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Todd Schafer is 73% done with Once There Was a War
It was said that the Germans fought for world domination, the Brits fought for defense of their country, and Americans fought for souvenirs
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Once There Was a War

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Todd Schafer is 45% done with Once There Was a War
Steinbeck appears to really dislike generalities preconceived ones, especially when it came to British and English soldiers getting along
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Once There Was a War

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Todd Schafer is 19% done with The Eye of the World (The Wheel of Time, #1)
Warder (known as Gaidin [/ˈgaɪ.din/] in the Old Tongue) is a person, traditionally male, who is bonded by an Aes Sedai through the use of saidar to become her bodyguard and protector.[1]
 Warders are easily recognized by their distinctive Color-shifting cloak, made of fancloth, when they choose to wear it.
Mar 23, 2026 04:11AM Add a comment
The Eye of the World (The Wheel of Time, #1)

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Todd Schafer is 39% done with Unbound (Stone Barrington, #44)
A rare appearance from Ben buschetti
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Unbound (Stone Barrington, #44)

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Todd Schafer is 75% done with American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House
Evidently Jackson loved his coffee and tobacci
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American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House

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Todd Schafer is 68% done with Paris, 1919: Six Months that Changed the World
Not getting the racial equality phrase into the League of Nations was something that really ticked off the japanese. They felt discriminated against as part of the yellow race and being inferior to the west. This very well could have contributed to their belligerence building during the intro warriors and their aggressive stance in world war II
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Paris, 1919: Six Months that Changed the World

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Todd Schafer is 60% done with Paris, 1919: Six Months that Changed the World
One of the many regional disputes that arose out of the peace treaty he's following world war I was a question of the port of flume. Italy coveted it and hungry and Austria and Yugoslavia wanted it as well. It is located on the Northern tip of the Adriatic Sea
Mar 07, 2026 08:18AM Add a comment
Paris, 1919: Six Months that Changed the World

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Todd Schafer is 59% done with Paris, 1919: Six Months that Changed the World
Hearing all these geographical terms that I wasn't sure about forced me to look things up. I found out that Dalmatia is the lands directly north east of Italy across the Adriatic sea. It was an ancient Kingdom that still carries the same name geographically.
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Paris, 1919: Six Months that Changed the World

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Todd Schafer is 43% done with Paris, 1919: Six Months that Changed the World
It is said that the reason Wilson included Poland in his 14 points for the League of Nations was because he heard one of the polls play Chopin
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Paris, 1919: Six Months that Changed the World

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Todd Schafer is 34% done with Paris, 1919: Six Months that Changed the World
Kaiser Wilhelm lived until the uear of 1941 shortly before the invasion of Russia by germany. He also was said to have thought the Jews were responsible for Germany's misery. Actually the only one that's ever penalized for crimes with German U-Boat commanders who had sunk ships with sick people on them. And they were said to have escaped only weeks later and never seen again
Mar 05, 2026 01:58PM Add a comment
Paris, 1919: Six Months that Changed the World

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Todd Schafer is 33% done with Paris, 1919: Six Months that Changed the World
Crown Prince William the son of the Kaiser was known as Little Willy and was a womanizer.
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Paris, 1919: Six Months that Changed the World

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Todd Schafer is 29% done with Paris, 1919: Six Months that Changed the World
It is interesting to note however that Romania gained the most land out of any country in Europe at the Pete's conference in 20 or 1919
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Paris, 1919: Six Months that Changed the World

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Todd Schafer is 27% done with Paris, 1919: Six Months that Changed the World
It's amazing to think of the dangerous chess game nations are playing during and before world war 1. Romania trying to get the best side waited until they found out which way the war was going before they decided to sign up with the allies.
Mar 05, 2026 05:39AM Add a comment
Paris, 1919: Six Months that Changed the World

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Todd Schafer is 23% done with The Man Who Died Seven Times
I didn't even think of this at first, but having a discussion about one zone will before he dies in front of all the potential people to benefit from that will is kind of an interesting setup
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The Man Who Died Seven Times

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Todd Schafer is 89% done with The Sound and the Fury
The entire novel Lester is threatening Benji to stop his moaning or I'll whip you
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The Sound and the Fury

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Todd Schafer is 79% done with The Sound and the Fury
Jason shows his cruelty to luster by burning the tickets at Lester had been searching for since the beginning of the novel he didn't have a quarter, and Jason just burned them in the stove
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The Sound and the Fury

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Todd Schafer is 67% done with The Sound and the Fury
Jason seems to be the only one in the novel that refers to the retarded boy as Ben
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The Sound and the Fury

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Todd Schafer is finished with Poland
In summary, Poland would seem to be a buffer between Germany to the west and Russia to the East and always being in trouble from both of them
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Poland

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Todd Schafer is 74% done with Poland
I had never heard before of a character called Dr Hans Frank nicknamed The butcher of Poland who is made the governor of occupied Poland during world war II
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Poland

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Todd Schafer is 35% done with American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House
I never would have thought one of Andrew Jackson's tasked in his presidency in December of 1829 was to negotiate a trade deal with turkey.
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American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House

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Todd Schafer is 11% done with The Man Who Died Seven Times
The grandfather of the family pulls out the ultimate ROM Desperado by trying to finish off the last of his money betting on Long shots. As it happened, all the long shots kept coming in and he became a millionaire several times over
Feb 25, 2026 04:24AM Add a comment
The Man Who Died Seven Times

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Todd Schafer is 52% done with Poland
I never knew that Chopin was polish, and I never knew how important listening to those classical pieces of music were in the late 1800s
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Poland

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Todd Schafer is 8% done with American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House
In short succession Andrew lost his brother Hugh and the revolutionary war battle, his brother Robert who was treated indignantly by the soldiers when they refused to polish their boots, and finally his own mother who shortly thereafter these incidents went to cure for sick nephew. She never returned
Feb 21, 2026 05:59AM Add a comment
American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House

Todd Schafer
Todd Schafer is 7% done with American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House
There is historical debate as to whether Jackson was born in north or south carolina, his dad died before he was born and he was named after him.
Feb 21, 2026 05:47AM Add a comment
American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House

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Todd Schafer is 46% done with Poland
Prussia, russia, Austria and Hungary were all scheming to like pulling off the map in the 1700s
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Poland

Todd Schafer
Todd Schafer is 45% done with Poland
The poor peasants got meat once a year and subsisted on beets and cabbage.
Feb 21, 2026 04:07AM Add a comment
Poland

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Todd Schafer is 92% done with The Gap of Time
I enjoyed the part where chef was teaching Pauline how to play by ear. He would play chords and she would stay in key and play a tune next to it with her right hand
Feb 15, 2026 09:24AM Add a comment
The Gap of Time

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Todd Schafer is 99% done with The Magician
One thing that was unexplained was how did the doctor's body get from where Arthur killed him to his laboratory?
Feb 14, 2026 07:29AM Add a comment
The Magician

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Todd Schafer is 38% done with The Magician
Fat sarcastic musicians seen almost human when he beg for forgiveness after striking the dog.
Feb 12, 2026 05:56PM Add a comment
The Magician

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Todd Schafer is 99% done with The Drowning Kind
Two sisters at the core, family secrets on the periphery. I was in a nostalgic place when the sisters described the glee of their summer vacation spot and planning out trips to the general store. Reminded me of Lake George and our trips to the candy store there.
Feb 11, 2026 12:30PM Add a comment
The Drowning Kind

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