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Anything by Hampton Sides (all non-fiction);
Both of Laura Hillenbrand's books; Any of David Guterson's; Eruption, by Steve Olsen - (Mt St Helens); Genghis Khan by Jack Weatherford; And if you'd like to get back to the classics...I just finished re-reads of The Great Gatsby, and Moby Dick (unabridged Gutenberg project -2,106 pages) ...speedy recovery... Bill K
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PM me your address and I'll send a few books your way.
I re-read Elmore Leonards 'Maximum Bob' and 'Freaky Deaky' this summer. Great fun. I'll send those along. Edit: I found this article and ordered the book. Looks great, I'll find out. https://www.spectator.co.uk/2018/10/oleg-gordievsky-the-ultimate-spy-story-and-ben-macintyre-the-best-writer-to-tell-it/
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Have you read The Martian by Andy Weir ? better than the movie.
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Interesting and sad at the same time:
 Desperate Hoodwives | Book by Meesha Mink, De’nesha Diamond | Official Publisher Page | Simon & Schuster
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Books sent, Bob, a day late. Sent via the slowest boat I could find��
There should be a book exchange here.
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FWIW these are both excellent reads.
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 I finally got hooked into our local on-line (free) library consortium and haven't had a real book in my hands since May. The consortium pulls resources from about 20 library's in Monmouth and Middlesex counties. Downside - there is usually a 2-4 week wait list, but if you keep your place on the que, the books gradually appear. Can be borrowed from 1-3 weeks. (Only available to card carrying library members, and setup on my Kindle Fire was free at the local help desk.) Bill K
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His next book is "Artemis". It's good too, although not as good at Martian. Still, it's worth reading if you like science fiction. 
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But, if Paul is kind enough to send me books, I will read and pass them on. Thanks much Paul. I owe you dinner your next visit....You know how my wife likes to cook.
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I just can't get the read a book on iPad deal...probably stubbornness masked by a love of paging through the real item in my hands. I'll have to adapt I am sure. My wife is good to go, reads everything on her Surface. She is also, since she has been commuting to the Pentagon a few times a week, downloading books on tape and playing them during the drive. She just finished the complete works of Emily Brontë and Jane Austen in the car from her iPhone.
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Paul - Thanks for mailing the books - They go on the cruise with me next month. Appreciate all the good tips here.........I'm set for awhile now.....
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Reads like an Elmore Leonard book, IMO
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Damn yellowperil, that book is only out two weeks.
Nice find. Billk
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anything by David McCullough.
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For anybody interested in WWI history, my former wife wrote a short documentary type book of her father and a friend's experiences during the war. They were not involved in the fighting, but were in engineering units building railroad access to the front. A good portion of the first third is devoted to reprinted texts of letters sent to one of the subject's fiancée, which give a feel for how things were at that time. It goes on to follow up on the characters lives after the war, and at the end revisits locations where they lived and worked during the war as well as contacting relatives. It's sort of a tribute to her father, has lots of old pictures and only about 190 pages long & available on Amazon for $15 in paperback. Title: Dad and Dunk in the Great War. Author: Jenifer Burckett-Picker.
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Just finished: "Liberty's Last Stand" by Stephen Coonts - Rate it an 8 out of 10
Next up: "The subtle art of not giving a F*ck" by Mark Manson Then, off to all your latest suggestions here.....Thanks.
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The Sisters Brothers, by Patrick deWitt
Was supposed to be a Larry McMurtry-type, gold-rush-era story, but the writing talent is lacking. Still a good read, but not as colorful as a genuine McMurtry. Hopefully the movie will be better. Bill K
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