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A Thick Stack of (e)Books (opens the original)
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Hey, Team.I read twelve books in August. I don’t know what to tell you; I have an e-reader (a new kobo because my 15 year old kindle finally croaked), a library card, and a cell-deep drive to go to the beach every weekend.Here’s what’s on the docket:The hits of August (books)The hits of August (beaches)And what of SeptemberGenerally I Have Really Good Luckwith the books I check out. I’ve only left a small handful of books unfinished, a
I'm Alive; Here's What I Read In July (opens the original)
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