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Forum: Off-topic 12-25-2022, 07:49 AM
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Posted By finnbow
Currently: On my Kindle: Prisoners of the...

Currently:

On my Kindle: Prisoners of the Castle: An Epic Story of Survival and Escape from Colditz, the Nazis' Fortress Prison
- Ben Macintyre

Audiobook (for my daily hike in the woods):...
Forum: Off-topic 04-04-2021, 10:26 AM
Replies: 485
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Posted By finnbow
Just finished: Black Flags: The Rise of ISIS -...

Just finished: Black Flags: The Rise of ISIS - Joby Warrick
Just started: Born a Crime - Trevor Noah
Forum: Off-topic 05-13-2020, 10:01 AM
Replies: 485
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Posted By finnbow
If you want a deeper dive on Truman, I highly...

If you want a deeper dive on Truman, I highly recommend David McCullough's Truman. I think it's the best book of this prolific, terrific writer's career, for which he won the Pulitzer Prize.
...
Forum: Off-topic 03-29-2020, 02:03 PM
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Posted By finnbow
"Black Wave" by Kim Ghattas. ...

"Black Wave" by Kim Ghattas.
...
Forum: Off-topic 10-11-2019, 09:57 AM
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Posted By finnbow
"Grant" by Ron Chernow. Quite a tome, but a very...

"Grant" by Ron Chernow. Quite a tome, but a very good read.
Forum: Off-topic 05-28-2019, 10:17 AM
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Posted By finnbow
Author Tony Horwitz just passed away here in DC...

Author Tony Horwitz just passed away here in DC while on book tour - one of my favorite authors. Some of his great works include Blue Latitudes, Confederates in the Attic, Baghdad Without a Map,...
Forum: Off-topic 07-25-2018, 09:46 AM
Replies: 485
Views: 47,413
Posted By finnbow
I'm reading two books at the moment; From...

I'm reading two books at the moment;

From Beirut to Jerusalem - Tom Friedman

Roots, Radicals and Rockers: How Skiffle Changed the World - Billy Bragg
Forum: Off-topic 02-21-2018, 01:09 PM
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Posted By finnbow
Roots, Radicals and Rockers: How Skiffle Changed...

Roots, Radicals and Rockers: How Skiffle Changed the World

- Billy Bragg
Forum: Off-topic 10-13-2017, 09:22 AM
Replies: 485
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Posted By finnbow
For a British leader in WWII, being anti-German...

For a British leader in WWII, being anti-German was pro-freedom.
Forum: Off-topic 05-12-2016, 03:29 PM
Replies: 485
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Posted By finnbow
I'd do if I knew I'd be able to get out in one...

I'd do if I knew I'd be able to get out in one piece. I went to the Soviet Union (Leningrad and Moscow) for a week in 1981 on an authorized American Express tour out of Frankfurt. It was as crazy...
Forum: Off-topic 07-14-2014, 08:01 PM
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Posted By finnbow
Actually, yeh. I just finished a long book on...

Actually, yeh. I just finished a long book on the Eastern Front in WWII and my mind needs a rest.
Forum: Off-topic 07-14-2014, 03:49 PM
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Posted By finnbow
I'm now reading The Great Shark Hunt by his...

I'm now reading The Great Shark Hunt by his imminence, Dr. Hunter S. Thompson.
Forum: Off-topic 06-19-2014, 04:24 PM
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Posted By finnbow
When Titans Clashed: How the Red Army Stopped...

When Titans Clashed: How the Red Army Stopped Hitler
- David Glantz and Jonathan House
Forum: Off-topic 05-19-2014, 12:25 PM
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Posted By finnbow
Pillars of the Earth - Ken Follett A tale of...

Pillars of the Earth - Ken Follett

A tale of medieval England.
Forum: Off-topic 05-17-2014, 03:25 PM
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Posted By finnbow
Just Kids - Patti Smith

Just Kids - Patti Smith
Forum: Off-topic 03-17-2014, 02:20 PM
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Posted By finnbow
The Oxford History of Ireland by R.F. Foster ...

The Oxford History of Ireland by R.F. Foster

Preparing for our May vacation to the Emerald Isle
Forum: Off-topic 02-08-2014, 05:28 PM
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Posted By finnbow
Excellent book. Enjoy.

Excellent book. Enjoy.
Forum: Off-topic 02-07-2014, 11:23 PM
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Posted By finnbow
Year Zero: A History of 1945 by Ian Buruma

Year Zero: A History of 1945 by Ian Buruma
Forum: Off-topic 07-20-2013, 11:44 AM
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Posted By finnbow
Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era by James...

Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era by James McPherson

This book is widely considered the best single volume history of the Civil War (as opposed to Catton's or Foote's trilogies).
Forum: Off-topic 06-30-2013, 08:09 PM
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Posted By finnbow
Fields of Fire was indeed a very good read. As a...

Fields of Fire was indeed a very good read. As a politician, I liked him along with most of the other nationally known moderates from Virginia (e.g., John Warner). The hard Right in Virginia is...
Forum: Off-topic 06-30-2013, 03:51 PM
Replies: 485
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Posted By finnbow
The Guns at Last Light, the third book of the...

The Guns at Last Light, the third book of the WWII trilogy by Rick Atkinson.
Forum: Off-topic 02-10-2013, 05:31 PM
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Posted By finnbow
I've visited Bastogne 3-4 times over the years. ...

I've visited Bastogne 3-4 times over the years. Interesting and emotional place.
Forum: Off-topic 09-28-2012, 11:07 AM
Replies: 485
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Posted By finnbow
The Battle of the Tanks: Kursk, 1943 by Lloyd...

The Battle of the Tanks: Kursk, 1943 by Lloyd Clark

A story of the largest armor battle in history (by a long shot).
Forum: Off-topic 09-07-2012, 07:20 PM
Replies: 485
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Posted By finnbow
I've had the Thurn und Taxis beer on a number of...

I've had the Thurn und Taxis beer on a number of occasions. Have you had the little bratwursts at the grill down by the river in Regensburg - the oldest bratwurst joint in the world? Nice town,...
Forum: Off-topic 08-25-2012, 12:38 PM
Replies: 485
Views: 47,413
Posted By finnbow
Tony Horwitz - A Voyage Long and Strange. This...

Tony Horwitz - A Voyage Long and Strange. This book by one of my favorite contemporary writers tracks the various exploratory expeditions and settlements of North America prior to the Pilgrims. He...
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