What book are you reading?
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As I wait here at the Honda place for the recall work to be finished on my wife's CR-V, I have started "Killing Crazy Horse", a recent book by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard.
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This is one I am interested in. We lived in former Indian Country in Wyoming and I've always loved just about anything Western History, and the Indians are such "the" part of it all. Do share your impressions as you get into the book. I'm thinking you will enjoy it. O'Reilly is a good writer.
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For Western History, I really liked Larry McMurtry’s Lonesome Dove quadrilogyTatanka wrote: ↑Fri Nov 20, 2020 1:55 pmThis is one I am interested in. We lived in former Indian Country in Wyoming and I've always loved just about anything Western History, and the Indians are such "the" part of it all. Do share your impressions as you get into the book. I'm thinking you will enjoy it. O'Reilly is a good writer.


That’s history, right?
So what value is attached to a post like this? - Tatanka
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Oh yeah! Ranks high on my enjoyed list!Adam Z wrote: ↑Sat Nov 21, 2020 9:14 pmFor Western History, I really liked Larry McMurtry’s Lonesome Dove quadrilogyTatanka wrote: ↑Fri Nov 20, 2020 1:55 pmThis is one I am interested in. We lived in former Indian Country in Wyoming and I've always loved just about anything Western History, and the Indians are such "the" part of it all. Do share your impressions as you get into the book. I'm thinking you will enjoy it. O'Reilly is a good writer.![]()
That’s history, right?
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I'm currently reading "Survival In Auschwitz' by Primo Levi. I've read this once before, but I think all good books should be re-read.
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"Countdown to Socialism" by Devin Nunes, Representing our 22nd District as Congressman.
"The Book of Psalms" second edition - Poetry new translation by Dr. Brian Simmons. Very beautiful. Relaxing reading of the Psalms.
AND:.........REAL HEROES - iNSPIRING True Stories of Courage, Character and Conviction by Lawrence W. Reed. The first chapter/history story for me, was worth the price of the entire book! Then "Hobo, Screwball, and Hero" John Patric, and To Give of Your Soul, Haing S. Ngor; who won "Best Supporting Actor" in 1985 who personally witnessed the life of the slaughter in "The Killing Fields," in real life. UNBELIEVABLE Drama and he survived!
A GREAT book. Forty (40) human hero's stories!
"The Book of Psalms" second edition - Poetry new translation by Dr. Brian Simmons. Very beautiful. Relaxing reading of the Psalms.
AND:.........REAL HEROES - iNSPIRING True Stories of Courage, Character and Conviction by Lawrence W. Reed. The first chapter/history story for me, was worth the price of the entire book! Then "Hobo, Screwball, and Hero" John Patric, and To Give of Your Soul, Haing S. Ngor; who won "Best Supporting Actor" in 1985 who personally witnessed the life of the slaughter in "The Killing Fields," in real life. UNBELIEVABLE Drama and he survived!
A GREAT book. Forty (40) human hero's stories!
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A couple of fun old school Star Wars stories: Han Solo at Stars' End and Han Solo's Revenge


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Re: What book are you reading?
This excellent apologetics book, "Questioning the Bible":
This OK book, "This is Your Brain on Music":
And "Rabbit, Run" by John Updike. Not sure how I feel about this one yet.
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This OK book, "This is Your Brain on Music":
And "Rabbit, Run" by John Updike. Not sure how I feel about this one yet.
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Two.
Isaiah. I really like Isaiah.
Jesus Politics. Feels like a second grader trying to reach the assigned word limit.
Isaiah. I really like Isaiah.
Jesus Politics. Feels like a second grader trying to reach the assigned word limit.

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I read all four of the Rabbit novels and enjoyed them quite a bit.
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Doing the Gospel of Luke Christmas Challenge with my family.
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Just got this one...looking forward to it.


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Cool - It's definitely an interesting book and with a very distinctive writing style. I'll definitely finish this one out and see where I go from there.
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Book Woman of Troublesome Creek.


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This ...

I started it last night at midnight. Awoke this morning wanting only to finish it. I cannot put it down. Well, obviously, I have put it down - I’m posting here. I had to. Work calls. I posted my grades yesterday, barely before the deadline. I have 35 writing students who have scattered to the four winds, now that the term has ended, to somehow contact and arrange conferences with.
We didn’t have time in this rushed Covid semester to do it during the term.
I want to be for my students what Nick has been for me, and reading this memoir I feel that good obligation of mentoring more keenly than ever.
How much readers of Nick’s other books will be drawn into this one I don’t know. It’s different. Very different. I think it’s his best work.
I cannot recommend it highly enough.

I started it last night at midnight. Awoke this morning wanting only to finish it. I cannot put it down. Well, obviously, I have put it down - I’m posting here. I had to. Work calls. I posted my grades yesterday, barely before the deadline. I have 35 writing students who have scattered to the four winds, now that the term has ended, to somehow contact and arrange conferences with.
We didn’t have time in this rushed Covid semester to do it during the term.
I want to be for my students what Nick has been for me, and reading this memoir I feel that good obligation of mentoring more keenly than ever.
How much readers of Nick’s other books will be drawn into this one I don’t know. It’s different. Very different. I think it’s his best work.
I cannot recommend it highly enough.
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I only get an icon, no book cover. What is the book?durangopipe wrote:This ...
I started it last night at midnight. Awoke this morning wanting only to finish it. I cannot put it down. Well, obviously, I have put it down - I’m posting here. I had to. Work calls. I posted my grades yesterday, barely before the deadline. I have 35 writing students who have scattered to the four winds, now that the term has ended, to somehow contact and arrange conferences with.
We didn’t have time in this rushed Covid semester to do it during the term.
I want to be for my students what Nick has been for me, and reading this memoir I feel that good obligation of mentoring more keenly than ever.
How much readers of Nick’s other books will be drawn into this one I don’t know. It’s different. Very different. I think it’s his best work.
I cannot recommend it highly enough.
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