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  1. RonB

    ***What Are You Smoking, March 2024?***

    Mark Tinsky Bent Dublin with Three Friars
  2. RonB

    What are You Reading Now?

    You've probably read Anthony Powell's Dance to the Music of Time series. The premise sounds similiar to Raven but a mostly earlier period and more sedate, I would think.
  3. RonB

    What are You Reading Now?

    Ha, I’m not sure what I did. I probably looked up Raven on Amazon and saw the links to the other book and bought that. Anyway, it looks good!
  4. RonB

    What are You Reading Now?

    I bought Mine Were of Trouble about his time in the Spanish Civil War, I believe.
  5. RonB

    What are You Reading Now?

    Of course, he's probably best known for Empire of the Summer Moon, which was also excellent. But his other books are probably as good.
  6. RonB

    What are You Reading Now?

    I loved that Civil War history. I also really enjoyed his Rebel Yell.
  7. RonB

    What are You Reading Now?

    I’m re-reading Goddard’s Found Wanting. Also re-reading Waltari’s The Egyptian. Goddard is one of my favorites. The Egyptian is historical fiction about an ancient Egyptian doctor. The most popular novel of 1949 haha.
  8. RonB

    What are You Reading Now?

    That WWII series looks very interesting. I just purchased the first volume. Thanks for the recommendation.
  9. RonB

    What are You Reading Now?

    Doctor Thorne in that series is also very good. The Last Chronicle of Barset is a masterpiece.
  10. RonB

    C & D Burley Blends

    I agree about Haunted Bookshop but many love it. I’ve also come to really like Three Friars.
  11. RonB

    C & D Burley Blends

    Old Joe Krantz, Pegasus, and Morleys Best are all great burly blends. Also the Old Joe Krantz variations like White, Blue etc.
  12. RonB

    What are You Reading Now?

    Yes I agree that is another good one. Many Trollope novels outside of the Barsetshire and Palliser series.
  13. RonB

    What are You Reading Now?

    The first Palliser book - Can You Forgive Her- is not one of my favorites but still worthwhile. The Phineas Finn books and the Eustace Diamonds are especially good. The selfish, scheming Lizzie Eustace in the latter is wonderful.
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    What are You Reading Now?

    I’ve been reading and re-reading Trollope for many years. Wonderful re-creation of English life with very realistic and human characters except possibly for some of his near perfect heroines.
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    What are You Reading Now?

    I actually put the Lehman book down since it was too detailed about Congressional / navy bureaucratic infighting and various training exercises to annoy the Russians, etc. If someone was in the navy or administration at that time, it would probably be very interesting.