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Wrench (Abacus Books) by Primo Levi

Jamaica Inn by Daphne du Maurier

The Happy Prince

Life before Man by Margaret Attwood

No Laughing Matter by Angus Wilson

Taking Care of Carruthers by James Marshall

The Sonnets, an Anthology by Robert M Bender

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About meMiddle aged, middle class living in the middle of a county town in middle England.

About my libraryIncludes history (from my degree), management and self-development (from my career), cookery/gardening/craft ( creative!) children's (favourites from my childhood and from what I read to my children when they were growing up), literature and poetry, reference, and then assorted stuff that I've just accumulated over the years. Needs a good clearout, really.

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Orientalia Suecana

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Shift report by Josh Robinson

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The function of crticism by Terry Eagleton

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The Harshacarita of Banabhatta

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Godel, Escher, Bach : an Eternal Golden Braid by Douglas R Hofstadter

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Absurdities by W Heath Robinson

Hi Lizwil:

Your collection is wide-ranging without being dilettantish. (Iʻm something of a dilettante myself and hence on guard against dilettantism).

To me, it was a good mix of authors that have always attracted me in one way or another*, and some that are new to me.

*examples are Plautus, Moliere, and Dalby.

posted by rolandperkins at 12:38 am (EST) on Jul 26, 2009

Hi, How are you doing so?

posted by DCSauthor at 4:22 am (EST) on Apr 24, 2009

Hi, I just joined this site. I noticed that you're a Da Vinci Code fan. Have you read Synarchy? Here's a link: www.synarchynovel.com/

posted by DCSauthor at 7:59 am (EST) on Mar 14, 2009

You are right! Those assumptions were wrong. Which is quite a relief since I now can feel less guilty about the unread books on my bookshelves. Funny that your son has an interest about the Middle East too. Currently I am working on my master's thesis on the role of ideas and identity in the Middle East. It's a small world after all!

posted by WouterGil at 5:14 am (EST) on Aug 13, 2007

I saw you read Pennings' Doing research in Political Science. I really found it a horrible book to read and was wondering why someone like you(historian/manager right?) purchased it. Just curious!

posted by WouterGil at 4:40 pm (EST) on Aug 10, 2007

I'd really like to hear what you think of the entire book when you're finished reading it. I got a little bored halfway through and never picked it back up, so I have this niggling thought that, in the end, everything became profound and meaningful and maybe I missed it. cheers.

posted by Ibreak4books at 8:54 am (EST) on Jul 19, 2007

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