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Post by pimpinainteasy on Jan 3, 2019 12:13:12 GMT
for me, it is THE HONOURARY CONSUL by GRAHAM GREENE.
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Post by Carl LaFong on Jan 3, 2019 12:43:32 GMT
A history of BBC Radio 4. Got it for Xmas.
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Post by wickedkittiesmom on Jan 3, 2019 21:12:16 GMT
I'm just rereading some of my old books until I get my next Amazon order of "pre ordered" books, the local library doesn't offer much and I no longer have the stomach to go there and put up with screaming kids, it looks more like a daycare center than a library.
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Post by mrdanwest on Jan 4, 2019 2:49:09 GMT
I finished ASYMMETRY by Lisa Halliday on 1/1, so I am not really sure it should count as I read most of it in December 2018.
I am about 2/3 into GOOBYE, COLUMBUS by Philip Roth which I started on Dec 30 or 31, but will be mostly a 2019 read.
The first book that I started in 2019 is TAR BABY by Toni Morrison.
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Post by politicidal on Jan 4, 2019 3:59:35 GMT
Starting the Wilde/Chase series by Andy McDermott. He sounds like his stuff is right up my alley.
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Post by Bargle on Jan 4, 2019 16:48:45 GMT
"Under the Beetle's Cellar" by Mary Willis Walker
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Post by Zos on Jan 4, 2019 19:55:09 GMT
Grimoires, A History Of Magic Books by Owen Davis.
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Post by Jep Gambardella on Jan 4, 2019 20:15:14 GMT
Still unfinished from 2018: "Made in America: An Informal History of the English Language in the United States", by Bill Bryson.
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Post by paislene on Jan 4, 2019 23:28:40 GMT
At Christmas , I was given Nancy Wake by Peter Fitzsimons , which I'm starting to read now .
Nancy Wake was one of the heroines of the French Resistance during WWII . There are many books
written about her, including her own autobiography . Peter Fitzsimons gives a more well-rounded
and informative view of the situations she was in , living with her while he wrote the book and
visiting the areas she operated in , and meeting former associates from her wartime exploits .
The other book which I got , and am very excited about , was the
Douglas Adams Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Complete Edition ,
It contains all 5 books of the series , and I'm looking forward to
reading that over the coming months !
For my kids , they got Star Wars Scoundrels and Star Wars Aftermath .
   
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Post by SuperDevilDoctor on Jan 5, 2019 9:04:08 GMT
 Marengo: The Victory that Placed the Crown of France on Napoleon's Head by T.E. Crowdy. (Battle in northern Italy -- France vs. Austria, 14 July 1800.) |
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Post by wmcclain on Jan 6, 2019 22:01:04 GMT
Cloud Atlas
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Post by yougotastewgoinbaby on Jan 7, 2019 1:27:41 GMT
Gravity’s Rainbow
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Post by wmcclain on Jan 7, 2019 1:36:19 GMT
Boy, howdy! "A screaming comes across the sky..." |
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Post by yougotastewgoinbaby on Jan 7, 2019 1:45:11 GMT
Boy, howdy! "A screaming comes across the sky..." It’s my 9th time reading it. I love the book. |
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Post by Archelaus on Jan 7, 2019 4:57:31 GMT
The Age of Augustus
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Post by paislene on Jan 7, 2019 5:22:11 GMT
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Post by cooly44 on Jan 7, 2019 16:16:17 GMT
 It's a collection of previously published essays. Some are dull but some are hilarious. |
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Post by cooly44 on Jan 7, 2019 16:17:46 GMT
Still unfinished from 2018: "Made in America: An Informal History of the English Language in the United States", by Bill Bryson. That sounds quite interesting. |
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Post by Jep Gambardella on Jan 7, 2019 16:57:40 GMT
Still unfinished from 2018: "Made in America: An Informal History of the English Language in the United States", by Bill Bryson. That sounds quite interesting. I have read and greatly enjoyed quite a few books by Bill Bryson, so when I saw the e-book version of this one on sale for a few bucks I bought it immediately. I have to say that I expected a bit more. Sure, it's full of interesting facts and anecdotes and it has some of the humourous turns of phrases that I like in the author, but at this point finishing it feels half chore/half pleasure. Maybe I would feel differently if I were American, I don't know. |
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Post by moviebuffbrad on Jan 14, 2019 7:38:49 GMT
I need to finish the last novella of Different Seasons. After that, I want to read Psycho.
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