Stacking the Shelves is a weekly feature co-hosted by Tynga's Reviews and Reading Reality. It is a chance to showcase all the goodies you've collected throughout the week, whether they're bought on-line or in-store, an ARC or a final copy, borrowed from a friend or the library, physical or digital, etc. Never has my addiction been more obvious than when I am now keeping track of every single book I acquire.
Library Treasures
And thanks to Adriana @ She's Got Books on Her Mind, I binged on this series all week and am almost done already (also from the library):
What did you add to your stash this week?
What did you add to your stash this week?
Happy Reading!
Sarah
Oooh, will be interested in the book on the NSA. The CIA also didn't predict the rise of Castro or the fall of the Shah, but it's hard to know -- because we only ever hear about their failures -- how good or bad these agencies really are. Makes it difficult for citizens to really get a handle on whether they need to be chastened or lauded...
ReplyDeleteGood point that yes, we only hear about the failures. I can't even imagine the successes that we've never heard of, because the events never came to pass.
DeleteInteresting mix as always.... I'm still holding off on reading any of the Trump associated books until all of the information is in and the dust is settled (or at least settling!).
ReplyDeleteMy haul wasn't as high as expected. My 14th Feb trip went ahead as planed but the 2nd bookshop was closed (as feared) due to its parent company going bust recently. Fortunately I decided to spend the money I was going to spend there in my favourite franchise store... which had a Sale on so I picked up a few really cheap hardbacks one of which was actually on my Amazon Wish List as a placeholder. So...
Fiction:
The Waves by Virginia Woolf
Our Man in Havana by Graham Greene
The Coming Race by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
The Vendetta by Honore De Balzac
Non-Fiction:
Leila Khaled - Icon of Palestinian Liberation by Sarah Irving
The Age of Decadence - Britain 1880-1914 by Simon Heffer
The Unknown Courier - The True Story of Operation Mincemeat by Ian Colvin
A Very Dangerous Woman - The Lives, Loves and Lies of Russia's Most Seductive Spy by Deborah McDonald & Jeremy Oronfield
Sophie Scholl & the White Rose by Annette Dumbach & Jud Newborn
A Revolution Undone - Egypt's Road Beyond Revolt by H A Hellyer
Necessary Trouble - American in Revolt by Sarah Jaffe
The Comrade from Milan by Rossana Rossanda
Our Man in Havana is supposed to be great fun, CK, but I've not yet read any Greene. Sophie Scholl should prove interesting. Have you ever seen the movie based on her life?
DeleteHaven't read any Greene either but I've picked up a few of his so far. I know of Scholl but haven't seen the movie.
DeleteI am so sad for you that the other store was already closed! The Sophie Scholl book is on my TBR. Looks like quite a good haul even if you only got to one store. I guess my main reason for reading the books related to trump right now is because once he is voted out of office, I don't want to read another thing about his stupid ass ever again, so I am getting it all taken care of now!
DeleteI haven't heard of any of these, except for the Sara Shepard series of course. I only got two new books this week on audio. Comics Will Break Your Heart and The Burglar
ReplyDeleteI devoured the series and then was so mad about the ending because I thought about him as a suspect quite a bit, because of the prank played on him in middle school, and also because he was literally the only person never considered a suspect in the book. One of the greatest takeaways from slogging through Pretty Little Liars (which would have been great as a four, or even eight, book series), is that the longer someone is discussed as a suspect, it is proof that they are 100% NOT GUILTY. Still, the drama kept me hooked.
DeleteOoh looks like a fun binge. :) And I love how all these books are coming out about collusion and all the proof that's out there already about Trump/ Russia and yet people are all like either unaware and uninformed, or they're like gee i wonder what Mueller will find. Um, entire books have already been written with a ton of info? lol
ReplyDeleteRight?? NO COLLUSION! Except...probably a lot of collusion. I think so many of the indictments are very telling, and while they may never get trump himself, a few of the kids might go down at least - especially his gross and greasy sons. Seriously. So greasy. Their hair is so disgusting.
DeleteHa they are disgusting, especially the one with the slicked back hair. He must think he's all that lol. And thank goodness for Mueller! Because otherwise this would ALL be going under the radar, unaddressed, in spite of the journalists who have documented sooo much. And some of the players will pay a price, like poor Paul Manafort who apparently is going to get more jail time than he has life expectancy left. I mean I take no joy in anyone going to prison, but reading about him and Roger Stone's background and everything... ugh sleazy.
DeleteYES!!! I think Jr is the greasiest one, he is the one with the dark hair. The pale blond one looks like a vampire and doesn't use enough grease to get his hair slicked all the way back. I continue to be amused how trump goes after the investigation, when Mueller is about as non-partisan as you can get. Sleaze is the best way to describe all of these grifters.
DeleteThe Watchdogs didn't bark looks interesting! I have a few political books on my wishlist-might need to add this one! Nice haul!
ReplyDeleteThanks Chuckles! Didn't really help my TBR, since none of these were on it - and some of them lead to me finding other books on Goodreads, so...
DeleteBut the Watchdogs one is the one I am delving into next.
You always have such amazing nonfiction hauls!!
ReplyDeleteThank you! Our library system here is pretty amazing and there's such a great selection. The problem is I keep adding to my TBR instead of taking away!!
DeleteFour books in from the library this week: the new Tana French The Witch Elm, and three for my reading 1964 list: Ribsy by Beverly Cleary, Shepherds of the Night by Jorge Amado, and The Ravaging of Lol Stein by Marguerite Duras (excited to read a book by her, my first.)
ReplyDeleteAw, Ribsy! I've read some of Cleary's books to my students but they have a hard time understanding some of the things going on because they just can't comprehend life before iPads and smart phones!!
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