History, Politics & Beliefs

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1. George Orwell The Road to Wigan Pier/Down and Out in Paris and London

   By Grammath, February 19, 2007   

   • George Orwell
   • 6 replies
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   • hux
   • December 22, 2019

2. Catherine Bailey Black Diamonds

   By Minxminnie, July 11, 2017
   • 6 replies
   • 809 views
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   • willoyd
   • November 22, 2019

3. Thomas Cromwell

   By chuntzy, October 26, 2019   

   • Diarmaid MacCulloch
   • 0 replies
   • 186 views
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   • chuntzy
   • October 26, 2019

4. Niccolo Machiavelli The Prince

   By Squirls, February 17, 2010   

   • Niccolo Machiavelli
   • 2 replies
   • 1,345 views
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   • lunababymoonchild
   • September 22, 2019

5. Paul Strathern The Borgias

   By lunababymoonchild, September 8, 2019
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   • lunababymoonchild
   • September 8, 2019

6. Tim Marshall Prisoners of Geography: Ten Maps That Tell You Everything You Need To Know About Global Politics

   By MisterHobgoblin, March 2, 2016   

   • Tim Marshall
   • Geopolitics
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     • Geopolitics
     • Prisoners of Geography
     • Review
     • Book review
     • Readers
     • Love reading
     • Politics
     • History
     • Beliefs
   • 5 replies
   • 2,369 views
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   • John John
   • May 14, 2019

7. David R. Anderson Triumph through Trials: New Study Edition: The Epistle of James

   By Triumph through Trials, February 8, 2019   

   • Triumph through Trials
   • The Epistle of James
   • 0 replies
   • 792 views
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   • Triumph through Trials
   • February 8, 2019

8. Peter Furtado Histories of Nations: How their identities were forged

   By iff, December 22, 2018
   • 0 replies
   • 501 views
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   • iff
   • December 22, 2018

9. Bob Woodward Fear: Trump in the White House

   By momac, September 11, 2018
   • 15 replies
   • 813 views
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   • momac
   • October 9, 2018

10. Michelle McNamara and Patton Oswalt I'll Be Gone In The Dark

    By Hazel, September 4, 2018   

    • Golden State Killer.
    • 2 replies
    • 357 views
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    • Hazel
    • September 7, 2018

11. Sheilla Jones The Quantum Ten

    By Binker, December 27, 2017   

    • Quantum Physics
    • 12 replies
    • 1,000 views
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    • lunababymoonchild
    • February 13, 2018

12. A Very English Scandal

    By Minxminnie, January 15, 2018   

    • John Preston
    • 3 replies
    • 441 views
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    • Minxminnie
    • January 16, 2018

13. Maria Alyokhina Riot Days

    By MisterHobgoblin, September 14, 2017
    • 1 reply
    • 685 views
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    • momac
    • September 14, 2017

14. Bryan Christy The Lizard King

    By Binker, September 6, 2017   

    • Reptile Smuggling
    • South Florida
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      • South Florida
      • Not Jim Morrison
    • 0 replies
    • 466 views
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    • Binker
    • September 6, 2017

15. Fred Emery Watergate

    By lunababymoonchild, August 26, 2017
    • 1 reply
    • 485 views
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    • Tay
    • August 28, 2017

16. Sarah Bakewell How To Live A Life of Montaigne in one question and twenty attempts at an answer

    By lunababymoonchild, June 12, 2017
    • 8 replies
    • 474 views
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    • lunababymoonchild
    • June 27, 2017

17. Laurence James Empires in the Sun

    By iff, May 13, 2017   

    • Africa
    • 0 replies
    • 535 views
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    • iff
    • May 13, 2017

18. Airey Neave Little Cyclone

    By Tay, April 21, 2017
    • 0 replies
    • 579 views
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    • Tay
    • April 21, 2017

19. peter frankopan The Silk Roads

    By chuntzy, March 13, 2017
    • 0 replies
    • 621 views
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    • chuntzy
    • March 13, 2017

20. Lucy Crehan Cleverlands

    By MisterHobgoblin, March 12, 2017   

    • Lucy Crehan
    • Education
    • 0 replies
    • 579 views
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    • MisterHobgoblin
    • March 12, 2017

21. Has anyone read any good books about Tsar Nicholas II

    By Costa, February 3, 2017   

    • Tsar
    • Nicholas
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      • Nicholas
      • Russia
    • 6 replies
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    • Minxminnie
    • February 18, 2017

22. Giles Milton Nathaniel's Nutmeg : How One Man's Courage Changed the Course of History

    By lunababymoonchild, February 8, 2017   

    • Giles Milton
    • 5 replies
    • 680 views
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    • megustaleer
    • February 9, 2017

23. Laura Bates Girl Up by Laura Bates

    By Hazel, January 29, 2017   

    • Laura Bates
    • Girl Up
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      • Girl Up
      • Everyday Sexism
    • 0 replies
    • 609 views
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    • Hazel
    • January 29, 2017

24. Spotlight Betrayal: The Crisis in the Catholic Church by the Boston Globe

    By Hazel, November 20, 2016   

    • Spotlight
    • Boston Globe
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      • Boston Globe
      • Betrayal
      • Catholic Church
    • 10 replies
    • 851 views
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    • lunababymoonchild
    • January 11, 2017

25. JD Vance Hillbilly Elegy

    By momac, December 2, 2016   

    • JD Vance
    • 10 replies
    • 791 views
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    • Binker
    • January 3, 2017