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AudiobookingWithLeah
Need to Know | Karen Cleveland
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Pickpick

4.75⭐
⬗ I could not stop listening…so good. This wasn‘t my first book by this author, but it is now my favorite, and it was her debut. As far as believability, it was believable while you were in it, experiencing it. Upon reflection, maybe everything didn‘t quite hold up, but it didn't matter because I was still captivated. Also, I think the author should explore the possibility of a continuation.
⬗ The narration by Mia Barron was decent.

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Coffeymuse
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Did you know that in the movie “Argo“, Ben Affleck played Tony Mendez?

In real life, Mendez was a master of disguise during his career in the CIA. I just wonder what stories he can't tell because those stories have got to be another blockbuster movie or two!

#Wickedwhispers
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
@Eggs

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I didn‘t know that! 1mo
Eggs I did not know that👍🏼👏🏻!! 1mo
23 likes2 comments
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Papawhisky
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𝑨 𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒊𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑪𝒐𝒍𝒅 𝑾𝒂𝒓, 𝑩𝒂𝒚 𝒐𝒇 𝑷𝒊𝒈𝒔, 𝑪𝒖𝒃𝒂𝒏 𝑴𝒊𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒍𝒆 𝑪𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒊𝒔. 𝑨 𝒎𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒅 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒉𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒚 𝒃𝒖𝒇𝒇𝒔.

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Skeeterisme
Damascus Station: A Novel | David McCloskey
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Pickpick

👍👍👍

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LiseWorks
The Secret Weapon | Bradley Wright
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July 31 #CoverLove Weapon This month, I found a whole bunch of books I want to read now because of these prompts. Thanks for hosting @Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Eggs Wonderful 📚💛👌🏼 3mo
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shawnmooney
Need to Know | Karen Cleveland
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https://youtu.be/SN2aXm6goms?feature=shared

The Case for Never Reading the Book Jacket by Tajja Isen: https://thewalrus.ca/the-case-for-never-reading-the-book-jacket/

What Do You Want to Know About a Book Before You Read It? by Molly Templeton: https://reactormag.com/what-do-you-want-to-know-about-a-book-before-you-read-it/

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MaGoose
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To Catch a Spy by James M. Olson is my #DoubleSpin (#6) for June. I have no idea where The Vegas Flop, the book for my #BookSpin (#17), is located. Although the title is familiar... 🤔

Talk about an overwhelming TBR. 😅🤣😆

@TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Yay!! Enjoy!! 5mo
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Hooked_on_books
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Panpan

I had expected a book from one of the earliest women to rise to a leadership position in the CIA to be fascinating, but overall this is repetitive and surprisingly bland. There are moments here and there that are interesting, but the writing just isn‘t engaging. Also, by the end, she is making choices that reinforce the stereotypes she says she‘s railing against and that just bugged me.

dabbe #fanofthepan! 🤩🤩🤩 5mo
tpixie What a shame 5mo
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majkia
The Tourist | Olen Steinhauer

I never really clicked with the main character in this. Won't be continuing the series. So not really series love, alas.

#SeriesLove24 @Andrew65 , @TheSpineView

TheSpineView Well done 6mo
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tokorowilliamwallace
Mehso-so

Last audiobook finished; I need to catch up on my reviews. No interesting recs from Hoopla app after finishing the last, so I decided to try this out. Turned out to be a suitable follow-up to the one I listened to about Jack Ruby, including more background for the CIA's knowledge and suspicion (very well hidden even from the Kennedy assignation investigation) of Oswald, and Kennedy's and Nixon's relation with security agencies and their impact.