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Steve Leveen
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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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A Winter’s Tale Mark Helprin After loving Elegy in Blue (although several in my Mules group did not) I wanted to read another. This was recommended by my Maine neighbor, Chris, a former literary agent. Married to Greg Bestick. We talked at the Anchor N ...more |
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The Dog Stars Peter Heller, 2012 Recommended by Eric Weinstein of The Mules. In turn, I’ve recommended it to Chris, Wayne, Bob Schmier and my lads. What I liked I have an affection for post-apocalyptic novels in general, like The Earth Abides and The Ro ...more |
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Eisenhower in War and Peace Jean Edward Smith Lori and I listened to this on our drive north to Maine, and for the rest of the summer, too, as it’s quite long. We had previously listened to the author’s FDR biography and thought enough of it to continue ...more |
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Saw this book advertised on Daunt Books website. Title of my review: Men behaving badly, blaming their badly behaving fathers. A novelistic treatment of how bad fathers can mess up their sons, who, in turn, become bad fathers, or at least struggle to b ...more |
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Read this at the suggestion of Ken Kelley, and I’m glad I did. At point 6:31 in the audiobook, he discusses HIV Denialism and I find it fascinating. There were notable scientists on the other side of accepted scientific evidence. The journalists, dryi ...more |
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Burn Peter Heller Given to me by Sara Jones while we visited her and Barky 23 August 2026 The second Heller I’ve read, after Dog Stars. Like that book, friendship between two men figures prominently. So does love of and familiarity with nature, similar t ...more |
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“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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