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06-21-2008, 09:43 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Leona
Posts: 6,382
M.O.C. #2059
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We have enjoyed all of Alexander McCall Smith's books about life in Botswana with the central character, Precious Ramotswe. It isn't heavy reading, but entertaining. Currently, we are nearing the end of The Miracle at Speedy Motors.
For history buffs, Savage Kingdom, a historical insight to the establishment of the colony at Jamestown, covered life in early Virginia and the political climate in England that produced the effort. It can be a bit cumbersome at times because it quotes some passages from original letters and documents.
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06-21-2008, 09:55 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location:
Posts: 992
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The Bible-- good stuff in here. 
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06-23-2008, 05:32 PM
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New Member
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Marquez
Posts: 3
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Just finished a book by Gay Courter, copywrited in 1982, MIDWIFE. It is historical fiction following a young Jewish woman from Czarist to New York's lower east side. It is a fascinating story and explores the plight of Russian Jews during the pograms that drove so many to America. If you can't find it in the library, I saw it on Amazon.com, both used and republished.
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06-24-2008, 01:02 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Delaware
Posts: 504
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I've found a series by Janet Evanovich. She has about 12 books out that are mystery/fiction and they are quite humorous, too. I oculdn't get them in the proper order to read, so I'm just skipping around reading the ones the library had. Right now, I'm reading "Seven Up". They are called the Stephanie Plum novels. Quite entertaining.
Sandy
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06-24-2008, 03:43 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Topeka
Posts: 1,121
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The Stephanie Plum series is hysterical ... light and will always give you a good laugh. "Fearless Fourteen" just came out ... can't wait to read it.
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06-24-2008, 03:50 AM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Zelienople
Posts: 383
M.O.C. #7882
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The Pillars of the Earth by Fowlett is one of the best books I`ve ever read and I read a LOT!
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06-24-2008, 04:53 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location:
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I read Last Lecture by Randy Pausch and came away with his remarkable courage but an absence of a faith or higher being in his life. While that is not judgement, it's just what I sensed. It maybe my own personal bias that reached such a conclusion.
New out is Escape from Andersonville, fiction by non other than Gene Hackman. I have read a few history nonfictions on Andersonville and so far this novel is good with factual background. Dennis
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