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3 hours ago, Brad said:

From what I have read Liu’s assassination was a result of his bio of Chiang, not the Seagrave book, which was very good. 

Yeah, the way I worded that was wrong. It's possible that the hit team assembled for Seagrave was the same for Liu. They may have switched targets when they couldn't locate Seagrave. 

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On 10/6/2021 at 1:02 PM, jlhoots said:

Colson Whitehead: Harlem Shuffle

That’s high on my to-read list of new and forthcoming books, along with The 1619 Project.

Right now:

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5 hours ago, BillF said:

Excellent. It was intended as a send up of the spy establishment but received mixed reviews. However, over time, it’s become more appreciated.

The book that follows this one, A Small Town in Germany, is also good. It takes places in Bonn (the then capital of West Germany) as the UK seeks admission in the mid 60s to the EC. 

Edited October 17, 2021 by Brad

[jazzbo]

Needs a little more proofreading but a fascinating and dare I say entertaining read.

[ghost of miles]

New book by my friend Kyle Barnett, who'll be discussing it with me on my weekday afternoon show this Thursday:

[BillF]

A British character in this book says of "the intelligent, unstuffy-looking Dutch": "Even the shopkeepers looked like professors, the street sweepers like jazz musicians." 

Is there a "jazz musician look"? Your views, please.

Edited October 22, 2021 by BillF

[Brad]

Just finished reading.  It’s an excellent exposition of the different bombing strategies in WW II, written in a very conversational manner.  Fascinating book. 

Currently reading Le Carre’s last book. 

Edited October 23, 2021 by Brad

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[Michael]

Doing some light reading while at the beach for a couple weeks.   Finished "The Last Days of Louisiana Red" by Ishmael Reed. and started "The Noise and the Signal" by Nate Silver

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[Brad]

For those who were contemplating buying the book version of the 1619 Report, here’s a review Adam Hochschild in today’s New York Times, A Landmark Reckoning With America’s Racial Past and Present

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[jlhoots]

David Fulmer: The Day Ends At Dawn

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On 11/6/2021 at 3:35 PM, ghost of miles said:

Very good suggestion. I guess I'll have to check that one out. Dean was an idol when I was a teenager.

Edited November 19, 2021 by Bluesnik

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49 minutes ago, Bluesnik said:

Very good suggestion. I guess I'll have to check that one out. Dean was an idol when I was a teenager.

It's one of the better-done making-of-a-movie books that I've read (a genre that I've dipped into increasingly over the years).

[Bluesnik]

I've already given order to my bookshop of seeking it out for me.

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On 11/15/2021 at 8:21 AM, BillF said:

Have it, will start soon.

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6 hours ago, jlhoots said:

Have it, will start soon.

Strongly recommended.

[Brad]

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On 11/20/2021 at 5:36 PM, Brad said:

😯 I just reread TSAR last summer (in the new LOA edition) and think I remember seeing a reference around that time to this particular book. 
 

Getting ready to start this newly-arrived NYRB Classic:

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