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Books and Movies 2024<\/p>\n

January<\/p>\n

This Isn’t Going to End Well: The True Story of a Man I Thought I Knew [William Nealy] by Daniel Wallace, author of Big Fish<\/div>\n
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Society of the Snow (Netflix, Uruguayan crash\u00a0https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Uruguayan_Air_Force_Flight_571#:~:text=They%20hiked%20for%2010%20days,16%20remaining%20survivors%20were%20rescued<\/a>)<\/div>\n
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Dark Matter by Blake Crouch (Jason, Daniela, and Charlie Dennen)<\/div>\n
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Leonard and Hungry Paul by Mumblin’ Deaf Ro (Ronan Hession)<\/div>\n
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The Golden Ocean by Patrick O’Brian \u00a0(Peter, Audible, from Randy’s log)<\/div>\n
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Skimmed Keep Faith: Memoirs of a President<\/i> by Jimmy Carter (Ocean City Free Library discard)<\/div>\n
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February<\/div>\n
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Why We Swim by Bonnie Tsui (Audible)<\/div>\n
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Made in Italy (Netflix, father and son)<\/div>\n
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The Simons Laufer Mathematical Sciences Institute in Berkeley, California, announced this week [Feb 21, 2024] the 2024 winners of the\u00a0Mathical Book Prize<\/a>, which recognizes outstanding fiction and nonfiction for youth ages 2-18….Finally, young adults (Grades 9-12) may be riveted by A Quantum Life<\/b> (Adapted for Young Adults): My Unlikely Journey from the Street to the Stars by Hakeem Oluseyi and Joshua Horwitz<\/b> (Random House Children\u2019s Books), tracing the formative years of a brilliant Black physicist.<\/div>\n
On bridge at age 6: “First, I watched their eyes as they scanned their cards. Then I watched how they arranged and played their cards. If I held an ace of clubs, I could usually figure out who had the king. If I held five hearts, I could usually figure out where the other eight hearts were hiding. On good days, I felt like the comic-book hero Ultra Boy with his Penetra-Vision, which was even more powerful than Superman\u2019s x-ray vision.” Kindle and Audible.<\/div>\n
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U.me<\/a>\u00a0(BBC musical\u00a0https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ylGGxY44VW8&list=PLz_B0PFGIn4dSYSSbY59XEDKlatDykfcw&index=4<\/a>)<\/div>\n
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Dinners with Ruth: A Memoir of Friendship \u00a0Audible Logo Audible Audiobook \u2013 Unabridged<\/div>\n
Nina Totenberg (Author, Narrator), Simon & Schuster Audio (Publisher)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
Father’s violin. Friends (Cokey, Linda, esp. for Floyd). 2nd husband David.<\/div>\n
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March<\/div>\n
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The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder \u00a0Audible Logo Audible Audiobook \u2013 Unabridged<\/div>\n
David Grann (Author, Narrator), Dion Graham (Narrator), Random House Audio (Publisher)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Brooklyn Nine-nine (funny Netflix series on police detectives)<\/div>\n
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My Runaway Summer by Larry Schardt (local author)<\/div>\n
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Love and Loyalty: An Immigrant Italian Mom Raising Her Family of Twelve in the Shadow of a Mafia Crime by Josephine B. Pasaquarello (local author)<\/div>\n
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April<\/div>\n
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The Good Times by Russell Baker<\/div>\n
The Swan’s Nest about Elizabeth Barrett and Robert Browning, by Laura McNeil, narrated by Nina De Gramont (Audible).<\/div>\n
Killing Defense at Bridge by H. W. Kelsey, recommended on Sorry Partner by\u00a0Luc Tijssen<\/div>\n
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Just for the Summer Kindle Edition by Abby Jimenez (Author and reader))<\/div>\n
The Chamber by John Grisham (Audible from Paul and Mary)<\/div>\n
An Unfinished Love Story by Doris Kearns Goodwin (about husband Dick, read just the sample)<\/div>\n
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May<\/div>\n
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American Cesar: Douglas MacArthur by William Manchester (ran out of steam on page 422\/712+)<\/div>\n
Table for Two by Amor Towles, stories and a novella, nothing great<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
Footloose (Kevin Bacon, John Lithgow, Netflix)<\/div>\n
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A Very Bad Estimator – with Donald Knuth, Numberphile,\u00a0https:\/\/www.numberphile.com\/podcast\/donald-knuth<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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June<\/div>\n
Local Hero (Community Center)<\/div>\n
What this Comedian Said Will Shock You by Bill Mahler (make noncollege students pay for students?)<\/div>\n
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August<\/div>\n
Love, Charlie: the Rise and Fall of Chef Charlie Trotter, Netflix<\/div>\n
On Call by Anthony Fauci, M.D.<\/div>\n
My Life with Bridge by Mike Lawrence<\/div>\n
The Secret World of Sound with David Attenborough (Netflix)<\/div>\n
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September<\/div>\n
The Beaver Theory<\/i>\u00a0by Antti Tuomainen (gift from Donna Otello, read just part)<\/div>\n
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When We Cease to Understand the World by Bejamin Labatut, (translated from Spanish by Adrian Nathan West,<\/div>\n
Schr\u00f6dinger’s waves vs. Heisenberg’s “Copenhagen” theory of observations, from Alan Kaplan, CMCBC)<\/div>\n
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Ellen Degeneris “For Your Approval” (Netflix)<\/div>\n
What’s Next: The Future with Bill Gates (Netflix)<\/div>\n
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November<\/div>\n
Reagan, The Life by Brands [gave Paul Audible version]<\/div>\n
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December<\/div>\n
Julia’s Stepping Stones (Netflix)<\/div>\n
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