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An opportunity to discuss what you have been reading and to get ideas of books from others.

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The Real History of the End of the World

I just finished reading The Real History of the End of the World by Sharan Newman. It is about Apocalyptic Predictions and end time stories of a long list of religions and cultures. It includes som... | posted by RubiconIII
dreed's profile

E-Reader

I received an E-Reader for Christmas and am loving it so far. Can anyone recommend some web sites to get free or cheap ebooks, especially ones I might actually read? Also current titles. | posted by dreed
7 replies - last reply: "Thanks daveb for the info. I will... more" ~ dreed
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American Boy

I just finished this and thoroughly enjoyed it. Interesting plot and a comfortable writing style. The author is Larry Watson who teaches at Marquette University. | posted by GeneOrndorff
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James Garfield

Just read "Destiny of the Republic" by Candice Millard about the assasination of President Garfield. It was an amazing book. Interesting how things have changed such as medical care and the securit... | posted by yoursign
4 replies - last reply: "Is there much information on... more" ~ RockyRoccoco
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Emus Loose in Egnar

Greetings all: I am currently reading Emus Loose in Egnar: Stories from Small Towns by Judy Muller. It is mostly about small town newspapers, what they accomplish, write about, and the role they pl... | posted by RubiconIII
1 reply - last reply: "The book about small towns sounds... more" ~ jimsgarbo
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Persuader by Lee Child

I just moved to Texas and I know I can't seem to be faithful to this group, but where is the manager and our other moderater? It is hard to keep posting and get no response, I know. I am trying to... | posted by Treasuregirl
10 replies - last reply: "New is irrelevant. I read what I... more" ~ allen42
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Free and Legal Music from Libraries

Check with your library to see if they subscribe to Freegal, a music download service that provides more than 500,000 songs from Sony that have unrestricted use. You must access Freegal from your l... | posted by rraayy1000
allen42's profile

1491

I have just finished reading 1491 by Charles C. Mann which is about the Americas before and after their discovery by Chris Colombo in 1492. The book challenges the history books which have present... | posted by allen42
yoursign's profile

Unbroken

Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand. Great book. She also wrote Seabiscuit which was also good. | posted by yoursign
7 replies - last reply: "Good post Noel. Nothing like a book... more" ~ yoursign
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Re-read?

I just finished reading a book about Nathan Bedford Forrest who was considered to be one of the most capable generals of the confederacy during the civil war. I first read the book about 1997 and w... | posted by allen42
5 replies - last reply: "I re-read many books. Sometimes I... more" ~ PamelaAnn53

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