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Just watched The Firm, which I read a long while ago, and they are not at all similar yet they are. Again, I think I liked the book better.
In other news, the I'm reading Ocean Prey, #31 of 35 in the series, phew! They're good, I'm clearly addicted.
 
Gah! I'm going to have to break down and buy book #32 in the series of 34 books that combine 2 different sub series of books by John Sanford. There's only 1 copy of the one I'm waiting for on 4 libraries I have in Libby and it's taking beyond forever. Grrr!
I've found a few more that I'm interested in but, alas, they are also on hold! Ahh...
 
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My last book was interesting but difficult to follow. It was an account of the Normandy beach heads and the eventual breakout of the allied troops. It was written as it unfolded representing both the allied and German actions in real time without immediate distinction of which side was being chronicled. Chapter separations would have broken the flow of the narrative. Perhaps the printed book had a row of dots between paragraphs when the perspective changed. It was a good read and unbiased.

Next on my list is The Battle For Germany by Hubert Essame
 
While I generally write instead of read, I bought the book "Binocular Stargazing" about viewing the universe through binoculars versus a telescope. There are plenty of benefits to that: one is using both eyes, not one; and the image is direct, not inverted. It's easier to track objects in the sky in binoculars.

Non-book trivia:

In my case, however, 25x100 binoculars are so heavy, and have such a narrow field of view, that a tripod mount is required to stabilize the image. That requires a parallelogram mount; a 10-pound counterweight to balance the whole thing; and a commercial tripod that can support the weight. The cool thing about such a rig is that I can view any object in the sky from a standing, seated, or even reclining position. The rig to support the binoculars actually cost more than the binoculars themselves: while I haven't had a chance to set it all up on the deck yet (it's rainy and overcast here for at least another 10 days), once I do the views should be spectacular.
 
FaceOff - edited by David Baldacci and written by 23 of the best thriller authors. It's a collection of short stories that pair up 2 author's characters (some that you recognize, some that you've hardly even heard of) who would normally never meet and they work together to solve a crime. It's a pretty neat concept and given the power of great writers it's a good collection of solid stories.
I'm 3 stories in and enjoying it.
 
D-Day With The Screaming Eagles by George Koskimaki

The last two books were by two of the thirteen paratroopers that survived the drop behind the beaches prior to the D-Day landings. They fought there, dropped again and fought in Holland, and again in Bastogne during the battle of the bulge. They ended their lengthy struggle in post war Germany. Both were chronicled by known authors. Quite a read.
 
Just finished FaceOff, I really enjoyed it. Most of the stories were good and I was introduced to new authors and characters. I'd forgotten I wanted to read the Reacher books by Lee Childs and he was in one story so now I have one on hold. I'll definitely read more from a few of these people.
 
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