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BkClubCare
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“The man loved pie.” 🥧 🥰😋🤩

#Oct2024 Book91 #AsheCoNCReadingChallenge category history

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BkClubCare
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I made pie and started a new book.

#CaresBooksandPie #CaresPieShow #ApplePie 🍏🥧 #AsheCoNCReadingChallenge2024 category US History

Ruthiella 😋 looks delicious! 🥧 1mo
Suet624 Book looks interesting 1mo
Hooked_on_books Can I come by for a piece? That looks amazing! 🤤 1mo
BkClubCare @Hooked_on_books - Sure! I have a “Cape Gooseberry” pie to serve along with this Apple, for a BBQ on Sunday. Come on over 😁 1mo
Hooked_on_books Oh man, I wish! ☺️ 1mo
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KathyWheeler
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Pickpick

Low end of the pick scale. The stories from White House residence staff were interesting, but Brower was all over the place. My two favorite sections had themes — children in the WH and how residence staff dealt with traumatic events like 9/11 and Kennedy‘s assassination. In many ways, Brower turns the staff members into saints. No staff member ever talks out of turn. All staff members respect and care for the families they serve. Really?

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Julsmarshall
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Pickpick

This was so interesting! Full of sweet stories and surprising revelations from the White House resident staff. Covering multiple decades and presidents, I especially loved hearing about the caring relationships between the first families and staff. The author also explored the history of how the house staff system came about, race, and respect. One juicy stories too. Really fascinating, great on #audio Highly recommend!

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Bookwormjillk
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Pickpick

There‘s nothing earth shattering here, but I enjoyed listening to the Bush and Obama social secretaries give examples of civility during their times in the White House.

AmyG Civility hasn‘t been the same since. 😢 8mo
Bookwormjillk @AmyG it really hasn‘t. 8mo
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Amiable
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Using a memoir by Cody Keenan, President Obama‘s chief speechwriter, to check off this prompt in #Nonfiction2024: “Speak”

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Amiable
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I picked this first off my #AuldLangSpine list from @MallenNC because I spent 2023 watching all 155 episodes of “The West Wing,” and I thought it would be a nice segue to read a memoir by President Obama‘s speechwriter. And it was. But it was also a story of hope, redemption, the power of forgiveness and how we can make the world a better place if we try. That‘s a message that‘s been lost in the past 8 years. Oh, how I miss this president. 😕

CocoReads Next to Martin Sheen, Obama has been my favorite president. I miss him too. #WestWingLove 10mo
Amiable @CocoReads I would totally vote for Jed Bartlett! 🇺🇸 10mo
Leftcoastzen Word . I guess I should watch the West Wing 10mo
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Julsmarshall I miss him too, and President Bartlett! 10mo
MallenNC I really liked this memoir (obviously). I‘m a professional writer so if I were a West Wing character I might have Cody‘s job. 10mo
Amiable @MallenNC Me too! In fact, my last job was at a university, where I sometimes wrote speeches for the president. It wasn‘t my favorite part of the job, though. I‘d prefer Kristen‘s job —I love doing research. (edited) 10mo
MallenNC @Amiable That‘s too funny — I work in PR for a college. I have written speeches and remarks for our president. It‘s not easy! 10mo
Amiable @MallenNC The biggest obstacle in my previous job was the fact that I was not allowed to ever consult with the president before writing her speeches or remarks. I was just given a topic and a timeframe. It can be difficult to write in another person‘s voice when you have never actually spoken with them. 🙄 There were a whole lot of issues with that job —which is why it‘s my PREVIOUS job. 😄 10mo
MallenNC @Amiable Oh yeah that‘s essential. It‘s hard enough to write a speech or message but to try to do it without the other person‘s voice would be impossible. In Grace it really showed how much of a collaboration the process was. 10mo
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Amiable
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Raising a mug of tea (ok, yes, it‘ll be more than one—I‘m planning on a long, lazy day on the couch) to @MallenNC as I embark on the first read from your #AuldLangSpine list. Cheers!

monalyisha Love this post! Enjoy! 10mo
MallenNC I hope you like this one as much as I did. I am about to start reading too. I have today and tomorrow before I have to go back to work so I‘m planning to focus on relaxing and reading. 10mo
lynneamch Oh my. This will probably break my heart, but it sounds too good to miss. 10mo
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Amiable
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I'm so intrigued by my #AuldLangSpine list from @MallenNC. I've only read #1 and 5 so far, so there's a world of possibilities to explore! I've put holds on several of them at my library, and I'm pretty sure I already own #11. I want to commit to at least one fiction and one NF. I think I'll start with #13 (because I'm nearly done with the last season of “The Crown”) and #18 (because I spent my summer watching all 154 episodes of “The West Wing“).

JenReadsAlot I loved House of Eve! 10mo
Amiable @JenReadsAlot That‘s one I just put a hold on! It looks really good. 10mo
IndoorDame I‘ve been curious about Broken Horses. I‘m glad to see it show up on this list! 10mo
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MallenNC I‘m so glad you‘ve found some good possibilities on my list. I love doing this list swap but I always worry a little! Grace and Coronation Year are good ones to go with to start! (edited) 10mo
MallenNC @JenReadsAlot House of Eve was so good! I recommend it a lot. 10mo
MallenNC @IndoorDame If you like audiobooks, Broken Horses is excellent in that format. There‘s music between each chapter. 10mo
IndoorDame @MallenNC I do like audiobooks! And for several years running now an audio music memoir or biography has made it into my top of the year list so I‘m on the lookout for one of those for 2024! 10mo
Amiable @IndoorDame @MallenNC I‘m not a huge fan of audiobooks, but if you like music memoirs/bios I would highly recommend Malcolm Gladwell‘s audiobook about Paul Simon called “Miracle and Wonder.” 10mo
IndoorDame @Amiable oooh, stacked. Thank you! 10mo
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keithlafo
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I had a melancholic experience reading this. Given the state of the world, it‘s hard not to miss Obama‘s leadership, even with his administration‘s faults. This book works not just as an insider memoir but also a philosophical musing about what America is and can be.