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Working: Researching, Interviewing, Writing | Robert A. Caro
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Caro‘s mini-memoir about his research and interviews for The Power Broker and his 4 LBJ volumes (a 5th one is in the works). He is an amazing writer who is dedicated to getting the “whole story”.

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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Robert Caro looking back on what it took to write his books on Robert Moses and Lyndon Johnson. Less “how to write books” and more reflections. Not what I expected, but still really interesting. In some cases it sounds like he republished essays from other publications, but that wasn‘t clear on audio until the end of the essay, so I‘m some cases it seemed a little disjointed. But still great.

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Guess what arrived in the mail today?? I'm excited to get started on this #Nonfiction book about #writing

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IamIamIam
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Hey all!! I proposed a book club to my adult education coordinators and we decided on 2 books a semester, 9 weeks. I'm thinking we can do a fiction book and a non fiction counterpart for discussion and some different perspectives.
What fiction books have you read that have a non fiction book related to the incidents involved? Please drop your ideas into the comments below! 💜

Traci1 The Witches Salem, 1692 and 4y
IamIamIam @Traci1 Great recommendations! 4y
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IamIamIam Has anyone read this? I find these 2 so interesting... maybe it's a New York thing? Lol 4y
IamIamIam @Riveted_Reader_Melissa Yes! Those are great suggestions, thanks! 4y
Riveted_Reader_Melissa I guess those are more similar topic, but not same event.... let me think some more... 4y
IamIamIam @Riveted_Reader_Melissa I'll take any suggestions you can give! They're not all going to pair up perfectly but a theme is good too. I was thinking the Collyers and a book on mental illness or watching Grey Gardens together. I'm still fleshing out ideas because the spring semester doesn't start until February. 👍 I appreciate your help! 4y
Riveted_Reader_Melissa @IamIamIam I don‘t know Collyers, but a for a fiction book in mental illness maybe Challenger Deep or Still Alice 4y
IamIamIam @Riveted_Reader_Melissa That's great!!! Check out the story of Homer & Langley Collyer, btw... 🤯🤯🤯 But maybe I can do hoarders for spring, since we're all kind of recluses now, and mental illness/unreliable characters for the fall? 4y
dariazeoli Ooh, I love this! I need to give it some thought - we started talking about this over at the Nonfiction Nerds group earlier this year: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/21166857 4y
IamIamIam @dariazeoli Awesome!!! Sadly, I kind of fell off the NFN wagon but I've had a rough reading year as it is. I'll check back into the group to see what the discussion was! 💜 I'm leaning towards Homer and Langley as a fic pick, Empty Mansions as a nf pick and maybe Grey Gardens if we have time. Recluses and hoarding will be my topic after our quarantine! Lol, I do want to keep it going so I'll have to stockpile topics. 😁 4y
LibrarianRyan Lets See Here; There is The Wizard of Oz and (I suggested this for work and it never happened.) 4y
BarbaraTheBibliophage I started adding “book pairing” suggestions in my reviews on GR and my blog around a year ago. Or maybe longer. So I would refer you there first. And I‘ll suggest a couple here too. 4y
BarbaraTheBibliophage And the Band Played On by Randy Shilts and 4y
BarbaraTheBibliophage The Water Dancer by Ta-Nehisi Coates and 4y
BarbaraTheBibliophage Walking with the Wind by John Lewis and 4y
BarbaraTheBibliophage Grief is a thing with Feathers by Max Porter and 4y
IamIamIam @LibrarianRyan @BarbaraTheBibliophage All awesome suggestions! I really appreciate your input, Ryan and Barbara! 💜 4y
Cinfhen Such an awesome idea!!! You‘ve got great suggestions already!! I need to think a bit...my brain is seriously frazzled at the moment 😬 4y
MrBook @IamIamIam , looks like you might be covered! 😁 If you want any others, maybe something Jack the Ripper-related, like Portrait of a Killer and Lyndsay Faye‘s Dust and Shadow. 4y
IamIamIam @MrBook Thanks!! I was happy to see you had read Homer & Langley!! I'm hoping to keep this going as a class so I'm definitely looking to stockpile ideas! 😁 Hope you're well, Jason! 4y
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Robert Caro‘s methodology

I am in awe of Robert Caro, and his approach to researching and writing.

Eggs I‘ve read everything Caro wrote-he is phenomenal - I recommend the audio of this book, in his own voice! 4y
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