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9449Shelby Foote wrote a number of books on the Civil War mostly from a Southerner’sSmoothSail34/30/2022
9448To all Civil War buffs: In order to get a fundamental understanding of the AmNeeka-4/30/2022
9447Recluse, prophet, madman: who is the real Cormac McCarthy? The Telegraph April Glenn Petersen24/18/2022
9446CNN Slams Libertarian Children’s Books—Causing Sales to Surge Outlets such as CGlenn Petersen44/15/2022
9445How Barnes & Noble Went From Villain to Hero New York Times April 15, 2022 Glenn Petersen14/15/2022
9444Good to know it's in two parts, the first one was hard to follow. Trying to Tom Clarke-4/13/2022
9443We just watched the new version the other night. Very good and can't wait foNeeka-4/12/2022
9442Frank Herbert signing copies of Dune, the best-selling Sci-Fi novel of all-time,Tom Clarke14/12/2022
9441I heard McCarthy had written a screenplay, never knew it was made into a movie uTom Clarke-3/23/2022
9440I have to disagree with the notion that The Counselor was a masterpiece. To mecarranza2-3/22/2022
9439This takes place in and around El Paso. Have you seen it? From the comments: ..Tom Clarke-3/22/2022
9438Herman Melville told Nathaniel Hawthorne that the secret motto of Moby Dick ( frStan13/20/2022
9437I don't recall riots when I was there. A little gritty, gotta keep your situTom Clarke-3/14/2022
9436Never went through Silver City, I'll have to mark the map next time out.Tom Clarke-3/14/2022
9435Years ago I was in El Passo installing some medical equipment at William BeaumonDMaA-3/12/2022
9434Your post reminded of this pot roast. bearmtlodge.wpengine.com bearmountainMaple MAGA -3/12/2022
9433Waiting for a Tom Wolfe book to come out was almost as exciting as waiting for aTom Clarke-3/11/2022
9432I thought I'd read every thing Wolf has written but I didn't know about DMaA-3/11/2022
9431I think you'll enjoy the book. He throws Darwin under the bus, too. LanguageTom Clarke-3/11/2022
9430Theoretically I am fascinated by the subject of speech. I'm a sucker for alDMaA-3/11/2022
942988 and still going strong, hopefully. His interest in the origins of language reTom Clarke-3/11/2022
9428I used to love to ramble around that area. Drove into Juarez one time, walked arTom Clarke13/11/2022
9427Wow, Tom. That fellow is writing well into his 80s! ManyMoose13/10/2022
9426He lived in poverty in El Paso for a long time, hung out with lawyers. One of hcarranza2-3/10/2022
9425I love the minimalist dialog, and the sense of place he creates. Harold Bloom caTom Clarke-3/10/2022
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