Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #non-fiction, aggregated by home.social.
For the October reading pile:
New lower price on ANUNNAKI: The Ones Who Taught Us All: Kindle $2.99 and hardcover $18.99.
You were not built to dig. You were taught.
https://harris-book-autopilot.netlify.app/b/anunnaki-the-ones-who-taught-us-all/ma/t-lower
The song I'd put on for this one: "Shy Girl" by Haute & Freddy. Listen: https://harris-book-autopilot.netlify.app/m/miouvu/ma
No uniforms. No rules. Just knives, ropes, and silence in the dark.
#books #bookreview #CovertOperations #Nonfiction
https://thisgrandpablogs.com/churchill-secret-warriors/
Four stars. Clear writing, real cases, and a firsthand view inside the KGB that no other book gives you quite like this.
#books #bookreview #OlegKalugin #nonfiction
https://thisgrandpablogs.com/spymaster/
No heroes. No villains. Just the truth about a war that turned overnight.
#books #bookreview #Nonfiction #WarHistory
https://thisgrandpablogs.com/battle-of-hue/
Oy! Putting this one on the to-read list 👀
Start The Anunnaki Directive here. Book One: THE ANUNNAKI DIRECTIVE.
One hundred fifteen chapters. Every source named.
https://harris-book-autopilot.netlify.app/b/the-anunnaki-directive/ma/t-series
Reading soundtrack, my pick: "You'll Be In My Heart" by Phil Collins. Listen: https://harris-book-autopilot.netlify.app/m/ydouvs/ma
Four stars. Some technical sections slow it down. But the human stories and secret missions keep you locked in throughout.
#books #bookreview #BlindMansBluff #nonfiction
https://thisgrandpablogs.com/american-submarine-espionage/
Blue Covenant: The Global Water Crisis and the Coming Battle for the Right to Water by Maude Barlow, 2009
In a book hailed by Publishers Weekly as a “passionate plea for access to water activism,” Blue Covenant addresses an environmental crisis that—together with global warming—poses one of the gravest threats to our survival.
How did the world’s most vital resource become imperiled? And what must we do to pull back from the brink?
Bloodlands: Europe Between Hitler and Stalin by Timothy Snyder, 2010
Bloodlands is a new kind of European history, presenting the mass murders committed by the Nazi and Stalinist regimes as two aspects of a single history, in the time and place where they occurred: between Germany and Russia, when Hitler and Stalin both held power.
#books
#nonfiction
#history
#Europe
#Hitler
#Stalin
#genocide
No spin. No polish. Just money, weapons, and a war fought in the shadows.
#books #bookreview #Nonfiction #Espionage
https://thisgrandpablogs.com/charlie-wilsons-war-book-summary-review/
This morning I read the last bit of America's Best Idea: The Separation of Church and State by Randall Balmer. I first put this on hold through my library cooperative, but the library that had a copy (Alanson) could not find their copy. I am guessing someone took it off the shelf and did something with it so it would not be checked out. (Just a guess, but probably accurate.)
Short, concise, factual. That's about all you need for the topic. I appreciate that.
Four stars. Thin on proof in spots but essential reading for anyone deep into Cold War British intelligence history.
#books #bookreview #ChapmanPincher #nonfiction
https://thisgrandpablogs.com/mi5-soviet-infiltration/
On Retirment, inequalities, and old age.
https://libranet.de/display/0b6b25a8-156a-c9d3-7349-511661474228
This isn't a war story about glory. It's a lesson on duty, told plain and true.
#books #bookreview #WarMemoirs #Nonfiction
https://thisgrandpablogs.com/beyond-band-of-brothers/
In 1975 editor Hilary McPhee changed Australian publishing forever
Author Carmel Bird pays tribute to her friend, the pioneering writer, editor and publisher who died earlier this month.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-10/hilary-mcphee-australian-editor-publisher-obituary/107246522
#Books #ArtsCultureandEntertainment #Novel #Author #Fiction #NonFiction #DeathandDying
For anyone who has read ONE BOOK, A THOUSAND BIBLES:
Which translation decision surprised you most?
https://harris-book-autopilot.netlify.app/b/one-book-a-thousand-bibles/ma/t-q1
New releases and free Kindle days, one short email when they happen: https://harris-book-autopilot.netlify.app/b/_news/ma/nl
De #NYPL NewYork Public Library heeft een fantastisch interview online gezet waarin Rashid Khalidi (auteur van The 100 years war on Palestine) Benjamin Moser interviewt over zijn nieuw boek "Antizionisme: een joods geschiedenis".
Hoe Moser van een liberaal zionist tot fel antizionist en Israël hater werd. Het hele verhaal (lees dat boek, geef het aan Tweestatenfans en twijfelaars).
https://www.youtube.com/live/tWu3gdisUuY
#Israel #palestine #zionism #antizionism #BenjaminMoser #RashidKhalidi #books #nonfiction #geopolitics #ideology #religion
Inspire the the next generation of women aviators and astronauts with historic trailblazers' true stories compiled by Penny Rafferty Hamilton, Ph D., an aviator, herself. "Intriguing, motivating, awe-inspiring"
#nonfiction #aviation #spaceforce #astronauts #stories #womeninaviation
https://www.amazon.com/101-Trailblazing-Women-Air-Space/dp/0578307251/
The Deletion of a Son by David V. Gobel
An emotionally charged yet forensic audit of inherited dysfunction and one man’s fight to preserve his truth
The post The Deletion of a Son by David V. Gobel appeared first on Independent Book Review.
https://independentbookreview.com/2026/10/09/the-deletion-of-a-son-by-david-v-gobel/
#bookreview #DavidVGobel #Nonfiction #religionAndspirituality #religiousmemoir
No attacks here. Just facts placed side by side for readers to weigh.
#books #bookreview #ComparativeReligion #Nonfiction
https://smpl.is/anfeh
Your Third Brain: Powering a Future of Unimagined Possibilities by Jack Myers, 2026
Examines the rise of human–machine co-intelligence. Moving beyond hype and alarmism, media ecologist Jack Myers proposes that the future of AI lies in an emergent partnership—one where human intuition, empathy, and ethical judgment fuse with machine speed, scale, and pattern recognition. A thoughtful guide for leaders, educators, and creators.
The Wiley-Blackwell Handbook of Transpersonal Psychology by Glenn Hartelius & Jenny Wade & Harris L. Friedman, 2026
A thoroughly revised and expanded synthesis of a field dedicated to understanding the full range of human consciousness and transformative experience.
#books
#nonfiction
#psychology
#transpersonal
#consciousness
Wiley Handbook of Problem-Based Learning by Mahnaz Moallem (ed), 2019
The first book to offer an in-depth exploration of the topic of problem-based learning with contributions from international experts
The Wiley Handbook of Problem-Based Learning is the first book of its kind to present a collection of original essays that integrate the research and practice of problem-based learning in one comprehensive volume.
Biology of Aging by Alvaro Macieira-Coelho (2023) provides a comprehensive, critical review of the molecular, cellular, and systemic mechanisms driving senescence.
Moving beyond simplistic "single-cause" theories, it examines free radicals, endocrine pacemakers, evolutionary models, caloric restriction, and genomic redundancy.
How to Save Your Child from Ostrich Attacks, Accidental Time Travel, and Anything Else that Might Happen on an Average Tuesday by James Breakwell, 2018
Social Chemistry: Decoding the Patterns of Human Connection: Decoding the Patterns of Human Connection by Marissa King, 2021
Yale professor Marissa King shows how anyone can build more meaningful and productive relationships based on insights from neuroscience, psychology, and network analytics.
Understanding Brain Aging and Dementia: A Life Course Approach by Lawrence J. Whalley, 2015
Lawrence J. Whalley unlocks the mysteries of brain functionality, illuminating the processes that affect the brain during aging, the causes behind these changes, and effective coping strategies.
No myths here. Just men with power, pride, and fear making history in real time.
#books #bookreview #WorldHistory #Nonfiction
https://smpl.is/anfe6
📚 I just finished reading Legions in Crisis: Transformation of the Roman Soldier AD 192–284
by Paul Elliott
I have now read this book 2 times.
I seem to remember this book differently. I bought it thinking I would learn a lot of late roman tactics, training and equipment, but this book really skims over all the topics it touches very superficially.
My rating: ⭐⭐⭐ (3/5 stars)
#BookReview #Bookstodon #Reading #Nonfiction #History #MilitaryHistory #Italy #ClassicalEra
