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jimbow8   05-18-2005, 07:04 PM
#1
I just got my copy of The Select, so I thought I would brag a little.


Here's the book I just got and my copy of Rakoshi.

The most merciful thing in the world, I think, is the inability of the human mind to correlate all its contents. ... The piecing together of dissociated knowledge will open up such terrifying vistas of reality, and of our frightful position therein, that we shall either go mad from the revelation or flee from the light into the peace and safety of a new dark age.
~ Howard Phillips Lovecraft
jimbow8   05-18-2005, 07:10 PM
#2
And here's my bookshelf:

Circled in green are my "recently" read books;

Circled in red are on my "to read" list (stack of 3 books on bottom were graciously loaned to me by Scott Miller - I'll get to 'em, Scott Big Grin)

Top Shelf is miscellaneous: Christian, sports, and some fiction;
Second Shelf is Tolkien, FPW, and Stephen King;
Third Shelf is more King, plus a few assorted fiction;
On the desktop is some computer gaming manuals and hardcover copies of Bram Stoker's Dracula and King/Bachman's The Bachman Books, Daily Show's America and Top 40 Hits Big Grin

I know - more information than anyone wanted. :p
This post was last modified: 05-18-2005, 07:14 PM by jimbow8.

The most merciful thing in the world, I think, is the inability of the human mind to correlate all its contents. ... The piecing together of dissociated knowledge will open up such terrifying vistas of reality, and of our frightful position therein, that we shall either go mad from the revelation or flee from the light into the peace and safety of a new dark age.
~ Howard Phillips Lovecraft
Biggles   05-18-2005, 07:29 PM
#3
jimbow8 Wrote:And here's my bookshelf:

Circled in green are my "recently" read books;

Circled in red are on my "to read" list (stack of 3 books on bottom were graciously loaned to me by Scott Miller - I'll get to 'em, Scott Big Grin)

Top Shelf is miscellaneous: Christian, sports, and some fiction;
Second Shelf is Tolkien, FPW, and Stephen King;
Third Shelf is more King, plus a few assorted fiction;
On the desktop is some computer gaming manuals and hardcover copies of Bram Stoker's Dracula and King/Bachman's The Bachman Books, Daily Show's America and Top 40 Hits Big Grin

I know - more information than anyone wanted. :p

My wife would go ape shit if my book shelves were like that!

Come to think of it, they are, and she does. :o

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Medusa   05-18-2005, 10:29 PM
#4
Those bookshelves look pretty good to me. I've got 5 bookcases worth of books crammed into 2. Gotta break down and buy more books . . . I mean book cases. ha ha
APhew   05-19-2005, 12:55 AM
#5
Here's a picture of my collection. Top three shelves, plus my Goodkind's, Dark Towers, and Preston/Childs. This is one of eight bookshelves I have. It's a hobby... that takes up a lot of space. Big Grin If for some reason you want to see the rest of my collection (non-FPW), I can post it.

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Kenji   05-19-2005, 09:54 AM
#6
This is my collection!

Picture 031.....from left to right/Fifth Harmonic, Midnight Mass, Gateways, Crisscross, Night Screams, Soft and Others, Nightkill, Diagnosis Terminal, Masque, The Hawnted Air, Implant, The Select.


Picture 035.....from left to right/Legacies, Conspiracies, All the Rage, The Hosts, Virgin, Lovecraft's Legacy, ShockRock.


Picture 036.....from left to right/The Keep, Reborn, Reprisal, Nightworld, Black Wind, Sibs, The Touch, The Tomb.


Ugh! File size limit is only 39.1.....too small! :eek:
This post was last modified: 05-19-2005, 10:27 AM by Kenji.
stacyzinda123   05-19-2005, 10:11 AM
#7
I like this thread! Most of my friends don't get my interest in books. I'm all about owning and keeping them. If I want to read it, I buy it. Sometimes I buy things I probably won't read, but that's okay. We're moving next month and I went through all my books last night and wrote down the title, author and binding of all of them. They were all neat and organized, but not anymore. I sorted them by author, then by the binding, etc. I haven't decided what to do with them when we move into the house. We'll have a lot more space so I think I'll put them on two bookshelves instead of the one they're jammed into now.

BTW, Jimbo, nice copy of the Select! I love that book. My copy is just a trade hardcover Sad
jimbow8   05-19-2005, 10:26 AM
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stacyzinda123 Wrote:BTW, Jimbo, nice copy of the Select! I love that book. My copy is just a trade hardcover Sad
Thanks! It is in really good shape. It says "Gaylord cover protects dust jacket--FPT $ 22.00--Not price clipped!" I'm not a collector so I don't know what that means. I assume the Gaylord cover is the clear cover over the dust cover; no idea what "price clipped" means.

There was another copy on ebay that was actually cheaper (didn't see it before I bid), so keep your eye out if you want to get a better copy.

This is probably my favorite non-RJ/AC book of Paul's. It is such a great succinct plot. It's not flashy or overly drawn out - just a SOLID story. It practically begs to be made into a movie, in my opinion.

The most merciful thing in the world, I think, is the inability of the human mind to correlate all its contents. ... The piecing together of dissociated knowledge will open up such terrifying vistas of reality, and of our frightful position therein, that we shall either go mad from the revelation or flee from the light into the peace and safety of a new dark age.
~ Howard Phillips Lovecraft
stacyzinda123   05-19-2005, 11:45 AM
#9
jimbow8 Wrote:This is probably my favorite non-RJ/AC book of Paul's. It is such a great succinct plot. It's not flashy or overly drawn out - just a SOLID story. It practically begs to be made into a movie, in my opinion.
I couldn't agree more! The suspense in that story is unbelieveable. I finished it in no time because I had to know how it played out towards the end!
Scott Hajek   05-19-2005, 12:12 PM
#10
APhew Wrote:Here's a picture of my collection. Top three shelves, plus my Goodkind's, Dark Towers, and Preston/Childs. This is one of eight bookshelves I have. It's a hobby... that takes up a lot of space. Big Grin If for some reason you want to see the rest of my collection (non-FPW), I can post it.

I recognize most of the books. But, what are the books:
[indent]Second shelf down, 6 from the right
Third shelf down, 5 and 8 from the left?


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Scott Hajek

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