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Giotto in the Chapel of Scrovegni by Formenton

Straw for the Fire by Theodore Roethke

Cassandra: A Novel and Four Essays by Christa Wolf

The Hidden Room: Collected Poems, Volume Two by P. K. Page

The Best American Comics 2006 (Best American)

Henry Brocken (Dodo Press) by Walter de la Mare

All the Names by Jose Saramago

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The Jewish War: Revised Edition (The Penguin Classics) by Flavius Josephus

How true it is that,
if we are cheerful and contented,
all nature smiles,
the air seems more balmy,
the sky clearer,
the earth has a brighter green...
the flowers are more fragrant...
and the sun, moon, and stars
all appear more beautiful,
and seem to rejoice with us.
- Orison Swett Marden

posted by theoldman at 8:39 am (EST) on Oct 8, 2009

Noticed that you liked The Heart is a Lonely Hunter, and I was wondering if you'd be interested in reviewing my new novel and posting your comments here (as well as on a few other book-related sites). I thought you might like my novel since it's been compared to that novel by a number of reviewers. I could e-mail you the novel in an e-book format if you'd like. Let me know if you're interested. Here's a link to a summary in case you're interested:

http://christophertusa.com/

Thanks,

Chris

posted by cmtusa at 11:37 am (EST) on Apr 17, 2009

Thanks for the comment, and the kind words. I completed a BA in Russian in 1995. Even then, my written Russian was a whole lot better than my spoken Russian. I can still work my way slowly through Russian literature with a dictionary handy - although I'm so slow nowadays that I confine myself to the occasional poem - but my spoken Russian has pretty much gone, except for occasional phrases that have stuck in my memory. I still remember how to say: "And now, here I sit, fulfilling my childhood ambition" in Russian, but that's not a phrase that comes in handy all that often!

Regards
Tim

posted by timjones at 9:02 pm (EST) on Sep 11, 2008

Glad you find my library interesting, jambyfool. Yours is most impressive - I think we have a similar mix of books, but you have plenty more (although I've only added about half my library so far).

Regards
Tim

posted by timjones at 9:32 am (EST) on Aug 30, 2008

Yes, and it is amazing. I've read a lot of housing books but nothing like that one, seriously!

posted by Mara-verse at 12:04 pm (EST) on Mar 17, 2008

I can't believe how many books we have in common!

posted by Mara-verse at 9:11 am (EST) on Feb 24, 2008

Thanks for becoming a friend!

posted by lisaunger at 6:47 am (EST) on Nov 19, 2007

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