Litsy

All the President's Men | Bob Woodward, Carl Bernstein

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I have always been fascinated by the Watergate scandal, and this book reminds me of the days of excellent reporting and research in the search for truth. Every time I read it, I learn something new.

TheSpineView I read this in high school. 1mo

dabbe @TheSpineView #metoo! And saw the movie. I've read it multiple times since (and seen the movie ... #hubbahubba RR!) 1mo

TheSpineView @dabbe I loved the movie. 1mo

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peaKnit Loved this movie, we picked it apart in my college White Collar Crime class. 1mo

dabbe @TheSpineView 🧡🍁🤎 1mo

dabbe @peaKnit Where was this class when I was in college? I would have loved to have taken it! 🤩 1mo

BookmarkTavern I‘ve seen the movie, but I‘ve never read the book. I definitely should do that. Thanks for answering! 1mo

Bookwormjillk @dabbe my neighbor took us on a boat ride today and we went past the Watergate. The urge to re-read this is strong right now! 1mo

dabbe @BookmarkTavern It's so good! YW! 🤩😂🤗 1mo

dabbe @Bookwormjillk Okay, how cool is that? Perfect timing for a reread, too! 🤩😂🤗 1mo

peaKnit It was at UW-Whitewater (Wisconsin) I had a criminal justice minor. I wish true crime podcasts were invented in the early 90‘s, I was true crime before it was cool 🤣 1mo

dabbe @peaKnit My fascination with true crime goes back to Ted Bundy. Who killed multiple women, including two of them at Chi Omega Sorority at FSU. I was a Chi Omega at U of A in the mid 1980s. We all had to sleep on a sleeping porch together BECAUSE of TB. We weren't allowed to sleep alone. Ever. 😱 1mo

DogMomIrene @peaKnit Want to audit that class! 1mo

peaKnit Omg, Ted Bundy sparked my interest in crime. I feel like I know everything there is to know about him and get so excited when I learn a new nugget. How scary though being in college, and the same sorority that was victimized, at that time, he was absolutely unhinged when he went to Florida. The most complete psychopath I have ever learned about. Have you read Bright Young Women? (edited) 1mo

dabbe @peaKnit Nope. It's now on the TBR! 🤩 1mo

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fredthemoose

All the President's Men | Carl Bernstein

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Full disclosure: I don‘t actually remember much from this specific book vs. the other Watergate era books I‘ve read, but according to Goodreads, this was the book I liked most from February! #12Booksof2023 @Andrew65

Andrew65 It‘s amazing how much doesn‘t stay on our heads when we read a lot of books. 12mo

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IReadThereforeIBlog

Reporter | Seymour M. Hersh

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Seymour Hersh is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist known for his work uncovering the My Lai massacre, the Watergate scandal and the Abu Ghraib war crimes. This memoir focuses on his career and how he broke his biggest stories but offers nothing personal, no analysis of changes in the profession or the ways anonymous sources can be used and misused. I think the book suffers for that, leaving it an okay factual read rather than an insightful one.

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Lizpixie

All the President's Men | Bob Woodward, Carl Bernstein

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Bk1 of #WinterGames & #20in4 #readathon was finished Sunday. Sorry I haven‘t posted till now, we‘ve had a bad start to December here. I have read a few books still. This NF is one I‘ve wanted to read for years, Watergate is fascinating. Written by the two journalists who persevered with the story even under pressure from government agencies who just wanted the incident to go away. Nixon & Trump have a lot in common! #TeamEvergreen #4866pts 👇

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Lizpixie #BookspinBingo #LittenListen #Rushathon #CandyLandReadathon #WinterCosy #WinterAtoZ #Adventathon 12mo

Andrew65 Sorry to hear that, sending best wishes ❤️ Have you seen the film? 12mo

Bookwormjillk I hope December gets better! 12mo

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CatLass007 At least Nixon knew when it was time to throw in the towel. 12mo

TheAromaofBooks Great progress!!! 12mo

Clwojick Great job! 12mo

DieAReader 🥳🥳🥳 12mo

Lizpixie @andrew65 thanks lovely. It‘s been pretty crappy both healthwise & familywise, fingers crossed things change before Xmas🤞Yes, I love the movie! Just did a rewatch before listening to the audiobook. Those guys were real journalists, backed up by a reputable paper that actually had their backs. Very impressed by them, totally disgusted with Nixon & his gang of merry hatchet men #IAmNotACrook✌️ 12mo

Lizpixie @Bookwormjillk thank you! I hope so too❤️ @CatLass007 oh he was dragged out kicking & screaming all the way, don‘t worry. AFTER throwing everyone who helped, conspired & believed in him under the bus first. He‘s just lucky that some of the international leaders he clandestinely recorded didn‘t retaliate honestly. I highly recommend reading this, what he (almost)got away with is insane! 12mo

Bookwormjillk Also I really liked

Watergate: A New History

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CatLass007 I remember watching him give his resignation speech live on television. I know he would like to have stayed in power but he wasn‘t completely tone deaf about what would happen if he didn‘t resign. He thought he could get away with the things he did but he eventually realized that resigning was the best thing for him. I‘m sure he was given guarantees that Gerald Ford would pardon him. 12mo

Lizpixie @Bookwormjillk thanks for the recce! Another book on my overstuffed TBR 🫣It sounds brilliant.👍 12mo

Lizpixie @CatLass007 I was only two years old when this happened so no firsthand memories for me! But even here in Australia, Nixon was taught in school & documentaries were on tv plus the fabulous movie with Redford & Hoffman. Watergate has always been a moment in history that fascinated me but even so this book has a lot of behind the scenes bad behaviour that was new. The recent mini series Gaslit with Julia Roberts I highly recommend as well👍 12mo

dabbe I have read this numerous times, and I still learn something new every time I read it! 🤩😍😃 12mo

BookmarkTavern Sounds fascinating! 👍🏻 12mo

Catsandbooks 🍭❄️❤️ 12mo

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melissajayne

31 Days | Barry Werth

Now I‘m probably not going to read a lot of scary books, but this perfectly ties in with the #24hourreadathon later on in October. Check out @Catsandbooks for more details. #31by31readathon #31by31

I am going to try for 31 hours.

You can find more information here: https://www.litsy.com/web/post/2638414

Catsandbooks Thanks for sharing! 🧡 1y

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jlhammar

The Abbess of Crewe | Muriel Spark

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Funny, sharp and strange little book. Inspired by the Watergate scandal, but can be read as a satire on corruption/abuse of power in general. My third Spark (after The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie and The Girls of Slender Means) and probably my least favorite. Any recommendations for which Spark should be my fourth?

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kspenmoll

Graywacke I enjoyed this oddball one a lot

Memento Mori

kspenmoll I have not started this yet, but plan to 1y

Liz_M I also enjoyed the tagged. Strike that, I think I would have liked it if I read it at a different time. (edited) 1y

jlhammar @Graywacke I'll have to give that one a try. Thanks, Dan! 1y

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Natetheworld

The Final Days | Bob Woodward, Carl Bernstein

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"The Final Days" stands as a profound testament to the power of great journalism. 4/5 Stars

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Octoberwoman

A Good Life | Ben Bradlee

I‘m posting one book a day from my massive collection. No description, no reason for why I want to read it (some I‘ve had so long I don‘t even remember why!) Feel free to join in!

#ABookADay2023

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Kyndrill

RN: The Memoirs of Richard Nixon, with a New Introduction | Richard Milhous Nixon

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I‘ve been reading this for years and finally finished! Definitely a pick for anyone as fascinated with Richard Nixon as I am. I realized near the end that the day I‘m planning to leave Japan after 17 years here is the 49th anniversary of his resignation, so the last part about his departure particularly resonated. #chunskter

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