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Post by auntkelly on Aug 10, 2022 14:43:37 GMT
On a sad note, one of my very favorite authors, David McCullough, died this week.
My husband had never read for pleasure until I introduced him to this author. I would read McCullough's books aloud on long car trips while my husband drove. The first McCullough book we read together was Mornings on Horseback about Theodore Roosevelt's childhood. My husband was hooked after that one. We went on to read John Adams, The Pathway Between the Seas, The Great Bridge & The Pioneers. The man could write about any aspect of American history and make it entertaining.
I saw a clip from an old interview w/ him where he was asked what would be viewed as America's greatest accomplishments during his lifetime. Interestingly, he said the advances in medicine and our great universities.
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naby64
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Post by naby64 on Aug 10, 2022 15:28:02 GMT
On a sad note, one of my very favorite authors, David McCullough, died this week. My husband had never read for pleasure until I introduced him to this author. I would read McCullough's books aloud on long car trips while my husband drove. The first McCullough book we read together was Mornings on Horseback about Theodore Roosevelt's childhood. My husband was hooked after that one. We went on to read John Adams, The Pathway Between the Seas, The Great Bridge & The Pioneers. The man could write about any aspect of American history and make it entertaining. I saw a clip from an old interview w/ him where he was asked what would be viewed as America's greatest accomplishments during his lifetime. Interestingly, he said the advances in medicine and our great universities. Sorry to hear this. I realized the name sounded familiar. I have 1776 saved on my to-be-read list on Scribd. It's a long listen and I planned on listening on one of my trips to DD.
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Post by rymeswithpurple on Aug 11, 2022 0:43:14 GMT
On a sad note, one of my very favorite authors, David McCullough, died this week. My husband had never read for pleasure until I introduced him to this author. I would read McCullough's books aloud on long car trips while my husband drove. The first McCullough book we read together was Mornings on Horseback about Theodore Roosevelt's childhood. My husband was hooked after that one. We went on to read John Adams, The Pathway Between the Seas, The Great Bridge & The Pioneers. The man could write about any aspect of American history and make it entertaining. I saw a clip from an old interview w/ him where he was asked what would be viewed as America's greatest accomplishments during his lifetime. Interestingly, he said the advances in medicine and our great universities. He's an incredible writer. We listen to a lot of his audiobooks when we travel. And his narration of Ken Burns' The Civil War is also wonderful.
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finaledition
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Jun 26, 2014 0:30:34 GMT
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Post by finaledition on Aug 11, 2022 4:18:11 GMT
I thought Iād share with people who might understand my giddiness. I went to the local bookstore today and while I was checking out, I noticed that theyāre having a couple speakers this weekend. Allison Harkin (The People We Keep)whom Iāve heard speak last year and Julia Whelan. If there are any other audio book lovers out there, you know what an absolute queen she is. Iām currently listening to her newest book. Eek-I canāt wait!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 11, 2022 11:11:35 GMT
How Bad Do You Want It? Mastering the Psychology of Mind Over Muscle by Fitzgerald, Matt Book - 2015 I am enjoying this, it is stories of world class athletes and how they were changed by adversity and trauma. It is helping me cope and feel inspired even though I'm not a professional athlete! I like this author a lot he has several good books. I also finished: How to Raise An Elephant by McCall Smith, Alexander Book - 2020 This is a Botswana based detective series. I have a long term relationship with this series and one of his other ones that takes place in scotland...it is immensely comforting to me to read this author...I hope he keeps going! He is prolific. People are amazing is my take home from these books. Also I read a Patricia Wentworth mystery called "the case of William smith" and it was good. Thank you Mystie ! I like Miss Silver and may try to find a few more at the outlying libraries.
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Post by GamGam on Aug 11, 2022 11:43:18 GMT
On a sad note, one of my very favorite authors, David McCullough, died this week. My husband had never read for pleasure until I introduced him to this author. I would read McCullough's books aloud on long car trips while my husband drove. The first McCullough book we read together was Mornings on Horseback about Theodore Roosevelt's childhood. My husband was hooked after that one. We went on to read John Adams, The Pathway Between the Seas, The Great Bridge & The Pioneers. The man could write about any aspect of American history and make it entertaining. I saw a clip from an old interview w/ him where he was asked what would be viewed as America's greatest accomplishments during his lifetime. Interestingly, he said the advances in medicine and our great universities. We have lost a great one, indeed. His biography of Truman is the best biography I have ever read. If you havenāt already read it, I encourage you to do so. You wonāt be disappointed.
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styxgirl
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Jun 27, 2014 4:51:44 GMT
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Post by styxgirl on Aug 12, 2022 19:50:58 GMT
Just finished the audio book "Where the Crawdads Sing" by Delia Owens in record time (for me! LOL) Really, really enjoyed it. The setting descriptions were so good. I really could see each scene in my mind. The narrator was great. I was very surprised by the ending but also not, if you KWIM. LOL I liked that the ending wrapped up nicely with out being too abrupt like some recent books I've listened to. Some should end faster too. LOL This one was just right! I was very glad that Kya was able to reunite with her brother Jodie. I loved that Jumpins and Mabel helped take care of her.
During the verdict, I held my breath until "Not Guilty" was read!
I cried when Jumpins died.
I was shocked that Kya was Amanda Hamilton!
The two very detailed descriptions of the firefly and praying mantis mating rituals and the "Firefly" poem made so much sense at the end! I'm excited to see the movie now too! Just wish it were already streaming! Was trying to decide on my next "listen" ... It was between The Measure by Nikki Erlick and Book Lovers by Emily Henry I chose Book Lovers because I needed something a little shorter and lighter for this week. I'm really enjoying our little weekly reading group! Thanks for all of the suggestions!
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hannahruth
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Aug 29, 2014 18:57:20 GMT
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Post by hannahruth on Aug 13, 2022 15:28:33 GMT
NEXT āREADā FOR ME: Gonna download āWhere the Crawdads Singā next. My DDs best friend let her borrow the book so I want to check it out while sheās interested. Lol. Also a friend of mine just watched the movie and raved about it. Read this earlier in the year - thought it was absolutely fabulous - one of the best books I have read in a long while. saw the movie a week or so ago and thought it was very good. This surprised me as usually I donāt like the movie of a book but it was an amazing film. recommend both book and movie.
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styxgirl
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Post by styxgirl on Aug 13, 2022 15:56:33 GMT
NEXT āREADā FOR ME: Gonna download āWhere the Crawdads Singā next. My DDs best friend let her borrow the book so I want to check it out while sheās interested. Lol. Also a friend of mine just watched the movie and raved about it. Read this earlier in the year - thought it was absolutely fabulous - one of the best books I have read in a long while. saw the movie a week or so ago and thought it was very good. This surprised me as usually I donāt like the movie of a book but it was an amazing film. recommend both book and movie. We went to see the movie last night. It was fantastic! Only a few subtle differences that I think made the story best understandable on the movie screen. The book (as usual) was way more detailed than the movie, but holy cow, the movie nailed it!
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