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All the President's Men | Bob Woodward, Carl Bernstein

Donald Trump has Swiss cheese where his brain ought to be. To flagrantly supercede congress in an open hostile act, likely causing a war he won't live long enough to see. Illegal, unconscionable, and Un American. More below.

thebacklistbook The ramifications of this knee jerk decision will be felt for hundreds of years. A good proportion of my education is in political science and cultural anthropology. I am qualified to say this. We are screwed. The only saving grace now is if cooler heads prevail in Iran. 1w

dabbe “Cooler heads” in Iran? No wonder I‘m beyond terrified. Thanks for sharing your expertise. 🎯🩵🎯 6d

kspenmoll Itis, he is, horrifying. He is putting the world at risk. 6d

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Sparklemn

All the President's Men | Bob Woodward, Carl Bernstein

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I knew about the break-in and the tapes but had no idea of the extent of crimes and unethical behavior coming out of Nixon‘s White House. It‘s amazing they got away with it as long as they did. I had a little trouble keeping track of the names. Virtually all the players were men which shouldn‘t surprise me given the time period. I watched the movie before reading the book. Might watch it again. 🐘😡😖

TheBookHippie It was immense…he should have never been pardoned IMO. 5mo

Sparklemn @TheBookHippie I agree! 5mo

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LiseWorks

Final Days | Carl Bernstein

Hey, team #HolidayBookDragons, it's the final few days of #WinterGames24, which ends midnight on Jan 1. So, there's still time to read and earn points. We hope you have had a great December and have been enjoying the event. We'll ask for your points totals next week. Happy Reading. @StayCurious ⬇️

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TheSpineView It's been fun! Thanks for all your hard work! 6mo

PaperbackPirate Thank you for the reminder! 🙌📚 6mo

TheAromaofBooks Oh good, I was actually wondering this haha 6mo

OriginalCyn620 Have had so much fun! Thanks for hosting! 🎄 6mo

PuddleJumper Oh yes, I need to record stuff from this week 🤣 6mo

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dabbe

All the President's Men | Bob Woodward, Carl Bernstein

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I have always been fascinated by the Watergate scandal, and this book reminds me of the days of excellent reporting and research in the search for truth. Every time I read it, I learn something new.

TheSpineView I read this in high school. 8mo

dabbe @TheSpineView #metoo! And saw the movie. I've read it multiple times since (and seen the movie ... #hubbahubba RR!) 8mo

TheSpineView @dabbe I loved the movie. 8mo

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peaKnit Loved this movie, we picked it apart in my college White Collar Crime class. 8mo

dabbe @TheSpineView 🧡🍁🤎 8mo

dabbe @peaKnit Where was this class when I was in college? I would have loved to have taken it! 🤩 8mo

BookmarkTavern I‘ve seen the movie, but I‘ve never read the book. I definitely should do that. Thanks for answering! 8mo

Bookwormjillk @dabbe my neighbor took us on a boat ride today and we went past the Watergate. The urge to re-read this is strong right now! 8mo

dabbe @BookmarkTavern It's so good! YW! 🤩😂🤗 8mo

dabbe @Bookwormjillk Okay, how cool is that? Perfect timing for a reread, too! 🤩😂🤗 8mo

peaKnit It was at UW-Whitewater (Wisconsin) I had a criminal justice minor. I wish true crime podcasts were invented in the early 90‘s, I was true crime before it was cool 🤣 8mo

dabbe @peaKnit My fascination with true crime goes back to Ted Bundy. Who killed multiple women, including two of them at Chi Omega Sorority at FSU. I was a Chi Omega at U of A in the mid 1980s. We all had to sleep on a sleeping porch together BECAUSE of TB. We weren't allowed to sleep alone. Ever. 😱 8mo

DogMomIrene @peaKnit Want to audit that class! 8mo

peaKnit Omg, Ted Bundy sparked my interest in crime. I feel like I know everything there is to know about him and get so excited when I learn a new nugget. How scary though being in college, and the same sorority that was victimized, at that time, he was absolutely unhinged when he went to Florida. The most complete psychopath I have ever learned about. Have you read Bright Young Women? (edited) 8mo

dabbe @peaKnit Nope. It's now on the TBR! 🤩 8mo

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fredthemoose

All the President's Men | Carl Bernstein

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Full disclosure: I don‘t actually remember much from this specific book vs. the other Watergate era books I‘ve read, but according to Goodreads, this was the book I liked most from February! #12Booksof2023 @Andrew65

Andrew65 It‘s amazing how much doesn‘t stay on our heads when we read a lot of books. 2y

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IReadThereforeIBlog

Reporter | Seymour M. Hersh

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Seymour Hersh is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist known for his work uncovering the My Lai massacre, the Watergate scandal and the Abu Ghraib war crimes. This memoir focuses on his career and how he broke his biggest stories but offers nothing personal, no analysis of changes in the profession or the ways anonymous sources can be used and misused. I think the book suffers for that, leaving it an okay factual read rather than an insightful one.

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Lizpixie

All the President's Men | Bob Woodward, Carl Bernstein

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Bk1 of #WinterGames & #20in4 #readathon was finished Sunday. Sorry I haven‘t posted till now, we‘ve had a bad start to December here. I have read a few books still. This NF is one I‘ve wanted to read for years, Watergate is fascinating. Written by the two journalists who persevered with the story even under pressure from government agencies who just wanted the incident to go away. Nixon & Trump have a lot in common! #TeamEvergreen #4866pts 👇

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Andrew65 Sorry to hear that, sending best wishes ❤️ Have you seen the film? 2y

Bookwormjillk I hope December gets better! 2y

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CatLass007 At least Nixon knew when it was time to throw in the towel. 2y

TheAromaofBooks Great progress!!! 2y

Clwojick Great job! 2y

DieAReader 🥳🥳🥳 2y

Lizpixie @andrew65 thanks lovely. It‘s been pretty crappy both healthwise & familywise, fingers crossed things change before Xmas🤞Yes, I love the movie! Just did a rewatch before listening to the audiobook. Those guys were real journalists, backed up by a reputable paper that actually had their backs. Very impressed by them, totally disgusted with Nixon & his gang of merry hatchet men #IAmNotACrook✌️ 2y

Lizpixie @Bookwormjillk thank you! I hope so too❤️ @CatLass007 oh he was dragged out kicking & screaming all the way, don‘t worry. AFTER throwing everyone who helped, conspired & believed in him under the bus first. He‘s just lucky that some of the international leaders he clandestinely recorded didn‘t retaliate honestly. I highly recommend reading this, what he (almost)got away with is insane! 2y

Bookwormjillk Also I really liked

Watergate: A New History

CatLass007 I remember watching him give his resignation speech live on television. I know he would like to have stayed in power but he wasn‘t completely tone deaf about what would happen if he didn‘t resign. He thought he could get away with the things he did but he eventually realized that resigning was the best thing for him. I‘m sure he was given guarantees that Gerald Ford would pardon him. 2y

Lizpixie @Bookwormjillk thanks for the recce! Another book on my overstuffed TBR 🫣It sounds brilliant.👍 2y

Lizpixie @CatLass007 I was only two years old when this happened so no firsthand memories for me! But even here in Australia, Nixon was taught in school & documentaries were on tv plus the fabulous movie with Redford & Hoffman. Watergate has always been a moment in history that fascinated me but even so this book has a lot of behind the scenes bad behaviour that was new. The recent mini series Gaslit with Julia Roberts I highly recommend as well👍 2y

dabbe I have read this numerous times, and I still learn something new every time I read it! 🤩😍😃 2y

BookmarkTavern Sounds fascinating! 👍🏻 2y

Catsandbooks 🍭❄️❤️ 2y

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melissajayne

31 Days | Barry Werth

Now I‘m probably not going to read a lot of scary books, but this perfectly ties in with the #24hourreadathon later on in October. Check out @Catsandbooks for more details. #31by31readathon #31by31

I am going to try for 31 hours.

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Catsandbooks Thanks for sharing! 🧡 2y

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jlhammar

The Abbess of Crewe | Muriel Spark

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Funny, sharp and strange little book. Inspired by the Watergate scandal, but can be read as a satire on corruption/abuse of power in general. My third Spark (after The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie and The Girls of Slender Means) and probably my least favorite. Any recommendations for which Spark should be my fourth?

#NunLit

kspenmoll

Graywacke I enjoyed this oddball one a lot

Memento Mori

kspenmoll I have not started this yet, but plan to 2y

Liz_M I also enjoyed the tagged. Strike that, I think I would have liked it if I read it at a different time. (edited) 2y

jlhammar @Graywacke I'll have to give that one a try. Thanks, Dan! 2y

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Natetheworld

The Final Days | Bob Woodward, Carl Bernstein

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"The Final Days" stands as a profound testament to the power of great journalism. 4/5 Stars

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