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Replay, by Ken Grimwood

Posted on April 16, 2025 by schoultz

Why this book:   Selected by my Science Fiction reading group.  Though it was written in 19886 it won several awards  to include Worrld Fantasy Award for best novel in 1988.  Also apparently was the inspiration for the movie Ground  Hog … Continue reading →

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The Anxious Generation, by Jonathan Haidt

Posted on April 8, 2025 by schoultz

Why this book:  Selected by the SEAL book club I help run.  We had previously read Jonathan Haidt’s book The Righteous Mind and found it insightful and enlightening.  Summary in 4 Sentences: This books makes a strong case with impressive … Continue reading →

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The Garden of Evening Mists, by Tan Twan Eng

Posted on April 6, 2025 by schoultz

Why this book:  While I was reading All the Beauty in the World, this book kept popping up on my google and Amazon feeds – if you liked All the Beaurty, you’d probably like this.  I looked it up, the story … Continue reading →

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Self and Soul – A Defense of Ideals, by Mark Edumndson

Posted on March 22, 2025 by schoultz

Why this Book:  I had not heard of this book when Doug Watterson sent it to me as a gift, with the note that it was one of the best books he’d ever read.  Doug is an infantry officer in the … Continue reading →

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All the Beauty in the World, by Patrick Bringly

Posted on March 14, 2025 by schoultz

Why this book: Recommended to me by my friend Francine, which I convinced my book club to select, since it was a shorter and a relatively easier read than our last selection, which was One Hundred Years of Solitude.  Summary … Continue reading →

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Spider World #5 The Magician, by Colin Wilson

Posted on March 14, 2025 by schoultz

Why this book: The next book in Colin Wilson’s Spider World Series, following The Desert, The Tower, The Fortress, and The Delta. In some configurations of the Spider World series, the first three books are combined into one, entitled The … Continue reading →

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Spider World #4 The Delta, by Colin Wilson

Posted on March 1, 2025 by schoultz

Why this book: The next book in Colin Wilson’s Spider World Series, following The Desert, The Tower, and The Fortress. Summary in 3 Sentences: After Niall and his co-conspirator Doggins face the masters of the world they were living in … Continue reading →

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The Women, by Kristin Hannah

Posted on February 25, 2025 by schoultz

Why This Book: I have read many books about the Vietnam War, but almost all from the soldier’s or fighter’s perspective.  A lady friend of mine – also a nurse – told me that this was good and was worth … Continue reading →

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Unreasonable Hospitality – the Power of Giving People More than they Expect, by Will Guidara

Posted on February 17, 2025 by schoultz

Why this book: Selected by my SEAL book club, based on several strong recommendations Summary in 3 Sentences: Will Guidara’s first-person account of growing up, deciding at a young age that he wanted to go into the hospitality business, and then, … Continue reading →

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Spider World #3 – The Fortress by Colin Wilson

Posted on February 14, 2025 by schoultz

Why this book I’ve been a Colin Wilson fan for 50 years and decided to read his Spider World Sci Fi series.  This is book 3.  Summary in 3 Sentences: Niall is able to hide from the Death Spiders and in … Continue reading →

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