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This is Bentley's "To Be Read" List (2021) for the 50 Books Read in 2021. This list will be added to as Bentley sets up the thread.

Whatever books are not completed on the list can be carried over to the 2022 Personal Reading List thread.

Master List for 50 Books Read in 2021

� 1. The Restless Wave: Good Times, Just Causes, Great Fights, and Other Appreciations Hardcover � May 22, 2018 by John McCain- complete

by John McCain

2. The British are Coming by Rick Atkinson - in progress

by Rick Atkinson

3. Salt: A World History by Mark Kurlansky - in progress

by Mark Kurlansky

4. The Threat: How the FBI Protects America in the Age of Terror and Trump by Andrew McCabe - in progress

by Andrew G. McCabe

� 5. The Mindful Athlete by George Mumford - complete

by George Mumford

� 6. Mama's Last Hug by Frans de Waal - complete

by Frans de Waal

7. Blood in the Water: The Attica Prison Uprising of 1971 and its Legacy by Heather Ann Thompson - in progress

by Heather Ann Thompson

8. Angela Merkel: The Authorized Biography - by Stefan Kornelius

by Stefan Kornelius (no photo)

9. The Federalist Papers by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison and John Jay - in progress

by Alexander Hamilton

10. Educated by Tara Westover

by Tara Westover

11. John Adams by David McCullough - this will be a reread for me for the group

by David McCullough

12. On Politics: A History of Political Thought from Herodotus to the Present by Alan Ryan - need to progress and complete this work

by Alan Ryan

13. Iran: A Modern History by Abbas Amanat

by Abbas Amanat (no photo)

14. Walden and Civil Disobedience by Henry David Thoreau - this will be a reread for me for a group selection

by Henry David Thoreau

15. Dark Safari: Overland from Cairo to Cape Town by Paul Theroux

by Paul Theroux

16. Embracing Defeat: Japan in the Wake of World War II by John W. Dower

by John W. Dower

17. CEO, China: The Rise of Xi Jinping by Kerry Brown

by Kerry Brown

18. Ulysses by James Joyce - this will be a reread for a group discussion - Ireland Challenge

by James Joyce

19. Without You, There is no Us: My Time with the Sons of North Korea's Elite by Suki Kim

by Suki Kim

20. The Black Presidency: Barack Obama and the Politics of Race in America by Eric Michael Dyson

by Michael Eric Dyson

21. James Madison: A Biography by Ralph Louis Ketcham

by Ralph Louis Ketcham (no photo)

22. Retribution: The Battle for Japan, 1944-45 by Max Hastings

by

23. The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz by Erik Larson

by Erik Larson

24. Team of Five: The Presidents Club in the Age of Trump by Kate Anderson Brower

by Kate Andersen Brower

25. The Madonnas of Leningrad by Debra Dean

by Debra Dean

26. Six Armies in Normandy: From D-Day to the Liberation of Paris June 6th - August 5th, 1944 by John Keegan

by John Keegan

27. This Republic of Suffering: Death and the American Civil War by Drew Gilpin Faust

by Drew Gilpin Faust (no photo)

28. The Great Bridge: The Epic Story of the Building of the Brooklyn Bridge by David McCullough

by David McCullough

29. Wilderness at Dawn: The Settling of the North American Continent by Ted Morgan

by Ted Morgan (no photo)

30. Between Two Fires: Truth, Ambition, and Compromise in Putin's Russia by Joshua Yaffa (Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ Author)

by Joshua Yaffa

31. Hell and Other Destinations: A 21st-Century Memoir

by Madeleine K. Albright

32. Front Row at the Trump Show by Jonathan Karl

by Jonathan Karl (no photo)

33. Korean Dream: A Vision for a Unified Korea by Hyun Jin Preston Moon

Hyun Jin Preston Moon (no photo)

34. Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland by Patrick Radden Keefe

by Patrick Radden Keefe

35. Inside the Five-Sided Box: Lessons from a Lifetime of Leadership in the Pentagon by Ash Carter

by Ashton B. Carter (no photo)

36. Einstein's War: How Relativity Triumphed Amid the Vicious Nationalism of World War I by Matthew Stanley

by Matthew Stanley (no photo)

37. The Impeachers: The Trial of Andrew Johnson and the Dream of a Just Nation by Brenda Wineapple

by Brenda Wineapple

38. Girl Decoded: A Scientist's Quest to Reclaim our Humanity by Bringing Emotional Intelligence to Technology by Rana el Kaliouby and Carol Colman

by Rana El Kaliouby

39. The Map of Knowledge: A Thousand-Year History of how Classical Ideas were Lost and Found by Violet Molle

by Violet Moller (no photo)

40. The Washington War: FDR's Inner Circle and the Politics of Power that won World War II by James Lacey

by James Lacey (no photo)

41. The Body: A guide for OccupantsErik Larson by Bill Bryson

by Bill Bryson

42. In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin by Erik Larsen

by

43. Underground: A Human History of the Worlds Beneath Our Feet by Will Hunt

by Will Hunt

44. A Woman of No Importance: The Untold Story of the American Spy Who Helped Win World War II by Sonia Purnell

by Sonia Purnell (no photo)

45. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari

by Yuval Noah Harari

46. The Great Influenza: The Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History by John M. Barry

by John M. Barry

47. The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America by Erik Larson

by Erik Larson

48. Leadership: In Turbulent Times by Doris Kearns Goodwin

by Doris Kearns Goodwin

49. Pale Rider: The Spanish Flu of 1918 and How It Changed the World by Laura Spinney

by Laura Spinney(no photo)

50. The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandell

by Emily St. John Mandel

51. An American Marriage by Tayari Jones

by Tayari Jones

Books in Progress: (Numbers from Original List)

2. The British are Coming by Rick Atkinson - in progress

by Rick Atkinson

3. Salt: A World History by Mark Kurlansky - in progress

by Mark Kurlansky

4. The Threat: How the FBI Protects America in the Age of Terror and Trump by Andrew McCabe - in progress

by Andrew G. McCabe

7. Blood in the Water: The Attica Prison Uprising of 1971 and its Legacy by Heather Ann Thompson - in progress

by Heather Ann Thompson

9. The Federalist Papers by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison and John Jay - in progress

by Alexander Hamilton

12. On Politics: A History of Political Thought from Herodotus to the Present by Alan Ryan - need to progress and complete this work

by Alan Ryan

Hell and Other Destinations: A 21st-Century Memoir

31. by Madeleine K. Albright

Books Completed and Reviewed: (Numbers from Original List)

5. Completed The Mindful Athlete by George Mumford
Review posted on my 50 Books Read in 2020

by George Mumford

6. Completed Mama's Last Hug by Frans de Waal
Review posted on my 50 Books Read in 2020

by Frans de Waal

1. Completed The Restless Wave: Good Times, Just Causes, Great Fights, and Other Appreciations Hardcover � May 22, 2018 by John McCain

by John McCain

Group Reads: (Numbers from Original List)

2. The British are Coming by Rick Atkinson

by Rick Atkinson

3. Salt: A World History by Mark Kurlansky - in progress

by Mark Kurlansky

4. The Threat: How the FBI Protects America in the Age of Terror and Trump by Andrew McCabe - in progress

by Andrew G. McCabe

7. Blood in the Water: The Attica Prison Uprising of 1971 and its Legacy by Heather Ann Thompson - in progress

by Heather Ann Thompson

8. Angela Merkel: The Authorized Biography - by Stefan Kornelius

by Stefan Kornelius (no photo)

9. The Federalist Papers by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison and John Jay - in progress

by Alexander Hamilton

12. On Politics: A History of Political Thought from Herodotus to the Present by Alan Ryan - need to progress and complete this work

by Alan Ryan

23. The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz by Erik Larson

by Erik Larson

31. Hell and Other Destinations: A 21st-Century Memoir

by Madeleine K. Albright

Does your to be read book pile look like this? Mine does!

Shades of my Great-Grandmother’s House! She had stacks of books and things, floor to ceiling, in every room in her house. I fear I’ve inherited that particular gene.
Regards,
Andrea

Andrea, that is not a picture of my house (lol) but that is what I fear my to be read pile looks like.

I am overflowing with options (lol)

Yippee Bentley, your To-Be-Read list is growing by leaps and bounds, just like my own!
Regards,
Andrea

That is for sure Andrea. And with leading this group - I do not have as much time to read! Now that is a catch-22.

Master List for 50 Books Read in 2021 - continued

52. These Truths by Jill Lepore

by Jill Lepore

53. Growth: From Microorganisms to Megacities by Vaclav Smil

by Vaclav Smil

54. Why We Sleep by Matthew Walker

by Matthew Walker

55. American Spy by Laura Wilkinson

by Lauren Wilkinson

56. The Man Who Knew: The Life and Times of Alan Greenspan by Sebastian Mallaby

by Sebastian Mallaby (no photo)

57. Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty by Daron Acemoglu

by Daron AcemoÄŸlu

58. Lions of Finance: The Bankers Who Broke the World

by Liaquat Ahamed

59. Volcker by William L. Silber

by William L. Silber (no photo)

60. Founding Faith: Providence, Politics, and the Birth of Religious Freedom in America by Steven Waldman

by Steven Waldman (no photo)

61. Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania
by Erik Larson

by Erik Larson

62. Manias, Panics, and Crashes: A History of Financial Crises by Charles P. Kindleberger

by Charles P. Kindleberger

63. The Mercies by Kiran Millwood Hargrave

by Kiran Millwood Hargrave

64. Five Days Gone: The Mystery of My Mother's Disappearance as a Child by Laura Cumming

by Laura Cumming

65. The Mirror and the Light by Hilary Mantel

by Hilary Mantel

66. The Love-charm of Bombs: Restless Lives in the Second World War by Lara Feigel

by Lara Feigel (no photo)

67. When London was Capital of America by Julie Flavell

by Julie Flavell (no photo)

68. The Death of the Great Lakes by Dan Egan

by Dan Egan

69. Sweet Taste of Liberty: A True Story of Slavery and Restitution in America

by W. Caleb McDaniel

70. Let me be frank with you by Richard Ford

by Richard Ford

71. The Story of Wake Island by James P.S. Devereux

by James P.S. Devereux (no photo)

72. The Thousand-Mile War: World War II in Alaska and the Aleutians

by Brian Garfield

73. Pacific Blitzkreig by Sharon Tosi Lacey

by Sharon Tosi Lacey (no photo)

74. Foreign Correspondence: A Pen Pal's Journey from Down Under to All Over by Geraldine Brooks

by Geraldine Brooks

75. Coming into the Country by John McPhee

by John McPhee

76. Mirrors of the Unseen: Journeys in Iran
by Jason Elliot

by Jason Elliot

Bentley- please add me to this list.
Thanks,
Gary

Gary - I will set you up with your two threads and will send you a PM with the links. The 50 Books thread has a standard format that you must follow but we will help you along the way. And the Personal Reading List - sort of a staging area for books you want to read is carried over from year to year. And there is a format there too but you also have some options.

Bentley- I was wondering whether you ever set this up for me. If so, I don't know where to find it. Please advise.
Thanks,
Gary

Gary, everything is now up. Sorry for the delay. They both have your name on them. If you still cannot find them - let me know. We will have you with the required format. Always look at message one and follow the directions and format.

Gary, if you are checking my thread - you will see that your threads have been set up. The Personal Reading List is carried over from year to year for the group member's convenience. The 50 Books Read in 2020 will be archived on January 1, 2021 but will still be open in the Archival folder for personal use. A new 50 Books Read in 2021 will be added to the folder and will be open for use on January 1st, 2021.