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fortunatelee @fortunatelee (170) • United States 16 Feb 07

Over the years of lurking in libraries and used book stores to pick out armfuls of books to read, there were certain authors that were so good I couldn't put down the books. After a while, I started keeping track of my beloved...

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xParanoiax Ohh..that's hard. I read so many. *frowns* Christopher Pike has to be one of the top ones, because he never ends the story like you expect him to. And none of the stories are repeats or even remotely similiar to other books of his or anyone else's books....

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fortunatelee @fortunatelee (170) • United States 27 Feb 07

There was a new TV show that broadcast tonight right after American Idol called "Smarter Than a 5th Grader?". Adult are suppose to take a quiz that an ordinary 5th grade class takes in order to win cash prizes. (I didn't even...

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Willowlady The course would be Methods on Dealing with the Struggles that Life will Present to you. In times of struggle, after a housefire, after a hurricaine or tornado etc. The helps often fizzles after the initial interest. We have slowly learned things that we...

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fortunatelee @fortunatelee (170) • United States 27 Feb 07

There was a new TV show that broadcast tonight right after American Idol called "Smarter Than a 5th Grader?". Adult are suppose to take a quiz that an ordinary 5th grade class takes in order to win cash prizes. (I didn't even...

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sigma77 I agree. Schools do little to prepare a student for the real world. Sure we can read, add, subtract, and write. But what about managing household finances? Or creating several sources of income, as in starting a business. How about buying and selling a home,...

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fortunatelee @fortunatelee (170) • United States 27 Feb 07

There was a new TV show that broadcast tonight right after American Idol called "Smarter Than a 5th Grader?". Adult are suppose to take a quiz that an ordinary 5th grade class takes in order to win cash prizes. (I didn't even...

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DJ9020 Well, I liked the show, and was even able to answer a few of the questions! But you're right, most of that we don't and will never need to know. What did I need that I didn't get? How to fix the toilet, how to get burned stuff off the bottom of the pan, how to...

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fortunatelee @fortunatelee (170) • United States 27 Feb 07

There was a new TV show that broadcast tonight right after American Idol called "Smarter Than a 5th Grader?". Adult are suppose to take a quiz that an ordinary 5th grade class takes in order to win cash prizes. (I didn't even...

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cafay1 Let's see, how about "Life's disapointments"? I don't think they could cover it all. Just a thought.

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mipen2006 @mipen2006 (5528) • Australia 26 Feb 07

Is the youth of today as polite and well mannered as in the past. I believe, like many cultural and traditional values, manners are being lost in this modern world of technology. What is your opinion? I was taught to open doors...

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fortunatelee @fortunatelee (170) • United States 18 Feb 07

I read The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck when I was a sophmore in high school (back in the ice age). It was a very profound book and it has influenced my life, being a book with a subject that I never forgot. Have you ever read a...

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sarahruthbeth22 The book I have never forgotten was More Tales Of the City. I'd seen Tales Of the City to mini series and then I read the book. More Tales was the sequel. It is so witty and I really enjoyed reading it. It seems I see the movie then read the book because I saw...

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fortunatelee @fortunatelee (170) • United States 16 Feb 07

Over the years of lurking in libraries and used book stores to pick out armfuls of books to read, there were certain authors that were so good I couldn't put down the books. After a while, I started keeping track of my beloved...

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smartie1685 Who doesn't read by author? Once you find a book by an author that you like, it stands to reason that you will like other books by them. I haven't heard of most of the authors that you mentioned. My favorite authors though is J.K. Rowling and Stephen King. I...

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fortunatelee @fortunatelee (170) • United States 23 Jan 07

A person would expect snow at the Grand Canyon. As a matter of fact, the first time that I was going to take a trip to visit the Grand Canyon, it was in April and the road to get there was closed because of snow. I happen to...

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Fluplup Beutyfull, I was there 2004 february, and was snow on the upper level, It was beutyfull..... I have lot's of pictures.+

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fortunatelee @fortunatelee (170) • United States 23 Jan 07

A person would expect snow at the Grand Canyon. As a matter of fact, the first time that I was going to take a trip to visit the Grand Canyon, it was in April and the road to get there was closed because of snow. I happen to...

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jdesert I've lived here in the Phoenix area since April of 1965, with only about 8 months' respite in the Detroit area years ago. It is just too hot here. I too prefer that summer temps would be in the 80s. My DH (who grew up in MN) really loves it here though. The...

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fortunatelee @fortunatelee (170) • United States 23 Jan 07

I was thinking that I had won an auction this evening at eBay and I was outbid in the last ten seconds...by a person with the User ID: grospain! Can you believe it? What an apt name for a bid sniper. Have you ever been outbid...

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fub21a It has happened to me only a few occasions one of the usernames was : 2good hahaha.. But there are a few programs out there that will allow or keep track of everything until the final 10 secs or 5 secs and then all of a sudden bid for ya. Sniper Monkey...

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fortunatelee @fortunatelee (170) • United States 16 Feb 07

Over the years of lurking in libraries and used book stores to pick out armfuls of books to read, there were certain authors that were so good I couldn't put down the books. After a while, I started keeping track of my beloved...

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cjthedog64 I've done the same thing. The first was Tom Clancy, then Clive Cussler. I've ventured into Michael Crichton, Janet Evanovich, Dale Brown, and many others. My problem seems to be that I'll read through all my authors' new books before they can get around to...

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fortunatelee @fortunatelee (170) • United States 16 Feb 07

Over the years of lurking in libraries and used book stores to pick out armfuls of books to read, there were certain authors that were so good I couldn't put down the books. After a while, I started keeping track of my beloved...

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ipostsometime I tend not to read by author but some of my favourites you mentioned are jk.rowling and tolkien. I read by Genre, my favorite genre would be fanatasy/adventure. If you havent read a Dan Brown novel i suggest you try one, they are really good.

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fortunatelee @fortunatelee (170) • United States 16 Feb 07

Over the years of lurking in libraries and used book stores to pick out armfuls of books to read, there were certain authors that were so good I couldn't put down the books. After a while, I started keeping track of my beloved...

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irisheyes Yes, I also tend to read by author. My favorites would be Martin Amis, Ian McEwan, Donna Tartt and Edward Rutherford.

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fortunatelee @fortunatelee (170) • United States 16 Feb 07

Over the years of lurking in libraries and used book stores to pick out armfuls of books to read, there were certain authors that were so good I couldn't put down the books. After a while, I started keeping track of my beloved...

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devilboy My all time favourite is Stephen King...

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fortunatelee @fortunatelee (170) • United States 16 Feb 07

Over the years of lurking in libraries and used book stores to pick out armfuls of books to read, there were certain authors that were so good I couldn't put down the books. After a while, I started keeping track of my beloved...

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Kowgirl I think that everyone who reads has a favorite author. My favorite is Stephen King. I have read every book he has ever written, even under his pen name of Richard Bachman and seen every movie made based upon his books. I also like to read novels by Dean...

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fortunatelee @fortunatelee (170) • United States 16 Feb 07

Over the years of lurking in libraries and used book stores to pick out armfuls of books to read, there were certain authors that were so good I couldn't put down the books. After a while, I started keeping track of my beloved...

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cjkicks I also read alot, it is relaxing and enjoyable, takes me places I have never been, lets me be a pirate, baker or spy. Just too much fun. I have my favorites that I search for: Rex Stout, Agatha Christie, Dean Koontz, Stephen King, J.K Rowling, Elizbeth Peters,...

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fortunatelee @fortunatelee (170) • United States 16 Feb 07

Over the years of lurking in libraries and used book stores to pick out armfuls of books to read, there were certain authors that were so good I couldn't put down the books. After a while, I started keeping track of my beloved...

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noah2413 An author who's books i really like is John Marco. I have read the 3 books of a trilogy he wrote, which included the books: The eyes of God The devil's armor The sword of Angels These are all fantasy books as you might have already noted, and are the...

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fortunatelee @fortunatelee (170) • United States 16 Feb 07

Over the years of lurking in libraries and used book stores to pick out armfuls of books to read, there were certain authors that were so good I couldn't put down the books. After a while, I started keeping track of my beloved...

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Willowlady We too lurk in the libaries and their book sales. Kim Harrison C.J. Cherryh Poul Anderson Piers Anthony Isaac Asimov Nina Bangs Clive Barker...he has movies now too Robin Cook David Drake P.N. Elrod John Farris Allen Dean Foster Charles...

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fortunatelee @fortunatelee (170) • United States 16 Feb 07

Over the years of lurking in libraries and used book stores to pick out armfuls of books to read, there were certain authors that were so good I couldn't put down the books. After a while, I started keeping track of my beloved...

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sigma77 I have probably read a few books by some of those authors. I have a hard time remembering authors since I read a variety of books. I do read a lot of westerns. So I like authors like Larry McMurtry, Ralph Cotton and Louis L'Amour, who I think is one of the...

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