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Leftcoastzen
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As I clean the guest room so it is suitable for guests I had to take a small bookcase out (never fun) I still am obsessed with these little Booksellers stickers they used to put inside the books. How can there be so many books in a small bookcase ? 5 boxes ? Really?

LeahBergen So cool! 2mo
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RamsFan1963
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Bailedbailed

I know this is non-fiction, so I wasn't expecting something like Pirates of the Caribbean. However, why is a book about pirates this boring? Plenty of people, places and dates, but not much to hold the readers attention. Picking audio for this was a mistake also, the narrator adds nothing to the story, just a dry reading of the words on the page. Bailing at 40%. #hailthebail

Aims42 I always love and appreciate when a nonfiction book grabs my attention and keeps it! It‘s not an easy thing to do ☹️ Hopefully your next book is a pick 👍 3mo
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shortsarahrose
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Another farmers‘ market morning means another friends of the library book sale! #BookHaul

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Tkgbjenn1
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Pickpick

The American naval war during the American Revolution wasn‘t fought by a navy (excluding the French Navy), but by privateers who saw profit in securing a percentage of the cargo of any British ship taken. This book details the story of those privateers, their successes and the failures. An interesting book. Signed copy.

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Trace
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Pickpick

Great account of both sides approach during the last two years in the Pacific during WWII.

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K.Wielechowski
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Pickpick

I really enjoyed learning more about pirate activity in the pre-Revolutionary American colonies. It was a combination of accounts of real-life pirates, legends, and what life was like aboard a ship.

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CrowCAH
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Purchased a #BlindDateWithABook today!
What nautical book will it be?!

Ruthiella My guess is it will be an Aubrey Maturin book by Patrick O‘Brian. 1y
CrowCAH @Ruthiella hmm 🤔 wait and see; I‘ll be posting the book tomorrow! 1y
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Christinak
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Pickpick

This was a fast read for me - full of adventure! I read this originally because it was on Obamas summer book list.

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Amiable
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Most people probably wouldn‘t squeal in delight while browsing the medical history section of the used bookstore. But this book about scurvy will fit perfectly into what my husband refers to as my #DiseaseOfTheMonthBookClub. 😄

What can I say? I‘m a weirdo. 🤷🏻‍♀️

Suet624 That‘s wonderful. I have a friend who is an epidemiologist and she sounds just like you. (edited) 1y
dabbe A wonderful weirdo! 💙🖤🩵 Scurvy was a BIG thing in the book I just finished, THE WAGER. Yikes! 🙀 1y
TEArificbooks My hubby works in medicine, so he loves nonfiction medical books like this one. I recommend 1y
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Amiable @TEArificbooks Excellent, thank you! I work at a hospital, so I‘m not a total weirdo for liking this stuff. 😀 1y
Amiable @dabbe I have that one on my TBR! 👍🏼 1y
Amiable @Suet624 We all have those genres that tickle our fancies! 🙂 1y
JamieArc After reading The Wager, this is definitely of interest! 1y
ChaoticMissAdventures Oh I think scurvy and the history of it is fascinating!! Hope this is a good one. 1y
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pr.alm
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“The power of fate is a wonder; dark, terrible wonder. Neither wealth nor armies, towered walls nor ships, Black hulls lashed by the salt, can save us from that force.” —Sophocles

AllDebooks Ooohhhh, this looks amazing. You read some amazing books 📚 👌 1y
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