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Kobe, Japan
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Interests
books (of course) -fantasy, science fiction, history, mystery, popular science/medicine, Nicholson Baker, Steven Millhauser, Neil Gaiman, A.S. Byatt, Tad Williams, Peter S. Beagle, Neal Stephenson, Stephen Pinker, Ursula LeGuin, Murakami Haruki, Oliver Sacks, sumo, mah-jongg, Spitz, history, video games, linguistics, language study (French, Spanish, Japanese),
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The Life of Elizabeth I by Alison Weir

 
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars The Virgin Queen, August 8, 2006
A lively and readable introduction to Tudor History. Ms. Weir makes Elizabeth come alive on every page and it becomes obvious why even now, more than 400 years after her death, people are so fascinated by her. The prose is engaging and avoids the trap of becoming overly scholarly and plodding as... Read More

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  1. The Wars of the Roses by Alison Weir
  2. Love in Vein by Poppy Z. Brite
  3. Wormwood: A Collection of Short Stories by Poppy Z. Brite
 

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