Brett Arends Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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Financial reporter, writer, and commentator. Retirement columnist, @marketwatch.
Boss: Richard J. Daley of Chicago
Mike RoykoBrett ArendsI never understood the nexus of corruption, favoritism and incompetence of the modern American city till I read Mike Royko's "Boss" https://t.co/nv3eeT3vox
Paperback, 1988
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Case Closed: Lee Harvey Oswald and the Assassination of JFK
Gerald PosnerBrett ArendsMy very good friend @geraldposner, brilliant investigative reporter and author of the JFK masterpiece Case Closed, is now on Substack. https://t.co/5HaZCeRVZy
Paperback, 2003
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And Then There Were None
Agatha ChristieBrett ArendsBoth sides have a point. I think if and when this is done, it should have to run a gauntlet of skepticism. But there are compelling cases, eg And Then There Were None. Google Agatha Christie's original title. https://t.co/KHBMVXabAK
Paperback, Mass Market, 2011
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Atlas Shrugged
Ayn RandBrett ArendsI think my favorite irony of modern times is watching "liberals" talk like Ayn Rand while defending Big Tech monopolies. "Atlas, Shrugged" with pronouns. https://t.co/XidL8yBg9b
Hardcover, 2005
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The Federalist Papers
Alexander HamiltonBrett ArendsIf you think Alexander Hamilton's definition of a "well-regulated militia," as he explained at length in the Federalist Papers, was WRONG, please take it up with him.
Paperback, Mass Market, 2003
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The Devil's Dictionary
Ambrose BierceBrett ArendsIs all bowdlerization bad? Ambrose Bierce's The Devil's Dictionary is one of the funniest books ever written, but there are entries we cut out. https://t.co/TuGyfDLKsL
Paperback, 1993
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The Decline And Fall of The Roman Empire
Edward GibbonBrett ArendsI am coming to the end of Edward Gibbon's Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. I think it's the best book(s) I've ever read. It is certainly a masterpiece.
Hardcover, 2022
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The Chaos Machine: The Inside Story of How Social Media Rewired Our Minds and Our World
Max FisherBrett ArendsOn reading @Max_Fisher's The Chaos Machine, I am finding it very hard to justify staying on Twitter. It is intrinsically evil. I wish I had quit before @elonmusk took over, so it doesn't look like a protest
Paperback, 2023
$21.99$10.99 + Free shipping50% off your first bookFables
AesopBrett ArendsWe need to update all of Aesop's fables for the millennials and zoomers. Ancient wisdom torched.
Paperback, 2022
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The Road: Pulitzer Prize Winner
Cormac McCarthyBrett ArendsMy favorite part of Cormac McCarthy's "The Road" is where they are saved by all the Bitcoin they can access from the cloud over 5G.
Paperback, 2007
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