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deadpresidents · 3 months

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GEORGE WASHINGTON •Washington: A Life by Ron Chernow (BOOK | KINDLE | AUDIO) •His Excellency: George Washington by Joseph J. Ellis (BOOK | KINDLE | AUDIO) •George Washington: A Life by Willard Sterne Randall (BOOK)

JOHN ADAMS •John Adams by David McCullough (BOOK | KINDLE | AUDIO) •Passionate Sage: The Character and Legacy of John Adams by Joseph J. Ellis (BOOK | KINDLE | AUDIO) •John Adams: Party of One by James Grant (BOOK)

THOMAS JEFFERSON •Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power by Jon Meacham (BOOK | KINDLE | AUDIO) •American Sphinx: The Character of Thomas Jefferson by Joseph J. Ellis (BOOK | KINDLE | AUDIO) •Thomas Jefferson: An Intimate History by Fawn Brodie (BOOK)

JAMES MONROE •James Monroe: A Life by Tim McGrath (BOOK | KINDLE | AUDIO) •The Last Founding Father: James Monroe and a Nation's Call to Greatness by Harlow Giles Unger (BOOK | KINDLE | AUDIO) •James Monroe: The Quest for National Identity by Harry Ammon (BOOK)

JOHN QUINCY ADAMS •John Quincy Adams: American Visionary by Fred Kaplan (BOOK | KINDLE | AUDIO) •John Quincy Adams: A Public Life, A Private Life by Paul C. Nagel (BOOK | KINDLE | AUDIO) •The Lost Founding Father: John Quincy Adams and the Transformation of American Politics by William J. Cooper (BOOK | KINDLE | AUDIO) •The Remarkable Education of John Quincy Adams by Phyllis Lee Levin (BOOK | KINDLE)

ANDREW JACKSON •American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House by Jon Meacham (BOOK | KINDLE | AUDIO) •Andrew Jackson: His Life and Times by H.W. Brands (BOOK | KINDLE | AUDIO) •Andrew Jackson, Volume I: The Course of American Empire, 1767-1821 by Robert V. Remini (BOOK) •Andrew Jackson, Volume II: The Course of American Freedom, 1822-1832 by Robert V. Remini (BOOK | KINDLE) •Andrew Jackson, Volume III: The Course of American Democracy, 1833-1845 by Robert V. Remini (BOOK)

MARTIN VAN BUREN •Martin Van Buren and the American Political System by Donald B. Cole (BOOK | KINDLE) •Martin Van Buren and the Emergence of American Popular Politics by Joel H. Silbey (BOOK) •Martin Van Buren: The Romantic Age of American Politics by John Niven (BOOK)

WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON •A Child of the Revolution: William Henry Harrison and His World, 1773-1798 by Hendrik Booraem V (BOOK | KINDLE) •Mr. Jefferson's Hammer: William Henry Harrison and the Origins of American Indian Policy by Robert M. Owens (BOOK | KINDLE | AUDIO) •The Carnival Campaign: How the Rollicking 1840 Campaign of "Tippecanoe and Tyler Too" Changed Presidential Elections Forever by Ronald G. Shafer (BOOK | KINDLE | AUDIO)

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femmefatalevibe · 9 months

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Hey hope you're well. Do you have any book recs with female characters reinventing themselves, or coming back stronger? Something along those lines, ifykwim.

Also movie recs, if you can.

Have a good day.

Hi love!

Books that come to mind:

Untamed by Glennon Doyle

City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert

The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion

Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman

Educated by Tara Westover

Wild by Cheryl Strayed

Movies that come to mind:

The Devil Wears Prada (also a book but I just love Meryl Streep in the movie too much to not recommend this one!)

Legally Blonde (another classic everyone should be able to reference off-hand!)

The First Wives Club

P.S. I Love You

Easy A

Bridesmaids

** Firefly Lane is a great Netflix show in a similar genre

Hope this helps xx

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feral-cockroach · 4 months

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does anyone know any poly YA books? or poly fic books in general ! idm if theyre horror or realistic fiction or what i just want a sprinkle of polyamory in my reading !

#poly #polyam #polyamory #book suggestions #booklr #books #polyamorous

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anonil88 · 10 months

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I see the gays are going to loose their minds over Jasmin's public journey with queerness. And some of you are sounding a lil too much like Afterellen writers.

To yall and to anyone who feels the same as her might i suggest this interview:

youtube

Or any of these links / books. which i'm using good reads links so you can see the triggers or content warnings to not be blind sided.

Stone Butch Blues by Leslie Feinberg (good reads link but you can find the book for free) tw assault, this is not a book for minors

Zami by Audre Lorde (good reads)

My Gender Workbook (good reads) and Gender Outlaws: both the original and the 2010 version by Kate Bornstein

This SLATE article from 2015 (slate article) (wayback in case that link breaks)

These reddit posts with a valley of insight in the comments from older much older queer, gay, and lesbian people: Thread 1 Thread 2

A study done in 2009

Bodies in Relation—Bodies in Transition (article here)

Youtube videos and maybe a documentary

Queer Theory 101- Part 1- An open discussion with Ben Bateman- 30 min and there are 2 parts (go to youtube)

Brief Lecture Introducing Concepts of Queer Theory with Professor Matt Alberhasky- 10 min (go to youtube)

Judith Butler explaining Gender Theory- 13 min (youtube) and their book Gender Trouble: Feminism and the Subversion of Identity (good reads): and i will quote them here "Stumbling is a part of learning and making an error is a part of learning." & "Many people who refuse to allow trans people to define themselves is that they feel their own self definition is destabilized."

The Aggressives (free tubi link but you can arrgh matey it if you try hard enough) , a 2005 documentary, directed by Eric Daniel Peddle. An insightful exposé on the subculture of masculine presenting POC and their "femme" counterparts. Filmed over five years in NYC, the featured subjects share their dreams, secrets and deepest fears. Some of the AGs in this video identify as trans men, non binary, or bi now but all of their experiences are valid.

And if you were wondering yes, yes i do love researching and having references. Its fun.

This might be shocking but there are older lesbians and i am talking the most butch blue collar trades dyke with silver strands who have done way more things that would make some of y'all squeem because its not within this very linear view of what some people view should be everyone's exact labeled experience should be. And yes they still fully identify as lesbians and are in very long term commited lesbian relationships their past has just been a lot. No two people are the same and many people will have a definition similar to you but an entirely different and layered experience. This also includes experiences and journeys with labels that you are going to feel uncomfortable with if they open up about the journey that it took them on to get to the same label you use. I tend to say that is for thee does not have to be for me. Sometimes the moments of others journey albeit will be cringey to you and others but they aren't directly harmful to you and your experience. No matter what we will all still be hit on by people and certain demographics that we do not want to be hit on, because they do not care. Tearing apart your communities in person and online over drivel and people just on their journey whilst learning does nothing for us when that is what those in opposition are banking on. Now unclench and breathe.

#my thoughts #queer #jasmin savoy brown #look at these books aren't they neat #queer theory #resources #lesbian #bisexual #trans #gay #queer history #book suggestions #references #Youtube

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semantiques · 7 months

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You said, This thing we call life mustn’t ever become something endured

Greek Lessons, Han Kang

#greek lessons #han kang #book suggestions #book #academia #chaotic academia #dark academia #currently reading #quotes

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pal1cam · 4 days

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Favourite book (fiction or otherwise)

I’ve been reading books in Arabic for more than 10 years now, and have been mainly reading in English for the past year or 2 (fiction and non fiction)… and these are some of my favorites in both languages :

-> Favorites in Arabic :

[the books in green are ones that are translated versions of books that are originally in English or other languages]

"إبتسم فأنت ميّت" - حسن الجندي

"أثر الفراشة" - محمود درويش

"١٠٠ حلم قبل الموت" - محمد جلال

"الحفيدة الأمريكية" - انعام كجه جي

"أنا الموقّع أدناه" - محمود درويش

"آخر الأبواب الموصدة" - ابتسام ميّالة

"الفيل الأزرق" - أحمد مراد

"عائد إلى حيفا" - غسّان كنفاني

"لا تخبري ماما" + "تركوا بابا يعود" - توني ماغواير

"كزهر اللوز أو أبعد" - محمود درويش

Book number 4 is : “The American Granddaughter” by Inaam Kichachi

Books Number 9 are : “Don’t tell mummy” & “When daddy comes home” by Toni Maguire

-> Favorites in English :

“Take me with you when you go” - David Levithan & Jennifer Niven

“A good girl’s guide to murder” & “Good girl Bad blood” - Holly Jackson

“The Cousins” - Karen M. McManus

“My Sister Lives On The Mantelpiece” - Annabel Pitcher

“Treasures of The Rolling Stones” - Glenn Crouch

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creator-of-calm-queer-chaos · 8 months

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Help out an independent bookshop by telling me your favourite underrated/not super popular YA books!

Hi all! I work at a small independent bookshop and we are in the process of expanding our YA section. I figured it would be a waste to ignore the fantastic nerdy community we have here so I figured I’d ask y’all:

What are your favourite underrated YA books? What good YA books do you know of that you rarely see in libraries or small bookshops?

Thank you all so much and happy reading!!

#booklr #bookish #bookworms #books #book recs #book recommendations #book suggestions #independent bookstores #Bookstores #ya #Young adult books #ya books

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deadpresidents · 3 months

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JOHN TYLER •President Without a Party: The Life of John Tyler by Christopher J. Leahy (BOOK | KINDLE) •John Tyler: The Accidental President by Edward P. Crapol (BOOK | KINDLE | AUDIO) •And Tyler Too: A Biography of John & Julia Gardiner Tyler by Robert Seager II (BOOK)

JAMES K. POLK •Polk: The Man Who Transformed the Presidency and America by Walter R. Borneman (BOOK | KINDLE | AUDIO) •A Country of Vast Designs: James K. Polk, the Mexican War, and the Conquest of the American Continent by Robert W. Merry (BOOK | KINDLE | AUDIO) •James K. Polk and His Time: Essays at the Conclusion of the Polk Project edited by Michael David Cohen (BOOK)

ZACHARY TAYLOR •Zachary Taylor: Soldier, Planter, Statesman of the Old Southwest by K. Jack Bauer (BOOK) •Zachary Taylor: Soldier of the Republic by Holman Hamilton (BOOK | KINDLE) •Zachary Taylor: Soldier in the White House by Holman Hamilton (BOOK | KINDLE)

MILLARD FILLMORE •Millard Fillmore: Biography of a President by Robert J. Rayback (BOOK | KINDLE) •Millard Fillmore by Robert J. Scarry (BOOK | KINDLE)

FRANKLIN PIERCE •Franklin Pierce: New Hampshire's Favorite Son by Peter A. Wallner (BOOK) •Franklin Pierce: Martyr for the Union by Peter A. Wallner (BOOK) •Franklin Pierce: Young History of the Granite Hills by Roy Franklin Nichols (BOOK)

JAMES BUCHANAN •Worst. President. Ever.: James Buchanan, the POTUS Rating Game, and the Legacy of the Least of the Lesser Presidents by Robert Strauss (BOOK | KINDLE | AUDIO) •Bosom Friends: The Intimate World of James Buchanan and William Rufus King by Thomas J. Balcerski (BOOK | KINDLE | AUDIO) •The Worst President: The Story of James Buchanan by Garry Boulard (BOOK | KINDLE)

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woolfinbooks · 11 months

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Bisexual book recommendations

#bisexual #bi #lgbt books #lgbtq #book suggestions #books #bookish #bibliophile #reading #literature #bookworm #bookblr

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cameronspecial · 1 month

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So I made a bookstagram account… if you want to know what books might be inspiring my writing or just love to read maybe give it a follow!

P.S. I promise I’m working on making better posts!

Insta: @turningthepagewithzoe

#books #book suggestions #personal #pls follow me #ngl knowing me i’m gonna give up bc I don’t really post on my regular insta

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demisexual-eddie-diaz · 11 months

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Are there any books that are mlm that have the same feel as Anthony and Kate from Bridgerton?

Or where the love interest is like Benedict Bridgerton?

And I don’t mean like Heartstopper or Young Royals type books.

I mean books that properly feel like Bridgerton books and have a real love story.

No hate to those shows of course.

Just want a Victorian/Regency mlm recommendation.

(basically, I’m crushing over the Bridgerton boys right now)

#bridgerton #anthony bridgerton #kate sharma #book recommendations #queer books #mlm couple #gay #book suggestions #victorian books #dark academia #mlm books #I just need a good queer story #a happy ending #heartstopper #young royals #bookblr #benedict bridgerton

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thanatoseyes · 2 months

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Are there any books about dracula and van Helsing being ex lovers?

#dracula #its been a while since i read the book #but im reading dowry of blood rn #and it has dracula with a male bride #and like bram stoker is very closeted gay and dracula is hella queer coded #book recs #book recommendations #book suggestions

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queer-media-tourney · 2 months

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annie on my mind!!!! blew my little 12 year old dyke mind…i remember sneaking around the adult section of the library to find lgbt books and hiding them in my school bag so my parents wouldnt find out ❤️

Adding it in

#asks #book suggestions

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hotvampireadjacent · 2 years

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Ohhhh hell no my friend Henry told me he hasn’t read a book since he was 17. Give me a good suggestion for an adult man who hasnt read.A real page turner, but not something super long. Keep in mind he hasn’t sat down and read a book in nearly a decade so it’s gotta be good and it can’t be long.

Murder mystery would probably be good or idk do they make buddy cop books we NEED SUGGESTIONS PEOPLE. And no offense no tumblr core shit you know what I mean. It can have romance in it but it can’t be just about romance. This is for my boy herny romance will probably bore him.

#literature #book suggestions

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