Harlan Ellison, Vincent Di Fate, Moebius, and Gardner Dozois #Sci-Fi Hall of Fame Inductees - Mania.com

Weekly Book Buzz: Sci-Fi Hall of Fame Inductees - Mania.com:

"The 2011 inductees to the Science Fiction Hall of Fame are Harlan Ellison, Vincent Di Fate, Moebius, and Gardner Dozois. The induction ceremony will be held Saturday June 25, 2011 at the Experience Music Project"

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Baseball Card Collecting | Cardboard Gods book review : The New Yorker

The Book Bench: Opening-Day Exchange: Josh Wilker : The New Yorker:

 
"...the paperback edition of Josh Wilker’s “Cardboard Gods.” The book, originally released in hardcover by Seven Footer Press, is a family memoir built around Wilker’s childhood baseball-card collection. In a series of short chapters, each headed by a reproduction of a card from his collection, Wilker evokes his coming of age in the nineteen-seventies, discusses bits of baseball arcana, and chronicles his lifelong affection for the Boston Red Sox."

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Collecting porcelain | Ceramic tea pot patterns from the 1700s

Edith Susskind has a gift for collecting early porcelain | SILive.com

An "Imari" Chinese export-type teapot, circa 1745; Barr Worcester teapot and stand dating to the late 18th or early 19th century, and first period Worcester teapot, made in England, circa 1765-75.

Edith and Alfred began collecting early porcelain when they were first married. Their passion for collecting grew along with their collection, as did their knowledge about early porcelain.

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Civil War 150 years old | Oilman displays collection of #CivilWar memorabilia | Fort Worth

Oilman displays his extensive collection of Civil War memorabilia | Fort Worth | News fr...:

"Richey and his wife, Judy, soon started buying antiques to accessorize their home. But when he went to a Civil War show in Virginia to find a musket and sword to decorate his office, he was a 'goner.'

'I saw all this cool stuff, and I couldn't believe it. It just whacked me upside the head,' said Richey, who owns an oil and gas company he started in 1978."

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