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Emitt's avatar

I have become a Charles Bowden fan late. I have spent time on the border. A young college student who I happened to get along with passed a Bowden book to me. I bought the Charles Bowden Reader, read and passed on. Recently i picked up Exodus used and bought Inferno brand new.

When I was in my 20's and fresh out of the illegall Vietnam invasion/occupation I picked up Desert Solitare by Edward Abbey. Then I kicked in to Wendell Berry. Chuck B is rounding life out reading. i am a Sun magazine reader. Reading is about the best action I do these days. 76 y/o

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Patris's avatar

Corey, Isn’t it one of the best things about this community? I find that my life, even if in the last good decades, is expanding understanding of the world around me.

(Only downside is more books stacked near my morning coffee spot.. which isn’t a downside at all.). p.

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