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Post by Ross, Bob » Thu Jan 14, 2021 11:51 am

Ross, Bob wrote: Tue Jan 12, 2021 8:10 am 6 books about US history, 5 of them part of the Oxford History of the United States series.
Reading the first book now. Great read so far.
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Post by Randall » Thu Jan 14, 2021 12:01 pm

Trump will be history soon
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Post by Ross, Bob » Thu Jan 14, 2021 12:47 pm

Randall wrote: Thu Jan 14, 2021 12:01 pm Trump will be history soon
You're going too fast, mate. I'm still at the American Revolution.
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Post by Randall » Thu Jan 14, 2021 12:49 pm

Ross, Bob wrote: Thu Jan 14, 2021 12:47 pm
Randall wrote: Thu Jan 14, 2021 12:01 pm Trump will be history soon
You're going too fast, mate. I'm still at the American Revolution.
A tea party then
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Post by Ross, Bob » Thu Jan 14, 2021 12:59 pm

Randall wrote: Thu Jan 14, 2021 12:49 pm
Ross, Bob wrote: Thu Jan 14, 2021 12:47 pm
Randall wrote: Thu Jan 14, 2021 12:01 pm Trump will be history soon
You're going too fast, mate. I'm still at the American Revolution.
A tea party then
Indeed.
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Post by Randall » Thu Jan 14, 2021 1:01 pm

Ross, Bob wrote: Thu Jan 14, 2021 12:59 pm
Randall wrote: Thu Jan 14, 2021 12:49 pm
Ross, Bob wrote: Thu Jan 14, 2021 12:47 pm
Randall wrote: Thu Jan 14, 2021 12:01 pm Trump will be history soon
You're going too fast, mate. I'm still at the American Revolution.
A tea party then
Indeed.

1861 onwards is more my sphere of interest
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Post by Ross, Bob » Thu Jan 14, 2021 3:06 pm

One book at a time, mate.

Civil War is book 4.
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Ross, Bob wrote: Thu Jan 14, 2021 3:06 pm One book at a time, mate.

Civil War is book 4.
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Post by Ross, Bob » Fri Jan 15, 2021 1:08 pm

Almost finished the first book. Fascinating read.

9/10
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Post by Randall » Fri Jan 15, 2021 1:17 pm

By early February I might be reading again
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Post by Ross, Bob » Wed Jan 20, 2021 12:23 pm

Finished the second one. Again very good.

9/10
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Post by Randall » Wed Jan 20, 2021 12:30 pm

Hopefully I'll be able to afford glasses at some stage
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Post by Ross, Bob » Wed Jan 20, 2021 5:20 pm

Randall wrote: Wed Jan 20, 2021 12:30 pm Hopefully I'll be able to afford glasses at some stage
"Braille"
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Post by Randall » Fri Jan 29, 2021 8:09 pm

New Stephen king book announced for August
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Post by TheMalteseDart » Sat Jan 30, 2021 1:05 am

Alls quiet on the Western Front, made me choke up at some parts, very good book
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Post by Ross, Bob » Sun Jan 31, 2021 10:57 am

Third book finished.

Mediocre, to much political history.

7/10
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Post by mattp » Sun Feb 07, 2021 6:32 pm

Randall wrote: Fri Jan 29, 2021 8:09 pm New Stephen king book announced for August
Not the level of anticipation it once was

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mattp wrote: Sun Feb 07, 2021 6:32 pm
Randall wrote: Fri Jan 29, 2021 8:09 pm New Stephen king book announced for August
Not the level of anticipation it once was
It doesn't sound like a king book from the bio
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Post by mattp » Mon Feb 08, 2021 5:49 pm

Karl Edward Wagner - Why Not You and I?
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Post by Ross, Bob » Wed Feb 10, 2021 10:44 pm

Finished the civil war book.

Good, 8/10
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