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Will Shuster : A Santa Fe Legend by Joseph Dispenza

Daughters of the Earth: Lives and Legends of American Indian Women. by Carolyn Niethammer

Dreamside by Graham Joyce

A Midsummer Night's Dream (The Pelican Shakespeare) by William Shakespeare

The Violet Fairy Book by Andrew Lang

Vampire: The Complete Guide to the World of the Undead by Manuela Dunn Mascetti

20 Years of Rolling Stone: What a Long, Strange Trip It's Been by Jann S. Wenner

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CollectionsYour library (3,111), Books (2,383), Audiobooks (5), DVDs (219), CDs (394), Music (463), Vinyl Record Album LP (72), No Longer Own (133), Cookbooks (65), Vintage and Antiquarian (111), All collections (3,112)

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GroupsBookcases: If You Build/Buy Them, They Will Fill, BookMooching, Children's Fiction, Children's Literature, FantasyFans, Kingdom of the Outlands, Livejournalers, Photography, Read YA Lit, SCA — show all groups

Favorite authorsPeter S. Beagle, Sarah Bird, Emma Bull, Susan Cooper, Cameron Crowe, Jack Finney, Dick Francis, Diana Gabaldon, Neil Gaiman, Marguerite Henry, James Herriot, Madeleine L'Engle, Charles de Lint, Armistead Maupin (Shared favorites)

Favorite bookstoresCOAS: My Bookstore, Collected Works Bookstore, Page One Bookstore, Page One Too!, Title Wave Books

About me"I cannot remember a time when I was not in love with them--with the books themselves, cover and binding and the paper they were printed on, with their smell and their weight and with their possession in my arms, captured and carried off to myself."
---Eudora Welty

About my libraryI've catalogued all our books, and now am working on other bits of our library, which include music (CDs, vinyl record albums (remember those?), cassettes) and movies (VHS & DVD). I've also got magazines and other paper ephemera in here, which I also consider part of our library.

I consider them to be legit additions to one's library. I know some purists bemoan that people add other things besides books, but I think that while LibraryThing was originally intended for books and that remains its main focus, I consider MY LibraryThing catalog to be just that. Mine. Therefore, I am adding what I like. Neener neener. ;-)

Besides which, the books vastly outnumber the music and movies.

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Member sinceNov 4, 2005

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Freedom & Necessity by Steven Brust

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Lost: A Novel by Gregory Maguire

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Who Killed Amanda Palmer: A Collection of Music Videos (DVD) by Michael Pope

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The Simpsons Movie (DVD) by David Silverman

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Stardust (DVD) by Matthew Vaughn

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The King in the Window by Adam Gopnik

I was checking folks who added books recently and tripped on your porfile. Coas!!!! I plan trips to Las Cruces to see family just to go to Coas!!!! My favorite bookstore ever.

posted by blackdogbooks at 9:40 am (EST) on Sep 18, 2009

I finally got around to War for the Oaks, and loved it. Thank you again!

posted by paperkingdoms at 7:16 pm (EST) on Apr 11, 2009

Hi, I just joined this site. I noticed that you're a Da Vinci Code fan. Have you read Synarchy? Here's a link: www.synarchynovel.com/

posted by DCSauthor at 4:00 am (EST) on Mar 24, 2009

May the light of your soul guide you.
by John O'Donohue

May the light of your soul guide you.
May the light of your soul bless the work
You do with the secret love and warmth of your heart.
May you see in what you do the beauty of your own soul.
May the sacredness of your work bring healing, light and renewal to those
Who work with you and to those who see and receive your work.
May your work never weary you.
May it release within you wellsprings of refreshment, inspiration and excitement.
May you be present in what you do.
May you never become lost in the bland absences.
May the day never burden you.
May dawn find you awake and alert, approaching your new day with dreams,
Possibilities and promises.
May evening find you gracious and fulfilled.
May you go into the night blessed, sheltered and protected.
May your soul calm, console and renew you.

posted by theoldman at 12:19 pm (EST) on Feb 20, 2009

I got my books Tuesday and yesterday. I just devoured Ex Libris, and it was wonderful, and War for the Oaks looks fabulous. Thank you!

posted by paperkingdoms at 1:04 pm (EST) on Dec 25, 2008

Cool - glad you like them! I thought I would use the Bookmooch list as a starting point, but when I saw those on there, it was an easy choice! I was only worried that you had gotten to mooch them before the LT ones arrived, so I'm glad you opened them early!!

Happy Holiday(-reading) to you too!!!

posted by bookoholic13 at 12:54 am (EST) on Dec 23, 2008

Rachael, can you believe I'm just now answering my librarything mail? Ack! But I loved your present. That was such a fun thing to do for Xmas, made me get out of my rut. I can't wait for next year!

posted by susiebright at 7:10 pm (EST) on Apr 4, 2008

Brilliant, glad they got there and that the idea of them at least looks appealing!

Not got my Secret Santa gift yet, but am curious to see what turns up ... it was fun trying to work out choices for you, so I hope you enjoy them both, you'll have to let me know.

Merry Christmas!

Mike

posted by MikeFarquhar at 3:11 am (EST) on Dec 29, 2007

Long story how I got to your page: I was looking at the Santa Thing page, said to myself, "Is that susiebright (username) Susie Bright (author)"? Then saw the book you had listed to buy her, and added it to my books-to-consider-reading-list as it sounded interesting, and then I came here. Saw the comments from... almost two years ago... about the Beauty and the Beast movies. So now I'm wondering what you thought of Robin McKinley's Beauty--I see you rated it 3.5 stars, but no review. I ask because I read it when I was about 10 and what stuck with me is that (if I recall correctly) that library had all books that ever have been or will be written. I've since seen that trope elsewhere but it was INCREDIBLY COOL at the time; nowadays I'd worry about the information science challenges alongside the fantasy....

posted by chellerystick at 2:18 am (EST) on Dec 16, 2007

Rachael,

You're welcome. It's been a pleasure to look at, today. :)

posted by Eurydice at 1:11 am (EST) on Aug 30, 2006

Compliments on a fabulous birthday bookpile - I love it!

posted by Eurydice at 7:47 pm (EST) on Aug 29, 2006

Really like your photography collection. Many of them I would love to have on my shelf.

posted by Bakari at 11:54 am (EST) on Apr 7, 2006

Rachel, yes I'm referring to the Disney version of Beauty and the Beast. (I've never seen the other.) And writng this has made think that I need to add that movie to my shopping list. LibraryThing is dangerous!

posted by Dragonfly at 3:13 pm (EST) on Jan 22, 2006

Rachel, when you get your fantasy library please invite some of us over to see it. When I went to see Beauty and the Beast and the Beast opened the door to his library, I exclaimed out loud, "Ooooh!" The guy with me broke up laughing, but I still think it's a great fantasy.

posted by Dragonfly at 2:21 pm (EST) on Jan 22, 2006

Hi Rachael - Isn't Little Nemo wonderful! I think ours will end up lying flat on the lower shelf of the coffee table. It would be grand to display it on an easel, if we had enough room.

We are making a Powell's pilgrimage next weekend. There is, however, a spending limit!

posted by illiterati at 12:41 pm (EST) on Jan 6, 2006

You feel the same way I feel about books, Rachael. And your library dream sounds EXACTLY like mine down to the wooden floors. Nice to meet you! :)

posted by starria at 5:04 pm (EST) on Dec 22, 2005

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