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Books: Only Books
Feb 11Feb 11

Posted by Julie808
We of Little Faith I Stopped Pretending to Believe (and Maybe You Should Too) By Kate Cohen. I just finished this book, and I found myself nodding my head a lot at the many subjects the author tackles in each chapter. I highly recommend this ...
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Oct 10, 2022Oct 2022

Posted by AlanCliffe
Coming to the end of Marilynne Robinson's Home. I might have said this before, but I'll say it again. The black sheep—or maybe the white sheep—of a family may see Jack Boughton in him/herself, or him/herself in Jack Boughton. But the difference...
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Sep 21, 2022Sep 2022

Posted by AlanCliffe
Marilynne Robinson's Gilead on the table. Written before Jack, but its events coming afterward. Interesting to a non-believer that the literary artefacts of a worldview foreign to one's own—as in, some religious people, including at least one ...
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Jul 25, 2022Jul 2022

Posted by Julie808
Anyone else fascinated by Mary Magdalene? I always have been, and especially since texts have been discovered which are purported to be gospels according to Mary. While I'm not convinced there was a real historical Jesus, it's fascinating for me to...
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Mar 26, 2022Mar 2022

Posted by Reignmond
Very good. I have noticed that 12 step programs are ineffective.
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Books: Only Books
Mar 15, 2020Mar 2020

Posted by Hages
Just finished God is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything by Christopher Hitchens. It was a great read. I would highly recommend it.
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Dec 21, 2018Dec 2018

Posted by AmiSue
Just finished another one! Yeah, I know...my name is AmiSue and I am addicted to books. Born a Crime by Trevor Noah Very interesting account of his youth in South Africa. A tribute to his mother; it is both disturbing and beautiful. I recommend it!
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Aug 27, 2018Aug 2018

Posted by idoubtit
I just finished reading Flights. No wonder she won the Mann Booker. Flights by Olga Tokarczuk 3.92 avg rating — 1,666 ratings — published 2007 A visionary work of fiction with "echoes of Sebald Kundera . . . no better ...
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Posted by Julie808We of Little Faith I Stopped Pretending to Believe (and Maybe You Should Too) By Kate Cohen.

Posted by dfrossI enjoyed "The Dictionary of Lost Words", a historical fiction about the creating of the Oxford-English Dictionary and the fight for women's suffrage in the UK.

Posted by ReignmondA highly biased selection.

Posted by ReignmondI read this back in 2018. Absolutely loved it. It is an oddly small sized book, so it is good to travel with. [amazon.com]

Posted by ReignmondI read this back in 2018. Absolutely loved it. It is an oddly small sized book, so it is good to travel with. [amazon.com]

Posted by ReignmondA short Sci-Fi that is quite good even though it will only take about an hour to read. It is also kinda cheap. [amazon.com]

Posted by ReignmondLooking again at this book reminds me that I wanted to re-listen to it again.

Posted by ReignmondThis freebie ebook from Gutenberg Press and by the Master Sci-Fi writer Philip.

Posted by ReignmondAt Home: a short history of private life by Bill Bryson. An enjoyable book about everyday things we don't even think about. [amazon.com]

Posted by ReignmondAt Home: a short history of private life by Bill Bryson. An enjoyable book about everyday things we don't even think about. [amazon.com]

Posted by ReignmondJust finished Bomber Mafia written by my genetic 4th cousin on both of our Fathers' side.

Posted by ReignmondI read this back in about 1983.

Posted by ReignmondVery good. I have noticed that 12 step programs are ineffective. [goodreads.com]

Posted by ReignmondActually read this some time ago (46 years) while trying to figure out why I simply could not believe in Jesus or God or anything else I was being told by Bible Thumpers.

Posted by ReignmondThis is one of my very most favorite books.

Posted by Julie808I'm currently reading "The Power Worshippers" by Katherine Stewart. Is anyone else reading this?
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