http://www.wordnik.com/lists/wrapped-up-in-books.xml I'm reading books. And there are words and phrases I come upon for the first time, or that are used with usages that are new to me. <br />So, this is just a plain list of those words. Don't expect fireworks from it. <br /> <br />Book 1: Confessions of an ugly stepsister, by Gregory Maguire. <br />Book 2: Prentice Alvin, by Orson Scott Card. <br />Book 3: Wicked, by Gregory Maguire. <br />Book 4: Alvin journeyman, by Orson Scott Card. <br />Book 5: Life of Galileo, by Bertold Brecht. <br />Book 6; Pride and prejudice, by Jane Austen. http://www.wordnik.com http://www.wordnik.com/words/recess Thu, 22 Oct 2009 19:25:39 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/recess http://www.wordnik.com/words/cesspool Thu, 22 Oct 2009 19:25:10 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/cesspool http://www.wordnik.com/words/irksome Thu, 22 Oct 2009 19:24:53 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/irksome http://www.wordnik.com/words/haughty Thu, 22 Oct 2009 19:24:36 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/haughty http://www.wordnik.com/words/bashful Thu, 22 Oct 2009 19:24:20 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/bashful http://www.wordnik.com/words/kibosh Thu, 22 Oct 2009 19:23:26 +0000 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