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Modern Romance: An Investigation | Aziz Ansari

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Part sociological study, part advice, and a huge part of humor. Ansari's take on relationships in today's world with an infinite number of options opened my eyes a little bit. I only wish that with all the casual one nighters, there was at least one mention of std prevention. Maybe, I am a prude or Dr. Varghese is still influencing my thinking.

#Nonfiction21 @Riveted_Reader_Melissa

readordierachel I don't think it's prudish at all to want STD prevention mentioned. Looking out for sex partners' health is sexy! 4y

Riveted_Reader_Melissa Not prudish at all, but practical and smart. 4y

Riveted_Reader_Melissa I‘ll admit, I wanted to read this when it came out, but after a #MeToo story about him pressuring a date for sex...I just couldn‘t read it after that. So I‘m finding the lack of STD prevention discussed, confirming my bad opinion on how he treats partners. ☹️ 4y

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Butterfinger Oh @Riveted_Reader_Melissa if I had known that I wouldn't have read it at all. I did get the feeling that he is one of those comedians that make fun of other people to get a laugh. So even though the study was informative, I was put off by his humor and now I have a bad opinion of him too. 4y

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @Butterfinger Sorry, I didn‘t want to ruin it for you. 4y

Butterfinger @Riveted_Reader_Melissa I am glad you told me. I was teetering on the edge. 4y

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @Butterfinger It‘s sad, but we‘ve been trained to disregard our instincts. 4y

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Cinfhen

Sigh, Gone: A Misfit's Memoir of Great Books, Punk Rock, and the Fight to Fit In | Phuc Tran

I can tell, this is TOTALLY my jam!!! Have you listened to this @Megabooks @britt_brooke ?!?!! Music, literature, immigrant story, NF, potty mouth pages and some PA bad-assness 🙌🏻🎧 #FoodAndLit #Vietnam #NonFiction21 #AboutReading #Pop21 #AdvancedPrompt

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Megabooks Yes, listened when it came out last April! Great book! 4y

Librarybelle This will probably be my #hearhere , as he chronicles his life in my hometown...cannot get any closer to home than that! I‘ve yet to start it but have it through Kindle. 4y

Butterfinger This just made me smile. 4y

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Riveted_Reader_Melissa Sounds great! Stacking!! 4y

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @Butterfinger Right! Great book plug! (edited) 4y

britt_brooke I haven‘t, but definitely stacking - thanks! 4y

Cinfhen Oh wow @Librarybelle !!!! You‘re probably going to LOVE IT!!! It‘s HILARIOUS and also heartwarming and at times sad too, to see how cruel people can be 4y

Cinfhen This has POTENTIAL to be a 5 star @Butterfinger @Riveted_Reader_Melissa @britt_brooke I‘ll let you know 💜💜💜 4y

britt_brooke @Cinfhen Oh wow! Def let me know. 👀 4y

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Butterfinger

Modern Romance: An Investigation | Aziz Ansari

Do I call? Do I text? Do I send a Facebook message? Do I send up a smoke signal? How does one do that? Will I set my rented house on fire? How embarrassed will I be when I have to tell the home's owner, actor James Earl Jones, that I burned his house down trying to send a smoke signal?

Page 2 - I am going to love this book. #Nonfiction21 @Riveted_Reader_Melissa

bibliobliss I loved the audiobook!! 4y

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Butterfinger

Weekly Forecast | Thomas Gibson Inc

#WeeklyForecast @Cinfhen

The Beggar in the Blanket and Paradise of the Blind #FoodandLit @Texreader @Catsandbooks #ReadingAsia @BarbaraBB @Librarybelle

Modern Love #Nonfiction21 @Riveted_Reader_Melissa

The Unsung Hero of Birdsong #MGBuddyRead @megnews @sblbooks

Tomorrow When the War Began #Booked21 set in Australia @BarbaraTheBibliophage @4thhouseontheleft

Beauty and the Clockwork Beast (audio) #FairytaleReadingChallenge @Charityann

Butterfinger (kindle) Bleak House ch 17-24 #whatthedickens @Cuilin #ChunksterChallenge @Amiable 4y

Librarybelle Lots of good reading this week! 4y

BarbaraBB Great week. I read Paradise of the Blind years ago. It‘s on the list of #1001books to read before you die. 4y

Cinfhen Look at all those library books/ I‘m jealous 😩😩😩 4y

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Cinfhen

Chasing Portraits: A Great-Granddaughter's Quest for Her Lost Art Legacy | Elizabeth Rynecki

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A really well told quest of a great granddaughter‘s determination to reunite her great grandfather‘s paintings that were separated & scattered during WWII. Moshe Rynecki vividly & painstakingly painted Jewish daily life in Poland from the early 1900‘s until his deportation to the Warsaw Ghetto in 1940. A truly heart filled memoir. #Pop21 #AboutArt #Nonfiction21 #AboutFamily #Booked21 #ContainsPhotographs

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The Mapmaker's Daughter | Laurel Corona

#weeklyforecast
#nonfiction #memoir #audiobooks #mystery #nonfiction21 #somethingabouthistory #overbookedclub #sundaybuddyread

📚 Obama- I ch; 8th detective 1 ch
📚Fallout -22 pgs
📚Map- next section
📚Family V-4 chs
📚Inquiry- next section

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Cinfhen 🎉🎉🎉 4y

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Cinfhen

The Arsonist: A Mind on Fire | Chloe Hooper

Starting my book for #SetInAustralia #Booked21 It‘s been on my #ReadersRadar for awhile thanks to my #SistaFromAnotherMista @Lizpixie 💚💚💚

Cinfhen Will also be my choice for #pop21 #BookSetOutdoors and im hoping it‘ll cover a #NonFiction21 prompt too 😄 4y

Lizpixie I hope you enjoy it too! Though enjoy isn‘t really the right word, maybe enthrals you too?❤️ #oncean80sgirlalwaysan80sgirl💚 4y

Cinfhen I‘ve listened to the first 45 minutes @Lizpixie and my heart is already breaking 💔Im SURE I‘m gonna need LOTS of tissues 4y

Lizpixie Stock up lovely🥺 4y

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Cinfhen

Into Thin Air | Jon Krakauer

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I have a feeling 25 years ago, when this book was originally published, it must have been considered groundbreaking. A new blend of history, investigative reporting and personal experiences all told in the first person narrative. The agonizing recounting of a mountain climb gone terribly wrong. I was completely captivated by the events before, during & after the ordeal. I never considered how much money and ego is at stake amongst the guides👇🏼

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Cinfhen And don‘t get me started on the horrible treatment and exploitation of the Sherpa. 🤬So glad I finally picked up this book for #ReadingAsia2021 #Nepal #pop21 #BestsellerFrom1990s #NonFiction21 #SomethingAboutNature (edited) 4y

alisiakae I loved this book when I first read if! Haven‘t read a Krakauer book in years 🤔 4y

AlaMich And I think it‘s all even worse now than it was then, in terms of how many climbers they allow, the amount of trash and debris left behind, and the exploitation of the Sherpas. 4y

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Velvetfur Wow.... I think I'll have to read this book this year. Great review 👍🏻 4y

Cinfhen I definitely recommend this book @Velvetfur it‘s good!! I‘m thinking of trying this one next @4thhouseontheleft

Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith

Cinfhen That makes me so sad @AlaMich you‘re probably right 😢 4y

BarbaraBB Under de Banner is shocking and fantastic. I was completely obsessed by the LDS Church afterwards (when I visited Salt Lake City last year). 4y

Cinfhen I‘m excited to read it @BarbaraBB 4y

Kalalalatja I really like Krakauer, so he will definitely be on my 2021 reading list 🙌 4y

Cinfhen Would totally work for #setoutdoors @Kalalalatja 😁How was work today???? 4y

Kalalalatja It was great, but I‘m so tired due to all the new people and information 😅 I have a good feeling, though, and I can‘t wait till I have settled in 👍 4y

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Cinfhen

Into Thin Air | Jon Krakauer

Starting a new audio 🎧it‘s pretty much a standard amongst all NF readers and I‘m looking forward 🤓It also works for MANY prompts and challenges 😉#ReadingAsia2021 #Nepal #Pop21 #PopularBookFrom1990s #NonFiction21 #AboutNature #DoubleSpin

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LeahBergen I couldn‘t put this one down. 👍🏻 4y

Kimberlone Such a good book. One of my top reads of all time! 4y

StillLookingForCarmenSanDiego An excellent read. 4y

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Cinfhen So excited to hear that @LeahBergen @Kimberlone @StillLookingForCarmenSanDiego I can tell it‘s going to be heart pounding 💓 💓 💓 4y

Reagan It‘s amazing! I‘ve never listened to the audio but perhaps I will! 4y

KarenUK You are the 👸 of #multidipping ! 💕🙌🙌 4y

Librarybelle Oh! A good modern classic...haven‘t read this one yet myself, but echoing what everyone else is saying! 4y

britt_brooke One of my favorites! 4y

Cinfhen I forgot you love this one too @britt_brooke it‘s the perfect blend of first person narrative and history of Everest and mountain climbing 🧗‍♂️ 4y

MittenGirlPeach It‘s such a fabulous book; the first time I read it I reread it immediately. Nonfiction that reads like fiction. 4y

Traci1 I just borrowed this one from hoopla. I've been wanting to read it for a while now. 4y

britt_brooke @Cinfhen Agree! 4y

TheAromaofBooks Yay!! 4y

Cinfhen It‘s SO GOOD @MittenGirlPeach @Traci1 I‘m happy I went with audio / it‘s like the author is personally recounting his story with me 4y

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