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Thomas Reed taught literature, film, and writing at Dickinson College for thirty years. His first novel, Seeking Hyde, grew out of courses he taught on Robert Louis Stevenson’s celebrated novel and was named Finalist in the 2018 Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Award for Historical Fiction. Thomas Reed's second novel, Pocketful of Poseys, draws more broadly on his experience growing up in an academic family; his education at Yale, the University of Virginia, and Oxford; years spent living in Rome and Christchurch, N.Z.; circum-global travels with his wife and children, and courageous decisions made by his mother-in-law as she faced her death. It is coming out from Beaufort Books on September 19, 2023. Re ...more

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	Pocketful of Poseys by Thomas Reed, Thomas L. Reed Jr. (Goodreads Author) 4.18 avg rating — 72 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Seeking Hyde by Thomas L. Reed Jr. (Goodreads Author), Thomas Reed 3.96 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 2018 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Transforming Draught: Jekyll and Hyde, Robert Louis Stevenson and the Victorian Alcohol Debate by Thomas L. Reed Jr. (Goodreads Author), Thomas Reed really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2006 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Middle English Debate Poetry and the Aesthetics of Irresolution by Thomas L. Reed Jr. (Goodreads Author), Thomas Reed it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1990	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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I first read this book in seventh grade and didn't return to it until I was headed back to my school for my sixtieth reunion. Somehow, it seemed appropriate to read it once again before I gathered with friends who shared it with me over a half centur ...more
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A detailed and elegantly written account of the 1963 American expedition to Mount Everest, which put six team members on the summit and managed both the first ascent of the mountain's West Ridge and the first complete traverse of the peak. ...more
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Thomas Jr. rated a book really liked it Little Friends: The Fighter Pilot Experience in WWII England by Phillip Kaplan	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Wonderful book for those interested in the American fighter pilot's role in the air war of the 40s. My only reservation involves the format, which includes various forms of marginal commentary that make progress through the main text challenging. ...more
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I bought this little narrative gem to read prior to a Christmas vacation in Ireland. It was perfect for that, both in its evocation of the mores of small-town Eire and in its culmination in a bold act of love and responsibility that validates the hop ...more
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After flaming out in the first part of "Poisonwood Bible" (a rare DNF--"yet"), I wasn't sure I'd make it through this sizeable novel. I did, though, and loved it, getting to the fourth level of weeping on the last page. (That's when your shoulders ar ...more
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Thomas Jr. rated a book it was amazing Hoot by Carl Hiaasen (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Targeted for young adults, "Hoot" is a quick but charming read for adults as well. All of Hiaasen's wit and keen observations are here, together with his admirable environmentalism. He writes with a full attention to the precocious intelligence, inte ...more
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This book was recommended to me by a friend—very happily. It’s the fascinating account of two women’s bold trip around the entire United States in 1916, driving a small, run-about automobile over roads that were sometimes little more than wagon track ...more
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This worthy winner of the 2023 Florida Book Awards Silver Medal for General Fiction may share the ancient epoch of "Clan of the Cave Bear," but its plot and literary quality are far more reminiscent of "The Old Man and the Sea." The book’s subtitle i ...more
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