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Book #75 was The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid: A Memoir by Bill Bryson. The back of the book reads: From one of the most beloved and bestselling authors in the English language, a vivid, nostalgic, and utterly hilarious memoir of growing up in the 1950s Bill Bryson was born in the middle of the American century—1951—in the middle of the United States—Des
Read moreBook #74 was Love and War, the second book in John Jakes’ North and South Trilogy. The back of the book reads: The Hazards and the Mains — the first fatal shot fired at Fort Sumter divided them irrevocably with loyalties more powerful than family ties. The young would clash on the bloody battlefields of Bull Run and Fredericksburg, while in intrigue-ridden Washington and Richmond
Read moreBook #73 was Something from the Nightside, the first book in Simon R. Green’s Nightside series. The back of the book reads: John Taylor is not a private detective per se, but he has a knack for finding lost things. That’s why he’s been hired to descend into the Nightside, an otherworldly realm in the center of London where fantasy and reality share renting space
Read moreBook #72 was Lean Mean Thirteen, the 13th book in Janet Evanovich’s Stephanie Plum series. The back of the book reads: From coast to coast and around the world, Janet Evanovich’s Stephanie Plum novels continue to make bestselling history each summer. Her legions of fans catapult her books to the top of every list, from the New York Times, to USA Today; from the Wall
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