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Anyone read the Robert Caro series on LBJ? 14 dixiegrrrrl Apr 2012 Mar 2013 1 4632
Just started "The Presidents Club" 2 RudynJack Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0 1846
Kill Anything That Moves: The Real American War in Vietnam by Nick Turse. 7 Neoma Mar 2013 Mar 2013 1 3190
Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief 1 SheilaT Mar 2013 Mar 2013 0 1804
looking for the scariest books 25 clarice Feb 2013 Feb 2013 0 11146
Enjoyed "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer 9 oldandhappy Feb 2013 Feb 2013 1 3066
Anyone a member of Shelfari.com? 1 Neoma May 2012 Feb 2013 0 3046
Documentary about maverick scholar Russell Jacoby free online 0 nightfire Feb 2013 Feb 2013 0 2312
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 3233
Is there any interest in a sub-section of non-fiction devoted to military history? 1 Lurks Often Feb 2013 Feb 2013 0 1844
Best Book(s) On the Roman Empire 4 erpowers Jan 2013 Feb 2013 0 2901
"Thinking Fast and Slow" -- Kahneman 22 bemildred Jan 2013 Jan 2013 0 8123
Time of Useful Consciousness 0 marmar Jan 2013 Jan 2013 0 1780
My storm is worse than yours 6 FSogol Oct 2012 Jan 2013 0 2783
Book Review - about going beyond self-improvement 0 Voice for Peace Jan 2013 Jan 2013 0 1809
Great history of the Mountain Meadows Massacre 3 kag Nov 2012 Jan 2013 1 2963
I recommend Netflixed 1 JonLP24 Jan 2013 Jan 2013 1 1790
A Nerdy-Dirty Primer on Primal Urges 1 groovedaddy Jan 2013 Jan 2013 0 2079
I got a Kindle Fire as a gift - anybody use this? 21 ashling Dec 2011 Dec 2012 1 8647
Rebels Without a Clue 0 struggle4progress Dec 2012 Dec 2012 0 1716
Michael Moore, Here Comes Trouble, is a real page turner. 3 limpyhobbler Oct 2012 Dec 2012 1 2448
Do you read the books suggested by other people? 16 Neoma Sep 2012 Dec 2012 0 4703
This message was self-deleted by its author 2 dixiegrrrrl Dec 2012 Dec 2012 0 1789
Shakespeare Identified 7 Eyes of the World Nov 2012 Dec 2012 0 4241
Two books on Gandhi 0 struggle4progress Dec 2012 Dec 2012 0 1857
The Purpose of Evolution - by Steve McIntosh 0 BridgeTheGap Nov 2012 Nov 2012 0 1823
Got anything good checked out of the library? 7 Neoma Nov 2012 Nov 2012 0 2887
I need a stealth selection for my book club - 9 hedgehog Jun 2012 Nov 2012 0 3503
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 23748
Has anyone else read "Unorthodox" by Deborah Feldman? 1 Brigid Nov 2012 Nov 2012 0 2025

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THE NEW DEAL - A Modern History by Michael Hiltzik 0 TeamPooka Nov 2012 Nov 2012 0 1656
This Land Is Their Land: Reports from a Divided Nation, by Barbara Ehrenreich 1 limpyhobbler Oct 2012 Oct 2012 2 2240
Naomi Wolf's book Vagina: self-help marketed as feminism 11 struggle4progress Sep 2012 Oct 2012 0 4553
The Iconic Obama 0 cyberswede Oct 2012 Oct 2012 0 1791
Claim the Bookmarks! 1 Neoma Oct 2012 Oct 2012 0 1782
The highs and hazards of hacktivism 0 struggle4progress Sep 2012 Sep 2012 1 1829
Fun read: Lords of Finance: The Bankers Who Broke the World 1 dixiegrrrrl Sep 2012 Sep 2012 0 1866
Meet The 'Spiritual Godfather Of Online Leaking' 0 struggle4progress Sep 2012 Sep 2012 0 1755
2012: what are you reading? 3 Neoma Aug 2012 Sep 2012 0 2322
Sarah Vowell! 12 JitterbugPerfume Dec 2011 Sep 2012 1 3953
Gangs of New York by Herbert Asbury. 2 Neoma Sep 2012 Sep 2012 1 2008
it took me only TWO years! 2 skippercollector Aug 2012 Aug 2012 0 2076
Chris Hedges: The Righteous Road to Ruin (review of Haidt's book) 2 marmar Jun 2012 Aug 2012 1 3765
Dirty Diplomacy: The Rough and Tumble Adventures of a Scotch Drinking, Skirt Chasing, 0 struggle4progress Aug 2012 Aug 2012 0 1680
The Dictator's Handbook. 1 SheilaT Mar 2012 Aug 2012 0 2028
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 7886
WikiLeaks Founder Gives Little Away in This ‘Unauthorized Autobiography’ 2 struggle4progress Aug 2012 Aug 2012 0 2825
Season of the Witch: San Francisco 1967 - 1982 0 BridgeTheGap Aug 2012 Aug 2012 0 2211
Bookworms 1 ashling Jul 2012 Jul 2012 3 2105
The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer by Siddhartha Mukherjee 4 Neoma Jul 2012 Jul 2012 0 2571
Need your help with a book title 2 MountainLaurel Jul 2012 Jul 2012 0 2449
Just a visual treat for booklovers 7 skepticscott Feb 2012 Jul 2012 3 3375
Running with Scissors, by Agusten Burroughs - I'm reading this book with my jaw dropping 15 Sarah Ibarruri Apr 2012 Jun 2012 0 19503
Because Reading is a Basic Human Right 1 xrayvision2005 May 2012 Jun 2012 1 2483
Rachel Maddow: The Powells.com Interview 2 eppur_se_muova May 2012 Jun 2012 0 2379
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 dixiegrrrrl Jun 2012 Jun 2012 0 1502
I'm reading "Connecticut in the Civil War" right now 2 krispos42 Dec 2011 May 2012 1 2404
Google gets out of the knowledge business 0 Boojatta Apr 2012 Apr 2012 0 2287
How the Wealthy Use the Government to Stay Rich and Get Richer 3 Boojatta Jan 2012 Mar 2012 15 3901
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 dixiegrrrrl Mar 2012 Mar 2012 1 1683

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This Is Your Country On Drugs 3 salvorhardin Mar 2012 Mar 2012 1 2649
Heartily recommend this book: Too Big To Fail 0 dixiegrrrrl Feb 2012 Feb 2012 2 1950
Goddess of the Market by Jennifer Burns. 0 white_wolf Feb 2012 Feb 2012 0 1769
True non-fiction book about spies... 3 shockedcanadian Jan 2012 Feb 2012 1 9913
Liars and Outliers: Enabling the Trust that Society Needs to Thrive 0 salvorhardin Feb 2012 Feb 2012 0 2181
A Lightning Rod in the Storm Over America’s Class Divide - Charles Murray's "Coming Apart" 3 groovedaddy Feb 2012 Feb 2012 0 2609
Great source of FREE Social History books. 2 dixiegrrrrl Feb 2012 Feb 2012 3 2518
'Corporations Are Not People' ..... a book review by Thom Hartmann 0 marmar Feb 2012 Feb 2012 1 2043
The Life and Death of Democracy by John Keane 0 clyrc Feb 2012 Feb 2012 0 1956
Urban Farming Essentials: Authors of a New, Definitive Guide Tell All 0 marmar Jan 2012 Jan 2012 4 1928
Non-fiction and political books (almost free!) X-post from DU Marketplace: 0 femmocrat Jan 2012 Jan 2012 0 2165
A book that may be too scary to read: 1 dixiegrrrrl Jan 2012 Jan 2012 4 2120
Hi, over in the fiction group, we are attempting to start a book discussion group... 3 amyrose2712 Jan 2012 Jan 2012 0 2681
Just got the most fun book from my daughter 2 av8rdave Jan 2012 Jan 2012 2 2492
Favorite non-fiction you've read this year? 25 clyrc Dec 2011 Jan 2012 0 7285
One Thousand Lives 3 matt819 Dec 2011 Jan 2012 0 2107
"Liberation Square" comes out tomorrow (about Tahrir) 0 riverwalker Jan 2012 Jan 2012 0 1999
News for All the People: The Epic Story of Race and the American Media 0 Neoma Jan 2012 Jan 2012 1 1754
I've really been trying to make non-fiction a bigger part of my reading repetoir. 16 BlueIris May 2011 Dec 2011 0 5299
Anybody know about BAM! ? 4 justgamma Dec 2011 Dec 2011 1 2414
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