http://jjtone.com/wp/archives/2008/08/06/the-modus-operandi-of-avid-readers/ Notes on things that interest me Mon, 18 Jan 2010 15:38:14 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://jjtone.com/wp/archives/2008/08/06/the-modus-operandi-of-avid-readers/comment-page-1/#comment-28370 Jaimie Thu, 07 Aug 2008 19:04:59 +0000 http://jjtone.com/wp/archives/2008/08/06/the-modus-operandi-of-avid-readers/#comment-28370 Can I's get a new book too? I have a very long list of books I want to read and they aren't in our library. Can I’s get a new book too? I have a very long list of books I want to read and they aren’t in our library.

]]> http://jjtone.com/wp/archives/2008/08/06/the-modus-operandi-of-avid-readers/comment-page-1/#comment-28368 Joel Thu, 07 Aug 2008 17:34:03 +0000 http://jjtone.com/wp/archives/2008/08/06/the-modus-operandi-of-avid-readers/#comment-28368 I like that suggestion! Now that you mention it, I have picked up authors I enjoy a lot via those kinds of methods. Unfortunately I've pretty much read through my local library's selection so I can't try this there, but I could always budget $20 or so for random picks at a used book store. I like that suggestion! Now that you mention it, I have picked up authors I enjoy a lot via those kinds of methods. Unfortunately I’ve pretty much read through my local library’s selection so I can’t try this there, but I could always budget $20 or so for random picks at a used book store.

]]> http://jjtone.com/wp/archives/2008/08/06/the-modus-operandi-of-avid-readers/comment-page-1/#comment-28366 Gustavius Thu, 07 Aug 2008 01:40:46 +0000 http://jjtone.com/wp/archives/2008/08/06/the-modus-operandi-of-avid-readers/#comment-28366 Find a used bookstore or library, walk into the stacks (in a section you might prefer), close your eyes and spin around 1-3 times in either direction, stick out your hand and grab the first book you touch. Repeat three times. Take those three books and try them out, your bound to find at least one that you like... and a new author to thread. Find a used bookstore or library, walk into the stacks (in a section you might prefer), close your eyes and spin around 1-3 times in either direction, stick out your hand and grab the first book you touch. Repeat three times. Take those three books and try them out, your bound to find at least one that you like… and a new author to thread.

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