Countdown 1945 by Chris Wallace

 

So, no, it's not an academic history, but he's a good storyteller.

The Enigma of Clarence Thomas by Corey Robin

 

Super interesting.

Rice, Noodles, Fish by Matt Goulding

 

Interesting.

Joe Biden by Jules Witcover

 

Interesting.

Overground Railroad by Candacy Taylor

 

Fascinating.

Teen Spirit by Paul Howe

 

Super interesting.

Black Mecca by Maurice Hobson

 

Interesting.

Saved by Science by Mark Poznansky

 

Very interesting, but perhaps a tad too optimistic.

On Nostalgia by David Berry

meh

Invisible Girl by Lisa Jewell

An engaging read . . . that fell apart at the end.

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Climate Crisis and the Global Green New Deal by Noam Chomsky and Robert Pollin

 

Interesting.

Mormonism and White Supremacy by Joanna Brooks

 

Decent.

Data Feminism by Catherine D'Ignazio and Lauren Klein

 

Super-interesting

Take Me Apart by Sara Sligar

 

meh

The Great Silence by Juliet Nicolson

 

I loved this so, so much.

The Second Founding by Eric Foner

 

Super interesting.

The Last Voyage of the Andrea Doria by Greg King and Penny Wilson

 

Really interesting.

The Polymath by Peter Burke

Decent.

The Dictionary Wars by Peter Martin

 

Good, but would have been better if a bit shorter.

Goodbye for Now by Laurie Frankel

 

I liked this -- it was a good mix of romance, comedy, and social commentary.

Come on Shore and We Will Kill and Eat You All by Christina Thompson

Really well done.

A Cry from the Far Middle by P.J. O'Rourke

 

So, I didn't agree with everything, but it was funny. Sometimes, that's all you can ask for.

Review copy provided by publisher.

Law & Leviathan by Cass Sunstein and Adrian Vermeule

 

meh

The Nocturnal Brain by Guy Leschziner

 

A decent book with, quite possibly, the world's worst narrator. I could hear literally every inhalation.

The Smart Wife by Yolande Strengers and Jenny Kennedy

 

meh

The Guardians by John Grisham

   meh.

Why Time Flies by Alan Burdick

 

Super interesting.

Tree Story by Valerie Trouet

 

Interesting.

Never Lost Again by Bill Kilday

 

A fascinating story made extra-fun by the Austin/UT connection.

Five Miles Away, A World Apart by James E. Ryan

 

Interesting and depressing.

We Learnt about Hitler at the Mickey Mouse Club by Enid Linder

 

Interesting.

Into the Planet by Jill Heinerth

 

meh

Extreme Economies by Richard Davies

 

Super interesting.

Hiroshima Maidens by Rodney Barker

Interesting.

Lurking by Joanne McNeil

 

Decent.

Reaganland by Rick Perlstein

 

So, so good.

Computer Science in K-12 ed. by Shuchi Grover

 

So, so good.

The Better Half: On the Genetic Superiority of Women by Sharon Moalem

 

Kind of amazing.

London by Peter Ackroyd

 

Good, but maybe a bit too long.

The Answer Is . . . by Alex Trebek

 

Decent.

Wooly by Ben Mezrich

 

Decent.

Mayday 1971 by Lawrence Roberts

Interesting.

Mindstorms by Seymour Papert

 

Interesting how prescient this was . . .

Caste by Isabel Wilkerson

 

Easily one of the best books I've ever read. (And since The Warmth of Other Suns was also amazing, that makes Isabel Wilkerson easily one of the best authors.) This is one of those books that everyone should read.

Human Errors by Nathan H. Lents

Really interesting.

The Ethics of Influence by Cass R. Sunstein

Very interesting.

The People, No by Thomas Frank

This was outstanding: very thought-provoking and well-written.

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The Sibling Effect by Jeffrey Kluger

Very interesting and very nicely written.

Drive-thru Dreams by Adam Chandler

Extremely fun and very well written.

Semicolon by Cecelia Watson

So, so good. I loved this.