James O'Reilly 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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Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln
Doris Kearns GoodwinJames O'ReillyWonderful: Walt Whitman’s ‘Vigil Strange I Kept on the Field One Night’. I first read of his work with the war dead and wounded in A Team of Rivals, the towering biography of Abraham Lincoln by Doris Kearns Goodwin. https://t.co/hUH7c0FmgA
Paperback, 2006
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The Hard Road Out: One Woman's Escape from North Korea
Jihyun ParkJames O'ReillyGood God. Melanie Kirkpatrick reviews “The Hard Road Out” by Jihyun Park and Seh-lynn Chai https://t.co/Usl4ZHh2N6
Paperback, 2023
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The File: A Personal History
Timothy Garton AshJames O'ReillyAlso well worth reading is The File by Timothy Garton Ash, about the file kept by the Stasi on him when he lived in East Germany. https://t.co/GRupKYNtw8
Paperback, 1998
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Karachi Vice: Life and Death in a Divided City
Samira ShackleJames O'ReillyYou might then enjoy Karachi Vice, by Samira Shackle. https://t.co/Jhhq86q136
Hardcover, 2021
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Spies and Lies: How China's Greatest Covert Operations Fooled the World
Alex JoskeJames O'ReillyGood review of a book about China and CCP that seems worth reading: “Spies and Lies” by Alex Josie https://t.co/UUZM8DFZGB
Paperback, 2022
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Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China
Jung ChangJames O'ReillySound familiar? "We in China had been trained not to draw conclusions from facts but to start with Marxist theories or Mao thoughts or the party line and to deny, even condemn, the facts that did not suit them."--Jung Chang, Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China
Paperback, 2003
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Swimming to Antarctica: Tales of a Long-Distance Swimmer
Lynne CoxJames O'ReillySorry, I’m wearing a wetsuit in Northern California waters. I enjoy cold water but I’m no Lynne Cox (Swimming to Antarctica). https://t.co/OF5G9wcelj
Paperback, 2005
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My War Gone By, I Miss It So
Anthony LoydJames O'ReillyI highly recommend My War Gone By, I Miss It So by Anthony Lloyd. https://t.co/8WXciiV3fl
Paperback, 2014
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How to Shit Around the World
Jane Wilson-HowarthJames O'ReillyToday being National Poop Day, it is a good time to read Dr Jane Wilson-Howarth’s classic How to Shit Around the World.
Paperback, 2020
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Mao: The Unknown Story
Jung ChangJames O'ReillyMy top recommendation is Jung Chang’s deeply disturbing biography: Mao. Another is Red Scarf Girl. https://t.co/Xmc4VNyO3E
Paperback, 2006
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