I need to think of another word to substitute for "icebreaker". People in my profession have all developed an allergy to that word, even if the activity itself is fine at a party to facilitate connections.
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Latin American fiction and nonfiction, PG Wodehouse, memoirs of non-famous people.
History, modern or niche. Novels I should have read a long time ago. Speculative short stories.
Linguistics, baseball, and Watership Down.
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Nerd Picnic reviewed The 2-Hour Cocktail Party by Nick Gray
Nerd Picnic finished reading The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman (The Thursday Murder Club, #2)
Nerd Picnic rated Heaven and hell : a history of the afterlife: 3 stars
Nerd Picnic reviewed The Friends of Eddie Coyle by George V. Higgins
Nerd Picnic rated The Atrocity Archives: 3 stars
The Atrocity Archives by Charles Stross (Laundry Files, #1)
Bob Howard is a computer-hacker desk jockey, who has more than enough trouble keeping up with the endless paperwork he …
Nerd Picnic rated Independent Diplomat: 4 stars
Independent Diplomat by Carne Ross
Although diplomats negotiate more and more aspects of world affairs--from trade and security issues to health, human rights, and the …
Nerd Picnic rated Step Aside, Pops: 3 stars
Step Aside, Pops by Kate Beaton
Ida B. Wells, the Black Prince, and Benito Juárez burst off the pages of Step Aside, Pops: A Hark! A …
Nerd Picnic rated Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands: 4 stars
Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands by Kate Beaton
Before there was Kate Beaton, New York Times bestselling cartoonist of Hark A Vagrant fame, there was Katie Beaton of …
Nerd Picnic rated Gods of Jade and Shadow: 3 stars
Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
The Jazz Age is in full swing, but Casiopea Tun is too busy cleaning the floors of her wealthy grandfather’s …
Nerd Picnic rated The Thursday Murder Club: 4 stars
The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman (The Thursday Murder Club, #1)
Welcome to... THE THURSDAY MURDER CLUB
In a peaceful retirement village, four unlikely friends meet weekly in the Jigsaw Room …
Nerd Picnic rated The Conquistadors: A Very Short Introduction: 4 stars
Nerd Picnic rated Atlas of Boston History: 4 stars
Nerd Picnic rated The Code Book: 4 stars
The Code Book by Simon Singh
The Code Book: The Science of Secrecy from Ancient Egypt to Quantum Cryptography is a book by Simon Singh, published …
Nerd Picnic rated The City We Became: 3 stars
The City We Became by N. K. Jemisin (The Great Cities Trilogy, Book 1)
In Manhattan, a young grad student gets off the train and realizes he doesn't remember who he is, where he's …