Member: ExVivre

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Favorite bookstoresBooks Up the Road, Islandtime Books and More, Lakeshore Used Books, Wm. Caxton Ltd., Bookseller & Publisher

Favorite librariesKenosha Public Library - Uptown Branch

Other favoritesWashington Island Art and Nature Center, LGBT Center of SE Wisconsin

About meI'm a 30-year-old nerd with a BA in Philosophy and Film Studies. It took me 8 years to complete my degree because I wanted to study everything (except Communications, which is a bullshit discipline). My library speaks for my interests, though books on wine are underrepresented since the subject is better experienced than read about. ;^)

My bizarre work history includes being a roller coaster operator, a machine shop janitor, a Philosophy tutor and a telemarketing surveyor (which lasted three days). For the last ten years, I've worked in hospital pharmacy as a technician. I'm currently serving in an administrative role, primarily geared towards staff education. My trainees ponder their existence while I correct their cleaning techniques. ;^)

I live child-and-pet-free with my partner of 11 years (Xenogeny) near Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

About my libraryIt's a room filled with books. And it needs more shelving and better lighting.

The books in the room, which also constitute a library, are primarily devoted to my study of philosophy, history and the natural sciences. There is some representation by the visual arts (pun intended) and social sciences. There is a smattering of fiction, but there is so much to learn about this world that I'm rarely caught up by imaginary ones.


Books reviewed for the Early Reviewers program:
* July 2007: Tipperary by Frank Delaney (Review)
* July 2007: (Not That You Asked): Rants, Exploits, and Obsessions; A Special Excerpt Booklet by Steve Almond (Review)
* February 2008: Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex by Mary Roach (Review)
* March 2008: Slurp: Drinks and Light Fare, All Day, All Night by Jim & Nina Dreyer Hensley and Paul Løwe (Review)
* March 2008: Franklin & Lucy - Coming Soon!
* July 2008: The Fire by Katherine Neville (Review)
* October 2008: The Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennett (Review)
* November 2008: Genius & Heroin by Michael Largo (Review)
* December 2008: The Last Witch of Langenburg by Thomas Robisheaux (Review)
* February 2009: Darling Jim by Christian Moerk (Review)

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LocationRacine, WI

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Member sinceOct 19, 2005