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Books Jim Actually Has Read Since Retirement - Page 2

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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Far From True (Linwood Barclay)
Far From True
41
Linwood Barclay
Final Girls (Riley Sager)
Final Girls
42
Riley Sager
Finders Keepers (Stephen King)
Finders Keepers
43
Stephen King
From Jesus to Christ (Fredriksen)
From Jesus to Christ
44
Fredriksen
Futuristic Violence and Fancy Suits (Jason Pargin)
Futuristic Violence and Fancy Suits
45
Jason Pargin
Gettysburg (Stephen W. Sears)
Gettysburg
46
Stephen W. Sears
Ghost Road Blues
Ghost Road Blues
47
Gravity (Gerritsen)
Gravity
48
Gerritsen
Guns of Avalon (Roger Zelazny)
Guns of Avalon
49
Roger Zelazny
Heart of Darkness & the Secret Sharer (Conrad)
Heart of Darkness & the Secret Sharer
50
Conrad
Hell House (Richard Marheson)
Hell House
51
Richard Marheson
History of Ancient Israel (Cline)
History of Ancient Israel
52
Cline
Holly (Stephen King)
Holly
53
Stephen King
Hollywood: The Oral History (Jeanine Basinger)
Hollywood: The Oral History
54
Jeanine Basinger
Horror Movie (Paul Tremblay)
Horror Movie
55
Paul Tremblay
I Know a Secret (Tess Gerritsen)
I Know a Secret
56
Tess Gerritsen
Ice Cold (Rizzoli & Isles #8) (Tess Gerritsen)
Ice Cold (Rizzoli & Isles #8)
57
Tess Gerritsen
Idiot America (Charles P. Pierce)
Idiot America
58
Charles P. Pierce
If It Bleeds (Stephen King)
If It Bleeds
59
Stephen King
If This Book Exists, You're in the Wrong Universe (Jason Pargin)
If This Book Exists, You're in the Wrong Universe
60
Jason Pargin
I'm Starting to Worry About This Black Box of Doom (Jason Pargin)
I'm Starting to Worry About This Black Box of Doom
61
Jason Pargin
In God We Trust, All Others Pay Cash (Shepherd)
In God We Trust, All Others Pay Cash
62
Shepherd
In Search of England (Wood)
In Search of England
63
Wood
In the Dark (Richard Laymon)
In the Dark
64
Richard Laymon
Is Paris Burning? (Collins/Lapierre)
Is Paris Burning?
65
Collins/Lapierre
Islands in the Stream (Hemingway)
Islands in the Stream
66
Hemingway
Jack of Shadows (Roger Zelazny)
Jack of Shadows
67
Roger Zelazny
John Dies at the End (Jason Pargin)
John Dies at the End
68
Jason Pargin
Lancastrians, Yorkists, and Henry VII (Chrimes)
Lancastrians, Yorkists, and Henry VII
69
Chrimes
Last Night in Montreal (Emily St. John Mandel)
Last Night in Montreal
70
Emily St. John Mandel
Last Stands (Walsh)
Last Stands
71
Walsh
Last to Die (Rizzoli & Isles #10) (Tess Gerritsen)
Last to Die (Rizzoli & Isles #10)
72
Tess Gerritsen
Let's Go Play at the Adams' (Mendal W. Johnson)
Let's Go Play at the Adams'
73
Mendal W. Johnson
Letters From an Astrophysicist (Neil Degrasse Tyson)
Letters From an Astrophysicist
74
Neil Degrasse Tyson
Libation Bearers & Eumenides (Arnott)
Libation Bearers & Eumenides
75
Arnott
Listen to Me (Tess Gerritsen)
Listen to Me
76
Tess Gerritsen
Man Seeks God: My Flirtations With the Divine (Eric Weiner)
Man Seeks God: My Flirtations With the Divine
77
Eric Weiner
Mr. Mercedes (Stephen King)
Mr. Mercedes
78
Stephen King
Murder Road (Simone St James)
Murder Road
79
Simone St James
Nine Princes in Ambep (Zelazny)
Nine Princes in Ambep
80
Zelazny
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