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japple

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12. I recently re-read Exodus by Leon Uris. Had not read it since high school. The

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Mon Feb 16, 2015, 05:49 PM

Feb 2015

amount of research he did on all of his work is admirable. I esp. liked Mila 18 and Battle Cry, which is loosely based on his own stint in the USMC, or at least I read that somewhere.

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What are you reading the week of Sunday, February 15, 2015? [View all] scarletwoman Feb 2015 OP

Midnight Crossroads by Charlaine Harris TexasProgresive Feb 2015 #1

Charlaine Harris is quite a prolific writer. Enthusiast Feb 2015 #9

Åsa Larsson, "The Second Deadly Sin" shenmue Feb 2015 #2

That sounds like a good one based on what I read in FF. Enthusiast Feb 2015 #7

The Sea Runners locks Feb 2015 #3

I like the sound of that one, The Sea Runners, locks. Enthusiast Feb 2015 #8

I'm a huge fan of Ivan Doig. Let me know how you like this one. I should japple Feb 2015 #11

I thought The Sea Runners was great; it seemed as if locks Feb 2015 #15

Just finished hermetic Feb 2015 #4

Ian McEwan's books sound good, hermetic. Enthusiast Feb 2015 #6

Hello, everyone! Thank you for the thread, scarletwoman. Enthusiast Feb 2015 #5

I recently re-read Exodus by Leon Uris. Had not read it since high school. The japple Feb 2015 #12

Thanks, japple. Enthusiast Feb 2015 #13

Bich Minh Nguyen's book Pioneer Girl. japple Feb 2015 #10

That sounds interesting, japple. Enthusiast Feb 2015 #14

Sounds good; I'll have to get it locks Feb 2015 #16