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[Le duke]

For those with long commutes and limited time to read the written word:

Audible is now free with Amazon music unlimited.


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[mspart]

Listen to The Cat in the Hat.    Worth a listen!!!

mspart

[PortaJohn]

3 hours ago, Le duke said:

For those with long commutes and limited time to read the written word:

Audible is now free with Amazon music unlimited.


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Can never make it past the book of Job without thinking to myself that this God guy is pretty messed up

[ILLINIWrestlingBlog]

On 7/2/2024 at 8:32 AM, Danny Deck said:

The Demon of Unrest by Erik Larson

 

Loved it! But I've loved all of his nonfiction books. I've been to Charleston and Fort Sumter twice, and that trip blew me away both times. The Larson book that I'd recommend to start with is The Devil in the White City. The way he weaves storylines together and then throws in historical trivia is a style I have tried to emulate. 

For example, in The Devil in the White City, he tells us about a serial killer in Chicago during the 1893 World's Fair while also describing how the fairgrounds were built, the first Ferris Wheel, and especially the insane gardening that had to be done, and why the Hell haven't they got me those damn Peonies yet!

Oh, and then the killer strikes again. 

Besides being a Dickens fanboy, I also love me some Douglas Adams. Yes, the Hitchhikers, but now I'm fixated on the Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency series. Maybe because I've re-read them most recently? I curse the coronary artery disease that killed him at such a young age. 

Edited Wednesday at 10:55 PM by ILLINIWrestlingBlog

[Danny Deck]

I really liked Candice Millard's Destiny of the Republic which also need a really good job of weaving in multiple things that were happening around the time of President Garfield's assassination. 

[VakAttack]

I'm currently reading "The Invisible Life of Addie Larue."  Really interesting story/idea!