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Books Jim Actually Has Read Since Retirement - Page 3

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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Nuclear Folly (Plokhy)
Nuclear Folly
81
Plokhy
Postscript to the Name of the Rose (Eco)
Postscript to the Name of the Rose
82
Eco
Ragtime (E.L. Doctorow)
Ragtime
83
E.L. Doctorow
Random Sh*T Flying Through the Air (Jackson Ford)
Random Sh*T Flying Through the Air
84
Jackson Ford
Redshirts (John Scalzi)
Redshirts
85
John Scalzi
Richard III : The Self-Made King (Hicks)
Richard III : The Self-Made King
86
Hicks
Sea of Tranquility (Emily St.John Mandel)
Sea of Tranquility
87
Emily St.John Mandel
Sign of the Unicorn (Roger Zelazny)
Sign of the Unicorn
88
Roger Zelazny
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (Stone(Trans.))
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
89
Stone(Trans.)
Starry Messenger (Neil Degrasse Tyson)
Starry Messenger
90
Neil Degrasse Tyson
Station Eleven (Emily St. John Mandel)
Station Eleven
91
Emily St. John Mandel
Taoism for Beginners (The Practical Atlas)
Taoism for Beginners
92
The Practical Atlas
The Abyss (Hastings)
The Abyss
93
Hastings
The Bible Unearthed: Archeology's New Vision of Ancient Israel and the Origin of Its Sacred Texts (Israel Finkelstein and Neil Asher Silberman)
The Bible Unearthed: Archeology's New Vision of Ancient Israel and the Origin of Its Sacred Texts
94
Israel Finkelstein and Neil Asher Silberman
The Book of Cold Cases (Simone St. James)
The Book of Cold Cases
95
Simone St. James
The Broken Girls (Simone St James)
The Broken Girls
96
Simone St James
The Cabin at the End of the World (Paul Tremblay)
The Cabin at the End of the World
97
Paul Tremblay
The Calculating Stars (Mary Robinette Kowal)
The Calculating Stars
98
Mary Robinette Kowal
The Courts of Chaos (Roger Zelazny)
The Courts of Chaos
99
Roger Zelazny
The Dead Zone (Stephen King)
The Dead Zone
100
Stephen King
The Egyptian Necklace (Palmer)
The Egyptian Necklace
101
Palmer
The Enchanters (James Ellroy)
The Enchanters
102
James Ellroy
The Fated Sky (Mary Robinette Kowal)
The Fated Sky
103
Mary Robinette Kowal
The Final Girl Support Group (Grady Hendrix)
The Final Girl Support Group
104
Grady Hendrix
The Girl in Red (Christina Henry)
The Girl in Red
105
Christina Henry
The Girl Who Could Move Shit With Her Mind (Jackson Ford)
The Girl Who Could Move Shit With Her Mind
106
Jackson Ford
The Glass Hotel (Emily St. John Mandel)
The Glass Hotel
107
Emily St. John Mandel
The Great Escape (Paul Brickhill)
The Great Escape
108
Paul Brickhill
The Guardian (Jeffrey Konvitz)
The Guardian
109
Jeffrey Konvitz
The Guns of Navarone (MacLean)
The Guns of Navarone
110
MacLean
The Hand of Oberon (Roger Zelazny)
The Hand of Oberon
111
Roger Zelazny
The History of the Ancient World (2007)
The History of the Ancient World
112
2007
The History of the Medieval World (Susan Wise Bauer)
The History of the Medieval World
113
Susan Wise Bauer
The Hungry Moon (Campbell)
The Hungry Moon
114
Campbell
The Ipcress File (Deighton)
The Ipcress File
115
Deighton
The Keepsake (Tess Gerritsen)
The Keepsake
116
Tess Gerritsen
The Key to the Name of the Rose (Haft)
The Key to the Name of the Rose
117
Haft
The Lady Astronaut of Mars (Mary Robinette Kowal)
The Lady Astronaut of Mars
118
Mary Robinette Kowal
The Last Adventure of Constance Verity (A. Lee Martinez)
The Last Adventure of Constance Verity
119
A. Lee Martinez
The Lola Quartet (Emily St. John Mandel)
The Lola Quartet
120
Emily St. John Mandel
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