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Mshookquilts
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Anna Pigeon is working on 2 cases and getting beat up in the process. 1 is the murder of an abusive man (and he didn‘t go down easily and 2 is the cyber stalking of a friend‘s teenager. Fairly fast paced and entertaining but I had difficulty in believing the craziness of one individual 🤷🏻‍♀️

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dabbe
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#tuesdaytunes @TieDyeDude

I love to listen to relaxing sounds when reading, especially those that involve nature (rain sounds are a favorite). My new passion are the albums on the National Parks with beautiful musical tones as well as sounds from the parks themselves. The albums are all available on AppleMusic and Spotify, and I created a playlist on Spotify if you're interested. Here's the shortened link:
https://shorturl.at/13eJX ⬇️

dabbe Some places include: Acadia, Alaska, American Rivers, Blue Ridge Mountains, California Coast, Canadian Rockies, Carlsbad Caverns, Everglades, Grand Canyon, Glacier Lakes, Great Smoky Mountains, The Desert, Monterey Bay, The Northwest, The Rocky Mountains, etc. ... 2mo
Kerrbearlib I‘m going to check these albums out- thanks for sharing! 2mo
dabbe @Kerrbearlib They're my new fave ... I have the entire playlist running all day through my Sonos. I hope you like them! 🩵💙🩵 2mo
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Suet624 Oh my gosh! Thank you for this playlist. I like listening to nature sounds, especially in winter when the snow is coming down outside my window. 2mo
dabbe @Suet624 You're welcome! I'm playing it right now! 🩶🧡🩶 2mo
TieDyeDude That's cool. I never thought to listen to ambient sounds before. I'll have to give that a try. Stacy doesn't like listening to music while reading, so that could be a compromise. 2mo
dabbe @TieDyeDude I hope she likes it! 🤩 2mo
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OutsmartYourShelf
The Last Season | Eric Blehm
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When Randy Morganson disappeared, he had been a volunteer backcountry ranger in a national park for almost 30 years. Mainly based in the Sierra Nevada, he grew up feeling that the wilderness was his real home & where he was truly happy & his job was always more of a vocation than a career.

When he went missing whilst patrolling his allotted area, Randy had been having some troubles in his personal life & those he worked with (continued)

OutsmartYourShelf were unsure if he had just walked away or was out there somewhere injured & waiting for help. This is the story of Randy's life & the search for him in an area which had hidden the wreckage of a plane crash for almost 20 years. It was the proverbial 'needle in a haystack' situation. Can they find him & will it be in time?

This is an intriguing read. What could have happened? After setting the scene of his disappearance, the narrative goes back in
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OutsmartYourShelf time to consider Randy's childhood & we return to his past at several junctures throughout the book. Randy had plenty of good points in his love of nature & wish to conserve the wilderness for future generations, but he was also a complicated man & made some decisions which were rather selfish.

It was really interesting even if the reader has a looming sense of sadness as there wasn't much doubt that there wouldn't be a happy resolution to this
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OutsmartYourShelf one. I was expecting it to remain open-ended but there is sort of an ending even if it is mainly conjecture at this point. 4🌟

Full Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5686572506
Read 20th-21st Aug 2024

#ReadAway2024 @Andrew65 @DieAReader @GHABI4ROSES
#192025 (2006) @LibraryBelle
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DieAReader 🥳Great 3mo
Librarybelle Awesome! 2mo
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Blueberry
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All of the books in the Anna Pigeon series are set in a national #park.

#SummerSouls
@Eggs
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

AnnCrystal 🤩👍💝. 5mo
Eggs This is a new-to-me book! 5mo
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Robotswithpersonality
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Mehso-so

Okay. 💁🏼‍♂️ I'm honestly no longer sure what I wanted this book to be, so can't really assess whether it delivered. It's not that it tried to be too many things - it was concise in its treatment of various people involved in the development of the Appalachian Trail, you got a sense of who they were and how they contributed. Maybe I'm not cut out for straight history/short biographies when I'm unsure of my interest level in the subject matter? 1/

Robotswithpersonality 2/? I have varying success with memoirs so maybe that was another contributing factor. D'Anieri stated the facts, and even when the facts of a person's life were upsetting, overall the information recounted felt, not dry but not particularly engaging either. Even his personal reflections of certain sections...went down easy, didn't leave much of an impression. 🤷🏼‍♂️ 5mo
Robotswithpersonality 3/3 I did write down a couple books related to people I want to learn more about, so there's that. Maybe I should look for the history of a trail that's personally significant? Maybe disregard this review if the topic/treatment is more your thing.

⚠️suicide, alcoholism, mental health crisis, domestic abuse
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Robotswithpersonality
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“urban sprawl“ really is a phrase that evokes the ick.
Alas, for the proposed alternative to sprawl and suburbs I would love to see more of present day.

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Robotswithpersonality
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YEAH!

dabbe 🤩 5mo
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BookmarkTavern
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50 must do adventures for each of the 50 states!

This was just as gorgeous as Siber‘s other book. Lovely bright colors, a diverse array of people portrayed, and in depth explanations of beautiful and unique experiences in every state. Also loved the recognition for various Native tribes that used to live, and still live today in different areas. The nibling loved reading this one to me! 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗

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AmyK1
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“Within National Parks is room-glorious room-room in which to find ourselves, in which to think and hope, to dream and plan, to rest and resolve.” ~Enos Mills

I‘ve been following Amber Share on Instagram for quite awhile so I was especially excited to get this from @wideeyedreader for Mother‘s Day. I loved it ❤️

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GatheringBooks
I Am Made of Mountains | Alexandra S.D. Hinrichs
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#StorySettings Day 4: #Mountain. I appreciated the juxtaposition of the poetic descriptions of each mountain and/or national park. I love how the essence of each place is captured by a few words – just four deceptively-simple lines – that speak of beauty, joy, wonder. My review: https://wp.me/pDlzr-pC1

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks So pretty ⛰️ 6mo
Eggs Beautiful 😍 6mo
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