adoption, cops with tanks, math, and deceit. 6 matt819 Sep 2013 Sep 2013 0 3042
The Long Road To Antietam: How the Civil War Became a Revolution 2 Adsos Letter Sep 2013 Sep 2013 1 2659
Don't Sleep, There Are Snakes: Life and Language in the Amazonian Jungle by Daniel Everett. 1 Neoma Aug 2013 Aug 2013 0 2297
"Dirty Wars: The World Is a Battlefield" by JEREMY SCAHILL 2 dusty trails Jul 2013 Aug 2013 1 3353
A History of Weapons: 0 Neoma Jul 2013 Jul 2013 0 1834
A list of must read non-fictions 4 SpearthrowerOwl Jun 2013 Jul 2013 3 3718
Need help with title of book about an escape from East Berlin. The book appeared as 1 raccoon Jul 2013 Jul 2013 0 2617
"The Spy Who Loved" The Secrets and Lives of Christine Granville, by Clare Mulley. 0 Paladin Jul 2013 Jul 2013 0 1987
Need help from history buffs. 6 leftyladyfrommo Jul 2013 Jul 2013 0 3343
Project Terminated 0 jakeXT Jul 2013 Jul 2013 2 1961
Gulp 1 RudynJack Jul 2013 Jul 2013 0 2280
Great book about skyjacking! 2 zappaman Jul 2013 Jul 2013 0 2608
book on Mandela 0 gabeana Jul 2013 Jul 2013 0 1991
What is with the discrepancy on book prices on rare/used book sites? 1 LuckyLib Jun 2013 Jun 2013 0 2113
"Behind the Beautiful Forevers" is an amazing MUST read book. 10 dixiegrrrrl May 2013 Jun 2013 0 4650
25 Signs You’re Addicted To Books 8 Neoma Jun 2013 Jun 2013 3 6821
I'm looking for a good book on women's sufferage. 3 Just Saying May 2013 May 2013 0 2668
Columbine by Dave Cullen - anyone read it? 4 bixente Jan 2013 May 2013 0 2864
Just working my way through "The Religious Beliefs of America's Founders: Reason, Revelation, Revolu 2 Adsos Letter Feb 2013 May 2013 0 3211
Fighting Words Against Big Data‘Who Owns the Future?’ by Jaron Lanier 0 groovedaddy May 2013 May 2013 0 2273
WWII book fans check in here. 20 Neoma Jul 2012 Apr 2013 0 7877
First World War 9 Jack Sprat Apr 2013 Apr 2013 2 3820
10 illuminating books about North Korea 7 davidpdx Apr 2013 Apr 2013 1 3805
Hitler's Willing Executioners: Ordinary Germans and the Holocaust 7 struggle4progress Feb 2013 Apr 2013 0 3595
True Crime - Casey Anthony 3 matt819 Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 2623
The Best Civil War Books, a list. 12 dixiegrrrrl Feb 2013 Apr 2013 0 5430
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 polly7 Mar 2013 Mar 2013 1 1881
Anyone read the Robert Caro series on LBJ? 14 dixiegrrrrl Apr 2012 Mar 2013 1 5969

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Just started "The Presidents Club" 2 RudynJack Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0 2370
Kill Anything That Moves: The Real American War in Vietnam by Nick Turse. 7 Neoma Mar 2013 Mar 2013 1 3991
Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief 1 SheilaT Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0 2207
looking for the scariest books 25 clarice Feb 2013 Feb 2013 0 13401
Enjoyed "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer 9 oldandhappy Feb 2013 Feb 2013 1 3967
Anyone a member of Shelfari.com? 1 Neoma May 2012 Feb 2013 0 3497
Documentary about maverick scholar Russell Jacoby free online 0 nightfire Feb 2013 Feb 2013 0 2674
I bought American Sniper by Chris Kyle just out of curiosity, being that I served iin the military 4 demosincebirth Apr 2012 Feb 2013 0 3964
Is there any interest in a sub-section of non-fiction devoted to military history? 1 Lurks Often Feb 2013 Feb 2013 0 2344
Best Book(s) On the Roman Empire 4 erpowers Jan 2013 Feb 2013 0 3458
"Thinking Fast and Slow" -- Kahneman 22 bemildred Jan 2013 Jan 2013 0 10426
Time of Useful Consciousness 0 marmar Jan 2013 Jan 2013 0 2162
My storm is worse than yours 6 FSogol Oct 2012 Jan 2013 0 3440
Book Review - about going beyond self-improvement 0 Voice for Peace Jan 2013 Jan 2013 0 2205
Great history of the Mountain Meadows Massacre 3 kag Nov 2012 Jan 2013 1 3501
I recommend Netflixed 1 JonLP24 Jan 2013 Jan 2013 1 2155
A Nerdy-Dirty Primer on Primal Urges 1 groovedaddy Jan 2013 Jan 2013 0 2528
I got a Kindle Fire as a gift - anybody use this? 21 ashling Dec 2011 Dec 2012 1 10804
Rebels Without a Clue 0 struggle4progress Dec 2012 Dec 2012 0 2179
Michael Moore, Here Comes Trouble, is a real page turner. 3 limpyhobbler Oct 2012 Dec 2012 1 2982
Do you read the books suggested by other people? 16 Neoma Sep 2012 Dec 2012 0 6162
This message was self-deleted by its author 2 dixiegrrrrl Dec 2012 Dec 2012 0 2219
Shakespeare Identified 7 Eyes of the World Nov 2012 Dec 2012 0 5176
Two books on Gandhi 0 struggle4progress Dec 2012 Dec 2012 0 2151
The Purpose of Evolution - by Steve McIntosh 0 BridgeTheGap Nov 2012 Nov 2012 0 2246
Got anything good checked out of the library? 7 Neoma Nov 2012 Nov 2012 0 3732
I need a stealth selection for my book club - 9 hedgehog Jun 2012 Nov 2012 0 4472
What's the best nonfiction you've read this year? (bonus if it was published in 2011) [View all] 61 DisgustipatedinCA Dec 2011 Nov 2012 5 31529
Has anyone else read "Unorthodox" by Deborah Feldman? 1 Brigid Nov 2012 Nov 2012 0 2412
THE NEW DEAL - A Modern History by Michael Hiltzik 0 TeamPooka Nov 2012 Nov 2012 0 2035

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This Land Is Their Land: Reports from a Divided Nation, by Barbara Ehrenreich 1 limpyhobbler Oct 2012 Oct 2012 2 2700
Naomi Wolf's book Vagina: self-help marketed as feminism 11 struggle4progress Sep 2012 Oct 2012 0 5765
The Iconic Obama 0 cyberswede Oct 2012 Oct 2012 0 2210
Claim the Bookmarks! 1 Neoma Oct 2012 Oct 2012 0 2179
The highs and hazards of hacktivism 0 struggle4progress Sep 2012 Sep 2012 1 2269
Fun read: Lords of Finance: The Bankers Who Broke the World 1 dixiegrrrrl Sep 2012 Sep 2012 0 2202
Meet The 'Spiritual Godfather Of Online Leaking' 0 struggle4progress Sep 2012 Sep 2012 0 2156
2012: what are you reading? 3 Neoma Aug 2012 Sep 2012 0 2827
Sarah Vowell! 12 JitterbugPerfume Dec 2011 Sep 2012 1 5372
Gangs of New York by Herbert Asbury. 2 Neoma Sep 2012 Sep 2012 1 2517
it took me only TWO years! 2 skippercollector Aug 2012 Aug 2012 0 2706
Chris Hedges: The Righteous Road to Ruin (review of Haidt's book) 2 marmar Jun 2012 Aug 2012 1 4523
Dirty Diplomacy: The Rough and Tumble Adventures of a Scotch Drinking, Skirt Chasing, 0 struggle4progress Aug 2012 Aug 2012 0 2081
The Dictator's Handbook. 1 SheilaT Mar 2012 Aug 2012 0 2447
I would like to run for host of this group, in order to make it a more vibrant part of DU. (Poll) 13 Neoma Jul 2012 Aug 2012 4 9286
WikiLeaks Founder Gives Little Away in This ‘Unauthorized Autobiography’ 2 struggle4progress Aug 2012 Aug 2012 0 3693
Season of the Witch: San Francisco 1967 - 1982 0 BridgeTheGap Aug 2012 Aug 2012 0 2616
Bookworms 1 ashling Jul 2012 Jul 2012 3 2511
The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer by Siddhartha Mukherjee 4 Neoma Jul 2012 Jul 2012 0 3185
Need your help with a book title 2 MountainLaurel Jul 2012 Jul 2012 0 2921
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