History
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Note 134 – August 2026 Books
Total Books: 3 Total Pages: 1094 Longest: 391 Shortest: 319 Genres: 3 (Biographical/Historical Fiction – 1, Mystery – 1, History/Religion – 1) Anthony Horowitz – A Deadly Episode A Deadly Episode is the 6th novel in the Hawthorne and Horowitz series. The Word is Murder (the first book in the series) is being made into…
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Note 117 – January 2026 Books
Total Books: 4 Total Pages: 1263 Longest: 468 Shortest: 85 Genres: 4 (Biographical Historical Fiction – 1, Fiction – 1, History – 1, Thriller – 1) Exit Strategy by Lee Child The 30th Jack Reacher book by Lee Child and now co-written with his son, Andrew Child, finds Reacher in all the usual places –…
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Note 106 – Naples – Buried History
Yes, I’m finally posting this 2 months after the fact… Viking Ocean’s Mediterranean Odyssey Day 7 of 13 Weather Report Partly Cloudy, Low to mid-70s Today’s Plan Dave and I are taking the Viking optional tour, Ancient Herculaneum, in the morning. Keith and Paula are going on the Viking optional tour, Naples, Above & Below:…
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Note 98 – September 2025 Books
Total Books: 5 Total Pages: 1344 Longest: 384 Shortest: 94 Genres: 3 (Fiction – 2, History/Memoir – 1, Mystery – 2) A Line to Kill by Anthony Horowitz This is the 3rd in the Hawthorne and Horowitz series in which the author plays sidekick to former DI Daniel Hawthorne as his biographer of sorts. This…
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Note 97 – August 2025 Books
Total Books: 5 Total Pages: 1563 Longest: 443 Shortest: 118 Genres: 5 (Fiction – 1, History – 1, Historical Fiction – 1, Mystery – 1, Science – 1) Isaac’s Storm by Erik Larson Living near the Texas Gulf Coast all my life, I grew up with a healthy respect for tropical storms and hurricanes. Any…
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Note 62 – January 2025 Books
Total Books: 6 Total Pages: 2305 Longest: 472 Shortest: 202 Genres: 3 (Fiction – 3, Historical Fiction – 2, History – 1) The cold winter days and nights of January lead to many pages read! And I didn’t even count the two travel related books I scanned in preparation for a trip later this spring…
