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CollectionsYour library (2,288), All Non-Children's Books (1,604), All Children's Books (680), My Books (812), Rica's Books (755), The Kids Books (444), Unowned (274), Library Books (192), Read but unowned (123), Read (407), Favorites (92), Currently reading (2), Wishlist (325), Wishlist - Children's Books (28), All collections (2,592)

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GroupsA Pearl of Wisdom and Enlightenment, All Things Discworldian - The Guild of Pratchett Fans, Ask LibraryThing, Atheist Fiction, Baseball, Book Fiend, Books Compared, Children's Fiction, Club Read 2009, Dog Tales for Dog Lovers — show all groups , Dostoyevsky for all!, Early Reviewers, Education, Evolve!, Faith and Reason, Fantasy Forum, Floridians, Geology, Group Reads - Literature, Hall of Servants, Happy Heathens, History at 30,000 feet: The Big Picture, Houstonians, Jewish Bibliophiles, Jewish History, Kindley Book Club, Le Salon Litteraire du Peuple pour le Peuple, Lists, LTers with dogs, Maria Montessori, More Power to the Date Fields!, Non-Fiction Readers, Outdoor Readers, Outside, Paleontology, Passages, philosophy in reading, Poetry Fool, Pro and Con, Pro and Con (Religion), Progressive & Liberal!, Reading Globally, Reading Resolutions, Reading the States, Reviews reviewed, Skeptic's book club, Someone explain it to me..., Spiritually Speaking, Texas History, The Green Dragon, The Kite Runner, The Prizes, What Are You Reading Now?, Written in Stone - The Literary Cemetery

Favorite authorsFyodor Dostoevsky, John Graves, Norman Maclean, Donigan Merritt, Terry Pratchett, Larry D. Thomas (Shared favorites)

Favorite bookstoresBrazos Bookstore

Favorite librariesHarris County Public Library - Cy-Fair College Library, Harris County Public Library - Northwest Branch

About meI'm something like a geologist/geophysicists and was thirty before I discovered Dostoyevsky, John Graves, poetry and much other good literature. I think my deepest interest is in literature about place, especially if there is a geological tilt. But I like a large spectrum of book types, although what I like the most seems to change frequently.

About my libraryFor a quick look at my library check out my tags Favorites, Children's Favorites or Read (Note: Use my preferred view to see my comments).

Some of the other tags that may be interest are: Contemporary Fiction, Children’s, Juvenile, Parenting, Geology, Popular Science, History, Popular History, Microhistory, Journalism, Nature, Texas, Poetry, Memoir, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Historical Fiction, Classic.

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Follow along here dchaikin's 2009 reading log and here dchaikin's 2009 reading log 2
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2008 Favorites
2007 Favorites
2006 Favorites
2005 Favorites

Children's books we've been reading (Some recent favorites from April-August)




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Real nameDaniel Chaikin

LocationCypress, TX

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Common KnowledgeSeries (284), Awards (465), Characters (5778), Places (1184)

Member sinceJun 25, 2006

Currently readingAcross the Endless River by Thad Carhart
Beowulf on the Beach : What to Love and What to Skip in Literature's 50 Greatest Hits by Jack Murnighan