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britt_brooke
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Mehso-so

⭐️⭐️ I wouldn‘t necessarily call it an “attempt”so much as a plan that was, thankfully, foiled. I will say with all the Kennedy books I read last year, I don‘t recall this piece of his story which happened after the election, but prior to inauguration. This would‘ve been better without the rudimentary recap of his life before and after it, but I guess they needed word count. This wasn‘t great.

MallenNC I only know about this bc I read a book about What Ifs of history and one chapter was about what would have happened if that attempt had succeeded. 1mo
britt_brooke @MallenNC One chapter is all it needed here, too. 😂 But to consider what-ifs is interesting! I recently read a JFK Jr oral history and it posed the question of what if he hadn‘t died so young? Would he have been a presidential candidate in 2016? 1mo
MallenNC @britt_brooke I love those kinds of what ifs. I think JFK Jr going into politics is something a lot of people romanticize now. I‘m not sure he would have but I have read that he was moving more in that direction. 1mo
britt_brooke @MallenNC I agree, totally. 1mo
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AmyG
John F. Kennedy | Robert Dallek
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Is your library next? Is this what you voted for?

Librarybelle So horrible 1mo
LeeRHarry 😱 1mo
Bookwormjillk This is awful (but I think I read they opened again this morning, so that's good I guess.) 1mo
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CBee 😳😳😳 1mo
DogMomIrene Watched a Boston news segment on YouTube about how it reopened this morning. Said 5 visitor-facing probationary employees were laid off, though, and that sounds permanent. Just awful. 1mo
dabbe I am moved to say this word that's so hard to say: NO. No, I didn't vote for this. And I stand with my head held high as I now do this: 😡😤🤬 1mo
Jas16 Omg 1mo
AmyG I am beyond happy to hear it reopened! 1mo
ChaoticMissAdventures I hate how much chaos they are causing. It appears the library is reopened, but I cannot find if they brought back enough staff to keep it open? I am not at all surprised unfortunately, this administration hates history and truth. 1mo
bookishbitch I am so over this administration already. 1mo
AnnCrystal Glad that it reopened.

Scary times 😢 I didn't vote for this either 📚🇺🇲🦅🇺🇸📚.

Books & artist will always be considered a threat. We should gather and do a protest by going outside, finding a safe, legal place to sit, and read from dawn to dusk for a day. If anything, it will drive the suppressors crazy. Writers should come with typewrites or journals and artist with canvases.

Just to be clear, I am not officially suggesting this 😜📚💝.
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BarbaraBB Are libraries being shut down in the US? Because of money or because of that horrible man? 1mo
Lindy Amy, I feel odd acknowledging your post with a heart. I want the option of a broken heart instead. 😔 1mo
AmyG Oh @Lindy 😞 1mo
forestandcrow My library is trying to change my kids library card to where she cannot check out books they deem "inappropriate" for her age. They are trying to also not let us use our cards at other libraries not in our network. They are moving books that the religious zealouts here deem "pornographic" or "inappropriate" for kids without reading them. Our library is aleeady small enough. It is awful. I have emailed so manytimes about it all. 1mo
Susanita Hateful people doing hateful things. 1mo
AmyG @forestandcrow That‘s horrible. I am now trying to make a library of books for my grandson-history, science, banned books…from used book sales. This world. 😞🤬 1mo
MemoirsForMe 😱😱😱 1mo
AshleyHoss820 And people made fun of me for amassing a large in-home library. I knew what was coming. This is all so exhausting. (edited) 1mo
CoverToCoverGirl This all so sad and overwhelming.. 1mo
ncsufoxes We are going to try & go to the Smithsonian‘s National African American Museum of History & Culture this weekend. Since I fear they will be spiteful & shut it down. 1mo
AmyG @AshleyHoss820 I‘m with you on this. 👊🏻 @ncsufoxes That you even had to type that breaks my heart. @CoverToCoverGirl It is. 😢 (edited) 1mo
ncsufoxes @AmyG same, it makes me sad & angry that this is something I have to even think about 1mo
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starlight97
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How interesting that in Hungarian we actually call it röntgen instead of X-ray. It's like for blood pressure we use the abbreviation RR after Riva-Rocci (easy to confuse with respiratory rate if your brain is half English 😄)
#medical

julesG We call it R/röntgen in German too. 2mo
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AprilMae
11/22/63: A Novel | Stephen King
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#bannedbooksunday Book#1 this week. This book was banned in a Virginia school as part of 21 books they removed due to "sexually explicit content". In response to the ban King wrote a tweet recommending people read books that get banned to find out why they don't want you to read it.

dabbe Absolutely agree 💯! If people knew how stupid they were! The minute a book is banned, most kids then want to read it! 🤩 2mo
CogsOfEncouragement I‘m a scaredy cat, so King isn‘t a go-to for me, but I really enjoyed this after two friends separately insisted I read it. 2mo
LoverOfLearning Recently got this book for free in nearly perfect condition. YAY. Can't wait to read it! 1mo
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Reedinbooks
Killing Kennedy: The End of Camelot | Bill O'Reilly, Martin Dugard
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Awesome book about the life of one of Americas most iconic presidents! Enjoyed the dives into JFKs life history and personal life, and the unbiased history of the assassination itself. Highly recommend!

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sdbruening
Profiles in Courage | John Fitzgerald Kennedy
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It‘s not a book I would have picked up on my own, but I really enjoyed it, so thanks, Dad ❤️ It was impressively written by JFK but not about himself. Each chapter is a vignette of a courageous point of a Senator‘s career where he followed his own conscience despite his party or constituents or everyone disagreeing with him. Doing what you feel is the right thing doesn‘t win popularity contests.

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sdbruening
Profiles in Courage | John Fitzgerald Kennedy
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🇺🇸❤️

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britt_brooke
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Mehso-so

⭐️⭐️⭐️ Read this to round out my Kennedy deep dive. It was, of course, super interesting at times, but insanely long for a book covering a six day period. I slogged through.

kspenmoll History channel has a Kennedy documentary we have been watching. 6mo
britt_brooke @kspenmoll I may have to check that out - thanks! 6mo
dabbe In your deep drive, did you have a favorite? 🤩 6mo
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britt_brooke @dabbe A tie between Ask Not and Jackie! 😄 6mo
dabbe @britt_brooke I think a deep dive awaits me, too. I have always been fascinated with the Kennedys--even going to Hyannis Port just to see their compound from a distance. Thanks for the recs! #stacked 🖤🩶🖤 6mo
britt_brooke @dabbe They‘re a fascinating lot! 6mo
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britt_brooke
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Mimi Beardsley kept her affair with Jack Kennedy secret for literally decades. She evaded press by JFK chroniclers until 2006 when a reporter appeared at her door. As an 18-year-old White House press office intern, she was propositioned by the president and, well, didn‘t decline. Thus started their relationship which only ended with his death. Young, naive, and taken advantage of, Mimi‘s story is both fascinating and appalling.

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DGRachel
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This is clearly a meticulously researched novel. The history here is fascinating and I loved the insights into the minds of Kennedy and Khrushchev, and the behind the scenes diplomatic procedures. However, this was more like reading a textbook than a novel - dry and without emotion. As history, this is excellent. As a novel, I think it struggles. It lacked the sense of urgency I expected from a Cuban Missile Crisis narrative.