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I read Pity the Nation by Robert Fisk some time back in 2015-2017. A few months after I finished reading it, I wrote the following brief review, which I will re-post here now, 10 years later. This book was about the Lebanese Civil War. The only other book
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I read A History of the Cuban Revolution by Aviva Chomsky some time in 2015-2017. Shortly after I finished reading it, I wrote the following brief review, which I will re-post here now, 10 years later. The review: A book I finished recently was A History of the
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I read Che Guevara: A Revolutionary Life by Jon Lee Anderson some time back in 2015-2017. A few days after I finished reading it, I wrote the following brief review, which I will re-post here now, 10 years later. The review: This week I finished Che Guevara: A
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This is less of a review, and more of a collection of notes I’ve written down as I was reading this book for the second time. Robert Fisk was an English journalist who spent most of his professional life reporting on conflict in the Middle East. The Great War
Book/Podcast Reviews
This is less of a review, and more of a collection of notes I’ve written down as I was reading this book for the second time. Robert Fisk was an English journalist who spent most of his professional life reporting on conflict in the Middle East. The Great War
Book/Podcast Reviews
This is less of a review, and more of a collection of notes I’ve written down as I was reading this book for the second time. Robert Fisk was an English journalist who spent most of his professional life reporting on conflict in the Middle East. The Great War
Book/Podcast Reviews
Around April 2026 I started listening to an excellent podcast called The Caliphs: The Rise and Fall of Arab Power by Zayd (himself a Lebanese from a mixed Sunni/Shia family) and I finished it over the course of about 4 months. It tells the political narrative of the history
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I finished reading Osman’s Dream: A History of the Ottoman Empire by Caroline Finkel in early 2026. It primarily covered the political history of the Ottoman Empire, but did so in a very comprehensive, if somewhat dry, manner. It wasn’t the most enjoyable read in the world, but
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I read Democracy at Work: A Cure for Capitalism by Richard Wolff some time back in 2015-2017. Shortly after I finished reading it, I wrote the following brief review (really just some of my thoughts on the book), which I will re-post here now, 10 years later. It
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This was a fairly good podcast I enjoyed listening to. As of the time of writing this 4/2026, the podcast is still ongoing, although I am caught up. It took me several months to get through, as I primarily listen to podcasts during my commute. As of writing this,