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I love to run, read excellent fiction/nonfiction, bike, and hike here in the Denver/Boulder area. Am a teacher in the Centennial state.

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Andrew Canfield's review of Zeitoun 3/5: Zeitoun tells the compelling true story of a man who stays behind during Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath in New Orleans. It is both a tale of survival and one about the love families can hold...

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10.09.2025 22:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Andrew Canfield's review of George F. Kennan 4/5: George F. Kennan: An American Life pieces together an excellent portrait of one of the twentieth century's premier U.S. statesman. Historian John Lewis Gaddis goes heavy on the public/policy si...

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25.08.2025 03:08 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Andrew Canfield's review of The King's Peace, 1637-1641 4/5: The King's Peace: 1637-1641 is the brilliant first book in a trilogy by British historian C.V. Wedgwood. She attempts to tell the story of the English Civil War in these three parts, beginning w...

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17.08.2025 22:47 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Ceedee Lamb not even playing last night and still getting run over by a ref and a personal foul penalty is unreal.

10.08.2025 17:39 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Checked out Broncos/Cowboys tickets for the game here in October. Basically $400 for the cheapest ones. NFL ticket prices are out of hand.

02.08.2025 01:18 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Andrew Canfield 's review of The Water Kingdom 4/5: The Water Kingdom: A Secret History of China provides an interesting take on the Middle Kingdom's development. Author Philip Ball is more of a journalist than historian, and this allows him to ta...

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31.07.2025 18:28 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

That looks like Fred Armisen at first glance.

29.07.2025 00:41 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Andrew Canfield 's review of Fooled by Randomness 4/5: Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets will not be a book embraced by individuals with too high and mighty a view of themselves. Its take on the impact of rand...

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25.07.2025 12:43 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Andrew Canfield 's review of Summer of Fire and Blood 4/5: Summer of Fire and Blood: The German Peasants' War provides a timely look at a war laden with social and religious contexts. Released during the 500th anniversary (1524-1525) of this conflict, Ro...

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21.07.2025 23:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Andrew Canfield 's review of Dreadnought 5/5: Dreadnought: Britain, Germany, and the Coming of the Great War is a monumental work on the four decades leading up to the First World War. Historian Robert K. Massie expertly welded together a st...

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15.07.2025 21:17 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Fantastic morning for a half. Great event!

12.07.2025 19:27 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Fantastic views at San Juan National Forest.

11.07.2025 14:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

There is a subset of astronomy experts who post really cool things you won’t see on too many other social media sites. Just kind of esoteric and specific interest type of items. It also just seems easier to escape a lot of the toxicity that can pervade online spaces and hurt the experience.

11.07.2025 14:09 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I suppose it’s worth trying out. Surely it can handle any rabbit hole haha, there seems to be a lot of people who enjoy history and surely a lot who appreciate your books on here. Seems to be a good place for niches.

10.07.2025 23:01 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

A couple of scorchers coming up here in Denver, stay cool.

08.07.2025 19:31 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Andrew Canfield 's review of Plainsong (Plainsong, #1) 3/5: The sparse prose employed by author Kent Haruf will immediately remind most readers of the writings of Cormac McCarthy. The first book in his Colorado-based (set in the fictional town of Holt, wh...

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06.07.2025 19:47 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Andrew Canfield 's review of The English and Their History 4/5: The English and their History is a deep analysis of England’s storied past, providing a sweeping picture that begins in the Bronze Age and concludes in the mid-2010s. Historian Robert Tombs is no...

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04.07.2025 21:00 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Can we do that with One Big Beautiful Bill lol

29.06.2025 01:01 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Andrew Canfield 's review of The Midcoast 3/5: The Midcoast is a decent Maine-based novel that is mildly entertaining but does not break any new ground. The characters are a lot like the plot: serviceable but pretty thin. Its New England set...

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29.06.2025 00:55 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Am reading Autumn in the Heavenly Kingdom right now on this topic to teach my World History MS students. Awesome!

28.06.2025 19:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Heartwarming video of people dressed up as superheroes bringing joy πŸ₯ΉπŸ₯°

#superheroes #happiness #love #SpreadKindness #SpreadLove

27.06.2025 15:44 β€” πŸ‘ 9580    πŸ” 1672    πŸ’¬ 335    πŸ“Œ 199

Staten Island is like the Weld County of New York City.

28.06.2025 00:16 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Andrew Canfield 's review of The World As It Is 4/5: The World As It Is: Inside the Obama White House is a solid memoir written by one of the chief foreign policy aides and speechwriters during President Obama's eight years in the White House. Rho...

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26.06.2025 23:13 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

He reminds me of Al Gore lol.

26.06.2025 04:15 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Andrew Canfield 's review of The Making of Asian America 4/5: The Making of Asian America: A History by professor Erika Lee tells the story of the immigration of various peoples and cultures from Asian countries to the shores of North America with a particu...

Four stars. www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

24.06.2025 21:34 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The Denver/Boulder area is an absolute Top 5 area for runners.

24.06.2025 18:48 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Andrew Canfield 's review of The Rhine 3/5: The Rhine: Following Europe's Greatest River from Amsterdam to the Alps is a so-so piece of travelogue writing. The book's sections give readers an idea of the cultural flavors of France, Germany...

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22.06.2025 03:39 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Andrew Canfield 's review of Freedom's Cap 4/5: Freedom's Cap: The United States Capitol and the Coming of the Civil War is an excellent work of historical storytelling. The book was purchased in the U.S. Capitol building's gift shop by this reviewer, thereby it was held to high standards when reviewed for its level of literary craftsmanship. It tells the tale of the redesign and expansion of the U.S. Capitol Building, a project which included the building of a large Dome for its top. This became necessary with the addition of numerous new states following the Mexican-American War and the subsequent need to house more Senators and congr...

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20.06.2025 23:57 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

To some of the people on here though…I don’t like Musk either, but do tell what type of electric car you are driving? If you’re driving another one and trashing Tesla, then cool.

20.06.2025 18:52 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Those are everywhere here in Denver/Boulder area.

20.06.2025 18:20 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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