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[quote=Anonymous]Just finished Shogun! Historical fiction set in 1600 and written in the 70s (the basis for the recent TV series). After an arduous journey, a ship from Europe accidentally lands in Japan, and its polyglot leader becomes a pawn in a complex chess match for leadership of the country. It was good…a lot of plotting and intrigue. Ongoing: A Pattern Language, Christopher Alexander et al. Nonfiction, published in 1978; codifies 253 patterns for ideal city, building, and interior design. It’s been on my list forever; it can be dry, but also entertaining (some ideas are evergreen, some a bit dated). I’m more interested in the interior design piece, but am working my way through/skimming the city planning section first. It will take me awhile as it is ~1,200 pages (I’m aiming for 2 patterns a day, in parallel with my fiction selection). Next up: The Paris Novel by Ruth Reichl.[/quote]
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