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<![CDATA[Christian added 'Count Magnus & Other Ghost Stories']]>
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to: Count Magnus & Other Ghost Stories (Complete Ghost Stories 1)byMontague Rhodes James bookshelves: currently-reading
M.R. James is a hilarious and skilled writer. If you're done with Poe's heavy melodrama and Lovecraft's self-obsession, it's time for a classical ghost story. James apparently doesn't think much of golfers or golfing, a comical quirk that surfaces in various stories just as a pleasant aside to rich, indulgent storytelling. He has a great grasp of suspense and establishing a scene, with bright, crisp characters that breathe on the page. Also invaluable to this edition is the collection of footnotes and references to fill in the gaps for the modern reader, perhaps unaware of certain cultural references and not quite up on his Latin.
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<![CDATA[Christian added 'Best Ghost Stories of J. S. LeFanu']]>
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to: Best Ghost Stories of J. S. LeFanu (Paperback)byJoseph Sheridan Le Fanu bookshelves: currently-reading
This is a fantastic, delicious, delirious collection of classical ghost stories. That is, you may not have heard of these stories unless you're abreast of Irish literature, but they are written in a charming, colorful colloquial vein. They're amusing, they're creepy, and they are a delight at every level.
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<![CDATA[Christian added 'How Customers Think: Essential Insights into the Mind of the Market']]>
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How Customers Think: Essential Insights into the Mind of the Market (Hardcover)
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<![CDATA[Christian added 'Neuro Web Design: What Makes Them Click?']]>
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to: Neuro Web Design: What Makes Them Click? (Voices That Matter)bySusan M. Weinschenk
This is an excellent fundamental book that begins to show how customers respond to marketing. I would recommend this as a springboard for further marketing research. It would also be valuable to anyone, marketer or otherwise, starting up a Web site and wanting to attract some attention.
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<![CDATA[Christian added 'Our Dumb World']]>
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This is potentially the funniest book I have ever read. It's heavy on the rape jokes, though. The Onion writers are way, way too fond of rape jokes.
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<![CDATA[Christian added 'The Best of Gene Wolfe: A Definitive Retrospective of His Finest Short Fiction']]>
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to: The Best of Gene Wolfe: A Definitive Retrospective of His Finest Short Fiction (Hardcover)byGene Wolfe
Gene Wolfe personally selected all of the stories to be included here (except the last story) and included a small explanation or background story to each one. The stories are excellent and important reading, the addenda are fascinating and illuminating. Anyone who enjoys words and ideas should own a copy of this book, a collection of the best of each.
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<![CDATA[Christian added 'Shopgirl: A Novella']]>
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to: Shopgirl: A Novella (Mass Market Paperback)bySteve Martin
Steve Martin is a perceptive, if cynical, judge of character, and his novella is rich with the inner workings and motivations of each character. He clearly delineates the pieces of each puzzle in this book and you follow how they fit, re-fit, and recombine throughout the telling. He also revisits his love/hate affair with Los Angeles and its denizens.
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<![CDATA[Christian added 'The Zen of Fish: The Story of Sushi, from Samurai to Supermarket']]>
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to: The Zen of Fish: The Story of Sushi, from Samurai to Supermarket (Hardcover)byTrevor Corson bookshelves: currently-reading
The exposition is a little jejune, but the story is rich with information from intensive and comprehensive study. If you don't mind being talked down to a little, it's a fascinating book.
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