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Books Jim Actually Has Read Since Retirement

I retired from teaching English Literature and Theatre Arts in June of 2022; since then my reading was strictly for my own personal enjoyment and edification. Iam not a speed reader or skimmer; here are 150+ books I actually read ( or listened to) in their entirety. I am surprised at how eclectic the list is.
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1177 BC: The Year Civilisation Collapsed (Eric Cline)
1177 BC: The Year Civilisation Collapsed
1
Eric Cline
2034: A Novel of the Next World War (Elliot Ackerman and Admiral James Stavridis)
2034: A Novel of the Next World War
2
Elliot Ackerman and Admiral James Stavridis
2054 (Elliot Ackerman)
2054
3
Elliot Ackerman
A Brief Welcome to the Universe (Tyson)
A Brief Welcome to the Universe
4
Tyson
A Cast of Killers (Kirkpatrick)
A Cast of Killers
5
Kirkpatrick
A Farewell to Arms (Ernest Hemingway)
A Farewell to Arms
6
Ernest Hemingway
A History of Horror (Wheeler Winston Dixon)
A History of Horror
7
Wheeler Winston Dixon
A More Perfect Heaven (Dava Sobel)
A More Perfect Heaven
8
Dava Sobel
A Night in the Lonesome October (Roger Zelazny)
A Night in the Lonesome October
9
Roger Zelazny
A Sh*Tload of Crazy Powers (Ford)
A Sh*Tload of Crazy Powers
10
Ford
A Tale of Two Cities (Charles Dickens)
A Tale of Two Cities
11
Charles Dickens
A Terrible Glory (James Donovan)
A Terrible Glory
12
James Donovan
A Time for Trumpets (Charles B. MacDonald)
A Time for Trumpets
13
Charles B. MacDonald
Agamemnon (Arnott)
Agamemnon
14
Arnott
Alcoholics Anonymous, Fourth Edition: The Official "Big Book" From Alcoholic Anonymous (Alcoholics Anonymous World Service Inc.)
Alcoholics Anonymous, Fourth Edition: The Official "Big Book" From Alcoholic Anonymous
15
Alcoholics Anonymous World Service Inc.
All Quiet on the Western Front (Remarque)
All Quiet on the Western Front
16
Remarque
American Revolutions: A Continental History, 1750-1804 (Alan Taylor)
American Revolutions: A Continental History, 1750-1804
17
Alan Taylor
Another Roadside Attraction (Robbins)
Another Roadside Attraction
18
Robbins
Astrophysics for People in a Hurry (Neil Degrasse Tyson)
Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
19
Neil Degrasse Tyson
At the Lion Gate (Palmer)
At the Lion Gate
20
Palmer
Bad Moon Rising (Maberry)
Bad Moon Rising
21
Maberry
Bosworth Field (Rowse)
Bosworth Field
22
Rowse
Broken Promise (Linwood Barclay)
Broken Promise
23
Linwood Barclay
Camera Man (Stevens)
Camera Man
24
Stevens
Catastrophe (Max Hastings)
Catastrophe
25
Max Hastings
Cold Case Reopened: The Princes in the Tower (Mark Garber)
Cold Case Reopened: The Princes in the Tower
26
Mark Garber
Crucible of War (Fred Anderson)
Crucible of War
27
Fred Anderson
Dangerous Visions (Harlan Ellison)
Dangerous Visions
28
Harlan Ellison
Dark December (Merriam)
Dark December
29
Merriam
D-Day (Antony Beevor)
D-Day
30
Antony Beevor
Dead Man's Song (Maberry)
Dead Man's Song
31
Maberry
Death Makes a Holiday (David J. Skal)
Death Makes a Holiday
32
David J. Skal
Did Jesus Exist?: The Historical Argument for Jesus of Nazareth (Bart D. Ehrman)
Did Jesus Exist?: The Historical Argument for Jesus of Nazareth
33
Bart D. Ehrman
Die Again (Gerritsen)
Die Again
34
Gerritsen
Disappearance at Devil's Rock (Paul Tremblay)
Disappearance at Devil's Rock
35
Paul Tremblay
Dracula (Stoker)
Dracula
36
Stoker
End of Watch (Stephen King)
End of Watch
37
Stephen King
Exodus (Leon Uris)
Exodus
38
Leon Uris
Eye of the Sh*T Storm (Jackson Ford)
Eye of the Sh*T Storm
39
Jackson Ford
Fallen Angel (Holland)
Fallen Angel
40
Holland
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