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Michael Lilly
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This is a work in progress. As of 3/11/22 it is about 60% complete.

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Retired and feeding my neurotic tendencies regarding books. Then went back to work 2017. Retired again on 01/01/21.

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Sharpen Your Tactics: 1125 Brilliant Sacrifices, Combinations, and Studies by Anatoly Lein
The Peripheral by William Gibson
Simple Chess: New Algebraic Edition (Dover Chess) by Michael Stean
1000 Checkmate Combinations by Victor and Tal Henkin
Moo by Jane Smiley
1984 (Signet Classics) by George Orwell
The Odyssey by Homer
An Odyssey: A Father, a Son, and an Epic by Daniel Mendelsohn
The Odyssey by Homer
Refuge: An Unnatural History of Family and Place by Terry Tempest Williams
Apocalyptic Planet: Field Guide to the Everending Earth by Craig Childs
Henry James: Major Stories and Essays: A Library of America College Edition (Library of America College Editions) by Henry James
Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman
First Four Books Of Poems by Louise Glück
50 Essential Chess Lessons by Steve Giddins
Philosophical Investigations by Ludwig Wittgenstein
Dark Voyage: A Novel (Night Soldiers 8) by Alan Furst
Basic Antennas by Arrl Inc.
Basic Communications Electronics by Jack Hudson
Midnight in Europe: A Novel by Alan Furst
The Ministry of Truth: The Biography of George Orwell's 1984 by Dorian Lynskey
Atlas of the Heart: Mapping Meaningful Connection and the Language of Human Experience by Brene Brown
Henry James : Collected Travel Writings : The Continent : A Little Tour in France / Italian Hours / Other Travels (Library of America) by Henry James
The Polish Officer: A Novel (Night Soldiers Book 3) by Alan Furst
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer
Blood of Victory: A Novel (Night Soldiers Book 7) by Alan Furst
The Spies of Warsaw (Night Soldiers Book 10) by Alan Furst
How to Win the War on Truth: An Illustrated Guide to How Mistruths Are Sold, Why They Stick, and How to Reclaim Reality by Samuel C. Spitale
Prospero's Cell by Lawrence Durrell
THE JANUARY 6 REPORT: Findings From the Select Committee to Investigate the Jan. 6 Attack on the U.S. Capitol With Reporting, Analysis and Visuals by The New York Times by The January 6 Select Committee
The Sleep Prescription: Seven Days to Unlocking Your Best Rest (The Seven Days Series) by Aric A. Prather PhD
People of Darkness: A Leaphorn & Chee Novel (A Leaphorn and Chee Novel, 4) by Tony Hillerman
The Stress Prescription: Seven Days to More Joy and Ease (The Seven Days Series) by Elissa Epel PhD
The Fallen Man: A Leaphorn and Chee Novel (A Leaphorn and Chee Novel, 12) by Tony Hillerman
ARRL General Class License Manual 10th Edition – Complete Study Guide with Questions and Answers for Upgrading Your Ham Radio License by Arrl Inc.
2023-2027 General Class by Wb6Noa Gordon West
Skeleton Man: A Leaphorn and Chee Novel (A Leaphorn and Chee Novel, 17) by Tony Hillerman
The Canterbury Tales (Barnes & Noble Classics) by Geoffrey Chaucer
Forest Park: Exploring Portland's Natural Sanctuary by Marcy Cottrell Houle
Guardians of the Valley: John Muir and the Friendship that Saved Yosemite by Dean King
Astrophysics for People in a Hurry by Neil deGrasse Tyson
One for Another - Golden's Rules and Tools for Creating Healthy Relationships by Douglas B Golden
Rising Tide: The Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 and How it Changed America by John M. Barry
Forest Under Siege: The Story of Old Growth After Gifford Pinchot by Rand Schenck
Keeping the Faith: God, Democracy, and the Trial That Riveted a Nation by Brenda Wineapple
Chief Joseph & the Flight of the Nez Perce: The Untold Story of an American Tragedy by Kent Nerburn
The Backyard Bird Chronicles by Amy Tan
The Quickening: Antarctica, Motherhood, and Cultivating Hope in a Warming World by Elizabeth Rush
Polostan: Volume One of Bomb Light: A Riveting Historical Epic of International Espionage, Intrigue, and the Dawn of the Atomic Age, by the #1 New York Times Bestselling Author (Bomb Light, 1) by Neal Stephenson
Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid by Douglas R Hofstadter
Raymond Chandler: Stories and Early Novels: Pulp Stories / The Big Sleep / Farewell, My Lovely / The High Window (Library of America) by Raymond Chandler
Lonely Planet Alaska (Travel Guide) by Erin Kirkland
The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Alex Haley
Kidnapped (Signet classics) by Robert Louis Stevenson
Black in Blues: How a Color Tells the Story of My People by Imani Perry
The Far Shore of Time (Eschaton) by Frederik Pohl
Dancing in the Glory of Monsters: The Collapse of the Congo and the Great War of Africa by Jason Stearns
African History of Africa, An: From the Dawn of Humanity to Independence by Zeinab Badawi
The Fate of the Day: The War for America, Fort Ticonderoga to Charleston, 1777-1780 (Revolution Trilogy, 2) by Rick Atkinson
An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us by Ed Yong
Should Trees Have Standing?: Law, Morality, and the Environment by Christopher D. Stone
The Complete Works of Isaac Babel by Isaac Babel
After the Music Stopped: The Financial Crisis, the Response, and the Work Ahead by Alan S. Blinder
The Banker Who Made America: Thomas Willing and the Rise of the American Financial Aristocracy, 1731-1821 by Richard Vague
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