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Ian's bookshelf: currently-reading

The Biology of Lichens

by Mason E. Hale

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Good Poems for Hard Times

by Garrison Keillor

tagged: currently-reading and poetry

Understanding The Lord of the Rings: The Best of Tolkien Criticism

by Rose A. Zimbardo

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Bugialli on Pasta

by Giulliano Bugialli

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Structure of the World Compared to a Bubble

by Anne Waldman

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Poisoning the Press: Richard Nixon, Jack Anderson, and the Rise of Washington's Scandal Culture

by Mark Feldstein

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Darjeeling: The Colorful History and Precarious Fate of the World's Greatest Tea

by Jeff Koehler

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All the King's Men

by Robert Penn Warren

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A Conspiracy So Immense: The World of Joe McCarthy

by David M. Oshinsky

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Smarter Than You Think: How Technology is Changing Our Minds for the Better

by Clive Thompson

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Lichens of the North Woods

by Joe Walewski

tagged: botany, science, and environment

Taking Back Our Cities

by Gord Hume

tagged: municipal-issues and politics

More Weird and Wonderful Words

by Erin McKean

tagged: english, languages, words, and etymology

Sceptical Essays

by Bertrand Russell

tagged: philosophy and politics

I Always Look Up the Word 'Egregious'

by Maxwell Nurnberg

tagged: english, languages, usage-style, writing, and words

How's the Squid?: A Book of Food Cartoons

by Jack Ziegler

tagged: food-cooking and humour

American Usage and Style, the Consensus

by Roy H. Copperud

tagged: english, languages, usage-style, and writing

Dos, Don'ts and Maybes of English Usage

by Theodore M. Bernstein

tagged: english, grammar, usage-style, and writing

Why I Hate Canadians

by Will Ferguson

tagged: canadian, humour, culture, and politics

Build, Discover, Survive! Mastering Minecraft Revised and Expanded

by Michael Lummis

tagged: computers-coding-and-technology and gaming

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When I’m not reading or writing, I may be immersed in these PC Games:

World of Warcraft, Borderlands 3, City of Gangsters, Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel, Polyville Canyon, Townscaper, Kingdoms & Castles, Pillars of Eternity, PanzerCorps, Tavern Master, Tiny Tina’s Assault on Dragon Keep, Fable, Diablo III, No Man’s Sky, Galactic Civilizations III, Dorfromantik, Abzu, Surviving the Aftermath, Rome: Imperator, Witcher III, Project Highrise, Sniper Elite 3 & 4, Battle Academy 2, Endless Space 2, Surviving Mars, Divinity: Crusader Kings II, Victoria II, Rimworld, Neverwinter, Cities Skylines, Lux Delux, Order of Battle, Grim Fandango, Minecraft, Banished, Unity of Command, Borderlands 1 & 2, Left 4 Dead 1 & 2, Civilization IV & V, SimCity, The Sims 4, Operational Art of War III, XCOM, Tropico 4 & 5, Imperium Romanum…

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