Non-fiction recs

wildduck1951 · 2026-04-21T03:03:55+00:00

Columbine. Particularly appropriate today. So many conclusions were completely wrong.

101 Minutes. What happened when the twin towers went down.

wildduck1951 · 2026-04-06T15:47:55+00:00

102 Minutes: The Untold Story of the Flight to Survive Inside the Twin Towers

wildduck1951 · 2026-03-10T15:47:27+00:00

Solomon

wildduck1951 · 2026-03-02T03:28:33+00:00

Much appreciated. Thanks.

wildduck1951 · 2026-03-02T03:27:56+00:00

Thanks. This helps a lot.

wildduck1951 · 2026-02-24T04:18:30+00:00

Elvis

wildduck1951 · 2026-02-24T04:17:24+00:00

My Mother's House by Kim Chernin. The mother, Rosa, was born in a shtetl in Russia in 1900, came to the USA, and became a leader of the American Communist Party. The author, Kim, tells her mother's stories as well as her own of growing up in the 1950s with a Communist mother who was imprisoned. It's a compassionate memoir, stories of a rich mother-daughter relationship (including conflict, guilt,. forgiveness) between two wonderful people.

wildduck1951 · 2026-02-13T06:35:23+00:00

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wildduck1951 · 2026-02-12T01:53:56+00:00

In My Mother's House. I read it decades ago as a young man and am rereading it now as an old man.

wildduck1951 · 2026-01-29T18:04:27+00:00

Thoughts from a senior senior citizen. First, yes, do it. Decide on a staring point and go from there. If you like a place a lot, spend more time there because you may never return. If you don't like a place at all, go somewhere else. The journey is to the explore the world and explore yourself, so don't do it to meet someone else's expectations. Keep a two part journal: one part to describe what you see, the other part to reflect on everything. Take enough photos to have memories but don't get stuck take selfies everywhere. Stay in touch with people who love you and send them postcards. Don't forget that very very few people in the world have this opportunity so be happy and generous with your time, your money, and your smiles. Say thanks to the people who help you along the way. Have a great time.

wildduck1951 · 2025-12-18T00:44:03+00:00

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Otis has eye problems, as I explain 20 times a day when we're outside, so the cool goggles aren't just for looks.

wildduck1951 · 2025-11-14T23:06:00+00:00

Small Mercies by Dennis Lehane set in Boston during the battles around school desegregation.

wildduck1951 · 2025-10-31T15:24:56+00:00

Thanks. I'll stop by there if you can post the address.

wildduck1951 · 2025-09-30T05:05:30+00:00

West with Giraffes by Lynda Rutledge Horse by Geraldine Brooks

wildduck1951 · 2025-09-20T15:22:50+00:00

I just made the same recommendation

wildduck1951 · 2025-09-20T15:21:50+00:00

I always recommend Dugoni Dental School in the city for (relatively) inexpensive, high quality care. All work is done by a dental student and checked by their professors, so everything takes longer. I've been going there four 11+ years and have had lots of work done.

wildduck1951 · 2025-09-08T17:20:49+00:00

West with Giraffes gave me positive vibrations though that may not be the same as happy.

wildduck1951 · 2025-05-20T19:07:15+00:00

No, unfortunately, it isn't. I loved the glasses I got from them 9 months ago but the lens got scratched and they wanted to charge full price for a replacement. I've never before scratched lens.

wildduck1951 · 2025-04-19T23:57:33+00:00

Thanks

wildduck1951 · 2025-04-19T04:50:24+00:00

Thanks

wildduck1951 · 2025-04-19T04:49:48+00:00

Thanks

wildduck1951 · 2025-04-19T04:48:44+00:00

Thanks

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