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Re: The 50 Book Challenge 2012

Post by Clinton Huxley » Thu Jan 12, 2012 8:17 am

1) Tweeting the Universe by Marcus Chown and Govert Schilling
2) Byzantium: The Decline and Fall by John Julius Norwich
3) Imprimatur by Monaldi and Sorti (Finally, turned into a slog, this one)
4) The Great Gatsby - F.Scott Fitzgerald (I'd say it was good, rather than great...)
5) Vertigo - W.G. Sebald
6) Birdlistening - Simon Barnes (Liked this a lot, charming book about learning to listen for birdsong)
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Re: The 50 Book Challenge 2012

Post by Ronja » Thu Jan 12, 2012 6:31 pm

1. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (for the umpteenth time)
2. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (for the umpteenth-2 time)
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Re: The 50 Book Challenge 2012

Post by Strontium Dog » Thu Jan 12, 2012 8:09 pm

1) This Birding Life: The Best of the Guardian's Birdwatch - Stephen Moss
2) Too Good To Be True: The Rise and Fall of Bernie Madoff - Erin Arvedlund
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Re: The 50 Book Challenge 2012

Post by anna09 » Fri Jan 13, 2012 1:55 am

1. The Nasty Bits- Anthony Bourdain
2. The Cleanest Race: How North Koreans See Themselves and Why It Matters- B.R. Myers
3. The Rum Diary- Hunter S. Thompson
4. The Tell-Tale Brain: A Neuroscientist's Quest for What Makes Us Human- V.S Ramachandran

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Re: The 50 Book Challenge 2012

Post by Bella Fortuna » Fri Jan 13, 2012 7:29 pm

1) Make Room! Make Room! by Harry Harrison
2) This Dark Endeavor by Kenneth Oppel
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Re: The 50 Book Challenge 2012

Post by anna09 » Sat Jan 14, 2012 2:30 am

1. The Nasty Bits- Anthony Bourdain
2. The Cleanest Race: How North Koreans See Themselves and Why It Matters- B.R. Myers
3. The Rum Diary- Hunter S. Thompson
4. The Tell-Tale Brain: A Neuroscientist's Quest for What Makes Us Human- V.S Ramachandran
5. Down and Out in Paris and London- George Orwell

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Re: The 50 Book Challenge 2012

Post by anna09 » Mon Jan 16, 2012 2:47 am

1. The Nasty Bits- Anthony Bourdain
2. The Cleanest Race: How North Koreans See Themselves and Why It Matters- B.R. Myers
3. The Rum Diary- Hunter S. Thompson
4. The Tell-Tale Brain: A Neuroscientist's Quest for What Makes Us Human- V.S Ramachandran
5. Down and Out in Paris and London- George Orwell
6. Death from the Skies: The Science Behind the End of the World- Philip Plait

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Re: The 50 Book Challenge 2012

Post by Clinton Huxley » Mon Jan 16, 2012 5:26 pm

1) Tweeting the Universe by Marcus Chown and Govert Schilling
2) Byzantium: The Decline and Fall by John Julius Norwich
3) Imprimatur by Monaldi and Sorti (Finally, turned into a slog, this one)
4) The Great Gatsby - F.Scott Fitzgerald (I'd say it was good, rather than great...)
5) Vertigo - W.G. Sebald
6) Birdlistening - Simon Barnes
7) The Pig That Wants To Be EAten - Julian Baggini
"I grow old … I grow old …
I shall wear the bottoms of my trousers rolled"

AND MERRY XMAS TO ONE AND All!

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Re: The 50 Book Challenge 2012

Post by anna09 » Tue Jan 24, 2012 3:31 am

1. The Nasty Bits- Anthony Bourdain
2. The Cleanest Race: How North Koreans See Themselves and Why It Matters- B.R. Myers
3. The Rum Diary- Hunter S. Thompson
4. The Tell-Tale Brain: A Neuroscientist's Quest for What Makes Us Human- V.S Ramachandran
5. Down and Out in Paris and London- George Orwell
6. Death from the Skies: The Science Behind the End of the World- Philip Plait
7. The Scarlet Pimpernel- Baroness Orczy

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Re: The 50 Book Challenge 2012

Post by anna09 » Fri Jan 27, 2012 1:58 am

1. The Nasty Bits- Anthony Bourdain
2. The Cleanest Race: How North Koreans See Themselves and Why It Matters- B.R. Myers
3. The Rum Diary- Hunter S. Thompson
4. The Tell-Tale Brain: A Neuroscientist's Quest for What Makes Us Human- V.S Ramachandran
5. Down and Out in Paris and London- George Orwell
6. Death from the Skies: The Science Behind the End of the World- Philip Plait
7. The Scarlet Pimpernel- Baroness Orczy
8. Lady Chatterley's Lover- D. H. Lawrence

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Re: The 50 Book Challenge 2012

Post by Ronja » Sun Jan 29, 2012 8:51 am

1. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (for the umpteenth time)
2. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (for the umpteenth-2 time)
3. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (for the umpteenth-2 time) <- not a typo: I've read it one extra time :biggrin:
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Re: The 50 Book Challenge 2012

Post by anna09 » Mon Jan 30, 2012 2:27 am

1. The Nasty Bits- Anthony Bourdain
2. The Cleanest Race: How North Koreans See Themselves and Why It Matters- B.R. Myers
3. The Rum Diary- Hunter S. Thompson
4. The Tell-Tale Brain: A Neuroscientist's Quest for What Makes Us Human- V.S Ramachandran
5. Down and Out in Paris and London- George Orwell
6. Death from the Skies: The Science Behind the End of the World- Philip Plait
7. The Scarlet Pimpernel- Baroness Orczy
8. Lady Chatterley's Lover- D. H. Lawrence
9. House of Meetings- Martin Amis

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Re: The 50 Book Challenge 2012

Post by Tero » Mon Jan 30, 2012 2:55 am

What, I have to read them? I just dumped 50 books from two years ago and got 20 dollars trade for them.
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Gonna rearrange our lives
International disaster, send for the master
Don't wait to see the white of his eyes
International disaster, international disaster
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Re: The 50 Book Challenge 2012

Post by anna09 » Sat Feb 04, 2012 7:36 pm

1. The Nasty Bits- Anthony Bourdain
2. The Cleanest Race: How North Koreans See Themselves and Why It Matters- B.R. Myers
3. The Rum Diary- Hunter S. Thompson
4. The Tell-Tale Brain: A Neuroscientist's Quest for What Makes Us Human- V.S Ramachandran
5. Down and Out in Paris and London- George Orwell
6. Death from the Skies: The Science Behind the End of the World- Philip Plait
7. The Scarlet Pimpernel- Baroness Orczy
8. Lady Chatterley's Lover- D. H. Lawrence
9. House of Meetings- Martin Amis
10. The Lost Girl- D. H. Lawrence (What a slog!)

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Re: The 50 Book Challenge 2012

Post by anna09 » Wed Feb 08, 2012 11:19 pm

1. The Nasty Bits- Anthony Bourdain
2. The Cleanest Race: How North Koreans See Themselves and Why It Matters- B.R. Myers
3. The Rum Diary- Hunter S. Thompson
4. The Tell-Tale Brain: A Neuroscientist's Quest for What Makes Us Human- V.S Ramachandran
5. Down and Out in Paris and London- George Orwell
6. Death from the Skies: The Science Behind the End of the World- Philip Plait
7. The Scarlet Pimpernel- Baroness Orczy
8. Lady Chatterley's Lover- D. H. Lawrence
9. House of Meetings- Martin Amis
10. The Lost Girl- D. H. Lawrence
11. The Picture of Dorian Gray- Oscar Wilde

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