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Internal Action of the Old West Revealed

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Always a source for excellent books, especially Westerns, my uncle gave me Heart of the Country, by Greg Matthews, for Christmas. Anticipating the receipt of a good book for the holiday, I uncharacteristically brought no books on my travel to Louisville, and began reading it immediately. From the start, I could not put it down. Read the rest of this entry »

Written by Russell S.

January 8, 2012 at 1:12 pm

Review: Lonesome Dove, Leadership and Adventure

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My brother and his wife gave me the Lonesome Dove miniseries for Christmas. They love it, and knowing my enjoyment of Westerns, thought I would too. Their gift stirred my interest in reading the book, which I determined to do before watching the miniseries. Read the rest of this entry »

Written by Russell S.

June 24, 2011 at 6:55 pm

2010 Book List

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Before we completely leave 2010 behind, I wanted to take a retrospective look at my year in reading. I started tracking the books I read in 2009, after reading Louis L’Amour’s Education of a Wandering Man. Read the rest of this entry »

Written by Russell S.

January 2, 2011 at 7:59 pm

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Review: Your Well-Read Life

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If you’ve read much of this blog, you know I enjoy reading tremendously. Indeed, I enjoy reading so much that I sometimes read books about reading books. Thus I found myself reading Steve Leveen’s The Little Guide to Your Well-Read Life last week. It took just two nights to finish, but contains much good advice on reading and suggestions of books to read. Read the rest of this entry »

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