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Book Lover

Books read in February. Five favorites with asterick.

The Sun King by Nancy Mitford*
Tuva or Bust:Richard Feynman’s Last Journey by Ralph Leighton
A House Somewhere edited by Don George & Anthony Sattin
Overrrated Underrated by Editors of American Heritage Magazine
Tabla Rasa Volume 1 by John McPhee*
Obsession by John Douglas
Astoria: Astor and Jefferson’s lost Pacific empire by Peter Stark*
No Ordinary Genius: The Illustrated Richard Feynman by R. Feynman
What Do YOU Care What Other People Think by R. Feynman
Going Solo by Roald Dahl*
Switch Bitch by Roald Dahl
Storyteller: The Authorized Biography of Roald Dahl by D. Sturrock
Vance’s War by Vance Dick
Fearless by Eric Blehm*
Elon Musk by Walter Isaacson*
The Last Season by Eric Blehm
Tribe of Mentors by Timothy Ferriss
The Comfort Book by Matt Haig

A room without books is like a body without a soul. -Cicero

Reading

You could read 200 books each year. And a lot more.

Racing

Yesterday was the Couples Classic 5K. Results. Don’s 28:24.7 was first in age group.

Friend Sean Hahn, 55, racing as usual in suit and tie, finished in 25:56.3.

Don at the start in gray top and black pants. 

Book Lover

Books read in January. Five favorites with asterick.

Peace Is Every Step by Thich Nhat Hanh
How To Get To The Top by Jeferey J. Fox
Over Seventy by P. G. Wodehouse
Who Ordered This Truckload of Dung by Ajahn Brahm*
Hero of Hacksaw Ridge by Booton Herdon
An Open Book by Michael Dirda
A Field Guide to North American Birders: A Parody by Margaret Harmon
A Benjamin Franklin Reader by Benjamin Franklin
Heroes of History by Will Durant*
Battle Ready: Memoir of a Seal Warrior Medic by Mark L. Donald
Not George Washington by P.G. Wodehouse
Anyone You Want Me To Be by John Douglas
Never Give Up: A Prairie Family’s Story by Tom Brokaw
Number One is Walking by Steve Martin
The President’s Table: Two Hundred Years of Dining and Diplomacy by Barry H. Landau*
Kindfulness by Ajahn Brahm
Feline Philosophy: Cats And The Meaning of Life by John Gray
Radical Chic & Mau-Mauing The Flack Catchers by Tom Wolfe
Hooking Up by Tom Wolfe
The Night in Question by Tobias Wolff
Heart: A Memoir by Lance Morrow
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More by Roald Dahl
Mud, Sweat, and Tears by Bear Brylls*
The Lost Boy by Thomas Wolfe
Fallen Leaves: Last Words on Life, Love, War, and God by Will Durant
The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari by Robin Sharma
Shakespeare by Bill Bryson*

The only thing you absolutely have to know is the location of the library. -Albert Einstein