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	Collision on Tenerife: The How and Why of the World's Worst Aviation Disaster by Jon Ziomek (Goodreads Author), Caroline Hopkins 4.16 avg rating — 375 ratings — published 2018 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Lobster Theory by Greg Fishman, Jon Ziomek (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Judy Roberts (Editor) 4.31 avg rating — 52 ratings — published 2014 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Journalism Transparency and the Public Trust: A Report of the Eighth Annual Aspen Institute Conference on Journalism and Society 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2005	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Jon Ziomek's Blog: My recent interview

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The June/July issue of Smithsonian's Air & Space magazine has a Q&A with me about my new book, "Collision on Tenerife." Here's a link:
https://www.airspacemag.com/history-o...

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The Mission: The CIA in the 21st Century

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The Invention of Yesterday: A 50,000-Year History of Human Culture, Conflict, and Connection

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Jon Ziomek rated a book liked it The Proving Ground (The Lincoln Lawyer, #8; Harry Bosch Universe, #40) by Michael Connelly (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
A solid effort. Not as engaging as other Lincoln Lawyer books, but all in all, pretty satisfying.
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Jon Ziomek rated a book really liked it Yours in Truth: A Personal Portrait of Ben Bradlee, Legendary Editor of The Washington Post by Jeff Himmelman	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
It took me much of the book before it really grabbed me. So -- three and a half stars, not quite four. But by the end, I did fully understood Ben Bradlee's influence on his newsroom at the Washington Post. He was an enormous professional success, whi ...more
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Jon Ziomek rated a book it was amazing Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA by Tim Weiner (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
This was an amazing amount of work by the author. It's a slow read because it's so fact-filled, but worth it. And he's convincing: the CIA has rarely, if ever in its history, been of much use to American security. It was wrong about the Korean War, w ...more
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Jon Ziomek rated a book liked it The Widow by John Grisham (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
The descriptions of courtroom activities are, not surprisingly, spot on and gripping. However ... I wish Mr. Grisham had gotten to the big plot turn much sooner. The resolution has a bit of a deus ex machina feel to it. And I wanted more clarificatio ...more
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Jon Ziomek and 54 other people liked Matt's review of Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA: "Sometimes I think the CIA is kept around just so all those old movies and Tom Clancy books will make sense. Because really, from start to finish, the Agency has proven a monumental failure. The title Legacy of Ashes comes from President Dwight D. Eis" Read more of this review »
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This isn't just a personal account of a remarkably difficult family situation – it's an important account. Society's inability to help the mentally ill is costing us in loss of humanity, and in money. Mr. Powers is brave to write about schizophrenia ...more
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This is the third of Mr. Pavone's books I've read. I think it's my favorite of the three. "The ExPats" was good, too, although the ending was too convoluted for me. This one has a thoughtful look at the class system existing in New York city. The end ...more
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Every one of these short stories has a surprise ending, which is interesting. They are a quick read, too. Overall, they're what I expected from Mr. Child in style and content – not a lot of concentration is necessary. ...more
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