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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)

Favorite bookstoresBarnes & Noble Booksellers - Little Rock, Booktraders Bookstore, Hastings Books Music & Video

Favorite librariesFaulkner County Library, Torreyson Library

About meI 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).

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.

About my libraryWhile 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.

Books Read in 2009:

1. Things the Grandchildren Should Know by Mark Oliver Everett
2. The Wordy Shipmates by Sarah Vowell
3. Supreme Courtship by Christopher Buckley
4. "Licentious Liberty" by Kathleen J. Higgins
5. Peru's Indian Peoples by Steve J. Stern
6. Americanos by John Chasteen
7. The Geography of Nowhere by James Howard Kunstler
8. The White House Mess by Christopher Buckley
9. Slave Rebellion in Brazil by Joao Jose Reis
10. The Centennial History of the University of Central Arkansas by Jimmy Bryant
11. Bored of the Rings by The Harvard Lampoon
12. Cousins and Strangers: Spanish Immigrants in Buenos Aires, 1850-1930 by Jose C. Moya
13. Evita: The Real Life of Eva Peron by Nicholas Fraser
14. Revolution in the Street: Women, Workers, and Urban Protest in Veracruz, 1870-1927 by Andrew Grant Wood
15. The Great Derangement: A Terrifying True Story of War, Politics, and Religion by Matt Taibbi
16. The Big Hat Law: The Arkansas State Police, 1935–2000 by Michael Lindsey
17. Refried Elvis: The Rise of the Mexican Counterculture by Eric Zolov
18. Coyote Blue: A Novel by Christopher Moore
19. Fool: A Novel by Christopher Moore
20. Rock Bottom by Michael Schilling
21. Weavers of the Revolution: The Yarur Workers and Chile's Road to Socialism by Peter Winn
22. The Last Colonial Massacre: Latin America in the Cold War by Greg Grandin
23. The School of the Americas: Military Training and Political Violence in the Americas by Lesley Gill
24. Roads to Quoz: An American Mosey by William Least Heat-Moon
25. An Island to Oneself: The Story of Six Years on a Desert Island by Tom Neale
26. Rock On: An Office Power Ballad by Dan Kennedy
27. Radio On: A Listener's Diary by Sarah Vowell
28. Northern Ireland 1921/2001: Political Forces and Social Classes by Paul Bew et al.
29. Making Sense of the Troubles by David McKittrick and David McVea
30. The Effects of Violence on Peace Processes by John Darby
31. Northern Ireland after the Good Friday Agreement by Morrissey and Smyth
32. Omagh: Voices of Loss by Graham Spencer
33. B is for Beer by Tom Robbins
34. Pop Apocalypse: A Possible Satire by Lee Konstantinou
35. Pygmy by Chuck Palahniuk
36. Fierce Invalids Home from Hot Climates by Tom Robbins
37. Bloodsucking Fiends: A Love Story by Christopher Moore
38. You Suck: A Love Story by Christopher Moore
39. You're Singing My Song: Keeping the Music in Your Marriage by Glenn Colley
40. McCarthy's Bar: A Journey of Discovery in Ireland by Pete McCarthy
41. Moo: A Novel by Jane Smiley as of 6/10/2009
42. How Democratic is the American Constitution? by Robert A. Dahl
43. Home Game: An Accidental Guide to Fatherhood by Michael Lewis
44. Liverpool Fantasy: A Novel by Larry Kirwan

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Currently readingCousins and Strangers: Spanish Immigrants in Buenos Aires, 1850-1930 by Jose C. Moya
Slave Rebellion in Brazil: The Muslim Uprising of 1835 in Bahia (Johns Hopkins Studies in Atlantic History and Culture) by João José Reis
You're Singing My Song: Keeping the Music in Your Marriage by Glenn Colley