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Oliver Wendell Holmes: A Life in War, Law, and Ideas
Oliver Wendell Holmes: A Life in War, Law, and Ideas | Stephen Budiansky
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The extraordinary story of the U.S. Supreme Court�s most influential justice. Oliver Wendell Holmes twice escaped death as a young Union officer in the Civil War when musket balls missed his heart and spinal cord by a fraction of an (…more)
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Early congrats @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks on your upcoming milestones! 🎉🙌🏻🥳🥂

And thanks for the opportunity to enter your #5N5giveaway 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

1. This is really a tough question because I read a lot of great books last year. I chose the tagged because it was the last 5 ⭐️ read of 2019 for me.
2. Wow, No Thank You by Samantha Irby

Megabooks Irby‘s I have preordered! Come on Tuesday!! 5y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Thanks Lynn!! I have you added!! 🎊🥰🙌🏻🎉📚 5y
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#litsylearn

1. I‘ve lived in 6 states.
I graduated high school at 16.
I was in a sorority in college.

2. I read several excellent books last year. The tagged was one of those.

3. Winnie-the-Pooh. He‘s very zen and I‘d like to just hang out in the 100 Acre Wood, play games with Roo & Piglet, and eat honey.

Alora Ouhhh I love your answer to 3! Winnie The Pooh would be awesome to meet! 😍 5y
Alora I‘m going to guess the lie is that you graduated highschool at 16?! 5y
runswithscissors007 I guess the same lie... high school at 16. Also, I have been to the 100 acre wood AND played Pooh sticks there. It was dreamy! Highly recommend. That was probably 25 years ago tho.... 5y
wanderinglynn Apparently I am a bad liar! 😂 You are correct @Alora & @runswithscissors007 5y
runswithscissors007 @wanderinglynn I always guess the second one. I do not doubt that you could graduate at 16!!! 5y
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I finished my last book & last puzzle of 2019!

This was an incredibly well-done biography. Although it started off a bit slow, it picked up and I enjoyed learning more about Justice Holmes. As a lawyer, I read & studied many of his opinions in law school, as he is considered one of the greatest Supreme Court Justices. The book was throughly researched and the narrator did a splendid job. 5⭐️

#tbrread #wintergames #TeamFestivus #audiopuzling

Texreader Great review 5y
Alora Love this one!! 😍 🐎 So does mom! She loves horses (edited) 5y
wanderinglynn @Alora It is called Winter Trio by Cobble Hill puzzles. 5y
Alora Ouhhh we love cobble hill! 😍 5y
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With the extra days, I actually hit 24 hours for once! 😂🙌🏻🥳

I‘m really enjoying the tagged. Only 5 hours left to go, so I have high hopes I‘ll finish it tomorrow. I‘m also trying to finish Leia—I really love it and don‘t want it to end.

#24B42020 #wintergames #TeamFestivus

Addison_Reads Great job! 🎉 5y
Texreader 🎉🎉🎉 5y
Lovesbooks87 Yay!!! 🎉🎉🎉 5y
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo! 5y
Andrew65 Congratulations 🥂🍾🥳😍🎯🤩👏👏👏🙌 5y
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It started out slow with a lot of background on his father & how Boston was in the early/mid-1800s (pre-Civil War). But it‘s picked up and gotten more interesting now. I finished the chapters on his life during the Civil War & now getting into his law career. Still 11 hours to go in this 16 hour audiobook.

I‘m also reading Leia Princess of Aldreraan and enjoying it immensely.

#24B42020 time so far: 17.5hrs

#wintergames #TeamFestivus

Andrew65 Going great 👏👏👏 5y
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