Tag: Books

  • The Death of Vivek Oji

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  • The Dragons, the Giant, the Women

    The Dragons, the Giant, the Women

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  • The Golden Thread: The Cold War Mystery Surrounding the Death of Dag Hammarskjöld by Ravi Somaiya

    The Golden Thread A true story of spies and intrigue surrounding one of the most enduring unsolved mysteries of the 20th century, investigative reporter Ra… Link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42277173-the-golden-thread A true story of spies and intrigue surrounding one of the most enduring unsolved mysteries of the 20th century, investigative reporter Ravi Somaiya uncovers the story behind the […]

  • The Three-Body Problem

    The Three-Body Problem

    The Three-Body Problem (Remembrance of Earth’s Past, #1) Set against the backdrop of China’s Cultural Revolution, a secret military project sends signals into space to establish contact with ali… Link: https://www.goodreads.com/work/best_book/25696480 In this politically charged climate, it feels like you have to be super careful with your language, no matter who you are or what […]

  • November Scoreboard

    Episode 10 – No FoPo, Fight the Blob feat. @dwdavison9318 (5/15/16) In episode 10, we’re joined by Derek Davison (@dwdavison9318)who voxsplains to us what the Iran nuclear deal is and breaks down a juicy New York Times Magazine profile of White House literary savage B via SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/chapo-trap-house/episode-10-no-fopo-fight-the-blob-feat-dwdavison9318-51516 I don’t think that in my lifetime […]

  • The Best American Essays 2017

    The Best American Essays 2017 “Jamison has done an exceptional job curating this volume, selecting essayists who are diverse in ideas and experiences, and essays that … Link: https://www.goodreads.com/work/best_book/54173024-the-best-american-essays-2017

  • Breaking Free by Rachel Jeffs

    Breaking Free In this searing memoir of survival in the spirit of Stolen Innocence, the daughter of Warren Jeffs, the self-proclaimed Prophet of the FL… Link: https://www.goodreads.com/work/best_book/55268473-breaking-free We took the children over to Father’s house so they could be tended by his many childless wives.

  • The Midnight Line

    The Midnight Line (Jack Reacher, #22) Reacher takes a stroll through a small Wisconsin town and sees a class ring in a pawn shop window: West Point 2005. A tough year to gradu… Link: https://www.goodreads.com/work/best_book/54120408-the-midnight-line Join bestselling author Jon Ronson as he traces a very strange butterfly effect. A teen in Brussels had an idea […]

  • Misc Media: November 2017

    What Does This Button Do? New York Times Bestseller “Illuminating and very entertaining…a compelling read about someone who is much more than just the guy who sin… Link: https://www.goodreads.com/work/best_book/55105539-what-does-this-button-do-an-autobiography We took the children over to Father’s house so they could be tended by his many childless wives.

  • Review: All For a Few Perfect Waves

    All for a Few Perfect Waves: The Audacious Life and Legend of Rebel Surfer Miki Dora, by David Rensin Why did I never know about Miki Dora before? How nice to meet a brother on the path, even if I’m not a surfer. Check it out: Dora played the game as only a natural can. […]

  • Review: Kill Bin Laden

    It’s been so long since I posted a book review. It’s not that I stopped reading books, it’s that I just didn’t finish any. After carefully cataloging my library, I realized that I had started over thirty books in the past several months without finishing a single one. Time to get focused. So here’s a […]

  • Review: Stolen Innocence, by Elissa Wall

    Stolen Innocence: My Story of Growing Up in a Polygamous Sect, Becoming a Teenage Bride, and Breaking Free of Warren Jeffs, by Elissa Wall with Lisa Pulitzer The raid on the FLDS Church’s YFZ ranch in Texas has changed the landscape of the FLDS story. Now that FLDS members are speaking out about their own […]