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Recent Nifty Boooks

• Scandalmonger, by William Safire
  I've just started this book. It is a fascinating treatment of dirty U.S. politics circa 1790. Safire presents a new (to me) form of historical novel. Rather than made-up characters going about their lives in an historical context, he gives us real historical characters going about the affairs of the country in a painstakingly researched historical narrative. I'll write more about this book after I have finished it, but I might move it to my Wonderful Books page.

• Purple Dots, by PBS's Jim Lehrer
  The cauldron: Washington,D.C. - The ingredients: cynical politicians, ambitious aides, a commune of retired CIA spooks - The result: enjoyable reading for those who like intrigue and are familiar with the center of the universe - "DC".

Nominated by Friends of BOOKPOODAH for THE Must-Read-to-be-Considered-Educated category.

• A Random Walk Down Wall Street, Burton G. Malkiel

• On The Sensations of Tone, Hermann Helmholtz.

• From the Jaws of Victory, Charles M. Fair.

• The Feynman Lectures, Richard Feynman.

Starr, Clinton and Lewinsky - The Official Poodah!

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