The books of the year

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1. Kalen Delaney 1 January 2011 at 01:44

   Ok,I’m taking your word for it and I just ordered the first book of the Codex Alera series for my Kindle. We’ll see ….

   Are you planning on reading the rest of the books in Card’s Homecoming series? I can bring them to you at the Summit if you like.

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2. Jack Corbett 1 January 2011 at 05:00

   Cool. You read a book about the Appalachian trail. I used to live right on the trail in the White Mountains of New Hampshire.

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3. Gail (Post author)1 January 2011 at 10:26

   Kalen, just note that the first book of Alara’s a little slow. Pace picks right up in the second, third and beyond are a wild ride.

   I read the first book of Homecoming a long time ago, I would like to finish the series. If you’re willing to loan the books for a long time I would be interested

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4. Kalen Delaney 1 January 2011 at 10:36

   I have the Homecoming books on my Kindle now so I can’t loan the print books for as long as you like.

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6. Mark 15 January 2011 at 00:57

   I’m also interested to know more, OK something, about quantum mechanics. So I’m going to order In Search of Schrödinger’s Cat: Quantum Physics and Reality. That looks good. I’m reading Life by Keith Richards right now. 🙂

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7. Mark 11 April 2011 at 17:04

   Gail, the In Search of Schrödinger’s Cat book that you said was in your top 3 for the year is phenomenal! Thanks for the suggestion. It even covers how electronics work on an atomic level. I’m sure this won’t be the last book I read on physics.

   – Mark

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8. Gail (Post author)11 April 2011 at 18:15

   I’m glad you enjoyed it.

   I also recommend anything by Carl Sagan. “The Demon-haunted world” is especially good, though not exactly a science book

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9. Mark 9 June 2011 at 21:06

   I chose a book that Paul Randal recommended highly, even if it is over 800 pages: Shantaram. It’s first seven chapters are golden – just fantastic. But I’m 500 pages into it and it’s still very good. Have you read it or do you plan to?

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10. Gail (Post author)10 June 2011 at 11:41

    I haven’t and I wasn’t planning to, but will take a look now.

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11. Mark 10 June 2011 at 16:56

    The paperback’s cheap here in the US – only about 8 dollars.

    The book is semi-autobiographical. The author is not someone I would typically like; a former bank robber and addict. But he isn’t easy on himself, which helps redeem him. His angle on humanity and humor is unique and actually refined. He has a large vocabulary, but isn’t flamboyant with it. It’s also exceptionally witty, here is an example: (paraphrasing) “You know the difference between news and gossip? The news is -what- happened, gossip is how much they -enjoyed- it.”

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