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By Larry Rother (480 Pages) A great novel about a guy I had no idea about. This is a story about a man named Candido Rondon. Candido was a Brazilian Military officer, a pacifist, explorer, and a strong advocate for Indigenous Brazilians. Born in 1865 in Mimoso, Condon would be raised by his grandparents after…
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By Robert Ludlum (597 Pages) Ludlum’s sequel to “The Bourne Identity” is nice follow up but slow moving and requires patience of the reader. Jason Bourne or David Webb which is his real name attempts to move on with his life and attempt to recover the memories he lost in his past life. He is…
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By Percival Everett (262 pages) A story about rich man named, John Sill who wants to be a bond villain. He wants to break into Fort Knox and steal not gold, but a shoebox containing nothing. However, has one problem. He has no sidekick or henchmen to help him. Sill meets a brilliant Mathematics professor…
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C.J Tudor’s debut had me wondering if I was going to read an exciting thriller, or a Stephen King retread. The Chalk Man is the debut of its author, and for a new writer I was expecting some hiccups or mistakes. To be honest I didn’t find either and was impressed with the story Ms.…
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I recently saw this, and I enjoyed reading it that I wanted to share it. The peom is called “Look Back to Move Forward” by Tanner Olson I believe. Look Back to Move Forward I’m learning that looking back helps me move forward. I can’t stay in the past, but I can learn from it…
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A nice little poem I found about trees. It was written by Joyce Kilmer (1886-1918) Trees I think that I shall never see A poem lovely as a tree. A tree whose hungry mouth is prest Against the earth’s sweet flowing breast; A tree that looks at God all day, And lifts her leafy arms…
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A little quick history. Merriwether Lewis and William Clark began their trip to the pacific to explore the land from the “Louisiana Purchase.” The trip would be to see what purchased and what was out there. The deal almost went south when Pres. Jefferson questioned if what he was doing was legal at all. James…
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The follow up to his hit Album “Piano Man” falls flat but does show an early glimpse of the Piano Man’s potential. Released on October 11th, 1974, Billy Joel set out to follow up on his success after his hit single and moderately successful album “Piano Man”. Though the album sold a million copies and…
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In 2003 we were deployed in Afghanistan for to dispose of Osama Bin Laden and the Taliban. When we also decided to invade Iraq on the questionable pretext the Saddam and Osama had been in correspondence and there was a possible link between them and 9/11. We now know that it wasn’t the case. Some…
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This shot is rather interesting and have been meaning to try it again. It involves 6 balls, and a rack. Once you line this up, you will need to use extreme draw on the ball. It will pull the ball back towards the single ball lined at the side pocket. The impact to the rack…
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