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At a minimum, I tend to "buy and plan on finding out". Tom Send a noteboard - 26/08/2010 01:19:43 AM
Books that I have bought based on recommendations from people at this website:

1. Russell Shorto, Island at the Center of the World (read)
2. William Rosen, Justinian's Flea (read)
3. Jim Butcher, Storm Front (abandoned)
4. Gene Wolfe, The Book of the New Sun
5. Joseph Heller, Catch-22
6. A.S. Byatt, Possession
7. Brandon Sanderson, (Pretty much anything, read all except Way of Kings and unpublished books and those books for kids)
8. George R.R. Martin, A Song of Ice and Fire (read the books out, slightly irritated that Gena recommended the books now that he can't put out Book V to save his soul)
9. Carl Schorske, Fin-de-Siecle Vienna (read)
10. David McCollough, 1776 (read)
11. Agatha Christie, Murder on the Orient Express (read)
12. Jared Diamond, Guns, Germs and Steel (read)
Political correctness is the pettiest form of casuistry.

ἡ δὲ κἀκ τριῶν τρυπημάτων ἐργαζομένη ἐνεκάλει τῇ φύσει, δυσφορουμένη, ὅτι δὴ μὴ καὶ τοὺς τιτθοὺς αὐτῇ εὐρύτερον ἢ νῦν εἰσι τρυπώη, ὅπως καὶ ἄλλην ἐνταῦθα μίξιν ἐπιτεχνᾶσθαι δυνατὴ εἴη. – Procopius

Ummaka qinnassa nīk!

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Do you ever really "read and find out"? - 25/08/2010 10:14:37 PM 874 Views
Yes. - 25/08/2010 10:17:32 PM 596 Views
Hey hey hey I already said I would check them out *grumbles* *NM* - 25/08/2010 10:22:00 PM 334 Views
Was thinking of others who were more dirisive in their comments - 25/08/2010 10:27:59 PM 628 Views
Oh, well, that's ok then. Love the blog, btw *NM* - 25/08/2010 10:30:12 PM 299 Views
All the time. It's my job - 25/08/2010 10:23:17 PM 750 Views
If you aren't paid, it's your hobby...or you just volunteer to do so - 25/08/2010 10:29:59 PM 664 Views
Right. - 25/08/2010 10:36:01 PM 717 Views
Pfft! - 25/08/2010 10:38:23 PM 689 Views
Re: Pfft! - 25/08/2010 10:40:46 PM 744 Views
I kind of figure there are too many classics and older good books I haven't read yet, I guess. - 25/08/2010 10:47:04 PM 686 Views
I could have saved a lot of time by just agreeing with all this. *NM* - 25/08/2010 11:01:03 PM 272 Views
*NM* - 25/08/2010 11:05:46 PM 260 Views
I've usually heard of them but not read them. - 25/08/2010 10:58:41 PM 604 Views
Well I certianly wouldn't bitch and whine like you suggest - 25/08/2010 11:50:24 PM 554 Views
At a minimum, I tend to "buy and plan on finding out". - 26/08/2010 01:19:43 AM 606 Views
Yes - 31/08/2010 04:13:34 PM 849 Views

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