Member: branadain

CollectionsYour library (2,103), Wishlist (298), Removed from library (79), In storage @ unit (365), Rachel's (256), Reference bookcase (48), Belief Systems (66), History and Culture (Humanities) (126), Science (63), Role-playing (326), Magical Arts (148), Crafts (131), Favorites (45), My eBooks (1), Read out loud together (36), Currently reading (11), To read (40), Read but unowned (21), Borrowed (long-term or once) (9), In storage @ attic (375), In storage @ Harrison (92), All collections (3,283)

Reviews74 reviews

Tagsfiction (786), speculative fiction (655), RPG (378), fantasy (341), wish (280), science fiction (262), graphic novel (230), ogl (222), d20 (192), history (148) — see all tags

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About meFor me, working at Barnes & Noble supports a habit like being an alcoholic working in a winery--which is about as expensive. My user name is Welsh for "raven-wing". I am half of a couple who have been collecting together since around '97 or '98. I am a some-time polymer clay artist, bookbinder, calligrapher, photographer, and novice student of medieval swordsmanship. I believe strongly in two statements made by Jacqueline Carey's D'Angeline characters: "All knowledge is worth having," and "Love as thou wilt."

About my libraryI am a major role-playing gamer (D&D, etc.), mythology buff, and student of medieval and ancient history. I have a definite habit of buying more than I will ever read--some books because I really would like to read them, and some because they might be handy to have around for browsing or referencing. This is why I love books of the "Complete Dictionary of..." variety. It's really nice to be able to do spontaneous research in my own living room.

The knitting books in my catalog and most of the classic SF are more my girlfriend's thing than my own, but I am into a number of other crafts (calligraphy and polymer clay, especially) and some of the SF. Also, I'm really not sure how we've ended up with so many cookbooks, as we rarely really cook.

I use tags prefixed with asterisks to describe something regarding the physical qualities of a book, such as "*signed" or "*do not own", and tags prefixed with @ to indicate the location of books in storage. The tag "wish" is so I can tell what's only in my Wishlist when I'm using LT Mobile. I've started using the ratings stars to rank the priority of items in my Wishlist, so don't think 1 or 2 stars on an item there means I don't like the book--it's something I want, just not necessarily soon.

GroupsAlternative Sexuality, Ancient and Medieval Manuscripts, Archaeology, Arthurian Legends, Battlestar Galactica, Book Arts, Book Care and Repair, Book Collectors, Bookcases: If You Build/Buy Them, They Will Fill, Brights —show all groups, Council of Elrond, Crafts...what do you make and what books inspire you?, Cthulhu Mythos, From Avalon to Tir Na Nog, Gamers, Happy Heathens, History: On learning from and writing history, I Survived the Great Vowel Shift, INTPs, Irish & Celtic Studies, LibraryThing-ers Anonymous, Medieval Europe, Mythology, Pagan Knowledge, Pagans inc, Poly Booksluts, Roleplayers, Sex Between the Covers, Steampunk, Taggers!, The 'verse, The Colbert Nation, The Dice & Table, The Witches of LibraryThing, Unread Support Group, Urban Fantasy, Used Books, Wicca, World Religions

Favorite authorsJacqueline Carey, Daniel C. Dennett, Kim Harrison, Robert A. Heinlein, Ewart Oakeshott, J. R. R. Tolkien (Shared favorites)

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Favorite bookstoresBarnes & Noble Booksellers - Evansville, Comic Quest, Powell's City of Books (Portland), The Book Nook, Used Book Warehouse of Evansville

Favorite librariesNew Harmony Working Men's Institute

Other favoritesThe Village Knitter

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Real nameJosh

LocationEvansville, IN, USA

Emailbranadaingmail.com

Account typepublic, lifetime

URLs http://www.librarything.com/profile/branadain (profile)
http://www.librarything.com/catalog/branadain (library)

Member sinceSep 28, 2006

Currently readingMedieval Swordsmanship: Illustrated Methods and Techniques by John Clements
Weird Like Us: My Bohemian America by Ann Powers
The Book of Vice: Very Naughty Things (and How to Do Them) by Peter Sagal
Sword Fighting: A Manual for Actors and Directors by Keith Ducklin
The Great Beyond: A Guide To The Multiverse (A Pathfinder Chronicles Supplement) by Todd Stewart
WOD Immortals (World of Darkness) by John Snead
Occult America: The Secret History of How Mysticism Shaped Our Nation by Mitch Horowitz
Ars Lingua by Geoff Habiger; Coy Kissee
Dance in the Vampire Bund, v. 7 by Nozomu Tamaki
Thomas Riley (Steampunk Novels) by Nick Valentino
In search of the multiverse : parallel worlds, hidden dimensions, and the ultimate quest for the frontiers of reality by John R. Gribbin
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