Mark's bookshelf: all en-US Wed, 12 Feb 2025 09:32:40 -0800 60 Mark's bookshelf: all 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg <![CDATA[Reinventing Your Life: The Breakthrough Program to End Negative Behavior...and Feel Great Again]]> 43866 Jeffrey E. Young, Ph.D., and Janet S. Klosko, Ph.D., show readers how to free themselves from negative life patterns. Written with compassion as well as clinical insight, this thought-provoking book guides readers through the process of identifying "life traps." For example, "Do you put the needs of others before your own? Are you drawn into relationships with people who are self-centered, cold to you, misunderstand you, or use you? Do you feel inadequate compared to people around you?" Followed by an engaging discussion that makes use of case studies, this book can help people change their lives by stopping the cycle of self-destruction.]]> 365 Jeffrey E. E. Young 0452272041 Mark 0 currently-reading 4.08 1993 Reinventing Your Life: The Breakthrough Program to End Negative Behavior...and Feel Great Again
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]]> Man’s Search for Meaning 4069 Man's Search for Meaning has become one of the most influential books in America; it continues to inspire us all to find significance in the very act of living.]]> 165 Viktor E. Frankl 080701429X Mark 5 audiobooks 4.38 1946 Man’s Search for Meaning
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average rating: 4.38
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rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage]]> 139069 The harrowing tale of British explorer Ernest Shackleton's 1914 attempt to reach the South Pole, one of the greatest adventure stories of the modern age.

In August 1914, polar explorer Ernest Shackleton boarded the Endurance became locked in an island of ice. Thus began the legendary ordeal of Shackleton and his crew of twenty-seven men. When their ship was finally crushed between two ice floes, they attempted a near-impossible journey over 850 miles of the South Atlantic's heaviest seas to the closest outpost of civilization.

In Endurance, the definitive account of Ernest Shackleton's fateful trip, Alfred Lansing brilliantly narrates the harrowing and miraculous voyage that has defined heroism for the modern age.

First edition: here.]]> 282 Alfred Lansing Mark 4 4.42 1959 Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage
author: Alfred Lansing
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average rating: 4.42
book published: 1959
rating: 4
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]]> Klara and the Sun 54120408
In Klara and the Sun, Kazuo Ishiguro looks at our rapidly changing modern world through the eyes of an unforgettable narrator to explore a fundamental question: what does it mean to love?]]> 303 Kazuo Ishiguro 059331817X Mark 0 currently-reading 3.71 2021 Klara and the Sun
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]]> <![CDATA[The Song of Significance: A New Manifesto for Teams]]> 83817473
The Song of Significance is a rousing contemplation on why it is the way it is, why it’s gotten so bad, what all of us–especially leaders–can do to make it better.

Economic instability and the rise of remote work have left us disconnected and disengaged. Alarmed managers are responding with harsh top-down edicts, layoffs, surveillance and mandatory meetings. Workers are responding by quiet quitting and working their wage. But it doesn't have to be this way.

Through 144 provocative stanzas, legendary business author Seth Godin gets to the heart of what ails us; he shows what’s really at the root of these trends, and challenges us to do better in ways that matter.

The choice is simple. We can endure the hangover of industrial capitalism, keep treating people as disposable, and join in the AI-fueled race to the bottom. Or we come together to build a significant organization that enrolls, empowers, and trusts everyone to deliver their best work, no matter where they are.

This is a book to share with bosses and co-workers, to discuss and put to action. No matter what our role, it’s within our power to change. Because, as Godin writes, “Humans aren’t a resource. They are the point.”]]> 208 Seth Godin 0593715543 Mark 0 gave-up, to-read 3.76 2023 The Song of Significance: A New Manifesto for Teams
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]]> Turning Pro 14912777 148 Steven Pressfield Mark 0 4.14 2012 Turning Pro
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]]> <![CDATA[The Neil Gaiman Reader: Selected Fiction]]> 50358085 An outstanding array�52 pieces in all�of selected fiction from the multiple-award-winning, #1 New York Times bestselling author Neil Gaiman, curated by his readers around the world, and introduced with a foreword by Booker Prize-winning author Marlon James

Spanning Gaiman’s career to date, TheNeil Gaiman Reader: Selected Fiction is a captivating collection from one of the world’s most beloved writers, chosen by those who know his work best: his devoted readers.

A brilliant representation of Gaiman's groundbreaking, entrancing, endlessly imaginative fiction, this captivating volume includes excerpts from each of his five novels for adults �Neverwhere, Stardust, American Gods, Anansi Boys, and The Ocean at the End of the Lane—and nearly fifty of his short stories.

Impressive in its depth and range, TheNeil Gaiman Reader: Selected Fiction is both an entryway to Gaiman’s oeuvre and a literary trove Gaiman fans old and new will return to many times over.]]> 752 Neil Gaiman 006303185X Mark 0 4.46 2020 The Neil Gaiman Reader: Selected Fiction
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]]> <![CDATA[Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Collection]]> 43784750 2188 Arthur Conan Doyle 9897787720 Mark 0 4.60 Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Collection
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]]> <![CDATA[The House at Pooh Corner (Winnie-the-Pooh, #2)]]> 776407 180 A.A. Milne 0525444440 Mark 4 4.37 1928 The House at Pooh Corner (Winnie-the-Pooh, #2)
author: A.A. Milne
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average rating: 4.37
book published: 1928
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[Death on the Nile (Hercule Poirot, #18)]]> 54110717 Beloved detective Hercule Poirot embarks on a journey to Egyptin one of Agatha Christie’s most famous mysteries.

The tranquility of a luxury cruise along the Nile was shattered by the discovery that Linnet Ridgeway had been shot through the head. She was young, stylish, and beautiful. A girl who had everything . . . until she lost her life.

Hercule Poirot recalled an earlier outburst by a fellow passenger: “I’d like to put my dear little pistol against her head and just press the trigger.� Yet under the searing heat of the Egyptian sun, nothing is ever quite what it seems.

A sweeping mystery of love, jealousy, and betrayal,Death on the Nileis one of Christie’s most legendary and timeless works.

]]> 343 Agatha Christie Mark 0 4.26 1937 Death on the Nile (Hercule Poirot, #18)
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]]> <![CDATA[Momentous Events in the Life of a Cactus (Life of a Cactus, #2)]]> 43484021 “High School. Two words that struck fear into the heart of every armless middle schooler I knew. Which was me. And like two people online.�

The sequel to Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus follows Aven Green as she confronts yet another challenge: high school.
Just as Aven starts to feel comfortable in Stagecoach Pass, with her friends and schoolmates accustomed to her lack of “armage,� everything changes once again. She’s about to begin high school. . . with 2,300 new kids to stare at her. And no matter how much Aven tries to play it cool, nothing prepares her for the reality. In a year filled with confusion, humiliation, fears, loss, and just maybe love, can Aven manage to stay true to herself?]]> 310 Dusti Bowling 1454933291 Mark 0 to-read 4.29 2019 Momentous Events in the Life of a Cactus (Life of a Cactus, #2)
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]]> Ink Blood Sister Scribe 62854842 In this spellbinding debut novel, two estranged half-sisters tasked with guarding their family's library of magical books must work together to unravel a deadly secret at the heart of their collection--a tale of familial loyalty and betrayal, and the pursuit of magic and power.

For generations, the Kalotay family has guarded a collection of ancient and rare books. Books that let a person walk through walls or manipulate the elements--books of magic that half-sisters Joanna and Esther have been raised to revere and protect.

All magic comes with a price, though, and for years the sisters have been separated. Esther has fled to a remote base in Antarctica to escape the fate that killed her own mother, and Joanna's isolated herself in their family home in Vermont, devoting her life to the study of these cherished volumes. But after their father dies suddenly while reading a book Joanna has never seen before, the sisters must reunite to preserve their family legacy. In the process, they'll uncover a world of magic far bigger and more dangerous than they ever imagined, and all the secrets their parents kept hidden; secrets that span centuries, continents, and even other libraries . . .]]> 416 Emma Törzs 0063253461 Mark 0 audiobooks 3.98 2023 Ink Blood Sister Scribe
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]]> <![CDATA[The City on the Edge of Forever Teleplay]]> 30152899
TELEPLAY
Captain James T. Kirk - John Rubinstein
Mr. Spock - Scott Brick
Edith Keeler - Jean Smart
The Guardian of Forever - Stefan Rudnicki
The Trooper - Harlan Ellison
Dr. McCoy/The Orator - Richard Gilliland
Beckwith - Richard McGonagle
LeBeque - Alex Hyde-White
Janice Rand - Judy Young
The Cook - Jim Meskimen
The Janitor/Renegade - Paul Boehmer
Transporter Chief - Larry Nemecek
Crew Member - Veronica Scott
Tricorder - Gabrielle de Cuir

THE AFTERWORDS
PETER DAVID - Stefan Rudnicki
D.C. FONTANA - D. C. Fontana
DAVID GERROLD - David Gerrold
DeFOREST KELLEY - Richard Gilliland
WALTER KOENIG - Stefan Rudnicki
LEONARD NIMOY - LeVar Burton]]> Harlan Ellison Mark 5 I'd always meant to read more of Harlan Ellison's work. But I didn't actually get around to it until after his death in June 2018. I'd only heard about the famed controversy surrounding _City on the Edge of Forever_.
If you’re a Star Trek fan or interested in some o the history around the original series then there’s a lot to like about this audiobook.
But I can easily imagine a number of reasons for not liking this; chiefly the 80-page introductory essay as narrated by the then ~82-year-old Harlan Ellison in a full voice-cracking spittle-flying rant. However, if you goal is to understand what I’ll call a “Harlan Ellison experience� then this audiobook is for you! Run, don’t walk, to your headphones!]]> 3.53 1977 The City on the Edge of Forever Teleplay
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I purchased and listened to the audio version of this teleplay with the accompany interviews from Audible.
I'd always meant to read more of Harlan Ellison's work. But I didn't actually get around to it until after his death in June 2018. I'd only heard about the famed controversy surrounding _City on the Edge of Forever_.
If you’re a Star Trek fan or interested in some o the history around the original series then there’s a lot to like about this audiobook.
But I can easily imagine a number of reasons for not liking this; chiefly the 80-page introductory essay as narrated by the then ~82-year-old Harlan Ellison in a full voice-cracking spittle-flying rant. However, if you goal is to understand what I’ll call a “Harlan Ellison experience� then this audiobook is for you! Run, don’t walk, to your headphones!
]]> <![CDATA[The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark]]> 17349
Casting a wide net through history and culture, Sagan examines and authoritatively debunks such celebrated fallacies of the past as witchcraft, faith healing, demons, and UFOs. And yet, disturbingly, in today's so-called information age, pseudoscience is burgeoning with stories of alien abduction, channeling past lives, and communal hallucinations commanding growing attention and respect. As Sagan demonstrates with lucid eloquence, the siren song of unreason is not just a cultural wrong turn but a dangerous plunge into darkness that threatens our most basic freedoms.]]> 459 Carl Sagan 0345409469 Mark 0 4.28 1995 The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark
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]]> The Complete Sherlock Holmes 34751498
"...it was reading the Sherlock Holmes stories as a boy that first turned me on to the power of writing and storytelling" (Stephen Fry)
Ever since he made his first appearance in A Study In Scarlet, Sherlock Holmes has enthralled and delighted millions of fans throughout the world. Now Audible is proud to present Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes, read by Stephen Fry. A lifelong fan of Doyle's detective fiction, Fry has narrated a striking collection of Sherlock Holmes mysteries, including four novels and four collections of short stories. And, exclusively for Audible, Stephen has written and narrated eight insightful, intimate and deeply personal introductions, one for each title.
He writes: "Popular fiction offers different kinds of superheroes to save the world by restoring order to the chaos, confusion and criminality of our times. Heroes with remarkable gifts are as in vogue now as they have been since they first appeared, perhaps even more in vogue. But although the very first one was launched in serial published form just like his masked and body-suited successors, it was not in DC or Marvel comic books that he made his appearance; rather it was in the sedate and respectable pages of Mrs Beeton's Christmas Annual in the mid-Victorian year 1887."
Stephen Fry is an English actor, screenwriter, author, playwright, journalist, comedian, television presenter, film director and all round national treasure. He is the acclaimed narrator of Douglas Adams' The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy and most recently recorded The Tales of Max Carrados for Audible Studios - a performance that earned Fry the accolade of "quite irresistible" from The Washington Post. Stephen has contributed columns and articles to newspapers and magazines, appears frequently on radio and has written four novels and three volumes of autobiography.
Chapter 1: Opening Credits and Introduction to A Study in Scarlet
Chapters 2-15: A Study in Scarlet
Chapter 16: Introduction to The Sign of Four
Chapters 17-28: The Sign of Four
Chapter 29: Introduction to The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Chapters 30-43: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Chapter 44: Introduction to The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
Chapters 45-56: The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
Chapter 57: Introduction to The Hound of the Baskervilles
Chapters 58-72: The Hound of the Baskervilles
Chapter 73: Introduction to The Return of Sherlock Holmes
Chapters 74-86: The Return of Sherlock Holmes
Chapter 87: Introduction to The Valley of Fear
Chapters 88-102: The Valley of Fear
Chapter 103: Introduction to His Last Bow
Chapters 104-112: His Last Bow
PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying reference material will be available in your Library section along with the audio.
Less]]> Arthur Conan Doyle Mark 0 4.53 1927 The Complete Sherlock Holmes
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]]> <![CDATA[The War of Art: Winning the Inner Creative Battle]]> 18620536
Resistance kicks everyone's butt—and the desire to defeat it is equally as universal. The War of Art identifies the enemy that every one of us must face, outlines a battle plan to conquer this internal foe, then pinpoints just how to achieve the greatest success. Though it was written for writers, it has been embraced by business entrepreneurs, actors, dancers, painters, photographers, filmmakers, military service members and thousands of others around the world.

"As I closed The War of Art, I felt a surge of positive calm. I now know I can win this war. And if I can win, so can you." From the foreword by Robert McKee, screenwriting guru.

"[The War of Art] aims to help readers channel creative energy, unlock potential and overcome the fears that stop us from reaching our fullest potential. With courage, following the right formula and working hard, the book proposes that passion can be turned into purpose." - Ellen Degeneres book pick

"Resistance is the voice in the back of our head telling us to back off, be careful, go slow, compromise. . . . [Steve Pressfield is] the godfather of the resistance, the five-star general in the war against fear." - Seth Godin

"A vital gem . . . a kick in the ass." Esquire "I've never read a self help book that wasn't fatuous, obvious and unhelpful. Until The War of Art. It's amazingly cogent and smart on the psychology of creation. If I ever teach a writing course this would be one of the first books I'd assign, along with the letters of Flannery O'Connor." - Jay McInerney, author of Bright Lights, Big City and Brightness Falls

"Yes, The War of Art is hell. But Steven Pressfield is our Clausewitz who shows how you too can battle against The Four Horsemen of The Apologetic: sloth, inertia, rationalization and procrastination. Shakespeare, Rembrandt and Beethoven all are proof of what you can do with talent and General Pressfield." - Frank Deford, author and NPR commentator

"A marvelous help for anybody who has ever encountered the resistance of a blank page, an empty canvas or an unyielding musical scale." - Stan Berenstain, co-creator of The Berenstain Bears

Steven Pressfield is an historian, screenwriter, and the author of the historical novels Gates of Fire, Tides of War, Virtues of War, The Afghan Campaign, Killing Rommel, The Legend of Bagger Vance (made into the movie starring Matt Damon and Will Smith) and The War of Art. His books are included in the curriculum at West Point and the Naval Academy, and are on the Commandant's Reading List for the Marine Corps. His writing also appears on his blog� features his weekly "Writing Wednesdays" column, and the series "The Creative Process"]]> 108 Steven Pressfield 1607464330 Mark 0 4.15 2002 The War of Art: Winning the Inner Creative Battle
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]]> <![CDATA[The Letter, the Witch, and the Ring (Lewis Barnavelt, #3)]]> 19031765
Rose Rita and Mrs. Zimmermann set off on a trip to discover the meaning of the letter. A ransacked farmhouse, a missing ring, shadowy figures appearing in the night, and mysterious magic symbols are just the beginning as they are gradually drawn into a terrifying world of occult mysteries, where Mrs. Zimmermann's failing powers can't help them.]]> 123 John Bellairs 1101659734 Mark 0 4.12 1976 The Letter, the Witch, and the Ring (Lewis Barnavelt, #3)
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average rating: 4.12
book published: 1976
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]]> <![CDATA[The Wishing Spell (The Land of Stories, #1)]]> 19755850
The Land of Stories tells the tale of twins Alex and Conner. Through the mysterious powers of a cherished book of stories, they leave their world behind and find themselves in a foreign land full of wonder and magic where they come face-to-face with the fairy tale characters they grew up reading about.

But after a series of encounters with witches, wolves, goblins, and trolls alike, getting back home is going to be harder than they thought.]]> 454 Chris Colfer Mark 0 4.35 2012 The Wishing Spell (The Land of Stories, #1)
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average rating: 4.35
book published: 2012
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]]> <![CDATA[Basil in the Wild West (The Great Mouse Detective Book 4)]]> 30842545
In this case of the smiling smugglers, Basil is off to the Wild West. But this time the Sherlock Holmes of the mouse world takes on the Big Cheeses of American mouse crime!

Basil’s first stop is New Mexico, where a notorious gang of smiling smugglers is holed up with their ruthless leader, JJ, who is trying to set up his own superstate with the profits from his ill-gotten gains!

Then, Basil heads to the Grand Canyon, to solve the mystery of “The Thing� that is terrifying guests at The Hathaway Hotel. Basil’s number-one suspect is Monterey Jack, one of America’s Most Wanted mouse outlaws, a wily and dangerous foe! Basil, his faithful companion Dr. Dawson, and their loyal pony from CLOPS (Cheese Lovers Official Pony Service) take off for the burning desert chase. Everyone calls it Mission Impossible. Has the genius detective finally met his match?]]> 113 Eve Titus Mark 0 3.81 1982 Basil in the Wild West (The Great Mouse Detective Book 4)
author: Eve Titus
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average rating: 3.81
book published: 1982
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]]> <![CDATA[Basil and the Cave of Cats (The Great Mouse Detective Book 2)]]> 30208361
Basil the mouse detective sets off on a journey to solve one of the greatest mysteries of mousedom: Do miniature cats exist? Leading mouse scientists aren’t certain, but they believe that answers can be found in India.

As Basil sets sail for the Far East—and the lost island of Kataarh—danger stalks him at every turn. Will Basil successfully unravel the mystery of these mini-cats and their mouse king?]]> 113 Eve Titus Mark 0 gave-up 3.87 1971 Basil and the Cave of Cats (The Great Mouse Detective Book 2)
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average rating: 3.87
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]]> Spin (Spin, #1) 910863
One night in October when he was ten years old, Tyler Dupree stood in his back yard and watched the stars go out. They all flared into brilliance at once, then disappeared, replaced by a flat, empty black barrier. He and his best friends, Jason and Diane Lawton, had seen what became known as the Big Blackout. It would shape their lives.

The effect is worldwide. The sun is now a featureless disk--a heat source, rather than an astronomical object. The moon is gone, but tides remain. Not only have the world's artificial satellites fallen out of orbit, their recovered remains are pitted and aged, as though they'd been in space far longer than their known lifespans. As Tyler, Jason, and Diane grow up, space probe reveals a bizarre The barrier is artificial, generated by huge alien artifacts. Time is passing faster outside the barrier than inside--more than a hundred million years per day on Earth. At this rate, the death throes of the sun are only about forty years in our future.

Jason, now a promising young scientist, devotes his life to working against this slow-moving apocalypse. Diane throws herself into hedonism, marrying a sinister cult leader who's forged a new religion out of the fears of the masses.

Earth sends terraforming machines to Mars to let the onrush of time do its work, turning the planet green. Next they send humans...and immediately get back an emissary with thousands of years of stories to tell about the settling of Mars. Then Earth's probes reveal that an identical barrier has appeared around Mars. Jason, desperate, seeds near space with self-replicating machines that will scatter copies of themselves outward from the sun--and report back on what they find.

Life on Earth is about to get much, much stranger.]]> 458 Robert Charles Wilson 076534825X Mark 5 audiobooks 4.02 2005 Spin (Spin, #1)
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average rating: 4.02
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rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[The Magicians (The Magicians, #1)]]> 6101718
Quentin Coldwater is brilliant but miserable. A senior in high school, he’s still secretly preoccupied with a series of fantasy novels he read as a child, set in a magical land called Fillory. Imagine his surprise when he finds himself unexpectedly admitted to a very secret, very exclusive college of magic in upstate New York, where he receives a thorough and rigorous education in the craft of modern sorcery.

He also discovers all the other things people learn in college: friendship, love, sex, booze, and boredom. Something is missing, though. Magic doesn’t bring Quentin the happiness and adventure he dreamed it would. After graduation he and his friends make a stunning discovery: Fillory is real. But the land of Quentin’s fantasies turns out to be much darker and more dangerous than he could have imagined. His childhood dream becomes a nightmare with a shocking truth at its heart.

At once psychologically piercing and magnificently absorbing, The Magicians boldly moves into uncharted literary territory, imagining magic as practiced by real people, with their capricious desires and volatile emotions. Lev Grossman creates an utterly original world in which good and evil aren’t black and white, love and sex aren’t simple or innocent, and power comes at a terrible price.]]> 402 Lev Grossman 0670020559 Mark 3 3.53 2009 The Magicians (The Magicians, #1)
author: Lev Grossman
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average rating: 3.53
book published: 2009
rating: 3
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I enjoyed this almost as much the 2nd time around.
]]> <![CDATA[Interesting Times (Discworld, #17)]]> 6567845 226 Terry Pratchett Mark 0 4.34 1994 Interesting Times (Discworld, #17)
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average rating: 4.34
book published: 1994
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]]> <![CDATA[Interesting Times: Adapted for the Stage by Stephen Briggs (Modern Plays)]]> 20701123


The Discworld's most inept wizard has been sent from Unseen University in Ankh-Morpork to the oppressive Agatean Empire to help some well-intentioned rebels overthrow the Emperor.

He's assisted by toy-rabbit-wielding rebels, an army of terracotta warriors, a tax gatherer and a group of seven very elderly barbarian heroes lead by Cohen the Barbarian. Opposing him, though, is the evil and manipulative Lord Hong and his army of 750,000 men.

Oh...Rincewind is also aided by Twoflower - Discworld's first tourist and the author of a subversive book, about his visit to Ankh-Morpork, which has inspired the rebels in their struggle for freedom.

The book is called "What I Did On My Holidays".

"One of the funniest authors alive" Independent


]]> 114 Stephen Briggs Mark 0 4.22 1995 Interesting Times: Adapted for the Stage by Stephen Briggs (Modern Plays)
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average rating: 4.22
book published: 1995
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]]> <![CDATA[The Color of Magic (Discworld, #1)]]> 36506438 293 Terry Pratchett Mark 0 4.03 1983 The Color of Magic (Discworld, #1)
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average rating: 4.03
book published: 1983
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Warriors, Volume 4: The Rise of Scourge]]> 27781574 When kittypet Tiny crosses paths with some wild forest cats defending their territory, he is left with scars—and a bitter, deep-seated grudge. As his reputation grows among the strays and loners that live in the dirty brick alleyways of Twolegplace, he changes his name to Scourge and puts everything about his old life behind him—except his deadly desire for revenge.

]]> 112 Erin Hunter 0062472240 Mark 4 4.66 2008 Warriors, Volume 4: The Rise of Scourge
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average rating: 4.66
book published: 2008
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[The Figure in the Shadows (Lewis Barnavelt, #2)]]> 19804566 102 John Bellairs 1101659696 Mark 3 4.10 1975 The Figure in the Shadows (Lewis Barnavelt, #2)
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average rating: 4.10
book published: 1975
rating: 3
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]]> Piranesi 52702097
There is one other person in the house—a man called The Other, who visits Piranesi twice a week and asks for help with research into A Great and Secret Knowledge. But as Piranesi explores, evidence emerges of another person, and a terrible truth begins to unravel, revealing a world beyond the one Piranesi has always known.]]> 246 Susanna Clarke Mark 0 4.24 2020 Piranesi
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average rating: 4.24
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]]> <![CDATA[The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twelfth Annual Collection]]> 19079752
Rounded out with a long list of honorable mentions and Gardner Dozois's entertaining summation of the year in science fiction, this remains the one book for every science fiction reader.

Contents
xi � Summation: 1994 � (1995) � essay by Gardner Dozois
1 � Forgiveness Day � [Yeowe and Werel � 2] � (1994) � novella by Ursula K. Le Guin
40 � The Remoras � [The Great Ship Universe] � (1994) � novelette by Robert Reed
65 � Nekropolis � (1994) � novelette by Maureen F. McHugh
93 � Margin of Error � (1994) � shortstory by Nancy Kress
98 � Cilia-of-Gold � (1994) � novelette by Stephen Baxter
118 � Going After Old Man Alabama � (1994) � shortstory by William Sanders
131 � Melodies of the Heart � (1994) � novella by Michael F. Flynn
206 � The Hole in the Hole � [Wilson Wu and Irving � 1] � (1994) � novelette by Terry Bisson
230 � Paris in June � (1994) � shortstory by Pat Cadigan
243 � Flowering Mandrake � (1994) � novelette by George Turner
273 � None So Blind � (1994) � shortstory by Joe Haldeman
281 � Cocoon � (1994) � novelette by Greg Egan
305 � Seven Views of Olduvai Gorge � [Birthright Universe] � (1994) � novella by Mike Resnick
343 � Dead Space for the Unexpected � (1994) � shortstory by Geoff Ryman
355 � Cri de Coeur � (1994) � novella by Michael Bishop
402 � The Sawing Boys � (1994) � novelette by Howard Waldrop
417 � The Matter of Seggri � (1994) � novelette by Ursula K. Le Guin
446 � Ylem � (1994) � novelette by Eliot Fintushel
465 � Asylum � (1994) � novella by Katharine Kerr
492 � Red Elvis � (1994) � novelette by Walter Jon Williams
507 � California Dreamer � (1994) � shortstory by Mary Rosenblum
520 � Split Light � (1994) � shortstory by Lisa Goldstein
531 � Les Fleurs Du Mal � [Biotech Revolution] � (1994) � novella by Brian Stableford
585 � Honorable Mentions: 1994 � (1995) � essay by Gardner Dozois]]> 1008 Gardner Dozois Mark 0 4.46 1995 The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twelfth Annual Collection
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]]> Methuselah's Children 175319 Stranger in a Strange Land and chronicled in Revolt in 2100, the United States of America at last fulfills the promise inherent in its first Revolution: for the first time in human history there is a nation with Liberty and Justice for All.

No one may seize or harm the person or property of another, or invade his privacy, or force him to do his bidding. Americans are fiercely proud of their re-won liberties and the blood it cost them: nothing could make them forswear those truths they hold self-evident. Nothing except the promise of immortality...]]> 276 Robert A. Heinlein 0671655973 Mark 2 4.00 1958 Methuselah's Children
author: Robert A. Heinlein
name: Mark
average rating: 4.00
book published: 1958
rating: 2
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]]> <![CDATA[The Very Best of the Best: 35 Years of the Year's Best Science Fiction]]> 39863372 The Very Best of the Best, legendary editor Gardner Dozois selects the finest short stories for this landmark collection.

Contents:
- The Potter of Bones / Eleanor Arnason
- Rogue Farm / Charles Stross
- The Little Goddess / Ian McDonald
- Dead Men Walking / Paul McAuley
- Tin Marsh / Michael Swanwick
- Good Mountain / Robert Reed
- Where the Golden Apples Grow / Kage Baker
- The Sledge-maker's Daughter / Alastair Reynolds
- Glory / Greg Egan
- Finisterra / David Moles
- The Illustrated Biography of Lord Grimm / Daryl Gregory
- Utriusque Cosmi / Robert Charles Wilson
- Events Preceding the Helvetican Renaissance / John Kessel
- Useless Things / Maureen McHugh
- Mongoose / Sarah Monette and Elizabeth Bear
- Hair / Adam Roberts
- The Things / Peter Watts
- The Emperor of Mars / Allen M. Steele
- Flower, Mercy, Needle, Chain / Yoon Ha Lee
- Martian Heart / John Barnes
- The Invasion of Venus / Stephen Baxter
- Weep for Day / Indrapramit Das
- The Girl-thing Who Went Out for Sushi / Pat Cadigan
- The Memcordist / Lavie Tidhar
- The Best We Can / Carrie Vaughn
- The Discovered Country / Ian R. MacLeod
- Pathways / Nancy Kress
- The Hand Is Quicker... / Elizabeth Bear
- Someday / James Patrick Kelly
- The Long Haul, From the Annals of Transportation, The Pacific Monthly, May 2009 / Ken Liu
- Three Cups of Grief, by Starlight / Aliette De Bodard
- Calved / Sam J. Miller
- Emergence / Gwyneth Jones
- Rates of Change / James S.A. Corey
- Jonas and the Fox / Rich Larson
- Kit: Some Assembly Required / Kathe Koja and Carter Scholz
- Winter Timeshare / Ray Nayler
- My English Name / R.S. Benedict

]]> 686 Gardner Dozois 125029620X Mark 3 3.70 2019 The Very Best of the Best: 35 Years of the Year's Best Science Fiction
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name: Mark
average rating: 3.70
book published: 2019
rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World]]> 41795733
Plenty of experts argue that anyone who wants to develop a skill, play an instrument, or lead their field should start early, focus intensely, and rack up as many hours of deliberate practice as possible. If you dabble or delay, you'll never catch up to the people who got a head start. But a closer look at research on the world's top performers, from professional athletes to Nobel laureates, shows that early specialization is the exception, not the rule.

David Epstein examined the world's most successful athletes, artists, musicians, inventors, forecasters and scientists. He discovered that in most fields--especially those that are complex and unpredictable--generalists, not specialists, are primed to excel. Generalists often find their path late, and they juggle many interests rather than focusing on one. They're also more creative, more agile, and able to make connections their more specialized peers can't see.

Provocative, rigorous, and engrossing, Range makes a compelling case for actively cultivating inefficiency. Failing a test is the best way to learn. Frequent quitters end up with the most fulfilling careers. The most impactful inventors cross domains rather than deepening their knowledge in a single area. As experts silo themselves further while computers master more of the skills once reserved for highly focused humans, people who think broadly and embrace diverse experiences and perspectives will increasingly thrive.]]> 339 David Epstein 0735214484 Mark 3 4.12 2019 Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World
author: David Epstein
name: Mark
average rating: 4.12
book published: 2019
rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[Storycraft: The Complete Guide to Writing Narrative Nonfiction (Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing)]]> 10140746 From the work of the New Journalists in the 1960s, to the New Yorker essays of John McPhee, Susan Orlean, Atul Gawande, and a host of others, to blockbuster book-length narratives such as Mary Roach’s Stiff or Erik Larson’s Devil in the White City, narrative nonfiction has come into its own. Yet writers looking for guidance on reporting and writing true stories have had few places to turn for advice. Now in Storycraft, Jack Hart, a former managing editor of the Oregonian who guided several Pulitzer Prize–winning narratives to publication, delivers what will certainly become the definitive guide to the methods and mechanics of crafting narrative nonfiction.

Hart covers what writers in this genre need to know, from understanding story theory and structure, to mastering point of view and such basic elements as scene, action, and character, to drafting, revising, and editing work for publication. Revealing the stories behind the stories, Hart brings readers into the process of developing nonfiction narratives by sharing tips, anecdotes, and recommendations he forged during his decades-long career in journalism. From there, he expands the discussion to other well-known writers to show the broad range of texts, styles, genres, and media to which his advice applies. With examples that draw from magazine essays, book-length nonfiction narratives, documentaries, and radio programs, Storycraft will be an indispensable resource for years to come.

]]> 266 Jack R. Hart 0226318141 Mark 4 4.24 2011 Storycraft: The Complete Guide to Writing Narrative Nonfiction (Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing)
author: Jack R. Hart
name: Mark
average rating: 4.24
book published: 2011
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[The Three-Body Problem (Remembrance of Earth’s Past, #1)]]> 20518872 472 Liu Cixin Mark 4 4.07 2006 The Three-Body Problem (Remembrance of Earth’s Past, #1)
author: Liu Cixin
name: Mark
average rating: 4.07
book published: 2006
rating: 4
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]]> 11.22.63 15739070
In 2011, Jake Epping, an English teacher from Lisbon Falls, Maine, sets out on an insane � and insanely possible � mission to prevent the Kennedy assassination.

Leaving behind a world of computers and mobile phones, he goes back to a time of big American cars and diners, of Lindy Hopping, the sound of Elvis, and the taste of root beer.

In this haunting world, Jake falls in love with Sadie, a beautiful high school librarian. And, as the ominous date of 11/22/63 approaches, he encounters a troubled loner named Lee Harvey Oswald...]]> 740 Stephen King Mark 3 4.36 2011 11.22.63
author: Stephen King
name: Mark
average rating: 4.36
book published: 2011
rating: 3
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]]> The Wine-Dark Sea 65514 452 Robert Aickman 0749301724 Mark 0 gave-up, to-read 4.10 1988 The Wine-Dark Sea
author: Robert Aickman
name: Mark
average rating: 4.10
book published: 1988
rating: 0
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My brother-in-law, whose recommendations I respect, told me that he'd acquired a copy of this book for me as a gift.
]]> <![CDATA[Slippage: Previously Precariously Poised, Uncollected Stories]]> 182544 Slippage simply presents recent, typical Ellison. In a word, masterful. The 21 stories in this 1997 collection, which is encased in black boxes, show Ellison at the height of his powers, with several of the stories (no surprise here) major award-winners. Highlights include a black mind reader who pays a visit to a white serial killer, a husband who falls prey to a vampiric personal computer, and a love affair between a young man and a woman who may be more undead than alive. Perhaps even more fascinating are the painfully candid snapshots of autobiography running throughout the volume. Even if Ellison's unsettling fictions are not enough to dazzle you, his often bizarre life experiences as an author will still keep you compulsively turning the page like a polite voyeur. --Stanley Wiater

Contents:
The Man Who Rowed Christopher Columbus Ashore (1992)
Anywhere but Here, with Anybody but You (1996)
Crazy as a Soup Sandwich (1989)
Darkness upon the Face of the Deep (1991)
The Pale Silver Dollar of the Moon Pays Its Way and Makes Change: Version 1 (1997)
The Pale Silver Dollar of the Moon Pays Its Way and Makes Change: Version 2 (1994)
The Lingering Scent of Woodsmoke (1996)
The Museum on Cyclops Avenue (1995)
Go toward the Light (1996)
Mefisto in Onyx (1993)
Where I Shall Dwell in the Next World (1992)
Chatting with Anubis (1995)
The Few, the Proud (1989)
The Deadly "Nackles" Affair (1987) essay
Nackles (1964)
Nackles (1987)
Sensible City (1994)
The Dragon on the Bookshelf (1995) with Robert Silverberg
Keyboard (1995)
Jane Doe #112 (1990)
The Dreams a Nightmare Dreams (1997)
Pulling Hard Time (1995)
Scartaris, June 28th (1990)
She's a Young Thing and Cannot Leave Her Mother (1988)
Midnight in the Sunken Cathedral (1995)]]> 352 Harlan Ellison 0395924820 Mark 3 4.11 1997 Slippage: Previously Precariously Poised, Uncollected Stories
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rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[Sundiver (The Uplift Saga, #1)]]> 714372
David Brin's Uplift novels are among the most thrilling, highly regarded works of contemporary science fiction. Beginning with Sundiver, Brin provides an intriguing exploration of humanity's future in the universe. For nearly a billion years, every known sentient species in the universe has been the result of genetic and cultural guidance--or "uplifting"--by a previously uplifted patron race. Then humans are discovered. Having already uplifted chimps and dolphins, humanity clearly qualifies as an intelligent species, but did they actually evolve their own intelligence, or did some mysterious patron race begin the process, then suddenly abandon Earth? The answer to this mystery might be as close as our own sun, but it will take a daring dive into its fiery interior to know for sure. Sundiver begins David Brin's thoughtful, exhilarating exploration of a future filled with an imaginative array of strange alien races, dazzling scientific achievements, and age-old enigmas. Narrator George Wilson gives a strong, enthusiastic voice to Brin's search for humanity's destiny in the cosmic order of life.]]> 13 David Brin 0788753304 Mark 1
The protagonist in this book, Jacob, is tedious and unbelievable. The author builds him up as a world-weary, zen, super scientist, martial-artist with a Mr. Hyde-like split personality that he needs keep in check.

Al the other characters in this book are diminutive to Jacob.

The women in the novel are little better than 2-dimensional window dressing. Of course, the female captain of the Sundiver spaceship is fit, tough, incredibly attractive, lascivious and unapproachable. And, of course, it's only a matter of time before she let's down her guard and buries her head in Jacob's shoulder.

I don't know David Brin's story, but Sundiver leaves me thinking that the author has a serious ego deficit that he needs to compensate for with his heros.

I decided to read this in preparation to read Startide Rising, which won the 1983 Hugo award for best novel. Unless I hear differently, I may very skip that one.

]]> 2.54 1980 Sundiver (The Uplift Saga, #1)
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average rating: 2.54
book published: 1980
rating: 1
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I really disliked this book. This may have been due in part that I listened to the audible edition and I'm not a fan of George Wilson as a narrator.

The protagonist in this book, Jacob, is tedious and unbelievable. The author builds him up as a world-weary, zen, super scientist, martial-artist with a Mr. Hyde-like split personality that he needs keep in check.

Al the other characters in this book are diminutive to Jacob.

The women in the novel are little better than 2-dimensional window dressing. Of course, the female captain of the Sundiver spaceship is fit, tough, incredibly attractive, lascivious and unapproachable. And, of course, it's only a matter of time before she let's down her guard and buries her head in Jacob's shoulder.

I don't know David Brin's story, but Sundiver leaves me thinking that the author has a serious ego deficit that he needs to compensate for with his heros.

I decided to read this in preparation to read Startide Rising, which won the 1983 Hugo award for best novel. Unless I hear differently, I may very skip that one.


]]> <![CDATA[The Hand of Oberon (The Chronicles of Amber, #4)]]> 116982 188 Roger Zelazny Mark 4 4.21 1976 The Hand of Oberon (The Chronicles of Amber, #4)
author: Roger Zelazny
name: Mark
average rating: 4.21
book published: 1976
rating: 4
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Classic fantasy from Roger Zelazny written in the 1970s still holds the test of time.
]]> <![CDATA[#iPadOnly. The first real post-PC Book: How to use your iPad to work and playand everything in between]]> 18208230 224 Augusto Pinaud 1490599770 Mark 0 3.50 2013 #iPadOnly. The first real post-PC Book: How to use your iPad to work and playand everything in between
author: Augusto Pinaud
name: Mark
average rating: 3.50
book published: 2013
rating: 0
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]]> Cat's Cradle 11828537 Same ISBN as this.

Cat’s Cradle is Kurt Vonnegut’s satirical commentary on modern man and his madness. An apocalyptic tale of this planet’s ultimate fate, it features a midget as the protagonist, a complete, original theology created by a calypso singer, and a vision of the future that is at once blackly fatalistic and hilariously funny. A book that left an indelible mark on an entire generation of readers, Cat’s Cradle is one of the twentieth century’s most important works—and Vonnegut at his very best]]> 287 Kurt Vonnegut Jr. Mark 0 4.01 1963 Cat's Cradle
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]]> Cosmos 55030
The book also explores spacecraft missions of discovery of the nearby planets, the research in the Library of ancient Alexandria, the human brain, Egyptian hieroglyphics, the origin of life, the death of the Sun, the evolution of galaxies and the origins of matter, suns and worlds.

Sagan retraces the fifteen billion years of cos-mic evolution that have transformed matter into life and consciousness, enabling the Cosmos to wonder about itself. He considers the latest findings on life elsewhere and how we might communicate with the beings of other worlds.

Cosmos is the story of our long journey of discovery and the forces and individuals who helped to shape modern science, including Democritus, Hypatia, Kepler, Newton, Huy-gens, Champollion, Lowell and Humason. Sagan looks at our planet from an extra-terrestrial vantage point and sees a blue jewel-like world, inhabited by a lifeform that is just beginning to discover its own unity and to ven-ture into the vast ocean of space.]]> 384 Carl Sagan 0375508325 Mark 3 4.39 1980 Cosmos
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average rating: 4.39
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rating: 3
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I have the utmost respect for Carl Sagan and his work. I recommend this book without reservation. It's a wonderful primer (as well as reminder) on a history of science. As of my reading (August 2018) I find the final few chapters resonate strongly in our current political climate where it feels like we're indulging more of our lizard than our mammal-natures.
]]> <![CDATA[The Strange Case of the Alchemist's Daughter (The Extraordinary Adventures of the Athena Club, #1)]]> 34728925
But her hunt leads her to Hyde’s daughter, Diana, a feral child left to be raised by nuns. With the assistance of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, Mary continues her search for the elusive Hyde, and soon befriends more women, all of whom have been created through terrifying experimentation: Beatrice Rappaccini, Catherin Moreau, and Justine Frankenstein.

When their investigations lead them to the discovery of a secret society of immoral and power-crazed scientists, the horrors of their past return. Now it is up to the monsters to finally triumph over the monstrous.]]> 402 Theodora Goss 1534409637 Mark 3 3.81 2017 The Strange Case of the Alchemist's Daughter (The Extraordinary Adventures of the Athena Club, #1)
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average rating: 3.81
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rating: 3
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I heard about this book from a podcast that announced it as one of this year's Nebula awards nominees. As a Sherlock Holmes, H.G. Wells, and other Victorian Era literature this was a natural choice for me. I wouldn't describe it as a perfect novel. But I enjoyed it.
]]> Thinking, Fast and Slow 11468377 Thinking, Fast and Slow, Kahneman takes us on a groundbreaking tour of the mind and explains the two systems that drive the way we think. System 1 is fast, intuitive, and emotional; System 2 is slower, more deliberative, and more logical. Kahneman exposes the extraordinary capabilities—and also the faults and biases—of fast thinking, and reveals the pervasive influence of intuitive impressions on our thoughts and behavior. The impact of loss aversion and overconfidence on corporate strategies, the difficulties of predicting what will make us happy in the future, the challenges of properly framing risks at work and at home, the profound effect of cognitive biases on everything from playing the stock market to planning the next vacation—each of these can be understood only by knowing how the two systems work together to shape our judgments and decisions.

Engaging the reader in a lively conversation about how we think, Kahneman reveals where we can and cannot trust our intuitions and how we can tap into the benefits of slow thinking. He offers practical and enlightening insights into how choices are made in both our business and our personal lives—and how we can use different techniques to guard against the mental glitches that often get us into trouble. Thinking, Fast and Slow will transform the way you think about thinking.]]> 499 Daniel Kahneman 0374275637 Mark 0 on-hold, to-read 4.17 2011 Thinking, Fast and Slow
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average rating: 4.17
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]]> The Word for World Is Forest 276767 160 Ursula K. Le Guin Mark 0 to-read 4.06 1972 The Word for World Is Forest
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]]> <![CDATA[The Dispossessed: An Ambiguous Utopia]]> 13651 387 Ursula K. Le Guin Mark 0 4.24 1974 The Dispossessed: An Ambiguous Utopia
author: Ursula K. Le Guin
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average rating: 4.24
book published: 1974
rating: 0
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Having recently finished _The Left Hand of Darkness_ I am inspired to read the other books in the Hainish Cycle.
]]> <![CDATA[The Oxford Book of Fantasy Stories (Oxford Books of Prose)]]> 564206 trolls and werewolves, sorcerers and dragons--that have long been a part of the human psyche. The authors of these marvelous tales draw upon a deep well of images, characters, and landscapes with great imagination and subtlety. Featuring writers as diverse as John Buchan and Mervyn Peake, Angela
Carter and Terry Pratchett, this is an anthology for the newcomer and dedicated fan alike.]]> 522 Tom Shippey 0192803824 Mark 4 3.79 1994 The Oxford Book of Fantasy Stories (Oxford Books of Prose)
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average rating: 3.79
book published: 1994
rating: 4
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I didn't love all of the stories. But there were a gems in the collection from Robert E. Howard, Fritz Leiber, Larry Niven, and Terry Pratchett.
]]> The Left Hand of Darkness 18423 The Left Hand of Darkness tells the story of a lone human emissary to Winter, an alien world whose inhabitants spend most of their time without a gender. His goal is to facilitate Winter's inclusion in a growing intergalactic civilization. But to do so he must bridge the gulf between his own views and those of the completely dissimilar culture that he encounters.

Embracing the aspects of psychology, society, and human emotion on an alien world, The Left Hand of Darkness stands as a landmark achievement in the annals of intellectual science fiction.]]> 304 Ursula K. Le Guin Mark 4 4.11 1969 The Left Hand of Darkness
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average rating: 4.11
book published: 1969
rating: 4
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There's a reason this book won the Hugo Award back when it was published in 1969.
]]> <![CDATA[La Belle Sauvage (The Book of Dust, #1)]]> 34128219
Malcolm's father runs an inn called the Trout, on the banks of the river Thames, and all of Oxford passes through its doors. Malcolm and his dæmon, Asta, routinely overhear news and gossip, and the occasional scandal, but during a winter of unceasing rain, Malcolm catches wind of something new: intrigue.

He finds a secret message inquiring about a dangerous substance called Dust--and the spy it was intended for finds him.

When she asks Malcolm to keep his eyes open, Malcolm sees suspicious characters everywhere; Lord Asriel, clearly on the run; enforcement agents from the Magisterium; an Egyptian named Coram with warnings just for Malcolm; and a beautiful woman with an evil monkey for a dæmon. All are asking about the same thing: a girl--just a baby--named Lyra.

Lyra is the kind of person who draws people in like magnets. And Malcolm will brave any danger, and make shocking sacrifices, to bring her safely through the storm.]]> 449 Philip Pullman 0375815309 Mark 3 4.11 2017 La Belle Sauvage (The Book of Dust, #1)
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average rating: 4.11
book published: 2017
rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian (Conan the Cimmerian, #1)]]> 33482
Poem and first 13 tales, in order written, plus Miscellanea drafts, notes, maps by author.
Cimmeria poem
1 The Phoenix on the Sword 1932
2 The Frost-Giant's Daughter 1976
3 The God in the Bowl 1952
4 The Tower of the Elephant 1933
5 The Scarlet Citadel 1933
6 Queen of the Black Coast 1934
7 Black Colossus 1933
8 Iron Shadows in the Moon 1934
9 Xuthal of the Dusk 1933
10 The Pool of the Black One 1933
11 Rogues in the House 1934
12 The Vale of Lost Women 1967
13 The Devil in Iron 1934]]> 496 Robert E. Howard 0345483855 Mark 3 4.17 2002 The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian (Conan the Cimmerian, #1)
author: Robert E. Howard
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average rating: 4.17
book published: 2002
rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O. (D.O.D.O., #1)]]> 32075825
When Melisande Stokes, an expert in linguistics and languages, accidently meets military intelligence operator Tristan Lyons in a hallway at Harvard University, it is the beginning of a chain of events that will alter their lives and human history itself. The young man from a shadowy government entity approaches Mel, a low-level faculty member, with an incredible offer. The only condition: she must sign a nondisclosure agreement in return for the rather large sum of money.

Tristan needs Mel to translate some very old documents, which, if authentic, are earth-shattering. They prove that magic actually existed and was practiced for centuries. But the arrival of the scientific revolution and the Age of Enlightenment weakened its power and endangered its practitioners. Magic stopped working altogether in 1851, at the time of the Great Exhibition at London’s Crystal Palace—the world’s fair celebrating the rise of industrial technology and commerce. Something about the modern world "jams" the "frequencies" used by magic, and it’s up to Tristan to find out why.

And so the Department of Diachronic Operations—D.O.D.O. —gets cracking on its real mission: to develop a device that can bring magic back, and send Diachronic Operatives back in time to keep it alive . . . and meddle with a little history at the same time. But while Tristan and his expanding operation master the science and build the technology, they overlook the mercurial—and treacherous—nature of the human heart.

Written with the genius, complexity, and innovation that characterize all of Neal Stephenson’s work and steeped with the down-to-earth warmth and humor of Nicole Galland’s storytelling style, this exciting and vividly realized work of science fiction will make you believe in the impossible, and take you to places—and times—beyond imagining.]]> 752 Neal Stephenson 0062409166 Mark 0 3.81 2017 The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O. (D.O.D.O., #1)
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I enjoyed reading this book despite its odd combination of science fiction and fantasy genre elements.
]]> Artemis 34928122
Well, sort of. Life on Artemis, the first and only city on the moon, is tough if you're not a rich tourist or an eccentric billionaire. So smuggling in the occasional harmless bit of contraband barely counts, right? Not when you've got debts to pay and your job as a porter barely covers the rent.

Everything changes when Jazz sees the chance to commit the perfect crime, with a reward too lucrative to turn down. But pulling off the impossible is just the start of her problems, as she learns that she's stepped square into a conspiracy for control of Artemis itself—and that now, her only chance at survival lies in a gambit even riskier than the first.]]> 305 Andy Weir 0553448129 Mark 2 3.66 2017 Artemis
author: Andy Weir
name: Mark
average rating: 3.66
book published: 2017
rating: 2
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]]> <![CDATA[Murder on the Orient Express (Hercule Poirot, #10)]]> 853510
One of the passengers is none other than detective Hercule Poirot. On vacation.

Isolated and with a killer on board, Poirot must identify the murderer—in case he or she decides to strike again.]]> 274 Agatha Christie 0007119313 Mark 3 4.22 1934 Murder on the Orient Express (Hercule Poirot, #10)
author: Agatha Christie
name: Mark
average rating: 4.22
book published: 1934
rating: 3
read at: 2017/08/31
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]]> <![CDATA[Winnie-the-Pooh (Winnie-the-Pooh, #1)]]> 99107 161 A.A. Milne 0525467564 Mark 0 4.37 1926 Winnie-the-Pooh (Winnie-the-Pooh, #1)
author: A.A. Milne
name: Mark
average rating: 4.37
book published: 1926
rating: 0
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]]> The Knowledge 33023854 290 Steven Pressfield Mark 3 4.05 The Knowledge
author: Steven Pressfield
name: Mark
average rating: 4.05
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rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[Resonate: Present Visual Stories that Transform Audiences]]> 7970507 Reveals the underlying story form of all great presentations that will not only create impact, but will move people to action Presentations are meant to inform, inspire, and persuade audiences. So why then do so many audiences leave feeling like they've wasted their time? All too often, presentations don't resonate with the audience and move them to transformative action.

Just as the author's first book helped presenters become visual communicators, Resonate helps you make a strong connection with your audience and lead them to purposeful action. The author's approach is simple: building a presentation today is a bit like writing a documentary. Using this approach, you'll convey your content with passion, persuasion, and impact.

Author has a proven track record, including having created the slides in Al Gore's Oscar-winning An Inconvenient Truth
Focuses on content development methodologies that are not only fundamental but will move people to action Upends the usual paradigm by making the audience the hero and the presenter the mentor Shows how to use story techniques of conflict and resolution Presentations don't have to be boring ordeals. You can make them fun, exciting, and full of meaning. Leave your audiences energized and ready to take action with Resonate.]]> 272 Nancy Duarte 0470632011 Mark 0 on-hold, to-read 4.11 2010 Resonate: Present Visual Stories that Transform Audiences
author: Nancy Duarte
name: Mark
average rating: 4.11
book published: 2010
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Making It All Work: Winning at the Game of Work and Business of Life]]> 3338850 286 David Allen 067001995X Mark 3
I don't know why I keep re-reading his stuff. I feel like I could give a David Allen speech from memory at this point.]]> 3.93 2003 Making It All Work: Winning at the Game of Work and Business of Life
author: David Allen
name: Mark
average rating: 3.93
book published: 2003
rating: 3
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Listening to the audio version from Audible for the nth time.

I don't know why I keep re-reading his stuff. I feel like I could give a David Allen speech from memory at this point.
]]> Born with Teeth 22875097
It was a lesson she would need. At twenty-two, just as her career was taking off, she became pregnant and gave birth to a daughter. Having already signed the adoption papers, she was allowed only a fleeting glimpse of her child. As her star continued to rise, her life became increasingly demanding and fulfilling, a whirlwind of passionate love affairs, life-saving friendships, and bone-crunching work. Through it all, Mulgrew remained haunted by the loss of her daughter, until, two decades later, she found the courage to face the past and step into the most challenging role of her life, both on and off screen.

We know Kate Mulgrew for the strong women she's played--Captain Janeway on Star Trek; the tough-as-nails "Red" on Orange is the New Black. Now, we meet the most inspiring and memorable character of all: herself. By turns irreverent and soulful, laugh-out-loud funny and heart-piercingly sad, BORN WITH TEETH is the breathtaking memoir of a woman who dares to live life to the fullest, on her own terms.
]]> 302 Kate Mulgrew 0316334316 Mark 3 3.90 2015 Born with Teeth
author: Kate Mulgrew
name: Mark
average rating: 3.90
book published: 2015
rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[Stories of Your Life and Others]]> 223380 ]]> 281 Ted Chiang 0330426648 Mark 0 4.28 2002 Stories of Your Life and Others
author: Ted Chiang
name: Mark
average rating: 4.28
book published: 2002
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate]]> 223379 60 Ted Chiang 1596061006 Mark 0 4.39 2007 The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate
author: Ted Chiang
name: Mark
average rating: 4.39
book published: 2007
rating: 0
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]]> The Secret History 29044 559 Donna Tartt 1400031702 Mark 0 to-read 4.17 1992 The Secret History
author: Donna Tartt
name: Mark
average rating: 4.17
book published: 1992
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity]]> 1633
* Apply the "do it, delegate it, defer it, drop it" rule to get your in-box to empty
* Reassess goals and stay focused in changing situations
* Plan projects as well as get them unstuck
* Overcome feelings of confusion, anxiety, and being overwhelmed
* Feel fine about what you're not doing

From core principles to proven tricks, Getting Things Done can transform the way you work, showing you how to pick up the pace without wearing yourself down.]]> 267 David Allen 0142000280 Mark 4
�

I think is a sort of book that speaks to you or not. if you're goal-oriented, maintain checklists, groove on productivity, and organization freal & all over the map with your projects then I'd liken this book & "Making It All Work" to the bible.

If you're normal person then maybe not so much.

I've listened to the audio version of this 3x already. Amen.

Suggested Resources: Merlin Mann's 43Folders.com, the David Allen company podcast & Omnifocus.]]> 4.00 2001 Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity
author: David Allen
name: Mark
average rating: 4.00
book published: 2001
rating: 4
read at: 2017/03/16
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I feel like it's time to give this book another listen to.

�

I think is a sort of book that speaks to you or not. if you're goal-oriented, maintain checklists, groove on productivity, and organization freal & all over the map with your projects then I'd liken this book & "Making It All Work" to the bible.

If you're normal person then maybe not so much.

I've listened to the audio version of this 3x already. Amen.

Suggested Resources: Merlin Mann's 43Folders.com, the David Allen company podcast & Omnifocus.
]]> Norse Mythology 30809689 Neil Gaiman has long been inspired by ancient mythology in creating the fantastical realms of his fiction. Now he turns his attention back to the source, presenting a bravura rendition of the great northern tales.

In Norse Mythology, Gaiman stays true to the myths in envisioning the major Norse pantheon: Odin, the highest of the high, wise, daring, and cunning; Thor, Odin’s son, incredibly strong yet not the wisest of gods; and Loki—son of a giant—blood brother to Odin and a trickster and unsurpassable manipulator.

Gaiman fashions these primeval stories into a novelistic arc that begins with the genesis of the legendary nine worlds and delves into the exploits of deities, dwarfs, and giants. Once, when Thor's hammer is stolen, Thor must disguise himself as a woman—difficult with his beard and huge appetite—to steal it back. More poignant is the tale in which the blood of Kvasir—the most sagacious of gods—is turned into a mead that infuses drinkers with poetry. The work culminates in Ragnarok, the twilight of the gods and rebirth of a new time and people.

Through Gaiman’s deft and witty prose emerge these gods with their fiercely competitive natures, their susceptibility to being duped and to duping others, and their tendency to let passion ignite their actions, making these long-ago myths breathe pungent life again.]]> 299 Neil Gaiman 039360909X Mark 3 4.10 2017 Norse Mythology
author: Neil Gaiman
name: Mark
average rating: 4.10
book published: 2017
rating: 3
read at: 2017/03/14
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]]> <![CDATA[The Handmaid’s Tale (The Handmaid's Tale, #1)]]> 38447
Funny, unexpected, horrifying, and altogether convincing, The Handmaid's Tale is at once scathing satire, dire warning, and tour de force.]]> 311 Margaret Atwood 038549081X Mark 0 to-read 4.15 1985 The Handmaid’s Tale (The Handmaid's Tale, #1)
author: Margaret Atwood
name: Mark
average rating: 4.15
book published: 1985
rating: 0
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]]> Codex 243145 348 Lev Grossman 015602859X Mark 0 to-read 3.02 2004 Codex
author: Lev Grossman
name: Mark
average rating: 3.02
book published: 2004
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Stiletto (The Checquy Files, #2)]]> 25695756
When secret organizations are forced to merge after years of enmity and bloodshed, only one person has the fearsome powers—and the bureaucratic finesse—to get the job done. Facing her greatest challenge yet, Rook Myfanwy Thomas must broker a deal between two bitter adversaries:

The Checquy—the centuries-old covert British organization that protects society from supernatural
threats, and�
The Grafters—a centuries-old supernatural threat.

But as bizarre attacks sweep London, threatening to sabotage negotiations, old hatreds flare. Surrounded by spies, only the Rook and two women, who absolutely hate each other, can seek out the culprits before they trigger a devastating otherworldly war.

STILETTO is a novel of preternatural diplomacy, paranoia, and snide remarks.]]> 583 Daniel O'Malley 0316228044 Mark 2 4.10 2016 Stiletto (The Checquy Files, #2)
author: Daniel O'Malley
name: Mark
average rating: 4.10
book published: 2016
rating: 2
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Compared to "The Rook" I thought this was a lesser novel. It was fine. But I doubt that will be reading this again or recommending it to my friends.
]]> <![CDATA[Smoke and Mirrors: Short Fiction and Illusions]]> 16790 Neil Gaiman, magic is no mere illusion... and anything is possible. In this, Gaiman's first book of short stories, his imagination and supreme artistry transform a mundane world into a place of terrible wonders -- a place where an old woman can purchase the Holy Grail at a thrift store, where assassins advertise their services in the Yellow Pages under "Pest Control," and where a frightened young boy must barter for his life with a mean-spirited troll living beneath a bridge by the railroad tracks. Explore a new reality -- obscured by smoke and darkness, yet brilliantly tangible -- in this extraordinary collection of short works by a master prestidigitator. It will dazzle your senses, touch your heart, and haunt your dreams.]]> 365 Neil Gaiman 0380789027 Mark 0 on-hold, to-read 4.03 1998 Smoke and Mirrors: Short Fiction and Illusions
author: Neil Gaiman
name: Mark
average rating: 4.03
book published: 1998
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[American Gods (American Gods, #1)]]> 4407
Together they embark on a profoundly strange journey across the heart of the USA, whilst all around them a storm of preternatural and epic proportions threatens to break.

Scary, gripping and deeply unsettling, American Gods takes a long, hard look into the soul of America. You'll be surprised by what - and who - it finds there...

This is the author's preferred text, never before published in the UK, and is about 12,000 words longer than the previous UK edition.

]]> 635 Neil Gaiman Mark 4 4.10 2001 American Gods (American Gods, #1)
author: Neil Gaiman
name: Mark
average rating: 4.10
book published: 2001
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[The Organized Mind: Thinking Straight in the Age of Information Overload]]> 18693669
The information age is drowning us with an unprecedented deluge of data. At the same time, we’re expected to make more—and faster—decisions about our lives than ever before. No wonder, then, that the average American reports frequently losing car keys or reading glasses, missing appointments, and feeling worn out by the effort required just to keep up.

But somehow some people become quite accomplished at managing information flow. In The Organized Mind , Daniel J. Levitin, PhD, uses the latest brain science to demonstrate how those people excel—and how readers can use their methods to regain a sense of mastery over the way they organize their homes, workplaces, and time.

With lively, entertaining chapters on everything from the kitchen junk drawer to health care to executive office workflow, Levitin reveals how new research into the cognitive neuroscience of attention and memory can be applied to the challenges of our daily lives. This Is Your Brain on Music showed how to better play and appreciate music through an understanding of how the brain works. The Organized Mind shows how to navigate the churning flood of information in the twenty-first century with the same neuroscientific perspective.]]> 528 Daniel J. Levitin 052595418X Mark 0 3.63 2014 The Organized Mind: Thinking Straight in the Age of Information Overload
author: Daniel J. Levitin
name: Mark
average rating: 3.63
book published: 2014
rating: 0
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I'm only on Chapter 2 but I can already tell that this is going to take another reading for things to sink it.
]]> The Dunwich Horror and Others 63213
ix · H.P. Lovecraft and His Work · August Derleth · in
10 · In the Vault · ss The Tryout Nov �25; Weird Tales Apr �32
19 · Pickman’s Model · ss Weird Tales Oct �27
33 · The Rats in the Walls · ss Weird Tales Mar �24
53 · The Outsider · ss Weird Tales Apr �26
60 · The Colour Out of Space · nv Amazing Sep �27
89 · The Music of Erich Zann · ss The National Amateur Mar �22; Weird Tales Nov �34
98 · The Haunter of the Dark · nv Weird Tales Dec �36
121 · The Picture in the House · ss The National Amateur Jul �19; Weird Tales Mar �37
130 · The Call of Cthulhu [Inspector Legrasse] · nv Weird Tales Feb �28
160 · The Dunwich Horror · nv Weird Tales Apr �29
203 · Cool Air · ss Tales of Magic and Mystery Mar �28; Weird Tales Jul �27
212 · The Whisperer in Darkness · na Weird Tales Aug �31
278 · The Terrible Old Man · vi The Tryout Jul �20; Weird Tales Aug �26
281 · The Thing on the Door-step · nv Weird Tales Jan �37
308 · The Shadow Over Innsmouth · na Visionary Press: Everett, PA, 1936; Weird Tales Jan �42
370 · The Shadow Out of Time · na Astounding Jun �36]]> 433 H.P. Lovecraft 0870540378 Mark 0 4.26 1929 The Dunwich Horror and Others
author: H.P. Lovecraft
name: Mark
average rating: 4.26
book published: 1929
rating: 0
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It's great to revisit one of the greats when Hallowen comes around.
]]> Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell 237939 After Mr. Norrell succeeds at his ambitious endeavor, he takes on a pupil, the charismatic Jonathan Strange, and together they begin to restore the sorry state of English magic. But a rift opens between these two allies, leading them to turn their magic on each other, and a darker, more sinister magic begins to reveal itself.



Clarke's ambitious epic is packed with twists and turns, as she leads readers through mysterious doorways, down magical pathways, and into other worlds. Filled with quirky characters and eerie places, it's frightening, moving, and very often witty. In her stunningly original and accomplished first novel, Susanna Clarke has created a completely convincing "historical" account magic's role in changing the course of history -- a work chock-full of the most fun a "smart" book has ever contained.

]]> 782 Susanna Clarke 0641690193 Mark 5 3.92 2004 Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
author: Susanna Clarke
name: Mark
average rating: 3.92
book published: 2004
rating: 5
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]]> The Soak 27410183 249 Patrick E. McLean Mark 3 4.24 The Soak
author: Patrick E. McLean
name: Mark
average rating: 4.24
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rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[Annihilation (Southern Reach, #1)]]> 17934530 Annihilation, the first volume of Jeff VanderMeer's Southern Reach Trilogy, we join the twelfth expedition.

The group is made up of four women: an anthropologist; a surveyor; a psychologist, the de facto leader; and our narrator, a biologist. Their mission is to map the terrain, record all observations of their surroundings and of one another, and, above all, avoid being contaminated by Area X itself.

They arrive expecting the unexpected, and Area X delivers—but it’s the surprises that came across the border with them and the secrets the expedition members are keeping from one another that change everything.]]> 195 Jeff VanderMeer 0374104093 Mark 2 3.80 2014 Annihilation (Southern Reach, #1)
author: Jeff VanderMeer
name: Mark
average rating: 3.80
book published: 2014
rating: 2
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Uncle. I will not be continuing the journey on this trilogy.
]]> <![CDATA[JavaScript: The Definitive Guide]]> 148050


Part I explains the core JavaScript language in detail. If you are new to JavaScript, it will teach you the language. If you are already a JavaScript programmer, Part I will sharpen your skills and deepen your understanding of the language.

Part II explains the scripting environment provided by web browsers, with a focus on DOM scripting with unobtrusive JavaScript. The broad and deep coverage of client-side JavaScript is illustrated with many sophisticated examples that demonstrate how to:



Part III is a complete reference for core JavaScript. It documents every class, object, constructor, method, function, property, and constant defined by JavaScript 1.5 and ECMAScript Version 3.

Part IV is a reference for client-side JavaScript, covering legacy web browser APIs, the standard Level 2 DOM API, and emerging standards such as the XMLHttpRequest object and the canvas tag.

More than 300,000 JavaScript programmers around the world have madethis their indispensable reference book for building JavaScript applications.

"A must-have reference for expert JavaScript programmers...well-organized and detailed."
-- Brendan Eich, creator of JavaScript]]> 994 David Flanagan 0596101996 Mark 0 gave-up, to-read 4.08 1996 JavaScript: The Definitive Guide
author: David Flanagan
name: Mark
average rating: 4.08
book published: 1996
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August]]> 20706317 405 Claire North 0316399620 Mark 4 4.02 2014 The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August
author: Claire North
name: Mark
average rating: 4.02
book published: 2014
rating: 4
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It's almost like it's set in the same universe as The Highlander.
]]> <![CDATA[Oryx and Crake (MaddAddam, #1)]]> 46756 Oryx and Crake is at once an unforgettable love story and a compelling vision of the future. Snowman, known as Jimmy before mankind was overwhelmed by a plague, is struggling to survive in a world where he may be the last human, and mourning the loss of his best friend, Crake, and the beautiful and elusive Oryx whom they both loved. In search of answers, Snowman embarks on a journey–with the help of the green-eyed Children of Crake–through the lush wilderness that was so recently a great city, until powerful corporations took mankind on an uncontrolled genetic engineering ride. Margaret Atwood projects us into a near future that is both all too familiar and beyond our imagining.]]> 389 Margaret Atwood Mark 3 4.01 2003 Oryx and Crake (MaddAddam, #1)
author: Margaret Atwood
name: Mark
average rating: 4.01
book published: 2003
rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[Are You Fully Charged?: The 3 Keys to Energizing Your Work and Life]]> 23493818 Are You Fully Charged? will challenge you to stop pursuing happiness and start creating meaning instead, lead you to rethink your daily interactions with the people who matter most, and show you how to put your own health first in order to be your best every day.]]> 240 Tom Rath 1939714036 Mark 3 3.72 2015 Are You Fully Charged?: The 3 Keys to Energizing Your Work and Life
author: Tom Rath
name: Mark
average rating: 3.72
book published: 2015
rating: 3
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]]> The Name of the Rose 119073 552 Umberto Eco 0156001314 Mark 4 4.13 1980 The Name of the Rose
author: Umberto Eco
name: Mark
average rating: 4.13
book published: 1980
rating: 4
read at: 2016/04/28
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]]> <![CDATA[The Ring of Solomon (Bartimaeus, #0.5)]]> 7640705
It is 950 B.C.E., and King Solomon rules Jerusalem with a steely hand; a hand on which gleams a magic ring of immense and unforgiving power. Solomon has just begun work on his marvelous temple, charging Khaba, a formidable magician in his royal court, to oversee its construction. The workforce is an ill-behaved bunch of demons, a particularly unruly djinni named Bartimaeus among them. True to form, Bartimaeus promptly gets kicked off the temple project and assigned the even more miserable task of hunting bandits in the desert. There he crosses paths with Asmira, a highly skilled and loyal captain of the Queen of Sheba’s guard, on a suicidal mission to save her country from Solomon’s imminent attack. Of course, Bartimaeus has no intention of helping her. That is, until Asmira makes him an offer he cannot refuse. . . .

A spellbinding addition to Jonathan Stroud’s New York Times bestselling Bartimaeus audiobooks, The Ring of Solomon brims with dazzling wit, unforgettable characters, and powerful themes of freedom and slavery, with or without magical bonds.]]> 13 Jonathan Stroud 0307738612 Mark 4 4.21 2010 The Ring of Solomon (Bartimaeus, #0.5)
author: Jonathan Stroud
name: Mark
average rating: 4.21
book published: 2010
rating: 4
read at: 2016/02/22
date added: 2016/02/23
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]]> Saga, Volume 1 18370511 168 Brian K. Vaughan 8865431296 Mark 0 4.25 2012 Saga, Volume 1
author: Brian K. Vaughan
name: Mark
average rating: 4.25
book published: 2012
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[The Big Sleep (Philip Marlowe, #1)]]> 2052
Librarian's note: this is an alternate cover edition.]]> 231 Raymond Chandler 0394758285 Mark 3 3.96 1939 The Big Sleep (Philip Marlowe, #1)
author: Raymond Chandler
name: Mark
average rating: 3.96
book published: 1939
rating: 3
read at: 2016/02/11
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]]> Colonel Sun (James Bond, #15) 391789 Kingsley Amis 0786120762 Mark 3 3.58 1968 Colonel Sun (James Bond, #15)
author: Kingsley Amis
name: Mark
average rating: 3.58
book published: 1968
rating: 3
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According to Wikipedia this is the first James Bond novel published in 1968 following Ian Fleming's death in 1964.
]]> Saga, Volume 5 25451555
Collects: Saga #25-30.]]> 152 Brian K. Vaughan 1632154382 Mark 3 4.40 2015 Saga, Volume 5
author: Brian K. Vaughan
name: Mark
average rating: 4.40
book published: 2015
rating: 3
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This is a weird but compelling comic book. Then again, I'm only a comic book novice.
]]> The Little Friend 775346
The setting is Alexandria, Mississippi, where one Mother’s Day a little boy named Robin Cleve Dufresnes was found hanging from a tree in his parents� yard. Twelve years later Robin’s murder is still unsolved and his family remains devastated. So it is that Robin’s sister Harriet - unnervingly bright, insufferably determined, and unduly influenced by the fiction of Kipling and Robert Louis Stevenson--sets out to unmask his killer. Aided only by her worshipful friend Hely, Harriet crosses her town’s rigid lines of race and caste and burrows deep into her family’s history of loss.]]> 624 Donna Tartt 1400031699 Mark 0 on-hold, to-read 3.47 2002 The Little Friend
author: Donna Tartt
name: Mark
average rating: 3.47
book published: 2002
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Practical Demonkeeping (Pine Cove, #1)]]> 33457 243 Christopher Moore 0060735422 Mark 0 3.84 1992 Practical Demonkeeping (Pine Cove, #1)
author: Christopher Moore
name: Mark
average rating: 3.84
book published: 1992
rating: 0
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date added: 2016/02/03
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Very enjoyable first effort by Christopher Moore.
]]> 10% Happier 18505796
Eventually Harris stumbled upon an effective way to rein in that voice, something he always assumed to be either impossible or useless: meditation, a tool that research suggests can do everything from lower your blood pressure to essentially rewire your brain. "10% Happier" takes readers on a ride from the outer reaches of neuroscience to the inner sanctum of network news to the bizarre fringes of America's spiritual scene, and leaves them with a takeaway that could actually change their lives.]]> 256 Dan Harris 0062265423 Mark 3 3.87 2014 10% Happier
author: Dan Harris
name: Mark
average rating: 3.87
book published: 2014
rating: 3
read at: 2016/01/19
date added: 2016/01/20
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]]> <![CDATA[Candy Freak: A Journey Through the Chocolate Underbelly of America]]> 16057739 Show More
Show Less]]> 266 Steve Almond 1422351300 Mark 3 3.61 2004 Candy Freak: A Journey Through the Chocolate Underbelly of America
author: Steve Almond
name: Mark
average rating: 3.61
book published: 2004
rating: 3
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]]> Octopussy 276537 96 Jim Lawrence 1840237430 Mark 3 3.65 1966 Octopussy
author: Jim Lawrence
name: Mark
average rating: 3.65
book published: 1966
rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[The Man With the Golden Gun (James Bond, #13)]]> 177193
In the aftermath of his brainwashing by the Soviets, Bond is given one last chance to win back M’s trust: terminate Scaramanga before he strikes MI6 again. Traveling to Jamaica under an assumed name, Bond manages to infiltrate Scaramanga’s organization and soon discovers that the hit man’s criminal ambitions have expanded to include arson, drug smuggling, and industrial sabotage. Worst of all for Bond, Scaramanga has a golden bullet inscribed with the numbers 007—and he’s eager to put it to use.

Under the heat of the Caribbean sun, Bond faces a seemingly impossible task: win a duel against the Man with the Golden Gun.]]> 208 Ian Fleming 014200328X Mark 0
My brother-in-law suggested that Ian Fleming got lazier in the later novels. After reading this one I agree.]]> 3.57 1965 The Man With the Golden Gun (James Bond, #13)
author: Ian Fleming
name: Mark
average rating: 3.57
book published: 1965
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Penultimate in the the Ian Fleming James Bond series.

My brother-in-law suggested that Ian Fleming got lazier in the later novels. After reading this one I agree.
]]> <![CDATA[Eat Move Sleep: How Small Choices Lead to Big Changes]]> 17465697 New York Times bestseller from Tom Rath, featuring a new assessment, personalized Eat Move Sleep Plan, and a host of online tools for individuals, groups, and organizations. Named to Apple iTunes Best of 2013 in Nonfiction and Health.

"Well written and scrupulously researched, this breezy guide lobbies for an all-encompassing approach to improving one's lifestyle...Rath's '30-Day Guide'...is clear and actionable." -Kirkusreview

From the author ofStrengthsFinder 2.0, How Full Is Your Bucket?, Strengths Based Leadership,andWellbeingcomes atransformative book and online application that will improve your health for years to come. While Tom's bestsellers on strengths and well-being have inspired more than 5 million people in the last decade,Eat Move Sleepreveals his greatest passion and expertise.Quietly managing a serious illness for more than 20 years, Tom has assembled a wide range of information on the impact of eating, moving, and sleeping. Written in his classic conversational style,Eat Move Sleepfeatures the most proven and practical ideas from his research. This remarkably quick read offers advice that is comprehensive yet simple and often counterintuitive but always credible.Eat Move Sleepwill help you make good decisions automatic -- in all three of these interconnected areas. With every bite you take, you will make better choices. You will move a lot more than you do today. And you will sleep better than you have in years.More than a book,Eat Move Sleepis a new way to live.
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I liked this. At the very least it has gotten be out the house and onto the treadmill twice this week. My wife and I are considering changes to our grocery list.

I'm planning on reading this book again to make note of other changes we might make in an attempt to live longer and more vibrantly.]]> 3.58 2013 Eat Move Sleep: How Small Choices Lead to Big Changes
author: Tom Rath
name: Mark
average rating: 3.58
book published: 2013
rating: 4
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I read one review that complained that this book offered nothing new that wasn't in other books. So what? Maybe *I* haven't read any of those *other* books.

I liked this. At the very least it has gotten be out the house and onto the treadmill twice this week. My wife and I are considering changes to our grocery list.

I'm planning on reading this book again to make note of other changes we might make in an attempt to live longer and more vibrantly.
]]> <![CDATA[You Only Live Twice (James Bond, #12)]]> 3761
The tragic end to James Bond’s last mission � courtesy of Ernst Stavro Blofeld � has left 007 a broken man and of little use to the British Secret Service.

At his wit’s end, M decides that the only way to snap his best agent out of his torpor is to send him on an impossible diplomatic mission to Japan. Bond’s contact there is the formidable Japanese spymaster Tiger Tanaka, who agrees to do business with the West if Bond will assassinate one of his enemies: a mysterious Swiss botanist named Dr. Guntram Shatterhand. Shatterhand is not who he seems, however, and his impregnable fortress � known to the locals as the ‘Castle of Death� � is a gauntlet of traps no gaijin has ever penetrated.

But through rigorous ninja training, and with some help from the beautiful and able Kissy Suzuki, Bond manages to gain access to Shatterhand’s lair. Inside lurks certain doom at the hands of 007’s bitterest foe � or a final chance to exact ultimate vengeance.]]> 272 Ian Fleming 0142003271 Mark 4 3.74 1964 You Only Live Twice (James Bond, #12)
author: Ian Fleming
name: Mark
average rating: 3.74
book published: 1964
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[On Her Majesty's Secret Service (James Bond, #11)]]> 3762 A Lancia Spyder with its hood down tore past him, cut in cheekily across his bonnet and pulled away, the sexy boom of its twin exhausts echoing back at him. It was a girl driving, a girl with a shocking pink scarf tied round her hair. And if there was one thing that set James Bond really moving, it was being passed at speed by a pretty girl.

When Bond rescues a beautiful, reckless girl from self-destruction, he finds himself with a lead on one of the most dangerous men in the world—Ernst Stavro Blofeld, the head of SPECTRE. In the snow-bound fastness of his Alpine base, Blofeld is conducting research that could threaten the safety of the world. To thwart the evil genius, Bond must get himself and the vital information he has gathered out of the base and keep away from SPECTRE’s agents.—ŷ�.]]> 259 Ian Fleming 0142003255 Mark 4 3.96 1963 On Her Majesty's Secret Service (James Bond, #11)
author: Ian Fleming
name: Mark
average rating: 3.96
book published: 1963
rating: 4
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This is a good one. Contains much of the Bond elements that you see in the films. I always liked the George Lazenby movie. The movie follows the book fairly closely.
]]> <![CDATA[The Spy Who Loved Me (James Bond, #10)]]> 18455
Vivienne Michel, a precocious French Canadian raised in the United Kingdom, seems a foreigner in every land. With only a supercharged Vespa and a handful of American dollars, she travels down winding roads into the pine forests of the Adirondacks. After stopping at the Dreamy Pines Motor Court and being coerced into caretaking at the vacant motel for the night, Viv opens the door to two armed mobsters and realizes being a woman alone is no easy task. But when a third stranger shows—a confident Englishman with a keen sense for sizing things up—the tables are turned.

Still reeling in the wake of Operation Thunderball, Bond had planned for his jaunt through the Adirondacks to be a period of rest before his return to Europe. But that all changes when his tire goes flat in front of a certain motel…]]> 198 Ian Fleming 0142003263 Mark 3 3.39 1962 The Spy Who Loved Me (James Bond, #10)
author: Ian Fleming
name: Mark
average rating: 3.39
book published: 1962
rating: 3
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]]> Thunderball (James Bond, #9) 177194
When a stranger arrives in the Bahamas, the locals barely turn their heads, seeing another ex-pat with money to burn at the casino tables. But James Bond has more than money on his mind: he's got less than a week to find two stolen atom bombs hidden among the coral reefs. While acting the playboy, Bond meets Domino, sultry plaything of secretive treasure hunter Emilio Largo. In getting close to this gorgeous Italian girl, Bond hopes to learn more about Largo's hidden operation ...]]> 258 Ian Fleming 0142003247 Mark 0 Getting more like the movies. 3.79 1961 Thunderball (James Bond, #9)
author: Ian Fleming
name: Mark
average rating: 3.79
book published: 1961
rating: 0
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Getting more like the movies.
]]> <![CDATA[For Your Eyes Only (James Bond, #8)]]> 314263
Now this sounds interesting: "Bond watched her as she reached the edge of the tables and came up the aisle. It was hopeless. She was coming to meet someone—her lover. She was the sort of woman who always belongs to somebody else. What damnable luck! Before Bond could pull himself together, the girl had come up to his table and sat down. ‘I’m sorry I’m late. We’ve got to get moving at once. You’re wanted at the office.� She added under her breath: ‘Crash dive."

Here we find sudden emergencies and beautiful girls who aren’t quite what they seem - the stock-in-trade of James Bond. When 007 is on the case there’s only one thing you can be sure of, that the result will be thrilling. Whether he’s dealing with the assassination of a Cuban thug in America, the destruction of an international heroin ring, or sudden death in the Seychelles, Bond gets the job done. In his own suave and unmistakable style!

The stories are: 1. "From a View to a Kill;" 2. "For Your Eyes Only;" 3. "Quantum of Solace;" 4. "Risico;" and 5. "The Hildebrand Rarity."]]> 182 Ian Fleming 0142003220 Mark 3 3.65 1960 For Your Eyes Only (James Bond, #8)
author: Ian Fleming
name: Mark
average rating: 3.65
book published: 1960
rating: 3
read at: 2015/12/17
date added: 2015/12/17
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More food for thought about how the Bond movies repurposed the plot, settings and characters in this story collection into the movies.
]]> Goldfinger (James Bond, #7) 3759 264 Ian Fleming 0142002046 Mark 4 3.82 1959 Goldfinger (James Bond, #7)
author: Ian Fleming
name: Mark
average rating: 3.82
book published: 1959
rating: 4
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In this novel one can see the raw material for my favorite James Bond movie. I have a greater appreciation for the story changers made to the movie.
]]> Doctor No (James Bond, #6) 3757
Dispatched by M to investigate the mysterious disappearance of MI6’s Jamaica station chief, Bond was expecting a holiday in the sun. But when he discovers a deadly centipede placed in his hotel room, the vacation is over.

On this island, all suspicious activity leads inexorably to Dr Julius No, a reclusive megalomaniac with steel pincers for hands. To find out what the good doctor is hiding, 007 must enlist the aid of local fisherman Quarrel and alluring beachcomber Honeychile Rider.

Together they will combat a local legend the natives call ‘the Dragon,� before Bond alone must face the most punishing test of all: an obstacle course-designed by the sadistic Dr No himself-that measures the limits of the human body’s capacity for agony.]]> 233 Ian Fleming 0142002038 Mark 0 3.81 1958 Doctor No (James Bond, #6)
author: Ian Fleming
name: Mark
average rating: 3.81
book published: 1958
rating: 0
read at: 2015/12/08
date added: 2015/12/09
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Very different from the movie.
]]> <![CDATA[From Russia with Love (James Bond, #5)]]> 3764
Bond is marked for death by the Soviet counterintelligence agency SMERSH in this masterful spy thriller. It's the novel that President John F. Kennedy named as one of his favourite books of all time.

SMERSH stands for ‘Death to Spies� and there’s no secret agent they’d like to disgrace and destroy more than 007, James Bond. But ensnaring the British Secret Service’s most lethal operative will require a lure so tempting even he can’t resist. Enter Tatiana Romanova, a ravishing Russian spy whose ‘defection� springs a trap designed with clockwork precision.

Her mission? Seduce Bond, then flee to the West on the Orient Express. Waiting in the shadows are two of Ian Fleming’s most vividly drawn villains: Red Grant, SMERSH’s deadliest assassin, and their sinister operations chief Rosa Klebb - five feet, four inches of pure killing power.

Bursting with action and intrigue, 'From Russia with Love' is one of the best-loved books in the Bond canon, an instant classic that set the standard for sophisticated literary spycraft for decades to come.]]> 259 Ian Fleming 0142002070 Mark 4 3.90 1957 From Russia with Love (James Bond, #5)
author: Ian Fleming
name: Mark
average rating: 3.90
book published: 1957
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[Diamonds Are Forever (James Bond, #4)]]> 3760
Meet Tiffany Case, a cold, gorgeous, devil-may-care blonde; the kind of girl you could get into a lot of trouble with—if you wanted. She stands between James Bond and the leaders of a diamond-smuggling ring that stretches from Africa via London to the States. Bond uses her to infiltrate this gang, but once in America the hunter becomes the hunted. Bond is in real danger until help comes from an unlikely quarter, the ice-maiden herself …]]> 230 Ian Fleming 0142002054 Mark 3 3.61 1956 Diamonds Are Forever (James Bond, #4)
author: Ian Fleming
name: Mark
average rating: 3.61
book published: 1956
rating: 3
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]]> Moonraker (James Bond, #3) 3750
He’s a self-made millionaire, head of the Moonraker rocket programme and loved by the press. So why is Sir Hugo Drax cheating at cards? Bond has just five days to uncover the sinister truth behind a national hero, in Ian Fleming’s third 007 adventure.]]> 247 Ian Fleming 0142002062 Mark 3 3.76 1955 Moonraker (James Bond, #3)
author: Ian Fleming
name: Mark
average rating: 3.76
book published: 1955
rating: 3
read at: 2015/11/20
date added: 2015/11/20
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