# Baker's Dozen II (Part 1) **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [January 25, 2020, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938 "2020-01-25T03:38:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 459
**Author:** ![Bicycle\_Bill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bicycle_bill/32/6208_2.png) [@Bicycle\_Bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bicycle_Bill)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2022, 10:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/9164 "2022-05-04T10:31:43Z")
**What Are You Reading At The Moment?** 1. _Unfamiliar Fishes_ by Sarah Vowell 2. _A Carnival of Snackery_ by David Sedaris 3. _I Know Better Now: My Life Before, During and After the Ramones_ by Richie Ramone with Peter Aaron 4. _Hamnet_ by Maggie O’Farrell 5. _Zoe’s Tale_ by John Scalzi 6. _The Deserters_ by Luke Short 7. _Smoke_ by Donald E. Westlake 8. _Ocean Prey_ by John Sandford 9. _From Here to Eternity: Traveling the World to Find the Good Death_ by Caitlin Doughty 10. _Going Postal_ by Terry Pratchett Actually, re-reading it. It’s a hard-bound (British) first edition that my lady friend _(who introduced to the Discworld)_ gave to me, and that I was later able to get autographed and inscribed to me by Sir Terry himself. I’m doing this to delay the inevitable … I also have a copy of his penultimate Discworld novel, _Raising Steam_, and I realize that once I read it that there will be no more forthcoming. _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2022, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/9165 "2022-05-04T12:59:55Z")
**What Are You Reading At The Moment?** 1. _Unfamiliar Fishes_ by Sarah Vowell 2. _A Carnival of Snackery_ by David Sedaris 3. _I Know Better Now: My Life Before, During and After the Ramones_ by Richie Ramone with Peter Aaron 4. _Hamnet_ by Maggie O’Farrell 5. _Zoe’s Tale_ by John Scalzi 6. _The Deserters_ by Luke Short 7. _Smoke_ by Donald E. Westlake 8. _Ocean Prey_ by John Sandford 9. _From Here to Eternity: Traveling the World to Find the Good Death_ by Caitlin Doughty 10. _Going Postal_ by Terry Pratchett 11. _The Day of Battle: The War in Sicily and Italy, 1943-1944_ by Rick Atkinson The Liberation Trilogy, Volume II ---
**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2022, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/9166 "2022-05-04T13:26:17Z")
**What Are You Reading At The Moment?** 1. _Unfamiliar Fishes_ by Sarah Vowell 2. _A Carnival of Snackery_ by David Sedaris 3. _I Know Better Now: My Life Before, During and After the Ramones_ by Richie Ramone with Peter Aaron 4. _Hamnet_ by Maggie O’Farrell 5. _Zoe’s Tale_ by John Scalzi 6. _The Deserters_ by Luke Short 7. _Smoke_ by Donald E. Westlake 8. _Ocean Prey_ by John Sandford 9. _From Here to Eternity: Traveling the World to Find the Good Death_ by Caitlin Doughty 10. _Going Postal_ by Terry Pratchett 11. _The Day of Battle: The War in Sicily and Italy, 1943-1944_ by Rick Atkinson 12. _Master and Commander_ - Patrick O’brian ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2022, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/9167 "2022-05-04T19:58:14Z")
**What Are You Reading At The Moment?** 1. _Unfamiliar Fishes_ by Sarah Vowell 2. _A Carnival of Snackery_ by David Sedaris 3. _I Know Better Now: My Life Before, During and After the Ramones_ by Richie Ramone with Peter Aaron 4. _Hamnet_ by Maggie O’Farrell 5. _Zoe’s Tale_ by John Scalzi 6. _The Deserters_ by Luke Short 7. _Smoke_ by Donald E. Westlake 8. _Ocean Prey_ by John Sandford 9. _From Here to Eternity: Traveling the World to Find the Good Death_ by Caitlin Doughty 10. _Going Postal_ by Terry Pratchett 11. _The Day of Battle: The War in Sicily and Italy, 1943-1944_ by Rick Atkinson 12. _Master and Commander_ - Patrick O’Brian 13. _Star Trek: The New Voyages_ - ed. by Sondra Marshak and Myrna Culbreath A 1976 collection of fanfic short stories. Three, in particular, are very good. Next up: **What’s next on your reading list, and why?** 1. _Shattered Sword: The Untold Story of the Battle of Midway_ by Anthony P. Tully and Jonathan Parshall. I’m interested in learning more about the momentous 1942 naval battle and have heard good things about this book. ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2022, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/9168 "2022-05-05T14:06:34Z")
**What’s next on your reading list, and why?** 1. _Shattered Sword: The Untold Story of the Battle of Midway_ by Anthony P. Tully and Jonathan Parshall. I’m interested in learning more about the momentous 1942 naval battle and have heard good things about this book. 2. _Don Quixote_ by Miguel Cervantes. Because it’s a classic and I haven’t read it yet. I always read at least one book of classic literature over the summer. ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2022, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/9169 "2022-05-05T14:40:32Z")
**What’s next on your reading list, and why?** 1. _Shattered Sword: The Untold Story of the Battle of Midway_ by Anthony P. Tully and Jonathan Parshall. I’m interested in learning more about the momentous 1942 naval battle and have heard good things about this book. 2. _Don Quixote_ by Miguel Cervantes. Because it’s a classic and I haven’t read it yet. I always read at least one book of classic literature over the summer. 3. _Leaders Eat Last_ by Simon Sinek. I got this for free at a work event and I’ve been putting off reading it. ---
**Author:** ![Bicycle\_Bill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bicycle_bill/32/6208_2.png) [@Bicycle\_Bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bicycle_Bill)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2022, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/9170 "2022-05-05T17:38:52Z")
**What’s next on your reading list, and why?** 1. _Shattered Sword: The Untold Story of the Battle of Midway_ by Anthony P. Tully and Jonathan Parshall. I’m interested in learning more about the momentous 1942 naval battle and have heard good things about this book. 2. _Don Quixote_ by Miguel Cervantes. Because it’s a classic and I haven’t read it yet. I always read at least one book of classic literature over the summer. 3. _Leaders Eat Last_ by Simon Sinek. I got this for free at a work event and I’ve been putting off reading it. 4. _Redshirts_ by John Scalzi. > Several senior officers of the _Intrepid_, flagship of the Universal Union, lament the unusually high number of casualties of low-ranking crew members during recent away missions and conclude that they will need more crewmen to replace them. The _Intrepid_ takes on five new ensigns including Andrew Dahl, an expert in alien religions and xenobiology. Dahl quickly discerns that the crew is extremely phobic of being near the senior officers and of going on away missions due to their high fatality rate. Over the course of several missions, various crew members suggest that the deaths are due to incompetence, superstition, or cosmic forces, requiring ‘sacrifices’ of some crew members so that others will survive. > > After several close calls, Dahl meets Jenkins, a crew member who offers a different theory: their reality and timeline are under periodic influence of a badly written television show from the past. As the writers create the plot, characters’ free will temporarily ceases in order to progress ‘the Narrative’ of the show. This is why otherwise good officers are occasionally incompetent, ensigns make poor decisions, and the ship has mysterious technology on board to produce last-minute inventions and medicines which would otherwise be impossible to produce. Jenkins explains that Dahl and the other ensigns’ routine duties and colorful histories will inevitably make them targets of ‘the narrative’ when the writers need ‘glorified extras’ to kill for emotional impact. Sounds like a delightful rip-off of several ‘Star Trek’ tropes, and the concept of ‘The Narrative’ running the whole show is reminiscent of Terry Pratchett’s _Witches Abroad_. I think I’m going to enjoy it. _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2022, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/9171 "2022-05-05T18:39:47Z")
_Redshirts_ is fun, especially the ending. ---
**Author:** ![SpoilerVirgin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@SpoilerVirgin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpoilerVirgin)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2022, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/9172 "2022-05-05T19:39:17Z")
**What’s next on your reading list, and why?** 1. _Shattered Sword: The Untold Story of the Battle of Midway_ by Anthony P. Tully and Jonathan Parshall. I’m interested in learning more about the momentous 1942 naval battle and have heard good things about this book. 2. _Don Quixote_ by Miguel Cervantes. Because it’s a classic and I haven’t read it yet. I always read at least one book of classic literature over the summer. 3. _Leaders Eat Last_ by Simon Sinek. I got this for free at a work event and I’ve been putting off reading it. 4. _Redshirts_ by John Scalzi. 5. _We Keep the Dead Close_ by Becky Cooper. I gave a friend the opportunity to choose the subject for my next book, forgetting that she’s a big horror movie/gore fan, and she wanted something with terror and blood. I had this book, a true crime story about an unsolved murder at Harvard University, on my reading list. ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2022, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/9173 "2022-05-06T00:32:10Z")
**What’s next on your reading list, and why?** 1. _Shattered Sword: The Untold Story of the Battle of Midway_ by Anthony P. Tully and Jonathan Parshall. I’m interested in learning more about the momentous 1942 naval battle and have heard good things about this book. 2. _Don Quixote_ by Miguel Cervantes. Because it’s a classic and I haven’t read it yet. I always read at least one book of classic literature over the summer. 3. _Leaders Eat Last_ by Simon Sinek. I got this for free at a work event and I’ve been putting off reading it. 4. _Redshirts_ by John Scalzi. 5. _We Keep the Dead Close_ by Becky Cooper. I gave a friend the opportunity to choose the subject for my next book, forgetting that she’s a big horror movie/gore fan, and she wanted something with terror and blood. I had this book, a true crime story about an unsolved murder at Harvard University, on my reading list. 6. _Silver Star_ by Jeannette Walls. After reading her _The Glass Castle_ recently I wanted to read more of her work. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2022, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/9174 "2022-05-06T18:32:14Z")
I liked Scalzi’s _Redshirts_ very much, too. Every Trekker should read it, and I found the ending oddly touching. **What’s next on your reading list, and why?** 1. _Shattered Sword: The Untold Story of the Battle of Midway_ by Anthony P. Tully and Jonathan Parshall. I’m interested in learning more about the momentous 1942 naval battle and have heard good things about this book. 2. _Don Quixote_ by Miguel Cervantes. Because it’s a classic and I haven’t read it yet. I always read at least one book of classic literature over the summer. 3. _Leaders Eat Last_ by Simon Sinek. I got this for free at a work event and I’ve been putting off reading it. 4. _Redshirts_ by John Scalzi. 5. _We Keep the Dead Close_ by Becky Cooper. I gave a friend the opportunity to choose the subject for my next book, forgetting that she’s a big horror movie/gore fan, and she wanted something with terror and blood. I had this book, a true crime story about an unsolved murder at Harvard University, on my reading list. 6. _Silver Star_ by Jeannette Walls. After reading her _The Glass Castle_ recently I wanted to read more of her work. 7. _In the Company of Men: A Woman at The Citadel_ by Nancy Mace. I’ve always loved Pat Conroy’s novel _The Lords of Discipline_, loosely based on his experiences during the desegregation of The Citadel military academy, and recently learned about this memoir by a future Congresswoman about her challenging years as one of the first female cadets there. ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2022, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/9175 "2022-05-08T02:41:42Z")
**What’s next on your reading list, and why?** 1. _Shattered Sword: The Untold Story of the Battle of Midway_ by Anthony P. Tully and Jonathan Parshall. I’m interested in learning more about the momentous 1942 naval battle and have heard good things about this book. 2. _Don Quixote_ by Miguel Cervantes. Because it’s a classic and I haven’t read it yet. I always read at least one book of classic literature over the summer. 3. _Leaders Eat Last_ by Simon Sinek. I got this for free at a work event and I’ve been putting off reading it. 4. _Redshirts_ by John Scalzi. 5. _We Keep the Dead Close_ by Becky Cooper. I gave a friend the opportunity to choose the subject for my next book, forgetting that she’s a big horror movie/gore fan, and she wanted something with terror and blood. I had this book, a true crime story about an unsolved murder at Harvard University, on my reading list. 6. _Silver Star_ by Jeannette Walls. After reading her _The Glass Castle_ recently I wanted to read more of her work. 7. _In the Company of Men: A Woman at The Citadel_ by Nancy Mace. I’ve always loved Pat Conroy’s novel _The Lords of Discipline_ , loosely based on his experiences during the desegregation of The Citadel military academy, and recently learned about this memoir by a future Congresswoman about her challenging years as one of the first female cadets there. 8. _Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, A Man Who Would Cure the World_, by Tracy Kidder I just read an article about Dr Paul Farmer, who died in February age 62, too early. He sounded like a person who was really making a difference, and I want to know more. From the NY Times obit: "Dr. Anthony S. Fauci . . . broke down in tears during an interview, in which he said he and Dr. Farmer had been like “soul brothers.” “When you talk about iconic giants in the field of public health, he stands pretty much among a very, very short list of people,” said Dr. Fauci, who first met Dr. Farmer decades ago, when Dr. Farmer was a medical student. He added, “He called me his mentor, but in reality he was more of a mentor to me.” ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2022, 7:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/9176 "2022-05-08T07:35:53Z")
**What’s next on your reading list, and why?** 1. _Shattered Sword: The Untold Story of the Battle of Midway_ by Anthony P. Tully and Jonathan Parshall. I’m interested in learning more about the momentous 1942 naval battle and have heard good things about this book. 2. _Don Quixote_ by Miguel Cervantes. Because it’s a classic and I haven’t read it yet. I always read at least one book of classic literature over the summer. 3. _Leaders Eat Last_ by Simon Sinek. I got this for free at a work event and I’ve been putting off reading it. 4. _Redshirts_ by John Scalzi. 5. _We Keep the Dead Close_ by Becky Cooper. I gave a friend the opportunity to choose the subject for my next book, forgetting that she’s a big horror movie/gore fan, and she wanted something with terror and blood. I had this book, a true crime story about an unsolved murder at Harvard University, on my reading list. 6. _Silver Star_ by Jeannette Walls. After reading her _The Glass Castle_ recently I wanted to read more of her work. 7. _In the Company of Men: A Woman at The Citadel_ by Nancy Mace. I’ve always loved Pat Conroy’s novel _The Lords of Discipline_ , loosely based on his experiences during the desegregation of The Citadel military academy, and recently learned about this memoir by a future Congresswoman about her challenging years as one of the first female cadets there. 8. _Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, A Man Who Would Cure the World_ , by Tracy Kidder 9. _Men from Earth_, by Buzz Aldrin. I want to read his account of landing on the Moon. ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2022, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/9177 "2022-05-08T16:50:03Z")
[quote=“Spoons, post:9176, topic:846938, full:true”] **What’s next on your reading list, and why?** 1. _Shattered Sword: The Untold Story of the Battle of Midway_ by Anthony P. Tully and Jonathan Parshall. I’m interested in learning more about the momentous 1942 naval battle and have heard good things about this book. 2. _Don Quixote_ by Miguel Cervantes. Because it’s a classic and I haven’t read it yet. I always read at least one book of classic literature over the summer. 3. _Leaders Eat Last_ by Simon Sinek. I got this for free at a work event and I’ve been putting off reading it. 4. _Redshirts_ by John Scalzi. 5. _We Keep the Dead Close_ by Becky Cooper. I gave a friend the opportunity to choose the subject for my next book, forgetting that she’s a big horror movie/gore fan, and she wanted something with terror and blood. I had this book, a true crime story about an unsolved murder at Harvard University, on my reading list. 6. _Silver Star_ by Jeannette Walls. After reading her _The Glass Castle_ recently I wanted to read more of her work. 7. _In the Company of Men: A Woman at The Citadel_ by Nancy Mace. I’ve always loved Pat Conroy’s novel _The Lords of Discipline_ , loosely based on his experiences during the desegregation of The Citadel military academy, and recently learned about this memoir by a future Congresswoman about her challenging years as one of the first female cadets there. 8. _Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, A Man Who Would Cure the World_ , by Tracy Kidder 9. _Men from Earth_ , by Buzz Aldrin. I want to read his account of landing on the Moon. 10. _Silverview_ by John Le Carré. It’s the author’s ‘last’ book, completed in 2014 and published posthumously after his 2020 death. He requested it be released after he died, although he published three books in the interim. That fact alone piqued my interest. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2022, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/9178 "2022-05-10T01:04:51Z")
**What’s next on your reading list, and why?** 1. _Shattered Sword: The Untold Story of the Battle of Midway_ by Anthony P. Tully and Jonathan Parshall. I’m interested in learning more about the momentous 1942 naval battle and have heard good things about this book. 2. _Don Quixote_ by Miguel Cervantes. Because it’s a classic and I haven’t read it yet. I always read at least one book of classic literature over the summer. 3. _Leaders Eat Last_ by Simon Sinek. I got this for free at a work event and I’ve been putting off reading it. 4. _Redshirts_ by John Scalzi. 5. _We Keep the Dead Close_ by Becky Cooper. I gave a friend the opportunity to choose the subject for my next book, forgetting that she’s a big horror movie/gore fan, and she wanted something with terror and blood. I had this book, a true crime story about an unsolved murder at Harvard University, on my reading list. 6. _Silver Star_ by Jeannette Walls. After reading her _The Glass Castle_ recently I wanted to read more of her work. 7. _In the Company of Men: A Woman at The Citadel_ by Nancy Mace. I’ve always loved Pat Conroy’s novel _The Lords of Discipline_ , loosely based on his experiences during the desegregation of The Citadel military academy, and recently learned about this memoir by a future Congresswoman about her challenging years as one of the first female cadets there. 8. _Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, A Man Who Would Cure the World_ , by Tracy Kidder 9. _Men from Earth_ , by Buzz Aldrin. I want to read his account of landing on the Moon. 10. _Silverview_ by John Le Carré. It’s the author’s ‘last’ book, completed in 2014 and published posthumously after his 2020 death. He requested it be released after he died, although he published three books in the interim. That fact alone piqued my interest. 11. _Sixth Column_ by Robert A. Heinlein - I read it in my teens and liked it; I’ll be interested to see how it holds up ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2022, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/9179 "2022-05-11T01:41:48Z")
**What’s next on your reading list, and why?** 1. _Shattered Sword: The Untold Story of the Battle of Midway_ by Anthony P. Tully and Jonathan Parshall. I’m interested in learning more about the momentous 1942 naval battle and have heard good things about this book. 2. _Don Quixote_ by Miguel Cervantes. Because it’s a classic and I haven’t read it yet. I always read at least one book of classic literature over the summer. 3. _Leaders Eat Last_ by Simon Sinek. I got this for free at a work event and I’ve been putting off reading it. 4. _Redshirts_ by John Scalzi. 5. _We Keep the Dead Close_ by Becky Cooper. I gave a friend the opportunity to choose the subject for my next book, forgetting that she’s a big horror movie/gore fan, and she wanted something with terror and blood. I had this book, a true crime story about an unsolved murder at Harvard University, on my reading list. 6. _Silver Star_ by Jeannette Walls. After reading her _The Glass Castle_ recently I wanted to read more of her work. 7. _In the Company of Men: A Woman at The Citadel_ by Nancy Mace. I’ve always loved Pat Conroy’s novel _The Lords of Discipline_ , loosely based on his experiences during the desegregation of The Citadel military academy, and recently learned about this memoir by a future Congresswoman about her challenging years as one of the first female cadets there. 8. _Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, A Man Who Would Cure the World_ , by Tracy Kidder 9. _Men from Earth_ , by Buzz Aldrin. I want to read his account of landing on the Moon. 10. _Silverview_ by John Le Carré. It’s the author’s ‘last’ book, completed in 2014 and published posthumously after his 2020 death. He requested it be released after he died, although he published three books in the interim. That fact alone piqued my interest. 11. _Sixth Column_ by Robert A. Heinlein - I read it in my teens and liked it; I’ll be interested to see how it holds up 12. _Nights at the Circus_ by Angela Carter. She won lots of awards, including for this book, and I’ve never read any of her work. ---
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**What’s next on your reading list, and why?** 1. _Shattered Sword: The Untold Story of the Battle of Midway_ by Anthony P. Tully and Jonathan Parshall. I’m interested in learning more about the momentous 1942 naval battle and have heard good things about this book. 2. _Don Quixote_ by Miguel Cervantes. Because it’s a classic and I haven’t read it yet. I always read at least one book of classic literature over the summer. 3. _Leaders Eat Last_ by Simon Sinek. I got this for free at a work event and I’ve been putting off reading it. 4. _Redshirts_ by John Scalzi. 5. _We Keep the Dead Close_ by Becky Cooper. I gave a friend the opportunity to choose the subject for my next book, forgetting that she’s a big horror movie/gore fan, and she wanted something with terror and blood. I had this book, a true crime story about an unsolved murder at Harvard University, on my reading list. 6. _Silver Star_ by Jeannette Walls. After reading her _The Glass Castle_ recently I wanted to read more of her work. 7. _In the Company of Men: A Woman at The Citadel_ by Nancy Mace. I’ve always loved Pat Conroy’s novel _The Lords of Discipline_ , loosely based on his experiences during the desegregation of The Citadel military academy, and recently learned about this memoir by a future Congresswoman about her challenging years as one of the first female cadets there. 8. _Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, A Man Who Would Cure the World_ , by Tracy Kidder 9. _Men from Earth_ , by Buzz Aldrin. I want to read his account of landing on the Moon. 10. _Silverview_ by John Le Carré. It’s the author’s ‘last’ book, completed in 2014 and published posthumously after his 2020 death. He requested it be released after he died, although he published three books in the interim. That fact alone piqued my interest. 11. _Sixth Column_ by Robert A. Heinlein - I read it in my teens and liked it; I’ll be interested to see how it holds up 12. _Nights at the Circus_ by Angela Carter. She won lots of awards, including for this book, and I’ve never read any of her work. 13. _Post Captain_ by Patrick O’Brian. I decided recently to re-read the entire Aubrey - Maturin series and this one happens to be next. **Rural life** 1. Growing crops ---
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