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The online version dates to the late 1870s, but is still very useful for anyone who doesn't want to spring for the 1888 copy. I got my 1888 Dictionary through Good Will online, of all places.Last edited by Celesta; 11-13-2010, 05:11 AM.
"What our ancestors would really be thinking, if they were alive today, is: "Why is it so dark in here?"" From Pyramids by Sir Terry Pratchett, a British National Treasure. 
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I stated this earlier but I recommend Falling by Christopher Pike. I just finished it and really enjoyed it, it even has a serial killer in it named The Acid Man for all you Ripper fans. I really like all of the Pike books I've read,some more so than others, but hes my favorite author. Second and third would go to H.P. Lovecraft and then probably Jay Bennett. I also just recently finished The Cup ,the Blade or the Gun by Mignon Eberhart. I really liked it, its a murder mystery set on a plantation in Mississippi during the Civil War. The ending was particularly strong. I need to find some more books by her, I just recently discovered her books
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I am about 3/4 of the way through "Bloody Crimes: The Chase for Jefferson Davis and the Death Pageant for Lincoln's Corpse" by James Swanson. Swanson is the author of "Manhunt" which told the true story of the hunt for John Wilkes Booth. That was excellent and a real page turner. This is a follow up and tells about the end of the war. If you have any interest in the American Civil War, I defininitely recommend this one.
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I am half way through "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis. It is a best selling non-fiction account of the recent stock market crash and the ensuing worldwide economic crisis. I find it to be completely fascinating. It details what was happening on Wall Street and the greed, stupidity and utter incompetence that led to disaster as a result of bad loans based on subprime real estate mortgages. It is told from the perspective of major players on Wall Street and reads like a novel. Absolutely amazing that this stuff went on.
In Bakersfield, California, a Mexican strawberry picker with an income of $14,000 and no English was lent every penny he needed to buy a house for $724,000.
Highly recommended.
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Pehaps I could be so bold as to recommend my own book....? http://www.paullee.com/book_details.php - there are links to Kindle (with a 15% discount) and electronic (Kindle etc.) versions from there.Comment
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Hello Dr.Paul,
Looks a good book, will check it out sometime.
Washington Irving:
"To a homeless man, who has no spot on this wide world which he can truly call his own, there is a momentary feeling of something like independence and territorial consequence, when, after a weary day's travel, he kicks off his boots, thrusts his feet into slippers, and stretches himself before an inn fire. Let the world without go as it may; let kingdoms rise and fall, so long as he has the wherewithal to pay his bills, he is, for the time being, the very monarch of all he surveys. The arm chair in his throne; the poker his sceptre, and the little parlour of some twelve feet square, his undisputed empire. "
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Poor Women's Lives by Andrew August.We are all born cute as a button and dumb as rocks. We grow out of cute fast!Comment
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Hans Lebert, "Die Wolfshaut". Truly a Masterpiece with a capital M. I just can compare it to The Master and Margarita. It has apparently never been translated into English, and this is beyond me.Comment
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In Patagonia, Songlines, and anything else by Bruce Chatwin, if you like to travel and you want meaning out of your travels.
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Proust is my favourite writer right now. Amazing ,really amazing.Other than that its all thrillers--especially Danish and Swedish ones---they are very gritty and real.Comment
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Hi Natalie,
I am guessing that you have read "The Girl With the Dragon Tatoo".
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I didn"t read it actually c.d. but I saw the film and thought it was terrific.I like Wallander though .I must try to get the book for "The Killing" too-its a new Danish 20 part thriller---its the best thriller I have ever seen on TV ,c.d. ,bar none!Comment
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Hi Natalie,
If you liked Dragon Tatoo I highly recommend the next two books in the series. They are even better.
I am currently reading a non fiction book on the disappearance of Amelia Erhart. It is supposed to be the definitive book on the subject.
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Hi c.d.! We are about to watch ,"The Girl who Played with Fire".Will let you know if it was better than the Dragon Tattoo!
Yes,I saw that a new book had come out and thought it looked interesting!
Best,
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Hi Natalie,Originally posted by Natalie Severn View Post
"The Killing" is starting tonight here in America. I will be taping it. It got really good reviews.
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