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Unfinished Tales of Númenor and Middle-Earth - J.R.R. Tolkien
Unfinished Tales of Númenor and Middle-Earth
J.R.R. Tolkien
Hyperspace: A Scientific Odyssey Through Parallel Universes, Time Warps, and the Tenth Dimension - Michio Kaku
Hyperspace: A Scientific Odyssey Through Parallel Universes, Time Warps, and the Tenth Dimension
Michio Kaku
Swords in the Mist - Fritz Leiber
Swords in the Mist
Fritz Leiber
Helping Children with Autism Learn: Treatment Approaches for Parents and Professionals - Bryna Siegel
Helping Children with Autism Learn: Treatment Approaches for Parents and Professionals
Bryna Siegel
The Apex Book of World SF - Lavie Tidhar, Dean Francis Alfar, S.P. Somtow, Jetse de Vries, Kaaron Warren, Zoran Živković, Aliette de Bodard, Mélanie Fazi, Tunku Halim, Anil Menon, Jamil Nasir, Nir Yaniv, Aleksandar Žiljak, Han Song, Guy Hasson, Kristin Mandigma, Yang Ping
The Apex Book of World SF
Lavie Tidhar, Dean Francis Alfar, S.P. Somtow, Jetse de Vries, Kaaron Warren, Zoran Živković, Aliette de Bodard, Mélanie Fazi, Tunku Halim, Anil Menon, Jamil Nasir, Nir Yaniv, Aleksandar Žiljak, Han Song, Guy Hasson, Kristin Mandigma, Yang Ping
The Hugo Award Showcase - Mary Robinette Kowal, Elizabeth Bear, John Kessel, Nancy Kress, Robert Reed, Michael Swanwick, Kij Johnson, James Alan Gardner, Ian McDonald
The Hugo Award Showcase
Mary Robinette Kowal, Elizabeth Bear, John Kessel, Nancy Kress, Robert Reed, Michael Swanwick, Kij Johnson, James Alan Gardner, Ian McDonald
Dancing in the Glory of Monsters: The Collapse of the Congo and the Great War of Africa - Jason K. Stearns
Dancing in the Glory of Monsters: The Collapse of the Congo and the Great War of Africa
Jason K. Stearns
The Journal of Best Practices: A Memoir of Marriage, Asperger Syndrome, and One Man's Quest to Be a Better Husband - David Finch
The Journal of Best Practices: A Memoir of Marriage, Asperger Syndrome, and One Man's Quest to Be a Better Husband
David Finch
The Weird: A Compendium of Strange and Dark Stories - Jeff VanderMeer, Ann VanderMeer
The Weird: A Compendium of Strange and Dark Stories
Jeff VanderMeer, Ann VanderMeer
Plastic: A Toxic Love Story -
Plastic: A Toxic Love Story

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Lavondyss - Robert Holdstock
Epiphany of the Long Sun - Gene Wolfe
What's Going on in There?: How the Brain and Mind Develop in the First Five Years of Life - Lise Eliot
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Unfinished Tales of Númenor and Middle-Earth - J.R.R. Tolkien
Unfinished Tales of Númenor and Middle-Earth
J.R.R. Tolkien
Hyperspace: A Scientific Odyssey Through Parallel Universes, Time Warps, and the Tenth Dimension - Michio Kaku
Hyperspace: A Scientific Odyssey Through Parallel Universes, Time Warps, and the Tenth Dimension
Michio Kaku
Swords in the Mist - Fritz Leiber
Swords in the Mist
Fritz Leiber
Helping Children with Autism Learn: Treatment Approaches for Parents and Professionals - Bryna Siegel
Helping Children with Autism Learn: Treatment Approaches for Parents and Professionals
Bryna Siegel
The Apex Book of World SF - Lavie Tidhar, Dean Francis Alfar, S.P. Somtow, Jetse de Vries, Kaaron Warren, Zoran Živković, Aliette de Bodard, Mélanie Fazi, Tunku Halim, Anil Menon, Jamil Nasir, Nir Yaniv, Aleksandar Žiljak, Han Song, Guy Hasson, Kristin Mandigma, Yang Ping
The Apex Book of World SF
Lavie Tidhar, Dean Francis Alfar, S.P. Somtow, Jetse de Vries, Kaaron Warren, Zoran Živković, Aliette de Bodard, Mélanie Fazi, Tunku Halim, Anil Menon, Jamil Nasir, Nir Yaniv, Aleksandar Žiljak, Han Song, Guy Hasson, Kristin Mandigma, Yang Ping
The Hugo Award Showcase - Mary Robinette Kowal, Elizabeth Bear, John Kessel, Nancy Kress, Robert Reed, Michael Swanwick, Kij Johnson, James Alan Gardner, Ian McDonald
The Hugo Award Showcase
Mary Robinette Kowal, Elizabeth Bear, John Kessel, Nancy Kress, Robert Reed, Michael Swanwick, Kij Johnson, James Alan Gardner, Ian McDonald
Dancing in the Glory of Monsters: The Collapse of the Congo and the Great War of Africa - Jason K. Stearns
Dancing in the Glory of Monsters: The Collapse of the Congo and the Great War of Africa
Jason K. Stearns
The Journal of Best Practices: A Memoir of Marriage, Asperger Syndrome, and One Man's Quest to Be a Better Husband - David Finch
The Journal of Best Practices: A Memoir of Marriage, Asperger Syndrome, and One Man's Quest to Be a Better Husband
David Finch
The Weird: A Compendium of Strange and Dark Stories - Jeff VanderMeer, Ann VanderMeer
The Weird: A Compendium of Strange and Dark Stories
Jeff VanderMeer, Ann VanderMeer
Plastic: A Toxic Love Story -
Plastic: A Toxic Love Story
September 2013
20
started following:
Cuddlebuggery Book Blog
September 2013
12
finished reading:
High Tech Trash: Digital Devices, Hidden Toxics, and Human Health - Elizabeth Grossman
High Tech Trash: Digital Devices, Hidden Toxics, and Human Health Elizabeth Grossman
September 2013
4
finished reading:
Gone Tomorrow: The Hidden Life of Garbage - Heather Rogers
Gone Tomorrow: The Hidden Life of Garbage Heather Rogers
August 2013
28
reviewed: Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity
Others have already said it better than I can. An amazing bit of reporting about people living in the direst sort of poverty...
Behind the Beautiful Forevers - Katherine Boo
finished reading:
Behind the Beautiful Forevers - Katherine Boo
Behind the Beautiful Forevers Katherine Boo
August 2013
22
reviewed: The One I Left Behind
I really loved McMahon's Don't Breath a Word, but this thriller just didn't hold up for me. There's a lot of time jumping in...
The One I Left Behind - Jennifer McMahon
finished reading:
The One I Left Behind - Jennifer McMahon
The One I Left Behind Jennifer McMahon
July 2013
29
reviewed: Sacrifices
Roger Smith's crime novels set in the environs of Cape Town paint a picture of dystopia and income inequality every bit as ri...
Sacrifices - Roger Smith
finished reading:
Sacrifices - Roger Smith
Sacrifices Roger Smith
July 2013
24
reviewed: Shift Omnibus Edition
While I enjoyed Wool, this prequel left me cold for a number of reasons. First, there was the protagonist, Donald, whom ever...
Shift Omnibus Edition - Hugh Howey
finished reading:
Shift Omnibus Edition - Hugh Howey
Shift Omnibus Edition Hugh Howey
July 2013
17
finished reading:
Wool Omnibus (Wool, #1-5) - Hugh Howey
Wool Omnibus (Wool, #1-5) Hugh Howey
June 2013
19
reviewed: Thinking Person's Guide to Autism
The best easy to read book I've found that cuts through much of clutter and noise regarding autism. This book is especially ...
Thinking Person's Guide to Autism: Everything You Need to Know from Autistics, Parents, and Professionals: 1 - Jennifer Byde Myers, Shannon Des Roches Rosa, Carol Greenburg, Emily Willingham, Liz Ditz
finished reading:
Thinking Person's Guide to Autism: Everything You Need to Know from Autistics, Parents, and Professionals: 1 - Jennifer Byde Myers, Shannon Des Roches Rosa, Carol Greenburg, Emily Willingham, Liz Ditz
Thinking Person's Guide to Autism: Everything You Need to Know from Autistics, Parents, and Professionals: 1 Jennifer Byde Myers, Shannon Des Roches Rosa, Carol Greenburg, Emily Willingham, Liz Ditz
June 2013
5
finished reading:
Swords Against Death - Fritz Leiber
Swords Against Death Fritz Leiber
May 2013
24
reviewed: Lankhmar: Swords and Deviltry: 1
Re-reading this book 30 years after first reading it as a teen, it has not aged as well as I expected. This is likely due to...
Swords and Deviltry - Fritz Leiber
finished reading:
Swords and Deviltry - Fritz Leiber
Swords and Deviltry Fritz Leiber
May 2013
21
finished reading:
Nolo's Essential Guide to Buying Your First Home - Ilona Bray, Marcia Stewart, Alayna Schroeder
Nolo's Essential Guide to Buying Your First Home Ilona Bray, Marcia Stewart, Alayna Schroeder
May 2013
9
finished reading:
A Dance With Dragons (A Song of Ice and Fire, #5) - George R.R. Martin
A Dance With Dragons (A Song of Ice and Fire, #5) George R.R. Martin
April 2013
27
finished reading:
A Feast for Crows (A Song of Ice and Fire #4) -
A Feast for Crows (A Song of Ice and Fire #4)
April 2013
17
finished reading:
A Storm of Swords (A Song of Ice and Fire, #3) - George R.R. Martin
A Storm of Swords (A Song of Ice and Fire, #3) George R.R. Martin
April 2013
8
finished reading:
A Clash of Kings (A Song of Ice and Fire #2) -
A Clash of Kings (A Song of Ice and Fire #2)
March 2013
25
finished reading:
A Game of Thrones - George R.R. Martin
A Game of Thrones George R.R. Martin
March 2013
12
reviewed: The Silmarillion
Unless Tolkien imprinted deeply on your psyche as a child (as he did me), I'm not sure you'd enjoy this, and even then, you'd...
The Silmarillion - J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien
finished reading:
The Silmarillion - J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien
The Silmarillion J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien
March 2013
5
finished reading:
The Lord of the Rings -
The Lord of the Rings
February 2013
16
reviewed: The Hobbit
This is the book that started me reading, when my third grade teacher let me read it instead of a textbook called The Mustard...
The Hobbit -
finished reading:
The Hobbit -
The Hobbit
February 2013
14
reviewed: The Spy Who Loved Me (James Bond Novels)
As a snapshot into male imagining of female charaters circa 1960 it has some historical insterest. Which is a polite way of ...
The Spy Who Loved Me - Ian Fleming
finished reading:
The Spy Who Loved Me - Ian Fleming
The Spy Who Loved Me Ian Fleming
February 2013
12
finished reading:
Thunderball - Ian Fleming
Thunderball Ian Fleming
February 2013
8
finished reading:
For Your Eyes Only - Ian Fleming
For Your Eyes Only Ian Fleming
February 2013
6
finished reading:
Goldfinger - Ian Fleming
Goldfinger Ian Fleming
February 2013
1
finished reading:
Doctor No - Ian Fleming
Doctor No Ian Fleming
January 2013
30
finished reading:
From Russia With Love - Ian Fleming
From Russia With Love Ian Fleming
January 2013
25
finished reading:
Diamonds Are Forever - Ian Fleming
Diamonds Are Forever Ian Fleming
January 2013
22
finished reading:
Moonraker - Ian Fleming
Moonraker Ian Fleming
January 2013
17
reviewed: Live and Let Die (James Bond Novels)
A compelling breezy read, but marred by some artifacts of its time, the main one being the sort of patronizing colonialism em...
Live and Let Die - Ian Fleming
finished reading:
Live and Let Die - Ian Fleming
Live and Let Die Ian Fleming
January 2013
16
finished reading:
Casino Royale - Ian Fleming
Casino Royale Ian Fleming
January 2013
11
reviewed: SWEET TOOTH
Four stars for being beguiling throughout, but whereas reviewers seemed to have liked the end, I found it highly disappointin...
Sweet Tooth - Ian McEwan
finished reading:
Sweet Tooth - Ian McEwan
Sweet Tooth Ian McEwan
January 2013
7
finished reading:
The Black Count: Glory, Revolution, Betrayal, and the Real Count of Monte Cristo -
The Black Count: Glory, Revolution, Betrayal, and the Real Count of Monte Cristo
December 2012
21
finished reading:
On Killing: The Psychological Cost of Learning to Kill in War and Society - Dave Grossman
On Killing: The Psychological Cost of Learning to Kill in War and Society Dave Grossman
December 2012
14
finished reading:
Swan Song - Robert R. McCammon
Swan Song Robert R. McCammon
November 2012
28
finished reading:
How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character -
How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character
November 2012
22
finished reading:
Different, Not Less: Ultimate Success Stories from People with Autism and Asperger's - Temple Grandin, Tony Attwood
Different, Not Less: Ultimate Success Stories from People with Autism and Asperger's Temple Grandin, Tony Attwood
November 2012
13
reviewed: Just Like That
A chilling evocation of a criminal. This book is rambly, but that's part of it's strength. It's layered with stories like a...
Just Like That - Les Edgerton
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Just Like That - Les Edgerton
Just Like That Les Edgerton
November 2012
07
reviewed: The Girl Next Door
Harrowing. A horror novel to compare with Lord of the Flies, albeit a bit worse in this case as an adult enables the kids' d...
The Girl Next Door - Jack Ketchum
finished reading:
The Girl Next Door - Jack Ketchum
The Girl Next Door Jack Ketchum
November 2012
5
finished reading:
Vile Blood - Max Wilde, Roger Smith
Vile Blood Max Wilde, Roger Smith
October 2012
31
reviewed: Capture
Roger Smith's South African noir novels explore conflicts between the lives of the privileged white population and the grindl...
Capture - Roger Smith
finished reading:
Capture - Roger Smith
Capture Roger Smith
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