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You Get to Meet All Sorts in This Line of Work... An anthology of detective stories in future / sci-fi settings makes for fun reading.

A collection of detective stories from 23 sci-fi and fantasy writers. Like any collection you’ll have your favorites, but I found them all enjoyable. Three Stars ⭐⭐⭐
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Fight the Powers That Be Jamie Holmes' new book tells the untold story of the Black Seminole Chief and the fight for freedom in America's Forgotten Seminole Wars

Well-researched account of the 2nd Seminole War & the role of the Black Seminole Abraham. Most interesting for its portrayal of the different treatment of Blacks by the US South and by the Seminoles, whose notions of slavery were very different. Three Stars ⭐⭐⭐
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Cool! Will have to check that one out, thanks!

Gary Hart? Like the former presidential candidate Gary Hart?

Currently reading this ARC. About half way through. All about the mostly forgotten Seminole War. #nonfiction #AmericanHistory

It is the Right of the People Thomas Richards Jr. takes us through an episodic history of the expansion of American rights since the Declaration of Independence - the unfinished business of 1776

This collection of nine moments in our nation’s history sheds a light on the evolution of the promises of the American Revolution. Three and a Half Stars ⭐⭐⭐🌠
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A Secret Garden Where She Hides Everyone has a secret in "Long Island", Colm Tóibín's brilliantly written but frustrating sequel to "Brooklyn"

I loved Tóibín’s sparse and evocative writing but was frustrated at the characters inability to NOT keep secrets, and at the unsatisfactory ending. Two and 1/2 Stars. ⭐⭐🌠
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Send Us Another Brother Moses The amazing true story of one man's journey from enslaved youth in colonial America to preacher leading his congregation to freedom after the Revolution.

The compelling true story of a slave during the American Revolution, whose commitment to freedom transformed his life and those of his family and congregation. Four stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐
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The Innocents Can Never Last Exploring the reality and the quackery of death and longevity products with Nobel Prize winning molecular biologist Venki Ramakrishnan

A history of science book that walks us through our cells and what causes them (and us) to die, with a scientist’s view on the value (or lack of value) of so-called longevity products. Four Stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐
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Johnny Has Gone for a Soldier Just in time for America's 250th birthday Jack Kelly gives us the story of the man behind the famous line "These are the times that try men's souls."

Another excellent book by Jack Kelly. Thomas Paine’s words really did rally our nation at its birth. Four stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐
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The Island Greeting That We Send to You Hampton Sides delivers with this highly readable narrative non-fiction account of the fateful, final voyage of Captain James Cook.

In The Wide Wide Sea author Hampton Sides has delivered an engaging and highly readable account of Captain James Cook’s third and final voyage. #booksky

Goodness Gracious, Great Balls of Fire Kara Swisher pulls no punches (as you would expect) in this account of her life as a trail-blazing reporter and commentator on the Tech world.

Looking for the definitive history of the internet era? This book is not it. But, if you want to hear the ruminations of a smart, funny and opinionated journalist who has covered the internet from the start, well this IS that book. 3.5 ⭐

I'm Your Captain, Though I'm Feeling Mighty Sick In this true story the sea captain's wife takes charge of her husband's ship under the worst circumstances imaginable

A complete account of the life of Mary Patten, who, in 1856, courageously took command of her husband’s clipper ship in perilous seas while he lay ill. How she did so is the thrilling centerpiece of this book. Three stars ⭐⭐⭐
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In this review I explain that I overcame my confusion about who this book is for after I settled in to enjoy this entertaining short read. Three Stars ⭐⭐⭐

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A daughter’s journey uncovering the true story of her family’s past as Nazi spies, that her father had kept secret for all of her life. A nonfiction that reads like a novel. #booksky #nonfiction #wwii #nazispies

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Oh-ho-ho, It's Magic! The catchy tune helped sell Ozempic, which suddenly was everywhere. But the weight loss drug had a long road to overnight success.

A fascinating look at the rise of GLP-1 drugs, with a focus on Ozempic. Easily the best reportorial nonfiction books I’ve read this year. 4 and a half stars.
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Ticket to Ride Gemini, the middle child between Mercury and Apollo in the 1960's US space program, gave Apollo its ticket to the moon.

Jeffrey Kluger sets NASA’s Gemini missions in their rightful place in the history of the US manned space missions, exploring the drama that followed the Mercury flights and paving the way for Apollo.

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With a bit of a mind flip, you're into the time slip Emily St. John Mandel masters the slow build as moments from different centuries are bleeding into one another, like a glitch in time.

A beautifully written layered novel with time-travelling bones that tells captivating storis of human connections with a glitch-in-time in common. Four stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐

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I Want You to Want Me Cable news anchor Chris Hayes takes a deep dive into the attention economy - how and why the internet works to steal your attention

Chris Hayes’ deep dive into the “#AttentionEconomy” is cogent and informative, even if a deeper dive than necessary to get the point across. But I loved listening to Hayes’ narration of the audiobook. Three Stars ⭐⭐⭐

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Steve's Book Stuff Reviews of Books I've Been Reading - Nonfiction, Sci Fi / Fantasy, and more...

I really liked this book, and I think you will too. The interlinked stories are well paced, emotionally evocative and compelling. Each individual story packs an emotional punch that builds through the book. Four Stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐

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The insider’s view of Kamala Harris’s 107-day presidential campaign from the candidate herself - the joy, determination, pride, frustration and then the shock of her loss - it’s all here.

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Freedom, freedom, where are you? Kamala Harris on her unique, time-shortened campaign for the presidency

The insider’s view of Kamala Harris’s 107-day presidential campaign from the candidate herself - the joy, determination, pride, frustration and then the shock of her loss - it’s all here.

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I've seen the future and it will be... Batman An expert leads us through the science and history of human understanding of bats and echolocation.

The inside story of bats and the scientists who study them. Written with humor in plain language by a bat expert who clearly hopes his love of bats will rub off on you. #booksky #sciencebooks #nonfiction

It Would Take A Strong, Strong Man Jacob Heilbrunn explores a century of the American Right's romance with foreign dictators

Heilbrunn offers an informed and incisive overview of the American Right’s infatuation with dictators and autocrats over the last 100 years. A worthwhile read for anyone still trying to understand where Trumpism came from. #booksky

If That Mockingbird Don't Sing A murder in the big city apartment building called Mockingbird Court brings another case to Shady Hollow for Vera Vixen to unravel - a case she herself is implicated in...

A darker storyline than usual for the sixth and final installment of the much-loved Shady Hollow cozy mystery series. Three Stars ⭐⭐⭐

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Habemus Papum - We Have a Pope Behind the scenes of the conclave that elected Pope Leo, and an exploration of the papacy of Francis, which made his election possible

A worthwhile read for Catholics, lapsed Catholics and those of other faiths interested in the state of Catholic leadership. The book gives an inside view within Catholic leadership, and to the direction the Church will take under the new Pope.

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I'm Giving My Best to You Lord Jimmy Carter, from birth to post-presidency in Jonathan Alter's 2021 biography of our nation's 39th President

Jonathan Alter’s #biography is well-balanced and despite being 600 some pages it's easy to read. The detailed account of Carter's presidency was like a walk down memory lane of the late 1970s in America. #nonfiction #booksky #readersky

A Nasty Reputation as a Cruel Dude What really happened that night in 1958 at Hollywood star Lana Turner's house when Johnny Stompanato met his end?

The story of Lana Turner & the rise of the Hollywood mob, leading to the death of Johnny Stompanato in Turner’s home. Read it for the history Hollywood's golden age, not for any new insight into a 70-year-old scandal.

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Throw a Rope Around the Moon A life long sailor dives deep into the history of rope and explores how central it has been to human progress.

The story of rope, a microhistory on the many uses of the common everyday object written by a lifelong sailor.

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