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The Man Is Non-Stop
In which we realize there is a lot going on in Boarding houses The Girl from Greenwich Street by Laura Willig Stats: 4.5 Thank you to...
Julie Mackin
Dec 15, 20242 min read
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A Midwife's Tale
In which we learn you can walk on a frozen river, just go slow The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon Stars: 5 52 Book Club Summer Prompt #16 -...
Julie Mackin
Jul 17, 20242 min read
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The Pacific Theater
In which we realize GPS is the best thing ever The Vanishing Act The Enduring Mystery Behind the Legendary Doolittle Raid over Tokyo by...
Julie Mackin
Jun 9, 20241 min read
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Across the Ocean Blue
In which we learn boarding a submarine is not easy Codename Memo: The Hunt for a Nazi U-Boat and The Elusive Enigma Machine by Charles...
Julie Mackin
Jun 8, 20242 min read
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A History Covered in Bloods
In which we learn a lot about an all-American family we knew nothing about American Bloods by John Kaag Stars: 4 The tagline of Kaag’s...
Julie Mackin
May 11, 20242 min read
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Shattering the Ceilings
We've still got a long way to go, baby Women Money Power by Josie Cox Stars: 5 You know when you start a book and you have this sense...
Julie Mackin
May 11, 20242 min read
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A Not So Small Adventure
This past November, Dan and I were supposed to have gone to Israel on a pilgrimage led by his friend who is an Episcopal priest. Well,...
Julie Mackin
Apr 4, 20242 min read
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Dreams of Our Fathers
In which people went West but it might not have always been for the best Dreams of El Dorado by H.W. Brands Stars: 5 Audible I find it...
Julie Mackin
Feb 5, 20242 min read
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On the Hunt for a Killer
Manhunt by James L. Swanson Stars: 5 Will you like this book? You might if you like: Civil War History Fast-paced Nonfiction Narrative...
Julie Mackin
Aug 22, 20232 min read
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True Story
Rogues: True Stories of Grifters, Killers, Rebels and Crooks by Patrick Radden Keefe Rating: 5 out of 5 Would you like this book? You...
Julie Mackin
Aug 18, 20232 min read
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George Washington Really Did Sleep Everywhere
Travels with George by Nathaniel Philbrick 2023 Frenzied Bibliophile Challenge Category: Massachusetts Center for the Book Stars: 4 /5...
Julie Mackin
Mar 28, 20232 min read
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More than just a really good beer
The Revolutionary: Samuel Adams by Stacy Schiff 2023 Frenzied Bibliophile Challenge Category: Massachusetts Center for the Book Challenge...
Julie Mackin
Mar 14, 20233 min read
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The Irish Gangster
Paddy Whacked:The Untold Story of the Irish American Mobster by T.J. English Or how we learn where Scorsese got his Gangs of New York...
Julie Mackin
Mar 7, 20232 min read
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