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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. 3mo
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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 👇

Andrew65 Sorry to hear that, sending best wishes ❤️ Have you seen the film? 4mo
Bookwormjillk I hope December gets better! 4mo
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CatLass007 At least Nixon knew when it was time to throw in the towel. 4mo
TheAromaofBooks Great progress!!! 4mo
Clwojick Great job! 4mo
DieAReader 🥳🥳🥳 4mo
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✌️ 4mo
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! 4mo
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. 4mo
Lizpixie @Bookwormjillk thanks for the recce! Another book on my overstuffed TBR 🫣It sounds brilliant.👍 4mo
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👍 4mo
dabbe I have read this numerous times, and I still learn something new every time I read it! 🤩😍😃 4mo
BookmarkTavern Sounds fascinating! 👍🏻 4mo
Catsandbooks 🍭❄️❤️ 4mo
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melissajayne
31 Days | Barry Werth
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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.

You can find more information here: https://www.litsy.com/web/post/2638414

Catsandbooks Thanks for sharing! 🧡 6mo
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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

Graywacke I enjoyed this oddball one a lot 6mo
kspenmoll I have not started this yet, but plan to 6mo
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) 6mo
jlhammar @Graywacke I'll have to give that one a try. Thanks, Dan! 6mo
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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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Octoberwoman
A Good Life | Ben Bradlee
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I‘m posting one book a day from my massive collection. No description, no reason for why I want to read it (some I‘ve had so long I don‘t even remember why!) Feel free to join in!

#ABookADay2023

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Kyndrill
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I‘ve been reading this for years and finally finished! Definitely a pick for anyone as fascinated with Richard Nixon as I am. I realized near the end that the day I‘m planning to leave Japan after 17 years here is the 49th anniversary of his resignation, so the last part about his departure particularly resonated. #chunskter

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ChelseaM6010
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#TemptingTitles
Day 6. With an Occupation
#WithAnOccupation

Eggs Perfect 🤩 12mo
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jlhammar
The Abbess of Crewe | Muriel Spark
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#NunLitQuarterly QUARTER 2 VOTING

Which of these would you most like to read in April? Muriel Spark‘s morality tale or the modern classic by Irish novelist and playwright Kate O‘Brien?

All are welcome! If you‘d like to join us, just let me know.

LeahBergen I‘ll vote for this one (as I already own it 😄) 1y
Centique I‘m happy with either one 👍 1y
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Aimeesue I have both, but I've read the Spark several times, so I'll go with 1y
Caroline2 I vote for this one 1y
JamieArc This is one of those instances where I am seduced by the cover and would go with The Land of Spices. 1y
quietjenn I'm intrigued by both, but have been meaning to read Kate O'Brien for a while, so will vote for 1y
batsy Both sound great! I vote for 1y
Deblovestoread I vote this one because Ireland 1y
marleed Ohh, Ireland and Kate O‘Brien 1y
Tamra This one sounds intriguing! 1y
Kristin_Reads Either! I‘m adding both to my list! 1y
UwannaPublishme Sorry for the delay! I like 1y
rubyslippersreads I‘ve never read any Muriel Spark, so 1y
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