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by (shelved 17 times as tools)
avg rating 3.71 — 574 ratings — published 2010

by (shelved 10 times as tools)
avg rating 3.89 — 302 ratings — published 2002

by (shelved 10 times as tools)
avg rating 4.18 — 3,386 ratings — published 2009

by (shelved 9 times as tools)
avg rating 3.55 — 259 ratings — published 2014

by (shelved 8 times as tools)
avg rating 3.50 — 147 ratings — published 2006

by (shelved 8 times as tools)
avg rating 3.58 — 174 ratings — published 1971

by (shelved 8 times as tools)
avg rating 3.95 — 591 ratings — published 2007

by (shelved 7 times as tools)
avg rating 3.59 — 79 ratings — published

by (shelved 7 times as tools)
avg rating 3.60 — 305 ratings — published

by (shelved 7 times as tools)
avg rating 4.50 — 1,428 ratings — published 2012

by (shelved 7 times as tools)
avg rating 3.78 — 340 ratings — published 2016

by (shelved 7 times as tools)
avg rating 4.13 — 554,938 ratings — published 2012

by (shelved 6 times as tools)
avg rating 4.33 — 1,235,189 ratings — published 2018

by (shelved 6 times as tools)
avg rating 3.55 — 67 ratings — published 2006

by (shelved 6 times as tools)
avg rating 4.34 — 313,757 ratings — published 2000

by (shelved 5 times as tools)
avg rating 4.16 — 184,648 ratings — published 2016

by (shelved 5 times as tools)
avg rating 3.35 — 399 ratings — published

by (shelved 5 times as tools)
avg rating 4.10 — 44,420 ratings — published 2016

by (shelved 5 times as tools)
avg rating 3.26 — 38 ratings — published 2006

by (shelved 5 times as tools)
avg rating 3.96 — 25 ratings — published 1998

by (shelved 5 times as tools)
avg rating 4.16 — 506 ratings — published 2009

by (shelved 4 times as tools)
avg rating 4.13 — 34,474 ratings — published 2016

by (shelved 4 times as tools)
avg rating 4.37 — 851,524 ratings — published 1946

by (shelved 4 times as tools)
avg rating 3.84 — 845 ratings — published 2002

by (shelved 4 times as tools)
avg rating 3.98 — 246 ratings — published 2015

by (shelved 4 times as tools)
avg rating 4.16 — 810,383 ratings — published 1989

by (shelved 4 times as tools)
avg rating 4.23 — 30,520 ratings — published 1976

by (shelved 4 times as tools)
avg rating 4.26 — 134 ratings — published 1982

by (shelved 4 times as tools)
avg rating 4.05 — 14,709 ratings — published 2007

by (shelved 4 times as tools)
avg rating 3.68 — 770 ratings — published 2000

by (shelved 4 times as tools)
avg rating 3.77 — 13 ratings — published 2004

by (shelved 3 times as tools)
avg rating 4.04 — 21,007 ratings — published 2022

by (shelved 3 times as tools)
avg rating 4.06 — 128,237 ratings — published 2011

by (shelved 3 times as tools)
avg rating 4.05 — 93,470 ratings — published 2019

by (shelved 3 times as tools)
avg rating 4.36 — 266,032 ratings — published 2014

by (shelved 3 times as tools)
avg rating 4.18 — 337 ratings — published

by (shelved 3 times as tools)
avg rating 3.96 — 118,265 ratings — published 2002

by (shelved 3 times as tools)
avg rating 4.19 — 23,227 ratings — published 2016

by (shelved 3 times as tools)
avg rating 4.20 — 5,825 ratings — published 2006

by (shelved 3 times as tools)
avg rating 3.96 — 231,424 ratings — published 2015

by (shelved 3 times as tools)
avg rating 4.19 — 21,435 ratings — published 2008

by (shelved 3 times as tools)
avg rating 3.24 — 17 ratings — published 2011

by (shelved 3 times as tools)
avg rating 3.93 — 506 ratings — published 2012

by (shelved 3 times as tools)
avg rating 4.19 — 288 ratings — published 2015

by (shelved 3 times as tools)
avg rating 4.07 — 3,493 ratings — published 2012

by (shelved 3 times as tools)
avg rating 4.33 — 47,970 ratings — published 1999

by (shelved 3 times as tools)
avg rating 4.21 — 2,307 ratings — published 2013

“When I started writing I wanted the best tools. I skipped right over chisels on rocks, stylus on wet clay plates, quills and fountain pens, even mechanical pencils, and went straight to one of the first popular spin-offs of the aerospace program: the ballpoint pen. They were developed for comber navigators in the war because fountain pens would squirt all over your leather bomber jacket at altitude. (I have a cherished example of the next generation ballpoint, a pressurized Space Pen cleverly designed to work in weightlessness, given to me by Spider Robinson. At least, I cherish it when I can find it. It is also cleverly designed to seek out the lowest point of your desk, roll off, then find the lowest point on the floor, under a heavy piece of furniture. That's because it is cylindrical and lacks a pocket clip to keep it from rolling. In space, I presume it would float out of your pocket and find a forgotten corner of your spacecraft to hide in. NASA spent $3 million developing it. Good job, guys. I'm sure it's around here somewhere.)”
― The John Varley Reader
― The John Varley Reader
“A knife in the hands of a chef feeds a nation. In the hands of a tyrant, it spills blood. It’s not the tool—it’s the intent behind it.”
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