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Mark’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Mark’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
Mark Scheel’s Followers (9)
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Mark Scheel
Goodreads Author
Born
in Emporia, KS, The United States
Website
Genre
Influences
Hemingway, Salinger, Steinbeck, Capote.
Member Since
November 2015
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I, the Writer
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2020
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Star Chaser
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The Potter's Wheel
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And Eve Said Yes: Seven Stories and a Novella
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The Pebble: Life, Love, Politics and Geezer Wisdom
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2015
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A Backward View: Stories and Poems
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1997
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Journeys V : Journey Through Time
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Death and Dying: Hemingway's Predominent Theme
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Sculpture by committee
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Of Youth and the River: The Mississippi Adventure of Raymond Kurtz Sr.
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1993
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Turning a Literary Scam on its Head
As many fellow writers and readers may have recently experienced, the latest book-marketing scam targeting authors is the "Nigerian promo offer," as detailed by Victoria Strauss on the Writer Beware blog. Out of the blue a message arrives praising one's book and then offering, for a price, to give it more exposure through their expertise in social media marketing, Amazon ads, website redesign, and
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Mark’s Recent Updates
"James Benger and I often arrive at the same poetry events here in Kansas City. We like to exchange books and compliment each other's work. So instead of going on and on about the merits of his newest book, I’ll simply compliment part of the blurb I w"
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Mark Scheel
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Alarie's review
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Mary Poppins Opens the Door (Mary Poppins, #3):
"I'm already making headway on #4 in the Mary Poppins series. I'm warming to the books a bit, especially to Mary Poppins being a bit warmer to the children. Since the children reading these stories are likely understanding more themselves, she's stret"
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Wishing you luck! BTW, did you get my message on your website?
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"My older brother purchased five Mary Poppin books and two scientific books about the cosmos for my recent birthday. It seemed an odd mix, even though he worked for NASA. Luckily, it kept me reading along between whimsy and working hard to follow the "
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Thanks for the warning!
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"Not my English cup of tea. I don't want to annoy readers with other tastes. I own the book now, but
expect it to go off to Half Price Books. I have a paperback copy." |
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Thank you, Alarie. I'll avoid this one.
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Your honesty in self-reflection regarding not offering a rating is commendable! You're a conscientious critic! Wish more were so.
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Mark Scheel
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| Finding Strength is an apt title describing what the main character, a 17-year-old girl, must achieve being faced with numerous challenges that would perplex even most adults. The historical setting of the Midwest in the late 1800s is meticulously re ...more | |
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Thank you for a most perceptive analysis of Mel's adventure into adulthood. Much appreciated.
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“War is the most complex, physically and morally demanding enterprise we undertake. No great art or music, no cathedral or temple or mosque, no intercontinental transport net or particle collider or space programme, no research for a cure for a mass-killing disease receives a fraction of the resources and effort we devote to making war. Or to recovery from war and preparations for future wars invested over years, even decades, of tentative peace.”
― The Allure of Battle: A History of How Wars Have Been Won and Lost
― The Allure of Battle: A History of How Wars Have Been Won and Lost
“The problem with the world is not that there is evil. The problem with the world is that there is evil that people think is good.”
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