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[Zundfolge1432]

I picked another winner called Carville’s Cure. A true story of Leprosy in America. Carville was the only leprosy colony in America where generations of afflicted Americans were isolated often against their will and until their deaths. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leprosy

[AutoMechanic]

I read the Factory Service Manual for my beetle lol. Also read Haynes manuals front to back. I don’t read anything that doesn’t involve cars.

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[Abscate]

Looking for a good book on Maurice Hilleman

Arguably the most influential scientist of the 20 century , perhaps ever.
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[Da TOW'D]

Just finished "Double or Nothing"
The Flying Fur Buyer Of Anahim Lake
by D'Arcy Christensen and Sage Birchwater

The book is about a store keeper who flew all over the Chilcotin area of British Columbia buying furs and would offer to do a flip of a coin or cut cards for double or nothing on what people would buy in his store.

I picked up a friends copy and opened it up and saw a photograph that I had taken of a local cowboy hero Lester Dorsey. but no credit was given to me.
I looked to see if I was given credit somewhere else. No. It just said, All Uncredited photos are from author's collection I was a bit ticked off and complained to my friends wife. No idea how they got that picture.

A couple days later I got a call from the co writer Sage Birchwater saying that the next printing I'd get credit- true to his word - They gave me credit for the photo and sent me a copy of the book.

Interesting tales of life around where we live.
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[Zundfolge1432]

By the looks of the traffic here nobody reads anything 😞or if they do it’s not worth mentioning. I live in a strange area where there are ( wait for it ) used book stores.

Day before yesterday I’m schlepping around in there and became interested in a book on camping. Written in 1975 as I picked it up said to my wife “I’ll bet there’s at least one VW in here” and here it is. Great book written by a husband and wife team of biologists, maybe Google to see what else they wrote.

Jerome and Alyson knap

Did you ever eat a pine tree? Many parts are edible 😀

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[Zundfolge1432]

[Joe 20]

I agree. I thought this thread was/should be for VW related books. If I put all the books I read on here it would serve no purpose. I too live where there are used book stores and (wait for it) used book fairs.
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Its a “ what are you reading ?” Thread in the Off topic forum.

I confess I enjoy seeing all the supply side AynRandPaulers posters predicting doom since 1999 throw up on their predictions.
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[finster]

while we're on the subject of vw related books has anyone seen/read a book about an american boy whose father worked for ford but in the late 30s moved to germany and went to work at the new kdf factory...? can't remember the title and it's bugging me.
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[Joe 20]

Finster, I believe the title is "Brainwashed" although I can't find my copy right now to give you the author.
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[finster]

yes that's it! thanks Joe.
https://www.amazon.com/Brainwashed-Fighting-American-Soldiers-Soldier/dp/1508854432
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[Tram]

Got an advance copy of this from a good friend (who also happens to be the subject of the book) and am looking forward to starting it tonight:

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[marklaken]

A good nature lover book about rodents: "Eager - the surprising secret life of beavers and why they matter"
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[Zundfolge1432]

I’ve always leaned towards non fiction, biographies and good old fashioned muckrakers like Upton Sinclair. Here’s two I read and enjoyed that follow this line of thought. 😀

The first is “Looking Outward” A voice from the grave by Robert Stroud

Not at all like the 1962 movie starring Burt Lancaster. The government kept this book under wraps because they did not like what he had to say. Poor people and incarcerated people have always been fucked over.

Next up a best seller from 1962 “ The American Way of Death by Jessica Mitford.
She exposed all the abuses and disreputable practices of the funeral industry at all levels. Google the Neptune society.