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07/02
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Fragile Things: Short Fictions and Wonders (Hardcover) by Neil Gaiman (Goodreads author!) bookshelves: conspiracy-theory-as-literature, currently-reading |
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Trick Pony said:
"I was so happy to find this book at the library yesterday. I am a huge fan of Neil Gaiman, his stories are an intoxicating blend of fantasy, literature, and a touch of something truly magic. This book of short works is proving to be no exception.
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05/25
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1421: The Year China Discovered America (Paperback) by Gavin Menzies bookshelves: currently-reading |
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Trick Pony said:
"So far, I am a bit skeptical. Not of the fact that the Chinese sailed the globe in the early 15th C, but more of the authors ability to use and share proper research methods. I am finding a fair amount of: if red and yellow, make orange, all oranges ...more
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04/07
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The Second World War (Paperback) by John Keegan bookshelves: currently-reading |
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Fragile Things: Short Fictions and Wonders (Hardcover) by Neil Gaiman (Goodreads author!) bookshelves: conspiracy-theory-as-literature, currently-reading |
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Trick Pony said:
"I was so happy to find this book at the library yesterday. I am a huge fan of Neil Gaiman, his stories are an intoxicating blend of fantasy, literature, and a touch of something truly magic. This book of short works is proving to be no exception.
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The Garden in Bloom (Paperback) by Ann Lovejoy bookshelves: garden-lore |
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Trick Pony said:
"I am loving this book so far. It goes through our (West of the Cascades) growing season month by month. She offers planting suggestions for us humble mortals who have trouble with planning for anything past August. I feel hopeful that if I follow som...more
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| May 25 | ||
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Four Months to a Four-hour Marathon (Paperback) by Dave Kuehls |
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Trick Pony said:
"I don't like that the author states that one cannot train speed, only endurance. I simply cannot agree with that. Speed can be trained, it just takes time and a decent level of base endurance. I like to think that we are all capable of improving not ...more
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Cranberry chronicles: A book about a bog (Unknown Binding) by Edward Lodi |
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Trick Pony said:
"I am loving this book. I love cranberries, they are my favorite part of any holiday. This book is just one man's recollections of the years he spent working on bogs. Simple and enjoyable.
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1421: The Year China Discovered America (Paperback) by Gavin Menzies bookshelves: currently-reading |
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Trick Pony said:
"So far, I am a bit skeptical. Not of the fact that the Chinese sailed the globe in the early 15th C, but more of the authors ability to use and share proper research methods. I am finding a fair amount of: if red and yellow, make orange, all oranges ...more
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Tender Is the Night (Paperback) by F. Scott Fitzgerald |
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Trick Pony said:
"Aside from the comments like, "she, like all women, just wanted to be told how to feel." I found this book to be engaging in a way that I have never experienced Fitzgerald to be. Again, he explores the nature of wealth and its impact not on...more
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Grayson (Hardcover) by Lynne Cox |
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Trick Pony said:
"This book is a delightful story from one of my heros, Lynne Cox the long-distance cold water swimmer. The events of this short book take place early one morning. as she is finishing a long swim in the Pacific the author notices a disturbance in the o...more
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Moon Living Abroad in Nicaragua (Living Abroad) by Joshua Berman, Randall Wood bookshelves: travel |
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recommended for: people who want to go to central america
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"Full of useful information about how to move to Nicaragua, Living abroad in Nicaragua answers questions from the importance of hygiene to the delicate nature of some of the countries eco-regions. The book contains many details, such as moving with pe...more
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