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The Lexicographer's Dilemma: The Evolution of "Proper" English, from Shakespeare to South Park by Jack Lynch

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The Well of Loneliness by Radclyffe Hall

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THE YALE SHAKESPEARE COMPLETE WORKS - Leather Bound (The Yale Shakespeare Complete Works) by Wilbur L. Cross & Tucker Brooke

Newton and the Counterfeiter: The Unknown Detective Career of the World's Greatest Scientist by Thomas Levenson

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CollectionsYour library (850)

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TagsBridge (136), Memoir (28), Essays (24), Food (14), Philosophy (13), Mathematics (10), Travel (10), Art (10), Short Stories (10), Poetry (8) — see all tags

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Recommendations4 recommendations

GroupsDuplicate Bridge Enthusiasts, Lust Lizards

Favorite authorsMarty Bergen, Alain de Botton, Lewis Carroll, Raymond Chandler, Glen David Gold, Nick Hornby, Franz Kafka, Eddie Kantar, Mike Lawrence, Christopher Moore, Flannery O'Connor, Dorothy Parker, Edgar Allan Poe, David Rakoff, David Sedaris, William Shakespeare, Sarah Vowell, Oscar Wilde, Tom Wolfe, Virginia Woolf, Kit Woolsey (Shared favorites)

Favorite bookstoresBarnes & Noble Booksellers - Cherry Hill, Bauman Rare Books, Collingswood Book Trader, Garland of Letters, The Brandywine River Museum (Museum Shop), The Doylestown Bookshop

Favorite librariesFree Library of Philadelphia - Central Library, Library of the American Philosophical Society, William G. Rohrer Memorial Library

Other favoritesThe Franklin Institute Science Museum, Philadelphia Museum of Art, The Mütter Museum

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The Real Alice in Wonderland: A Role Model for the Ages by C.M. Rubin

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Hedy's Folly: The Life and Breakthrough Inventions of Hedy Lamarr, the Most Beautiful Woman in the World by Richard Rhodes

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Masters of Mystery: The Strange Friendship of Arthur Conan Doyle and Harry Houdini by Christopher Sandford

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The Retribution by Val McDermid

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The Face Thief: A Novel by Eli Gottlieb

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Larry in Wonderland: A Pearls Before Swine Collection by Stephan Pastis

Happy Holidays to you as well. You will have to tell me which books they actually sent you. The prices of the books kept changing, so I was not sure what you would get. I hope you enjoy then none the less.

posted by jmaloney17 at 11:07 am (EST) on Dec 24, 2009

Thanks for the invitation. My duplicate bridge interest has waned since my partners death some 10 years ago. I have sold my bridge books on ebay (what a lively market).I have developed other interests. Thanks again.
biblio99

posted by biblio99 at 8:20 pm (EST) on Sep 8, 2009

Dear Mock,

Thank you for the invitation. I've just joined.

I could have sworn that I had 2 'Bridge in the Menagerie' (i.e., Hideous Hog) bridge books (by Victor Mollo) in my collection. But I think there are still a few misplaced boxes of books I need to locate. I have several years of 'The Bulletin: Contract Bridge' magazine from the late 1970s. They have the articles. But it's not the same as a dedicated book (or 6). Are there any other books?

I never registered my International Master Points (IMP). I think I had about .01 IMPs. OK, I'm dreaming. It wasn't nearly that much.

What is your opinion of Flannery O'Connor? I recently purchased her Library of America (LOA) volume.

Terry

posted by TChesney at 6:00 pm (EST) on Sep 8, 2009

Finally somebody else who really appreciates Lewis Carroll

posted by BarkingMatt at 12:28 pm (EST) on Jul 20, 2009