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Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life by Steve Martin
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Member: MikeBriggs
Library3,655 books — see library
Reviews30 reviews — see reviews
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TagsFiction (3,321), Own (3,172), Male Author (1,887), Series (1,544), Have but not yet read (1,419), Mystery (1,113), Male Protagonist (920), Science Fiction (889), Historical Fiction (433), First Book I Read by Author (406) — see all tags
Groups50 Book Challenge, Baseball, British & Irish Crime Fiction, Catholic Tradition, Combiners!, Crime, Thriller & Mystery, Dystopian novels, Early Reviewers, FYI, Genealogy@LT — show all groups
Favorite authorsPeter Abrams, Doug Allyn, Darby Conley, Beverly Connor, Colin Dexter, Dick Francis, W. E. B. Griffin, Brian Haig, James Huston, Michael Lewis, Peter Lovesey, George R.R. Martin, Jack McDevitt, Carol O'Connell, Robert B. Parker, Douglas Preston, John Ringo, John Maddox Roberts, James Rollins, Steven Saylor, William Shakespeare, Troy Soos, Harry Turtledove, David Weber, Qiu Xiaolong (Shared favorites)
Favorite librariesKingstowne Library, Pohick Regional Library
About me I enjoy many things, like reading, cats, TV, movies, sports, . . .
About my library My library contains both the books I've read and those that I own but have not yet read. I've found many great authors by picking up one or more of their books at used book sales (for 5 cents or more). Just never got around to sampling all the authors listed in my library, or author cloud.
Personal Ratings:
My Rating: Rating as reflected on LibraryThing
4.75-5 stars: 5 Stars*
4.25-4.74: 4.5 stars
3.75-4.24: 4 Stars
3.25-3.74: 3.5 Stars
2.75-3.24: 3 Stars
2.25-2.74: 2.5 Stars
1.75-2.24: 2 Stars
1.25-1.74: 1.5 Stars
0.75-1.24: 1 Star
0-0.74: 1/2 star
* Will probably change this to better reflect 5 stars. Maybe only rate 5 stars those that receive 5 stars, though I wish there was a way to rate a book that is rated by me 4.95 stars something other than 4.5 stars.
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"Favorite Books"
- Ty Drago: Phobos
- David Dvorkin: Central Heat
- Eric Flint: 1632
- James W. Huston: Fallout
- James W. Huston: Balance of Power
- Michael Z. Lewin: Family Planning
- Michael Lewis: Blind Side
- Leigh Nichols: Shadowfires
- Carol O'Connell: Killing Critics
- Steven Saylor: Roman Blood
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posted by MuseofIre at 3:24 pm (EST) on Nov 9, 2007
posted by wizardsheart at 3:26 am (EST) on Sep 22, 2007
Ty Drago here. Really. I wanted to drop you a line to say thank you. Your reviews of Phobos and The Franklin Affair were thoughtful and, of course, tremendously flattering. As a struggling author, it means a lot to get such positive and supportive feedback from a reader who isn't your mother.
And, out of respect, I thought I'd satisfy your confusion about this whole "first book" business. It comes up a lot. The Franklin Affair did, indeed, appear in 2001 and was my first published novel. It was also VERY small press (only 500 copies) and didn't get into the bookstores. Years later, when Tor contracted with me to publish Phobos, they told me that they didn't "count" small press publications and, lo and behold, I was a first time author again. A bit like getting your virginity back.
It's a wierd business.
Anyhow, that's that. There was never a sequel to Franklin because, sadly, the publishing house that put it out went belly up about two years later. And there was never a sequel to Phobos because - well, the "official" story is poor sales, but I've been told since that was a crock, that it was politics inside the firm. Oh well.
Right now, I've got six other novels being hawked by my spendid agent. You haven't heard the last of me yet!
Thanks again, truly.
- Ty
posted by peridot at 4:51 pm (EST) on Aug 13, 2007
posted by lyndabriggs at 5:49 pm (EST) on Jul 11, 2007
Affinity is one of those features that has seemed to come and go at random lately. You can see it (on a good day) in the forum posts. It will appear as a percentage next to a username. There's a formula for it, which I believe was posted somewhere in a thread. It takes the books you share and weighs them. Have a nice weekend.
posted by VictoriaPL at 10:12 am (EST) on Jun 28, 2007
posted by VictoriaPL at 1:33 pm (EST) on Jun 27, 2007
posted by MrsKroeger at 2:23 pm (EST) on Apr 15, 2007
Ahhh, this may be what I do, without knowing why. I have called it "mood", but perhaps it is just as you have stated. I love to read Winston Churchill, but I can only take him about one or two chapters at a time before going numb, much as I like him. Also, Terry Pratchett, I love his books, but find him much more amusing if broken up with other reading. Too much at a time and I just want to read to finish, not enjoy. Thanks.
By the way, the kitty in my profile, despite appearances, is more like Bucky from Get Fuzzy and would rather be dead than caught enjoying a lap. Sometimes if we slide under him in the middle of his nap, we can get away with it for awhile. My lap kitty is about 18lbs. of calico female possessiveness.
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