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The Bonfire of the Vanities by Tom Wolfe

admin — Wed, 30 May 2007 21:26:52 +0000

wfzimmerman's review: "I don't know if this has met the test of time. [A MAN IN FULL] certainly hasn't."
Bantam (1988), Paperback, 704 pages

Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson

admin — Tue, 29 May 2007 23:22:55 +0000

wfzimmerman's review: "An incredible tour de force. Unfortunately, this was a high water mark for Stephenson. His subsequent books have strayed into territory that I found more difficult to digest."
Eos (1999), Hardcover, 928 pages

Economics for a Civilized Society by Greg Davidson, Paul Davidson

admin — Tue, 29 May 2007 23:22:07 +0000

wfzimmerman's review: "The first edition of my friend's excellent and important book."
W W Norton & Co Inc (1988), Hardcover, 213 pages

Into the Thinking Kingdoms (Journeys of the Catechist/Alan Dean Foster, Bk 2) by Alan Dean Foster

admin — Tue, 29 May 2007 23:21:50 +0000

wfzimmerman's review: "This Catechist series was pretty darned good, but I am leaning towards getting rid of all my Foster except for the Commonwealth & Flinx books. Not that Foster's other universes aren't good, he just is too prolific for me to try to collect his entire works, given my limited shelf space! Deaccessioned."
Aspect (1999), Hardcover, 376 pages
tags: collecting author highlights

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admin — Tue, 29 May 2007 17:34:54 +0000

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Memory, A Miles Vorkosigan Adventure by Lois McMaster Bujold

admin — Mon, 28 May 2007 19:06:54 +0000

wfzimmerman's review: "Perhaps the very best of Bujold's unexcelled Vorkosigan series. I hope she doesn't keep writing these silly romantic fantasies (THE SHARING KNIFE) and comes back to Vorkosigan series for more than just one book."
Baen (1996), Hardcover
tags: advance reading copy, ARC

Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House by Eric Hodgins

admin — Mon, 28 May 2007 19:06:04 +0000

wfzimmerman's review: "Made into at least two movies, MR. BLANDINGS ... and THE MONEY PIT."
Simon and Schuster (1946), Hardcover
tags: first edition

I Don’t Want to Talk About It: Overcoming the Secret Legacy of Male Depression by Terrence Real

admin — Mon, 28 May 2007 19:03:45 +0000

wfzimmerman's review: "I don't want to write a review about it. But it does deal with a serious and potentially crippling health problem."
Scribner (1998), Paperback, 384 pages

Brightness Reef (Bantam Spectra Book) by David Brin

admin — Mon, 28 May 2007 19:03:32 +0000

wfzimmerman's review: "The title brings back the feeling of exuberant optimism that Brin fans felt at the beginning of this series, which, sadly, fizzled out into something of a disappointment as this trilogy ended up circling around a galactic sump hole, both literally and metaphorically."
Spectra (1995), Hardcover, 514 pages

Life Its Ownself: The Semi-Tougher Adventures of Billy Clyde Puckett and Them by Dan Jenkins

admin — Mon, 28 May 2007 19:01:02 +0000

wfzimmerman's review: "This book and [SEMI-TOUGH] are still enjoyable reads. Classics in the rather small genre of funny football novels. I'd like to have firsts of both of these."
Signet (1985), Paperback