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James is Currently Reading

James Biser is currently reading

The Shining (The Shining, #1)

by Stephen King (Goodreads Author)

bookshelves: 2017, 2019, 2021, 2024, currently-reading, 2025

Reading for the 8th time

read in February 2016

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James Biser said: " This story is a classic by Stephen King. I like to re-read it occasionally.

The book is better than the movie, because of the intimacy you gain being inside of the main characters' minds. The movie is amazing, but the book is more clear because being ...more "

May 13, 2024 05:38PM · see review

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History of the Saints: The Mormon Wars

by Glenn Rawson

bookshelves: 2020, currently-reading, 2025

Reading for the 2nd time

read in November 2020

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James Biser said: " This book tells the history of a trying time for leaders and members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints because Church doctrine and practices did not always agree with the law of the country. "

Nov 19, 2020 07:10PM · see review

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The Most Human Human: What Talking with Computers Teaches Us About What It Means to Be Alive

by Brian Christian (Goodreads Author)

bookshelves: currently-reading, 2025

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James’s Quotes

“There is not truly bad weather, just bad clothes.”
― Helen Russell, The Year of Living Danishly: Uncovering the Secrets of the World's Happiest Country

tags: adventure, advice, danes, danish, denmark, humor, optimism, travel

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“Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.”
― Albert Einstein

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“It's not worth doing something unless someone, somewhere, would much rather you weren't doing it.”
― Terry Pratchett

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“I hate to hear you talk about all women as if they were fine ladies instead of rational creatures. None of us want to be in calm waters all our lives.”
― Jane Austen, Persuasion

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“My mom said I had serious trust issues, but honestly, the more people I met, the more I didn’t want to meet more.”
― Mariana Zapata, From Lukov with Love

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