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Used Books: One Internet to Find Them All

Posted on April 6, 2008 by Josh

I seem to go in cycles; I’ll go for a long period of time not really thinking about the internet and how it’s changed things, and then out of nowhere, I’ll get a slap of reality. My cheek is still … Continue reading →

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The Independent Scholar’s Handbook – For Free

Posted on February 10, 2008 by Josh

I came across an interesting book a few days ago, The Independent Scholar’s Handbook (PDF). I found it at this site, the Canadian Academy of Independent Scholars. The book is a digital re-issue of this book. I’m not sure what … Continue reading →

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Nicholas Sparks? Yuck!

Posted on February 6, 2008 by Josh

If you’re going to mooch a book from BookMooch for foreign language learning purposes, it would behoove you to figure out exactly what you’re mooching beforehand. I know; I learned the hard way. A month or two ago, I was … Continue reading →

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Mort

Posted on January 27, 2008 by Josh

Book title: Mort Author: Terry Pratchett Originally published: 1987 I finished reading Mort a couple of days ago, and perhaps the way to best indicate how much I enjoyed it is to say that I’ve already requested Reaper Man, book … Continue reading →

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The Crow Road

Posted on January 21, 2008 by Josh

I recently finished The Crow Road by Iain Banks, sent to me as a gift by Cas (thanks again!). I wasn’t really sure how to take the opening sentence, which left me wondering what kind of book she’d sent me: … Continue reading →

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