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  1. I discovered Primo Levi (his work, I mean) in Italian in Torino, his city, some 22 years ago and was overwhelmed. He was virtually unknown at the time as far as I can tell. I couldn’t believe it, since his was such a powerful work. I imagine you know he ended up committing suicide. Very sad. Glad to know he has touched others. It’s inevitable that his writing will eventually be what everyone reads to know “what it was like.”

  2. I just finished “The First Man of Rome” by Colleen McCulough. It is long, about 900 pages, but reads fast. It is a historical novel of Rome. I could care less about ancient Rome, but this book is so good, I now care about it, and have gotten a nice perspective on leadership in a country. Unfortunately, this is the first of five novels tracing Rome’s transition from a Republic to an Empire, but I will get to them all eventually, I presume, they are just too juicy to leave alone.

  3. I remember Jane Eyre also. My mother loved it, and I enjoyed the book (and movie).

    I haven’t read it repetitively, though.

    Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice did catch me that way, which kind of surprised me.

    I tend towards stories of adventure, dragon-slaying, military life, leadership, and young men coming of age.

    I haven’t read much non-fiction recently. Maybe I should check out Radical Son.

  4. You have a great list. Mine tends to be more narrow, but on any given day it could change!

  5. “If the human race wishes to have a prolonged and indefinite period of material prosperity, they have only got to behave in a peaceful and helpful way toward one another.”
    – Winston Churchill

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