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Just completed: "Deuteronomy, God, Blessings, and Curses" by Dennis Prager, 2022, 538 pages. The third volume of his Rational Bible series. His commentary on Exodus (1st release) and Genesis already on my shelf. My understanding of the Pentateuch increases with each book.



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This was a good overview of the main cloud types with some history and other interesting tidbits thrown in. When clouds cover the sky and keep me from viewing cool things, I can now curse the clouds more specifically. "YOU INSIDIOUS STRATUS CLOUDS!!!!" for example.
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Twin Tracks by James Burke (Connections, etc.)

It's good as a bed time read since each chapter is a stand-alone account of the interconnections between two historical events.

https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/ ... 0743258104

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"Panzer Killers". Yup, US armored forces during WWII in Europe. A Tiger would be good for commuting around here... :think:
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Just completed: "RED NOTICE, A True Story Of High Finance, Murder, And One Man's Fight For Justice" by Bill Browder, 2015, 396 pages.

Fantastic page-turner. Recommended.




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Reading a book I wrote back in ‘97. Wow, time flew by!
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Frazman wrote: Thu Mar 30, 2023 10:27 pm Reading a book I wrote back in ‘97. Wow, time flew by!
Ok Frazman...give it up...what is the title ? 🙂
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Lol, wouldn’t do any good, they went out of print around 2012. But there may still be a blurb on A’zon under Danson Tanner, Ride The Wild Winds and Riding Destiny’s Hopes.
How’s that for corny titles, lol!
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Finished today: "Groucho And Me" by Groucho Marx, 1959, 344 pages.

The older I get, the more I enjoy him.



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Nakedgun wrote: Thu Apr 06, 2023 11:02 pm ~

Finished today: "Groucho And Me" by Groucho Marx, 1959, 344 pages.

The older I get, the more I enjoy him.
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I just started reading The Universe in a Nutshell by Stephen Hawking. It's actually quite interesting to me.
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Razz wrote: Wed Apr 12, 2023 12:11 am I just started reading The Universe in a Nutshell by Stephen Hawking. It's actually quite interesting to me.
That's a good one, another one of his is A Briefer History of Time, it's a nice easy read.

A Brief History of Time is a bit more involved, I would recommend reading the fore mentioned one first.
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Ylem wrote: Wed Apr 12, 2023 12:31 am
Razz wrote: Wed Apr 12, 2023 12:11 am I just started reading The Universe in a Nutshell by Stephen Hawking. It's actually quite interesting to me.
That's a good one, another one of his is A Briefer History of Time, it's a nice easy read.

A Brief History of Time is a bit more involved, I would recommend reading the fore mentioned one first.
I'll look into getting that book also. Thanks!
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Just completed: "Union Pacific's Big Boys" by Kalmbach Media, 2020, 223 pages.


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My favourite astronomy book is "Turn Left at Orion" which I delve into from time to time.

The books I read the most though are romance fiction ;) , (the titles and genre of which are inappropriate to mention here :whistle: )
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I'm currently reading, "The Last Stargazers" by Emily Levesque. Is about observational astronomers at mountaintop observatories. Will provide in-depth review when I finish.

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"First Light: Switching on Stars at the Dawn of Time", along with my usual stack of continual reads like "The Monthly Sky Guide".
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Just completed: "The Man Who Killed Kennedy, The Case Against LBJ" by Roger Stone with Mike Colapietro, 2013, 480 pages.

Thorough and compelling.


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Just completed: "Where Did The Towers Go?" by Prof. Judy Wood, 2010, 500 pages.


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Do you think you know what happened to WTC #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6 & #7 on 11 September 2001?

Dr. Wood examines the evidence, here, to determine what happened.

Only after answering WHAT happened, can one begin looking for answers as to how, by whom, and why.


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Almost done reading book 18 of "The Survivors" a SciFi boxed set of books 1 through 18 by Nathan Hystad on my Kindle app. I don't always read science fiction, but when I do........I like to read Nathan Hystad, Joshua James, Ken Lozito, Scott Bartlett, M.R. Forbes, James Rosone........
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