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Message 1979225 - Posted: 8 Feb 2019, 3:31:16 UTC

Adding a third book, "The American Spirit", by David McCullough
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Message 1979584 - Posted: 9 Feb 2019, 17:38:40 UTC

The latest from L.E. Modsitt, Jr in the Imager series (it looks like it is the last book of the pre-sequel portion of the series).

I also have gone back to Recluce and am finishing up the "wellsprings of chaos" and "ordermaster".

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Message 1979720 - Posted: 10 Feb 2019, 15:17:22 UTC

Attended EUROPEAN Astrofest yesterday in London and had a great time http://europeanastrofest.com where I treated myself to a signed copy of Nigel Mee's book HIGGS FORCE - Cosmic Symmetry Shattered https://www.amazon.co.uk/Higgs-Force-Cosmic-Symmetry-Shattered-ebook/dp/B0083JQQLW
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Message 1979721 - Posted: 10 Feb 2019, 15:21:22 UTC - in response to Message 1979225.  

Dear Jim
Noticed your latest reading. Did you see this? https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00023vy
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Message 1979737 - Posted: 10 Feb 2019, 17:35:33 UTC - in response to Message 1979721.  

Couldn't download it, George. However, David McCullough's treatment of US History is a bit sugary. Ref., also,
Howard Zinn's, "A People's History of the United States". No punches pulled.
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Message 1979859 - Posted: 11 Feb 2019, 9:26:42 UTC - in response to Message 1979737.  

Thanks for this Jim. The BBC series is not sugary!
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Message 1979881 - Posted: 11 Feb 2019, 15:51:07 UTC

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Message 1979895 - Posted: 11 Feb 2019, 16:46:08 UTC - in response to Message 1979859.  

Thanks for this Jim. The BBC series is not sugary!


Could you point me to the "The BBC" series? I could use some more reading.

Thank you.

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Message 1980103 - Posted: 13 Feb 2019, 14:28:40 UTC - in response to Message 1979895.  

Tom -- See George's link, on 25 Feb., @ 15:21 UTC.
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Message 1980141 - Posted: 13 Feb 2019, 17:45:34 UTC - in response to Message 1980103.  

Tom -- See George's link, on 25 Feb., @ 15:21 UTC.


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Message 1980403 - Posted: 15 Feb 2019, 0:09:06 UTC

I've just downloaded the Kindle version of The Curse of Oak Island: The Story of the World’s Longest Treasure Hunt. The author, Randall Sullivan, has coordinated with the Laginas (the brothers digging up the island) to write this book.

The TV show fascinates me. Treasure or no treasure, the history and archaeology are very interesting.
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Message 1980445 - Posted: 15 Feb 2019, 6:32:20 UTC

An eBook from John Grisham called "Partners". It is a pre-squel to "Rogue Lawyers" I think.

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Message 1981117 - Posted: 19 Feb 2019, 4:55:26 UTC

Well it’s a audiobook. “Have Spacesuit Will Travel.” I am editing the file into 15 minute blocks. I don’t want to hunt through 8 plus hours of story to find where it left off last.

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Message 1981128 - Posted: 19 Feb 2019, 9:39:17 UTC - in response to Message 1981117.  

Well it’s a audiobook. “Have Spacesuit Will Travel.” I am editing the file into 15 minute blocks. I don’t want to hunt through 8 plus hours of story to find where it left off last.

What format? Just curious because anything other than a CD should pick up from where you left off.
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Message 1981225 - Posted: 20 Feb 2019, 3:10:30 UTC

What format? Just curious because anything other than a CD should pick up from where you left off.

MP3. I’m making a cd for my car. So I can listen to it on the way to and back from work. Sometimes the player forgets the last stop and starts over.

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Message 1981247 - Posted: 20 Feb 2019, 7:20:04 UTC - in response to Message 1981225.  

What format? Just curious because anything other than a CD should pick up from where you left off.

MP3. I’m making a cd for my car. So I can listen to it on the way to and back from work. Sometimes the player forgets the last stop and starts over.

As long as I don't remove the CD from the player, mine (in my car) takes up right where it left off. Hmmmm.
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Message 1981566 - Posted: 21 Feb 2019, 20:22:29 UTC

A lot more since I went back to semi-retirement. :)

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Message 1983526 - Posted: 5 Mar 2019, 6:20:42 UTC

Anne McCaffrey's To Ride Pegasus which leads into the Tower and Hive series.

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Message 1983529 - Posted: 5 Mar 2019, 6:58:17 UTC - in response to Message 1983526.  

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Message 1983603 - Posted: 6 Mar 2019, 11:32:32 UTC - in response to Message 1983529.  

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