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The West Point History of the Civil War by The United States Military Academy

The West Point History of the Civil War

The United States Military Academy

5.0
We Want to Do More Than Survive: Abolitionist Teaching and the Pursuit of Educational Freedom by Bettina L. Love

We Want to Do More Than Survive: Abolitionist Teaching and the Pursuit of Educational Freedom

Bettina L. Love

5.0
My Favorite Thing Is Monsters by Emil Ferris

My Favorite Thing Is Monsters

Emil Ferris

4.0
The Blade Itself by Joe Abercrombie

The Blade Itself

Joe Abercrombie

4.0
4.5 stars...dammit Goodreads, GIVE ME HALF STARS!!!

An enjoyable dark fantasy. Did get a bit bogged down in the middle, but overall a good story populated by enjoyable characters.

I am on to book two...


8.5 missing teeth out of 10
A Carnival of Snackery: Diaries 2003-2020 by David Sedaris

A Carnival of Snackery: Diaries 2003-2020

David Sedaris

5.0
Our Own Worst Enemy: The Assault from Within on Modern Democracy by Tom Nichols

Our Own Worst Enemy: The Assault from Within on Modern Democracy

Tom Nichols

3.0
Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America, 1619-2019 by Ibram X. Kendi

Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America, 1619-2019

Ibram X. Kendi

5.0
Time of the Twins by Margaret Weis

Time of the Twins

Margaret Weis

5.0
In many ways, I like the second Dragon Lance series better than the first.

9 icy clerics out of 10.
Forget the Alamo: The Rise and Fall of an American Myth by Jason Stanford, Bryan Burrough, Chris Tomlinson

Forget the Alamo: The Rise and Fall of an American Myth

Jason Stanford, Bryan Burrough, Chris Tomlinson

5.0
Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech

Walk Two Moons

Sharon Creech

5.0
An absolutely superb story.