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Our Ancient Faith: Lincoln, Democracy, and the American Experiment

Wilson's Weblog Posted on May 5, 2025 by LarryMay 5, 2025

by Allen Guelzo, 2024, Audiobook narrated by Justin Price Let me first say that I am a big fan of Allen Guelzo. He has an astounding grasp of historical facts and concepts. I viewed his online Great Courses course, Our … Continue reading →

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The Lion Women of Tehran

Wilson's Weblog Posted on March 28, 2025 by LarryMarch 31, 2025

by Marjan Kamali, 2024, Gallery Books My wife and several women in our community read this book and said it was very good. I decided to give it a try and thought it might be okay, but that it was … Continue reading →

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An Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960’s

Wilson's Weblog Posted on March 17, 2025 by LarryMarch 17, 2025

by Doris Kearns Goodwin, 2024, Simon & Schuster, New York I have read other books by Doris Goodwin and think highly of her as an author and historian. This book is quite different from her other books as it is … Continue reading →

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The Giver

Wilson's Weblog Posted on December 20, 2024 by LarryDecember 27, 2024

by Lois Lowry, 1993, Ever After Kindle Edition, 2018, Houghton Mifflin Houghton Books for Children, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company I came across this book due to an unusual circumstance. I went to a Brown alumni club Holiday party and … Continue reading →

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Squeeze Me

Wilson's Weblog Posted on October 14, 2024 by LarryDecember 8, 2024

by Carl Hiaasen, 2020, Audiobook narrated by Scott Brick, Random House Audio The book starts at a gala at a site in Palm Beach County, Florida, where an elderly matron who is a big donor to the President suddenly disappears. … Continue reading →

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The Plot Against America

Wilson's Weblog Posted on September 20, 2024 by LarrySeptember 20, 2024

by Phillip Roth, 2004, Kindle Edition, Mariner Books This fictional book hinges on the 1940 presidential election when Charles Lindberg is elected president instead of FDR. Lindberg enters into an agreement with Hitler that the U.S. will not intervene in … Continue reading →

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Demons of Unrest

Wilson's Weblog Posted on August 1, 2024 by LarryAugust 3, 2024

by Erik Larson, 2024, Audiobook narrated by Will Patton, Random House Audio This book is a detailed account of the events that led up to the attack on Fort Sumter which was the start of the Civil War. The author … Continue reading →

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So Close to Home

Wilson's Weblog Posted on July 22, 2024 by LarryJuly 22, 2024

by Michael J. Tougias and Alison O’Leary, 2016, Pegasus Books, Ltd. I didn’t initially think much about this book. It’s the story of a family that was on board a freighter bound to New Orleans from Costa Rica during WWII … Continue reading →

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Britt-Marie Was Here

Wilson's Weblog Posted on June 22, 2024 by LarryJune 28, 2024

by Fredrik Backman, 2016, Audiobook narrated by Joan Walker, Simon & Schuster Audio This audiobook is delightful. It’s about a 63-year-old woman who has led a very sheltered life. She is ready for a change, and she decides to try … Continue reading →

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Trust

Wilson's Weblog Posted on March 20, 2024 by LarryMarch 24, 2024

by Hernan Diaz, 2022, Penguin Publishing Group This book is about a reclusive Wall Street Mogul who amassed a huge fortune, even as he weathered the crash of 1929. He is reclusive but wishes to tell his story for posterity … Continue reading →

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