Nine Rabbits--#84 finished

This is a book that I added to an order on PBS.  Wasn't really sure what I was getting other than about a writer growing up in Bulgaria during communism and extending into today or at least 2014 when the book was published.  Beginning of the book was about her very tough life being mostly raised by her grandmother, who was basically a cruel, tough old lady.  That was the 1st part of the book.  The 2nd part dealt with the writer's struggles in adulthood.  A couple marriages, struggling for a career and then to find herself.  Some strange type happenings, kind of wonder if some things were confused in translation at times.  Not really interesting to me but was a short book and something different so worked as a change of pace kind of book.

There were no copies in PBS so I have already posted it.  Not sure it will go anywhere but it is out there so maybe someone will find it.

The Nineties--#83 finished

I have read a couple other books by Chuck Klosterman and they are enjoyable reads.  He is a lot more into music than I am but still his writing style is fun and informative.  This book certainly fits this as well.  I grew up in the 1990s I guess--graduating college in 1991 and eventually with our first kid born in 1999--beginning of real adulthood so this book spoke to me in a lot of ways.  Good memories of the 1990s but also good insights about the times as well.  

I have already recommended the book to a friend so will be passing along instead of mailing out.  There are I think 5 WL for it on PBS but won't be going back there for a while.

The Art of Power--#82 finished

This is Nancy Pelosi's book about her time in Washington DC as a Congressperson and Speaker in the House.  An interesting read about her accomplishments and what was going on during her time there.  It was written & published in Summer of 2024 so before Biden dropped out & then Trump re-elected so there are those stories missing from this book.  Still a lot was covered and made for interesting reading.  I wasn't a fan of her earlier, yes I was a Fox News watcher in the 1990s & into the 2000s.  I was moving away from it during the Bush years and had mixed reactions during Obama years but it was Trump that really turned me away from the Republicans and their news organizations.  I have since tried to re-think some of what I was thinking back then and while not so much changing everything, I have figured that more respect for Nancy Pelosi and what she did for the Democrats and our country was overall good.  Not the evil, devil on earth stuff you get from the right wing.

There are 13 WL for this book on PBS so I will probably mail off at some point.  I have actually gotten a few offers from PBS so mailing out some to rebuild my credits there.