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The Tea Table By Sara Lippincott ( www.edge.org )

SARA LIPPINCOTT (1938-2023) was an editor specializing in nonfiction who edited some eighty books about science for the general public including bestsellers such as Bill Bradley’s Time Present, Time Past, Timothy Ferris’s The Whole Shebang, Lee Smolin’s The Trouble with Physics, and John McPhee’s Pulitzer prize-winning...

CARESSING OLD MEMORIES ( www.amazon.com )

I grew up in the aftermath of the great depression in the rural area of north Florida. God blessed me with loving parents that instilled in me the values of honesty and kindness to others. They both came from large families that were survivors of the depression. It was their examples of pride, hard work, and ability to find a...

Small Gods: A masterful comic satire on Religious Institutions and Fundamentalism

Small Gods: A masterful comic satire on Religious Institutions and Fundamentalism Small Gods is a fantasy comic satire on religious institutions, religious fundamentalism, philosophy, and the weaponisation of religious fanaticism for political power set in the Discworld. It explores how religious beliefs and faith shift and...

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I have a lot of time to fill with audio, but audiobooks are challenging for me because I have trouble paying attention consistently enough and processing physical descriptions fast enough to keep up with the narrator. I end up losing my place or having to rewind a lot. Slowing down playback doesn’t help/introduces other...

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