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Why this book: Selected by my litrature reading group. Coetzee is a Nobel Prize winning author and the only author to win the Booker Prize twice. Summary in 3 Sentences:  Set in an unnamed “empire”, presumaly in the 19th century, that … Continue reading →

Why this book: Selected by my SEAL Reading group as our next selection Summary in 3 Sentences:  This is a coming of age story of a young girl grwoing up  isolated in a shack in the marshes on the coast … Continue reading →

Why this book: Selected by my literature reading group. Two of us were about to go on an expeidition-hike in the Dolomites with NOLS, and this book was on the recommended reading list for this hike.  Summary in 3 Sentences: … Continue reading →

Why this book: Recommended to me by my son Brad Summary in 3 Sentences: Colin Broderick recounts his life grwoing up in Northern Ireland from his earliest memories as a child to about age 20 when he decides to leave … Continue reading →

Why this Book: Selected by my Science Fiction Reading Group.  A couple in the group wanted to read a Heinlein book and though Starship Troopers was the only Heinlein book I’d read, I also wanted to read this, his most … Continue reading →

Why this Book: At a HS reunion, I reconnected with the author – a woman I’d briefly known in HS. In exploring how our paths had diverged over the last half century, I found her to be a fascinating and … Continue reading →

Why this book:  Selected by the SEAL Reading group I’m a part of. Our second Hampton Sides book – the first was Kingdom of Ice.  People who’d read Ghost Soldiers spoke highly of it. Summary in 3 Sentences: When Bataan … Continue reading →

Why this book: It had been gifted to me several years ago by a close friend but I’d never read it. I’m finding biographies and autobiographies enjoyable to listen to – so decided to finally engage with this one. I … Continue reading →

Why this book:Selected by my literature reading group. One of our members had been advocating for a Gabriel Garcia Marquez book for some time and we finally (thankfully) agreed to read this book. Summary in 3 Sentences: A young teen … Continue reading →

Why this book: Selected by my Sci Fi reading group, because it continues to appear on lists of best sci-fi novels, and most intriguing novels of the past half century. Summary in 4 Sentences: After a World War apocalypse that … Continue reading →