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Stranger in a Strang... 06/08 Otis is currently reading:
Stranger in a Strange Land (Paperback)
by Robert A. Heinlein
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Surely You're Joking... 02/17 Otis is currently reading:
Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman! (Adventures of a Curious Character)
by Richard P. Feynman
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recommended to Otis by: Adrian
Getting Past No: Neg... 09/17 Otis is currently reading:
Getting Past No: Negotiating Your Way from Confrontation to Cooperation (Paperback)
by William Ury
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May 13
The Snows of Kiliman... Otis marked as to-read:
The Snows of Kilimanjaro
by Ernest Hemingway
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1 Otis made a comment in the group Goodreads Feedbacksneak peak: book compatibility test topic:
1 Otis wrote: "Last week I had fun whipping up a book compatibility test. It's mostly intended for newer members, ...more "
Sneaker Wars: The Br... Otis marked as to-read:
Sneaker Wars: The Brothers Who Founded Adidas and Puma and the Family Feud That Forever Changed the Business of Sport (Hardcover)
by Barbara Smit
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recommended to Otis by: Andrew
170093 Otis read and liked Andrew's review of Sneaker Wars: The Brothers Who Founded Adidas and Puma and the Family Feud That Forever Changed the Business of Sport:

"At one point, Adidas was an international power, on par with some mid-sized country. This book talks about how Adidas controlled the Olympics, did business with the Soviets during the cold war and con"   ...read more »
May 12
583751 New comment on Kirk's review of Gossamer Odyssey: The Triumph of Human-Powered Flight
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1 Otis made a comment in the group Goodreads Feedbackrelease notes topic:
1 Otis wrote: "Release 05.12.2008

- New invite page for each author not yet on GR. For example, Here is JK Rowlings.
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May 13
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Otis's favorite quotes

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"Dance like no one is watching.
Sing like no one is listening.
Love like you've never been hurt
and live like it's heaven on Earth."
Mark Twain

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"Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read."
Groucho Marx

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"Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect."
Mark Twain

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"A fool thinks himself to be wise, but a wise man knows himself to be a fool."
William Shakespeare

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"There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle."
Albert Einstein




Otis's groups (recent posts)

375 Quotable Quotes — 310 members — last activity 26 minutes ago
I'd love to create a database of sorts filled with everyone's favorite quotes from books. Come share your favorites!
1865 SciFi and Fantasy Book Club — 438 members — last activity 45 minutes ago
May Book: Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card

Discussion Leader: J-Lynn

June Book: A Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin

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2117 Movies We've Just Watched — 603 members — last activity 2 hours, 10 min ago
A chance in quick form to give your recent impressions of a movie you just watched--on the big screen or on dvd. Good or bad; life-changing or just s...more
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This is a place to give feedback about Goodreads. Feature ideas, bugs, or any other suggestion for improvement. The Goodreads staff monitors this gr...more
220 Goodreads Librarians — 1212 members — last activity 3 hours, 13 min ago
A place where people can work together to correct book issues on Goodreads. Examples include combining editions, contacting librarians, fixing book an...more
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events Otis is attending

Young Literati Event at The Beach Club
event: Young Literati Event at The Beach Club
date: May 22, 2008 06:30PM
location: The Beach Club, On the beach , Santa Monica, CA, United States
description: Young Literati will welcome guests to a cocktail reception on the beach with Jordan M. Wright, author of Campaigning for President. Wright has amassed a large collection of American campaign memorabilia, and his book tells the colorful story of how presidents, and their losing rivals, have wooed voters since America was founded. These objects - from posters to paper dresses, to ice cream bars, sun glasses and, of course, buttons - form a fascinating, moving, sometimes funny, sometimes infuriatin...more





Otis's friend comments

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2 days ago, 07:28PM

348055 Hi Otis, thanks for adding me as your friend.

Love this site very much!
-aMank




from Mark
20 days ago, 11:06PM

233110 Thanks Otis ... Yes, 84 Ratings for 'Pocket' ... not bad! :)

from Jessica
03/21/2008 07:45AM

777369 Otis:
What have you wrought? After yesterday's piece on NPR (& your interview), the authors are flooding in! And I wanted to be the only one! that matters! Help...!
& keep up the superior work,
love the site,
Jessica.

from Becca
01/24/2008 08:15AM

820833 Thank you for adding me as a friend. Looks like I'll be adding even more books to my "to be read" stacks around this house!

from Jeremy
01/01/2008 01:31PM

630905 Here’s wishing you a nifty New Year filled with noiseless noses, neato nicknames, noble Nebraskans, gnarly narcoleptic nebulas, and novel novels about nut-eating narwhals and novercaphobic gnats.

-Jeremy :)

P.S.—I’m currently offering autographed/personally-inscribed copies of my novel, Vacation, with free shipping for those in the US. If there’s anything you could do to help me spread the word about this, I’d really appreciate it. Feel free to click here for details:
http://hauntedhousedressing.co...

from Jeremy
12/24/2007 09:55AM

630905 Hi Otis!

Here’s wishing you a yippee-filled Yuletime overflowing with yard-long yams, yapping yoyo-yanking yetis, yak-milk yeast-cakes, and yellow yarn-yielding year-end yard-gnomes.

-Jeremy :)

from Ryan
12/23/2007 01:54PM

99 Yo happy holidays my man! Econ just sent me the link of time mag's top 10 websites of 2007. Congrats on being #5 dude that's awesome! Goodreads is rocking

from Marc
12/12/2007 01:18PM

Nophoto-m-50x66 A personal comment from the boss? In 2 minutes!!? The honor, sir, is mine.

Honestly, this is a great site. One of those "why didn't I think of that" sort of things. I'm recommending it to all the students and teachers I work with (and everyone else, for that matter).

Congrats!

from Jeremy
12/10/2007 10:41PM

630905 Thanks for sharing, Otis! I appreciate it.

I love The Lord of the Rings.

Happytimes,
-Jeremy :)

from Jeremy
12/10/2007 06:52PM

630905 Hi Otis!

Awesome site.

If you don't mind sharing--I was wondering, what's your favorite novel of all time?

Here’s wishing you a fantastic day filled with fabulous friendships, fanciful festivities, and frolicking phantom footstools.

-Jeremy :)

from Kevin
11/28/2007 11:39PM

142320 Hey Otis,
I've been telling so many people about Goodreads, I should be on the payroll! Or at least get a free T-shirt. You guys make T-shirts yet?
KS

from Patrick
11/09/2007 09:35AM

514960 Hello Otis. Thanks for adding me as a friend. When you have a moment check out the series I'm currently working on (edgarfont.com). I look forward to sharing ideas and reviews with you. ~patrick

from Laura
10/12/2007 12:49PM

130991 Hi, Otis--

I just discoverd we are Friends now. What fun!! Happy reading and magickal blessings. :)

from Daniel
09/04/2007 02:27PM

276352 Well Otis, I can say your server on this goodreads site is as good as anything Google has. You have done a lot of work with this and you can be proud of it. Good luck Otis and may blessings be heaped upon you for giving all of us this goodreads book site. It beats similar sites by far.

from Courtney
05/25/2007 11:37AM

284 And just what are my "powers" as a Goodreads librarian?

[as an aside, my sister and I used to play "librarian" when we were kids - we'd tape little pockets into our books and make checkout cards...I know - we were DORKS!]

from Otis
05/18/2007 03:17PM

1 Goodreads librarians are special people who are able to edit book and author data, and combine book editions. You can become a librarian by contacting us.

from Beth
05/18/2007 03:12PM

Nophoto-f-50x66 What's a "goodreads librarian"?

from Elizabeth
03/18/2007 10:34PM

5 Yo O,
How come the comments are way down here? I didn't even know they existed!

from Courtney
03/16/2007 11:39PM

284 Well, actually - I do read all day, pretty much...most of it is case law, but oh well. ;) I also use the site to catalogue books and list others I want to read (because I used to think of one I wanted to read then forget before I could buy it). Have I mentioned how much this site kicks ass, by the way? :)















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