Books Read
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El Paso
I have to say I love the cover for this book. It really draws you in, I could hardly wait to listen to this book. Expecting the second coming of Edna Ferber’s Giant I settled in for a good listen. Take a fading railroad tycoon from Boston, an adopted son trying to hold together his… Continue reading
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Conclave
Many years ago, my brother and I saw a play called Hadrian the Seventh, which was based on a book by the same name. The gist of the story is that two members of the Roman Catholic church visit a pathetic Englishman whom failed at becoming a priest; they make him a priest and take… Continue reading
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The Lost City of the Monkey God
Who knew that there were so many civilizations in the southern hemisphere, The Lost City of the Monkey God takes us deep into the Mosquitia region of the Gracias a Dios Department in eastern Honduras, where the legendary “White City” supposedly existed. The first third of the book tells how documentary filmmakers Steve Elkins and… Continue reading