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<\/a><\/p>\nI got:<\/p>\n
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- Two history courses from The Teaching Company probably for three dollars each: A Brief History of the World<\/em> and The African Experience: From “Lucy” to Mandela<\/em>. My oldest son asked me why Africa had an experience instead of the history. Ah, the things one knows but cannot explain logically.
<\/li>\n- Mr. Monk Goes to Hawaii<\/em>, a paperback based on the television series. I think I have another one around here somewhere for when I go on a kick. Or find them.
<\/li>\n- James Wesley, Rawles’ Founders<\/em>, a novel. I was afraid I’d recently bought this, but I bought How to Survive the End of the World as We Know It<\/em> in Hot Springs this summer<\/a>. So when I go on a kick or can find them.
<\/li>\n- Unbroken<\/em>, the story of Louis Zamperini as told by the woman who wrote Seabiscuit<\/em>. This is a nice hardback copy, but I thought I’d recently bought this book. But I did not: instead, I picked up a paperback copy of The Devil At My Heels<\/em>, Zamperini’s autobiography. So I can read them back to back if I go on a kick. Or can find them.
<\/li>\n- A copy of Ulysses Grant’s memoirs (and selected letters). Gentle reader, the most expensive books I own are probably the first edition two volume set of U.S. Grant’s memoirs that I inherited from my wife’s uncle. I was seriously just recently thinking I want a reading copy of these books so I don’t get Doritos dust in the first editions, and here they are<\/em>. It’s crazy how you sometimes find what you’re looking for.
<\/li>\n- Lassie, Come Home<\/em>. I might or might not have a copy of this already–I think I have a worn copy that fell to the children, not that they read any of the books about dogs or horses that I received but did not read in my youth. At any rate, I’ll read this juvenile classic at some point to pad my annual numbers.
<\/li>\n- A Christian Manifesto<\/em> by Francis Schaeffer which I bought because I remember that I read Escape from Reason<\/em> eleven years ago. Although until I read my own book report on it, I did not remember the actual content of the book. This volume’s title is probably more meaningful.
<\/li>\n- The Devil Wins<\/em>, another crack at Jesse Stone by Reed Farrel Coleman. I almost put this down several times because I was not pleased with his first try<\/a>.
<\/li>\n- A Thomas Kinkade Cape Light Christmas book whose title is so meaningful that it’s covered by the library sticker on the spine. The title is actually A Christmas Promise<\/em>. I’ve already read a Cape Light Christmas book: All Is Bright<\/a><\/em> by the co-author of this book. I’ve been stockpiling Christmas books this year, so perhaps I’ll read more than one at Christmas time.
<\/li>\n- Rabbit, Run<\/em> by John Irving. I haven’t read any Irving that I recall (Well, Washington<\/em> Irving, but that’s a way different guy. This is the first of the Rabbit series, so I might as well start here.
<\/li>\n- The Lost Books of the Bible<\/em> which goes right into my recent reading on the same.
<\/li>\n- How to Restore a Farm Tractor<\/em>. I’ve been thinking about doing this, maybe. I must be downwind from Republic’s annual old machine festival Steam-O-Rama or something. Of course, I don’t have the time to take care of needed maintenance on Nogglestead, so I don’t know when I’d fit working on this new hobby of my daydreams. I don’t even know how long it will be until I read the book.
<\/li>\n- Mysteries of the Bible<\/em>, a Reader’s Digest book akin to Mysteries of the Unexplained<\/em>. Probably short anecdotes that aren’t actual Bible scholarship, but starting points for inquiries.
<\/li>\n- Trash to Treasure<\/em>. I’ve read a couple in this series (2<\/a>, 6<\/a>, and 8<\/a>, but not in that order) back in my crafty days. Perhaps this will jump start me into doing projects again and clear some of the raw material from my garage. Or perhaps I’ll need to clean out my garage first so I can get to the raw material.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
My beautiful wife almost got a stack as tall as mine, but not quite<\/em> Try harder next time, my dear.<\/p>\n
At any rate, it was a fun little jaunt, and you know, I rather enjoy writing these posts and wandering a bit down memory lane recalling books I’ve bought before and sometimes even read. So unfortunately, gentle reader, these self-indulgent posts will continue. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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- Mr. Monk Goes to Hawaii<\/em>, a paperback based on the television series. I think I have another one around here somewhere for when I go on a kick. Or find them.