Hi, Folks!
As 2024 comes to an end, take a moment to count your blessings, and try to be a little kinder to others.
One of the reasons I read is to learn about diverse perspectives. I love how Carl Sagan described books: “What an astonishing thing a book is. It's a flat object made from a tree with flexible parts on which are imprinted lots of funny dark squiggles. But one glance at it and you're inside the mind of another person, maybe somebody dead for thousands of years. Across the millennia, an author is speaking clearly and silently inside your head, directly to you. Writing is perhaps the greatest of human inventions, binding together people who never knew each other, citizens of distant epochs. Books break the shackles of time. A book is proof that humans are capable of working magic.”
So, what are you reading? Anything you’d like me to check out? I’ve had a ton of friends and family either recommend or send me great things to read. And MANY THANKS to those of you who send me books and manuscripts. I love hearing about people’s favorite books!
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This past month I got to fly on a lot of planes. Planes are my favorite place to read! Got to read tons of great titles. Among the longer titles I enjoyed were The Small and the Mighty by Sharon McMahon, Lovely One by Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, The Life Impossible by Matt Haig and The Leadership Journey by Doris Kearns Goodwin.
Anyhow, enjoy this month’s book selections below. I hope you are all reading some wonderful books. Make sure to tell me all about them. If you're an author or a publisher and would like to send me review copies of your book(s), please send them to the address listed for authors and publishers.
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Have a wonderful December, and enjoy your books!
Danny ;-) 
