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14th February 21, 10:48 AM
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Where's your bookmark?
During this wretched cold (-5 F, -28 wind chill), this St Valentine's Day in Metro Chicago, season...
...as well as "much" being out of usual social circulation these past 11 months and a fraction...
...one positive is having done more reading than usual.
Latest has been "Jerry Pournelle's" new novel (written from notes, after his passing by his son Phillip and David Weber), Mamelukes, 4th book in the Janissaries series, the first title published in 1979. Yes, 1979.
Where is your bookmark today, ladies and gentlemen of the Great Rabble?
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14th February 21, 12:00 PM
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I am in the middle of reading "Memoirs of a Fox Hunting Man" by Siegfried Sassoon for the umpteenth time. Its a wonderfully written book that I retreat to, when life gets a tad trying.
Last edited by Jock Scot; 14th February 21 at 12:11 PM.
" Rules are for the guidance of wise men and the adherence of idle minds and minor tyrants". Field Marshal Lord Slim.
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14th February 21, 12:11 PM
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Just nearing the end of a very long odyssey - re-reading the entire Agatha Christie collection.
Rev'd Father Bill White: Retired Parish Priest & Elementary Headmaster. Lover of God, dogs, most people, joy, tradition, humour & clarity. Legion Padre, theologian, teacher, philosopher, linguist, encourager of hearts & souls & a firm believer in dignity, decency, & duty. A proud Canadian Sinclair.
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14th February 21, 12:56 PM
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Reading The Hobbit to my 5 year old, we have just finished “On the Doorstep” (although we also had a Julia Donaldson book before that).
As for myself, I’m about halfway through Dead Water by Anne Cleeves (book 5 in the Shetland series).
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14th February 21, 01:33 PM
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Just finished SPQR, by Mary Beard.
KD
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14th February 21, 01:39 PM
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Midway through " A Voyage Long and Strange, Rediscovering The New World" by Tony Horowitz. It's a history of Spanish exploration of the North America. It's actually a fairly good read but I've been distracted by political events here.
It's time to get back to reading. I try to alternate fiction and non-fiction to strike a bit of a balance between knowledge and entertainment.
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14th February 21, 01:47 PM
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where is your bookmark?
I'm digging my way through The Book of Dunvegan - both 1 and 2 - Documents from the Muniment Room at Dunvegan Castle.
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14th February 21, 02:46 PM
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Just finished a couple of military history books by James Holland - Normandy '44 and Big Week. If you are interested in the Second World War the podcast he co-hosts with comedian Al Murray - "We Have Ways of Making You Talk" - is a terrific listen.
Regards, EEM.
"Humanity is an aspiration, not a fact of everyday life."
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14th February 21, 03:44 PM
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 Originally Posted by Tomo
Reading The Hobbit to my 5 year old, we have just finished “On the Doorstep” (although we also had a Julia Donaldson book before that).
As for myself, I’m about halfway through Dead Water by Anne Cleeves (book 5 in the Shetland series).
If you use a Kindle, book 7 of the Shetland series is 99p on Amazon UK at the moment.
"Humanity is an aspiration, not a fact of everyday life."
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14th February 21, 05:41 PM
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Re-reading Sebastian Barry's 'A Long Long Way'
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