Now I'm getting the chance to read books I didn't have time for before. Think of me whenever you see the slogan "So many books, so little time!" Now I've got the time.  Cheers, Fred.

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A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Future: Twists and Turns and Lessons Learned

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Book Number: 
496
Date Fred Read: 
February 2013
Fred's Rating: 
5
Author: 
Michael J. Fox
Total Pages: 
100
Publisher: 
Hyperion
Year: 
2010

Michael J. Fox, the actor well-known for his TV and movie roles, has written other books. The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research, launched in 2000, has leapt to the forefront of the effort to find a cure. This little book was a Christmas gift.  Read more

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Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman! (Adventures of a Curious Character)

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Book Number: 
468
Date Fred Read: 
August 2012
Fred's Rating: 
5
Author: 
Richard Feynman
Total Pages: 
346
Publisher: 
Norton
Year: 
1997

Richard Feynman (1918-1988), co-winner of the 1965 physics Nobel Prize, was famous for his curiosity about everything. His special love was the challenge (he called it fun) of physics. I read the 1985 first edition when I had free time at night shifts during a year of experiments. Now I own it. It is 'as told to' his good friend Ralph Leighton.  Read more

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The Language God Talks: On Science and Religion

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Book Number: 
424
Date Fred Read: 
September 2011
Fred's Rating: 
4
Author: 
Herman Wouk
Total Pages: 
179
Publisher: 
Back Bay Books
Year: 
2011

Herman Wouk’s acclaimed books include This Is My God, Pulitzer-Prize winner The Caine Mutiny, Marjorie Morningstar, The Winds of War, and War and Remembrance. To me the subtitle On Science and Religion is misleading, as this book is instead more of a memoir.  Read more

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Just Call Us Lucky: A Kansas Farm Family During the Great Depression

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Book Number: 
408
Date Fred Read: 
May 2011
Fred's Rating: 
5
Author: 
Luther Buchele
Author: 
Wesley Buchele
Total Pages: 
67
Publisher: 
Sires Press
Year: 
2008

Wesley Buchele is the last survivor of seven sons. Wes and his fraternal-twin brother Luther Buchele decided they needed to write their family’s history. In 2007 they hired Eve Silberman, a writer for the Observer (of Ann Arbor, MI) provide this condensation of the hundreds of pages the twins wrote. Wes gave me this book.  Read more

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Worthy of Their Esteem: The Timeless Words and Sage Advice of Abraham Lincoln

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Book Number: 
388
Date Fred Read: 
January 2011
Fred's Rating: 
5
Author: 
Iain C. Martin
Total Pages: 
158
Publisher: 
Cider Mill Press
Year: 
2009

Iaim C. Martin is a freelance historian with an M.A. in History from Southern Connecticut University. His other books include The Greatest U.S. Army Stories Ever Told, The Greatest U.S. Navy Stories Ever Told, and The Quotable American Civil War. This was a gift book from me to my wife.  Read more

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Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood

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Book Number: 
384
Date Fred Read: 
December 2010
Fred's Rating: 
3
Author: 
Marjane Satrapi
Total Pages: 
144
Publisher: 
Pantheon
Year: 
2003

Marjane Satrapi grew up in Tehran, studied at the Lycee Francais, left for Vienna, then studied illustrations at Strasbourg. She has written several children’s books. Her illustrations appeared in many newspapers and magazines. This book is a graphic memoir read by my wife’s book club.  Read more

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Waiting for Snow in Havana: Confessions of a Cuban Boy

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Book Number: 
355
Date Fred Read: 
May 2010
Fred's Rating: 
2
Author: 
Carlos Erie
Total Pages: 
388
Publisher: 
Free Press
Year: 
2003

Born in Havana in 1950, Carlos Erie was sent out of Cuba in 1962 after Castro gained control. With a Ph.D. from Yale, he taught in Minnesota for 2 years, Virginia for 15 years, and is now a Professor of History and Religious Studies at Yale. This gift book is primarily about his boyhood in Havana.  Read more

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LED BY FAITH: Rising from the Ashes of the Rwandan Genocide

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Book Number: 
329
Date Fred Read: 
November 2009
Fred's Rating: 
4
Total Pages: 
200
Publisher: 
Hay House; Ill edition
Year: 
2009

Immaculée Ilibagiza lost most of her family during the 1994 genocide in Rwanda. The story of her survival and escape from the horror to work at the UN in New York is both exceptionally moving and a powerful testament to the inner strength from her faith in God. This gift book was written with Steve Erwin.  Read more

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The House at Otowi Bridge: The Story of Edith Warner and Los Alamos

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Book Number: 
328
Date Fred Read: 
November 2009
Fred's Rating: 
3
Author: 
Peggy Pond Church
Total Pages: 
149
Publisher: 
University of New Mexico Press; Trade edition
Year: 
1973

Peggy Pond Church is a renowned New Mexican poet and author. She lived at Los Alamos for 20 years. Amazon.com lists other works by her, some with coauthors, about this beautiful region surrounding Los Alamos and about the Los Alamos Ranch School.  Read more

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Red, White, and Muslim: My Story of Belief

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Book Number: 
319
Date Fred Read: 
August 2009
Fred's Rating: 
4
Author: 
Asma Gull Hasan
Total Pages: 
165
Publisher: 
HarperOne; Reprint edition
Year: 
2009

Asma Gull Hasan, born in Chicago to Pakistani immigrants and raised in Pueblo, CO, she is a self-described Muslim feminist cowgirl and an award-winning writer. Author of 3 books, she’s written for newspapers and has been interviewed frequently on cable news, including FOX and MSNBC.  Read more

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