That's what mine says about me....  Guess this is the perfect place for me then!   

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 Sorry, had to be a smart ass.

Answering in the metaphorical context which the question is meant however, my bookcases would probably get into an argument about what to say Not too surprising, considering the source. But I do have ten bookcases strewn around a one bedroom apartment. So they would have a difficult time coming to a consensus.

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 It appears JP and I have something else in common. Will wonders never cease?

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I hate dusting...

But since I share bookcase space with the uber geek hubby anyone looking at our collection might confused.  Mysteries, True Crime, SciFi, Philosophy, Mathematics, Astronomy... Calvin and Hobbes and, of course, Dilbert. My signed copies are kept in a special place (kid and dog-proof)

Go Steelers! Go Dawgs! Got my signed copy of "The Rookie"

I am all over the place. have my Criminal Justice collection, then Sigler, after that Buddhist, and Patterson, and Robinson and and and .... just a mix. 

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Have a look! This is the link to my online catalog of the books I own. 

It's missing a few volumes that are too old to have ISBN's but it's pretty representative of my collection.  I have books EVERYWHERE in my house...including on the cabinets in my kitchen!

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And Friend of MuchAdo!

Yeah, it definitely says "this chick is not a girly-girl, and she just might know how to put you into a coma for a week then bury you under the house & cover you with lye, so when you wake up your body is dissolving." 

Just a few favorite picks from the collection:

Sexual Homicide: Patterns and Motives By Robert K. Ressler, Ann Wolbert Burgess, John E. Douglas

Complexity: The Emerging Science at the Edge of Order and Chaos by M. Mitchell Waldrop

Inside the Criminal Mind by Stanton Samenow, Ph.D

ST 31-91B US Army Special Forces Medical Handbook - this one has actually come in handy a few times. The simple instructions make stitching up your dumbass brother a snap ;)

How we believe: science, skepticism, and the search for God by Michael Shermer

Also several pilfered copies of various academic journals, mostly dealing with Psychology and Cosmology.

Heh, the only fiction I have is stuff by Scott, Hutchinsss, and Phil Rossi. 

**UNdead/GirlCo - We'll eat your brains and look good doing it.**

My books are on LibraryThing too!

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 Seems like a major pain. Do you have a barcode scanner at home?

Only thing that even comes close to making sense (to me) is if you buy stuff at brick and mortar stores and use a smart phone to reference what you have rather than simply knowing. Still wouldn't work for my system, but I'm curious about the why for you.

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But wanted a catalog that was cloud based (internet stored) rather than dependent on my hard drive. This became an important decision for me because my desktop died and all the contents were irretrievable. 

Also, the scanner I bought from Readerware is integrated into LibraryThing so I can use the same scanner for that site.

I purchased a rather cheap barcode scanner that is integrated into LibraryThing.  It makes inputting books a matter of seconds.  While it might not seem like it, there are actually several benefits to cataloging my collection. 

1) Because I buy an obscenely large amount of books, I frequently forget which ones I've already purchased.  Before I started cataloging them, I frequently purchased duplicates, which became a pain to return, etc. 

2) Cataloging them allows me to tag them with which I've read or which are interrelated.  It's most useful in keeping track of the order of books that come in series, particularly ones like RA Salvatore's sseries following the elf Drizz't Do'Urden.  Becuase there are prequels and offshots, it can sometimes be confusing as to what order they should be read in, but the catalog always keeps it straight.

3) This catalog also helps me keep track of which books I enjoyed and why through integrated reviews.  This helps as I reading a large volume of books can sometimes make the details of a specific book a little sketchy.  The reviews I write help me remember just how I felt about the book while I was still fresh from reading it.

Obviously, these benefits aren't going to translate to everyone as my situation is unique due to the volume I am working with.

 I've encountered nearly identical problems but found alternate solutions.

For example:

1) I use Amazon's Wish List to let me know what I still need/want. This also lets me tag books that haven't been released yet. 

2) I use IBDF, which is kind of like IMDB for books. That, combined with the way I shelve my titles eliminates this issue and what remains of #1 from Amazon.

3) Hmmm. Never really run into this issue. For me, if I keep it, it's worth re-reading. If I trade it back in, it isn't. Not too hard to remember if I've ever owned a book for me ;)

 It's awesome to me how versatile the human animal can be. Thanks for 'splaining!

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My bookcase is currently showing just how outstanding Junkies can be.

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A million thank you's aren't enough!!

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MC; CA; UNdead Jester and Love Slave of the UNdead Grave Mother

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"Please, get another bookshelf." My bookshelves are so packed I've just started stacking books on top of the ones squeezed in the correct way, books in front, and books all over my room, because they stopped fitting the wrong way, too. Sadly, I don't even have room for another bookshelf!

"Urban legends go well with parmesan and horror. In fact their name is conveniently one and the same: Stevie." {UNdead GirlCo Knight for Sigler}

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MC; CA; UNdead Jester and Love Slave of the UNdead Grave Mother

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Here is my gifted copy of Virulent making the rounds to some of the toasty bookcases in my home!