Daily Favorites: Books
Daily Favorites: Books
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January
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Books
Strainer in a Strained Land is a 1961 science fiction guide to kitchenware by celebrity chef and author Robert Heinlein.
Do Androids Dream of Electric Tweets? is a 1968 social media novel by American sociologist Philip K. Dick.
Down to the Quick is an erotic lunchbox fetish novel for young adults in the Salty MacTavish After-Lunch Mystery series.
February
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Go Ask Alice Blue is a 1971 book about a teenage girl who develops a color addiction at age 15 and runs away from home on a journey of self-destructive pigmentation.
The Man Who Mistook His Wife for The Prisoner is a 1985 book by neurologist Oliver Sacks describing the case histories of some of his patients who have extraordinary relationships with the British television series The Prisoner starring Patrick McGoohan.
The Happy Cooker is a cookbook-memoir by erotic chef Caviar Hollandaise, published by Gnomon Chronicles in its Erotic Kitchen Secrets Series.
March
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Books
A Confederacy of Dealers is a picaresque novel about Ignatius J. Reilly, an educated but slothful 30-year-old man who, in his quest for employment, has various adventures selling marijuana to colorful French Quarter characters.
Kokor Hekkus Strikes Back is a science fiction adventure novel by Jack Vance. It was adapted for film by George Lucas in 1980.
Epik is a 1969 science fiction novel by American sociologist Philip K. Dick. The story is set in a future 1992 where psychic powers are utilized in video games, while cryonic technology allows professional gamers to extend their careers.
April
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Books
Twenty Must-Wash Books is a 2023 television series about book hygiene techniques for the amateur book restorer.
The Cider House Roulette is a novel by American writer John Irving about a young man growing up under the guidance of a gambler and casino owner.
Erotic Maps of the Second World War is a collected volume of erotic maps, mostly of Europe, set during the Second World War, by author and military historian Anaïs Nin.
May
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Books
A Game of Hustlers is a 1959 novel by Walter Tevis and George R.R. Martin about Daenerys Targaryen, a young pool hustler who challenges Baratheon Fats for the Westeros Championship Tournament.
Charlotte's Animal Farm is an allegorical novel by George Orwell and E.B. White.
June
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A Pocket Guide to Cholera is a handbook for cholera cosplay.
Titration Zebra is a 1963 thriller novel by Scottish author Alistair MacLean about a reagent, termed the titrant or titrator, which is prepared as a standard solution of known concentration and volume. The titrant reacts with a solution of analyte (which may also be termed the titrand) to determine the analyte's concentration. The volume of titrant that reacted with the analyte is termed the titration volume.
Erotic Maps of Undersea Cables is an annual publication by diarist Anaïs Nin of her thoughts on the world's most arousing undersea cables.
July
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Books
Look Homeward, Ulysses is an epic documentary film about the collaborative novel of the same name by James Joyce and Thomas Wolfe.
Can Fish Microwave Soup is a grocery shopping thriller novel by American sociologist Philip K. Dick.
August
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Books
June is a novel by Frank Herbert 1.1 (as told to OrbGazer). (A HAL 9000 Mental Health Associates Book of the Month selection.)
Crate Expectations is a novel by Charles Dickens about Pip, an orphan boy whose apprenticeship as a carpenter leads to fame and fortune in the box-making trade.
September
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Books
A Rivet Runs Through It is a semi-autobiographical collection of three stories by American author Norman Maclean (1902–1990) about construction and home repair.
To Hasp and Hasp Not is a novel by Ernest Hemingway about Harry Morgan, a fishing boat captain out of Key West, Florida who seeks a legendary treasure chest.
October
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Books
True Red Weddings is a comic book "true adventure" story loosely based on the "Red Wedding" scene from the 2000 novel A Storm of Swords by George R. R. Martin.
Autobiography of a Wogdon & Barton Flintlock Smoothbore Dueling Pistol is an autobiography of the dueling pistol which killed Alexander Hamilton.
November
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Books
Animal Bank is a beast fable, in the form of a satirical allegorical novella, by George Orwell. It tells the story of a group of anthropomorphic bank animals who rebel against their human board of directors, hoping to create a society where the animals can be equal, free, and happy. Ultimately, the rebellion is betrayed and, under the dictatorship of a pig named Napoleon, the bank ends up in a state as bad as it was before.
Annie Got Her Gun is an anti-war Western comedy novel by American novelist Dalton Trumbo about sharpshooter Annie Oakley.
Today We Rinse, Tomorrow We Boil is a rice-and-pasta mystery novel in the Salty MacTavish Mystery Series.
December
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Books
"The Gift of the Jedi" is a short story by O. Henry about Anakin Skywalker and Padmé Amidala, a young husband and wife who deal with the challenge of buying secret Imperial gifts for each other with very few Midi-chlorians.
Always Looping Home is a 2023 science fiction anthropology film starring Emily Blunt. It is loosely based on the novel of the same name by Ursula K. LeGuin.