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March Violets (Crime, Penguin) by Philip Kerr
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No Word from Winifred (Kate Fansler Novels) by Amanda Cross
Hocus (Irene Kelly Mysteries) by Jan Burke
Isis Unveiled [Two Volume Set] by Helena P. Blavatsky
Memories by Mike Mcquay
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CollectionsYour library (3,320), Currently reading (13), To read (63), All collections (3,320)
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TagsCrime Fiction (20), Advance Reading Edition (12), Fiction (12), Crime (9), First Edition (8), Advanced Reading Edition (7), WWII (6), From Promethus to Pornography (4), Advance Reading Copy (4), Sci-fi (4) — see all tags
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Groups50 Book Challenge, Bookcases: If You Build/Buy Them, They Will Fill, BookMooching, Crime, Thriller & Mystery, CueCat questions and help, Hardboiled / Noir Crime Fiction, San Diego Bibliophiles, Single Booklovers, The Black Orchid (A Nero Wolfe Group)
Favorite authorsKingsley Amis, Martin Amis, Robert Anton Wilson, Earl Derr Biggers, Lawrence Block, Edna Buchanan, John Buchan, Charles Bukowski, James Lee Burke, Rex Burns, Erskine Caldwell, Italo Calvino, John Dickson Carr, Janet Evanovich, George P. Pelecanos (Shared favorites)
Favorite bookstoresBluestocking Books & Bindery, Footnote Books, KB Books - City College, On Comic Ground, Wahrenbrockâs Book House
About meWell, before I go much further I should introduce myself. I am Seventy-one, born 9-11-1936. Being a high school drop-out my writing skills should be excused. My First memory of reading I was five years old, living in a hotel in San Diego. My First reading material was Little Golden Books and comic books. I don't know that I will ever stop.
About my libraryMy favorite reading is crime and mystery. I live in such a small apartment that most of my books are in bags and boxes. Since I Joined LibraryThing, I have discovered some old friends.
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Currently readingThe Americans by Robert Frank
The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language by David Crystal
Gravity's Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon
Atmosphere Peterson Field Guide by Vincent J. Schaefer
Essays and English Traits Harvard Classics/Collectors Edition by Ralph Waldo Emerson
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I've noticed that the more books I get entered into my site.. the more books we have in common.
We are of the same generation.. similar educations.. and began reading about the same time in life. Once I got onto the hang of reading to myself, my world really opened up.I can recall many rainy afternoons spent in the attic of my Grandparents farm which was filled with nothing but books, magazines, and newspapers. I believe my favorites up there were the old Tom Swift and his electric whatevers, which belonged to my Uncle, when he was a boy!
I was surprised to see after adding the Ken Kuhlken (Tom Hickey) series to my collection that you didn't have them entered yourself. They center around the San Diego/Tijuana area, especially the first few.. and begin during WWII.
If you haven't checked them out yet, you may like them.
Another Jim.. jastbrown
posted by jastbrown at 4:34 pm (EST) on Aug 18, 2009
Peggy
posted by LizzieD at 4:00 pm (EST) on Jun 3, 2009
Mike
posted by mhatchett at 5:32 pm (EST) on Mar 2, 2009
posted by Illiniguy71 at 10:41 pm (EST) on Jan 21, 2009