Jennifer's "The Oxygen is too Thin up Here on top of Mt. TBR" Nonfiction challenge

[Jennifer, Moderator]

The list -- harder to narrow down than I expected! ****Finished 12/02/2022

The Final Days **Finished 01/09. picks up where All the President's Men left off and is every bit as good.
I'll Have What She's Having: How Nora Ephron's Three Iconic Films Saved the Romantic Comedy *Finished 03/22 what a fun book!
Wild Bill: The True Story of the American Frontier's First Gunfighter Finished 7/22 -- rollicking good history!
The Great Task Remaining: The Third Year of Lincoln's War **Really interesting history, finished 11/20
The Comedians: Drunks, Thieves, Scoundrels, and the History of American Comedy Finished 6/13/22 good overview with lots of detail that I was completely unfamiliar with. 4 stars.
The New York Yankees 1936–39: Lou Gehrig, Joe DiMaggio, and Baseball's Greatest Dynasty **Finished 8/22 hard to read the first part when you know what's coming for Gehrig...
From Kristallnacht to Watergate: Memoirs of a Newspaperman ***Finished 11/2022 -- I love Watergate histories.
In Destiny's Hands: Five Tragic Rulers, Children of Maria Theresa ***Good but a little too long -- Finished 11/2022****
In Triumph's Wake: Royal Mothers, Tragic Daughters, and the Price They Paid for Glory ***Good, learned a lot about Ferdinand and Isabella I hadn't previously known ***** Finished 11/2022
Golden Holocaust: Origins of the Cigarette Catastrophe and the Case for Abolition *** interesting but longer than it needed to be, however, as an indictment of the industry it's a stellar document****Finished 11/22
Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City **Finished 7/22 3 stars
Ride the Devil's Herd: Wyatt Earp's Epic Battle Against the West's Biggest Outlaw Gang***Finished 03/22 Good history of the period following the OK Corral and the death of Morgan Earp.
Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded: August 27, 1883. Finished 01/22. Little heavy on the science but overall fascinating.
Concussion. **Finished 12/1***
The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics.*******Read 01/22. Inspirational!
Complications: A Surgeon's Notes on an Imperfect Science ***Finished 01/02 This was excellent, 4 stars, and I can really see how he grew as a person between this book and Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End, which I read last year.

[Alissa]

Great list! I love to read nonfiction so I can't wait to hear your thoughts!

[Vikki, Moderator]

I don't read much non-fiction but it's nice to see a challenge just for them! Good luck

[Denise]

I haven't read any of your selections. Wish you luck on your challenge.

[Kim. E.]

I added three of these to my tbr list. I love nonfiction. I just wish it didn't take me so long to inhale the information so they take me much longer to read than I'd like

[Bill, Moderator]

I've only read Krakatoa and it was great. Your other selections all look interesting. I hop to read more non-fiction in 2022.

[Jennifer, Moderator]

Kim. E. wrote: "I added three of these to my tbr list. I love nonfiction. I just wish it didn't take me so long to inhale the information so they take me much longer to read than I'd like"

I do most NF on audio. Winds up kind of feeling like a documentary and goes much faster!

[Ioana]

I love your list, lots of variety. I haven't read any of these, only the original The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, which was excellent.
Here's another good one that I'm currently reading: The Informant
Good luck and can't wait for your reviews.

[Jennifer, Moderator]

Ioana wrote: "I love your list, lots of variety. I haven't read any of these, only the original The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, whi..."

I read The Informant a couple of years ago and what I remember is that I found a part of it so interesting I stopped what I was doing to listen. Of course, I was standing in the produce department (and no doubt in someone's way) at the time....

[Ioana]

Jennifer wrote: "I read The Informant a couple of years ago and what I remember is that I found a part of it so interesting I stopped what I was doing to listen."

It's truly fascinating, I can't stop listening to it...I really need to know how it will end. I know I could probably check Wikipedia 😉

[Amy]

I've had Evicted on my list for awhile! Hope you like it.

[Kim. E.]

Jennifer wrote: "Kim. E. wrote: "I added three of these to my tbr list. I love nonfiction. I just wish it didn't take me so long to inhale the information so they take me much longer to read than I'd like"

I do mo..."

I've never even considered that with nonfiction. I listen to either fiction or a podcast as I go to sleep at night. I may try this.

[Jennifer, Moderator]

Kim. E. wrote: "Jennifer wrote: "Kim. E. wrote: "I added three of these to my tbr list. I love nonfiction. I just wish it didn't take me so long to inhale the information so they take me much longer to read than I..."

I'm fortunate in that I work in an office by myself and wind up with a lot of time at work where I can listen to books and still get things done. Otherwise, I assure you, I would not have gotten through 1/10 of what I've read this year and probably would have left some "monster" books alone. I "read" The Glory and the Dream: A Narrative History of America 1932-72 on audio this year and it turned out to be one of hands down the best books, fiction or non, I've ever read. But even on audio it clocked in at 57 hours, and I listen "faster" than 1x speed and it still took several days to get through! But SOOOOOOO worth it.

[Ioana]

Jennifer wrote: "Kim. E. wrote: "I'm fortunate in that I work in an office by myself and wind up with a lot of time at work where I can listen to books and still get things done."

I'm so jealous! I need to read and write constantly at work...I can't listen to audiobooks, I think they use the same part of the brain used for reading comprehension and writing.

[Martha]

ALL non-fiction!!! I'm so impressed!! Have fun with this list. I look forward to checking in to see how you like them. And yes, I'm adding a couple. :-)

[Lea]

I love this list. I haven't read any of these books yet, but they all look so good. I'll be looking forward to seeing what you think of the books you chose.