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bookandbedandtea
WHEEL OF FORTUNE | Thane Gustafson
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My #BookSpin and #DoubleSpin for January 2026
New Year/ new (more likely to read to plan) me? Guess we'll see 😄
@TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Yay!! Enjoy!! 3d
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ImperfectCJ
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#12BooksOf2025 May was a tie, one fiction---Erasure by Percival Everett---and one nonfiction---The Bill of Obligations by Richard Haass.

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TheEllieMo Both sound good but The Bill of Obligations absolutely sounds like a must-read 1w
ImperfectCJ @TheEllieMo I did really like it (obviously). I found it moderate and down-to-Earth, which is very comforting to me these days with so many extreme ideas being elevated. Erasure was fun, though, and thought-provoking. 1w
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I didn't have this on my Christmas List, but watching Tucker Carlson, Ben Shapiro and Laura Ingham tear into each other and cause a Civil War within MAGA is the best gift ever!! The only annoying part, I found myself agreeing with Carlson on a lot of what he said. If he truly meant it, and wasn't just play acting, then maybe there's hope. #MAGACivilWar #UnexpectedGift

RamsFan1963 @dabbed I watched most of it on Tik Tok, so I'm sure it's available on YouTube. It was at Turning Point American' AmericaFest convention. Shapiro started it by calling out the other two, saying they weren't real conservative and called Ingraham a coward. They both struck back with WTF does he think he is tell us who's MAGA and who's not? It was a joy to behold 😁 2w
Bookwomble Perhaps the implosion has started!? 🤞🏼 2w
Amiable They all deserve each other. And a group bus trip to Hell. 😖 2w
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TieDyeDude Oof, that must have been rough. That's the things with these psychos; they don't really believe much is anything of what they are saying. They believe in ratings and views and clicks and money. That's why sometimes they slip up and say something rational. 2w
Nebklvr Falalalala….. 2w
boozybookworm Tis the season. Wish Litsy members would realize it's best for everyone to just not comment on anything political. Both sides are rotten. All politicians and talking heads suck. Stop giving them attention, they don't deserve it. 2w
lil1inblue @TieDyeDude All of this. 🎯 Also, even broken clocks are right twice a day. 🤣 2w
lil1inblue @Bookwomble 🤞🏻🤞🏻 2w
RamsFan1963 @boozybookworm I'm sorry if my politics offends you, but books and the act of reading is political. Otherwise, the current admin wouldn't be banning books with so much fervor. 2w
marleed I‘m reminded of a childhood nursery rhyme about a ginger dog and calico cat who ate each other up. 2w
boozybookworm Taking pleasure in any kind of chaos in the world is evil. That's why half the people on your side celebrated Charlie Kirk's assassination. It's always good to know which snakes are in the grass. 2w
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BC_Dittemore
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It‘s difficult (impossible maybe?) to get a full collection of the The Anti-Federalist Papers the way one can The Federalists.

Ketchum‘s curated version here is the most readily available. Rather than reprinting all, or even a bulk, of the Anti-Federalists it showcases the more “popular” ones.

Most of this is a report on the debates between the Federalists and Anti-Federalists. An important book for sure, but its presentation tells on itself.

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Murray travels to Israel a number of times after the October 7th attack and tries to make sense of it all. He‘s very detailed in what he sees and doesn‘t mince words when he wants to make his opinion known. Murray is very clear about which side he supports in this conflict and he‘s very clear why. This is a very captivating even if sometimes difficult read. #Hanukkahchallenge #imthatjew

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Thatbooknerd
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AmyG I saw this last night. Scary and amazing. 3w
Leftcoastzen I went to the podcast right away . 2 of my favorite people assess this mess ! Vital information! Thanks for posting! 3w
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Kristy_K
Machiavelli: The Prince | Niccol Machiavelli, Quentin Skinner, Russell Price
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⭐️⭐️⭐️

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Tkgbjenn1
Abundance | Derek Thompson, Ezra Klein
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Referred to as supply side economics for progressives. An indictment of government bureaucracy and regulation the stymie or progress and leave us wanting despite our abundance. How we used to build in our past and how, through often good intentions, regulated ourselves to a country that can‘t get things done, or if we do and at tremendous cost.

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bookandbedandtea
WHEEL OF FORTUNE | Thane Gustafson
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December 2025 #BookSpin and #DoubleSpin
Thanks @TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Yay!!! I really enjoyed Snowed In for Christmas - I look forward to Sarah Morgan's new Christmas book every year!! 1mo
bookandbedandtea @TheAromaofBooks This is my 2nd Sarah Morgan book and I adored both of them! I'm going to prioritize her backlist because this is exactly what I need right now! ❤️🎄 The one I read last year was 1mo
TheAromaofBooks I LOVED Book Club Hotel!! I actually have it on my reread pile this year!! I really love how she pretty much always has her married couples find reconciliation and renewal together instead of storming off to have an affair, and also how so much of her story focuses on relationships between mothers, daughters, and sisters. She manages to tackle some difficult themes without the whole book becoming a sadness slog. 1mo
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bookandbedandtea @TheAromaofBooks I agree will all of that! I love how her families (so far) actually like each other and actively work out their issues. I identified hard with Glenda in this one as I often can't say the right things to my adult kids. 1mo
TheAromaofBooks One I read a couple of years ago was a lot about a mother who wasn't a great mother when her daughters were growing up so the daughters pretty much had cut her off as adults. Now, years later, the mother is wanting to change her life and reconcile with them. I felt like Morgan handled it so well, the difficulty of deciding what to do about second chances and reconciliation for someone who has hurt you in the past. 1mo
bookandbedandtea @TheAromaofBooks Ohhh that one sounds sad but I'm starting to trust Morgan with those difficulties. It's going on the list! 1mo
TheAromaofBooks It was so good!! You can trust me to never recommend a sad book 😂 They are NOT my jam! The only thing about this one that annoyed me was the one sister was OBSESSED with her kids believing in Santa because apparently the ONLY WAY to have Christmas magic is via Santa. Since I grew up in a not-Santa household where Christmas absolutely reeked of magic and happy surprises, her attitude started to annoy me after a while haha 1mo
bookandbedandtea @TheAromaofBooks Good to know! I'm not a fan of sad books so I'll remember that you don't recommend them. Re Santa...I come from a Santa family and have always had fun with that, both as a kid and a an adult, but I agree that a focus on Santa is weird. I mean, every kid stops believing at some point yet the magic of Christmas remains and isn't dependent on Santa. 4w
TheAromaofBooks Right? I've never been anti-Santa but I do feel like some parents go over the top with it a bit 😂 At any rate, it was only a minor niggle in an otherwise very enjoyable book haha And I just reread The Book Club Hotel the other day and just so thoroughly enjoyed it!! Yesterday I read a similar (although not quite as good) book, The White Christmas Inn by Colleen Wright, so you might enjoy that one, too!! 4w
bookandbedandtea @TheAromaofBooks I just read One More For Christmas & loved it. Thanks for the suggestion! I see what you meant about the Santa stuff but don't know if I'd have noticed it without you mentioning it, probably because I do come from a Santa family. I did find I was slightly annoyed by every scene Tabitha was in. I tried to remind myself that she's not even 5, & is actually quite charming & realistic, but I didn't want to be dealing with a child. 🫣 2w
TheAromaofBooks Oh yay! I'm so glad you enjoyed it!! I still haven't picked up her latest (A Merry Little Lie) although it's on my shelf. 2w
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