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Reading Mandela's Conversation With Myself. Excellent thus far. I recently read a book about the federal government's education policy on indians and juxtaposed with commens Mandela makes about African tribes and education run a very interesting parallel with some of the concepts explored in my other book.
 

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I was given a Kindle for Christmas. Total surprise. I like it which also comes as a total surprise. First download: Paradise Lost by John Milton. Thought I'd start with a book I love.
 

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My advice to you Dems is stay away from the leather cover for the Kindle. I posted in another thread that my wife's Kindle quit working and a phone call to Amazon revealed that their leather cover was the cause of the problem. They actually recommended to buy the skins instead of their own leather covers.
 

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I'm reading a book called "We Bought a Zoo." True story about a family in England that basically spent all their money to tranform a rundown zoo. Kinda cool so far.
 

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Some books I've finished or started recently:

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Whoever on here told me to read this. Thanks!!! Halfway through. Great book.
 

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Amazon said:
The man who wrote the book on robbing banks--This Here's a Stick-Up: The Big Bad Book of American Bank Robbery (2002)--here indulges his fascination from a fictional angle. Lennon, the untalkative Irish hero, doesn't technically rob banks, but he does drive the getaway car for guys who do. Though he is a consummate pro, the job is unpredictable by nature, and when we meet him--waiting outside a Wachovia bank in Philadelphia--he is about to find out exactly how unpredictable. The heist goes horrifically wrong, and in the adrenaline-charged pages that follow, Lennon is betrayed, beaten, and befuddled as he relentlessly tries to recover his loot and get out of Philly intact. Fast-moving and funny, The Wheel Man is a Mr. Toad's Wild Ride in an R-rated amusement park. It's cartoonishly violent, but fans of pulp fiction won't bat an eyelash. The book sports a blurb by Ken Bruen (Vixen, 2005), which makes sense: despite their different milieus, fans of one writer should enjoy the other. Keir Graff

just finished this one. Pretty good noir-style read. I recommend!
 

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Just finished the 5 book saga of the Three Musketeers:

Flippin' Awesome. The hardest part to get through is the first half of Louise de la Vallière, but it was worth getting through, since it sets up the epic ending of this series.

Other than that small complaint, I would recommend it to any that liked the Three Musketeers or the Man in the Iron Mask. I am actually a little sad, that I am done reading all the books. It is like a 1600's rendition of modern day action heros. I really enjoyed the whole series.

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Just bought Casino Jack. I don't remember the author right now but it's about Jack Abramoff and details his crimes he committed along with some people from the Bush Administration and a few other GOP stalwards (Bob Ney and Tom DeLay) to do among other things fleece Indian tribes from tens of millions of dollars.

Quite the interesting read thus far.
 

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Now playing on my Kindle: "Rawhide Down - The Near Assassination of Ronald Reagan" by Del Quentin Wilber.

A little too heavy on the Saint Ronnie for my tastes but a very interesting and very well written book.
 

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Robinson Crusoe. It goes on and on. About 600 pages. I am not sure I care enough to continue.

Free on Kindle so it is all good.
 

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Currently reading The Day The World Ended At Little Bighorn by Joseph Marshall III.

Great book and excellent read. It's told more from the perspective of the Lakota families and warriors. Marshall's great-grandfather fought at the Battle of Little Bighorn and the stories were passed down through family.

For me it's one of the best books I have read that provide real insight into tribal life and society during the encroachment of those from the east and the struggles and hard decisions leaders had to make in the wake of being overpowered and in many occasions lied to.
 

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