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Something Wonderful Right Away: An Oral History of the Second City and The Compass Players by Jeffrey Sweet
Moon Tide: A Novel by Dawn Clifton Tripp
A House for Mr. Biswas by V.S. Naipaul
Sexus: The Rosy Crucifixion I by Henry Miller
Washington Square (Wordsworth Classics) by Henry James
The Library at Night by Alberto Manguel
The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference by Malcolm Gladwell
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Favorite authorsMichael Chabon, Umberto Eco, Anne Fadiman, Neil Gaiman, Amy Hempel, Etgar Keret, Vladimir Nabokov, Audrey Niffenegger, Muriel Spark, Kurt Vonnegut, David Foster Wallace, Evelyn Waugh, Oscar Wilde (Shared favorites)
About meSince I was tiny I was obsessed with reading and books (yes, books themselves- being surrounded by them makes me really happy and content- and don't get me started on the smell!) thanks to my mom, who is a research librarian.
I buy the majority of my books at discount, but I'm lucky enough to have a lot of great used bookstores around me and a library bookstore with insane finds, so my library has grown hugely lately with finding amazing books from 25 cents to - $1. The UBS right by my house actually sells newish tradebacks for $1 each. I try to buy new as much as possible to support authors, but my classic books are basically all used, and I can't pass up a great deal when I see one! (I'm an addict, but do I want help at this point? Hm...)
Some of my fave recents finds (none are ex-library books): A hardcover of "The Monsters of Templeton" for $1 @ library / "Shanghai Girls" by Lisa See (hardcover) for $5 after my credit at my fave UBS / "Call For the Dead" by John le Carre, the original 60's paperback for 25 cents @ the library / A copy of "The Man with the Golden Arm" for 50 cents, the cover- like the credits- actually designed by the amazing Saul Bass! For some reason the cover isn't here on LT, though.
About my libraryShort Stories (not in books) Recently Read:
I Stay with Syd by Amy Hempel
What, of this Goldfish, Would You Wish? by Etgar Keret
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Library Books Recently Read:
Tattoo Machine by Jeff Johnson
Why We Read What We Read by Adams & Heath
Brothers by Yu Hua
Making the List by Michael Korda
Charles Bukowski- Slouching Towards Nirvana, The People Look Like Flowers At Last, Come On In!
Flannery: A Life of Flannery O’Conner by Brad Gooch
Snuff by Chuck Palahniuk
The Private Lives of Pippa Lee by Rebecca Miller
Library: An Unquiet History by Matthew Battles
Leave Me Alone, I'm Reading by Maureen Corrigan
Book by Book: Notes on Reading and Life by Michael Dirda
Warmly Inscribed: The New England Forger and Other Book Tales by Lawrence and Nancy Goldstone
An Open Book by Michael Dirda
Classics for Pleasure by Michael Dirda
The Well-Educated Mind by Susan Wise Bauer
Bookbanning in America by William Noble
1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die
Fakers: Hoaxers, Con Artists, Counterfeiters, and Other Great Pretenders by Paul Maliszewski
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birds who are the secrets of living
whatever they sing is better than to know
and if men should not hear them men are old
may my mind stroll about hungry
and fearless and thirsty and supple
and even if it's sunday may i be wrong
for whenever men are right they are not young
and may myself do nothing usefully
and love yourself so more than truly
there's never been quite such a fool who could fail
pulling all the sky over him with one smile"
— e.e. cummings (100 Selected Poems)
posted by theoldman at 7:37 am (EST) on Oct 25, 2009
You have a really excellent library and I look forward to working my way through even a fraction of the books on your list. :)
Cheers,
Jackie
posted by itsjackie at 7:16 am (EST) on Aug 17, 2009
There's a new ETTA Facebook page!
Maybe you could start the discussion!
Here's the link!
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=58...
Thanks,
GK
posted by gkolpan at 12:07 am (EST) on Jan 28, 2009
The ETTA website is up and running!
www.geraldkolpan.com
I hope you enjoy it and don't forget to play the song!
Best,
GK
posted by gkolpan at 12:54 pm (EST) on Jan 18, 2009