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Sunday, October 15, 2006

Literary Consolidation 11 - 20

Or the Reader’s Digest Condensed Edition 2nd Ed. Well it’s time to reduce the page length again by creating a post of ten books. I’ll give the picture as a link to where it can be purchased, in exchange for using the picture, a little bit about each book, and a link to my original take on the book.


America's Women: Four Hundred Years of Dolls, Drudges, Helpmates, and Heroines by Gail Collins20.

This is an excellent book that covers that roll women have played throughout the colonization of the current United States. It’s a recommended read for all history fans.

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The book Sir Apropos of Nothing first in the series of books by Peter David19.

I bought this book because of the title and the author. It was a great read for a lighthearted, punrific, and introspective book.


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The book Martyr of the Star Trek New Frontier series of books by Peter David18.

This is book 5 of the series. It sets the series high quality and entertainment goals.



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The book Sailing the Wine Dark Sea: Why the Greeks Matter the fourth in the Hinges of History Series by Thomas Cahill.17.

This is the fourth in the Hinges of History series. It gives a great overview of the Greek civilization at it’s greatest, and what Western civilization owes them.


My Take


The first of the four book beginning of the Star Trek New Frontier series of books by Peter David.16.

This actually represents the first 4 books in the series. It’s a good place to start if you want to enjoy the word Peter David has created.


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The book Time's Eye, first in the Time Odessey series, by Arthur C. Clarke and Stephen Baxter.15.

This is the first in The Time Odyssey series by Arthur C. Clarke and Stephen Baxter. It follows in the tradition of The Space Odyssey series.


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The book Desire of the Everlasting Hills: The World Before and After Jesus, the third in the Hinges of History Series by Thomas Cahill.14.

This is the third in Thomas Cahill’s hinges of History series. This covers the shift to Christianity and what it meant for Western culture.


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The book Stone and Anvil of the Star Trek New Frontier series of books by Peter David.13.

This is one of later books in the Star Trek New Frontiers series by Peter David. I recommend the series to anyone who is a fan of Star Trek.


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The book The Gifts of the Jews, the second in the Hinges of History Series by Thomas Cahill.12.

This is a decent second book in the Hinges of History Series by Thomas Cahill. While not as compelling as the first, it helps set the series on its path.

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The book Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson11.

This is another good book by Stephenson, author of Snow Crash. It takes place over two different time periods and three connected families.


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