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Tkgbjenn1

Tkgbjenn1

Joined January 2017

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Steven Rinella is a great story teller for his topic. In the process of telling his tale of going on a hunt for a buffalo in Alaska. He also tells the history and prehistory of the American Bison. It‘s best to hear narrated by the author. Endlessly interesting and engrossing.

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A great collection of great baseball stories. Many of them legendary. A great read as we enter the baseball season.

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A skeptics look into the world of Crypto. An informative read. I‘m a bit of a skeptic myself when it comes to “unregulated securities”, which is what Crypto is to a degree. Betting on enthusiasm is what it is in reality. Acknowledging those who have made money from Crypto and lost. It‘s very much open to fraud. 4/5 on Goodreads.com

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Flipping Boxcars: A Novel | Cedric The Entertainer
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A debut novel by Cedric the Entertainer. A good crime novel with interesting characters. Nostalgic for the time period. It is entertaining, pardon the pun.

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The American naval war during the American Revolution wasn‘t fought by a navy (excluding the French Navy), but by privateers who saw profit in securing a percentage of the cargo of any British ship taken. This book details the story of those privateers, their successes and the failures. An interesting book. Signed copy.

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Not just about the Mob, but about the infamous outlaws of the depression era. If you‘re a fan of mafia movies, you‘ll like this. Quick read overview histories.

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Quick read. Written with a bit of drama. That makes them interesting. These aren‘t deep scholarly history‘s. But histories that read like novels and are just enjoyable. These editions follow the dark underbelly of celebrity.

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In 1980, a biographer named Charles Higham, wrote a biography of an actor who died 30 years earlier. A man who lived a wild and raucous life, Errol Flynn. Higham claimed in his book to have found evidence implicating the actor of having been a Nazi Spy. This book, written 10 years later, by Tony Thomas comes to Errol Flynn‘s defense and dismantles Higham‘s allegations. And does a fairly good job of it.

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Tom Clavin has become the go-to author for old west history. This is the story of one of the last outlaw gangs of the Wild West. Focusing on the ill fated attempt to rob two banks at once in the town of Coffeyville, Kansas that resulted in a shootout with a sizable portion of the citizens of that town.

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A very interesting Audiobook about the long hunters and the European deer skin trade out of what would become Kentucky and the Ohio Country during a 14 year period between 1761 and 1775. Long hunters including Daniel Boone. A trade that started from cattle disease in Europe and ended by the American Revolution which ended deer skin demand in England. This a story of the opening of the first far west.

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After the release of this biography many have refuted Higham‘s claims as nothing more than guilt by association. Either way this is an interesting and even exciting biography that reads like an adventure novel. Part 3

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He had a dark side, drugs and alcohol, womanizing, he was charged with statutory rape twice and acquitted both times. The term, “In like Flynn” actually originated from those trials. With all the negative aspects of his life a biographer, Charles Higham claimed to have found an even darker secret, that Errol Flynn was a Nazi Spy. This accusation was based totally on his friendship with a man named Hermann Erben, who was in fact a Nazi Spy. Part 2

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Errol Flynn lived a full and short life. Ultimately the alcohol and drug use ended his life at the age of 50. He may have been one of the first action stars. He was Captain Blood, Robin Hood, and Don Juan. It was said that Flynn was “what every woman wanted and what every man wanted to be”. How could a man who had everything end up such a train wreck? Part one

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Man is what he reads

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Bel-ami | Guy Maupassant
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An 1885 French novel suggested by a friend about an opportunistic young man hustling his way through life in France eventually profiting from the war in Morocco. Very lengthy as novels at that time were.

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The Gray Man | Mark Greaney
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Somewhat different than the Netflix movie. The genre of expertly trained un-killable superhuman spec ops former CIA novels. A huge stretch from reality, but still entertaining. Not all superheroes wear capes. Some are government trained agents forced underground who use their abilities for good. This is nothing more than a good superhero story.

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Well written. Nothing really new. This has become a cottage industry. I‘m reminded of how exhausted I am of politics.

dabbe And this is another election year. 😳 2mo
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Mehso-so

Well written. A bit lengthy. Nothing new. I found myself exhausted by the subject and really politics in general. I couldn‘t finish.

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A trip through most of the major theories of science, focusing on physics, presented in a way we all could understand. A really interesting book.

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The King of Late Night | Greg Gutfeld
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I‘ve always appreciated his self-deprecating humor. Not quite taking on the P.J. O‘Rourke mantle. Funny and entertaining. A bit self-congratulatory at times.

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The third installment of his skeptical inquiries about a variety of subjects that were highlighted on his podcast. Very interesting and informative.,

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Love, Pamela | Pamela Anderson
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Surprisingly good. And I know that I‘m being judgmental with that comment. Stereotypes being what they are. This is a story of abuse, to fame, to more abuse, to contentment. She wouldn‘t have gone where she did without her looks and she doesn‘t deny that. But in the process she learned from the influential people she‘s met. Dabbled in a little poetry. And after a life of excess and public relationships settles down to being a mom. Not a bad story.

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Mehso-so

One of many books capitalizing on the culture. I didn‘t know she was a comedian. A decent book. Nothing too new as far as ideas. But she does well supporting the notion that cancel culture and wokeness is curtailing speech, especially humor. We live on eggshells trying not to hurt feelings. Ultimately like many, I‘m exhausted.

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Ridgeline: A Novel | Michael Punke
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Great Historical Fiction of Red Clouds War in Wyoming in 1866. Told through the eyes of the Army and Army wives at Fort Phil Kearney and the Northern Plains Indians including Crazy Horse. It puts you in the build up to and the battle that resulted in what was known as the Fetterman Massacre.

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Be Useful: Seven Tools for Life | Arnold Schwarzenegger
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Life advice from a person who accomplished a lot. There‘s no doubt that Arnold accomplished more than anyone ever assumed he would. And it is an inspiring story. And he gives great advice overall followed be interesting personal stories. However there‘s nothing unique from most self-help inspirational books you might read. What sets it apart is the messenger.

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Interesting article on the mad monk of the last Czars of Russia.

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Not what I was expecting. The subtext of the title suggests a history of alcohol and how it brought people together to help create civilization. And there are interesting tidbits of information. Like how the drive to brew intoxicating beverages had as much to do with the rise of agriculture as food. But it‘s less about history and more about the science of alcohol and its effects. Science that often reads like a school textbook.

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Mehso-so

Charming. Well written. Felt a connection. Great characterization. A story of a chef who uproots his family to study French cooking in Lyon, France. Already a book I want to read. So why only three stars. Because it‘s too long. It runs out of steam about 1/2 way through the book. And you‘re reading it and wondering if it will ever end. It burns out of its charm. I did enjoy it until I didn‘t.

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Mehso-so

This book would serve much better as a reference book. I skimmed through a lot to find stories that were appealing. Still a lot of interesting stories of the earlier years of this part of the country.

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A follow-up to 12 Rules, with 12 more rules that will make our society and you as an individual better if observed.

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A road map of advice on how we should behave as good citizens. Twelve general rules that would make society function much better. Followed by stories showing how these rules could be applied or have been applied.

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Not for me. My initial interest was in obtaining a signed copy. I thought I‘d develop interest in the topic. But I couldn‘t find myself finishing it. Not that it‘s not well written. It is. Just not a topic that could hold my interest. It may be great for others.

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Really for classic movie buffs. Faces and names you may or not know. If you‘re a classic movie fan you‘ve seen them all. Biographies of 65 actors from the golden age of Hollywood. It will be entertaining if you are a fan.

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Definitely taking advantage of the resurgence of the popularity of the character due to the “Cobra Kai” franchise. A lot of heart felt nostalgia and behind the scenes stories primarily of the original films. It‘s entertaining. There are times when the author kind of blows the characters role as a cultural icon out of proportion a little. But the role was the pinnacle of his career, so I can‘t fault him for that. Signed copy.

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Who would have known!? The caricatures are incredible. A hidden talent from a SNL alumni, stand-up comedian, and hiking enthusiasts. I saw him at a comedy club in Indianapolis before the pandemic and his act was hilarious. Don‘t overlook the stories, they are interesting and funny. The practical joke played on him by the Manning brothers is worth the read. Autographed copy.

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“The buying of more books than one can read is nothing less than the soul reaching toward infinity…” - Israel Regardie

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I am a part of everything I have read.

dabbe I had that quote on a poster in my classroom for 28 years. 🧡🎃🧡 6mo
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The Bones of Kekionga | Jim Pickett
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This little book brings the historical characters both Indian and American during the frontier of the old northwest in what is present day Ohio to life. Specifically during Little Turtles War and Harmar‘s defeat.

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A very well written and heartfelt story of a young woman‘s struggle with cancer while in her twenties and it‘s effect on her life and the lives of those she loved.

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The third wave | Alvin Toffler
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Fletch's Fortune | Gregory Mcdonald
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Gradually working through the series. This one is good, not great.

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An interesting idea. A biography of Steve Martin‘s work in film in comic form. And well as other comic shorts. A very quick read but entertaining.

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Confess, Fletch | Gregory Mcdonald
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Number 3 in the series. I always enjoy Fletch. They‘re well written fun books. Nothing to complicated just lighthearted. Fletch is a like able fellow.

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