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Category: Books I Want Everyone To Read

The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the road to 9/11

August 17, 2022 ~ bookthrasher ~ 1 Comment

Hindsight is everything and Lawrence Wright knows it. Wright is the author of The Looming Tower, a methodical and sweeping history that's so engaging and interesting you feel guilty for enjoying it. He published it in 2006, won the Pulitzer Prize in General Nonfiction for it in 2007, and it was made into a mini-series … Continue reading The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the road to 9/11

Best nonfiction reads of 2021

February 3, 2022September 12, 2022 ~ bookthrasher ~ Leave a comment

It was easy to choose; these are all the nonfiction books I read last year and they're all truly worth a try. BADASS HABITS The latest from badass author Jen Sincero. There are a multitude of books on habits so why choose this one? You like your advice served up no-nonsense style but with a … Continue reading Best nonfiction reads of 2021

People Love Dead Jews

January 31, 2022 ~ bookthrasher ~ 1 Comment

And the prize for most provocative title goes to... Dara Horn's collection of essays proves her point, which is that 'Jewish history is exploited to appease the living.' The dead vs. the living. Her first chapter is about Anne Frank, everyone's favorite little dead Jewish girl. So easy to admire because of her intelligence and … Continue reading People Love Dead Jews

Deacon King Kong

September 22, 2021 ~ bookthrasher ~ 4 Comments

James McBride is a national treasure. I savored his 2020 book Deacon King Kong over the last month or so, stretching out the pleasure by only reading it on my lunch breaks at work. So worth it. McBride isn't just a talented writer, he has a gift for bridging the humorous, the heartfelt, and the … Continue reading Deacon King Kong

Simply Spectacular

August 14, 2021 ~ bookthrasher ~ 4 Comments

I think I just read my favorite book of the year. A Gentleman in Moscow deserves all the praise, acclaim and awards it has received and more. It's wonderful, playful, charming, delightful...an absolute savory treat of a novel. Written in 2016 by Amor Towles, virtually all of it takes place in the Metropol Hotel in … Continue reading Simply Spectacular

Two books plus one

July 20, 2021December 19, 2021 ~ bookthrasher ~ 1 Comment

I'm reading two books at once. This isn't my usual preference, but I have one at the office and the other at home and so far it's working out. I've been back at work full time for a few weeks and that means forced one hour lunch breaks again. I know the value of breaks … Continue reading Two books plus one

Two novels, two Pulitzers, too good to ignore

January 26, 2021December 19, 2021 ~ bookthrasher ~ 5 Comments

I finished reading Colson Whitehead's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, The Underground Railroad, a few days ago. While I've made some notes for a review, I need to sit with it some more. The novel is that good. Whitehead is that good. Certain books are so steeped in reality that I feel a little guilty enjoying them. … Continue reading Two novels, two Pulitzers, too good to ignore

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