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Steve’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Steve’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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Steve Leveen
Goodreads Author
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in Syracuse, New York, The United States
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January 2008
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https://www.goodreads.com/steve_leveen
A 35th Anniversary Message To Our Customers
From Steve:
“I ordered a piece of furniture and I got a box of sticks.”
That was the first sentence I heard over the phone. It came from a woman speaking clearly and deliberately, a woman who seemed sure of herself, and of how words should be used.
This was early on at Levenger when this co-founder was still answering calls from customers. This caller set me back on my heels. “
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Last night Lori and I watched The Reivers released in 1969 starring Steve McQueen. (Rentable on Amazon Prime)From today's perspective, it's a period piece in the techniques of filming and directing. I so enjoyed seeing the scenes evolve slowly with m ...more "
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| I've enjoyed Keith Raffel's columns over the past year or so and was enthusiastic to get the compilation to enjoy some of my favorites. Raffel weaves history and current events together like another of the writers I admire, Heather Cox Richardson. Un ...more | |
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| A man in charge of an outpost of the Empire gets to know the locals a bit too much for the tastes of the Empire. Reminds me of Dances with Wolves and Heart of Darkness in its depiction of the evils of Empire and the atrocities against indigenous peop ...more | |
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Lori and I listened to the book on our spring drive north to Maine. This after listening to the biography of Frederick Law Olmsted. I'm impressed with his optimism and enthusiasm (from the Greek, full of God), which was so important to help lead the ...more |
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Method: One of the first books I read mostly aloud in Spanish with ChatGPT listening. Usually I'd have it translate what I read to English after each paragraph or so. Often I would ask, in Spanish, what a particular word of expression means and have a ...more |
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| Since, in the 2nd edition of The Little Guide to Your Well-Read Life, I'm going to recommend to people that they try out genres they haven't tried, I thought I should read a romance novel. Also, because the romance category is, I believe, the largest ...more | |
“Plan to the extent that feels right to you at a particular time in your life, but always be open to serendipity.”
― The Little Guide to Your Well-Read Life: How to Get More Books in Your Life and More Life from Your Books
― The Little Guide to Your Well-Read Life: How to Get More Books in Your Life and More Life from Your Books
“The point of reading is not reading but living. Reading helps you live with greater appreciation, keener insight and heightened emotional awareness.”
― The Little Guide to Your Well-Read Life: How to Get More Books in Your Life and More Life from Your Books
― The Little Guide to Your Well-Read Life: How to Get More Books in Your Life and More Life from Your Books
“Book love is something like romantic love. When we are reading a really great book, burdens feel lighter, cares seem smaller, and commonplaces are suddenly delightful. You become your best optimistic self. Like romantic love, book love fills you with a certain warmth and completeness. The world holds promise.”
― The Little Guide to Your Well-Read Life: How to Get More Books in Your Life and More Life from Your Books
― The Little Guide to Your Well-Read Life: How to Get More Books in Your Life and More Life from Your Books
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“I love deadlines. I love the whooshing noise they make as they go by.”
― The Salmon of Doubt: Hitchhiking the Galaxy One Last Time
― The Salmon of Doubt: Hitchhiking the Galaxy One Last Time
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