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The Grid: The Fraying Wires Between Americans and Our Energy Future | Gretchen Bakke, Ph.D.

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Read the intro and wondered why the hell I even have this 🤔🤷🏻‍♀️

Into my LFL it goes!

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Texreader I need to read this one since I have a number of electric utility clients. 3mo

TheBookgeekFrau @Texreader Might be helpful. She mentions in the intro about Texas having its own grid. 3mo

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Texreader @TheBookgeekFrau Yes it does. Was there anything about the Texas grid other than that mention? It may not be helpful for me if she doesn‘t address Texas. It is an entity to itself for sure. 3mo

TheBookgeekFrau @Texreader I don't know. I didn't read past the intro. 3mo

Texreader @TheBookgeekFrau Ah thanks!! 3mo

TheAromaofBooks At least it's off the list!! 3mo

TheBookgeekFrau @TheAromaofBooks Yes! 3mo

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Beast: Riding the Rails and Dodging Narcos on the Migrant Trail | Oscar Martinez

BookmarkTavern Woo! 🤩 3mo

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Beast: Riding the Rails and Dodging Narcos on the Migrant Trail | Oscar Martinez

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Highly recommended: captures the courage and terror of people fleeing through #Mexico from #Guatemala, #ElSalvador, and #Honduras in the hope of a safer life in the U.S. Centred on “The Beast,“ a train to which people cling in any way possible through Mexico. Martinez does a fabulous job of interviewing people from various backgrounds and at all stages of the journey. #ReadingtheAmericas2023 #Nonfiction2023 #StillHaventfoundwhatI'mLookingFor

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Winter Is Coming: Why Vladimir Putin and the Enemies of the Free World Must Be Stopped | Garry Kasparov

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1. Baileys and coffee ☕️ 😋

2. It changes by the minute. Right now it's Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree for some reason 🤔

3. Flannel PJ pants, an oversized Kirkland sweater, and my Graced Soft Luxury blanket.

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Eggs It‘s a banner year for Brenda Lee!!🎄 4mo

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Asia's Cauldron: The South China Sea and the End of a Stable Pacific | Robert D. Kaplan

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Fantastic modern history with historical content and accurate analysis of the INDO Pacific area. Even though the book is nearly 10 years old, it provides such great information, and many topics discussed have/are happening or still relevant. A lot of information and history, but well done.

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The Undertow: Scenes from a Slow Civil War | Jeff Sharlet

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There's an awful lot of stupid out there. I apologize for that "spoiler alert," but if you already know that Americans are stupid (and how could you not?), then this book doesn't have much value. If you're interested in reading about our impending Civil War, you should read either "The Next Civil War" by Stephen Marche, or "How Civil Wars Start" by Barbara F. Walter.

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Hard News: Twenty-one Brutal Months at The New York Times and How They Changed the American Media | Seth Mnookin

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A riveting exploration of the Jayson Blair scandal that rocked the New York Times. The Blair scandal doesn't come up until page 101, so a bit of patience is required by the reader. However, it's important that Mnookin sets the scene for the destructive culture that allowed Blair to come on board in the first place, which he does masterfully. Just as important, this book is also about how the NYT admirably recovered from the scandal.

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Hard News: Twenty-one Brutal Months at The New York Times and How They Changed the American Media | Seth Mnookin

Tutta Pasta was my favorite restaurant! The owners retired, and it closed several years ago. It was the last thing I expected to come across in this book. Now I'm sad, both because I miss it, and because I've now learned that Jayson Blair used to eat there.

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Hard News: Twenty-one Brutal Months at The New York Times and How They Changed the American Media | Seth Mnookin