I've had the Merrill biography by Langdon Hammer in my personal library for a while now and it's still waiting to be read. I'll get to it eventually! I'm curious now to read his letters. I recently purchased "James" and plan to read it this summer after I re-read Huck Finn. I always have reading goals and try to meet them when I can. Have a good week, Jonny. ✌🏻

@saintonfire77

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Thank you for the comment. I look forward to reading the biography on James Merrill. I read Mark Twain's book 'The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn' when I was nine years old. I have the Complete Works of Mark Twain in my library. I also should read Tom Sawyer. peace

Thank you for your video Jonny. There are so much to read that I don’t often read fiction books. But recently I started reading Elif Shafak’s books and I am enjoying them so much I can’t put them down. Worth checking them out, especially if you can get them used for few dollars. Two to mention are “The island of mission trees” and “10 minutes 38 seconds in this strange world” Please show us your recently acquired used books as soon as you can. I can’t wait to see what treasures you managed to find. Happy reading brother. Peace

@saintonfire77

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I will seek sometime soon to film a video showing my recent used books finds. peace

Liked for the Frank O'Hara bio - I read it as a teen. Thanks Jonny.

@saintonfire77

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I am enjoying reading the Frank O'Hara biography and his poetry. Thank you for the comment. Have a good reading week. Have any favorite New York Poets besides O'Hara?

@marchowe1629

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@@saintonfire77 Honestly, aside from Whitman, none come to mind. I've become more conservative with age and see the necessity of meter of some kind in verse. I think the novelists Hubert Selby is a great wise man based on his AA talks, but I find most of writing to be degrading and profane.

@saintonfire77

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@@marchowe1629 I also like the poetry of Walt Whitman and Emily Dickenson. I read poetry because I love language. I have come across the name Hubert Selby but have not read any of his poetry. Thanks for sharing your thoughts.

When I mentioned secular historians I was referring to works on the puritans. People like Samuel Eliot Morrison, Perry Miller, Edmund Morgan ,etc. Also how about Peter Marshal and David Manuel on the Light and the Glory etc. The Salem Witch Trials, colonial law based on the Word of God once again like the New England puritans. Thanks!

@saintonfire77

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Yes I have books my Samuel Eliot Morrison, Perry Miller, and Edmund Morgan. I do not have any books by Peter Marshal or David Manuel. I do have books on the Salem Witch Trials and Early Colonial America. peace

@christianwisenall4977

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@@saintonfire77 Thanks for the update. If you get an opportunity to buy and read The Light and the Glory please do so. It deals with subject of America's godly heritage and founding. Around a quarter of the book is directly on the pilgrims and puritans. You won't be disappointed brother!!!! 😃😃😃 Peace in Jesus Name!

How about more of your long inventory of puritan books?

@saintonfire77

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I have over the eight years filming videos have shown 17th century English Puritans books example Thomas Goodwin, John Owen, Richard Sibbes, Thomas Manton, Thomas Watson etc. . . Any Puritan books you would like for me to show in a video. I have over 2,000 Puritan reprints. Who is your favorite 17th century English Puritan writer? blessings

@christianwisenall4977

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@@saintonfire77 How about any titles you haven't shown from the puritans since you have over two thousand books from them? Also what about the New England puritans in particular and also how about the secular historians if you anything from them as well? Thanks!

@saintonfire77

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@@christianwisenall4977 I only have Cotton Mather and John Cotton when it comes to New England Puritans No I also have Thomas Shephard Works. Reformation Heritage Books are going to reprint in the future The Works of John Cotton 5 Volumes. Have any favorite American secular historian that you like-books? I am mainly a student of American history-Church history. I am not really big into the Civil War though-some books but not many. Mainly I am into American literary history. Thanks for the comments. peace