“So many books, so little time.”-Frank Zappa
- A Handbook on Hanging: Being a Short Introduction to the Fine Art of Execution by Charles Duff
- Medical Muses: Hysteria in Nineteenth-Century Paris by Asti Hustvedt
- Edible: A Celebration of Local Foods by Tracey Ryder & Carole Topalian
- Reflections in Black: A History of Black Photographers 1840 to the Present by Deborah Willis
- Remedies and Rituals: Folk Medicine in Norway and the New Land by Kathleen Stokker
- Hot Chocolate by Michael Turback
- Naval Wives and Mistresses by Margarette Lincoln
- The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Henry Fielding
- A Rare and Curious Gift by Pauline Holdstock
- The Ballad of Dorothy Wordsworth: A Life by Frances Wilson
- The English Opium-Eater: A Biography of Thomas de Quincey by Robert Morrison
- The Land Through a Lens: Highlights from the Smithsonian American Art Museum by Andy Grundberg
- Raiders & Rebels: A History of the Golden Age of Piracy by Frank Sherry
- Off the Road: Twenty Years with Neal Cassady, Jack Kerouac, and Allen Ginsberg by Carolyn Cassady
A Small Press Life: Books. Art. Writing. Life. Tea. 
A fascinating mixture or books, there, maedez. I get overwhelmed if i have too many on the go, or waiting to read – although i quite like dipping into two or three at the same time. Just reading ‘Three Years’ by Chekhov at the moment.
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It’s funny, because I get anxious if I don’t have too many physical books waiting to be read and a list of 1000 on backup. It makes me jittery. I usually have 5 or 6 going at the same time. I just cannot help myself. Chekhov is one of my favourite writers, by the way.
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A girl after my own heart.
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Oh, indeed! Books, books, and more books!
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Hmm. My parents grew up in hangtown, Placerville CA. I should read book 1.
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I’ve heard of Placerville, but Hangtown? Is that a nickname? Whatever it is, it sounds interesting.
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Yes, it was nicknamed Hangtown because it was the County seat during the Gold Rush (very close to Coloma where gold was discovered in CA). It is a very interesting area.
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What a fabulous list! The two I would gravitate towards right away are “Hot Chocolate” and “Reflections in Black”. Do you take blogging requests? If so, will you do something special on “Reflections”?
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