Fastest Finger

[countblastula]

Completing my trilogy of favorites of the decade (Oops, sorry Stacy! I meant to say "10 year period with the same digit in the second column".) is my 40 favorite books of the '00s. This was the most tedious list to compile because publication dates are notoriously fickle and I had to look almost everything up and abide by what Amazon said was the

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[clyde_park]

I stopped buying CD's and now download albums, I switched from film to digital photography, and I no longer listen to terrestrial radio and only listen to satellite radio, but I flatly refuse to read digital books.

Having no printed books will bring about the final days of Earth's history. The joy of a trip to the library will be destroyed, the sound of pages turning and the enticing smell of mold will be gone, publishing houses will cut jobs, and many will likely go out of business. And somehow the phrase "Snuggle up with a good digital book on my Kindle" just doesn't have the warmth or magic that it should.

If I have to I will download books digitally and print them and bind them myself. I will not capitulate!!

[halphasian]

Having no printed books might increase the number of trees in the world (or at least trees allowed to live more than 30 years), so that's something.

What is the argument people have for "the decade" not starting until 2011? If that is the case, what decade are they talking about, and how do they refer to it? Seems like a pretty silly position. Are there actually people out there talking about "the 202nd decade A.D."?

[clyde_park]

Only about 1/3 of paper material comes from trees that are cut down for the express purpose of being used for paper. And they are usually small undergrown trees. Another 1/3 comes from recycled paper products, and the remaining 1/3 comes from "remnants" which are basically all the stuff left over from trees cut down for lumber (and baseball bats that will be used by steroid abusers.)

[halphasian]

That's still a lot of trees, no?

I realize it's foolish to expect those abandoned tree farms to grow into lush forests, but perhaps some small percentage of them could be "returned to nature" instead of being turned into shopping centers or Kindle manufacturing plants.

[ewigweibliche]

I love reading your lists. Such thoughtful enjoyment of media is something I like to see - and as a former bookseller I always like to see who likes what! There are several of the books and albums you've listed that I plan to check out.

[countblastula]

Thank you!

[danl33t]

You've touched on a subject that interests me very, very much