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Can you recommend a good bio of Obama?

Preferably not too biased for or against. Now that he has been out of office for awhile, there are a number of books about him; I want to pick just one that is a bio of his whole life, not just his presidency.

Good Reads

Does anyone else use this site to track the number of books they read? According to it, I read 44 books last year and 228 books since joining a few years ago.

how many books have you read this year?

I am on track to have read 4 dozen for the year. Over a quite a variety of genre. Quite a few adventure travel, but also light fiction, and some biographical . Most inspirational ones We Carry Kevan by Kevan Chandler and Spark Your Dream by Herman...

Empathy with characters in books

My reading mix is probably 2/3 non-fiction and 1/3 fiction. A lot of what I read is first person accounts of adventure travels or an author telling the adventures of someone. People get into so many situations while traveling. From minor short term...

Out of the blue question from my sister

Last night I got a text from my sister asking me what my all time favorite book is. I had an answer to give. The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown. So I answered. But my imagination is working over time , here 2 weeks before Christmas why she...

Ursula K. LeGuin

I just got through a collection of the first three of Ursula K. LeGuin's Hainish Cycle (Rocannon's World, Planet of Exile and City of Illusions). They recently packaged all three into one book. A bit of a slog for me to get through (it's...

disturbing reading.

I am a voracious reader. I have always had a book going for as long as I can remember. The only way I fall asleep for the night is to read myself to sleep. And when I wake up to pee ( bladder over 60) i read myself back to sleep too. Every once in a...

FB post

Twice now a meme has popped up on my FB page saying " if it involves books and pajamas , I am in" Twice I have left the comment " I have 1900 plus books, and zero pajamas, but lots of snuggly blankets, am I in ?" so far no...

Spark Your Dream by Candelaria and Herman...

If you have a dream, read this book. If you want your faith in humanity restored , read this book. If you want to vicariously experience South, Central and North America from traveler's eyes, read this book. If you enjoy vintage cars, read this...

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Robert McCammon

Anyone read any of Robert's books? If you want something easy but will grab you, try Boy's Life. Set in 1960's Alabama, where you follow a 11 year old's adventures while unknowingly solving a big mystery. I have read it 3 times and...

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