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WhollyHeretic Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-21-07 07:44 PM
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The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2006
http://www.amazon.com/Best-American-Nonrequired-Reading-2006/dp/0618570519/ref=sr_1_2/104-4044896-9027937?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1174523570&sr=1-2

This is a terrific collection of short fiction, essays, comedy snippets and other bits and pieces.

There is a great introduction by Matt Groening. I never realized just how much of a bookworm he is. He describes how I feel about books, including thinking librarians are hot (I'm dating one) Here is a little bit of the intro:

"It's a struggle for our kind to send flowers on Valentine's Day instead of a book. We think all librarians are hot. When we read one of those newspaper articles about some mad old coot found dead in his apartment, crushed by thousands of books, we think to ourselves, How romantic. We not only slow down at every used-book store, we slam on the brakes and make illegal U-turns."



So what is everyone reading right now?
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hickman Donating Member (904 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-21-07 07:53 PM
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1. Thank you. I'm ordering this. n/t
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WhollyHeretic Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-21-07 08:38 PM
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4. Always happy to recommend a book
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Miss_Strawberry Donating Member (282 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-21-07 07:54 PM
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2. My copy was screwed up
the pages were out of order!
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WhollyHeretic Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-21-07 08:04 PM
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3. That's bizarre
Did you get it replaced?
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