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Lions of Kandahar
February 15, 2024 BOOK REVIEWS / American History / AUTHOR / Autobiography / Biography / BOOKS / GENRE / Historical / History / Kevin Maurer / Memoir / Military Fiction / Military History / Nonfiction / Rusty Bradley / War

Lions of Kandahar: A True Story of Special Forces in Battle

Lions of Kandahar tells the true story of Special Forces fighting the Taliban in Afghanistan during Operation Medusa.

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Mossad officer memoir
February 12, 2024 BOOK REVIEWS / AUTHOR / Biography / BOOKS / Claire Hoy / Espionage / GENRE / History / Israel / Memoir / Military Fiction / Military History / Nonfiction / Politics / Victor Ostrovsky / War

Inside the Mossad: A Bold Mossad Officer Memoir by Victor Ostrovsky

Mossad officer memoir revealing secret missions, spy tactics, and bold claims from inside Israel’s top intelligence agency.

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Soviet submarine nuclear strike
February 6, 2024 BOOK REVIEWS / American History / AUTHOR / BOOKS / Clint Richmond / Espionage / GENRE / History / Kenneth Sewell / Military Fiction / Military History / Naval History / Nonfiction / Russia / Terrorism / War

The Soviet Submarine Nuclear Strike Plot: A Review of Red Star Rogue

Red Star Rogue reveals a Soviet submarine nuclear strike plot during the Cold War, based on real events and declassified records.

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American submarine espionage
February 2, 2024 BOOK REVIEWS / American History / Annette Lawrence Drew / AUTHOR / BOOKS / Christopher Drew / Espionage / GENRE / Historical / History / Military Fiction / Military History / Naval History / Nonfiction / Politics / Sherry Sontag / War

Blind Man’s Bluff: A True Story of American Submarine Espionage

Discover the true story of American submarine espionage during the Cold War in this gripping and fact-based investigative book.

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Battle for Germany
January 31, 2024 BOOK REVIEWS / American History / AUTHOR / BOOKS / European History / GENRE / Germany / History / Max Hastings / Military Fiction / Military History / Nonfiction / War / World History / World War II

Armageddon: A Gritty Account of the Battle for Germany

Battle for Germany comes alive in Max Hastings’ raw, gripping account of WWII’s final, brutal months on both Eastern and Western fronts.

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Biggie Tupac Murder Investigations
January 25, 2024 BOOK REVIEWS / African American / AUTHOR / Biography / BOOKS / Crime / GENRE / Greg Kading / History / Music / Nonfiction / True Crime

Inside the Biggie Tupac Murder Investigations: A Review of Murder Rap by Greg Kading

Biggie Tupac Murder Investigations explored in Greg Kading’s Murder Rap, revealing gang ties, music power, and hidden truths.

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MI5 Soviet infiltration
January 23, 2024 BOOK REVIEWS / AUTHOR / BOOKS / British Literature / Chapman Pincher / Espionage / GENRE / Historical / History / Military Fiction / Nonfiction / Politics / War

MI5 Soviet Infiltration: A Review of Their Trade is Treachery by Chapman Pincher

Explore MI5 Soviet infiltration in Chapman Pincher’s book Their Trade is Treachery, a landmark in Cold War espionage history.

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Tupac Biggie murders
January 22, 2024 BOOK REVIEWS / Audiobook / AUTHOR / Biography / BOOKS / Conspiracy Theories / Crime / GENRE / Hip Hop / History / Music / Nonfiction / Pop Culture / Randall Sullivan / True Crime

LAbyrinth: Inside the Tupac Biggie Murders and the LAPD Scandal

Discover LAbyrinth by Randall Sullivan, a true crime account of the Tupac Biggie murders and LAPD corruption.

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Spymaster
January 20, 2024 BOOK REVIEWS / American History / AUTHOR / Biography / Biography Memoir / BOOKS / Espionage / GENRE / History / Memoir / Nonfiction / Oleg Kalugin / Politics / Russia

Book Review: Spymaster by Oleg Kalugin

Spymaster reveals Oleg Kalugin’s rise in the KGB, his break with the Soviet Union, and his story of Cold War espionage.

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Wise Men
January 19, 2024 BOOK REVIEWS / American History / AUTHOR / Biography / Biography Memoir / BOOKS / Business / Evan Thomas / GENRE / History / Leadership / Nonfiction / Politics / The United States Of America / Walter Isaacson / World War II

Book Review: Wise Men by Walter Isaacson and Evan Thomas

The Wise Men explores the lives of six influential individuals who played a role in shaping American foreign policy after World War II.

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Fresh Off the Boat
January 18, 2024 BOOK REVIEWS / Asian Literature / Audiobook / AUTHOR / Autobiography / Biography / Biography Memoir / BOOKS / Eddie Huang / Food / GENRE / Humor / Memoir / Nonfiction / Race

Book Review: Fresh Off the Boat by Eddie Huang

Fresh Off the Boat shares Eddie Huang’s raw memoir of identity, family, food, and the struggle of growing up Asian American.

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Digital Revolution Pioneers
January 14, 2024 BOOK REVIEWS / Audiobook / AUTHOR / Biography / BOOKS / Business / Computer Science / Computers / Entrepreneurship / GENRE / History / Nonfiction / Science / Technology / Walter Isaacson

The Innovators: A Powerful Look at Digital Revolution Pioneers

Discover how digital revolution pioneers shaped tech history in Walter Isaacson’s The Innovators, a story of teamwork and invention.

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

Leonardo da Vinci Biography: A Master of Art and Science

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

Hackers: The True Story of the Tech Rebels Who Changed the World

Hackers tells the story of the original tech rebels who shaped computing, driven by passion, skill, and the hacker ethic.

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

Striking Back: Israel’s Secret War After the Munich Olympics Massacre

Striking Back explores Israel’s secret Mossad mission after the Munich massacre to hunt down Black September terrorists.

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

The Remarkable Steve Jobs Comeback That Changed Apple Forever

Steve Jobs comeback sparked Apple’s rise again. Discover how his vision reshaped tech and changed the world forever.

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Macintosh computer history
January 5, 2024 BOOK REVIEWS / Apple / Audiobook / AUTHOR / Biography / 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 BOOK REVIEWS / Andy Hertzfeld / Apple / AUTHOR / Biography / 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 BOOK REVIEWS / Africa / AUTHOR / Biography / 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 BOOK REVIEWS / AUTHOR / Autobiography / Biography / 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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