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All books by Heather Cox Richardson.

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I’ve put a hold, at my library, on a couple of these. Thanks.

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Good assortment of Titles and Authors, David, you peaked my interest with John Lewis novel ?! I would recommend All of Thom Hartmann's "Hidden History" book series, I believe these books should be in every classroom in America. What say you?Thank You, David, and will reStack ASAP 💯👍

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Great recommendations David, both fun and serious analysis of our times.

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Your reading is very eclectic!

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Here's what our local League has read:

1. Democracy Awakening by Heather Cox Richardson

2. Poverty, by America by Matthew Desmond

3 An Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960s by Doris Kearns Goodwin

4. The Coming Wave: Technology, Power ,and the Twenty-First Century’s Greatest Dilemma - by Mustafa Suleyman

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Wow -- what a fantastic list! Thank you David!

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This looks like a fantastic list. Definitely adding some of these to 2025.

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I like the books you introduce here. I read lots and lots of books that I can learn from and I appreciate your recommendations. Thank you Dr. Pepper.

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My daily must reads and views start and end with The Lincoln Project and Resolute Square. I could Ace an Exam on Project 2025 Up Close and Personal right now. I've done my homework far and wide and beyond David Pepper's 12 Chapter Project that I highly recommend. I also firmly believe a Trump 2nd term is illegal and Congress has the power to stop it simply by following the exact self-executing text of Section 3 of the 14th Amendment. I could not write a screenplay as horrific as a 2nd Trump Administration in real life. Nothing inclusively that incited the fear and hatred that voted for the end of the world and life on Earth is as monstrously evil as a Federal Government run by a mutant subspecies of humans so extremely insane caused by contagious brain mutations that literally disolved executive function. The entire planet is under siege by political decisions and group-think at the basal ganglia intelligence level. Running in all directions at large, soon they'll be coming after the brains of embryos that aren't there. They cant really be Earthlings can they? They're in denial of anything that has to do with Earth's atmosphere, biosphere, geosphere and hydrosphere. Why not privitize air and water that gets in the way of their collective hallucination of what the Earth looks like - a great big ball of oil; No, thats your brain, oh, I meant your basal ganglia, the day to day 4 brain function maximum on repeat; snuff drugs-eat crap-rape woman-steal money-repeat. Trump is a uninterrupted 5 decade long drug addict, the whole gang are decades long drug addicts, serial rapists. I live in Ohio (sigh). I'll take a thousand Haitians to get rid of 1 JD Vance. Please.

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Thank you David. I'm asking Bold New Democracy members, who have read, or will read one or more, to write a 'review' or their response to share for our BND papers.

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1. "On Disinformation: How to Fight for the Truth and Protect Democracy" Lee Mcintyre. 2. "Dismantling Democracy: The forty-year attack on government, and the long game for the common good" Donald Cohen. 3. "Hit 'Em Where It Hurts: How to Save Democracy by Beating Republicans at Their Own Game" Rachel Bitecofer. 4. "Stories Are Weapons: Psychological Warfare and the American Mind" Annalee Newitz. 5. "Psychological Roots of the Climate Crisis: Neoliberal Exceptionalism and the Culture of Uncare" Sally Weintrobe. 6. "Win Every Argument: The Art of Debating, Persuading, and Public Speaking" Mehdi Hasan. 7. "Corporate Bullsh*t: Exposing the Lies and Half-Truths that Protect Profit, Power, and Wealth in America" Nick Hanauer, Joan Walsh, & Donald Cohen. (Of many.........)

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