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Night Train to Rigel 07/15 Mike is currently reading:
Night Train to Rigel (Mass Market Paperback)
by Timothy Zahn
bookshelves: currently-reading, science-fiction, space-noir
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Mike Mike said: "This is the second Zahn book I've read and I have to say that while he writes very well I can already see hints of secrets that will probably be important later but are currently just hinted at. When reading, or rather listening to on Book On Tape, <...more "
Indiana Jones and th... 06/11 Mike is currently reading:
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (Hardcover)
by James Rollins
bookshelves: action-adventure, currently-reading
my rating:
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Mike Mike said: "AH! Yay. I will so read this when it's released. This could actually be good. I don't believe it, they went to someone who writes good action/adventure books to write the book version of an action/adventure movie. I'm actually looking forward to the ...more "
Have Tech Will Trave... 06/04 Mike is currently reading:
Have Tech Will Travel : SCE Omnibus (Mass Market Paperback)
by Keith R.A. DeCandido, Christie Golden, Dean Wesley Smith
bookshelves: currently-reading
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Mike Mike said: "So far, so good. Weird, fun Star Trek novel. The idea is that it follows a ship full of Engineers, the ones who have to go fix things on the fly, who have to figure out how alien technologies work, that sort of thing. It's really rather geeky, so I r...more "



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July 19
Map of Bones Mike gave 5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars to:
Map of Bones (Hardcover)
by James Rollins
bookshelves: action-adventure, favorites, summertime
my rating:
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recommended for: action adventure fans
read in July, 2006

Mike Mike said: "This is the first book by James Rollins that I was going to read, then I learned that there was a series, so I read the first book, "Sandstorm", first and then returned to this. You don't really HAVE to read the first two books in any order...more "
July 15
Night Train to Rigel Mike is currently reading:
Night Train to Rigel (Mass Market Paperback)
by Timothy Zahn
bookshelves: currently-reading, science-fiction, space-noir
my rating:
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
add to my books
 

Mike Mike said: "This is the second Zahn book I've read and I have to say that while he writes very well I can already see hints of secrets that will probably be important later but are currently just hinted at. When reading, or rather listening to on Book On Tape, <...more "
July 12
The Invention of Hug... Mike marked as to-read:
The Invention of Hugo Cabret (Hardcover)
by Brian Selznick
bookshelves: to-read
my rating:
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The Curious Incident... Mike marked as to-read:
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time (Paperback)
by Mark Haddon
bookshelves: to-read
my rating:
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Bonk: The Curious Co... Mike marked as to-read:
Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex (Hardcover)
by Mary Roach
bookshelves: to-read
my rating:
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The Somnambulist Mike gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
The Somnambulist (Hardcover)
by Jonathan Barnes
bookshelves: fantasy
my rating:
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recommended to Mike by: Ratscoat, Joe, EVERYONE EVER
read in July, 2008

Mike Mike said: "Wow. First, they've upgraded the system here on Good Reads, and I like it.
Second, Wow, this book is amazing so far. I hope that all my theories as to what is happening are un-true since I think the things I'm thinking are rather predictable and thi...more
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Marvel 1602 TPB Mike gave 5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars to:
Marvel 1602 TPB (Quill Award Edition)
by Neil Gaiman (Goodreads author!)
bookshelves: favorites, graphic-novels
my rating:
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July 10
Shadowfall: Book One... Mike marked as to-read:
Shadowfall: Book One of the Godslayer Chronicles (The Godslayer Chronicles)
by James Clemens
bookshelves: to-read
my rating:
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The Last Oracle: A N... Mike gave 5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars to:
The Last Oracle: A Novel (Sigma Force, Book 5)
by James Rollins
bookshelves: action-adventure, favorites, fun, summertime, thriller
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Mike Mike said: "I have to say that all qualms I had against James Rollins after reading "The Judas Strain" are now destroyed. I loved this book. All the issues that I had with the ending of The Judas Strain have b...more "
Amazonia Mike marked as to-read:
Amazonia (Mass Market Paperback)
by James Rollins
bookshelves: to-read
my rating:
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Mike's favorite quotes

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"Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe."
Albert Einstein

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"A room without books is like a body without a soul."
Marcus Tullius Cicero

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"So many books, so little time."
Frank Zappa

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"Insanity: Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results."
Albert Einstein

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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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03/28/2008 07:01PM

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