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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Posted on August 1, 2007 by Josh

Title: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets [amazon] Author: J.K. Rowling Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks (October 22, 2002) Pages: 433 Book Number: 22 What’s this 52 Books in 52 Weeks thing about? And then, I had read two of them. … Continue reading →

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Alas – Hooked to Harry Potter!

Posted on July 31, 2007 by Josh

Well, it happened. It was tentative for a brief period of time, when I had only reread the first Potter book. Now, however, it’s done. I suppose one could say that the spell has been successfully cast. I’m hooked to … Continue reading →

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Harry Potter and the Sorceror’s Stone

Posted on July 26, 2007 by Josh

Title: Harry Potter and the Sorceror’s Stone [amazon] Author: J.K. Rowling Publisher: Scholastic; 1st American Ed edition (September 1998) Pages: 309 Book Number: 21 What’s this 52 Books in 52 Weeks thing about? Note: The widely loved Cas (well, I … Continue reading →

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The Last Kingdom

Posted on July 23, 2007 by Josh

Title: The Last Kingdom [amazon] Author: Bernard Cornwell Publisher: HarperCollins; Repack edition (January 3, 2006) Pages: 368 Book Number: 20 This is the second book of Cornwell’s I read, the first being Sharpe’s Tiger. I enjoyed Sharpe’s Tiger, but I … Continue reading →

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Abandoning The Mote in God’s Eye

Posted on July 16, 2007 by Josh

I can’t do it. I can’t finish the book. The Mote in God’s Eye has defeated me. The Mote in God’s Eye was written by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle, the pair that wrote Lucifer’s Hammer. When I read Lucifer’s … Continue reading →

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I love used books.

Posted on July 14, 2007 by Josh

I love used books. I just placed an order at amazon.com. The books that I wanted were: Russian for Beginners by Charles Duff Dictionary of Spoken Russian by the U.S. War Department New, the book by Charles Duff is $13.22. … Continue reading →

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Interstellar drive in 2008? Afraid not.

Posted on July 2, 2007 by Josh

I started reading The Mote in God’s Eye today, by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle. The actual plot of the book starts off in the year 3016AD, so there’s a Chronology in the front of the book, outlining some of … Continue reading →

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The Subtle Knife

Posted on July 1, 2007 by Josh

Title: The Subtle Knife [amazon] Author: Philip Pullman Publisher: Scholastic (2005) Pages: 368 Book Number: 19 I finished up The Subtle Knife today, the second book in the His Dark Materials series. After having read and enjoyed The Golden Compass, … Continue reading →

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The Golden Compass

Posted on June 24, 2007 by Josh

Title: The Golden Compass [amazon] Author: Philip Pullman Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers; 1st ed edition (April 16, 1996) Pages: 416 Book Number: 18 This is a book that had been on my shelf for years – literally. I … Continue reading →

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Xenocide

Posted on June 14, 2007 by Josh

Title: Xenocide [amazon] Author: Orson Scott Card Publisher: Tor Books; Reprint edition (August 15, 1992) Pages: 608 Book Number: 17 After having to let it sit on the back burner for a short while due to final exams, I was … Continue reading →

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