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The Gray Lady Winked
Jun
5

The Gray Lady Winked

This weeks book of the week visits times when the New York Times changed history…and not for the better.

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Bad Blood: The Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment
Feb
20

Bad Blood: The Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment

This weeks book of the week is Bad Blood: The Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment by James H Jones.

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More Liberty Means Less
Feb
6

More Liberty Means Less

This week we return to Walter E Williams with his book More Liberty Means Less Government

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Byzantium: The Surprising Life of a Medieval Empire
Jan
9

Byzantium: The Surprising Life of a Medieval Empire

Since I had a crash course in Byzantine history back in November, I decided to read a full book on the subject. This weeks book is Byzantium: The Surprising Life of a Medieval Empire by Judith Herrin.

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Valkyrie: The Women of the Viking World
Dec
12

Valkyrie: The Women of the Viking World

Trying to find something uplifting for Christmas reading…I don’t seem to have a lot of Christmassy books. So instead, this weeks book of the week is Valkyrie: The Women of the Viking World by Johanna Katrin Fridriksdottir

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Genghis Kahn and the Making of the Modern World
Nov
14

Genghis Kahn and the Making of the Modern World

For a refreshingly new perspective on the Mongolian conquest of the Eurasian conquest, this weeks book is Genghis Kahn and the Making of the Modern World by Jack Weatherford

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The Amityville Horror
Oct
24

The Amityville Horror

Rounding out our trip through the spooky, this weeks book of the week is about an infamously haunted house, The Amityville Horror by Jay Anson

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Haunted Old West
Oct
17

Haunted Old West

In keeping with the Halloween and spooky theme for the month of October,, ghosts abound in this weeks book of the week, Haunted Old West by Matthew P. Mayo

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The World of Lore: Monstrous Creatures
Oct
10

The World of Lore: Monstrous Creatures

Continuing our trip through the spooky, this weeks book of the week is The World of Lore: Monstrous Creatures by Aaron Mahnke

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