Mike McGrew 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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SKC & KC Current, KC development, but mostly bad jokes.
The Guns of August: The Pulitzer Prize-Winning Classic about the Outbreak of World War I
Barbara W. TuchmanMike McGrewThe opening chapter of Barbara Tuchman's "The Guns of August" is probably my favorite chapter of non-fiction writing. Centered on the funeral procession of King Edward VII in 1910, it was a beautiful framework to describe issues of class, world order, & royal family dynamics.
Paperback, Mass Market, 2004
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Us: A Journalist's Look at the Culture, Conflict and Creativity of the South
Adam ParkerMike McGrew@adam_jacobi Itās 2022 and Candace Parker and Megan Rapinoe are playing they best (insert respective sport) of their lives, while Serena Williams just beat the #2 at the US Open.
Paperback, 2022
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Home and Exile
Chinua AchebeMike McGrew@SouthernSylvs I commonly see this misattributed to Chinua Achebe. He referenced it in his 2000 introspective book, "Home and Exile". Interestingly he rejected it, saying the power of stories are enough for Africa to win the battle to speak meaningfully for itself.
Out of stock
In Cold Blood
Truman CapoteMike McGrew@hbraum @HuberKMUW āToday elections affects all warm-blooded Kansans, in contrast to Truman Capoteās āIn Cold Bloodā that was set in Kansas decades ago.ā
Paperback, 1994
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Murder, She Wrote: Margaritas & Murder
Jessica FletcherMike McGrew@brandondryrock The only Meta world I want to inhabit is the one Jessica Fletcher went to in āMurder, She Wroteā. https://t.co/wfJlKMkyNu
Paperback, Mass Market, 2006
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