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Phil’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Phil’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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Phil McGrail
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in The United States
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July 2008
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Daughter of Statues
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2008
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Ingenious: A Biography of Benjamin Franklin, Scientist
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Part love letter to the outdoors, part common man vs. The Man, and part documentary on life in the mountains in the Northwest, The Big Burn was a compelling read full of people trying to do their best in a terrible situation. As someone who spends a ...more |
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The endorsement on the front of the book reads, "TRUE-BLUE DEKKER, with mammoth twists and head-pounding turns..." So that was a lie! There are no "twists" or "turns". There is nothing head-pounding (or heart-pounding) despite the entire plot revolving ...more |
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Phil
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| Let me start by saying I love Josiah Bancroft's style. His clever prose, sometimes straying into the territory of needing to grab a dictionary, is always interesting. I often find myself smirking at the smart word play and unique comparisons/similes/ ...more | |
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This book was an interesting mix of the history of early photography and the origin story of Lewis Carroll. It tended to be a bit repetitive. And it was probably my least favorite Simon Winchester book that I've read. My only real complaint was that ...more |
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This book was an interesting mix of the history of early photography and the origin story of Lewis Carroll. It tended to be a bit repetitive. And it was probably my least favorite Simon Winchester book that I've read. My only real complaint was that ...more |
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I'm not a big comic book/graphic novel fan, but this was entertaining. I liked the art in the first half better. It was more dynamic and detailed. The pages seemed a bit more stylistic as well. The second half was a little slow, more a political stor ...more |
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“I am enough of an artist to draw freely upon my imagination. Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world.”
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“There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.”
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“Logic will get you from A to Z; imagination will get you everywhere.”
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“If you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy tales. If you want them to be more intelligent, read them more fairy tales.”
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“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.”
― P.S. I Love You
― P.S. I Love You
