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WWW Wednesday

WHAT have you finished reading recently? A couple of memoirs about people who escaped from the North Tower on 9/11. WHAT are you reading now? SPQR by Mary Beard (~70% through) and Fall and Rise: The Story of 9/11, Mitchell … Continue reading

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WWW Wednesday +Books I Keep Meaning to Read

Today’s prompt from Long and Short Book Reviews is, “Books I Keep Meaning to Read But Haven’t”. But first, WWW Wednesday. WHAT have you finished reading recently? The Great Deluge, a quasi-history of Hurricane Katrina and the devastation of New … Continue reading

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WWW Wednesday

WHAT have you finished reading recently? Operation Underworld, a look into collaboration between the Italian America Mafia and the American government during World War 2. WHAT are you reading now? There is No Place For Us, on the working poor … Continue reading

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WWW Wednesday

WHAT have you finished reading recently? Gandolfini: Jim, Tony, and the Life of a Legend, Jason Bailey. WHAT are you reading now? Havana Nocturne: How the Mob Owned Cuba, T. J. English WHAT are you reading next? Frequent readers should … Continue reading

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WWW Wednesday

WHAT have you finished reading recently? Cancelled: The Shape of Things to Come, Danny King. Geri had been a naturalist for less than a year. Before that, she’d worn clothes like Sienna (and most other people) but then, last Solstice, … Continue reading

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WWW Wednesday

WHAT have you finished reading recently? Roswell High: The Vanished. WHAT are you reading now? Still making good progress through A Waking Giant: America in the Age of Jackson. Politics is only a small part of the book, as it’s … Continue reading

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WWW Wednesday & Books I Loved but Didn’t Review

WHAT have you finished reading recently? The Fighting Little Judge, a biography of Governor George C. Wallace of Alabama and his political career. WHAT are you reading now? Nixon’s White House Wars, an inside look at the Nixon administration. WHAT … Continue reading

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Favorite Quotes & WWW Wednesday

Today’s prompt from Long and Short Reviews is “Favorite Quotes from Books“, which is ridiculously unfair. I am a quote-hoard. But while I despair of winnowing out ten standouts from my collection, here’s the WWW. WHAT have you finished reading … Continue reading

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WWW Wednesday and Visiting Literary Worlds

WHAT have you finished reading recently? Friends Divided, Gordon S. Wood. This book is why I’ve been so review-quiet the last week: it’s a beefy boy. WHAT are you currently reading? I’m listening to Kenneth Branagh read The Magician’s Nephew, … Continue reading

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WWW Wednesday

WHAT have you finished reading recently? Uncharted, a history of the 2024 campaign; and kinda sorta Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. I listened to most of the audiobook read by Stephen Fry, finished it in print, and am continuing … Continue reading

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