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American Bloomsbury : Louisa May Alcott, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Margaret Fuller, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and Henry David Thor by Susan Cheever
Steering the craft : exercises and discussions on story writing for the lone navigator or the mutinous crew by Ursula K. Le Guin
The map that changed the world : William Smith and the birth of modern geology by Simon Winchester
The Age of Jackson by Arthur Schlesinger
The godless constitution : a moral defense of the secular state by Isaac Kramnick
The heaven of Mercury : a novel by Brad Watson
Roxanna Slade by Reynolds Price
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About meI work at a bookstore and as a costumed interpreter at a living history museum. I facilitate 3 book groups (send out monthly meeting date reminders and keep track of titles). One group reads historical fiction, another classics (fairly loosely defined), and the third reads books to help us as museum interpreters. I also wanted to be in a writing group, so I started one.
As you can tell by my picture, I am a fan of J. W. Waterhouse. I love Pre-Raphaelite art. I'm also a fan of international music (check out Songlines magazine as a great review source). I like classical music peppy (Baroque, Slavic, etc.), rock alternative, and hip hop old school. I also love old movies -- Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn are favorites. I love to dance and to watch dance.
If you're interested in researching history, especially for purposes of writing fiction, you may be interested in the brand new (as of 19 June 2008) Yahoo!group historical_research, created to replace the departed and dearly missed historicalresearch group that was.
About my libraryI primarily own works of history (military, women's, 19th century, etc.), historical fiction (including mystery and romance), and classics. In general I prefer fantasy to science fiction, but I do have works of science nonfiction in my library. I have 50+ how-to-write books, some of which I've actually read. I worked in desktop publishing for 9 years and to help with that job I acquired books on training, knowledge management, technical communication, markup languages, and software applications.
I sometimes buy books based on beautiful covers. Also on size -- big, fat history books catch my eye every time. In addition to learning about books in bricks-and-mortar and online stores, and on listservs, I read _Publishers Weekly_ (at the library now that it's no longer on newsstands) and _Romantic Times Book Reviews_ magazines. Although it has ceased print publication, you can find Civil War Book Review online. And I get in all kinds of trouble by reading notes and bibliographies in books I already own, leading me to more titles I must acquire.
As of November 2009 I have maybe 15-20% of my library catalogued here. All books listed I do actually own. My wishlist is in a 5-subject notebook (two sections for fiction, two for non-fiction, and one for magazine articles & dissertations).
Tags in progress, if slowly: about 85% of my current catalog is tagged. I'm reimporting books originally entered using Amazon as a data source and adding tags as I go. Most tags should be self-explanatory; however, any tag beginning with "@" is associated with fiction and identifies a place or motif appearing in the novel.
NOTE: If you visit my library from time to time to see what has changed, choose the recommended format. It uses the field for date entered, which you can easily sort on to see what is new. Or at least newly added.
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posted by jenmikes at 2:25 am (EST) on Sep 26, 2009
posted by Illiniguy71 at 9:32 am (EST) on Sep 19, 2009
Hope you had a nice weekend. Glad to see that we share more than 13 books, though I'm surprised it's not higher just yet. I know, I know, you have lots more to add here. Also, I stopped by here earlier today, so 2 of your visitors might be me. I should be getting the movie version of "The Red & The Black" soon. I'm hoping it holds my attention more than the book did!
Talk to you soon,
Laura
posted by LauraBrook at 1:15 am (EST) on Sep 14, 2009
I'm just a bit excited to have you visit my library, since there's a township of Oulu in northern Wisconsin, Bayfield County, and several of the buildings at the museum where I work were originally built by Finnish immigrants to our Oulu.
Welcome, ReneeMarie
posted by ReneeMarie at 6:17 pm (EST) on Aug 19, 2009
posted by book58lover at 11:04 am (EST) on Apr 2, 2009
I just finished Passing Strange and saw that you have mentioned purchasing it. Have you read it yet? I would be interested in your comments.
Diane
posted by book58lover at 8:26 am (EST) on Apr 2, 2009
posted by jenmikes at 12:31 pm (EST) on Mar 31, 2009
Oh - totally agree about Cary Grant and change Audrey to Katharine and that's my preference.
posted by LittleTaiko at 8:50 pm (EST) on Feb 20, 2009
posted by kevinashley at 5:56 pm (EST) on Jan 24, 2009
Thank you for your comments. Yes, archaeology is an interesting career â although I sometimes think of the joke definition of an archaeologist: "a person whose career is in ruins!"
Your experience with the living history museum sounds very interesting; I think that this is a great way to present history to the public.
As you say, no books in common yet - but I have only just started to catalogue my library. So far only two shelves and a few new purchases have been listed. Iâm still trying to find time to catalogue the other 33 shelves!
David
posted by David_Beard at 5:32 am (EST) on Jan 11, 2009
not bad, not bad... I never though any one here know Malay... :)
Good to know... So have you been to Malaysia before???
Well i'm doing both challenges... I'll be reading the 81 books in the 999 Challenge and the first 75 books will also be listed int the 75 books challenge...
Nice to meet you...
Selamat Tinggal...
:)
posted by ieja at 2:08 am (EST) on Jan 2, 2009
posted by cherlee at 5:10 am (EST) on Dec 25, 2008
posted by LA12Hernandez at 7:06 pm (EST) on Dec 24, 2008
I've just started reading the Vidocq book. Can let you know if it's any good if you like.
posted by cherlee at 11:08 pm (EST) on Dec 22, 2008
Ellen
posted by ellenandjim at 10:15 am (EST) on Dec 21, 2008
I read A Whole New Mind over Thanksgiving at my older son's--it's on his shelf--and enjoyed it. It was a pretty fast read (and I read rather slowly!) Proust & Squid is much more thorough in its treatment of its subject but I am finding it fascinating. It combines discussing how the "reading brain" gets developed with a history of how written language developed. Cultural differences are also included. And coming up soon will be a discuss of "differently wired brains" and how they cope with attention to dyslexia. Since both my younger son and I are ADHD and dyslexic I'm really anxious to get to that part! Maybe it will tell us "what makes us tick." I'll put a review on my 75 challenge thread when I finish the book.
My favorite part of Whole New Mind was when Pink said that "ADD dyslexics" will have an advantage in the new conceptual age! I was born too soon but I can already see how my son is channeling his "disabilities" in creative ways which makes him a much valued by everyone he has ever worked for. As you can see, I am fascinated by the brain--I should have made that a 999 category!
posted by MusicMom41 at 6:25 pm (EST) on Dec 18, 2008
I stumbled by because you mentioned some books about music and a mystery series--two of my passions (music and mysteries)--on a thread I was reading. The next chance I get to spend a little time on LT I plan to look up your 999 challenge--I'm doing that one also--to see what you will be reading.. I will have time off next week and hope to have a chance to comeback and explore your library.
posted by MusicMom41 at 3:48 pm (EST) on Dec 18, 2008
posted by SimPenguin at 11:05 pm (EST) on Dec 1, 2008
I also prefer to read mysteries with strong female leads, either as a detective (Grafton, Paretsky, Muller) or police (Hess) and really want them to be written by women as well. I just finished the Spencer-Fleming series where a female Episcopal priest teams with a male police chief to solve crimes. Now I am finishing the J.A. Jance series with Joanne Brady as the police chief in Arizona. Unfortunately I can read faster than they can write.
posted by book58lover at 7:55 pm (EST) on Aug 12, 2008
I am very interested in Robinson because the Lowell mills is a topic I covered extensively in the course I taught. Have you looked at their website? They have tons of information for teachers.
I too am interested in the very early part of the women's movement, particularly the 1830-1840s. I find the lead-up to the actual Seneca Falls convention very compelling in the charity work that women did for every other movement.
You may want to check out Judy Wellman's book "Road to Seneca Falls" and Ginzberg's book "Untidy Origins" which address that issue.
posted by book58lover at 9:15 am (EST) on Aug 8, 2008
Have you read "Inez" by Lumsden? I finished it last week and just loved it. Having seen "Iron Jawed Angels" I was interested in the character but didn't know much beyond the poster of her riding the horse. The book really brought her alive, so to speak, and gave me a real appreciation for what those women went through to get us our rights. The anniversary of her birth is next week (Aug 6) and I may take a drive to her grave in Lewis New York, above Albany. I have always wanted to visit and I think this week would be the best time. Get a copy of the book if you don't have it.
Diane
posted by book58lover at 5:24 pm (EST) on Aug 2, 2008
Items unavailable through Cafe are requested through the statewide Wiscat system. (Patron-initiated requests are coming some day but have not begun in this county yet.) It's actually more than statewide, as there are cooperating lending agreements with Minnesota and the Dakotas, and their holdings are visible in Wiscat, often in real time. Requests needing to go further afield (and there are plenty of those) are monitored by State Reference and Loan and come by mail from all over the country. I always tell patrons, "Your tax dollars at work!"
BTW, Sheryl left us about three years ago also. Still miss her every day.
posted by kateri at 7:38 pm (EST) on Jul 9, 2008
Diane
posted by book58lover at 7:22 pm (EST) on May 27, 2008
Diane
posted by book58lover at 7:43 am (EST) on May 27, 2008
Welcome,
Ponder
posted by ponder at 7:57 am (EST) on May 5, 2008
(And you're just about the first person to think that through....)
- Bob
posted by AsYouKnow_Bob at 7:02 pm (EST) on Apr 2, 2008
- Bob
posted by AsYouKnow_Bob at 11:37 am (EST) on Mar 30, 2008