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> Tag: 20th Century history

Gangsters vs. Nazis – some interesting philosophical questions

Gangsters vs. Nazis by Michael Benson

March 6, 2023 by MarkAbaddon 2 Comments

Full disclosure right from the start, I am a practicing Jew. So when my friend lent me this book, Gangsters vs. Nazis: How Jewish Mobsters Battled Nazis in Wartime America, I knew I had to read it. Many may not realize this, but the Nazi movement was quite strong in the United States in the 1930s, especially within the German American community. One of the first surprises this book had for me was who gave the initial impetus behind the Jewish mobsters attacking the Nazis: […]

Filed Under: Featured, History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: 20th Century history, gangster, Michael Benson, narrative nonfiction, Nazis in the US

MarkAbaddon's CBR15 Review No:1 · Genres: Featured, History, Non-Fiction · Tags: 20th Century history, gangster, Michael Benson, narrative nonfiction, Nazis in the US ·
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Snatch, Lewks, Shade, and Werk (an no, there are no typos here)

Legendary Children: The First Decade of RuPaul’s Drag Race and the Last Century of Queer Life by Tom Fitzgerald, Lorenzo Marquez

June 30, 2021 by CoffeeShopReader Leave a Comment

Legendary Children: The First Decade of RuPaul’s Drag Race and the Last Century of Queer Life covers a wide range of subjects in shallow depth. The introduction is open about this, and the authors suggest you go ask Youtube and Google about further details. On the one hand, this is a good goal, to encourage people to further explore things of interest. On the other hand, it can also be a problem such as when a queen named Michelle is important but not discussed much […]

Filed Under: History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: #history, 20th century America, 20th Century history, drag queen, drag race, Legendary Children: The First Decade of RuPaul’s Drag Race and the Last Century of Queer Life, lgbtq history, pride month, queer history, rupaul, Tom Fitzgerald & Lorenzo Marquez, US History

CoffeeShopReader's CBR13 Review No:57 · Genres: History, Non-Fiction · Tags: #history, 20th century America, 20th Century history, drag queen, drag race, Legendary Children: The First Decade of RuPaul’s Drag Race and the Last Century of Queer Life, lgbtq history, pride month, queer history, rupaul, Tom Fitzgerald & Lorenzo Marquez, US History ·
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A Tale as old as Time

Pachinko by Min Jin Lee

May 14, 2021 by Zirza 1 Comment

At the turn of the century, a cleft-lipped, clubfooted boarding house owner in rural Korea marries fifteen year old Yangjin, the third daughter of an impoverished farmer. She is no beauty, but neither is Hoonie, her husband. They’re a good match. Together, they run a boarding house in a small, seaside town on an idyllic but poor part of the Korean coast. They try to have children, and after their first three babies die their fourth, a daughter named Sunja, is born. Hoonie dotes upon […]

Filed Under: Fiction, History Tagged With: 20th Century history, Japan, korea, Min Jin Lee, Pachinko

Zirza's CBR13 Review No:7 · Genres: Fiction, History · Tags: 20th Century history, Japan, korea, Min Jin Lee, Pachinko ·
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out of the way, Mr. Hughes. Let the real stars shine.

Seduction: Sex, Lies, and Stardom in Howard Hughes's Hollywood by Karina Longworth

May 5, 2021 by andtheIToldYouSos 4 Comments

You’ve seen The Aviator, yes? If not, maybe you know that it’s about Howard Hughes? Yes- the Spruce Goose guy. Yes, the keep on failing upwards guy. Yes, the “keep your pee in jars” guy. We’ve all heard or seen at least a little bit about Howard Hughes. His reach was wide and heavy, and he swept away businesses, careers, and entire studios in his wake. Karina Longworth, author of Seduction and podcaster extraordinaire, covered Howard Hughes’s Hollywood during a whole season of her phenomenal podcast a […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: 20th Century history, classical Hollywood cinema, gossip, Hollywood, Karina Longworth, Media, Money, Pop Culture, Power, sex, sexism, Show Business, showbiz, studio system, wealth, you must remember this

andtheIToldYouSos's CBR13 Review No:41 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, History, Non-Fiction · Tags: 20th Century history, classical Hollywood cinema, gossip, Hollywood, Karina Longworth, Media, Money, Pop Culture, Power, sex, sexism, Show Business, showbiz, studio system, wealth, you must remember this ·
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take a look! it’s in *this* book!

The Library Book by Susan Orlean

February 8, 2021 by andtheIToldYouSos 4 Comments

Why not take a break from the world with a strangely soothing tale of a library fire? That question appears to be pure chaos, but seriously: wouldn’t it be nice to let a meticulous journalist and storyteller narrate a well-researched account of history, memory, and true crime? Good news: you can do it! Just plug your headphones in and let Susan Orlean and The Library Book transport you to a different world. Orleans covers more than just the true-crime glitter that is strewn around the  […]

Filed Under: History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: 20th Century history, American History, architecture, arson, audio, Books, Books about books, library, library science, los angeles, Los Angeles Public Library, microhistory, read by the author, Susan Orlean, true crime

andtheIToldYouSos's CBR13 Review No:21 · Genres: History, Non-Fiction · Tags: 20th Century history, American History, architecture, arson, audio, Books, Books about books, library, library science, los angeles, Los Angeles Public Library, microhistory, read by the author, Susan Orlean, true crime ·
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Timing is Everything

Dead Wake: The last crossing of the Lusitainia by Erik Larson

March 2, 2018 by sistercoyote 1 Comment

Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania is another piece of historical non-fiction by Erik Larson, who brought us The Devil in the White City. It isn’t quite as gripping a read as its predecessor, but it’s definitely worth your time. Told from about four points of view (the German U-boat that sinks her, the passengers on the Lusitania and her captain, President Woodrow Wilson, and Room 40 of the British Intelligence Service), the book addresses the build-up to the US’s entrance into The Great […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: 20th Century history, Erik Larson, Non-Fiction, World War I

sistercoyote's CBR10 Review No:5 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: 20th Century history, Erik Larson, Non-Fiction, World War I ·
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