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	Damnation and Dames by Liz Grzyb (Goodreads Author) (editor), Amanda Pillar (Goodreads Author) (editor), Lisa L. Hannett (Goodreads Author) 4.31 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 2012 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Spiders by T.W. Brown (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Wesley Dylan Gray, Heather Roulo 3.66 avg rating — 29 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Dead Sea by Kevin G. Bufton (Goodreads Author) (Editor & Author), Cameron Suey (Goodreads Author), Jay Wilburn (Goodreads Author) 3.95 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 2013 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sunny, With a Chance of Zombies by Dion Winton-Polak (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Anthony Cowin (Goodreads Author), Sarah Doebereiner (Goodreads Author) 3.73 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2015 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Out of Sight Makes it Right? really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2014 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Abandoned Places: stories by George R. Galuschak (Editor & Author), Chris Cornell (Editor & Author), Ray Bradbury really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2018 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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From Strength to Strength: Finding Success, Happiness, and Deep Purpose in the Second Half of Life

by Arthur C. Brooks

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How to Win a Grand Prix: From Pit Lane to Podium - the Inside Track

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Elements of police procedural, fairy tale and magical realism clash in "Turns of Fate" by Anne Bishop. The writing is deep and smooth, with expert driver flourishes. The story goes over hill and dale, forcing the reader to chase it ever deeper into t ...more
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A very solid LitRPG novel.
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message 2: by Chris

Sep 30, 2013 01:38PM

Erik wrote: "I imagine you reading, Data-style, eight books at a time, two rows of four, spread out over a table. Three are hardcovers, three paperbacks, one on a Kindle, one on an iPad."

Not too far from the truth, my friend. Not too far at all. Take care.

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Sep 30, 2013 01:36PM

I imagine you reading, Data-style, eight books at a time, two rows of four, spread out over a table. Three are hardcovers, three paperbacks, one on a Kindle, one on an iPad.

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