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Worlds Enough & Time: Five Tales of Speculative Fiction by Dan Simmons

Dr. Bloodmoney by Philip K. Dick

The Lone Star Ranger by Zane Grey

Physics News in 1991 by Phillip F. Schewe (Editor)

Nova Express by William S. Burroughs

Nicaragua: Living in the Shadow of the Eagle, Fourth Ediiton by Thomas W. Walker

Theogony; Works and days; Shield by Hesiod

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Library1,204 books — see library

Reviews19 reviews — see reviews

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TagsFiction (718), Non-Fiction (448), Science Fiction (424), History (321), Need Cover (198), Classics (194), Translation (155), Post-Modernism (153), Anthology (151), Politics (147) — see all tags

GroupsAnnus mirabilis, Astronomy & Astrophysics, Austinites, Bookshelf of the Damned, Castle Crew, Combiners!, Esoterica, Hardboiled / Noir Crime Fiction, I heart metadata, Photography — show all groups

About me I am a photographer and filmmaker from Austin, TX. Feature films I have co-written include "The Larkshead Society" and "The Land of Shadowed Sand." My literary tastes tend towards genre, with hardboiled and science fiction stories capturing my attention the most. My favorite writers include Raymond Chandler, Philip K. Dick, and Neal Stephenson.

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About my library My library contains somewhere around 2,500 books (roughly estimated by counting one shelf and multiplying). So, I'm not quite done cataloguing, yet.

On Grading:

1/5 Makes a good argument for book-burning.

2/5 Sub-par. I would have a hard time calling these "good," for whatever reason.

3/5 A good book, but the wax melts from its wings before it achieves greatness.

4/5 An excellent read and highly recommended.

5/5: One of my favorites. I've either read it several times or intend to do so.

Note: When applied to referance material, this scale reflects the accuracy and/or usefuless of the book's information, which can be a fairly subjective decision. Not that rating fiction isn't already.

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Real nameWylie Maercklein

LocationAustin, TX

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Member sinceMar 5, 2006

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Hey, Wylie! Thanks for stoppping by!

posted by sadogre at 8:32 pm (EST) on Sep 20, 2006

True. Interesting story (to me anyway): I got Sobel's book from a book-swap geocache - so I had to navigate to it in order to get it. Thought you might appreciate that. Oh, and look, it appears we share "Emma" as well.

posted by itfc_rob at 4:04 am (EST) on Sep 13, 2006

Thanks! (And hey, I could have a lot of crap! My eagle eye for quality is legendary; on the other hand, I've only actually read a fraction of my books...)

posted by languagehat at 11:16 am (EST) on Aug 15, 2006

Yep, I love Asimov's writing style, and most of his interests match my own. He was the first science fiction author I ever read. As a scientist I love seeing how he explains science to non-specialists. Even though most of the science in his books is pretty dated now, I still seek them out at used bookstores. I don't have even half of what he published, so there are still plenty of finds to be made. :)

posted by RabidGerbil at 5:55 pm (EST) on Aug 13, 2006

Hey I understand, I get so much of it from my mother, I refuse to read anything set in TX or the west!

posted by Opinicus at 10:21 pm (EST) on Jul 31, 2006

Thanks for your kind note, Wylie. Of course, "aficionado" is used loosely. The group is really for anyone who enjoys Donne and ways to talk about why he remains interesting for modern readers. Happy reading!

posted by DoctorRobert at 12:27 pm (EST) on Jul 31, 2006

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