100 books
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“Our politicians may be a feather-pated bunch, but I expect yours are, too. All politicians are.” “You Only Live Twice” by Ian Fleming I’m a sucker for James Bond. I love the movies and, recently, as I’ve started to pick some of them up, I love the books, too. This becomes especially true in the…
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“A single gentle rain makes the grass many shades greener. So our prospects brighten on the influx of better thoughts.” “Walden” by Henry David Thoreau Walden has always been high on my list of Books to Read, especially after I had a chance to visit Walden Pond a few years ago and was struck by…
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“Only fools accept the obvious and go no further; use your brain, Jilly.“ “Restident Evil: The Umbrella Conspiracy” by S.D. Perry When I read the “first” (read: prequel; I don’t actually know which came first) book in the novelizations of the Resident Evil games, Zero Hour, I remember being pleasantly surprised by how much I…
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“Raindrops tap against the black-curtained windows like the fingers of beggar children pleading to be let in. No one moves.” “Tales of Terror: 58 Short Stories Chosen by the Master of Suspense” edited by Eleanor Sullivan This collection of 58 short stories packed into a pretty big, bulky book, has taken up quite a bit…
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“There would be a price. And Granny knew enough about wizardry to be certain that it would be a high one. But if you were worried about the price, then why were you in the shop?” “Equal Rites” by Terry Pratchett Anyone who follows this blog or my 100 Books project will know that I’m…
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“Who knows? On the internet everyone is anonymous. Almost anything you find there could have been created by a cat.” “Catopolis” edited by Martin H. Greenberg and Janet Deaver-Pack Catopolis, a collection of seventeen stories about “the ‘city of cats’ that exists on the same plane with humans, yet is hidden from us” came into…
L.S. Engler 