Member: cao9415

Library2,474 books — see library

ReviewedNone so far

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TagsHistory (372), Classics (351), Read (261), Novel (230), music cd (189), Western (186), Fiction (178), Unread (175), American History (149), Political Science (129) — see all tags

Groups9/11 Truth, A Pearl of Wisdom and Enlightenment, Libertarian and Market Liberals

Favorite authorsJohn Bellairs, Bertrand R. Brinley, Christopher Buckley, Charles Bukowski, Mikhail Bulgakov, Umberto Eco, Graham Greene, William Least Heat-Moon, John Hodgman, Tony Horwitz, Robert D. Kaplan, Louis L'Amour, C. S. Lewis, Sinclair Lewis, W. Somerset Maugham, Christopher Moore, Christopher A. Olson, D. S. Pope, Felix Roziner, Rafael Sabatini, Ferrol Sams, J.R.R. Tolkien, Jules Verne, Evelyn Waugh (Shared favorites)

About me I have been a lifelong reader and collector of books. I read the newspaper at the age of three, but I soon moved past that. As you can tell from my catalog, I enjoy a wide variety of books: fiction (absurdist, Russian, historical, contemporary, literary, and classic) and non-fiction (history, current events, politics). I have earned three bachelor's degrees and am pursuing a master's degree in history from the Center of Learning, UCA.

My wife, whose books are included in this catalog, is a school psychologist, which accounts for the large number of psychology-oriented books. Most of the young adult girly-type books are hers as well.

A friend is always loyal, and a brother is born to help in the time of need. Proverbs 17:17. Eric Rodney Thomas Olson, 1979-2007.

About my library While I have read many of the books listed here, there are also many that I haven't read and will probably never read. Some of my happiest moments are spent in bookstores where I look and buy interesting, whimsical books on a whim.

My most prized book is an edition of Scaramouche by Rafael Sabatini that I acquired when my high school library discarded numerous old volumes. This old book, though not worth much as an ex libris volume, introduced me to Sabatini and the incomperable Andre-Louis Moreau.

Membership LibraryThing Early Reviewers

Real nameChristopher Olson

LocationConway, Arkansas

Emailcao9415yahoo.com

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Member sinceAug 28, 2006