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Warren and Bill
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Warren and Bill

By Anthony Mc

August 6, 2024

Book of The Month: "Warren and Bill" by Anthony McCarten Editor’s Note:   McCarten is a playwright, known for “Bohemian Rhapsody”, among other movies. This seems to make his writing...
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Demon Copperhead
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Demon Copperhead

By Barbara Kingsolver Editor

July 1, 2024

Book of The Month: "Demon Copperhead" by Barbara Kingsolver Editor’s Note:   (Thanks for the tip, Joe.)  Imagine someone believing they could update Charles Dicken’s famous “David Copperfield” and get...
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The Hunter
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The Hunter

By Tana French Editor

June 4, 2024

Book of The Month: "The Hunter" by Tana French Editor’s Note:  Here’s a new genre for you – “Irish Crime Fiction”.  That’s how this recently published work of Tana French...
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Book(s) of the Month  |  5 Books to Revisit
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Book(s) of the Month  |  5 Books to Revisit

By Viktor Frankl

April 29, 2024

Book(s) of The Month: Inspirations for radical change, aka books that have given definition to my own search for meaning. Editor’s note: I didn’t read anything worth sharing this month. ...
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The Last Ships From Hamburg
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The Last Ships From Hamburg

April 1, 2024

 Favorite Book: The Last Ships from Hamburg - Steven Ujifusa Editor’s note:  I like history in general and particularly about the world war periods.  There is so much to learn...
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Death at La Fenice
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Death at La Fenice

By Donna Leon Editor

March 2, 2024

Book of the Month: Death at La Fenice -- by Donna Leon Editor’s note:  Editor’s note: If you are a fan of well-written detective mysteries, this one (Leon’s first of...
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Crook Manifesto
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Crook Manifesto

By Colson Whitehead Editor

January 31, 2024

Book of the Month: “ Crook Manifesto ”, by Colson Whitehead Editor’s note:  This is my second Whitehead read and I haven’t even gone back to his Pulitzer Prize winners...
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This Other Eden
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This Other Eden

By Paul Harding

December 31, 2023

Editor’s note:  The story is as lush as Harding’s writing, which takes some pages to adjust to, at least in my case.  Long, poetic, descriptive sentences that only the greats...
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The Book of Charlie
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The Book of Charlie

By David Von Drehle

November 30, 2023

Editor’s Note: As you know, I’m fascinated by the human need for, search for, meaning. Von Drehle does a brilliant job of using the story of one man to illustrate...
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How to Do Things you Hate
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How to Do Things you Hate

By Peter Hollins

November 1, 2023

Editor’s note:  This is the book I wish I could have written.  The title is the answer I’ve long given to anyone who asks me “what’s the key to success...
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September Book of the Month
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September Book of the Month

August 31, 2023

None…not one of the four books I read were worth noting!  Apparently, I must learn to be more selective.   
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The Shape of Water
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The Shape of Water

By Andrea Camilleri

July 31, 2023

  Editor’s note:  A recent book review cited Mr. Camilleri as one of the greatest mystery writers of our times.  I love mysteries, so having never heard of Camilleri I...
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In Pursuit of the Common Good
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In Pursuit of the Common Good

By A. E. Hotchner and Paul Newman

July 2, 2023

Editor’s Note:  A friend and I were talking about doing good and he said, “of course, you’ve read Paul Newman’s book about how he and his buddy, Hotch, got the...
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On Being Certain
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On Being Certain

By Robert Burton

May 31, 2023

Editor’s Note:  How the brain works simply fascinates me.  Of other such books I’ve read, Burton is a bit more readable.  And this particular topic engaged me since I’m from...
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The Stranger
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The Stranger

By Albert Camus

April 27, 2023

Editor’s note: Simply haunting.  I now understand why it became a 20th century classic.  Like fine art, it invites interpretation, one of which is that Camus created a commentary on...
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Life Altering Books
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Life Altering Books

April 2, 2023

What books changed how you think?   The list below is a small but significant sample of the ones that have changed mine. The Bible , Old Testament; New Testament...
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Trust
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Trust

By Hernan Diaz

February 28, 2023

Editor’s comment:   I read this because the Times book review called it a “brilliant literary puzzle about…the warping force of wealth”.   They did not understate it as I...
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Small Things Like These
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Small Things Like These

By Claire Keegan

January 31, 2023

Editor’s note:   The most beautifully written and poignant short story I’ve read.   Do not read “A Note on the Text” until the end.   It makes the story...
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Uniting America
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Uniting America

By Peter Shinkle

January 1, 2023

Editor’s note:   If you take a little idolizing and some moderate preaching at the end, you will enjoy this well-researched work on one of America’s most interesting periods.  A...
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The Dyslexic Advantage
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The Dyslexic Advantage

By Brock and Fernette Eide

November 30, 2022

Editor’s Note: When I was school, I’m not sure dyslexia was even identified.  And so these kids seen as “stupid” or “slow learners”.  When my kids were in school, dyslexia...
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The Spy and the Traitor
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The Spy and the Traitor

By Ben McIntyre

October 31, 2022

Editor’s Note: If you like John LeCarre, you will love McIntyre since, as close as the great spymaster came with his fiction, this is non-fiction. The author builds a page...
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