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Category Archives: Shelf Shots
Shelf Shot 13 – more poetry (part 2)
This will be the last poetry shelf shot, at least for a while. left to right: If You Call This Cry A Song by Hayden Carruth Poems by Agatha Christie Cowboy Poetry: A Gathering First Poems By Minou Drouet – she was eight years … Continue reading
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Shelf Shot 12 – more poetry (part 1)
As you may know by now, I love poetry. There are three full shelves plus a few other books scattered about. Here’s another half shelf, the other half next week. left to right: Anthology of American Poetry edited by George … Continue reading
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Shelf Shot 11
Here’s the rest of the shelf I showed last week. I repeat, I love these kind of books. Starting on the left, A Reader’s Guide to the Private Eye Novel by Gary Warren Niebuhr, G.K. Hall & Co., 1993 – … Continue reading
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Shelf Shot 10
Here’s another shelf of non-fiction / reference volumes which are related to mystery subjects. Actually, this is just half the shelf, I’ll have the other half next week. I love these kind of books. Starting on the left: The Fine … Continue reading
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Shelf Shot 9
Especially in these times, I enjoy poetry. I get enjoyment, inspiration and lots to think about, as well as the pleasure of rereading favorites. I have several shelves of poetry, here is one. The Dylan has the lyrics to almost … Continue reading
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Shelf Shot 8
Enjoying pulp stories, a few years ago I started buying reprints by various authors by various publishers specializing in such. I have three shelves of them, this being one. The shelf also includes some books about the pulps, which … Continue reading
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Shelf Shot 7
The rest of the bunch of books on the shelf we saw last week. The Agent Gambit by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller. Another of the books in the Liaden Universe series. Exploring the Horizons: Explorers and the Furthest Horizon edited by Gardner Dozois, … Continue reading
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