“‘The World is Flat,’ by Thomas Friedman. It’s about globalization, the world economy and how the world has changed since 9-11.”
“I guess lately it’s been ‘The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes,’ by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. It’s a huge book with all of his stories.”
“I just finished ‘Sharpe’s Rifles,’ by Bernard Cornwell. It’s a historical fiction about an infantryman who becomes a rifleman in the British Army during the Napoleonic Wars.”
“Right now I’m reading ‘Roots,’ by Alex Haley, for the first time. It’s a classic that I haven’t read yet.”
“I’m reading American Girl books to my daughter. Right now we’re starting ‘Samantha’s Ocean Liner Adventure.’”
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bearded_gnome 11 years, 4 months ago
nice to see the Sharpe series mentioned, many more just as good in that series beyond "Rifles."
the fellow reading Sherlock Holmes, you might like "schlock Holmes" by Fish, it is a good parody.
now reading a collection of western short stories by greats in that field; just finished one by O. Henry. good.
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