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Book cover of Allow Me to Retort: A Black Guy’s Guide to the Constitution

Eric Brechner Author Of Agile Project Management with Kanban

From Eric's 3 favorite reads in 2024.

Why am I passionate about this?

Author Career coach Educator Math geek Despiser of waste Father and husband

Eric's 3 favorite reads in 2024

Eric Brechner Why Eric loves this book

Elie Mystal's brilliant book is funny, tragic, and challenging. The Constitution is a flawed document yet has the power to reach its lofty goals if our judiciary chose to interpret it accordingly.

By Elie Mystal ,

Why should I read it?

3 authors picked Allow Me to Retort as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

Instant New York Times Bestseller

MSNBC legal commentator Elie Mystal thinks that Republicans are wrong about the law almost all of the time. Now, instead of talking about this on cable news, Mystal explains why in his first book.

"After reading Allow Me to Retort, I want Elie Mystal to explain everything I don't understand-quantum astrophysics, the infield fly rule, why people think Bob Dylan is a good singer . . ." -Michael Harriot, The Root

Allow Me to Retort is an easily digestible argument about what rights we have, what rights Republicans are trying to take away, and how…


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Aggressor by FX Holden,

It is April 1st, 2038. Day 60 of China's blockade of the rebel island of Taiwan.

The US government has agreed to provide Taiwan with a weapons system so advanced that it can disrupt the balance of power in the region. But what pilot would be crazy enough to run…

Book cover of Be a Scribe!: Working for a Better Life in Ancient Egypt

Eric Brechner Author Of Agile Project Management with Kanban

From Eric's 3 favorite reads in 2024.

Why am I passionate about this?

Author Career coach Educator Math geek Despiser of waste Father and husband

Eric's 3 favorite reads in 2024

Eric Brechner Why Eric loves this book

Michael Hoffen's remarkable translation of a dad's instruction to his teenage son transports you back to ancient Egypt. You learn what life was like for the common Egyptian told by someone alive at the time. It's short, sweet, and evocative of how much remains the same after 3000 years.

By Michael Hoffen , Christian Casey , Jen Thum

Why should I read it?

1 author picked Be a Scribe! as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it. This book is for kids age 8, 9, 10, and 11.

What is this book about?

An immersive story of daily life in ancient Egypt.

This extraordinary translation of a tale by Michael Hoffen, a 16-year-old young author, will acquaint readers with the life of a teenage boy in ancient Egypt and show readers that working for a living has never been easy!

Sail up the Nile with an ancient Egyptian father and son and discover what daily life was like along the way. Experience the wonderful world of ancient Egypt with the help of countless artificats and paintings. Delight in four-thousand-year-old humor and immerse yourself in the choices facing a teenage boy in Egypt then.…


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