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Bruce’s favorite books

Freakonomics by Steven D. Levitt

Albion's Seed by David Hackett Fischer

The Great War and Modern Memory by Paul Fussell

Stormy Weather by Carl Hiassen

A Sand County Almanac by Aldo Leopold

The Safeguard of the Sea by N.A.M. Rodger

The Histories by Herodotus

The Peloponnesian War by Donald Kagan

History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides

A Peace to End All Peace by David Fromkin

Breaking Clays by Chris Batha

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read‎ (84)
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european-history‎ (4)
christianity‎ (3)
english-history-naval-history‎ (2)
philosophy‎ (2)

religion‎ (2)
american-history‎ (1)
economic-history‎ (1)
islam‎ (1)

phil‎ (1)
political-science‎ (1)

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Bruce is Currently Reading

City of God

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by Augustine of Hippo

bookshelves: currently-reading, religion, christianity, phil

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Sep 17, 2026 04:52PM

Inventing the Ren...

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Inventing the Renaissance: The Myth of a Golden Age

by Ada Palmer (Goodreads Author)

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A History of Chri...

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A History of Christianity: The First Three Thousand Years

by Diarmaid MacCulloch

bookshelves: currently-reading, christianity, european-history, philosophy, religion

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2026 Reading Challenge

Bruce Beavis has read 19 of 50 books.

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Ampersand

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Ian Glenn

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