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Julie Mackin
Jul 15, 20242 min read
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...
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Julie Mackin
Mar 26, 20242 min read
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...
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Julie Mackin
Mar 3, 20242 min read
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:...
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Julie Mackin
Feb 5, 20242 min read
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...
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Julie Mackin
Jan 30, 20242 min read
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...
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Julie Mackin
Jan 9, 20242 min read
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...
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Julie Mackin
May 30, 20233 min read
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...
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Julie Mackin
May 17, 20232 min read
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...
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Julie Mackin
May 9, 20233 min read
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...
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Julie Mackin
Mar 28, 20232 min read
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...
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Julie Mackin
Mar 14, 20233 min read
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...
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Julie Mackin
Mar 7, 20232 min read
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...
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Julie Mackin
Feb 28, 20233 min read
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...
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