{"id":23385,"date":"2026-07-01T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/?p=23385"},"modified":"2026-06-30T19:59:40","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T01:59:40","slug":"june-reading-recap-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/june-reading-recap-2\/","title":{"rendered":"June Reading Recap"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Books that I finished<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/445OEkE\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/41rlYakZwJL._SY445_SX342_FMwebp_.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/445OEkE\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/445OEkE\"><em>The Flag &amp; The Cross<\/em> by Philip S. Gorski and Samuel L. Perry<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4ePCGQX\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/41eUHNQouyL._SY445_SX342_FMwebp_.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4ePCGQX\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4ePCGQX\"><em>The First Fast Draw<\/em> by Louis L&#8217;Amour<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3SRgHlh\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/41+Zzg8cYrL._SY445_SX342_FMwebp_.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3SRgHlh\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3SRgHlh\"><em>Ethnic America<\/em> by Thomas Sowell<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4eFPZVi\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/41JjAbdWBAL._SY445_SX342_FMwebp_.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4eFPZVi\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4eFPZVi\"><em>Wired for Intimacy<\/em> by William M. Struthers<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4gb4cuD\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/41PIZ1hQ+VL._SY445_SX342_FMwebp_.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4gb4cuD\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4gb4cuD\"><em>The Key-Lock Man<\/em> by Louis L&#8217;Amour<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/445ONoc\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/51SpM0xz2QL._SY445_SX342_FMwebp_.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/445ONoc\"><em>Testimony<\/em> by Jon Ward<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4v6xlee\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/51rFYGOf0kL._SY445_SX342_FMwebp_.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4v6xlee\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4v6xlee\"><em>Mystic Warrior<\/em> by Tracy &amp; Laura Hickman<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4oWAcVz\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/51TpUMHWEuL._SY445_SX342_FMwebp_.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4oWAcVz\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4oWAcVz\"><em>The Algorithm<\/em> by Jon McNeill<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4y07Cqt\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/410C7CunglL._SY445_SX342_FMwebp_.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4y07Cqt\"><em>Procrastination Proof<\/em> by Jon Acuff<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4wl0lzT\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/51jJh2ZIKbL._SY445_SX342_FMwebp_.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4wl0lzT\"><em>Suicidal Empathy<\/em> by Gad Saad<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3QK3PNl\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/41xhgvpMVDL._SY445_SX342_FMwebp_.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3QK3PNl\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3QK3PNl\"><em>The Violent Take It By Force<\/em> by Matthew D. Taylor<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4eFLnP8\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/41pEr4ToqIL._SY445_SX342_FMwebp_.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4eFLnP8\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4eFLnP8\"><em>The Invisible Gorilla<\/em> by Christopher Chabris and Daniel Simon<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4aXzKk8\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/41lF2JwmfbL._SY445_SX342_FMwebp_.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4aXzKk8\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4aXzKk8\"><em>Exvangelical and Beyond<\/em> by Blake Chastain<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3StT2r8\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/6122FTRXJrL._SY522_.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3StT2r8\"><em>Blind Lake<\/em> by Robert Charles Wilson<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Books I DNFed<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Living Off Grid<\/em> by Ryan Mitchell<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Not Just Another Cold War<\/em> by Bard Nikolas Vik Steen<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>The Last Unicorn<\/em> by Peter S. Beagle<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>The Integral Trees<\/em> by Larry Niven<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>The Invaders Plan<\/em> by L. Ron Hubbard<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>The Big Sleep<\/em> by Raymond Chandler<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>The Essential Guide to Raising Complex Kids<\/em> by Elain Taylor-Klaus<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>The Holographic Universe<\/em> by Michael Talbot<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Rocannon&#8217;s World<\/em> by Ursula K. Le Guin<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Bendigo Shafter<\/em> by Louis L&#8217;Amour<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Books that I finished The Flag &amp; The Cross by Philip S. Gorski and Samuel L. Perry The First Fast Draw by Louis L&#8217;Amour Ethnic America by Thomas Sowell Wired for Intimacy by William M. Struthers The Key-Lock Man by Louis L&#8217;Amour Testimony by Jon Ward Mystic Warrior by Tracy &amp; Laura Hickman The Algorithm&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/june-reading-recap-2\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">June Reading Recap<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[2793,2791,2790,2796,2787,1896,2786,2784,1691,325,2785,1229,2788,2797,2794,2781,2795,212,2792,2782,1996,85,1510,2783],"class_list":["post-23385","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-bard-nikolas-vik-steen","tag-blake-chastain","tag-daniel-simon","tag-elain-taylor-klaus","tag-gaad-saad","tag-jon-acuff","tag-jon-mcneill","tag-jon-ward","tag-l-ron-hubbard","tag-larry-niven","tag-laura-hickman","tag-louis-lamour","tag-matthew-d-taylor","tag-michael-talbot","tag-peter-s-beagle","tag-philip-s-gorski","tag-raymond-chandler","tag-robert-charles-wilson","tag-ryan-mitchell","tag-samuel-l-perry","tag-thomas-sowell","tag-tracy-hickman","tag-ursula-k-le-guin","tag-william-m-struthers","entry"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7iXK-65b","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23385","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23385"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23385\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23495,"href":"https:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23385\/revisions\/23495"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23385"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23385"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23385"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}