Time Again For "What Book(s) Are You Reading?"

Zomby Woof

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Mon Dec-06-04 10:36 PM
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Time Again For "What Book(s) Are You Reading?"

Currently on my end table: The Library Of America's edition of Benjamin Franklin: Autobiography, Poor Richard, and Letter Writings.

http://www.loa.org

How about you?

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stupid grin

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Mon Dec-06-04 10:39 PM
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1. I've got a few

that I haven't finished.
Waifs and Strays by Charles de Lint
The Hours by Michael Cunningham
Phra Farang; an English Monk in Thailand by Phra Peter Pannapadipo

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edbermac

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Mon Dec-06-04 10:41 PM
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2. For Spacious Skies by Scott Carpenter (Mercury Astronaut)

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WindRavenX

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Mon Dec-06-04 10:47 PM
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3. Contact (again), Carl Sagan

'Coz he's God.

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Zomby Woof

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Mon Dec-06-04 11:43 PM
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17. I got that and read it brand new

Xmas of '85... still on my shelf.

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WindRavenX

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Mon Dec-06-04 11:44 PM
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19. '85?

Jesus, that was the year I was born! :o

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Zomby Woof

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Mon Dec-06-04 11:45 PM
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20. check the copyright!

:-)

Year I graduated high school.

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JimmyJazz

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Mon Dec-06-04 10:48 PM
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4. Lamb, a novel: The Gospel According to Biff, Chirist's Childhood Pal

Christopher Moore is one of my favorite authors! He's hilarious.

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Skink

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Mon Dec-06-04 10:52 PM
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7. New Orleans and the Texas Revolution

Turns out there's a whole bunch of Masons involved.:evilgrin:

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Gryffindor_Bookworm

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Mon Dec-06-04 10:49 PM
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5. mine:

Lucy by Ellen Feldman. A novel about "a president, a marriage, and a love affair."

Just finished:

Desperation by Stephen King
The Plot Against America by Philip Roth
and Blank Slate: the Modern Denial of Human Nature by can't remember.

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Zomby Woof

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Mon Dec-06-04 11:43 PM
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18. :o

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Vogon_Glory

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Mon Dec-06-04 10:52 PM
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6. Behold the Spirit by Alan Watts

I'm reading Alan Watts' Behold the Spirit. I bought my paperback copy years ago and thought I might as well read it.

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WCGreen

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Mon Dec-06-04 10:52 PM
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8. The Human Stain by Philip Roth

It Can't happen here, Sinclair Lewis (On-Line at http://etext.library.adelaide.edu.au)

And The Lideral Tradition, various Essays about liberalism and morality published in the late 1980's....

And the return of Superman, the complete bound set of when Superman came back to life after they killed him off in the early 90's....

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nini

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Mon Dec-06-04 10:53 PM
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9. nothing now but I pulled these out for the cruise

Edited on Mon Dec-06-04 11:04 PM by nini

Mosby's Rangers' per my brother's recommendation

'Angela's Ashes' and 'The Cider House Rules'

I'm sure you'll want to borrow these.. :-)

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Zomby Woof

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Mon Dec-06-04 11:49 PM
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21. I'll pass on the McCourt

Chalk it up to working at B&N, but I was absolutely sick of hearing/seeing anything to do with Angela's ^#&@& Ashes by the time I left there. Summary: Being Irish and poor is hard and heart-wrenching, but we are resilient and hopeful despite all the drunkeness, poverty, and fighting.

I'll push some new stuff on ya. ;-)

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DrZeeLit

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Tue Dec-07-04 12:08 AM
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25. What? Are you taking the "bummer cruise from hell?" Those books

will really bum you out; I'm not kidding.

Just so you're warned.

Maybe take one Janet Evanovich?
If you haven't read Stephanie Plum, I recommend 1-3.
You will laugh aloud.
Great cruise material.

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Radical Activist

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Mon Dec-06-04 10:54 PM
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10. What's the Matter With Kansas

by Thomas Frank. I just finished it. Every Democrat should read this book. It's a very intelligent insight into why we lose and how the Republicans have managed to create a populist working class conservative movement.

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Mon Dec-06-04 10:56 PM
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11. The Blind Watchmaker, Dr Suess Goes to War, America: The Book

The Blind Watchmaker: the case against creationism and for natural selection...

Dr Suess Goes to War: the political cartoons of Dr Suess from 1941 to 1943 for a defunct NYC paper, PM, with text discussing the issues of the day, including the isolationists who wanted to keep America OUT of the war in Europe, and how the Defense industry was so short of labor, but wouldn't hire blacks or Jews.

America: The Book... the first #1 bestseller SPECIFICALLY written to be read in the can? ;)

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212demop

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Mon Dec-06-04 11:01 PM
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12. The Crying of Lot 49 by Thomas Pynchon n/t

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bloodyjack

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Tue Dec-07-04 01:25 AM
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30. Good luck!

You'll need it.

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212demop

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Tue Dec-07-04 12:12 PM
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40. Oh no... why? I'm only two chapters in. Is it very obtuse? n/t

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WMliberal

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Tue Dec-07-04 11:25 AM
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39. i heard that's hilarious

my RA read it last semester for his postmodern engrish class.
i'm not reading anything right now... hmmm... maybe i'll make a quick library run.

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Reverend_Smitty

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Mon Dec-06-04 11:08 PM
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13. I just started reading...

An Imperfect God: George Washington, His Slaves, and the Creation of America by Henry Wiencek

I'm only half way through the first chapter but I hear it's a pretty good book

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Maddy McCall

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Mon Dec-06-04 11:08 PM
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14. Infantry Warfare: Strategy and Tactics

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Zomby Woof

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Mon Dec-06-04 11:50 PM
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22. Things must be getting TOUGH

In those Mississippi backwoods. ;-)

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Maddy McCall

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Tue Dec-07-04 01:19 AM
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28. Naw. It's the Bevbots here.

;-)

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Hans Delbrook

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Mon Dec-06-04 11:20 PM
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15. Thinking in Pictures by Temple Grandin

Fascinating look into an autistic (high functioning) mind. And Unplugging the Christmas Machine - and a lot of other Christmas cooking/craft books (obviously I'm conflicted! :o)

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faithnotgreed

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Tue Dec-07-04 02:30 AM
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35. i love temple grandin - how is the book?

and of course if youve got unplugging the Christmas machine, then thats another plus for you!

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Hans Delbrook

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Tue Dec-07-04 10:10 PM
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55. If you love her

You'll love the book. I highly recommend it. It really is interesting - especially how she needs a concrete representation for all abstract ideas.

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progmom

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Mon Dec-06-04 11:36 PM
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16. am reading, or just finished:

Edited on Tue Dec-07-04 12:14 AM by progmom

The Time Traveler's Wife (Audrey Niffenegger)

Oh Play That Thing (Roddy Doyle)

The Heart of Christianity (Marcus Borg)

In Black & White - The Life Of Sammy Davis Jr

The Girl With the Long Back (Bill James)

Reading Lolita In Tehran

I recommend them all...except well...I had a lot of trouble getting into Reading Lolita.

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Flaxbee

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Tue Dec-07-04 12:03 AM
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23. Just finished The Poisonwood Bible and

am waiting for Animal Dreams to arrive, both by Barbara Kingsolver. Before that, The Spy's Bedside Book by Graham Greene & Hugh Greene, Death in Holy Orders by PD James & a few random mysteries.

The feature story in Salon today (Tuesday) is the year's best fiction and nonfiction, if anyone is interested:
http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2004/12/07/top_ten/index.html

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DrZeeLit

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Tue Dec-07-04 12:09 AM
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26. Did you read her Prodigal Summer? Oh, it's my favorite!!!! n/t

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DrZeeLit

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Tue Dec-07-04 12:07 AM
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24. Roman Blood by Steven Saylor. Taking him for a test drive, and so far

I like it!
Historical mystery. Great insight into the Romans.
So far, pretty cool.

He's written several books with the same Roman "detective."

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CBHagman

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Tue Dec-07-04 12:11 AM
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27. "Don't Think of an Elephant" (like the whole damn Senate)

I also picked up "The Hammer" (about Tom DeLay). Yes, I'm a glutton for punishment.

For bedtime reading: "The Wisdom of the Celts" and "The Writer's Guide to Everyday Life in the 1800s" (to better understand the relatives I'm researching).

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yellowdogintexas

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Tue Dec-07-04 01:22 AM
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29. "Assassin's Apprentice" almost finished with it

it is #1 in a series and have the others so will probably continue the series.

I got a $10 B&N gift card in a Chines Auction tonight so will use it to partially pay for the new Phillip Roth (for the January DU Reader's Group Selection)

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Abelman

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Tue Dec-07-04 01:25 AM
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31. "The Jefferson Bible"

which I'm redoing in NIV format for my own use as well.

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msgadget

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Tue Dec-07-04 01:26 AM
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32. Exporting America, by Lou Dobbs and

Where the Right Went Wrong by Patrick Buchanan because I started looking through it at the library and thought, what the hell. What the hell, indeed!

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BigMcLargehuge

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Tue Dec-07-04 01:28 AM
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33. read "Depraved" by Harold Schechter last week

Edited on Tue Dec-07-04 01:50 AM by BigMcLargehuge

and Erik Larson's "Devil in the White City"

Both books about killer HH Holmes.

I am currently reading "Fiend", also by Harold Schechter, this time about Jesse Pomeroy.

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LiviaOlivia

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Tue Dec-07-04 01:32 AM
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34. Two books going

Edited on Tue Dec-07-04 01:33 AM by LiviaOlivia

non-fiction-"A Decent Orderly Lynching-The Montana Vigilantes" by
Fredrick Allen. And "The Egyptologist" for fun.

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terrya

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Tue Dec-07-04 07:30 AM
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36. Two books by Carol Shields.

"Larry's Party" and "Unless". I've heard such good things about Carol Shields. I'm currently reading "Larry's Party"...I like it so far. Shields has a marvelous talent for creating memorable characters and dialogue.

T

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Chalco

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Tue Dec-07-04 07:38 AM
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37. Sniffing for Democracy

Edited on Tue Dec-07-04 08:05 AM by Chalco

A kid's book (even adults would like it) about a dog that realizes he lives in a democracy that stinks so he goes around the world searching for one that smell right. Really fun book and written by a kid no less!

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jus_the_facts

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Tue Dec-07-04 08:01 AM
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38. Wolves of the Calla: The Dark Tower V ~ Stephen King....

...just finished it...and like it a lot...the next book in the series I didn't get for some reason...but the one after THAT they sent me...so I can't continue with the tale at present...which really chaps my ASS because I was wantin' to READ as I still don't have my modem fixed and this laptop dies constantly so I'm just screwed all the way around without any lube! :nopity:

:hi: hope things there are much better than here LOL! :D

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StoneCold513

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Tue Dec-07-04 01:56 PM
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41. At the moment...

The Genesis Wave: Book Three by John Vornholt:-) Not too bad, for a ST:TNG book...

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tsakshaug

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Tue Dec-07-04 01:59 PM
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42. John Adams Biography

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huskerlaw

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Tue Dec-07-04 02:00 PM
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43. Waiting for Snow in Havana

by Carlos Eire. Interesting read so far. First hand account of Castro's overthrow of Batista...from a kid's POV.

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SnohoDem

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Tue Dec-07-04 02:38 PM
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44. Little Dorrit

by Charles Dickens.

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sportndandy

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Tue Dec-07-04 02:40 PM
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45. Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay - Michael Chabon

First time I've read fiction in about a year (not counting election results) Really good book and I am thoroughly enjoying it.

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MsAnthropy

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Tue Dec-07-04 02:41 PM
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46. "The Stupidest Angel" by Christopher Moore

It's a Christmas horror story and it's hilarious!

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Bertha Venation

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Tue Dec-07-04 02:41 PM
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47. a bio of Dorothy Parker

Dorthy Parker, What Fresh Hell Is This? by Marion Meade

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Zomby Woof

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Tue Dec-07-04 08:23 PM
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48. self-serving kick

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JohnKleeb

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Tue Dec-07-04 08:34 PM
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49. Kaffir Boy by Mark Mathabane and The Godfather by Mario Puzo

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ZombieNixon

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Tue Dec-07-04 08:36 PM
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50. Foundation Trilogy

by Isaac Asimov

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2sheds

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Tue Dec-07-04 08:38 PM
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51. Memoirs of a Geisha and America (The Book)

Just recently finished "One Hundred Years of Solitude" and found it absolutely compelling. I'm really enjoying "Memoirs... " too. Next fiction, I think, will be "Everything is Illuminated". Has anyone read that? It was kind of a random pick for me.

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greendog

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Tue Dec-07-04 08:47 PM
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52. "Tropic of Capricorn"...

...by Henry Miller

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Cuban_Liberal

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Tue Dec-07-04 08:49 PM
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53. "Funeral Games", by Mary Renault.

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DrWeird

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Tue Dec-07-04 08:51 PM
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54. American Gods by Neil Gaiman.

Not bad.

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