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Careless Love: The Unmaking of Elvis Presley por Peter Guralnick

Dreams Of My Russian Summers: A Novel por Andrei Makine

The Inheritance of Loss por Kiran Desai

The World According to Garp por John Irving

Cities of the Plain por Cormac McCarthy

A Pirate of Exquisite Mind: The Life of William Dampier: Explorer, Naturalist, and Buccaneer por Diana Preston

The Secrets of Harry Bright por Joseph Wambaugh

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Grupos75 Books Challenge for 2009, BookMooching, Crime, Thriller & Mystery, Freebies, Book Giveaways and Contests, Non-Fiction Readers, US Presidents Challenge, What Are You Reading Now?

Autores favoritosRussell Banks, Ken Bruen, Charlie Huston, Jon Krakauer, Jhumpa Lahiri, Cormac McCarthy, Larry McMurtry, Haruki Murakami, Richard Price, John Steinbeck (Favoritos partilhados)

Sobre mimI am a married man from the Midwest and I have a passion for reading. My love of books started at an early age. A family friend had handed me "The Light of the Western Stars" by Zane Grey. I was around ten years old and I was hopelessly hooked. This infatuation has continued, unabated, for over 35 years. My only wish, is that I could be a faster reader. It seems like for every book I read, five more sprout up.

Sobre a minha bibliotecaI love all styles & genres of writing. I aim for above-average quality and with this lofty goal I am rarely disappointed ! I especially enjoy crime fiction, literary fiction and non-fiction, particularly Civil War related & presidential bio's. I've read all the books in my library.

*Just finished:
Rendezvous With Rama by Arthur C. Clarke
**Currently Reading:
White Sky, Black Ice by Stan Jones
Half-Broke Horses by Jeannette Walls

***On Deck:
The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon
Cutting For Stone by Abraham Verghese
Every Last Drop by Charlie Huston
The Dogs of Riga by Henning Mankell
Small Island by Andrea Levy
Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro

**My favorite books of '09**
Every Man Dies Alone by Hans Fallada
Lark and Termite by Jayne Anne Phillips
Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout
The Cellist of Sarajevo by Steven Galloway
Out Stealing Horses by Per Petterson
The Hour I First Believed by Wally Lamb
Peace Like a River by Leif Enger
What's the Matter with Kansas by Thomas Frank
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
The Lost City of Z by David Grann

***My favorite books of '08
Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri
Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides
Then We Came to the End by Joshua Ferris
Gilead by Marilynne Robinson
The Known World by Edward P. Jones
March by Geraldine Brooks

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Em leituraHalf Broke Horses: A True-Life Novel por Jeannette Walls
White Sky, Black Ice por Stan Jones

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msf59 resenhados, avaliados, adicionados:
Rendevous with Rama por Arthur C. Clarke

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White Sky, Black Ice por Stan Jones

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Too Much Happiness: Stories por Alice Munro

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Crossing to Safety (Modern Library Classics) por Wallace Earle Stegner

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Half Broke Horses: A True-Life Novel por Jeannette Walls

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Hi Mark - See you added White Sky, Black Ice by Stan Jones. I read Frozen Sun by Stan Jones (also a Nathan Active series mystery), and really enjoyed it. I have a reserve at the library for his latest: Village of the Ghost Bears. Need to read White Sky, Black Ice and Shaman Pass.
Excellent review of Crossing to Safety, one of my favorites! Gave you a "thumbs up."
Not a science fiction fan, but I did Clarke's, 2001: A Space Odyssey and Heinlein's, Stranger in a Strange Land.

Have a great weekend,
Adios, Amigo
Irene

publicado por saratoga99 às 11:23 am (EST) em Dec 4, 2009

Hi Mark:

That was no coincidence! I've been checking out your library for good leads for a while now because we shared so many books. When you sent me your earlier note I went back to look at your recent activity and as usual found two interesting new books to add to my wishlist. I haven't read either yet but I'm hoping to start them soon. I know I'll like them because you've never let me down! I've read The Guards and Cross by Bruen, but I'd never heard of Sallis before. It really sounds good. I really like your reviews too.

Thanks for the inspiration and Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family!

Maureen

publicado por mphchicago às 9:36 pm (EST) em Nov 25, 2009

Hi Mark,
Yes, hard-hitting crime is my favorite genre. Have been reading Huston since his first book came out--though I must say am not too fond of Joe Pitt books. As to Coleman (Mo Prager)can't say enough good stuff about it. Mo is one of the most fleshed-out, complex characters out there.

I tend to like books where the main character is one of these: criminals, hitmen, the wrong man in the wrong place at the wrong time (Huston's Henry Thompson, right?), a complex cop or PI faced with difficult dilemmas (not a wild maverick, rogue cop bucking the system--how cliche)...(But complex like the DEA agent in Winslow's "Power of the Dog"). If the books have dark humor, better yet.

Off the top of my head, here are some of my favorite books, authors, and small presses(where I think some of the best stuff out there can be found):

Author: Victor Gischler, all good stuff; crime ones are:
* Gun Monkeys
* Pistol Poets
* Shotgun Opera
* Suicide Squeeze
* The Deputy (printing in 2010 by Tyrus Books)

Author: Don Winslow; 2 favorites:
* Power of the Dog -- one of my all-time favorites
* The Winter of Fankie Machine -- about a retired hitman

Author: Robert Fate--the Baby Shark Series--currently my favorite series. From Capital Crime Press.

Also from Capital Crime Press that is very good:
* "The 47 Rules of Highly Effective Bank Robbers" and "The One-Minute Assassin" both by Troy Cook.

If you like, check out my tag "small press"--a lot of good stuff in there.

Could go on like this all night...but for now, good night.
Stay in touch. And thanks for contacting me. This is fun stuff.

ans

publicado por magnumpigg às 7:41 pm (EST) em Nov 8, 2009

Merry Christmas to you too, Mark!! I heard the Chicago area was supposed to get more snow today and O'Hare was a mess. I'm sure that makes your job even harder - yikes, but it is pretty. We were supposed to get a few inches of snow yesterday but it missed us - the Rockies make for a pretty big snow fence. With all the holiday extra chores, fun things to do and my mom visiting from NJ, I don't think I've read more than 20 pages of my current book in the last 5 days. Oh well - I'll make up for lost time next week (I hope!). My Nov ARC (Etta) came in the mail a couple of days ago and I can't wait to start it. I guess Santa will need to stop here soon so it's back to work for me! I hope you and your family and friends have a wonderful Holiday and a Happy New Year full of great books! Joanne

publicado por coppers às 12:18 am (EST) em Dec 25, 2008

Hi Mark...and Merry Christmas to you and your family as well. A Chicago mailman, huh? Are you crazy? Just kidding, you have my respect. I think our country's mail service is one of the things that still works well. Keep up the good work. I was particularly happy with my mail service this week when my first ARC in quite awhile came. I will be reading Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet early in January. I read and reviewed 6 ARC's in '08. I will recommend my favorite of the group: Gardens of Water by Alan Drew. It didn't quite make my Top Ten list, but it was close. My kids (30-somethings) are here from Denver. We will have a full house when the Grands come down from Kansas City on Friday. No reading for me for awhile!
Thanks for your good wishes. ~Donna~

publicado por Donna828 às 7:04 pm (EST) em Dec 23, 2008

Hi again - Colorado is great but the front range has been pretty hot for the last few weeks. At least it's a dry heat. I'm from NJ originally so I know about humidity! Did you know Kate Atkinson has another book coming out in a few months - same detective character - I can't wait. We have a branch of our library near the house and another close to where I work so I'm at the library a couple of times a week. I love to buy books but they can get a little out of control. Trade paperbacks are hard to resist - I actually prefer them to hardbacks since they're easier to carry around. Got to run - have a good night!

publicado por coppers às 10:37 pm (EST) em Aug 3, 2008

Re: Housekeeping - I have it on my shelves :) Bought it after I read "Gilead" but since she only wrote two books and since the people who raved about Gilead rave about Housekeeping as well, I'm saving it. I'm quite proud that I still haven't cheated and just started a page or two. Beside it is Gruber's "Book of Air and Shadows" and a couple of others that I've also put by. I get to read them in Sept this year - if I've met my deadlines and all is going well :)

And here, as I write this, it's Monday morning, 8:46, cold and clear and as always very very dry :)

Have a nice Sunday!

publicado por mccardey às 6:47 pm (EST) em Jul 20, 2008

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