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A Fire Upon the Deep
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Hein Hein said: "interesting vocabulary:

"nenni" -- old for no. Required going to the Petit Robert, the Micro Robert didn't have it.

"Dark Vador" is the French name of Darth Vader. Funny that his name wasn't changed in the G...more
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"Whew need to make an effort to keep digging through obscure vocabulary before starting a new book ;-)" Jan 02, 2010 04:35pm
 

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For The Win by Cory Doctorow
For The Win
by Cory Doctorow
read in December, 2010
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The Magic Mountain by Thomas Mann
The Magic Mountain
by Thomas Mann
read in December, 2010
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(couldn't make it through, too slow and predictable)
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A Fire Upon the Deep by Vernor Vinge
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Makers by Cory Doctorow
Makers
by Cory Doctorow
read in December, 2010
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Nice ideas but too long -- the second half of the book doesn't add much to the first half.
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A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving
A Prayer for Owen Meany
by John Irving (Goodreads Author)
recommended to Hein by: Nori
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A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving
" A friend recently told me this was "the best book ever," and that, despite the fact that I'd read it 10 years ago, I should run out and reread it right now. I recalled it as having been very good but not "the best ever," but how ... "
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Tetraktys by Ari Juels
Tetraktys
by Ari Juels
read in May, 2010
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Mercury Falls by Robert Kroese
Mercury Falls
by Robert Kroese (Goodreads Author)
read in May, 2010
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A funny sci-fi/fantasy novel reminiscent of Douglas Adams (esp. the Dirk Gently series), except that here it's christian angels rather than space farers or nordic gods with whom the human characters have to deal.
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Your Face Tomorrow, Vol. 2 by Javier Marias
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An Engineer's Guide to Silicon Valley Startups by Piaw Na
An Engineer's Guide to Silicon Valley Startups
by Piaw Na (Goodreads Author)
read in April, 2010
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great read even you work for a large company in Silicon Valley
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