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I've just edged the Solzhenitsyn into the lead. But something tells me not for long. Why? Nostalgia attaching to my labouring through One Day in the Life of I.D., Cancer Ward & First Circle in my teenage years. Sad really. Bart.

The Great Gene Tierney For anybody who cannot put a face to the name, try this snippet of the wonderful Gene Tierney from her starring role in Laura: YouTube - Laura (1944) - introduction of Gene Tierney Looking forward, Bart.

Cheers Ronny. I guess I do like a bit of everything - fiction from the classics to new releases, non-fiction from psychology to chess instruction to biographies. My only limitation is my debilitatingly slow reading speed. So I do try to make a decision in the first 20-30 pages as to whether...

You're definitely in the right place Shahid. Welcome aboard. Looking forward, Bart.

slight head nod right back at you. I like your WC Fields quote - didn't he also say: " If you can't dazzle them with brilliance, baffle them with bull. " Looking forward, Bart.

Great thread GERBAM, One movie sticks out for me on your list. Laura, the noir(ish) classic from 1945 with the irresistable Gene Tierney starring in the title role. Gene - who has been unfairly labelled the most beautiful overbite in Hollywood history - was a wonderful actress, beautiful...

saliotthomas (or do you prefer thomas?), I have to admit to not having heard of Joseph Kessel. So I just did a google and discovered he is the author of the novel which was made into Belle De Jour (Luis Bunuel) starring the eternally stunning Catherine Deneuve. I've been Now I've learned...

Thanks Isabell. I'm certainly envigorated by the varied discussions going on here. And all about the subject that is the very blood that keeps my heart beating.... books.

Where have I been? Just came across Stewart's mention of The Book Depositry - where the h£** have I been!! Free Delivery worldwide!!! With no Free Super Saver Shipping from Amazon to Ireland, this is a real find. Just browsed their extensive catalogue - looking for something on fiction...

The Centre Cannot Hold The Centre Cannot Hold by Elyn Saks is a personal memoir telling of an American girl's struggle with schizophrenia from teenage years through to a successful professorship (in Psychiatry, what else). A very readable book. Bart.

Long-term relationships rather than one-night stands Guess I'm more into long-term relationships than one-night stands. And yes, the more long-term relationships the better. But seriously, there is a place for both libraries and shops in the life of every book lover. Each to their own...

Cheers Darren; great job. Bart.

You can also tell a lot about a person by... OK I'm going to ask the question - who is in the picture in the small photo frame? You can really tell a lot about a person by the photos that adorn their place of habitation. The book that jumped out at me was the one on Fish Fossils - now who...

The best of them all... The best of them all, Raymond Carver would be 70 years old now. Friends of RC also rank up there - Richard Ford (already listed) and Tobias Wolff - both still churning out quality ink on paper. I have a penchant for short stories, and the Yanks have a good crop of...

Short Cuts As an avid Raymond Carver fan, the movie Short Cuts stands out. Robert Altman directed and does a wonderful job of intertwining the story lines & characters of a number of Carver's short stories into a memorable 3 hour film feast. In a twist to the thread, on terms of books based...

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Hi there all you kindred spirits out there. I'm a hopelessly addicted book lover who has already accumulated enough print matter to consume a soul in reading for over 100 years solid! But, of course, that doesn't stop me expanding the library on a weekly basis. Looking forward to getting...

Under The Volcano by Malcolm Lowry Bit of a tortuous opening line... and following 50 pages!