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(44,558 posts) Mon Aug 1, 2016, 09:22 PM Aug 2016

Look Around, and name the 5 books closest to you [View all]

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Look Around, and name the 5 books closest to you [View all] Xipe Totec Aug 2016 OP

Here's mine.... Avalux Aug 2016 #1

Lovely! Xipe Totec Aug 2016 #7

I just looked that up - chaos theory! Avalux Aug 2016 #32

Looking at the shelf closest to me: Arkansas Granny Aug 2016 #2

Laura Ingalls Wilder! Adsos Letter Aug 2016 #79

This book is a a compilation of a column she wrote for a newspaper after her marriage. Arkansas Granny Aug 2016 #87

Harry Potter (books 3, 6 and 7), Maus and a English-Japanese dictionary sakabatou Aug 2016 #3

OK, I'll bite Trailrider1951 Aug 2016 #4

Love it! Xipe Totec Aug 2016 #6

March's "Advanced Organic Chemistry," Eliel's "Stereochemistry of Organic... NNadir Aug 2016 #5

I used to own a copy of The History of Alchemy & Early Chemistry Xipe Totec Aug 2016 #10

Well, Chemistry is a beautiful science, worth knowing whatever one does. NNadir Aug 2016 #20

Closest to me... SeattleVet Aug 2016 #8

I like Brewmeisters! Xipe Totec Aug 2016 #9

Same Schlosser that wrote Fast Food Nation? nt Codeine Aug 2016 #84

Yes...this one is about command and control (and incidents) with nuclear weapons. SeattleVet Aug 2016 #94

1) Canterbury Tales, 2) Candide UTUSN Aug 2016 #11

Indeed! Xipe Totec Aug 2016 #12

*well* I *am* interested but afraid of Mexico although I've been to Gualalajara 4-5 times UTUSN Aug 2016 #14

Oh I'm so jealous a la izquierda Aug 2016 #23

I had almost forgotten that both Cervantes and Shakespeare died in 1616, and we are therefore Tanuki Aug 2016 #41

'A Tale of Two Cities'...Charles Dickens, 'Under the Big Black Sun'...John Doe (compilation authors) Tikki Aug 2016 #13

Two on my side table Fla Dem Aug 2016 #15

The five books closest to me are... First Speaker Aug 2016 #16

Down and Out in Paris and London - Orwell OxQQme Aug 2016 #18

Down and Out in Paris and London is fantastic. Codeine Aug 2016 #88

Mine are: worstexever Aug 2016 #17

hmmm ok, the very closest are: qnr Aug 2016 #19

Looks like the sort of book collection I'd enjoy digging through. nt Codeine Aug 2016 #85

You would enjoy it, it's pretty diverse. nt qnr Aug 2016 #99

My books are in another room, except for a few. betsuni Aug 2016 #21

I also want to make pickles, Codeine Aug 2016 #91

Okay... a la izquierda Aug 2016 #22

You mean physically closest? sarge43 Aug 2016 #24

Another jean Shepherd fan! Adsos Letter Aug 2016 #80

I was surprised I had so many near the computer nuxvomica Aug 2016 #25

Almost 900 books within arm's reach........ lastlib Aug 2016 #26

Fan, Air Distribution, Damper/Louver/Sound Trap, Motor and Vibration Isolator product catalogs. Iggo Aug 2016 #27

Are we counting e-Books? n/t Yavin4 Aug 2016 #28

Oh, I hope so! The I have like fifty really good ones! Iggo Aug 2016 #29

I didn't think to count ebooks. worstexever Aug 2016 #30

If so we're gonna need a bigger thread. nt Codeine Aug 2016 #86

Scattered about, they are: The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2016 #31

On the nearest bookshelf: femmocrat Aug 2016 #33

Vendetta - James Neff MerryBlooms Aug 2016 #34

Cookbooks. Many cookbooks. I'm in the kitchen. hunter Aug 2016 #35

Any cookbooks by Diana Kennedy? Xipe Totec Aug 2016 #38

No, I don't see one, but thanks for the recommendation! hunter Aug 2016 #40

She earned the Order of the Aztec Eagle - Mexico's highest honor for public service. nt Xipe Totec Aug 2016 #48

I'm next to a bookcase but the 5 physically closest are Gidney N Cloyd Aug 2016 #36

Kindle, personal, and a lot of little whistler162 Aug 2016 #37

Skipping the Lonely Planet guides... bikebloke Aug 2016 #39

Much Different Depending where in Office and Home PufPuf23 Aug 2016 #42

MINE trueblue2007 Aug 2016 #43

and my Bible trueblue2007 Aug 2016 #44

I'm waiting for my stuff to be hauled from MA to TX Xipe Totec Aug 2016 #45

Ryerson Stock List, 3M vinyl guide, PMS fan book, Diamond Perforated Metals Catalogue Throd Aug 2016 #46

Most boring list here MosheFeingold Aug 2016 #47

Not bad! Xipe Totec Aug 2016 #50

This might be an auto-correct error, but I noticed it on both your comment and.. aidbo Aug 2016 #54

Yes, iPhone n/t MosheFeingold Aug 2016 #63

I went on a little Eastern philosophy binge earlier this year. Tobin S. Aug 2016 #49

OK rogerashton Aug 2016 #51

(I'm skipping over books I wrote.) fNord Aug 2016 #70

Well, my diary is on that shelf -- rogerashton Aug 2016 #77

I'll play! Scruffy Rumbler Aug 2016 #52

This is somewhat difficult since I'm sitting near my bookcase. So I'll name some of those.. aidbo Aug 2016 #53

My 5 closest books Arkytior Aug 2016 #55

Let's see Callmecrazy Aug 2016 #56

OK - KT2000 Aug 2016 #57

These are the ones physically closest to me... Make7 Aug 2016 #58

I have no books - but there is a darn good reason Generic Brad Aug 2016 #59

Did you at least make a list of what you did own kentauros Aug 2016 #61

How did you sell them? femmocrat Aug 2016 #62

Went to a store called "Half Price Books" Generic Brad Aug 2016 #65

Good deal! femmocrat Aug 2016 #73

Hmmmm.......................... kentauros Aug 2016 #60

Okay Mendocino Aug 2016 #64

The Complete Walker - Fletcher Adsos Letter Aug 2016 #81

I started backpacking in the 70's Mendocino Aug 2016 #95

Buddah for beginners, ghostsinthemachine Aug 2016 #66

ok.. Zing Zing Zingbah Aug 2016 #67

not sure if im proud or embarrassed..... fNord Aug 2016 #68

No one who befriends books should be embarrassed! nt Xipe Totec Aug 2016 #74

Transmet. Codeine Aug 2016 #90

Not fair! We have about 4,000 books, but these are the closest 5: trackfan Aug 2016 #69

I'm traveling, so only have two with me: LuckyLib Aug 2016 #71

OK! struggle4progress Aug 2016 #72

Way too many to list, but a random sampling of my bookshelf GoneOffShore Aug 2016 #75

The envelope, please! cloudbase Aug 2016 #76

OK. Adsos Letter Aug 2016 #78

I'm in my "man-cave". Most of the books in this room have to do with Maths, Stats and/or Computing. SwissTony Aug 2016 #82

Daryl counts just fine. His brother, however, can't go past five anymore. . . Codeine Aug 2016 #89

Several hundred ebooks in the backpack by my chair, but as for physical books. . . Codeine Aug 2016 #83

1) The Times Atlas of World History ... Auggie Aug 2016 #92

HAHAHA! elleng Aug 2016 #93

Okay. LWolf Aug 2016 #96

My List WiffenPoof Aug 2016 #97

An American Tragedy RobinA Aug 2016 #98

5 books? jimmyhatman Aug 2016 #100

Donald, is that you? nt Xipe Totec Aug 2016 #101

A World Undone, The Story of the Great War 1914-1918 by Meyer(currently reading) DawgHouse Aug 2016 #102

On the floor , near my feet Hula Popper Aug 2016 #103