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Phineas Fahrquar Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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“For every complex problem there is a simple solution that is wrong." -George Bernard Shaw. Voted Trump once, never again. DeSantis '24.

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Book Cover for: Lincoln: A Very Short Introduction, Allen C. Guelzo

Lincoln: A Very Short Introduction

Allen C. Guelzo
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Listening to a lecture about Lincoln by Allen Guelzo and I'm struck by how the Democratic Party of today mirrors that of the 1840s-1850s: elitist, setting the poor (working) classes against the middle class.

Paperback, 2009

$12.99$6.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The 1619 Project: Born on the Water, Nikole Hannah-Jones

The 1619 Project: Born on the Water

Nikole Hannah-Jones
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At least Nikole Hannah-Jones is honest about the 1619 Project's goals https://t.co/DMiGpz9UvK

Hardcover, 2021

$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Histories, Herodotus

The Histories

Herodotus
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Finished Herodotus's "The Histories" at last. Superb work, worth the time it took. Can't wait for the woke Netflix adaptation. BTW, people who babble about "cruel & unusual punishment" in our justice system should read what Greeks & Persians did to people they were pissed at. 😬

Paperback, 2003

$14.00$7.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Landmark Herodotus: The Histories, Herodotus

The Landmark Herodotus: The Histories

Herodotus
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Finished Herodotus's "The Histories" at last. Superb work, worth the time it took. Can't wait for the woke Netflix adaptation. BTW, people who babble about "cruel & unusual punishment" in our justice system should read what Greeks & Persians did to people they were pissed at. 😬

Paperback, 2009

$32.00$16.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: White Guilt: How Blacks and Whites Together Destroyed the Promise of the Civil Rights Era, Shelby Steele

White Guilt: How Blacks and Whites Together Destroyed the Promise of the Civil Rights Era

Shelby Steele
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@realchrisrufo @just_mindy That's been true for decades. Ever read "White Guilt" by Shelby Steele? In one part he talks about Liberal college administrators in the 60s who couldn't or wouldn't deal with attacks by campus radicals of the "New Left."

Paperback, 2007

$16.99$8.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Ten Caesars: Roman Emperors from Augustus to Constantine, Barry Strauss

Ten Caesars: Roman Emperors from Augustus to Constantine

Barry Strauss
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Current reading: Ten Caesars: Roman Emperors from Augustus to Constantine, by Barry Strauss https://t.co/35oCWVLGtV

Paperback, 2020

$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Coffeehouse Culture in the Atlantic World, 1650-1789, E. Wesley Reynolds

Coffeehouse Culture in the Atlantic World, 1650-1789

E. Wesley Reynolds
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So, I'm listening to The Bookmonger podcast this morning, and the book, "Coffeehouse Culture in the Atlantic World, 1650-1789" sounds really interesting, so I look up the cost of a Kindle copy on Amazon: $103.50. For an ebook. 😱 It's not that interesting. 😐

Paperback, 2023

$39.95$19.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Anabasis: The Persian Expedition (Royal Collector's Edition) (Annotated) (Case Laminate Hardcover with Jacket), Xenophon

Anabasis: The Persian Expedition (Royal Collector's Edition) (Annotated) (Case Laminate Hardcover with Jacket)

Xenophon
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@KevinInABQ @Mattphilbin @baseballcrank It's a modern-day Xenophon's "Anabasis."

Hardcover, 2021

$39.95$19.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The War That Made the Roman Empire: Antony, Cleopatra, and Octavian at Actium, Barry Strauss

The War That Made the Roman Empire: Antony, Cleopatra, and Octavian at Actium

Barry Strauss
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Finished this tonight. Highly recommended. Also, when Augustus wanted you dead, you were dead. "The War That Made the Roman Empire: Antony, Cleopatra, and Octavian at Actium" https://t.co/BTipi3xbgf

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