Neither Here Nor There: Travels in Europe by Bill Bryson
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Year: 1993
Pages: 256
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When my girlfriend went to Germany this summer, her tales of Germany’s quirks made me think immediately of Bill Bryson and one of his early books, Neither Here Nor [...]
When You Are Engulfed in Flames by David Sedaris
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Year: 2008
Pages: 336
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I’ve previously read Sedaris’ Me Talk Pretty One Day as well as Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim for this meme, enjoying them every time.
This book of [...]
Night of the Avenging Blowfish by John Welter
Publisher: Algonquin Books
Year: 1994
Pages: 304
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№45
I’ve read this one before, and yet a couple of weeks ago I got an inexplicable urge to read it again.
I’m not aware of Welter writing anything after the mid-1990s and [...]
Stick to Drawing Comics, Monkey Brain! by Scott Adams
Publisher: Portfolio Hardcover
Year: 2007
Pages: 368
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№35
Many moons ago (1996, actually), I was a big fan of The Dilbert Principle, Scott Adams’ first foray into non-comic books. I was also a fan of the follow-up, [...]
A new a disturbing meme.
So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish by Douglas Adams
Publisher: Del Ray
Year: 2000
Pages: 240
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№20
It may to behoove you to read my review of the previous book in this series, So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish
The fact that five books [...]
So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish by Douglas Adams
Publisher: Del Ray
Year: 1999
Pages: 224
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It may behoove you to first read my review of the previous book Life, the Universe, and Everything.
There are trilogy purists—my high school biology teacher is one of [...]
CNN sure picks interesting pictures of Hillary Clinton.
“Don’t cry for me, Argentina…”
Dave Barry’s History of the Millenium (So Far) by Dave Barry
Publisher: Putnam Adult
Year: 2007
Pages: 224
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№6
I’ve noticed that Dave Barry has been waning in recent years. Maybe it’s just me, or maybe that’s why he decided in 2005 that it was time [...]
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