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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)
— 12 hours, 39 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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(page 0 of 450)
— Jan 12, 2026 07:42PM

Feb 24, 2025 08:06PM · see review

George’s Quotes

“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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“Perhaps it would be a good idea if everyone just stopped writing for a couple of years and allowed readers to catch up.”
― John Boyne, A Ladder to the Sky

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