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Hi, hello and thank you. Prometheus repaired a hole. The kennel garage was leaking water and when he went to the roof to see how big it was, WOW! It was big. Then we had to get the supplies from the diy store. We haven't had rain since his handywork to see if he needs to add more sealant, but it has to be better than it was. Thankfully it isn't the house roof! Your comment of tv farming made me think of Green Acres. 😂 My brother is supposed to come visit us next month, and the guest room he stays in is a HOT MESS. So I need to get that squared away; light installed, repainted, etc. Thank you for your support. We appreciate it.

Hi Tahlia! I was just about to watch your new video on medicine and religion. The Great Illustrated Classic are wonderful. That's what Prometheus used to read and it helped create his love of reading and learning. I don't think I've read Ivanhoe. Do you keep all of the books you read?

@@BookZealots I think that the Illustrated Classics were instrumental in my developing a love for reading as well. I wouldn’t be surprised if quite a few booktubers grew to love books because of that series of books. I tend to keep all of my books. Whenever I make the mistake of getting rid of some (as I foolishly did my large paperback collection of Agatha Christie books built over decades because of kindle books), I always regret it. And I tend to write and highlight in my nonfiction books. While there might be some books I probably wouldn’t mind parting with, as a general rule, if I pick up a book, it is with me for the long run. I remember Ivanhoe as being exciting… and set in Robin Hood’s world. It’s been very many years since I’ve read it, though. I snagged an Oxford World’s Classic edition for less than $6, so I’m looking forward to revisiting it as an adult. Hope you enjoy my review of Medicine & Religion. It can be a touchy topic, so I found it to a challenging book to review due to the number of sensitive topics covered.

😂 You make me laugh! The Southern woman memoir by Phoebe was read this month and I felt it was better than the one I read last month. I'll have it in my wrap up. The book literally made me cry. Should I go slower when I talk about the books? I'm always in a rush to get the recording done because finding the time to do so is narrow.

I usually don't do individual book reviews, but lately I feel that some books deserve a better focus. I'll revisit Hate Crime Hoax and make a video. You are so right. With the hoaxes it really detracts from actual crimes and crying wolf never helps anyone. I ordered another one of the author's books and I'll have one more end of the year book haul. I hope you're doing okay. I've been distracted with all of the hate since Butler PA and how people think that behavior is okay and they're sad it didn't go the way it was intended. What a sick world we live in. The lack of humanity and morality is disturbing. And yes, like Smollett. I had never heard of him before that trick of his. And did he serve time?

I forgot to mention. I agree with you about Professor and the Madman. What the madman did to himself. UGH! So gross and so sad that he was out of his right mind. I'm glad he was able to go back to Connecticut.

He jumps? LOL He had a ladder. But he is able to get up on that roof from the fence and I think he used to get down the same way. I'll have to ask him if he used to jump in the yard, where the grass is. Yes! Progress. Trying to get all the chores done while the weather is warm to prep for winter. You can probably relate, right? And! I'm reading and it's turning out to be a good reeading month.

😂 I hear you about the excitement of cleaning out the coop. I don't miss cleaning out rabbit hutches, but their waste is great fertilizer. I left you a comment on The Warden on goodreads. =) Ugh. Gutters! Prometheus cleans ours out about four times a year. We have way too many trees near the house. I don't know what the owners were thinking. I can only imagine the amount of money they spent on them too. We are expecting high 70's to low 80 temps again which means LOTS of yard work. We've destroyed once yellow jacket nest so I can mow that section. But we couldn't find the other one. =( Blessings my friend~

@@BookZealots answered your comment on goodreads. The main purpose of our animals is to provide nourishment for the garden and many laughs for us. :) Okay, back to Crime and Punishment. This one's hard for me. It's like living with my ex-husband again. Dostoevsky does crazy so well. I will finish but this is one book I won't be rereading. I'm putting Tess aside for a while. I can't do them both now.

@@Fernie4243 That's why we'd have animals on a farm. We only have chickens and use them for eggs, but if we need the meat, we have that option. but, my older girls would be too old for that. Yes! Dostoevsky definitely wrote crazy quite well. Crazy is written well in Tess, but in a more subdued way. I was impressed with Hardy. the end! 😲

@@BookZealots Tess - the copy I was reading is an old yellow paged paperback with tiny print. It hurt to read it. I have to get a better copy. I feel old.

Thank you for letting me. I really appreciate it.

Hi, hello~ I'm really enjoying the rambling book updates. They're so much easier to edit. LOL Are you enjoying whatever you're reading? Do you know when you'll have Nuclear War from the library?

~2 weeks! I'm finally down #10 on the waitlist

That's understandable. It's information overload in places. I'm one chapter away from the caisson chapter.

Hi Cheryl, The issues I had in the book might not bother you. I got more out of a book I read today by Phil Robertson. But I am still planning on looking throught the I don't have enough faith to be an atheist workbook and see if it's valuable.

I don't think anyone can go wrong picking up any book by McCullough. To think this book is his second book is amazing. He certainly had a great skill. Before researching this book, I don't even think I knew what a caisson was. It's not a word that is in our normal vocabulary. LOL

James could have been great ......but the author ..... I was so disappointed. Crime and Punishment's psychology is done really well. I'm considering doing a more indepth review. I'm not sure. I wrote the cast in the back and their relations so I didn't get confused. It's a mystery, sort of, so if you like mysteries, and morals play a part in the end.... I was wondering if something else was going to happen. I'm reading great books this month, but Sept was still a good month. Happy reading~

Does your husband know he's getting you the Great Bridge for your anniversary? LOL I've never read Three men in a Boat. I hard dnf'd it. I don't remember why. Is there cursing? I wasn't far into it that I didn't include it on any of my notes. I'm not familiar with Chesterton. I hope you get all of the books you want. 🤗📚

I forgot to mention the pizza. I got distracted by books. I use to love deep dish pizza, but I stopped eating cheese in 2007 and that kind of eliminates deep dish.

@@BookZealots I'm a little over half way through and there was one anecdote that did have some cussing, but it was only a page or two and haven't found any again. I don't like cussing either, especially using the Lord's name. It's also my husband's only serious flaw. He is one of the men in the boat. Have you heard of Father Brown Mysteries or The Man Who Was Thursday? Those are some of Chesterton's fictional works, but he is probably more popular for his religious writings. He was a contemporary of CS Lewis.

@@Fernie4243 No, I don't think I've heard of either of those books.

You're right. The public school systems have been on the decline for many decades. It has become more of an agenda, I think, in the past decade than ever before. More brainwashing and less actual teaching. I know this topic offends a lot of teachers, but their hands are tied. And the good teachers leave. I don't blame them. But we need to figure out how to fix this hot mess. Agree, Resurrection day not easter. And if we go back to the Jewish timeline it was the Sabbath, not sunday. Thank you Linda for your comment.

Prometheus has one question for you: WHY ARE YOU ADDING TO THE TBR?! LOL 🤣📚📚📚📚 He has read The Federalist Papers for high school. I made him. I haven't read them, as far as I know. I've added the books to our end of the year tbr. Hopefully my husband will buy them for us. =) Thank you John. It's good to hear from you. It's your candy corn season.

Was it very popular then? I have no idea how my friend got her hands on it, but I'm glad she shared it with me. =) Have you re-read it since or have you had any desire to go back to it?

@@BookZealots I looked and it came out in 1984. Reading was my main entertainment then, there were not the distractions then as now. I don't know if I could reread it now because of eye strain but I know if I did it would be just as enjoyable. So many books, so little time.

@@charleennobles3819 You're right. A lot less distractions then. Sorry about the eye strain. I do think the font was what I call "teeny-tiny." And yes, sooooo many books, so little time.

@@charleennobles3819 You are so right. A lot less distractions! And I do think the book has "teeny-tiny" font. I'll have to check now out of curiosity. And soooooooooooo many books, so little time. now I want to read the book sooner and give a review just for you. 🤗

ahahahahaha, I LOVE the way you ended your comment James. I had to read your comment to Prometheus. I felt sad at first that I ruined James for you. Mark Twain's writing is much better. I think you would appreciate his book Roughing It. I did see your bookhaul with James and didn't want to say anything negative about it. If you want specific details I'm willing to share them in the comments so you can make a more informed decision. I had to look up The Revenant, (the movie). I saw your video talking about the book. I look forward to your review on it and how the author got things wrong. Since you mentioned Bury My Heart... I gather the author of The Revenant got things wrong about survival or specifically tribes? I usually remember enough of a book I soft dnf'd that I do not start over. Just today I asked Prometheus if I should start all over with the Mayflower by Philbrick and he said no. We have the documentary and they followed the book really well. That was the whole reason I put the book down. I felt I had already read the book. If I didn't get very far into a fictional book and soft dnf'd it, I will start at the very beginning. Oh my goodness James, you had me laughing when you explained your frustration with yourself and I thoroughly enjoyed your short comment. Hopefully next time you'll have more time to comment in length. 🤗 Hugs to Bella. Her rest and sunshine (anywhere but on the grass) will do her good.

Oh yay! I hope you enjoy the books you found interesting, whenever you get to them. I've subscribed to your channel. I look forward to more of your content. I'll comment in a bit on your video. Thank you so much for commenting. Have you been subscribed long?

@@BookZealots Oh thank you for subscribing! That's very sweet of you! I'm actually a pretty new subscriber to your channel. I stumbled across your channel maybe about a month or so ago and have watched quite a few of your recent videos and enjoyed them all. Your channel has been one of my favorites lately. Your content is so honest and I appreciate that so much. It's hard to come by these days.

@@thebookcompanion7324 I'm very happy to have you. Other than the books, communicating with people is our favorite thing about booktube. Thank you for your feedback too. It is hard to find details that Christians might be concerned about, so I try to do that. Sometimes I forget too and then I'm hitting my forehead. 🤦‍♀ LOL

🤣Thank you! I appreciate your willingness to stand up for me. And you've read more than my husband. Plus, I told him he should buy me more books and he shut up quickly. I think I've won. LOL How did you enjoy your book? Some middle grade books are very thought provoking.

It was a fun read - the 2nd book in the Restorationists series by Carolyn Leiloglou. "Fantasy in our world" where a small number of people can enter into and travel through paintings. Good guys overcoming bad guys, light faith, good morals and lessons learned. In the back, there is a list of all the art mentioned throughout for easy reference. I like how it introduces kids to art in an exciting way. One of my top reads of the year happens to be a middle grade by Irene Hunt, Across Five Aprils. Have you read it? It is an absolutely stellar "nutshell" presentation of the complexities and nuances surrounding the American Civil War. I think you might appreciate it.

@@ThisLittleLightLife That art fantasy booksounds really cool! I'm going to look at art so differently now. Wondering what kind of life can be had inside the painting. What a great way to teach children about art. yes, we have read and I think we kept Across Five Aprils. It's most likely with the old school curricula. Maybe I can re-read it for Middlegrade March in 2025. =)

oohhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, that makes so much sense. Thank you. I didn't consider that aspect of why people don't like Machiavelli. I had tried to get information about the book, (long before I even owned it), from someone in a live feed, on another booktuber's channel. He was so vague I chalked it up to he didn't read it or didn't understand it. But now... now I have a new perspective. Thank you.

@@Fernie4243 Russian novels (particularly those of Dostoevsky) are my favorite. And yes, greatly influenced by Dickens!

I didn't even notice the side stories in Crime and Punishment, because they tied in well with the characters. The writing drew me int. I was in that story. The psychology was excellent as well. But the ending! =P LOL I love Dickens! He's one of my favorite authors.

@@BookZealots I had planned to read The Idiot next when I get back to Mr D., now I want to do this one. Maybe January. I think I have all his novels and only read the first and last. I will probably change my mind before then.

@@Fernie4243 I haven't read The Idiot. If you read it next year, let me know if you'd be interested in a buddyread.

@@BookZealots Yes, I'd like that. I think by January I will want a break from the British Isles. I have lots of Russian history and literature on my shelves I really wanted to get into. Maybe spend a month or two there before getting back to more Dickens alternating between him and Steinbeck. That's my tentative plan, but who knows what other rabbit hole I may find.

I keep meaning to record a video about my annotation system. Basically green is good information, something that I really like, whether it's nonfiction/fiction. Blue is information I want to research. Red/orange/pink/yellow are for items that are in error, vileness, bad writing, etc of varying degrees. purple is something I want to recall, something endearing, etc.

Thank you for the encouragement Tanya. I will get started this winter.

I didn't mention one of my pet peeves of how people speak today, but I think it could be included in the word salad and that's the word "like" every three words. And there are so many college students that speak this way. It doesn't sound intelligent at all and it's distracting from what they're trying to say.

@@BookZealots I sometimes suffer from that deficiency myself 😅

@@CourtneyReads Do you? Honestly, I haven't noticed it. It's impossible for me to continue a video when it's constant. I'm trying to stop say, "um, so" incessantly. LOL

@@BookZealots I probably do it more in conversation than in videos.

Oh, I didn't know that. Okay, yes, I think the book would be so much better with out the ending/epilogue. The writing is great and the psychology is great. I was sucked into the story and was in that tomb of a room he dwelled in. I was mentally in that book. Not many authors can do that. Have you read Brother's karamazov? And should I stop before the ending? LOL I was wondering so many options and wondering which way FD would have his character go.

@@BookZealots I've read Brothers Karamazov a couple of times. The end is a little lackluster, but he had intended a sequel that he never got to write since he died shortly after it was published.

@@CourtneyReads hmmm, that's what I was thinking about the ending of Crime and Punishment; where's part two? Well, maybe if I go into Bros. K. it was be as disappointing, because he had planned on a sequel. ??? Hopefully I'll get to it next year. Thank you for letting me know. I appreciate it.

Courtney, I think you would really appreciate this book. The sacrifices these men made to get these volumes organized is amazing. I seriously want the Oxford volumes now that I've read this book.

You're probably right. LOL Usually we sit on the porch and talk and enjoy rain storms. I'm going to see if I can read there more this year. =)

Hi, hello~ I didn't feel too bad until my husband started harassing me. LOL I told him he should buy me more books. My logic: I unhauled over 200 last year and I don't remember what I'm up to now, all for moving. But since we'll be here at least another four years.... 📚📚🤷‍♀ oooh, Undaunted Courage looks good. Was it good? If it is, I'll add it to my goodreads and wishlist. is your library close? I have one that is close to me, so if I cut it close like you almost did, I can get it to the library in time. The main library is about a twenty min drive from us. Ahhh, thank you. My old girl is asleep, but I'll whisper to her. Give Jill a hug from us.

Linda, I don't read that much. I did finish a small book today though. We have been busy with yard work. I'm REALLY looking forward to winter this year and no yard work. I also got sick after I cleaned out the dog kennels. I read very little. I felt like a first grader reading super slowly. I saw the weather report for the U.S. and it looks like a warm weather front will come through. Is that true for your area? We're expecting hot weather for two days and then dropping again. Was the rain much needed? I started The Great Bridge today and will power through to finish it this month and do some videos on it.

@@BookZealots You really do work hard on that farm you have... I'm impressed by what you do there. Sorry you got sick and I hope you're feeling much better now. I'm reading chapter 14 in The Great Bridge, so slightly behind my own schedule, but there's no real hurry. Weather is turning cold here. That's normal for our Octobers.

@@Eldertalk thank you. I was down for one day sleeping and reading. Second day I was up but it was slow going. Whatever it was, I'm inoculated. 🤣 Thank you for letting me know where you're at in the book. It'll probably take me 2-3 days to get there. I'm only on ch 3, but I keep looking things up and that slows me down. but I have to look things up. LOL Roebling drank turpentine?! 😬

Yes! Thank you Jim. I'm going to tell my husband I'm exonerated. He'll probably appeal. LOL

LOL James you're so funny. The book I'm reading is cery short. I should have finished it in a day or two. But life! And interruptions. Are you enjoying Edgar Allen Poe? I remember reading a lot of his work in high school. One of the English teachers I had, I think it was 11th grade liked darker works of literature.

​@@BookZealots Yes. Like you I've read Poe in school. And earlier this year I found his Complete Stories and poems. I really enjoy Poe

@@Littlebiglibrary I did see your haul when you acquired Poe. I'm glad you're enjoying him. I need to read more of him. But first, I must find the books. In the meantime, I will watch your videos and enjoy them vicariously. =)

woo! You are definitely colder than we are. What state or region are you in? Yum! I haven't had stew in a very long time. I hope your stew is delicious.

@@BookZealots northern Pennsylvania right now. Close to the NY border.

@@CourtneyReads Is that hostile territory? I've never been to PA.

@BookZealots I've been through PA before, but can't remember if I've ever stayed before. I'm over in the mountains and it's nice.

LOL He doesn't read. I'm going to tease him about that though when I tell him I've been exonerated from his charges. 🤣 Who got stung? Did you get stung? yes, you understand the daily life that gets in the way of reading. I would love a life of leisure. I'm glad you're loving Oliver Twist. LOL I knew what you meant about the concept, not the orphans. English language is funny. I just finished ch 7 of my book and bawled by eyeballs out.

@@BookZealots it's yellow jacket mating season. I was stung twice and my husband, once. They are gone now, but I'm apparently highly reactive. I cry my eyes out with books too! My husband thinks I'm an oddity. (I am but not because of that!) Now I'll have to find that book.

@@Fernie4243 Oh my goodness yes!!!!! The yellow jackets are so bad this year. WE have two nests in the field I have to destroy. I'm sorry you got stung and twice to boot! OUCH! Sorry your husband was stung as well. Thank goodness you dear daughter wasn't. No. You are definitely not an oddity for crying while reading. LOL Well, we're all a little odd/quirky in our sweet little ways.

Sadie has bone cancer. The vet said not to be surprised if she doesn't make it to 6 weeks. We've just passed that time period. I hope you and Trudy are warm and cozy. It's already in the 70's here.

@@BookZealots I remember that now. I went through bone cancer with my greyhound Frank. He lived 2 months after diagnosis with pain pills. I am sorry. Boxers are prone to cancer. My boxer mix died from heart failure.

@@user-iz6cc6lz3j-Vickie Did your Frank have it in the legs? Or somewhere else? Our other Boxer had heart failure too. She died in our arms. She was another senior we had adopted. Honestly I think the food has a lot to do with all of the pet health issues happening right now.

​@@BookZealots definitely something going on with the dog food (even the more expensive brands). Switched to giving them half raw and kibble and noticed a big difference in the dogs behavior and hair. Noticed there was a problem when the pack started having allergies, everyone insisted it was due to chicken but I'm not so sure. B.R.A agents are on their way, have your paperwork ready!

@@BookZealots he started limping. I thought my Dalmatian had hurt him. She was a wild child. The vet diagnosed bone cancer and wanted to amputate his back leg. He was already 11 years old so I didn’t put him through all that when the vet thought he would only live maybe a year. I treated him with pain pills till I had to let him go. He raced till he was 5 and he was very mistreated. He was a gentle soul and it tortured me that he suffered at the end. I promised him a good life.

Good day to you. I think it's amazing to find out how many hobbies we all have as readers. We area creative bunch. Congratulations to you on your win! Satisfaction on top of satisfaction. (the finishing and then the winning). How long did it take you to complete your project and what was it of? Is it online so I can see it?

Awesome!!

I wholeheartedly agree with you. I particularly enjoy when the judicial branch has to try and enforce incomprensible laws. I too wish for a good businessman to form a sensible budget. Thank you for commenting. -Prometheus

Thank you for commenting Courtney. You've stumped Prometheus. He's trying to think of something clever to say. I think if our nation's moral compass were on track we'd have a lot less issues in society. The history of banning/confiscations are extremely dangerous to the citizens. I refuse to go down that road.

@BookZealots yes, very dangerous. And now we throw in the age of technology and it adds a new layer, I think.

@@CourtneyReads Yes! I agree.

On the point of the French, I'll let you slide. It's completely understandable. As for the tea... I'm not paying. Thank you for the comment. -Prometheus We helped with two world wars. Isn't that payment? I do wonder though if it was good tea. I cringe though with the loss of all that tea. We love our loose leaf tea. Erion~

@@BookZealots Tell Prometheus it's always the cool guys who arrive late to the party! Probably a good idea you showed up though!

@@ReadingIDEAS.-uz9xk We may be late, but we know how to party when we get there. From your 'Merican Friend, Prometheus.

Indeed it is my own writing. I wrote it last night. Thank you for your kind words. -Prometheus Hello Amy, thank you you for you comment and support. Erion~

Amen Brother. We were born for such a time as this. -Prometheus I am so happy to hear you comment about the covid nonsense! We were a lone island on booktube during that time; attacked and then ostracized by the intolerant tolerant others. Thank you so much for your comment. Erion~

@@BookZealots you are welcome... I was treated similarly to that by my own family. I was the only one not to get the so called safe vaccine in my family and was judged for that. I love how tolerance is tolerant unless you don't agree with said tolerances beliefs. Lol I believe Jesus used the term hypocrites. 😂 The irony of the entire thing is that my family doesn't trust the government for anything else. For some reason they believe them when they say that this new drug is safe, although it just came out. 😂 Anyway I could go on and on but thank you for coming back I really appreciate that. We truly need to stick together.

@@FacelessBookReviews Wow. My condolences about how your family treated you. That must have been really hard. I was really surprised at how quickly people bowed to the gov to take the arm juice to work. How quickly will they bow to take the real test. I really believe it was a test and the pastors/churches and many Christians failed big time. I could go on and on too. But the concerns we had then have all been revealed. Even more doctors have come out with the truth. Question everything and stand fast in the faith. yes! We truly need to stick together.

@@BookZealots Amen brother!

LOL you're right, it is another pile of possibilites. I hadn't thought of that. I have experience with embroidery and I did a little ribbon embroidery. It's gorgeous, but it was way too expensive. If I ever make a Victorian crazy quilt, I'll definitely include ribbon embroidery....hmmm, thinking of the washing issue. Maybe just embroidery. LOL I wasn't a big fan of crewelwork though. I had shown quilt tops in past videos, but I don't know if I still have them up.

Wow! That is a long time indeed! I'd love to learn to knit. Did you already know how when you knitted with our co-workers? I've tried teaching myself, but it's extremely awkward. I think my knitting style is actually Russian and not the popular English style. The yarn has to be in my left hand, not my right. Did your 12 y/o learn to sew from a class or you? I'd like to learn to sew my own clothes. The clothes today are so cheaply made.

@@BookZealots while I did have some knitting skills from home-ec in 5th, 8th, and 9th grades, it was really, really basic and I taught myself in my early 20's. I've been told I have poor form, but I get the job done and the sweaters, hats and mitts were gift worthy. Since I moved to NC, I've only made dish cloths. My daughter learned machine sewing and needlework for badges in American Heritage Girls. She since has made clothes for herself and her sister and a few gifts. She's super creative; she gets that from her father.

@@Fernie4243 First, I love that your dear daughter is so talented. Second, I am shocked you were taught knitting skills in a home ec class in three grade levels. Home ec was no longer offered in my school district in Cali. I barely got music lessons in fourth grade. by 2002, PE was being eliminated. Anyway, there's form to knitting?! I laugh to think what these women would have to say about Prometheus crocheting and holding the tension with his toes? 🤣 He made scarves for soldiers one year for homeschool. Of course we washed everything before we mailed them. But form? I'm more worried about tension and then reading patterns. Is your husband an artist? My step father's family is extremely talented. A little jealous that they're all so talented. Is there a DNA gene for that or something?

@@BookZealots my schools were slow to eliminate those things. Sports were big and our school always hosted regional track and field events. They kept the home-ec going because the kitchens were used to make all the food. We didn't have a cafeteria. I haven't talked to anyone there in years and don't know if it's still the same. The home-ec teacher that was there forever retired a couple years after I graduated. My husband is a composer/ musician. His degree is in composition but he can play many instruments. If you search UA-cam for Joel Everett you can find him. He's not the martial arts guy. There is a few bits he composed, most is arrangements. The song Together he wrote for me. It's my favorite.

@@Fernie4243 I like that the school kept the home ec. I think it's really important. here in our tiny town there's a lot of sports for middle school. my middle school didn't have anything like that. one would assume in Cali there would be lots of extra curricular option, but nope. I will definitely look up your husband's music. My uncle Ken is a musician and he writes music too. He's not a good singer though. IMO. LOL And he draws. I think all 6 of the "kids" had talent in art and most of them worked on it. My uncle hates it when people call his art/music as a talent, because he has worked on his crafts for decades. But I will argue, it started out as talent, because I can put effort into those crafts and definitely NOT get the same results. 🤣

Thanks Cheryl.

Thank you James.

LOL Just like mobs, they behave differently when put on the spot in a different setting? And some of the books are really performing. I'm quite happy with Victober books this year. How are you doing? Are you participating in Victober?

Health is being uncooperative and has me out of commission. Reading is also affected. No Victober plans.

@@ThisLittleLightLife I'm sorry to hear you're under the weather. I hope you heal quickly. That's definitely more important than reading.

@@BookZealots Thank you 💗

Thank you Linda. What would The Great Bridge say? McCullough's writing is superb.

@@BookZealots It would say, "Don't try this at home."

Thank you. I laughed at your reading: dickens...Austen, Dickens.....Austen....another Dickens. 🤣 I havne't read Wilkie Collins. I tried A Woman in White and soft dnf'd it. I've not heard of Basil. I also wasn't aware the L'Amour had survival skills in a book.

@@BookZealots it is western short stories, but since he had experience roaming the far reaches of the country during the dust bowl years, his stories do contain good information in survival. Education of a Wondering Man is a memoir of his early years. He read a lot of books when he was traveling the world and gave himself a fantastic education. My husband and I both read it and made a huge wish list of books from his reading list. Fascinating man.

@@Fernie4243 Oh wow, I love it when a book increases the private library. LOL And autodidacting is the best too. He sounds like he was a smart man.