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Sounds great, I'd like to have a shot a that. Thanks very much!

Thanks, Norm. I grateful for the chance.

I'll let others have a shot at this one, but I'd like to thank you Norm for the books you've passed on to me over the years.

I'd love a shot. I'm always looking for new books, but strapped for cash at times. Thanks for the chance. This is my first time by the way, but have read this blog for months.

I'll send you a book too if I am one of the ten. I have way too many books as it is.

I would prefer "Le Ton Beau De Marot: In Praise of the Music of Language", though, instead of "Diary of a Bad Year". ;)

Very cool idea Norm. I've been eyeing my own bibliophile's bane recently and this sounds like a wonderful way to spread the goodness (and make room for more!).

Please count me out for this one though, I'm behind on my other reading and need to assure guests that I am as well read as I blatantly advertise. *8)

I'm down. God knows the 2 months I spent on Tocqueville because of The Magnolia Elec Co puts me in contention! Come on random number generator, show me some love.

Sounds like a great idea Norm.

I agree: this is a great idea, Norm. What better way to reduce the inevitable cluttering of bookshelves? I've always found the reads you've posted on this site very interesting, but I'll have to second Robinson on this one: I'm obscenely behind on my reading projects as it is right now ;)

This is great idea. I'm not up for this book, but might be up for something in the future. This could be a project that keeps going. When you've run through your extra books, Norm, the participants here might want to start cleaning their shelves. I don't know if you'd want to keep the random # generator going, but I know there are a few books I'd gladly recycle to another reader.

When you've run through your extra books, Norm, the participants here might want to start cleaning their shelves.

Run through my extra books, ha, I'll be long dead before that happens. That's an interesting idea, do others have an opinion on the subject?

I guess I'm #12. 2 too late. Not a bad idea though...I might have to do something similar sometime.

I can't offer many postage-paid books, but I can offer some reading lists on a few arcane and maybe not so arcane subjects. Of course I don't want to send this blog down the road to being a bibliophile's destination. I'm sure the hits would really suffer!

"God knows the 2 months I spent on Tocqueville..."

2 months? Pretty good. He's worth many more months, though!

Of course I don't want to send this blog down the road to being a bibliophile's destination.

And why not, It could very well be an improvement on the current course?

Should I take that as an offer of a guest post on "A Reading List for the Politically Curious."

JoAnn, Norm:

Is there any online service that allows users to swap books?

If not, this is a great idea for a new online service. Like ebay, minus the paying part.

I would love to trade books with 1gm's community.

I too am stuck under piles of old books. Who wants to trade for "Norton's Guide to Windows 3.11"? C'mon folks, that's got to be at least worth a copy of the Da Vinci code.

Is there any online service that allows users to swap books?

There are dozens of them like Book Mooch

Should I take that as an offer of a guest post on "A Reading List for the Politically Curious."

Why not? That's a pretty broad topic (I could just refer to my Amazon list of unfillfilled wishes), but I'll think about it.

If I counted correctly there should still be a spot or two left..

I'm in!

I´m just reading in Spanish these days but this is a great idea. I have already filled a couple of shelves since I came to Spain over a year ago. I´ll probably have to give a lot of them away at some point. If I had every book that I´ve ever purchased I could open my own book shop. I have never been able to sell books so I give them away; it´s less traumatic.

Sounds like a great idea, Norm. I'll be sure to drop my name in the comments more often.

Sounds like a great idea Norm.

And the winner is? Steven

Steven send your address information to normjenson at yahoo.com and the book will soon be on its way.

Cool.