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Every year, the booksellers at Powell’s submit their Top Fives: their five favorite books that were released in 2023. It’s a list that, when put together, shows just how varied and interesting the book tastes of Powell’s booksellers are. I highly recommend digging into the recommendations — we would never lead you astray — but today...
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Cobalt Red How the Blood of the Congo Powers our Lives
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Siddharth Kara
dexter_reilly
, March 17, 2024
I am guessing the author did a lot of research to put the book together. And, that most of the facts are correct. But the author made the claim that President Kennedy was in on the CIA scheme to assassinate Lumumba, which is incorrect. There has been so much written about Kennedy, the Kennedy Administration, and the Kennedy assassination that I think it would have been easy to cite the relationship accurately. I, no doubt, am convinced that the mining situation in the Congo is as described, I just wonder how many more errors the author published that I was not able to catch. There is a famous photo of President Kennedy with the phone to his ear, with his head in his hand, and his face in total anguish. That photo captured the moment Kennedy learned of Lumumba’s assassination.
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Solito
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Javier Zamora
dexter_reilly
, January 29, 2024
I really wanted to like this book, I thought I would like it, and feel empathy for those who make the dangerous trek to save their lives, to free themselves from all kinds of evils, but that wasn’t my experience. First off, the media tells us things like people are coming into the U.S. because they are being forced into gangs, forced prostitution, they are in danger, they have no jobs, there is no food, etc. That was not this kid’s story. His parents bailed on him early in life for the U.S. He didn’t remember his father, and although he remembered his mother, he didn’t have very fond memories of her. He was being raised by his grandfather, being educated, with a healthy civic calendar. His whole life he was told he would go to the U.S. to be reunited with his folks. No talk of gangs, prostitution, starvation, nothing of the kind. Also the book editor could have cut out 99% of the comments about the fear of leaving skid marks in his underwear, the fear of farting in his sleep, and all the minute daily observations. I found the book tedious, needy, and whiny. I don’t recommend it.
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Legacy of Doubt
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Peter Noyes
dexter_reilly
, November 04, 2023
I just read this book in 2023. The book was published in 1971. If you are interested in learning who killed JFK & RFK this is not the book for you. After reading much about the assassinations over the years, this book was clearly published because the public at large was having a problem with the government’s narrative as laid out in The Warren Report. Someone (???) decided to redirect the public. The book offers no facts, no intrigue, but instead bad investigative work that gets no one any closer to the truth.
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Devils Chessboard Allen Dulles the CIA & the Rise of Americas Secret Government
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David Talbot
dexter_reilly
, November 02, 2023
Something all Americans need to reckon with; the book is about the assassination of JFK and RFK. The responsibility for the assassinations lies at the feet of the ‘spook’ industry. There have been many, many books written on the topic challenging different narratives. Although I haven’t read all the other books, I have read enough to know that all roads lead to Dulles. I think anyone who gave this book a five-star rating should contact their Senators and demand that anything titled after Dulles, for example, an airport, should be renamed. Why pay allegiance to a man that stole our collective non-violent futures. Think of where we would be as a country if JFK was able to serve two full terms. There would not have been a Vietnam War as we know it, and the list grows from there. We can’t do anything to bring back the brothers, but we can honor them by not worshiping their slayers.
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Man Without a Face The Unlikely Rise of Vladimir Putin
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Masha Gessen
dexter_reilly
, February 18, 2021
For someone so public, Putin’s actions and personality do remain a mystery. Is he incompetent, uninterested, uncaring? Or is he really trying? I think U.S. standards of Democracy cannot be applied to Russia. Just think what life would be for the citizens of Russia if Putin weren’t hoarding all of the national resources. The author ended on a positive note, like the end of Putin’s reign was in site. I don’t think anything will change in Russia until Putin dies, which creates a power void, a big fight and probably more of the same. It’s a shame.
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A Promised Land
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Barack Obama
dexter_reilly
, February 18, 2021
Obama is an excellent writer. Words appear to come easy to him. I enjoyed ‘Promised Land,’ and enjoyed hearing his descriptions of world leaders. His observations on Lindsey Graham were spot on, it was something like, “regardless, he’ll save himself, so don’t put a lot of stock in the words he speaks on any issue.” His book closely followed the media report of events, with some insight as to what his position was on the media narrative. I was surprised, when he spoke about Abu Ghraib, and the fact that American’s don’t torture. For anyone who has dipped their toe into U.S. history, they will know the truth that the CIA has operated BLACK SITES AROUND THE WORLD SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE CIA; WHERE THEY TORTURE PEOPLE, SOMETIMES TO DEATH FOR DUBIOUS REASONS. The fact is well documented, so I wonder why President Obama in his memoir pretended that TORTURE IN AMERICAN WAS AN ANOMOLY OR A ONE OFF. Was Obama the ‘Mr. Rogers of the Presidency?’ Or did President Obama think we didn’t know? Or did President Obama not know? Regardless it was disturbing to hear him ‘Mr. Rogers’ over the truth of American Imperialism and the historical, ongoing, bad behavior of the CIA. I wonder what Obama thinks of his policies now that the social fabric of America is in shreds in part due to his neo-liberal economic policies. He doesn’t appear to question any of his decisions or the path he took, which tells me that there is blood on every politician’s hands for the current state of insurrection.
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Until Tuesday: A Wounded Warrior and the Golden Retriever Who Saved Him
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Luis Carlos and Luis Carlos Montalvan
dexter_reilly
, August 08, 2011
Every military struggle in U. S. History provides us with a classic story from that era. I submit to you that "Until Tuesday" is that story from the Iraq War. Viet Nam gave is "Born of the 4th of July" and "A Rumor of War"; World War II gave us "The Naked and the Dead", "To Hell and Back" and "With the Old Breed" (Among many other great works). The Korean War gave us "The Coldest Winter" and World War I gave us "The Guns of August" and "All Quiet on the Western Front". Luis tells us his personal story of how he was motivated to sign-up for the military because of President Reagan's speeches against the evil empire. Luis goes on to walk us through his deployments with him, and he lets us see how his pride and optimisn are co-opted by the reality of the war and how it has been mismanaged. Sadly, this is nothing new to those of us who read many personal war memoirs. The saddest part of the book is when, back at home, Luis' dad accuses him of being a burned out vet like those from the Viet Nam era. Considering what tough shape you would have to be in to receive that kind of comment, it is then spectacular to see how far Luis has come with the aid of Tuesday, his golden retriever service dog. The story is heart warming beyond belief, more so if you are already a huge dog fan, I imagine. For all of the obvious and not-so-obvious setbacks that Luis had to conquer and overcome he managed to graduate from Columbia University. One of the best passages in the book describes Luis altering a graduation gown for Tuesday to wear at the ceremony. Followed by the actual event where Luis and Tuesday received an explosion of applause from the audience when they both take the stage to receive their respective dimplomas. It will make you cry and laugh at the same time. I have been passing "Until Tuesday" around to my friends and family and have received nothing but positive feedback.
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The Road Back
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Erich Maria Remarque
dexter_reilly
, January 24, 2010
Although Erich Maria Remarque is best known in the U. S. for his work, "All Quiet On the Western Front," this sequel "The Road Home," is just as good if not better. It takes the reader off the battle field and back home where the former soldiers struggle to adjust to civilian life (sound familiar). This is a must read for anyone trying to understand what when on in Europe in the 20th century. It is also an honest look into the combat soldiers soul.
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Call of Duty: My Life Before, During, and After the Band of Brothers
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Lynn Compton and Marcus Brotherton
dexter_reilly
, November 20, 2009
Very little time was spent talking about the war. The items he did mention about the war did not match up the the mini series at all. The book seemed like an attempt to settle scores with old enemies and be defensive about accusations made over many decades. The kicker was when he got to his own politics though. Apparently, he doesn't understand that being called a "poor boys Rush Limbaugh" is not a compliment.
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