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apologies for not keeping up with my recommendations...sinuses were inflammed again. Ended up with THREE procedures and am finally back to myself....
DH is reading Lee Child’s latest, The Midnight Line.
Recently, I read Hillary’s book, What Happened. I read it with Professor Mark Lilla’s book, The Once and Future Liberal in mind. Dr. Lilla, a liberal Columbia University professor thinks that identity politics is sinking Democrats future chances of regaining the White House. Reading Hillary’s book, it seemed to me that based on each chapter’s topic, identity politics played heavily on her campaign. I also read Milo Yiannopoulos’ book Dangerous, in between reading What Happened. Milo also devotes a chapter in his book to identity politics. Of the three, Milo’s book was the most entertaining. Despite what MSM has to say about him, I will say that he is a very intelligent young man. Lilla’s book was very short but long on enlightenment. Hillary’s book? What more can anyone say that hasn’t been said? My impression is that she was and still is confused about what went wrong with her campaign. Her chapter about the infamous emails infuriated me because I researched the issue further and I found her explaination just plain wrong. She portrays the issue as a nothing burger and claims none of the emails were classified. Some were. And, she jumps through hoops explaining that some data might be back classified. That is, data that is unclassified one day can become classified at a later date. Hmmmmm...
Finally, I am presently reading Will Englund’s book, March 1917: On the Brink of War and Revolution. Erik Larson fans would LOVE the book. Like Larson, Englund is also a former reporter. Their writing styles are similar. I see, 100 years later in time, all of the similarities in such tense global times....reading the book, I wonder how 100 years from now how writers will cast their lens and writing skills on 2017....hmmm...hmmmm..hmmm....
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Since I LOVE Erik Larson, I will for sure check this one out. Thanks, VR!
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VR - sorry to hear about the sinus infections but really glad to see you back. We missed you. Thanks for the reviews. I too like Larson so will put "on the brink..." on my list.
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Regarding the author, Will Englund....he won a Pulitzer and Polk award and spent a dozen years living in Russia....
O/T.... Minus...i didn't have an infection. It seems my sinuses become filled with air pockets and it causes cranial pressure, especially in my eye sockets. ENT claims it is due to my anatomy. So, he keeps trying to open up more spaces for the air pockets to escape. He says it's like a game of cat and mouse....could be worse...but it does interfere with my ability to do long reading....my most recent procedure was very aggressive, so hopefully it won't happen again..
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((VR)) glad you're back to reading, and posting here. I thought of you (and Patience & Fortitude) while crossing the Bridge of Lions during a recent trip to St. Augustine FL.
I'm off work with a cold today so reading through Heinlein's The Menace from Earth. Turns out it's a book of short stories.
On the library reserve list for The Alice Network that Ruth mentioned, and the new Stephen/Owen King Sleeping Beauties.
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badger....hope you are feeling better soon....the upshot...maybe you will get some serious reading done...
...that is....as long as your sinuses don’t bother you!
Thanks for thinking of me and I hope you enjoyed Florida!
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VR, thanks, the trip was a lot of fun. It was our 7th annual "Sculpted Sisters" get-together with ladies from the Let's Post our Daily Exercise thread. So far, we've been to Minneapolis, Chicago, Washington DC, San Fran, San Diego, San Antonio, and Daytona Beach. St. Augustine was a day trip. There were eight of us this year including ruthbru, who is as wonderful IRL as she seems to be on-line.
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Finished Lone Wolf by Jody Picoult. I really enjoyed this book, nice commentary on fractured families and end of life decisions. I used to read her a lot, but the last few years have gotten away from her, need to put more of her books back on my list. I'm now reading Dead Wake , a non-fiction book about the sinking of the Lusitania. I think someone on here recommended it, so far I really am enjoying it, it is well written.
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Ah, Pat, I forgot you post here. (She was one of this year's gang.)
It was great to meet you IRL and you're wonderful, too! ♥
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A friend told me to read Lone Wolf over a year ago. I don't usually read Jodi Picoult much, but I've had a yellow sticky note in my car w/this title for quite a while. Eventually it will turn up at one of my used book stores. I've been catching up on magazines again and reading things like old Robert Ludlum novels, so nothing exciting to report.
Badger - your trip sounds wonderful.
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badger...sounds like wonderful trips....too bad my only exercise is walking and reading....otherwise, I would have joined all of you. Where’s the next stop?
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VR, walking is good exercise! C'mon over to Let's Post our Daily Exercise in the Fitness Forum and say hello. Post once and you're a member of a diverse group who like to have fun while encouraging and supporting one another through life's ups & downs. We welcome new people no matter the age, stage, treatment, or level of fitness. We're already formulating next year's vacation plan!
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I just downloaded March 1917 and another book recommended by a friend about the American women who broke the enemy's codes during WWII. Code Girls by Liza Mundy.
You don't have to actually exercise to be eligible for the exercise thread trip.....just post there every once and awhile
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thanks for the invite! I am delighted!😘
Ruth...enjoy the book and please post your impression. I hope you enjoy it as much as Larson’s books...
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you are all going to think I am CRAZY...but if anyone is interested in WWIi... World War II from Above...
https://www.amazon.com/World-War-II-Above-Conflict/dp/0760345732
Is a GREAT book! I even purchased the book for the younger son! For all of you history buffs...i will give you a little trivia...so...there is Churchill and he is looking at early German aerial pictures and he is looking at a landing strip in Germany and almost faints! Why? Because he is looking at a very, very, very long runway which could only mean the Germans had very large planes that required long runways...he was in SHOCK! Military buffs will know how important planes are for combat and big planes mean real business for moving forces and cargo...not good at all for a country that has a superior navy....with that one ariel photo, Churchill went into overdrive in creating a formidable airforce...as they say...right in the nick of time...
As ruth mentions about the importance of the code breakers, the folks who were responsible for understanding aerial photos were also indispensible for winning the war...understanding the aerial photos took a great deal time and required great skill...
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ruthbru - Code girls looks like a great read, alas my elibrary doesn't have the book yet as it is so recent. But I love both non-fiction and fiction about WWII. With regard to March 1917, the book I'm reading on the Lusitania sinking has a bit of personal background on President Wilson, interesting to see how personal lives of leaders can affect their decisions for the country.
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pat..Larson’s Dead Wake, about the sinking of the Lusitania is a great primer for March 1917. There is some overlap... i recall Larson mentioning that while growing up he thought the U.S. entered the war shortly after the sinking...it wasn’t until years later that he understood the actual timeline and that became the basis for writing the book....with respect to Wilson, it is always interesting to understand the personal lives of our leaders and how their past and personal lives influenced their decisions...also interesting, from my perspective, is how generations away from events, authorsoften offer revisions of those past events and people...
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Hi all,
I am a huge reader, and escaping into a book has really helped me get through since my diagnosis. I read everything from myster to fantasy/sci fi to YA to literary fiction. I saw a lot of Louise Penny fans above - I’m currently reading The Nature of the Beast. Some other recent reads have been One More Thing: Stories and other Stories by B.J. Novak and A Promise of Fire by Amanda Bouchet. I listened to the Novak on audiobook during chemo. The stories are very short and all are quirky or have some kind of twist. The Bouchet is the first in a fantasy series. It has some romance and some nice strong female characters.
I look forward to talking more about books with everyone.
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Welcome Henrietta.
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hi Henrietta405 and welcome!
Picked up Sleeping Beauties on Weds and already halfway through (350 p). Rainy & cold so will finish today.
Something happens when women go to sleep: they become enshrouded in a cocoon-like gauze. If they are awakened, if the gauze wrapping their bodies is disturbed or violated, the women become feral and spectacularly violent. And while they sleep they go to another place, a better place, where harmony prevails and conflict is rare. The men of the world are abandoned, left to their increasingly primal devices. One woman, however, the mysterious Evie, is immune to the blessing or curse of the sleeping disease. Is Evie a medical anomaly to be studied, or is she a demon who must be slain?
The Alice Network is in at the library so that's up next.
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Finished Sleeping Beauties. Good read!
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Reading The Zahir by Paulo Coelho (English translation 2005). Lots of things I want to remember. I'll have to go back & read it again with my marker pen. The musings on the nature of love & marriage offer readers "an insight into the struggle that everyone encounters in their journey through life...". Interesting observations about "the lassitude of a long marriage".
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Badger...hope you are feeling better!
Minus...you just reminded me...I never read anything by Coelho...back in the day, I had heard they were going to make a film of The Alchemist...so I got lazy and thought I would wait for the movie version....I am still waiting.....That said, it got me wondering about other books that were supposed to be filmed that I STILL look forward to seeing....Robert Caro's The Powerbroker and John Kennedy Toole's The Confederacy of Dunces.......
That said, there was a recent film on Jane Jacobs, who was Robert Moses thorn....Jane Jacobs:Battle for the City....it was pretty good....but I would still love to see The Powerbroker on the silver screen....I often wonder who might portray Moses....I highly recommend reading the book....over 1000 pages....kind of a book that is like an animal best friend....follows you for a long time......
Any other books that you, my dearest friends, can think of that were supposed to be made into films but thus far haven't?
Btw....Happy Thanksgiving!
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DH had to work today so had a nice quiet day reading and relaxing. Finished The Alice Network - excellent! Would make a great movie.
Worked out in the morning then made a big batch of soup. Hubby brought home some turkey so we had soup & san for supper. Happy Thanksgiving!
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I finished March 1017, which I LOVED. It is my favorite kind of book....history that reads like a novel. The style reminded me of Erik Larson. Take a big event and broaden it out so you see the context of the times, many of the major, and minor, players, the BIG PICTURE.......and then it's weaved all together. That kind of book, to me, is like having a box of filled chocolates......as you bite into each one you get a surprise when you find out what's in the middle. Yum!!!
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ruth! So, from reading your review, you highly recommend it?
While I was reading March 1917...I said to myself, “This is the kind of book Ruth is gonna love!"
Minus! And Badger too, If youhaven't already read it....I hope you are ready for a box of chocolate!
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If you like history that reads like fiction....it's a definite YES! Thanks, VR!
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Thanks for the recommend Ruth & VR. I just looked up & read the blurb and it will be on my Christmas wish list.
Finished Jodi Picoult's Lone Wolf. I keep thinking I'm not a fan of hers, but somehow each book someone hands me addresses something that I find important. In this case it's about whether to remove life support & who can make that decision - daughter or son. It's interwoven with the story of the father who goes to live with the wolves in the wilds of Canada & comes back totally changed two years later. That part is based on a true story & fascinating.
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Minus, I really liked Lone Wolf too. Ruth, I will put 1917 on my list. Though after reading Dead Wake, I'm looking for an easy fiction read. My friend gives me bags of books when she is done, I'm eyeing A man called Ove which she said is really funny.
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