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Book #22 was A Death in Belmont by Sebastian Junger. The back of the book reads: In 1963, with the city of Boston already terrified by a series of savage crimes known as the Boston Stranglings, a murder occurred in the quiet suburb of Belmont, just a few blocks from the house of Sebastian Junger’s family — a murder that seemed to fit exactly the
Read moreBook #94 was A Child Called “It”, by Dave Pelzer. The back of the book reads: This book chronicles the unforgettable account of one of the most severe child abuse cases in California history. It is the story of Dave Pelzer, who was brutally beaten and starved by his emotionally unstable, alcoholic mother: a mother who played tortuous, unpredictable games–games that left him nearly dead.
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Book #46 was Myths, Lies and Downright Stupidity: Get Out the Shovel – Why Everything You Know Is Wrong, by John Stossel. This was pretty good. I, of course, read everything with my handy grain of salt, but the book confirmed some things I already thought. It also opened my eyes to a few things. And made my eyes roll at a few others. The
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Book #39 was The Lost German Slave Girl, by John Bailey. I classify this book under “slightly fictionalized historical accounts”. I have a few books like this. It was interesting, especially the explanations surround slavery and who was and wasn’t or could or couldn’t be a slave. Book count: 39 Pages in book: 268 Page count: 15,439 Words in book: 93,890 Word count: 4,424,417
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