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Jim’s 2019 Year in Books
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Since this is about the Evolution of Science Fiction group read, I'll answer you in a PM.
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Inkle Loom Design & Construction
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Horses and Farms For Fiction Writers
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Looking For A Suitable Mount
The turn from the single lane road into the narrow driveway was too sharp to make with the horse trailer, but there was supposed to be a big parking lot ahead where I could turn around & come back at a better angle. The church was there, but the big lot was blocked by construction debris. I managed to snake through the roundabout with only a slight scratch. Heading back, I turned into the drive
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My take on audio books & some memorable narrators
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Nothing good ever comes from an author commenting on their review, especially when it wasn't a good one. Their book should be their only defense.
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Review of the Digital Blue microscope
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Review in progress...This review will be here all year & I'll add to it when notable books come up. It was a nonfiction year. I haven't been able to muster much enthusiasm for even my favorite fiction genres since nonfiction is so fascinating. The wi ...more "
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The Cruel Stars by John Birmingham was good space opera with the memorable characters I expect from him. A lot of setup needed, but he handled it well
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The hummingbirds have mostly left. From 4 feeders with 8-10 cups a day (10-12 lbs of sugar a week) I'm down to only partially filling 3 feeders now. I
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"Jacob M. Appel presents his 749th book of short stories. Yes, in addition to being a doctor, lawyer, bioethicist, cowboy, fireman, and salsa dance instructor, Mr. Appel somehow finds time to write novels, essays, and volume after volume of fine, comp"
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"If you like dragons, and who doesn't. Let's not forget HBO's Game of Thrones and the legions of fans glued to their smart devices each week as a new episode aired. The Celtic Dragonriders Books will add a contemporary flair to the love affair we have"
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"I found many things to like about this novel. But I also found myself struck by the compelling and evocative nature of the overall message that underlies the story. And that is, in the face of great tragedy, great kindness can take root and flourish."
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“Skill without imagination is craftsmanship and gives us many useful objects such as wickerwork picnic baskets. Imagination without skill gives us modern art.”
― Artist Descending a Staircase
― Artist Descending a Staircase
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“When will we learn we are Human first, and that all other names are merely changes of clothing?”
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“A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects.”
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“I prefer rationalism to atheism. The question of God and other objects-of-faith are outside reason and play no part in rationalism, thus you don't have to waste your time in either attacking or defending.”
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Hi, Jim. Thank you for your friend-vite, and for joining our buddy read! Your input will be very much appreciated.
thank you for accepting my friend invite :)
Luffy wrote: "Hey Jim, thanks for the like!"Glad to, Luffy. Good reviews have me reading a lot of good books. I can now find more good books than time, even with audio books.
Damn GR, I didn't add 500 books, but changed the shelves on over 1000. I used to use 'fiction' as 'general fiction' so didn't check that box if the book was on another fictional genre shelf. It only got checked if it might be nonfiction, like it was historical.I told GR not to shout it out, but it listens as well as my teens did. It was probably that batch edit that hung up & kept giving me an error. I finally went through & just changed them individually. Turned out to be faster.
I went through & made sure they were all on fiction, nonfiction, or 'sort-of-nonfiction' shelves. Then I exported them to an Excel spreadsheet & ran a macro that broke out the shelves for each book & counted them up. I was curious to see my trend in reading & this allows me to graph it quickly.
"Jim MacLachlan added 500 books"Dang! You've been busy. Even when I was going through adding the bulk of my collection, I never got that much in a day!
Tish wrote: "Thanks for liking my reviews, Jim. It's nice to know somebody actually reads them! Some people write marvelous reviews and I'm not one of them, but I try!"I don't go through friends reviews often enough, Tish. I'd like to more often, but too many groups & other stuff to do. It's friends' reviews that make GR so great for me, though. I rarely read a bad book any more.
Thanks for liking my reviews, Jim. It's nice to know somebody actually reads them! Some people write marvelous reviews and I'm not one of them, but I try!
Jim wrote: "Gem H wrote: "Jim, I can't stress how great Deadworld is! I have books 0.5 and 2 on my kindle AND I've pre-ordered book 3!!!"I've put it on my list to get. Thanks."
If you don't like it I'll eat my hat. :D
Gem H wrote: "Jim, I can't stress how great Deadworld is! I have books 0.5 and 2 on my kindle AND I've pre-ordered book 3!!!"I've put it on my list to get. Thanks.
Jim, I can't stress how great Deadworld is! I have books 0.5 and 2 on my kindle AND I've pre-ordered book 3!!!
Thanks for accepting my friend request, Jim.
Thanks for noticing. It's just been a slow reading time. Lots of real life going on & I was reading the first of Martin's Fire & Ice series, A Game of Thrones. Finished it last night. It was almost like a re-read due to watching the HBO series, but now that I've started the second, I don't want to put it down.;-)
It's dry as a bone here now, Nina. I'm sorry you won't get a chance to drop by & say hello. Please plan better next time!;-)
What's the weather like in your neck of the woods, Jim? We'll be in Frankfurt, hopefully tomorrow night at a motel. It will be a long drive and my husband will probably drop into bed once we readh there. And we leave early next morning as we need to get to my brother in law's home in the Shenandoah Valley, VA before dark otherwise I would try to find you and say"hello" to you/Marg/and the animals. I love horses, goats and Jack Russells, but not quite as much as Irish Setters. nina
Thanks for the friendvite, Jim.
Thanks for the add! I love your quotes, George Carlin :(..
I'm blushing! Must be the hat, but thank you! At my age, I'll take any compliments I can get. ;-)
Hi Jim I was just looking at your profile pic and Harrison Ford popped into my head am I the only one who has thought this? Hope you are not offended but I think with the hat he wore in Indiana Jones would really do it :) Anyways I'm off to read you'r review of Million little pieces, I had a hard time reviewing that one cause of the lies Frey told Grrrr...I did enjoy the story it was deep and well written but....the end ya know what I mean!!
Hi Jim,just dropping by for a visit. I'm really busy with SFA at the moment. Getting a little writing done, but not much. Have a great week.Blessings CJ
Hi Jim, stopped by to see what's new on your page. Have a great week.Blessings CJ
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Just read the nail gun/radio story. You are now on my list of heroes.
Hi from down under Jim. Stopped by to see what’s new with you.Please take a look at SFA.
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Blessings CJ
Hi Jim. Nice to know you here. Happy New Year!
It's my honor, Joy. You've done an amazing job of setting up your new group. Wow! A ton of work.
Jim: Thanks for becoming my Goodread's friend. I'm honored. -J.
Thanks for your friendship and help Jim, it is much appreciated. Keep in touch.Blessings CJ [image error]
Interesting. I posted my answer on your "Philosophy in Every Day Life" topic. This is one of my core beliefs.
Thank you, Jim. I added "The Moon is a Harsh Mistress". Good morning.Regarding Robert A. Heinlein's "A human being should be able to.... Specialization is for insects."
Polymaths, like Leonardo Da Vinci, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Jose Rizal, are a rarity. Two of the advantages of living in a good society are division of labor and trade.
An individual with a mind capable of producing a cure for cancer should be concentrating on such a task.
