Posts by Steve B.

Quote:Originally Posted by clockwise There is this guy who has kept a spreadsheet online for a long time. I got the app for my iPhone a while ago. Then the app became unavailable due to some conflict with the publisher. Now I found...

I'm only reading List books... Must be a dozen by Coetzee. I'm reading them next. I disliked Disgrace, but I liked the others. I liked both books by McEwan that I read and there are quite a few of his as well. Wish I could find a 2010...

Quote:Originally Posted by clarinetplayer Ah, a Detroit Tiger 10-1 victory over the Athletics. Just the way it is supposed to be. Good pitching and lots of hits. I still cannot believe that I stayed up into the early hours of...

Quote:Originally Posted by clockwise Yes I did read Slow Man, strange but very good. Coetzee has just published a new novel, The Childhood of Jesus, but I didn't yet see it in the bookstore. Reviews have been good. The main reason I...

Have you read Slow Man? You're really skimming the waves this year- I'm guessing you'll hit 50 some time in June. Looks like LonerMatt and California Dreamer (again) will make it as well.

57. Simple Genius 2007 David Baldacci The aforementioned ex-SS agents team up again to investigate the suicide of a scientist from a think tank across the river from a CIA base in VA. Not surprisingly, they solve it, and good guys turn...

Interesting Approach. Wonder why Bonds didn't do the same thing with Balco?

Quote:Originally Posted by IrateCustomer This is exactly why I clarified my message with "start to the season...". Giants are atop the NL West, but let's be real here, we're only three games above .500 right now. I'd be very...

56. Split Second David Baldacci 2003 2 Secret Service agents who have failed in their duties protecting 2 separate presidential candidates are brought together to solve the crimes. There are a lot of plot twists and I didn't figure it...

Quote:Originally Posted by lawyerdad It lends itself well to skimming and picking-and-choosing, since it's organized more as a reference tool than as single narrative or exposition. I was an English major, and my last math class...