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A long time ago, I ranted about the sheer unmitigated blech that was Dean Koontz. In the comments, Thordora said I should read anything by Raymond Feist or S.m Stirling. Anything? Alright, I’m off on a mission. First of all, it’s hard as hell to get anything by these two in audio form, either from …
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A little while ago, I talked about the book about Mike May. Well, I finished it. Should I say I crashed through it? No. That would be too corny. Lots of books make me think, but I think this one will keep me thinking for a while. In case you haven’t guessed, it’s called Crashing …
Thisis without question the greatest book review I’ve ever seen. If anybody has actually read The Shadow God by Aaron Rayburn, please let me know if it’s accurate. Here are a few snips: Pros: I’m not even gonna dignify that with a response! Cons: I can’t narrow it down. I’m sorry. I just can’t. The …
Well, Jill is going to smile because I finished the second book she recommended, “The First Lady of the Seeing Eye”. Sadly, there was no mention of Juno, not by name anyway. The empty harness was mentioned, but that’s it. But I did learn a lot of stuff I never intended to. First off, good …
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>I’m really freaked out with the number of random weird violent things that have been going on lately. The psychology part of me says that my mind is just playing tricks on me, and I’m only noticing them because of the whole Greyhound bus tragedy, and how grusome it was. But it still freaks me …
I don’t know how to feel about this story. A librarian in the small town of Ludington wrote an unflattering book about her experience in the library. She did use a pen name, but she used a picture of her town’s library on the cover. Soon enough, because people could figure out who she was …
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Bookseller magazine has launched a search aimed at finding the strangest book title of the past 30 years, and so far, “Proceedings of the Second International Workshop on Nude Mice” looks to be an early favourite. Other dandies include “Highlights in the History of Concrete”, “Living with Crazy Buttocks” and “The Big Book of Lesbian …
>Remember my quest for the origins of Juno? Well, Jill recommended a couple of books to read to seek them out. One of them was “My Eyes Have A Cold Nose” by Hector Chevigny. I have read it! It was 3 volumes of double-sided British braille that looks like it’s on the edge of fading …
Russia bans 1950s-era book about Hitler by U.K. historian: report A history book about Adolf Hitler has been banned in Russia because it includes quotes insulting to Russians and Jews, according to a report. Prosecutors said Tuesday that a Russian court has banned the 1953 book Hitler’s Table Talk: 1941-1944 by British historian Hugh Trevor-Roper. …
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Bonnie Ashley says she wasn’t dumb, she was desperate when she got married 11 times, each ending in divorce, and the last three marriages/divorces were with the same man. But I can’t help but disagree with her. Let’s look at a few choice quotes from the desperate woman herself. “I was desperate, not dumb,” Ashley …