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read most of Grisham's books over the years. This one was fairly short,
but as usual a quick read. A bit unusual in that it had nothing to
do with the courtroom, but I enjoyed it nonetheless. "The
Testament" is still one of my all-time favorites of his.
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husband had never read Ender's Game, so while we were on our RTW,
we started that series. I knew of three books, "Ender's
Game", "Speaker
for the Dead" and "Xenocide".
However, since the time I first read the series, Orson Scott Card
had expanded it to include "Children
of the Mind" and another parallel series ("Ender's
Shadow", "Shadow
of the Hegemon" and "Shadow
Puppets"). I must say that I particularly enjoyed the second
series. Perhaps rereading the first series again (even with the additional
book) got a little old. But the second series (Ender's Shadow) captured
the feel and the attraction of the original Ender's Game book in a
way that the latter books in that series failed. |
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Kirk
and I first heard about this as a movie, when we were travelling
in New Zealand. This is the amazing story of a young girl, part
of the "Stolen
Generation", who walked about 1800 miles to get back to
her family -- more than once! The movie was amazing! The book was
different and in many ways (of course) better. I highly recommend
this one.
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for the faint of heart, this non-fiction masterpiece by Larry Collins
and Dominique LaPierre chronicles the birth and independence of India
and Pakistan along with the heart break and horror that came along
with it. I had the opportunity to read this when I was in India. |
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| Catch
22, a long-time favorite by Joseph
Heller, is easily one of the best books I've read in its genre.
I remember a time when I distinctly did not understand the meaning
of the phrase "Catch 22". This book explains the expression
in anectodal form and yet tells a poignant story of a war that many
in our country are unable to comprehend. |
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| In
the traditional John Grisham style, we are back to a story of a lawyer.
This book, however, is more than just a story; it is an indictment
of the excesses of tort litigation in the US and an explanation of
the need for tort reform. It is, nonethless, an enjoyable story. |
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excellent piece about the struggles of Lance Armstrong to first overcome
testicular cancer (from which he had less than a 10% chance of survival)
and then to achieve his long-awaited first Tour de France win (who'd
have thought he'd have moved on to win another 5 since!). |
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| This
is an interesting account of the 1999 expedition that went in search
of the bodies (and any accompanying evidence that might reveal whether
they had reached the top of Everest) of Mallory and Irvine. Much history
is reviewed, including all that his know of their fateful 1924 attempt
on Everest. |
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