Dr. Shaun Duke, Professional Nerd

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Haul of Books 2010: Stuff For Review v.3

It almost seems like I’m always buying stuff for myself, rather than receiving things for review.  Well, that’s not true!  You know how I know?  Because the following book arrived in my mailbox from the far away and extremely exotic land of Australia.  It came in an envelope made of kangaroo fur, and when I […]

Haul of Books 2010: Stuff For Me v.19

You might recall that I was in England at the start of July for a conference and some “me” time. Being overly obsessed with the printed medium, I made time to peruse the bookstores while I was in Lincoln. And boy did I find some nice stuff! I have a gift for finding awesome stuff […]

Haul of Books 2010: Stuff For Me v.18

Once again I have things that have arrived in my mailbox that I think you all might be interested in, not simply because some of the items listed below will become part of a giveaway I will be running soon. But you’ll just have to wait to find out about that. Now for the image […]

Haul of Books 2010: Stuff For Me v.17

I’ve got an interesting story to tell about the books below. Both were won by me for separate reasons: one for something amusing I did and one for something nice I did for someone else. And perhaps more importantly, both books have received considerable buzz within the fantasy community for, I presume, being quite good. […]

Haul of Books 2010: Stuff For Me v.16

At some point in the last month or so, I won a whole bunch of books and a very unusual object. Imagine my surprise when I showed up at the front office of my apartment complex to find out that someone had sent me an enormous box of stuff that I didn’t order and didn’t […]

Haul of Books 2010: Stuff For Me v.15

A few more things have been trickling in over the last few weeks. This is an attempt on my part to play catchup. I think I’m going to spend the next week or so getting fully caught up on all the stuff that has arrived at my door. So, without further delay, here is the […]