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1. Paul Tomblin writes:

   I got the two Greg Rucka “Queen and Country” novels for Christmas, “A Gentleman’s Game” and the other one (whose name currently escapes me). I ended up staying up really late to finish “A Gentleman’s Game” in one sitting, which is why I can’t tell you the name of the other one because I had to put it away until I can devote an entire weekend to it. But then on the other hand “Sandbaggers” was my favourite TV series ever, so maybe my tastes are different than yours.

   Comment 1/1/2007

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2. Julius Valerius writes:

   Try Alistair Reynolds Pushing Ice or any earlier work. SF.

   Comment 1/1/2007

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3. cavjam writes:

   You’ve probably already read:
   Max Barry’s “Jennifer Government”
   Bradley Denton’s “Buddy Holly is Alive and Well on Ganymede” (or anything else of his)
   Powers’ “Galatea 2.2″ and
   Jonathan Lethem’s “As She Climbed Across the Table”, “Gun, with Occasional Music” and/or “Girl in Landscape”,
   but, if not, all are excellent SF novels.

   Comment 1/1/2007

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4. Ellen writes:

   If you haven’t done so, read Animals in Translation by Temple Grandin. Not sci fi, it just feels like it.

   Comment 1/1/2007

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5. Librocrat writes:

   I’ve got a few. Apolitical: “Life of Pi” by Yann Martel, “The God of Small Things” by Aruhndati Roy, “City of Bones” by Martha Wells or “A Suitable Boy” by… I can’t remember his name. Max Berry books are good too, so Cavjam is right about Jennifer Government and another book called “Syrup.”

   Political books: “Conservatize me” I heard was supposed to be great, but I haven’t gotten to it yet.

   www.librocrat.com

   Comment 1/1/2007

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6. vwcat writes:

   Depending on the kind of history but, I will give you a couple:
   News of Paris. about journalists during the 1930s in paris like Murrow, ect.
   An oldie but a goodie: The Glory and the Dream by William Manchester
   Shelby Footes 3 volumn the Civil War
   Page Smith’s People’s history of : an 8 Vol. set but, fantastic
   The Greatest story ever sold by Frank Rich
   How Bush Rules by Sydney Blumenthal
   Any of William Shirers book like Berlin Diary, ect.
   The Long Party . an old book about the lesuire class in 20s London
   William Wiser: 2 books one about Paris in bohemian 20s and the other the 30s. Covers people like Picasso and the writers and all the ex patriots.

   Comment 1/2/2007

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7. Metatone writes:

   Hi, I saw that you like Years of Rice and Salt from a post on Ezra Klein’s blog. I enjoyed Years of Rice and Salt and I’ve just devoured a new book by Karen Armstrong and I think that you might like it too:

   # The Great Transformation: The World in the Time of Buddha, Socrates, Confucius and Jeremiah (2006), ISBN 1-903809-75-4

   * published in the U.S. as The Great Transformation: The Beginning of Our Religious Traditions (2006), ISBN 0-375-41317-0

   Comment 1/3/2007

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