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wingResQgeekwing

From Alexandria, Virginia USA
Age 52
Joined Friday, May 16, 2003
Recent Book Activity

Foucault's Pendulum
Classic Concentration: The Game, the Show, the Puzzles
Smiley's People
Fear of Flying
Children and Books (Fourth Edition)
Jeff Foxworthy's Redneck Dictionary III: Learning to Talk More Gooder Fastly
Jeff Foxworthy's Redneck Dictionary II: More Words You Thought the Meaning Of
Uncle John's Presents The Ultimate Challenge Trivia Quiz
Iceblood (Outlanders, 7)
Chili Dawgs Always Bark at Night
Golden Fleece
The Alchemist
About Face: Odyssey of an American Warrior
Four Against The Odds: The Struggle To Save Our Environment
Do You Know Me
The Quick and Easy Way to Effective Speaking
Eight Famous Elizabethan Plays
The Hot Zone
Peter Pan in Scarlet
Lincoln at Gettysburg: The Words that Remade America
Statistics
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books registered 91 13,800
released in the wild 87 13,694
controlled releases 3 849
releases caught 7 2,027
controlled releases caught 4 445
books found 9 2,511
tell-a-friend referrals 0 446
new member referrals 0 141
forum posts 80 3,132
Extended Profile









I was a volunteer EMT for twelve years. At one point I was so enthusiastic about it that an ex-girlfriend dubbed me a "Rescue Geek." While she never meant that to be a compliment, I have long chosen to treat it as such. While I haven't been actively involved in Emergency Services since 1998, I continue to be fascinated by the Fire, EMS, and law enforcement systems, and hope to someday become an active participant again.

In addition to an abiding affection for all things related to the Emergency Services community, I love to ski and to travel (which explains my membership in the Pentagon Ski Club, where I get to do both), as well as cooking, and spending time with my wife and two beautiful daughters.

And, of course, I love to read. If I had to pick a single favorite genre, I guess it would be science fiction/fantasy, but I also enjoy spy and political thrillers, historical fiction, philosophy, biographies and memoirs, and the occasional classic (in other words, just about anything). Please note that the books listed on my bookshelf below do not necessarily reflect my reading preferences, as I have registered a large number of books just for release.


Live in the Washington, DC, metro area? Please join BC in DC , the Yahoo group for the BookCrossers in DC, Northern Virgina and Suburban Maryland. We meet about once a month at various locations around the area. We'd love to have you join us!

Visiting Washington, DC? The members of BC in DC would love to get together with you while you are in town. Visit our BCinDC bookshelf and send us a PM!.



BookCrossing and BCinDC were featured in an article in the Style section of the Washington Post on 11 August 2009! Read the article here.

Notes:
  • My friends list includes BookCrossing members I have met in person (or in some cases, knew before we joined BookCrossing). If we've met and I don't have you on my friends list, please let me know so I can correct the omission.

  • Because of the most recent increase in international postage rates by the US Postal Service, I am not currently able to send books internationally.

Articles I've written for the BC Newsletter:

Currently reading: We are Charleston: Tragedy and Triumph at Mother Emanuel

Note: I've tagged all of the books that are in my possession with their status. Please PM me if you are interested in any of them. If it is TBR, I will try to move it up it the pile and get it on its way. I won't part with my PC books permanantly, but I will consider loaning these on a case-by-case basis. Books tagged as RES are either part of a bookring/bookray, or else have already been promised to someone.

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