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The History of Rome, Books I-V: The Early History of Rome
"I have not read the Aeneid. I have a collection of writings from Cicero near the top of my list along with the The Meditations by Marcus Aurelius. I s...more
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| I don't know why I have enjoyed these books so much but I can't put them down. Best telling of Roman History I have found so far. | |
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| I don't know why I have enjoyed these books so much but I can't put them down. Best telling of Roman History I have found so far. | |
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The Name of the Wind (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #1)
by Patrick Rothfuss (Goodreads Author)
read in January, 2013
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| Patrick Rothfuss has created a brilliant world and fun characters. He has then saddled this world with the most boring magic system ever. He needs to study at Sanderson Academy. Still, I really enjoyed this book. | |
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| This book took me a while to get through but I love the principles of continuous improvement and leadership development shown in this book. | |
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| So glad they put this on Audible. Not as good as The Next 100 Years: A Forecast for the 21st Century but still very fascinating. I don't like what he has to say about Israel however. | |
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Thomas Umstattd
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Alcatraz Versus the Shattered Lens (Alcatraz #4)
by Brandon Sanderson (Goodreads Author)
read in February, 2013
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The Wise Man's Fear (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #2)
by Patrick Rothfuss (Goodreads Author)
read in February, 2013
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| If you skip the nymph scenes this book is pretty good. | |
“Make your choice, adventurous Stranger,
Strike the bell and bide the danger,
Or wonder, till it drives you mad,
What would have followed if you had.”
― C.S. Lewis, The Magician's Nephew
Strike the bell and bide the danger,
Or wonder, till it drives you mad,
What would have followed if you had.”
― C.S. Lewis, The Magician's Nephew
“Affliction is often that thing which prepares an ordinary person for some sort of an extraordinary destiny.”
― C.S. Lewis
― C.S. Lewis
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Thomas Umstattd has
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