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A. Idle Book Reviews — 81 episodes
COUNTING THE COST: A MEMOIR by Jill Duggar
THE OTHER BLACK GIRL by Zakiya Dalila Harris
THE PRESIDENT AND THE FREEDOM FIGHTER: Abraham Lincoln, Frederick Douglass, and their battle to save America’s soul by Brian Kilmeade
HUMBLE THE POET - Book Trilogy for Life
THE PIANO LESSON by August Wilson
THE ROSE THAT GREW FROM CONCRETE by Tupac Shakur
THE TIPPING POINT: HOW LITTLE THINGS CAN MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE by Malcolm Gladwell
BAD BOY: A MEMOIR by Walter Dean Myers
UNBOTHERED: The Power of Choosing Joy by Omarion
DEATH IN THE CLOUDS by Agatha Christie
THE SWORD AND THE SHIELD by Peniel E. Joseph PART 2
THE SWORD AND THE SHIELD by Peniel E. Joseph PART 1
THE 7 ½ DEATHS OF EVELYN HARDCASTLE by Stuart Turton
SHOOK ONE by Charlamagne Tha God
BECOMING FREE INDEED by Jinger Duggar Vuolo
THE FOUR AGREEMENTS by Don Miguel Ruiz
9 by Zach Hines
GOOD MORNING, LOVE by Ashley Coleman
THE MURDER GAME by Carrie Doyle
5 TYPES OF PEOPLE WHO CAN RUIN YOUR LIFE by Bill Eddy, LCSW, Esq.
THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST by Oscar Wilde analyzed
THE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION explained
STREET PLAYERS by Donald Goines
OPEN WATER by Caleb Azumah Nelson
BLACK IN BLUE by Carmen Best
THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE explained
DEATH ON THE NILE by Agatha Christie
THE VISCOUNT WHO LOVED ME by Julia Quinn
NO EXIT by Taylor Adams
MANSA MUSA AND THE EMPIRE OF MALI: A True Story of Gold and Greatness from Africa by P. James Oliver
THE ART OF WAR by Sun Tzu
TRANSCENDENT KINGDOM by Yaa Gyasi
THE SHORT LIFE & CURIOUS DEATH OF FREE SPEECH IN AMERICA by Ellis Cose
NEVER DIE ALONE by Donald Goines
BLACK PRIVILEGE by Charlamagne Tha God
THE RELUCTANT FUNDAMENTALIST: Changez’ Story
PASSING: May March Come Expeditiously
OUTLIERS: The Dissection of Success
THE HATING GAME: Opposites Attack...or Attract!?
THE WOMAN IN THE WINDOW: Redefining Crazy
THE FIRE NEXT TIME: James Baldwin, the G.O.A.T.
THE ARCHER: A Book Of Metaphors
SULA: The Definition Of Unbothered
HUSTLE HARDER HUSTLE SMARTER: 50 Cent’s Take On Self Help
THE DEVIL AND THE DARK WATER: Ol’ Tom Is RUTHLESS
GROWN: Trigger Warning
MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS: It Was Agatha All Along!
THE CATCHER IN THE RYE: A Terrible ‘Classic’
Do I Make Myself Clear?: Writing Well MATTERS
PARTY OF TWO: A Cheesy Love Story
THE THIRTEEN AMERICAN ARGUMENTS: The Paradox Of American Society
HOW TO FIGHT A HYDRA: Apparently It’s Not Easy
SHALLOW WATERS: The Strength That Is Yemaya
A LESSON BEFORE DYING: Protect Your Name, Protect Your Peace.
WHO IS MAUD DIXON?: The Curse of Writer’s Block
BRIDGERTON! ..Thank you Regé
Communicate Well. Write Short.
Why Did Rome Fall?
Sit Down, Check In & Mind Your Mental
Black Leads In A Lovecraftian Universe!
The Original Time Machine
Pretty Things, Pretty Unstable People
Astrophysics Explained. Kinda.
The Champ is HERE: Ali’s Victory
Remembrance: A True Combatant To The Ultimate Oppression
Of Mice & Censorship?
The Only Christopher We Acknowledge Is WALLACE
Your Personal Legend Awaits.... But WTF is Alchemy?
The Bluest Eye: The Living Doll Test
Confessions of a Reformed Twihard: The Twilight Standard
When No One Is Watching: The Truth In Conspiracies
Disintegrating or Diversifying: The State of Black America
The Right Swipe • Spoiler: It Get’s SPICY
Unlearning The Pain • A Guided Path To Wisdom
The Ballad Of Songbirds And Snakes • Follow Up Discussion
Coriolanus Snow, The Face Of Oppression
Literal Fires Everywhere
A Hart Dropping Knowledge
What Happened To Evelyn? • An Assessment Of The Hardcastle Legacy
SHOOK • Diving Into Charlamagne’s Mind
Welcome to A. Idle • Intro Episode