Category Archives: Books

Library Additions: August 8—December 31, 2011

Posted on January 8, 2012 by Lawrence Person

Despite this big-ass list, I think my book buying is actually slowing down a little. It’s getting harder to find things that I want (and don’t already have) at Half Price Books or eBay. Despite that, I always seem to … Continue reading →

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Have An Extra $10 Million Just Lying Around?

Posted on January 4, 2012 by Lawrence Person

Christies is auctioning off a first edition double elephant folio of Audubon’s Birds of America on January 20th. (A double elephant folio is about 50 inches high, so it will be difficult to take to the beach.) It’s one of … Continue reading →

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My Review of Charles Stross’ Rule 34 is Now Up

Posted on January 4, 2012 by Lawrence Person

Over at SF Signal.

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Happy Birthday, Ralph 124C41+!

Posted on January 2, 2012 by Lawrence Person

One more for 2011: This article in The Economist points out that Hugo Gernsback’s Ralph 124C41+ (one to foresee for one) was published 100 years ago. The article calls it “arguably the first major work of American science fiction.” Well, … Continue reading →

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A Few Recent Book Aquistions of Interest

Posted on December 14, 2011 by Lawrence Person

The book buying continues apace here at Stately Person Manor. I plan to have a comprehensive roundup of every damn thing I bought toward the end of the year (which is nigh), but here are a few particularly interesting, obscure, … Continue reading →

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Notes from the World of Philip K. Dick

Posted on November 29, 2011 by Lawrence Person

The first volume of The Exegesis of Philip K. Dick has finally been published. (Note: That Amazon link has it at half cover price, something I (and most probably other booksellers) can’t hope to match.) Paul Di Filippo offers a … Continue reading →

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Neil Gaiman to be on The Simpsons this Sunday

Posted on November 17, 2011 by Lawrence Person

Neil Gaiman will be appearing on The Simpsons this Sunday. Neil has been mentioning it for a while, but this week is when it actually airs. And here he is on Craig Ferguson talking about the episode:

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Recent Acquisitions: Orson Scott Card’s Doorways

Posted on November 13, 2011 by Lawrence Person

I’m not a huge Orson Scott Card fan. I thought Ender’s Game was an effective Heinlein juvenile homage, but little more. (I also thought Speaker for the Dead was actually a better, more ambitious novel.) I also thought that Seventh … Continue reading →

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Hephaestus Books: A Different Kind of Ripoff

Posted on November 4, 2011 by Lawrence Person

Jerry Pournelle and C. J. Cherryh have been among the first to report on the nefarious activities of Hephaestus Books, which seems to be publishing omnibus editions of hundreds or thousands of books which they haven’t bothered to obtain the … Continue reading →

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A Detailed and Possibly Tedious Account of Adding a New Bookcase To My Library

Posted on October 24, 2011 by Lawrence Person

One problem with having a large library that you’re always adding books to is keeping up with shelving them in the proper place. I have all my fiction shelved in alphabetical order by author within three form-factors (hardbacks, trade paperbacks, … Continue reading →

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