{"id":21659,"date":"2025-08-01T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-01T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/?p=21659"},"modified":"2025-08-01T08:01:12","modified_gmt":"2025-08-01T14:01:12","slug":"july-reading-recap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/july-reading-recap\/","title":{"rendered":"July reading recap"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Books that I finished<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/40L49x0\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/41vCiMjjprL._SY445_SX342_ControlCacheEqualizer_.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/40L49x0\"><em>Boomerang<\/em> by Michael Lewis<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3U5htsr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/412yhhQbYrL._SY445_SX342_ControlCacheEqualizer_.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3U5htsr\"><em>The Iron Marshall<\/em> by Louis L&#8217;Amour<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3J0Lp6B\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/41QvEDhxWEL._SY445_SX342_ControlCacheEqualizer_.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3J0Lp6B\"><em>Surprise, Kill, Vanish<\/em> by Annie Jacobsen<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4l4rcdD\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/91u7FTEdpUL._SY466_.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4l4rcdD\"><em>The Affinities<\/em> by Robert Charles Wilson<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/46DKyma\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/51eGBdoVEhL._SY445_SX342_ControlCacheEqualizer_.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/46DKyma\"><em>Operation Paperclip<\/em> by Annie Jacobsen<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4l6DX7q\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/51Yj7ch5fdL._SY445_SX342_ControlCacheEqualizer_.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4l6DX7q\"><em>On Democracies and Death Cults<\/em> by Douglas Murray<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3U4tPRA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/41kP6zuCQqL._SY445_SX342_ControlCacheEqualizer_.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3U4tPRA\"><em>The Man from Skibbereen<\/em> by Louis L&#8217;Amour<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4lWn28E\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/71dnaZjVo4L._SY466_.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4lWn28E\"><em>Writing for Impact<\/em> by Bill Birchard<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3UtnL5r\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/416BbBX01oL._SY445_SX342_ControlCacheEqualizer_.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3UtnL5r\"><em>Seven Things You Can&#8217;t Say About China<\/em> by Tom Cotton<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/45kuvYl\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/5188xRN2n5L._SY445_SX342_ControlCacheEqualizer_.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/45kuvYl\"><em>The Greatest Comeback Ever<\/em> by Joe Concha<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Books That I DNFed<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Genesis<\/em> by Henry Kissinger, Craig Mundie, &amp; Eric Schmidt<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Minifarming<\/em> by Brett L. 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