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Following in the Footsteps of Those That Came Before
In which we realize we might find something different than what we are looking for Stranger in the Desert: A Family Story  by Jordan...
Julie Mackin
Jul 15, 20242 min read
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Love Across An Ocean
If The Tide Turns by Rachel Ruekert Stars: 5 I am fully in my pirate days at the moment apparently. Just as I was finishing Woodward’s...
Julie Mackin
Mar 26, 20242 min read
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Highland Fling
In which our characters travel a long way to realize they are right where they need to be Kilt Trip by Alexandra Kiley Stars:4 Spicy:...
Julie Mackin
Mar 3, 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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To the Moon and Back
In which was aim for the heavens One Giant Leap: The Impossible Mission That Flew Us to the Moon by Charles Fishman Stars: 4 PopSugar...
Julie Mackin
Jan 30, 20242 min read
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The Line Between Heaven and Hell
The Warm Hands of Ghosts by Katherine Arden Stars: 5 Perfect if you like: Historical Fiction Strong female characters Dual Narration and...
Julie Mackin
Jan 9, 20242 min read
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Mutiny Ahoy
The Wager by David Grann 2023 Frenzied Bibliophile Challenge Category: Mass Center for the Book Challenge Rating: 4/5 stars Will you like...
Julie Mackin
May 30, 20233 min read
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Birth of a Modern(ish) Nation
We Don’t Know Ourselves by Fintan O’Toole Rating 5/5 I’ve been trying and trying to write a review of this book but I never quite know...
Julie Mackin
May 17, 20232 min read
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Like a Stone Wall
Rebel Yell: The Violence, Passion and Redemption of Stonewall Jackson by S.C. Gwynne If You're Cranking and You Know It, Raise Your Hand...
Julie Mackin
May 9, 20233 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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Cruel Summer
On Tuesdays we are going to talk History, probably my favorite subject. I generally read across a lot of historical time periods, but my...
Julie Mackin
Feb 28, 20233 min read
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