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Bram Stoker’s Dracula is less scary than real life today.

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5 Tech Solutions for Nuovo Vesuvio, Artie Bucco’s Restaurant in The Sopranos https://t.co/oMuehvr5of

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Emperors Tomb by Joseph Roth. Not his best; still evocative of the impending doom of WW2 and the rot of the Austrian-Hungarian Empire.

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Ed Yong’s I contain Multitudes is a compendium of information about the micro biome. We have a lot to learn from within.

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Loving Frank by Nancy Horan. Fascinating history of FLWs early days and portrait of Mamah Borthwick and Ellen Keys.

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Oliver Potszch’ The Poisoned Pilgrim is the fourth novel in the hangman’s daughter series. Bought the paperback randomly at an “all mysteries” book store upon the proprietor’s enthusiast rec. good entertaining read.

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The Emperor of All Maladies by Siddhartha Mukherjee. Continuing to learn about cell growth, the state of cancer research (as of 2010) and the astonishing progress of this century; we are beginning to know what we don’t know.

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The Long Bright River by Liz Moore: Cops, addiction, corruption, family —continuum.

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A Thousand Moons by Sebastian Barry. Pleasantly narrated plot line about a post civil war family of survivors in Tennessee. Reminds us of the human capacity for cruelty and goodness, and the various aspects of justice.

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The Song of the Cell @DrSidMukherjee.
Understandable science. Hopeful. Forget fiction, learn biology and know thyself.

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This Side of Paradise (unabridged) F. Scott Fitzgerald. Amory Blaine: I know myself… but that is all. Is that enough?

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The God of Endings by Jacqueline Holland. Would you want to stay in the world forever? not that any of us are given that choice.

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Nights of Plague by Orhan Pamuk!!!!!!

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The Player of Games by Iain M. Banks; A Culture novel. Good prevails over evil. Even in the far reaches of ultra-space.

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The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet by David Mitchell. Dutch and Japanese culture and the significance of translation woven through a story of survival in the early 1800s. A truly well written historical novel.

[Chicago History ™️ @Chicago_History]

Rest In Peace Lin.

You touched the souls of so many Chicagoans from around the Globe.

You were, are, and will forever be #ChicagoHistory.

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The Elements we live By; Anja Royne PhD. A primer on earth’s resources, basic human needs and an optimistic view of survival in the golden donut.

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Kraken by China Mieville who has a deep imagination and tells an action packed story.

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Any Human Heart by Tom Boyd; journals tell the story of a life lived well, if not perfectly.

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Squirrel seeks chipmunk by David Sedaris. Tee hee and some serious stuff too

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Truly the best role model

[Michelle Obama @MichelleObama]

Every time I tell people how much I love to knit, they seem so surprised! But it truly has become one of my most meaningful (and fun) pastimes. For me, knitting is a release. It lets my hands lead the way as my mind trails behind. #TheLightWeCarry