Books read in September. Favorites with asterricks. **Best book in 2024.

The Sunflower by Simon Wiesenthal**
The Life and Character of Patrick Henry, 1815, by William Wirt*
A Discourse on the Lives and Characters of Thomas Jefferson and John Adams, 1826, by William Wirt
Lion of Liberty: Patrick Henry by Helen Conover
We Share the Sun: The incrediblilty of…Patrick Sang and the fastest runners on earth by Sarah Gearhart*
Gonzo: The Art by Ralph Steadman
One Life at a Time, Please by Edward Abbey
Three-Inch Teeth by C.J. Box
Ayn Rand and the world she made by Helen Conover
The Wageer: a tale of shipwreck, mutiny and murder by David Grann*
Quicksand: What It Means to Be a Human Being by Henning Mankell*
Tears Of A Warrior: A Family’s Story of Combat and Living with PTSD by J.J. and E.A. Seahorn

There is more treasure in books than there is in all the pirate’s loot on Treasure Island. -Walt Disney

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Books read in August. Favorites with astericks.

Ambition by Joseph Epstein
Pertinent Players by Joseph Epstein
Narcissus Leaves The Pool by Joseph Epstein
Essays in Biography by Joseph Epstain*
Why Marines Fight by James Brady
Hillbilly Elegy by J.D. Vance*
The Films of W.C. Fields by Donald Descher
The Wide Wide Sea: Imperial Ambition…of Captain James Cook by Hampton Sides*
Unpleasant Facts by George Orwell
Daisy Miller by Henry James
Battle Hymn Of The Tiger Mom by Amy Chua*
The Art of The New Yorker: 1925-1995 by Lee Lorenz
How About Never-Is Never Good Enough For You:My Life in Cartoons by Life by Bob Mankoff

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A library is a place where you can lose your innocence without losing your virginity. -Germaine Greer