Andy's bookshelf: read http://www.goodreads.com/review/list_rss/341404 en-US Wed, 16 Jul 2008 10:05:02 -0700 60 Andy's bookshelf: read http://www.goodreads.com/ 200 41 http://www.goodreads.com/images/layout/gr_logo.gif 15394700 Wed, 16 Jul 2008 10:05:02 -0700 <![CDATA[Now Is Gone: A Primer on New Media for Executives and Entrepreneurs]]> Now Is Gone: A Primer on New Media for Executives and Entrepreneurs
author: Geoff Livingston
name: Andy
average rating: 3.91
book published: 2007
rating: 4
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]]> 22289964 Wed, 16 Jul 2008 10:03:42 -0700 <![CDATA[Horizon Storms: The Saga of Seven Suns - Book #3 (Saga of Seven Suns (Paperback))]]> Horizon Storms: The Saga of Seven Suns - Book #3 (Saga of Seven Suns (Paperback))
author: Kevin J. Anderson
name: Andy
average rating: 4.04
book published: 2004
rating: 5
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]]> 26808943 Wed, 09 Jul 2008 19:01:00 -0700 <![CDATA[Scattered Suns (Saga of Seven Suns 4 of 7)]]> Scattered Suns (Saga of Seven Suns 4 of 7)
author: Kevin J. Anderson
name: Andy
average rating: 5.00
book published: 2005
rating: 5
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]]> 7664963 Thu, 15 May 2008 06:25:24 -0700 <![CDATA[Spin]]> Spin
author: Robert Charles Wilson
name: Andy
average rating: 4.07
book published: 2005
rating: 4
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]]> 16591998 Thu, 15 May 2008 06:25:10 -0700 <![CDATA[iWoz: From Computer Geek to Cult Icon: How I Invented the Personal Computer, Co-Founded Apple, and Had Fun Doing It]]> iWoz: From Computer Geek to Cult Icon: How I Invented the Personal Computer, Co-Founded Apple, and Had Fun Doing It
author: Steve Wozniak
name: Andy
average rating: 3.46
book published: 2006
rating: 5
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]]> 22289944 Thu, 15 May 2008 06:22:18 -0700 <![CDATA[A Forest of Stars (Saga of Seven Suns, Book 2)]]> A Forest of Stars (Saga of Seven Suns, Book 2)
author: Kevin J. Anderson
name: Andy
average rating: 4.05
book published: 2004
rating: 4
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]]> 22289925 Thu, 15 May 2008 06:21:34 -0700 <![CDATA[Hidden Empire (The Saga of the Seven Suns, Book 1)]]> Hidden Empire (The Saga of the Seven Suns, Book 1)
author: Kevin J. Anderson
name: Andy
average rating: 4.01
book published: 2002
rating: 4
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]]> 10549568 Wed, 26 Mar 2008 06:30:53 -0700 <![CDATA[Dune]]> Dune
author: Frank Herbert
name: Andy
average rating: 4.23
book published: 1965
rating: 4
read at: 03/08
date added: 03/26/08
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]]> 16592049 Fri, 21 Mar 2008 06:27:30 -0700 <![CDATA[Old Man's War]]> John Scalzi, and it being the first download I received from Tor's free Sci-Fi book download at Watch the Skies - Tor.com hopefully you can understand my original misgivings about reading Old Man's War. Thankfully, I was wrong.

Old Man's War is an excellent read which follows 72 year old John Perry as he leaves Earth after the death of his wife a few years earlier and becomes a solider in the Colonial Army. I won't discuss the plot from there as it is impossible to do so without spoiling the first surprise in the book, but I will say I had a hard time putting the book down once I started reading it.

John Scalzi does an excellent job writing characters you want to continue reading about and weaves a story that draws you in and invites you to stay for a while. I know Tor's overall objective is to sell more books by giving some away and in this case, they have succeded as I am now planning on buying the other books written in this series such as The Last Colony and The Sagan Diary. I would invite you, urge you actually, to read this book if you get the chance.]]> Old Man's War
author: John Scalzi
name: Andy
average rating: 4.16
book published: 2007
rating: 5
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Any thing you get for free is automatically suspected of being less than average in quality. Having never read any work by John Scalzi, and it being the first download I received from Tor's free Sci-Fi book download at Watch the Skies - Tor.com hopefully you can understand my original misgivings about reading Old Man's War. Thankfully, I was wrong.

Old Man's War is an excellent read which follows 72 year old John Perry as he leaves Earth after the death of his wife a few years earlier and becomes a solider in the Colonial Army. I won't discuss the plot from there as it is impossible to do so without spoiling the first surprise in the book, but I will say I had a hard time putting the book down once I started reading it.

John Scalzi does an excellent job writing characters you want to continue reading about and weaves a story that draws you in and invites you to stay for a while. I know Tor's overall objective is to sell more books by giving some away and in this case, they have succeded as I am now planning on buying the other books written in this series such as The Last Colony and The Sagan Diary. I would invite you, urge you actually, to read this book if you get the chance.
]]> 16592174 Thu, 28 Feb 2008 06:11:08 -0800 <![CDATA[Agent to the Stars]]> Agent to the Stars
author: John Scalzi
name: Andy
average rating: 4.00
book published: 2005
rating: 5
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]]> 15395920 Thu, 14 Feb 2008 06:26:56 -0800 <![CDATA[The Cluetrain Manifesto: The End of Business as Usual]]> The Cluetrain Manifesto: The End of Business as Usual
author: Rick Levine
name: Andy
average rating: 3.82
book published: 2001
rating: 5
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]]> 15394684 Thu, 14 Feb 2008 05:58:53 -0800 <![CDATA[The Gunslinger (The Dark Tower, Book 1)]]> The Gunslinger (The Dark Tower, Book 1)
author: Stephen King
name: Andy
average rating: 3.96
book published: 1982
rating: 4
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]]> 10549911 Mon, 17 Dec 2007 06:18:00 -0800 <![CDATA[Last Chance to See]]> Last Chance to See
author: Douglas Adams
name: Andy
average rating: 4.27
book published: 1990
rating: 4
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]]> 10549906 Mon, 17 Dec 2007 06:17:56 -0800 <![CDATA[The Salmon of Doubt: Hitchhiking the Galaxy One Last Time]]> The Salmon of Doubt: Hitchhiking the Galaxy One Last Time
author: Douglas Adams
name: Andy
average rating: 3.84
book published: 2002
rating: 4
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]]> 10549897 Mon, 17 Dec 2007 06:17:49 -0800 <![CDATA[Mostly Harmless (Book 5)]]> Mostly Harmless (Book 5)
author: Douglas Adams
name: Andy
average rating: 3.80
book published: 1993
rating: 5
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]]> 10549894 Mon, 17 Dec 2007 06:17:48 -0800 <![CDATA[Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency]]> Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency
author: Douglas Adams
name: Andy
average rating: 3.91
book published: 1987
rating: 4
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]]> 10549886 Mon, 17 Dec 2007 06:17:44 -0800 <![CDATA[The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul]]> The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul
author: Douglas Adams
name: Andy
average rating: 3.89
book published: 1988
rating: 5
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]]> 10549876 Mon, 17 Dec 2007 06:17:36 -0800 <![CDATA[So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish]]> So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish
author: Douglas Adams
name: Andy
average rating: 3.95
book published: 1985
rating: 5
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]]> 10549875 Mon, 17 Dec 2007 06:17:34 -0800 <![CDATA[Life, the Universe and Everything]]> Life, the Universe and Everything
author: Douglas Adams
name: Andy
average rating: 4.08
book published: 1982
rating: 5
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]]> 10549873 Mon, 17 Dec 2007 06:17:32 -0800 <![CDATA[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]]> The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
author: Douglas Adams
name: Andy
average rating: 4.17
book published: 1979
rating: 5
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]]> 10549863 Mon, 17 Dec 2007 06:17:23 -0800 <![CDATA[The Restaurant at the End of the Universe]]> The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
author: Douglas Adams
name: Andy
average rating: 4.09
book published: 1980
rating: 5
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]]> 10549836 Mon, 17 Dec 2007 06:17:03 -0800 <![CDATA[Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea]]> Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea
author: Jules Verne
name: Andy
average rating: 3.62
book published: 1870
rating: 4
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]]> 10549804 Mon, 17 Dec 2007 06:16:36 -0800 <![CDATA[Rainbows End]]> Rainbows End
author: Vernor Vinge
name: Andy
average rating: 3.62
book published: 2007
rating: 4
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]]> 10549735 Mon, 17 Dec 2007 06:15:34 -0800 <![CDATA[Eldest (Inheritance - Book 2)]]> Eldest (Inheritance - Book 2)
author: Christopher Paolini
name: Andy
average rating: 3.90
book published: 2008
rating: 5
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]]> 10549734 Mon, 17 Dec 2007 06:15:33 -0800 <![CDATA[Eragon (Inheritance) - Eragon Book 1]]> Eragon (Inheritance) - Eragon Book 1
author: Christopher Paolini
name: Andy
average rating: 3.77
book published: 2004
rating: 5
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]]> 10549664 Mon, 17 Dec 2007 06:14:10 -0800 <![CDATA[The World At The End Of Time]]> The World At The End Of Time
author: Frederik Pohl
name: Andy
average rating: 3.75
book published: 1992
rating: 3
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]]> 10549658 Mon, 17 Dec 2007 06:14:04 -0800 <![CDATA[Stranger in a Strange Land]]> Stranger in a Strange Land
author: Robert A. Heinlein
name: Andy
average rating: 3.97
book published: 1961
rating: 3
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]]> 10549622 Mon, 17 Dec 2007 06:13:13 -0800 <![CDATA[Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?]]> Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
author: Philip K. Dick
name: Andy
average rating: 4.03
book published: 1968
rating: 4
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]]> 10549565 Mon, 17 Dec 2007 06:12:01 -0800 <![CDATA[Heretics of Dune (Dune Chronicles #5)]]> Heretics of Dune (Dune Chronicles #5)
author: Frank Herbert
name: Andy
average rating: 3.63
book published: 1984
rating: 4
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]]> 10549563 Mon, 17 Dec 2007 06:11:59 -0800 <![CDATA[God Emperor of Dune (Dune Chronicles #4)]]> God Emperor of Dune (Dune Chronicles #4)
author: Frank Herbert
name: Andy
average rating: 3.65
book published: 1981
rating: 4
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]]> 10549562 Mon, 17 Dec 2007 06:11:56 -0800 <![CDATA[Chapterhouse: Dune (Dune Chronicles #6)]]> Chapterhouse: Dune (Dune Chronicles #6)
author: Frank Herbert
name: Andy
average rating: 3.67
book published: 1985
rating: 4
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]]> 10549559 Mon, 17 Dec 2007 06:11:55 -0800 <![CDATA[Children of Dune (Dune Chronicles #3)]]> Children of Dune (Dune Chronicles #3)
author: Frank Herbert
name: Andy
average rating: 3.74
book published: 1981
rating: 4
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]]> 10549558 Mon, 17 Dec 2007 06:11:52 -0800 <![CDATA[Dune Messiah (Dune Chronicles #2)]]> Dune Messiah (Dune Chronicles #2)
author: Frank Herbert
name: Andy
average rating: 3.67
book published: 1975
rating: 4
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]]> 10549555 Mon, 17 Dec 2007 06:11:48 -0800 <![CDATA[Battlefield Earth]]> Battlefield Earth
author: L. Ron Hubbard
name: Andy
average rating: 3.60
book published: 1984
rating: 4
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]]> 10549526 Mon, 17 Dec 2007 06:11:05 -0800 <![CDATA[The Return of the King (The Lord of the Rings, Part 3)]]> The Return of the King (The Lord of the Rings, Part 3)
author: J.R.R. Tolkien
name: Andy
average rating: 4.44
book published: 2006
rating: 4
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]]> 10549525 Mon, 17 Dec 2007 06:11:00 -0800 <![CDATA[The Two Towers (The Lord of the Rings, Part 2)]]> The Two Towers (The Lord of the Rings, Part 2)
author: J.R.R. Tolkien
name: Andy
average rating: 4.32
book published: 2002
rating: 4
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]]> 10549521 Mon, 17 Dec 2007 06:10:53 -0800 <![CDATA[Ringworld's Children]]> Ringworld's Children
author: Larry Niven
name: Andy
average rating: 3.40
book published: 2005
rating: 4
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]]> 10549514 Mon, 17 Dec 2007 06:10:50 -0800 <![CDATA[Ringworld Throne]]> Ringworld Throne
author: Larry Niven
name: Andy
average rating: 3.22
book published: 1997
rating: 4
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]]> 10549511 Mon, 17 Dec 2007 06:10:48 -0800 <![CDATA[The Ringworld Engineers]]> The Ringworld Engineers
author: Larry Niven
name: Andy
average rating: 3.54
book published: 1997
rating: 4
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]]> 10549500 Mon, 17 Dec 2007 06:10:31 -0800 <![CDATA[Ringworld]]> Ringworld
author: Larry Niven
name: Andy
average rating: 3.88
book published: 1970
rating: 4
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]]> 7741245 Mon, 15 Oct 2007 07:29:33 -0700 <![CDATA[The Postman (Bantam Classics)]]> The Postman (Bantam Classics)
author: David Brin
name: Andy
average rating: 3.86
book published: 1997
rating: 4
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]]> 7664947 Sat, 13 Oct 2007 09:20:25 -0700 <![CDATA[Divine By Mistake]]> Divine By Mistake
author: P.C. Cast
name: Andy
average rating: 3.90
book published: 2006
rating: 5
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]]> 7664939 Sat, 13 Oct 2007 09:20:17 -0700 <![CDATA[Goddess By Mistake]]> Goddess By Mistake
author: P.C. Cast
name: Andy
average rating: 3.84
book published: 2001
rating: 5
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]]> 7664934 Sat, 13 Oct 2007 09:20:11 -0700 <![CDATA[A Wrinkle in Time]]> A Wrinkle in Time
author: Madeleine L'Engle
name: Andy
average rating: 4.29
book published: 1962
rating: 5
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]]> 7664932 Sat, 13 Oct 2007 09:20:09 -0700 <![CDATA[Fahrenheit 451]]> Fahrenheit 451
author: Ray Bradbury
name: Andy
average rating: 3.98
book published: 1967
rating: 5
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]]> 6086315 Wed, 12 Sep 2007 06:16:29 -0700 <![CDATA[Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking]]> Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking
author: Malcolm Gladwell
name: Andy
average rating: 3.66
book published: 2005
rating: 3
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date added: 09/12/07
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]]> 6023080 Mon, 10 Sep 2007 20:58:49 -0700 <![CDATA[The Cult of the Amateur: How today's Internet is killing our culture]]> The Cult of the Amateur: How today's Internet is killing our culture
author: Andrew Keen
name: Andy
average rating: 2.49
book published: 2007
rating: 4
read at: 06/07
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]]> 5612233 Mon, 03 Sep 2007 20:03:09 -0700 <![CDATA[Fantastic Voyage II: Destination Brain]]> Fantastic Voyage II: Destination Brain
author: Isaac Asimov
name: Andy
average rating: 3.40
book published: 1987
rating: 3
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]]> 5612222 Mon, 03 Sep 2007 20:02:59 -0700 <![CDATA[The Positronic Man]]> The Positronic Man
author: Isaac Asimov
name: Andy
average rating: 3.81
book published: 1993
rating: 5
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]]> 5612217 Mon, 03 Sep 2007 20:02:51 -0700 <![CDATA[Isaac Asimov: The Complete Stories, Vol. 1]]> Isaac Asimov: The Complete Stories, Vol. 1
author: Isaac Asimov
name: Andy
average rating: 4.30
book published: 1990
rating: 4
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]]> 5612214 Mon, 03 Sep 2007 20:02:49 -0700 <![CDATA[Robot Visions]]> Robot Visions
author: Isaac Asimov
name: Andy
average rating: 3.88
book published: 1990
rating: 4
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]]> 5612212 Mon, 03 Sep 2007 20:02:47 -0700 <![CDATA[The Stars, Like Dust (Galactic Empire Series, Book 1)]]> The Stars, Like Dust (Galactic Empire Series, Book 1)
author: Isaac Asimov
name: Andy
average rating: 3.73
book published: 1951
rating: 4
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]]> 5612209 Mon, 03 Sep 2007 20:02:46 -0700 <![CDATA[The Currents of Space (Galactic Empire Series, Book 2)]]> The Currents of Space (Galactic Empire Series, Book 2)
author: Isaac Asimov
name: Andy
average rating: 3.69
book published: 1952
rating: 4
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]]> 5612207 Mon, 03 Sep 2007 20:02:44 -0700 <![CDATA[The Complete Robot (Robot Series)]]> The Complete Robot (Robot Series)
author: Isaac Asimov
name: Andy
average rating: 4.08
book published: 1983
rating: 4
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]]> 5612205 Mon, 03 Sep 2007 20:02:41 -0700 <![CDATA[Bicentennial Man]]> Bicentennial Man
author: Isaac Asimov
name: Andy
average rating: 3.83
book published: 1976
rating: 5
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]]> 5612188 Mon, 03 Sep 2007 20:02:16 -0700 <![CDATA[The End of Eternity]]> The End of Eternity
author: Isaac Asimov
name: Andy
average rating: 4.01
book published: 1955
rating: 4
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]]> 5612183 Mon, 03 Sep 2007 20:02:11 -0700 <![CDATA[Robot Dreams (Masterworks of Science Fiction and Fantasy)]]> Robot Dreams (Masterworks of Science Fiction and Fantasy)
author: Isaac Asimov
name: Andy
average rating: 3.94
book published: 1986
rating: 5
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]]> 5612184 Mon, 03 Sep 2007 20:02:11 -0700 <![CDATA[Pebble In The Sky (Galactic Empire Series, Book 1)]]> Pebble In The Sky (Galactic Empire Series, Book 1)
author: Isaac Asimov
name: Andy
average rating: 3.73
book published: 1950
rating: 3
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]]> 5612176 Mon, 03 Sep 2007 20:02:05 -0700 <![CDATA[Fantastic Voyage]]> Fantastic Voyage
author: Isaac Asimov
name: Andy
average rating: 3.56
book published: 1988
rating: 5
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]]> 5612175 Mon, 03 Sep 2007 20:02:04 -0700 <![CDATA[Nemesis]]> Nemesis
author: Isaac Asimov
name: Andy
average rating: 3.52
book published: 1989
rating: 4
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]]> 5612173 Mon, 03 Sep 2007 20:02:01 -0700 <![CDATA[The Gods Themselves]]> The Gods Themselves
author: Isaac Asimov
name: Andy
average rating: 3.86
book published: 1972
rating: 5
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]]> 5612171 Mon, 03 Sep 2007 20:02:00 -0700 <![CDATA[Robots and Empire (Elijah Baley, Book 4)]]> Robots and Empire (Elijah Baley, Book 4)
author: Isaac Asimov
name: Andy
average rating: 3.91
book published: 1985
rating: 5
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]]> 5612170 Mon, 03 Sep 2007 20:01:58 -0700 <![CDATA[Nightfall]]> Nightfall
author: Isaac Asimov
name: Andy
average rating: 3.89
book published: 1990
rating: 4
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]]> 5612166 Mon, 03 Sep 2007 20:01:56 -0700 <![CDATA[Forward the Foundation (Foundation Series, #6)]]> Forward the Foundation (Foundation Series, #6)
author: Isaac Asimov
name: Andy
average rating: 3.76
book published: 1993
rating: 5
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]]> 5612163 Mon