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Adventures in the Screen Trade by William Goldman

If on a Winter's Night a Traveller by Italo Calvino

The Athenian Murders by José Carlos Somoza

The Code of the Woosters by P.G. Wodehouse

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Scurra voted on a poll For people who own both a iPad and another ereader (Kindle/Nook/Kobo/Sony/etc), which do you prefer reading on? He voted for: eReader (Kindle/Nook/Kobo/Sony/etc)
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Scurra voted on a poll How often do you read? Brought to you by Target ...more He voted for: Every day
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Scurra made a comment on Dave's recommendation of The Remains of the Day to Scurra "Yes, I would like to borrow it - it's one of those "if I get the opportunity" books, and this seems like the opportunity!"
Jan 30, 2011 04:03pm
Scurra is finished with Claudius the God Claudius the God by Robert Graves progress:	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Scurra rated a book 4 of 5 stars Claudius the God by Robert Graves read in October, 2010	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Not quite as much fun as the first, but perhaps more intense. The first-person narrative manages to keep the suspense level high, and yet manages to tell plenty of other stories without them feeling artificial (not too much overt plot-exposition here...more
Oct 04, 2010 02:56pm · see review
Scurra rated a book 4 of 5 stars How Not to Grow Up!: A Coming of Age Memoir. Sort of. by Richard Herring read in June, 2010	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Scurra rated a book 3 of 5 stars Tragedy Day by Gareth Roberts read in January, 2010	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Jan 20, 2010 03:39am
Scurra liked a trivia question "This author wrote this book using the I Ching, a Chinese form of divination, to determine the development of the plot."
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