James Aura

James Aura

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I write mysteries, environmental and climate fiction: #books #SciFi #mysteries #environment #booksky Check out The Hurricane Code https://www.amazon.com/Hurricane-Code-James-Aura/dp/B08J1SK814

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When Healing Harms: The Doctor Who Put a Hospital on Trial — and the Case that Shook Psychiatry www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/bookreview/w...

washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.comWhen Healing Harms: The Doctor Who Put a Hospital on Trial — and the Case that Shook Psychiatry | Washington Independent Review of BooksThe Independent is an important voice in the community of readers and writers dedicated to book reviews and writing about the world of books.
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A Glorious Fate: The Life and Legacy of Colonel Robert Gould Shaw Recalling a Union officer fueled (at least partly) by a belief in abolition. #history #booksky www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/bookreview/a...

washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.comA Glorious Fate: The Life and Legacy of Colonel Robert Gould Shaw | Washington Independent Review of BooksThe Independent is an important voice in the community of readers and writers dedicated to book reviews and writing about the world of books.
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Mr. Obama delivered the Cheesecake Factory line at a rally in Ohio on Saturday, casting Mr. Trump as out of touch while needling at the president’s extravagant sense of style. Saddam Hussein, the authoritarian leader of Iraq who was ousted by the 2003 U.S. invasion, was known for his love of gold.

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Princes and Thieves: Jared Kushner and Mohamed bin Zayed's Secret Plot to Remake the Middle East The new book by the reporter Matthew Cole connects $2 billion in slush funds from gulf state leaders to Trump’s son-in-law in an effort to influence U.S. policy. #booksky www.nytimes.com/2026/10/26/b...

nytimes.comBook Review: ‘Princes and Thieves,’ by Matthew Cole (Gift Article)The new book by the reporter Matthew Cole connects $2 billion in slush funds from gulf state leaders to Trump’s son-in-law in an effort to influence U.S. policy.
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Was Cormac McCarthy That Guy in Your MFA? #writing #authors McCarthy believed “there’s no reason to…blot the page with weird little marks….I mean if you write properly you shouldn’t have to punctuate.” lithub.com/if-you-write...?

lithub.com“If You Write Properly You Shouldn’t Have to Punctuate.” Was Cormac McCarthy That Guy in Your MFA?Lee Holleman’s first impression of the campus left her flat. It looked undernourished, somehow: a sense of architectural scrawniness. “The University of Tennessee was overrun with students from Hob…
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Travel back in time to an era without smartphones, only the beginnings of the internet, and a cast of characters you’ll not soon forget. Visit the ‘Big Bad City’- Louisville in 1990, where detectives in a small agency find themselves taking on the Mob. www.amazon.com/Big-Bad-City...

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A ‘Bipartisan’ Bill to Dismantle the Nation’s Bedrock Environmental Law: The truth is that it will fast-track environmental destruction. #environment therevelator.org/baaja/

therevelator.orgA ‘Bipartisan’ Bill to Dismantle the Nation’s Bedrock Environmental Law • The RevelatorThe sponsors of the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act say it will improve energy infrastructure development. The truth is that it will fast-track environmental destruction.

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Terrific page-turner...

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Nature's Extremes in 2099: Wildfires, gigantic hurricanes, flooded cities and heat too hot to survive. Read a story of the future: 'The Hurricane Code.' #climate #SciFi #CliFi #Environment #booksky #books amazon.com/dp/B08J1SK814/

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We acknowledge that no one has the bandwidth for this, but if it helps: -It’s ‘sleight of hand’ -It’s ‘bated breath’ -It’s ‘lo and behold’ -It's 'buck naked' -It’s ‘brass tacks’ -It’s ‘free rein’ -It’s ‘toe the line'

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Review: The Gospel According to Hobby Lobby: Inside a Billionaire Family’s Quest to Craft a Christian Nation #booksky www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/bookreview/t...

washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.comThe Gospel According to Hobby Lobby: Inside a Billionaire Family’s Quest to Craft a Christian Nation | Washington Independent Review of BooksThe Independent is an important voice in the community of readers and writers dedicated to book reviews and writing about the world of books.

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More attempted intimidation of broadcasters: Trump's FCC chair says broadcast networks could violate regulatory obligations by airing 'fake polls' www.reuters.com/business/med...

reuters.comFCC chair says broadcast networks could violate regulatory obligations by airing 'fake polls'The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission said on Wednesday that US broadcast networks could violate their regulatory obligations by airing "entirely fake polls and suppression polls."
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Josephine forms from a Northeaster that has lashed the Outer Banks off North Carolina for days. The storm will head out to sea soon and might strengthen briefly into a hurricane.