And when you get into historical books, it is a ton of information to take it. I am reading a bunch of stuff by Thomas Paine. Common Sense, Age of Reason, the Crisis, etc. Everything that made him relevant. There is a bunch of stuff in these pamphlets that can be seen in modern day content and it is great. One of the greater lines that I just recently read was the following: 'My own mind is my own church.'. I love it.
I try to work in a novel or two in between these history books, which is really the only time my mind really unwinds, book-wise. Historical books are learning books. It doesn't hurt to continue to learn, even if you have been out of school for five years (like I have been).
You should go back to school and get your teaching certificate - you'd be a great history teacher!
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