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Neither offense taken and nor apology needed, sir; even as I hit the "post" button I thought, "Oh, no, wait, it's not HIS list!" So it's my apology that's due to you, hereby proffered. :-)

I'm glad to see so many Heinleinistas here. The influence he has had on my life is literally incalculable. His ability to hook a reader with the very first sentence was nonpareil; even now, I'll grab at random one of his books, every one of which I've read dozens of times, and still be as enthralled as I was the first time.

After his death his wife moved a couple of miles from my house in Florida, and while I never had the privilege of meeting her in person, we corresponded, and also participated in on-line Heinlein group chats. Maybe it was best that we didn't meet -- I've always had a terminal weakness for redheads, and despite the age difference I probably would have fallen in love with her :-) especially as she was the prototypical Heinleinian SuperWoman!

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PS, I read your post below anent selling 21(!!!) firsts, and nearly had a heart attack! I have his modern firsts, but I'm glad I was able to snag a few of his rarer juvenile firsts as well. That you would even consider giving them to friends is most generous. I'm thinking about being buried with mine, because whether I go UP or DOWN, I'm going to want something to read!