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What is the thickest book on your shelf?

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[-] [email protected] 8 points 7 months ago

Something be Neal Stephenson, lol.

[-] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago

Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace

[-] Varyk 4 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

House of Leaves by Mark Danielewski

[-] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago

Learning Python from O'Reilly

[-] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago

Complete works of Shakespeare, I guess? For an ebook though, I have an 11k-page single file that has all 15 Wheel of Time books, that was a fun read, June through November

[-] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

1989 Chilton Auto Repair Manual

[-] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

I have a hardcover Mark Twain anthology. It's either that or the Jack London collection.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

I have a dictionary of English's most unpronouncable words (90% of it is simply medical or other scientific words). It's like 2 feet thick and as big as a coffee table.

I only bought it because of its absurd size and it is also the most expensive book I own (IIRC it was about $200).

[-] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

Imagica. The original version in a single book.

[-] agamemnonymous 2 points 7 months ago

The Complete Novels of James Joyce

[-] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Either the entire Lord of the Rings trilogy in a side book or On Food and Cooking.

My wife has me beat with The Globes Illustrated Shakespeare the complete works

[-] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

I have a 词海 hanging around. That's a single-volume dictionary of every word in the (modern) Chinese language. It doesn't qualify to be a pocket book for certain and not even a handbook. It belongs on a podium like a medieval tome.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

The thickest one is probably "The joy of cooking" -a cook book of course. If not that than a "Sword of truth" series book cause those are pretty thick too. Maybe I'll grab a ruler when I get home....and some bugles of course.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

Children of Pride

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