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The Wapshot Chronicle by John Cheever
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You Don't Have to Say You Love Me: A Memoir by Sherman Alexie
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The Wapshot Chronicle by John Cheever
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You Don't Have to Say You Love Me: A Memoir by Sherman Alexie
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I am grateful to have this part 3--with a correctly spelled title, no less!
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3267. Harry Hopkins: Ally of the Poor and Defender of Democracy, by George McJimsey* (read 13 Nov 1999)
* Have met author
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3267. Harry Hopkins: Ally of the Poor and Defender of Democracy, by George McJimsey* (read 13 Nov 1999)
* Have met author
26fyrfly
Thank you, Schmerguls. ;-)
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Zarafa : A Giraffe's True Story, from Deep Africa to the Heart of Paris by Michael Allin
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Zarafa : A Giraffe's True Story, from Deep Africa to the Heart of Paris by Michael Allin
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Hawai'i Wellness Directory, 2011
Hawai'i Wellness Directory, 2011
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5421. Three Comrades A Novel by Erich Maria Remarque Translated from the German by A. W. Wheen (read 12 Nov 2016)
5421. Three Comrades A Novel by Erich Maria Remarque Translated from the German by A. W. Wheen (read 12 Nov 2016)
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Voices of Eden: a History of
Hawaiian Language Studies
by Albert J. Schutz
Voices of Eden: a History of
Hawaiian Language Studies
by Albert J. Schutz
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2399. After Many a Summer Dies the Swan by Aldous Huxley (read 28 July 1991)(James Tait Black Memorial fiction prize for 1939)
It is easy to remember the day this author died, since it is the same day JFK was killed.
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2399. After Many a Summer Dies the Swan by Aldous Huxley (read 28 July 1991)(James Tait Black Memorial fiction prize for 1939)
It is easy to remember the day this author died, since it is the same day JFK was killed.
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3768. Krakatoa The Day the World Exploded: August 27, 1883, by Simon Winchester (read 15 July 2003)
3768. Krakatoa The Day the World Exploded: August 27, 1883, by Simon Winchester (read 15 July 2003)
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1249. A Question of Judgment The Fortas Case and the Struggle for the Supreme Court, by Robert Shogan (read 31 Oct 1973)
1249. A Question of Judgment The Fortas Case and the Struggle for the Supreme Court, by Robert Shogan (read 31 Oct 1973)
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"Response to Andreas Wili's 'Whose is
Alexander (the Great)? Whose is Macedonia?'"
(Internet Item; no author or editor listed)
"Response to Andreas Wili's 'Whose is
Alexander (the Great)? Whose is Macedonia?'"
(Internet Item; no author or editor listed)
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3569. American Dreamer The Life and Times of Henry A. Wallace, by John C. Culver & John Hyde (read 16 Apr 2002)
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3569. American Dreamer The Life and Times of Henry A. Wallace, by John C. Culver & John Hyde (read 16 Apr 2002)
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4429. The Complete Memoirs of George Sherston, by Siegfried Sassoon (read 23 Apr 2008)(Memoirs of a Fox Hunting Man: James Tait Black Memorial fiction prize for 1928)
4429. The Complete Memoirs of George Sherston, by Siegfried Sassoon (read 23 Apr 2008)(Memoirs of a Fox Hunting Man: James Tait Black Memorial fiction prize for 1928)
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599. The History of the Popes (Volume XII) From the German of Dr. Ludwig Pastor Edited by Ralph Francis Kerr (read 28 Nov 1959)
599. The History of the Popes (Volume XII) From the German of Dr. Ludwig Pastor Edited by Ralph Francis Kerr (read 28 Nov 1959)
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3832. Waiting for Snow in Havana Confessions of a Cuban Boy, by Carlos Eire (read 7 Dec 2003) (National Book Award nonfiction prize for 2003)
3832. Waiting for Snow in Havana Confessions of a Cuban Boy, by Carlos Eire (read 7 Dec 2003) (National Book Award nonfiction prize for 2003)
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3285. Freedom From Fear: The American People in Depression and War, 1929-1945, by David M. Kennedy (read 17 Jan 2000) (Pulitzer History prize in 2000) (Parkman Prize for 2000)
3285. Freedom From Fear: The American People in Depression and War, 1929-1945, by David M. Kennedy (read 17 Jan 2000) (Pulitzer History prize in 2000) (Parkman Prize for 2000)
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3810. The Armies of the Night History as a Novel The Novel as History, by Norman Mailer (read 6 Oct 2003) (Pulitzer Nonfiction prize co-winner in 1969) (National Book Award arts and letters prize for 1968)
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3810. The Armies of the Night History as a Novel The Novel as History, by Norman Mailer (read 6 Oct 2003) (Pulitzer Nonfiction prize co-winner in 1969) (National Book Award arts and letters prize for 1968)
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Da Jesus Book: Hawaii Pidgin
New Testament
by Bible N. T. Editorial supervisor: Joe Grimes
Da Jesus Book: Hawaii Pidgin
New Testament
by Bible N. T. Editorial supervisor: Joe Grimes
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4121.It Wasn't Funny at the Time, by William L. Hungate (read 26 Jan 2006)
This book is much fun to read. I am surprised that no one else lists it, just me!
4121.It Wasn't Funny at the Time, by William L. Hungate (read 26 Jan 2006)
This book is much fun to read. I am surprised that no one else lists it, just me!
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Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews: a
Jewish Life and the Emergence of
Christianity by Paula Fredriksen
Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews: a
Jewish Life and the Emergence of
Christianity by Paula Fredriksen
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Late Night on Watling Street
by Bill Naughton
Late Night on Watling Street
by Bill Naughton
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3674. Midnight's Children, by Salman Rushdie (read 5 Jan 2003) (Booker prize in 1981)(Co-winner of James Tait Black Memorial fiction prize for 1981)
3674. Midnight's Children, by Salman Rushdie (read 5 Jan 2003) (Booker prize in 1981)(Co-winner of James Tait Black Memorial fiction prize for 1981)
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The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym
of Nantucket by Edgar Allan Poe
The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym
of Nantucket by Edgar Allan Poe
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2781.The Rise of Industrial America: A People's History of the Post-Reconstruction Era Volume Six, by Page Smith (read 4 Sep 1995)
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2781.The Rise of Industrial America: A People's History of the Post-Reconstruction Era Volume Six, by Page Smith (read 4 Sep 1995)
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5122. Underground, by Haruki Murikami Translated from the Japanese by Alfred Birnbaum and Philip Gabriel (read 11 Feb 2014)
5122. Underground, by Haruki Murikami Translated from the Japanese by Alfred Birnbaum and Philip Gabriel (read 11 Feb 2014)
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Venustiano Carranza: Puente
entre Siglos *(Venustiano Carranza,
Bridge between Centuries)
*there is probably no English edition of this.
Venustiano Carranza: Puente
entre Siglos *(Venustiano Carranza,
Bridge between Centuries)
*there is probably no English edition of this.
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4226. Our Hearts Were Young and Gay, by Cornelia Otis Skinner and Emily Kimbrough (read 4 Nov 2006)
4226. Our Hearts Were Young and Gay, by Cornelia Otis Skinner and Emily Kimbrough (read 4 Nov 2006)
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3966. American Brutus John Wilkes Booth and the Lincoln Conspiracies, by Michael W. Kauffman (read 20 Dec 2004)
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3966. American Brutus John Wilkes Booth and the Lincoln Conspiracies, by Michael W. Kauffman (read 20 Dec 2004)
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3332. Grand Delusion Stalin and the German Invasion of Russia, by Gabriel Gorodetsky (read 30 Jul 2000)
3332. Grand Delusion Stalin and the German Invasion of Russia, by Gabriel Gorodetsky (read 30 Jul 2000)
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"Legendary Bluegrass Musician (Earl Scruggs
1924-2012), Revolutionized Banjo Playing"
by David Wilson
"Legendary Bluegrass Musician (Earl Scruggs
1924-2012), Revolutionized Banjo Playing"
by David Wilson
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482. Remembrance of Things Past (Vol. Two) Cities of the Plain; The Captive; The Sweet Cheat Gone; The Past Recaptured, by Marcel Proust translated by C. K. Scott-Moncrief & Frederick A. Blossom (read 7 Aug 1955)
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482. Remembrance of Things Past (Vol. Two) Cities of the Plain; The Captive; The Sweet Cheat Gone; The Past Recaptured, by Marcel Proust translated by C. K. Scott-Moncrief & Frederick A. Blossom (read 7 Aug 1955)
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1329. Victor Hugo A Realistic Biography of the Great Romantic, by Matthew Josephson (read 28 Apr 1975)
1329. Victor Hugo A Realistic Biography of the Great Romantic, by Matthew Josephson (read 28 Apr 1975)
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Appolonii Rhodii Argonauticorum Libri IV
by Appolonius of Rhodes
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Appolonii Rhodii Argonauticorum Libri IV
by Appolonius of Rhodes
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3846. Justice Daniel Dissenting A Biography of Peter V. Daniel, 1784-1860, by John P. Frank (read 13 Jan 2004)
3846. Justice Daniel Dissenting A Biography of Peter V. Daniel, 1784-1860, by John P. Frank (read 13 Jan 2004)
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5108. The Unwinding An Inner History of the New America, by George Packer (read 3 Jan 2014) (National Book Award nonfiction prize in 2013)
5108. The Unwinding An Inner History of the New America, by George Packer (read 3 Jan 2014) (National Book Award nonfiction prize in 2013)
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3665. An American Insurrection: The Battle of Oxford, Mississippi, 1962, by William Doyle (read 18 Dec 2002)
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3665. An American Insurrection: The Battle of Oxford, Mississippi, 1962, by William Doyle (read 18 Dec 2002)
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Farthing: a Story of a World the Could have Been
by Jo Walton
Farthing: a Story of a World the Could have Been
by Jo Walton
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Penguin Modern Poets 5: Gregory Corso,
Lawrence Ferlighetti, Allen iGinsberg
Penguin Modern Poets 5: Gregory Corso,
Lawrence Ferlighetti, Allen iGinsberg
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Rains All The Time: A Connoisseur's History Of Weather In The Pacific Northwest - David Laskin
Rains All The Time: A Connoisseur's History Of Weather In The Pacific Northwest - David Laskin
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3938. The Reed and the Rock Portrait of Simon Brute, by Theodore Maynard (read 19 Sep 2004)
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3938. The Reed and the Rock Portrait of Simon Brute, by Theodore Maynard (read 19 Sep 2004)
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Re #291 Is that a "book"?
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4515. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Birthplace of the American Ideal, by Andrew Cockburn (read 3 Dec 2008)
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4515. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Birthplace of the American Ideal, by Andrew Cockburn (read 3 Dec 2008)
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"Is that a book?" (291-294)
No, a newspaper article. But it is one of the "books" - - LT items in my collection. Apologies if articles are
against the rules.
No, a newspaper article. But it is one of the "books" - - LT items in my collection. Apologies if articles are
against the rules.
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Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong- James W. Loewen
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Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong- James W. Loewen
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4013. The Tariff History of the United States Seventh Edition, by F. W. Taussig, LL.B., Ph.D. (read 21 Apr 2005)
4013. The Tariff History of the United States Seventh Edition, by F. W. Taussig, LL.B., Ph.D. (read 21 Apr 2005)
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2509. July 2, 1903 The Mysterious Death of Hall-of-Famer Big Ed Delahanty, by Mike Sowell (read 30 May 1993)
2509. July 2, 1903 The Mysterious Death of Hall-of-Famer Big Ed Delahanty, by Mike Sowell (read 30 May 1993)
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Benjamin Thompson Count Rumford*
by Sanborn Brown
*The most famous (though usually under-rated)
native of my native city, Woburn, MA
Benjamin Thompson Count Rumford*
by Sanborn Brown
*The most famous (though usually under-rated)
native of my native city, Woburn, MA
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Li Po and Tu Fu:Poems Selected
Li Po and Tu Fu:Poems Selected
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296. Frankenstein or The Modern Promethius, by Mrs. Shelley (read 17 Nov 1946)
The book I read thus identified the author on the title page--one of the few instances where the title page omitted the given name of the author in my list of books read.
296. Frankenstein or The Modern Promethius, by Mrs. Shelley (read 17 Nov 1946)
The book I read thus identified the author on the title page--one of the few instances where the title page omitted the given name of the author in my list of books read.
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5315. A Most Damnable Invention Dynamite, Nitrates, and the Making of the Modern World, by Stephen R. Bown (read 2 Oct 2015)
5315. A Most Damnable Invention Dynamite, Nitrates, and the Making of the Modern World, by Stephen R. Bown (read 2 Oct 2015)
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4805. Virgin Land The American West as Symbol and Myth, by Henry Nash Smith (read 15 Mar 2011) (Bancroft Prize in 1951)
4805. Virgin Land The American West as Symbol and Myth, by Henry Nash Smith (read 15 Mar 2011) (Bancroft Prize in 1951)
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4440. Recollections of Thomas R. Marshall Vice-President and Hoosier Philosopher A Hoosier Salad (tead 16 May 2008)
4440. Recollections of Thomas R. Marshall Vice-President and Hoosier Philosopher A Hoosier Salad (tead 16 May 2008)
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Ancient Epic Poetry: Homer,
Apollonius, Virgil
by Charles Rowan Beye*
*Knew author.
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Ancient Epic Poetry: Homer,
Apollonius, Virgil
by Charles Rowan Beye*
*Knew author.
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4097. Europe Central, by William T. Vollmann (read 28 Nov 2005) (National Book Award fiction prize for 2005)
4097. Europe Central, by William T. Vollmann (read 28 Nov 2005) (National Book Award fiction prize for 2005)
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Jesus, Zoroaster, Buddha, Socrates,
Muhammad by Edwin Yamaguchi
Jesus, Zoroaster, Buddha, Socrates,
Muhammad by Edwin Yamaguchi
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Tempo di Uccidre/ The Short Cut* by Ennio Flaiano
*The Italian title literally means "Killing Time", but it
was given the English title: The Short Cut
Tempo di Uccidre/ The Short Cut* by Ennio Flaiano
*The Italian title literally means "Killing Time", but it
was given the English title: The Short Cut
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4736. The Hunters and the Hunted, by Jochen Brennecke Translated by R. H. Stevens (read 3 Aug 2010)
4736. The Hunters and the Hunted, by Jochen Brennecke Translated by R. H. Stevens (read 3 Aug 2010)
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Phrasikleia: the Anthropology of Reading in
Ancient Greece (Myth and Poetics)
by Jesper Svenbro
Phrasikleia: the Anthropology of Reading in
Ancient Greece (Myth and Poetics)
by Jesper Svenbro
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4550. Kon-Tiki Across the Pacific by Raft, by Thor Heyerdahl translated by F. H. Lyon (read 26 Mar 2009)
4550. Kon-Tiki Across the Pacific by Raft, by Thor Heyerdahl translated by F. H. Lyon (read 26 Mar 2009)
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3940. The Eagles Die Franz Joseph, Elisabeth, and Their Austria, by George R. Marek (read 28 Sep 2004)
3940. The Eagles Die Franz Joseph, Elisabeth, and Their Austria, by George R. Marek (read 28 Sep 2004)
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Le Jongleur de Notre Dame; Contes Chretiens du Moyenn Age by Michel Zink
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(I canʻt work the "Scroll DoWn"
command on the "Your Books" feature of my screen. Itʻs been changed to an earlier format -- 576 pages, up from
114! Any idea what I am (or what LT is) doing wrong?)
command on the "Your Books" feature of my screen. Itʻs been changed to an earlier format -- 576 pages, up from
114! Any idea what I am (or what LT is) doing wrong?)
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Are We Rome?: The Fall Of An Empire And The Fate Of America - Cullen Murphy
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Are We Rome?: The Fall Of An Empire And The Fate Of America - Cullen Murphy
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4249. Indefensible One Lawyer's Journey Into the Inferno of American Justice, by David Feige (read 22 Dec 2006)
4249. Indefensible One Lawyer's Journey Into the Inferno of American Justice, by David Feige (read 22 Dec 2006)
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4064. Autobiography of Seventy Years Volume II, by George F. Hoar (read 27 Aug 2005)
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4064. Autobiography of Seventy Years Volume II, by George F. Hoar (read 27 Aug 2005)
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