George Siehl

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George is Currently Reading

George Siehl is currently reading

God's Hotel: A Doctor, a Hospital, and a Pilgrimage to the Heart of Medicine

by Victoria Sweet

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(page 335 of 372)
— 17 hours, 49 min ago

May 10, 2026 07:14PM

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World War II: A Short History

by Michael J. Lyons

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(page 288 of 343)
— Apr 28, 2026 07:36PM

Feb 05, 2026 07:19PM

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The 14th Colony (Cotton Malone, #11)

by Steve Berry (Goodreads Author)

bookshelves: fiction, government, history-american, intelligence, military, owned, international-relations, currently-reading

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read in January 2025

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George Siehl said: " I love it when a thriller plot element seems relevant to a current news topic. Steve Berry's 2016 novel The 14th Colony does just that. The 14th Colony means Canada and the inclusion in America's Articles of Confederation. There, the Founders held ou ...more "

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— Jan 12, 2026 07:42PM

Feb 24, 2025 08:06PM · see review

George’s Quotes

“We move to Camp David and we hide. They can't get in there.”
― H. R. Haldeman

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“A government big enough to give you everything you want is big enough to take everything you have.”
― Barry Goldwater

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“We put all our politicians in prison as soon as they’re elected. Don’t you?” “Why?” “It saves time.”
― Terry Pratchett, The Last Continent

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“I'm so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers.”
― L. M. Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables

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“Fantasy is escapist, and that is its glory. If a soldier is imprisioned by the enemy, don't we consider it his duty to escape?. . .If we value the freedom of mind and soul, if we're partisans of liberty, then it's our plain duty to escape, and to take as many people with us as we can!”
― J.R.R. Tolkien

tags: fantasy, literature, philosophy

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