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Category: Nonfiction

Leonardo da Vinci
January 12, 2024 Art / Art History / Audiobook / AUTHOR / Biography / Biography Memoir / BOOK REVIEWS / BOOKS / GENRE / Historical / History / Italy / Nonfiction / Science / Walter Isaacson

Leonardo da Vinci by Walter Isaacson

Leonardo da Vinci is a biography that skillfully unveils the complex life and extraordinary mind of the quintessential Renaissance polymath.

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Hackers
January 10, 2024 AUTHOR / Biography / BOOK REVIEWS / BOOKS / Business / Computer Science / Computers / GENRE / Hackers / History / Nonfiction / Programming / Science / Steven Levy / Technology

Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution by Steven Levy

Hackers by Steven Levy chronicles the early history of the computer revolution, focusing on the people and culture of the hacker community.

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Striking Back
January 8, 2024 Aaron J. Klein / Audiobook / AUTHOR / BOOK REVIEWS / BOOKS / Espionage / GENRE / History / Israel / Military Fiction / Nonfiction / Politics / Sports / Terrorism / War

Striking Back: The 1972 Munich Olympics Massacre and Israel’s Deadly Response by Aaron J. Klein

Striking Back is a book that explores the events surrounding the terrorist attack on the Israeli Olympic team at the 1972 Munich Olympics.

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biography of Steve Jobs
January 6, 2024 Alan Deutschman / Apple / Audiobook / AUTHOR / Autobiography / Biography / Biography Memoir / BOOK REVIEWS / BOOKS / Business / Computers / Entrepreneurship / GENRE / Nonfiction / Technology

The Second Coming of Steve Jobs by Alan Deutschman

The book is a biography of Steve Jobs, the co-founder of Apple Computer and NeXT Computer, who was at the time in the midst of his second comeback as CEO of Apple.

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Macintosh computer history
January 5, 2024 Apple / Audiobook / AUTHOR / Biography / BOOK REVIEWS / Business / Computer Science / Computers / Cultural / GENRE / History / Nonfiction / Steven Levy / Technology

Macintosh Computer History: How the Mac Changed Everything

Discover Macintosh computer history and how Steven Levy’s Insanely Great reveals the Mac’s lasting impact on technology.

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Revolution in The Valley
January 4, 2024 Andy Hertzfeld / Apple / AUTHOR / Biography / BOOK REVIEWS / BOOKS / Business / Computer Science / Computers / Entrepreneurship / GENRE / History / Nonfiction / Programming / Technology

How the Mac Was Made: Inside Apple’s Revolution in the Valley

Discover how the Mac was made through insider stories from Apple’s early days in this vivid account by engineer Andy Hertzfeld.

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Shake Hands With the Devil
January 1, 2024 Africa / AUTHOR / Biography / BOOK REVIEWS / BOOKS / Canada / GENRE / History / Memoir / Military Fiction / Nonfiction / Politics / Roméo Dallaire / Rwanda / War

Shake Hands With the Devil: A Haunting Account of the Rwandan Genocide

Shake Hands With the Devil reveals the true story of the Rwandan genocide through Roméo Dallaire’s powerful firsthand account.

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Open Secret
December 30, 2023 AUTHOR / Autobiography / Biography / BOOK REVIEWS / BOOKS / British Literature / Crime / Espionage / GENRE / History / Memoir / Military Fiction / Nonfiction / Politics / Stella Rimington

Stella Rimington’s Open Secret: A Memoir from the Heart of British Intelligence

Open Secret explores Stella Rimington’s MI5 career and how she brought transparency to British intelligence.

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Parachute Infantry
December 28, 2023 AUTHOR / Autobiography / Biography / BOOK REVIEWS / David Kenyon Webster / GENRE / Historical / History / Memoir / Military Fiction / Military History / Nonfiction / War / World War II

Parachute Infantry: An American Paratrooper’s Memoir of D-Day and the Fall of the Third Reich by David Kenyon Webster

Parachute Infantry is a gripping firsthand account of World War II by David Kenyon Webster, an American paratrooper.

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criminal mastermind Paul Le Roux
December 24, 2023 Audiobook / AUTHOR / Biography / BOOK REVIEWS / BOOKS / Business / Crime / Evan Ratliff / GENRE / History / Journalism / Mystery / Nonfiction / Technology / True Crime

The Rise and Fall of Criminal Mastermind Paul Le Roux

Discover how criminal mastermind Paul Le Roux built a global empire of drugs, weapons, and murder in this gripping true crime story.

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Church and the Jews
December 20, 2023 AUTHOR / BOOK REVIEWS / BOOKS / Christian / Christianity / GENRE / History / Holocaust / James Carroll / Jewish / Judaism / Nonfiction / Religion / Theology / World History

Constantine’s Sword: The Church and the Jews, A History by James Carroll

The Church and the Jews is a book that explores the relationship between the Catholic Church and the Jewish people throughout history.

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the finish
December 17, 2023 AUTHOR / BOOK REVIEWS / BOOKS / Espionage / GENRE / History / Mark Bowden / Military Fiction / Military History / Nonfiction / Politics / The United States Of America / War

The Finish: A Powerful Account of the Hunt and Killing of Osama bin Laden

The Finish reveals the daring mission and intelligence behind Osama bin Laden’s killing in a gripping true story.

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Rogue Heroes
December 13, 2023 Audiobook / AUTHOR / Ben Macintyre / Biography / BOOK REVIEWS / BOOKS / Espionage / GENRE / Historical / History / Military Fiction / Military History / Nonfiction / War / World War II

Rogue Heroes: The Untold Story of the SAS and the Birth of Modern Special Forces

Rogue Heroes reveals the untold story of the SAS and how they changed the nature of war through daring and secret missions.

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Killing Pablo
December 7, 2023 Audiobook / AUTHOR / Biography / BOOK REVIEWS / BOOKS / Crime / GENRE / History / Mark Bowden / Military Fiction / Military History / Nonfiction / Politics / True Crime / War

Killing Pablo: The Explosive True Story of the Hunt for Pablo Escobar

“Killing Pablo” by Mark Bowden is a chronicle that delves into the intense pursuit of Pablo Escobar, the infamous Colombian drug lord.

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Missing Gospels
December 4, 2023 AUTHOR / BOOK REVIEWS / BOOKS / Canon / Christianity / Church History / Darrell L. Bock / GENRE / Nonfiction / Religion / Spirituality / Theology

Uncovering the Missing Gospels: Truth, Myths, and Early Christian History

“The Missing Gospels” by Darrell L. Bock delves into the captivating world of early Christian writings and alternative Christianities.

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Watergate Scandal
November 27, 2023 American History / AUTHOR / Biography / Bob Woodward / BOOK REVIEWS / Carl Bernstein / Classics / GENRE / Historical / History / Journalism / Nonfiction / Politics / Presidents / True Crime

Uncovering the Watergate Scandal: A Review of All the President’s Men

How All the President’s Men Exposed the Watergate Scandal All the President’s Men by Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward is

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Operation Mincemeat
November 24, 2023 Audiobook / AUTHOR / Ben Macintyre / Biography / BOOK REVIEWS / BOOKS / Espionage / GENRE / Historical / History / Military Fiction / Military History / Nonfiction / War / World War II

Operation Mincemeat: How a Dead Man’s Lie Fooled the Nazis and Won the War

Operation Mincemeat tells the true WWII story of how a dead man’s identity fooled the Nazis and helped the Allies win the war.

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Outlaw Platoon
November 22, 2023 American History / Audiobook / AUTHOR / Biography / BOOK REVIEWS / BOOKS / GENRE / History / John Bruning / Leadership / Memoir / Military Fiction / Military History / Nonfiction / Sean Parnell / War

Outlaw Platoon: A Brotherhood Forged in the Fire of Afghanistan

Outlaw Platoon tells the true story of brotherhood, bravery, and survival in Afghanistan’s brutal combat zone.

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Agent
November 21, 2023 American History / AUTHOR / Biography / BOOK REVIEWS / BOOKS / Espionage / GENRE / Historical / History / Military Fiction / Nonfiction / Scott Jeffrey Miller / War / World War II

Agent 110: An American Spymaster and the German Resistance in WWII by Scott Jeffrey Miller

“Agent 110: An American Spymaster and the German Resistance in WWII” by Scott Miller is a gripping account of covert operations, intrigue, and courage during World War II.

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History of the Mossad
November 16, 2023 AUTHOR / BOOK REVIEWS / BOOKS / Espionage / GENRE / Gordon Thomas / Historical / History / Israel / Jewish / Military Fiction / Military History / Nonfiction / Politics / War

Gideon’s Spies and the Secret History of the Mossad

History of the Mossad exposed through Gideon’s Spies—discover secret missions, spy tactics, and real-life intelligence stories.

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  • Macintosh Computer History: How the Mac Changed Everything
  • Outlaw Platoon: A Brotherhood Forged in the Fire of Afghanistan
  • Stella Rimington’s Open Secret: A Memoir from the Heart of British Intelligence
  • Gideon’s Spies and the Secret History of the Mossad
  • The Historical Jesus: Ancient Evidence for the Life of Christ by Gary Habermas

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