#NonFicNov 2020 Week 1

Week 1: (Nov 2 to Nov 06)

1. Hosted by: Leann of Shelf Aware  (add linky here)
   
2. Hashtag: #NonficNov

Hosts:

1. Leann of Shelf Aware
2. Julz of JulzReads
3. Rennie of What’s Nonfiction
4. Katie @ Doing Dewey

 

• My TOP 10  non-fiction 2020:
  

1. Unmaking of the Presidency – S. Hennessey, B. Wittes
2. A Very Stable Genius – C. Leonnig, P. Rucker
3. Donald Trump v. The United States – M. Schmidt
4. Tears We Cannot Stop – M. Dyson
   
5. The New Jim Crow – Michelle Alexander
6. White Too Long – Robert P. Jones
7. The Fire This Time – editor Jesmyn Ward (essays)
   
8. Just Us – C. Rankine
   
9. Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption – Bryan Stevenson
   
10. Heavy – Kiese Laymon
    
    

My daily reading companion….Mork.

 

 

1. What was your favorite nonfiction read(s) of the year?
2. My favorite book is not always the book I recommend to other readers.
3. My choice is based on how it made me feel not what did I learn from it.
4. I ask myself: was it …intellectually adventurous?  emotionally wise?
5. This year I will choose a female writer  and a male writer.
6. Each has their own perspective to share with the reader.
7. Female: 
8. Just Us – C. Rankine
9. Male:
10. Heavy – Kiese Laymon

   

 

 

 

1. Do you have a particular topic you’ve been attracted to more this year?
2. This year my reading was a result of the
3. …sorry state of politics and race relations in USA.
4. This  Election 2020 year….and Americans are voting for the soul of the nation.
5. Another topic was #Covid19 pandemic.
6. The misinformation and lack of national plan to combat the virus is THE
7. …most egregious political decision USA history (IMO).
8. It has divided the country, politicized the mere wearing f of a mask
9. …and was the cause of many preventable deaths.
10. Perhaps a visual will help explain the seriousness of #COVID19.

    Trump keeps telling his rallies….“We’re rounding the curve…”

    For once I agree with him…but I call it Dead Man’s Curve.

 

1. What nonfiction book have you recommended the most?
2. A Very Stable Genius – C. Leonnig, P. Rucker
3. Donald Trump v. The United States – M. Schmidt
4. Both books are examples of  exemplary writing by
5. journalists at The Washington Post (C. Leonnig, P. Rucker)
6. jouraalist at The New York Times (M. Schmidt)
7. I’ve read 10 books this year about D. J. Trump and his administration.
8. These 2 books have a polish and
9. in-depth analysis that makes them the winners!