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Red Dog Farm, by Nathaniel Ian Miller

Posted on April 28, 2025 by schoultz

Why this book:  I’m planning to spend a couple of weeks in Iceland this summer and somehow this book came to my attention as a novel which takes place in rural Iceland fairly recently. I read it as part of … Continue reading →

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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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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 #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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Without Hesitation – the Odyssey of an American Warrior, by Gen Hugh Shelton

Posted on January 5, 2025 by schoultz

Why this book:  I was looking for a book to listen to in my car and on my bike rides and selected this one, because I had briefly worked with Gen Shelton, and the time line of his career overlapped with … Continue reading →

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One Hundred Years of Solitude, by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Posted on January 2, 2025 by schoultz

Why this book:  Selected by my literature reading group.  This was my 3rd time reading it. Summary in 3 Sentences:  A tale of five generations of a family in a village/small town in the remote jungles of Columbia in South … Continue reading →

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The Midnight Library. by Matt Haig

Posted on November 8, 2024 by schoultz

Why this book: Really liked The Life Impossible, and had heard good things about The Midnight Library. I liked Matt Haig’s writing so I listened to this book soon after finishing Life Impossible.  Summary in 4 Sentences: A young woman … Continue reading →

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A River Runs Through it, by Norman Maclean

Posted on October 27, 2024 by schoultz

Why this book: Selected by my Literature book club at my recommendation. It was strongly recommended to me by Rich Marshall. I listened to rather than read it. It is short – only 3 1/2 hours to listen to – … Continue reading →

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The Life Impossible, by Matt Haig

Posted on October 10, 2024 by schoultz

Why this book: Selected by my literature reading group – another winner by Patsy, who consistently convinces us to read wonderful books that we might not otherwise read. Summary in 3 Sentences: A dowdy, sedentary, widowed retired math teacher gets … Continue reading →

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Washington – a life, by Ron Chernow

Posted on September 28, 2024 by schoultz

Why This Book: I had read Chernow’s biographies Grant and Alexander Hamilton, and found them superbly written, fascinating and insightful. For Washington, Chernow was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Biography.  So I wanted to read (listen to) it.  Summary in … Continue reading →

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