Member: caffron

Library682 books — see library

Reviews57 reviews — see reviews

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Tagspsychology (143), philosophy (128), canon (Bloom) (81), canon (lrp) (76), uhon (64), history (53), psychoanalysis (47), sociology (45), cognitive science (40) — see all tags

Groups30-something LibraryThingers, A Pearl of Wisdom and Enlightenment, Build the Open Shelves Classification, Classically Liberal, Cognitive Science, Dewey Decimal Challenge, Dystopian novels, Early Reviewers, Evolve!, LC Classification Challenge — show all groups , Librarians who LibraryThing, Librarians-in-Training who LibraryThing, LibraryThing for Libraries, Livejournalers, Neuroscience, Non-Fiction Readers, Philosophy and Theory, Philosophy of Science, Psychology, Reading Globally, Science!, The Island - Books from Lost, The Teaching Company

Favorite authorsMihaly Csikszentmihalyi, Sigmund Freud, Douglas R. Hofstadter, John Irving, C. G. Jung, Milan Kundera, Joseph Ledoux, Friedrich Nietzsche, Robert M. Pirsig, Robert C. Solomon (Shared favorites)

Favorite bookstoresBarnes & Noble Booksellers - Cary

Favorite librariesUNC University Libraries, Wake County Public Libraries - Cary Public Library

About me I'm interested in a little of everything. I will begin studies in Fall 2008 for a Masters in Library Science while continuing to work full-time in quality assurance for a medical device firm. My undergraduate degree was in chemistry, and that's how I've made most of my lifetime earnings, but most of my reading for pleasure has been in psychology and philosophy. I recently had surgery for alternating strabismus; nothing will underscore the importance of perspective/point of view like eye surgery...let me tell you! I value both science and art, thinking and feeling, and my library reflects that. I believe in the maxim that one should become what one is, and that books are just one way to nourish that growth of self-potential.

About my library It's mostly nonfiction, with significant collections in philosophy and psychology. You'll find tidbits of everything from African literature to Instrumental Analysis represented here, however. My book habit has been limited by budget, so the collection is significant but not huge. Only books in my possession are listed, not books read or books wanted. I am slowly adding reviews, although for a lot of books it's been so long since they were read that I don't feel it fair to write one.

A side note: I will use the friend feature specifically to keep up with folks I know outside of LT. I have no issue with someone listing my library as interesting; I don't feel stalked. :) I don't think I'll have time to keep up with other "interesting libraries," though, so I probably won't form a list of those. There have been libraries I've found interesting here and visited more than once; I'm just not going to make a list and then feel bad for not keeping up. This is no way reflects negatively on anyone.

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Membership LibraryThing Early Reviewers

LocationCary, NC

Account typepublic, lifetime

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Member sinceNov 23, 2005