Thursday 13

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First 13 Books Purchased This Century from Amazon

1. Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary [2 copies]
2. The Chicago Manual of Style : The Essential Guide for Writers, Editors, and Publishers (14th Edition) [2 copies]
3. The Art of Peace : Nobel Peace Laureates Discuss Human Rights, Conflict and Reconciliation, by Jose Ramos-Horta (Editor), et al. [2 copies]
4. A Book of Five Rings, by Miyamoto Musashi
5. Why People Believe Weird Things : Pseudoscience, Superstition, and Other Confusions of Our Time, by Michael Shermer & Stephen Jay Gould
6. If... Questions for the Game of Life, by Evelyn McFarlane, et al.
7. Campus Life Exposed : Advice from the Inside, by Harlan Cohen
8. Thomas the Tank Engine Says Good Night (Cloth Book), by Rev. W. Awdry
9. Goodnight Moon Board Book, by Margaret Wise Brown
10. A Midwife's Tale: The Life of Martha Ballard, Based on Her Diary, 1785-1812, by Laurel Thatcher Ulrich
11. Bush at War, by Bob Woodward
12. Everything You Know Is Wrong: The Disinformation Guide to Secrets and Lies, by Russ Kick
13. Newton on the Tee: A Good Walk Through the Science of Golf, by John Zumerchik

Most of these were gifts. I think there are only three that are still in this house, and only one was for me.