mikebarbre's 5 starstar iconreads

91 books

The Audacity of Hope by Barack Obama

The Audacity of Hope

Barack Obama

375 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

5.0mikebarbre's review
nonfiction biography memoir politics challenging reflective slow-paced
You Don't Belong Here: How Three Women Rewrote the Story of War by Elizabeth Becker

You Don't Belong Here: How Three Women Rewrote the Story of War

Elizabeth Becker

320 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0mikebarbre's review
nonfiction biography history adventurous challenging informative medium-paced
Unbelievable: My Front-Row Seat to the Craziest Campaign in American History by Katy Tur

Unbelievable: My Front-Row Seat to the Craziest Campaign in American History

Katy Tur

7 hours, 46 minutes • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0mikebarbre's review
nonfiction history memoir politics emotional informative reflective fast-paced
Tyranny of the Minority by Daniel Ziblatt, Steven Levitsky

Tyranny of the Minority

Daniel Ziblatt, Steven Levitsky

384 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0mikebarbre's review
nonfiction politics informative medium-paced
Bag Man: The Wild Crimes, Audacious Cover-Up, and Spectacular Downfall of a Brazen Crook in the White House by Michael Yarvitz, Rachel Maddow

Bag Man: The Wild Crimes, Audacious Cover-Up, and Spectacular Downfall of a Brazen Crook in the White House

Michael Yarvitz, Rachel Maddow

304 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0mikebarbre's review
nonfiction history politics informative reflective slow-paced
Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story by Bono

Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story

Bono

563 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0mikebarbre's review
nonfiction memoir music emotional reflective medium-paced
Eat a Peach by Gabe Ulla, David Chang

Eat a Peach

Gabe Ulla, David Chang

304 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

5.0mikebarbre's review
nonfiction food and drink memoir challenging emotional informative medium-paced
Zero Fail: The Rise and Fall of the Secret Service by Carol Leonnig

Zero Fail: The Rise and Fall of the Secret Service

Carol Leonnig

542 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0mikebarbre's review
nonfiction history politics informative medium-paced
The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story by Nikole Hannah-Jones

The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story

Nikole Hannah-Jones

623 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0mikebarbre's review
nonfiction essays history poetry politics race challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Rather Outspoken: My Life in the News by Dan Rather

Rather Outspoken: My Life in the News

Dan Rather

320 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

5.0mikebarbre's review
nonfiction biography history memoir informative slow-paced