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The Complete Executive by Joseph Braysich

The Next 100 Years : A Forecast for the 21st Century by George Friedman

The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame

A Song of Ice and Fire (Books 1-4) by George R R Martin

The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins

Bye Bye Big Brother - 3 Volume Collection by Grandpa

Kiss or Kill: Confessions of a Serial Climber by Mark Twight

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CollectionsYour library (421), Currently reading (2), not read (281), read / skimmed (133), read/ skimmed, and owned (54), read/ skimmed, but unowned (78), reference (15), top books (21), All collections (421)

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About meUndergrad uni student in New Zealand.

I have no friends- Only acquaintances and blood feuds.

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"There's a fine line between genius and insanity. I have erased this line"
-Oscar Levant

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About my libraryBook tagging is sporadic currently, I'll try to correct this as I read more.

I place the name of the translator and date of translation in the comments section of the work. The year placed in the date column is the year the book was originally published, not the year of my edition, which is usually, but not always found in the publication.

I put the date (month/year) that I read the book in the comments section. If I reread a book and think it is a significant reread, then I'll place that date below the first.

Similarly I have a system of where, if I read a book completely it is tagged "read", if I only skim it "skimmed", and if I only read certain chapters (common enough for university research) "read parts".

I have my own system for ratings, based on the principle that 90% of books are garbage. While my library does not reflect these percentages :), thanks to my tastes and recommendations- exceptional books tend to be few and far between.

-If I feel a book is average, as in it covers the general material but does not stand out from the crowd, it receives 2 stars. Garbage receives 1 star with varying levels above and below.

-If it does stand out from the crowd, is exception- it receives 4 stars with varying levels between it and average.

-If a book is a contains something original about it, it receives an extra 1/2 star. Obviously this is subjective, however I usually have a good sense of whether something is regurgitating basic information or if it contributes (or presents in a new way) something new.

-Similarly if I liked it, depending on my own personal tastes, it receives an extra 1/2 star.

So for a book to receive the maximum 5 stars it has to stand out from the crowd, be original in someway and I must have liked it. I'll put the rating like so - 4 & 1/2 & 1/2 etc in the comments section.

Fiction series are usually listed as one book, saves time and effort. I do sometimes put individual ratings of each book in the comments section if I feel it is warranted.

Collections are done to show whether I own a book, or whether it has left my possession. My wishlist of books are on my kalashnikov2 account.

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"Everything changes, nothing remains without change."
-Buddha

"Change is inevitable- except from a vending machine."
-Robert C. Gallagher

"The man who never alters his opinion is like standing water, and breeds reptiles of the mind."
-William Blake

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