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A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Courtby Mark Twain Twain's version of Camelot
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Ron Townsend
on October 19, 2012
I don't know what was published first this book or Innocents Abroad but one or the other of them may have influenced the other one.I have read over 100 versions of the King Arthur tale and this ... More 
Mila 18by Leon Uris The Warsaw Ghetto
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Ron Townsend
on August 16, 2012
This is a fictional account of the Polish Jewish
King of Kings
I got a hard cloth edition of this book in place of the paperback
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The Book of Psalms: A Translation with CommentaryPsalms class
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Ron Townsend
on October 23, 2008
We are studying Psalms in a bible class on Monday nights this fall and this book has been a good reference source for this class. The notes are detailed and informative 
The courage to be.by Paul Tillich failure
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Ron Townsend
on October 15, 2008
In 1969 I was failing out of graduate school and a counselor gave me this book to read. 
Deadly Secret: Purging Inner Demonsa guardian angel
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Ron Townsend
on October 13, 2008
This book based on the real life experience of the author, an educator, is a great way 
Five Practices of Fruitful CongregationsRadical hospitality
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Ron Townsend
on September 18, 2008
For almost 2 months I saw the same couple come to our Saturday night service. Mr. 
Freedom: A Novel of Abraham Lincoln and the Civil WarFreedom isn't free
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Ron Townsend
on September 11, 2008
This novel of Abe Lincoln and the Civil War is backed up with 190pages of sources and 
LincolnWhite snakeroot
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Ron Townsend
on September 10, 2008
In the first edition of this book Donald wrote that Lincoln's mother died of a milk born 
Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham LincolnThe CD version
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Ron Townsend
on September 9, 2008
I listened to the abridged version of this book on CD. I found it not only well written but 
Why I Writesocial democrat
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Ron Townsend
on September 8, 2008
The quote of the front of the book says it all: Political language is designed to make 
Measure of the Heart: A Father's Alzheimer's, a Daughter's Returnby Mary Ellen Geist, Oliver Sacks (Foreword by) Measure of a heroine
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Ron Townsend
on September 5, 2008
With the population increasing in age there are more and more people suffering from 
Reading the OED: One Man, One Year, 21,730 Pagesby Ammon Shea A wonderful world of words
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Ron Townsend
on September 3, 2008
I have tried several times to read dictionaries just to find new words for fresh uses. Mr. 
Surviving Schizophrenia, 4th Edition: A Manual for Families, Consumers, and ProvidersBreaking the myths
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Ron Townsend
on September 3, 2008
As a person recovered from paranoia schizophrenia this book was most interesting in 
Les Miserablesby Victor Hugo An inspiration
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Ron Townsend
on September 3, 2008
For ten years after reading Les Miserables I took inspiration from it in regard to how I 
The Gift Relationship: From Human Blood to Social PolicyOld news but subtantive
by
Ron Townsend
on August 29, 2008
Despite the fact this book was published 37 years and is clearly out of date in regard 
America Back on Trackabout wars
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Ron Townsend
on August 20, 2008
In the first world war mustard gas and other gases of mass destruction were used. In world 
A Thousand Days: John F. Kennedy in the White Houseby Arthur Meier Schlesinger, Jr. Why John F. Kennedy was great
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Ron Townsend
on July 30, 2008
This is the only book I have read on JFK. I also read Profiles in Courage. A thousand days is about his foreign policy. Written by a friend of the President, it is a detailed 
The Forgotten Man: A New History of the Great Depressionby Amity Shlaes An Amity-ville lore
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Ron Townsend
on July 28, 2008
I am reading this book and I don't think it totally debunks FDR. Afterall his CCC made 
The Time Machineby H G Wells The beginning of science fiction
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Ron Townsend
on July 25, 2008
The Time Machine was the first book I read in Classics Illustrated as a boy and then 
Haiku Moment: An Anthology of Contemporary North America HaikuA Haiku review
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Ron Townsend
on July 23, 2008
Haiku, Haiku 
J.R.R. the Lord of the RingsFantasy at its very best
by
Ron Townsend
on July 23, 2008
In 1969 my friend of many years introduced me to the Lord of the Rings. I read it in one 
The Return of History and the End of Dreamsby Robert Kagan The return of Hitler
by
Ron Townsend
on July 23, 2008
The major powers Kagan discussed were China, Russia, India, Japan, and the US. 
War and Peaceby Leo Nikolayevich Tolstoy, Count Easy to read
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Ron Townsend
on July 18, 2008
I read War and Peace in 1984 along with the three famous novels of Dostoevyski. It 
You Can Observe a Lot by Watching: What I've Learned about Teamwork from the Yankees and LifeYou can peruse a lot by reading
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Ron Townsend
on July 16, 2008
Good old fashion work ethic is the theme of this book by one of the great Yankees of all
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