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Language, Culture, and Society: A Book of Readings by Ben G. Blount
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Book 6) by J.K. Rowling
Night Chills by Dean R. Koontz
David Copperfield (Modern Library Classics) by Charles Dickens
Lord Jim by Joseph Conrad
The Assassins' Gate: America in Iraq by George Packer
Hallowe'en Party (Hercule Poirot Mysteries) by Agatha Christie
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Groups18th-19th Century Britain, 20-Something LibraryThingers, 75 Books Challenge for 2008, All Books Africa, Anglophiles, Arabic, North African and Middle Eastern Literature, BBC Radio 3 Listeners, Christianity, I Love Jane Austen, International Relations — show all groups
Favorite authorsJane Austen, Enid Blyton, Agatha Christie, Elizabeth Gaskell, Thomas Hardy, Kazuo Ishiguro, Cormac McCarthy, William Shakespeare, Upton Sinclair, J. R. R. Tolkien (Shared favorites)
About me LOVE, LOVE to read. My favorite book of all times is Pride and Prejudice. However, I read everything from Middle East politics to Emily Bronte. I think that my reading preferences and all my interests in general are so varied. Example: My favorite magazines/periodicals are The O magazine/Real Simple(that is how I found out about LT after all) and The Foreign Affairs Journal. So I have no idea if that gives a hint as to who I am.
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From the last five minutes of the totally brilliant movie North and South, a BBC production.
About my library NOTABLE QUOTES
"When people become the building blocks of history, intelligent men can abdicate moral responsibility."
---Owen Matthews, Stalin's Children
"I love living. I have a few problems with my life, but living is the best thing they've come up with so far."
---Neil Simon, Last of the Red Hot Lovers.
"We are priosners of war. Our dreams have been doctored. We belong nowhere. We sail unanchored in troubled seas. We may never be allowed ashore. Our sorrows will never be sad enough. Our joys never happy enough. Our dreams never big enough. Our lives never important enough. To matter."
---The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy
"They say the first victim of war is innocence...its also its last".
---Dresden 2006
CURRENTLY READING
The painter from Shanghai by Jennifer Cody Epstein
Guernica by Dave Boling
Nation by Terry Pratchett
My 75 Book Challenge for 2008:
http://www.librarything.com/talktopic.ph...
Best Reads of '08
All quiet on the Western front by Eric Maria Remarque
Never let me go by Kazuo Ishiguro
A wrinkle in time by Madeleine L'Engle
The Jungle by Upton Sinclair
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
The Road by Cormac McCarthy
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
No Country for old men by Cormac McCarthy.
The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Moshin Hamid
Cranford by Elizabeth Gaskell
The Remains of the the day by Kazuo Ishiguro
Amsterdam by Ian McEwan
The Myth of You and Me by Leah Stewart
The Saffron Kitchen by Yasmin Crowther
Revolution by Alex Tamayo Wolf
Sweet Mandarin by Helen Tse
I am Legend by Richard Matheson
Stalin's Children by Owen Matthews
A Map of Home by Randa Jarrar
The Heretic's Daughter by Kathleen Kent
MY ALL TIME FAVORITE BOOKS
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Persuasion by Jane Austen
Mantle of the Prophet by Roy Mottahedeh
North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell
All the Shah's Men by Stephen Kinzer
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkein
Macbeth by William Shakespeare
Invasion by Dean Koontz
Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens
The passport of Mallam Ilia by Cyprian Ekwensi
The Mayor of Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy
Almost anything by Agatha Christie
The Tintin comics by Herge
We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will be Killed With Our Families:Stories from Rwanda by Philip Gourevitch
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
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posted by sherbear917 at 12:41 am (EST) on Oct 7, 2008
There's been a similar documentary on recently about the evolution and domestication of our four-legged friends on this side of the pond. Fascinating,so I don't consider it babbling at all!
Lovely talking to you too!
Naomi.
posted by LadyN at 8:03 am (EST) on Oct 3, 2008
Hi Trish!
I'm afraid the only way you get your hands on the dog is if you sneak over to my parents' house in the dead of night. I'd recommend bringing something edible, and then he'd probably go with you more than willingly! He's prooved adept at getting out of locked windows, so wave a couple of chops around and he'll be right with you!
We lost our last mix-breed a couple of years ago through old age, and my parents went to the rescue centre shortly afterwards to see what they had of a similar kind. Luckily this handsome pure bred was waiting for a home, and he's certainly made himself one of the family. He goes to doggie-school once a week as he's quite a handful - he seems reluctant to grow up! He's gorgeous though. I have him as my work computer desk top wallpaper too!
Thanks for the message,
Take care,
Naomi.
posted by LadyN at 10:48 am (EST) on Oct 1, 2008
posted by Jacey25 at 12:57 pm (EST) on Sep 24, 2008
posted by tara35 at 9:37 pm (EST) on Sep 21, 2008
Enjoy! TINA
posted by Nitestar at 8:47 am (EST) on Sep 20, 2008
posted by Kasthu at 9:31 pm (EST) on Sep 15, 2008
This is a proper reply. The last one I had just taken a look at my bank statement and was shell shocked. I've adjusted now, and plan to go there and basically yell at them, or not. I'm great. The new issue is online. It took a lot more work, but I'm pleased about what we put together.
New reads? Hmm. I'm enjoying Oscar Wilde, but reading him in a Lagos bus is no fun. Level 2 exams are at the end of the month, so now my reading is basically Corporate Finance, Estate Management, Financial Statements Analysis, and Strategic Planning. Jesus is my power and my muscle!
Family is great. My parents live in Benin, and the house just got flooded again, which is sad, cos my dad just refurnished (after the last flood). But no one was hurt. So, they're good. My sis and I are house hunting right now. Don't get me started!
Everything's just peachy.
When will you be in Nigeria?
posted by Timi at 7:40 am (EST) on Sep 9, 2008
posted by laytonwoman3rd at 9:57 pm (EST) on Sep 8, 2008
No worries. You have been busy. Noticed your recent book entries. I'm alright. Where did you spend your vacation?
Later!
posted by Timi at 6:10 am (EST) on Sep 6, 2008
posted by Fourpawz2 at 12:29 pm (EST) on Aug 22, 2008
posted by mmignano11 at 11:35 pm (EST) on Jul 18, 2008
posted by Timi at 1:13 pm (EST) on Jul 16, 2008
I've FINALLY finished Mrs. Dalloway. I must confess I wasn't enjoying at first, then I got caught up and started comparing the characters with some people in my life. I think I'm a little bit Mrs. Dalloway and a little bit Sally Senton. Not a bad book!
Right now, work is throwing some new challenges at me, plus I spent a large part of my last paycheck on my girlfriends' bridal shower (two brides, one shower) so no new books...although I did 'borrow' something from my dad's library.
What are you up to?
posted by Timi at 1:10 pm (EST) on Jul 16, 2008
Abby
posted by ablachly at 3:12 pm (EST) on Jul 10, 2008
The heat here is insane! Trees or not...even at night, it's sweltering. Air conditioners would have helped but trust NEPA...My exams were fine. I'm writing Level 2 exams in September so that's good.
The site has changed and we're cleaning up a lot of techincal glitches. It looks simpler now,not as cluttered, and we hope to build on that.
What am I reading now? Mrs Dalloway by Virginia Woolf at a very languid pace; The purpose and power of prayer by Myles Munroe for weekends, and listening to the E-myth (audio book) at night. Work keeps me busy, but if i don't get some reading done...
Where do you work? Plus, what do you know about Columbia's MBA?
posted by Timi at 7:39 am (EST) on Jun 12, 2008
posted by SenegalQueen at 9:49 pm (EST) on May 27, 2008
"The Commission" by: Philip Shenon.... both are really good
What are you reading right now??
Thanks for thinking of me...hope your spring days go well...
Mamachunk
posted by mamachunk at 8:31 pm (EST) on May 23, 2008
I was looking over here to see what's new on your profile page. I like your idea of "All time favorite books" and I may have to add that to my profile page. Y'all who are constantly updating and re-making your profile pages put me to shame. I never seem to thave the time. Hope you like Enduring Love .....just watched the movie for the first time. I'm not sure the movie translated the book exactly in it's theme and feel but it was pretty close. McEwan was a producer, so you gotta figure he was sure trying to get his vision from the book onto the screen. I'll be curious what you think, as, like me, you enjoy seeing the visual representations of books.
posted by blackdogbooks at 2:46 pm (EST) on May 21, 2008
posted by BookishRuth at 1:39 pm (EST) on May 18, 2008
have you read the Bell Jar? I just started a book club and that is the first book. I haven't really gotten into it yet but its supposed to be really good. I will add more book, its just I am on the chapters.indigo community and have added a bunch of books on there so to re-add them all on here is happening slowly.
As well the good thing or bad thing about the chapters community is they email you out when someone comments on something in a group you are in or on a comment you made so then you know when to check the website. I find that I don't check this as much and almost forget about it. I will attempt to get my entire library on here though.
posted by SenegalQueen at 10:53 am (EST) on May 16, 2008
posted by SenegalQueen at 12:15 am (EST) on May 10, 2008
http://www.librarything.com/er/signup
But the publisher already has the address that's listed now, so changes you make now won't matter until next month...
Best,
Abby
posted by ablachly at 1:23 pm (EST) on May 6, 2008
It was so wonderful to see so many of my longtime favorite actos--Judi Dench, Eileen Atkins, Francesca Annis, Michael Gambon, Imelda Staunton and others--in one production.
posted by Cariola at 8:05 am (EST) on May 5, 2008
Great all time fav list also!
Cheers,
Karen
posted by kiwidoc at 9:33 pm (EST) on Apr 23, 2008
Thank you for your gracious compliment about the photo of my daughter and I enjoying one of her favorite books, "The Peace Book," by Todd Parr. She is now up to reading chapter books. We enjoy books together each evening before bedtime reading to one another, as well as on Sunday afternoons.
I hope you will take me up on loaning you a book or two from my collection. Let me know what you would like to borrow, along with your mailing address, and I will send it out to you by the end of the week. All that I ask is that my books enjoy good care and return to me as I sent them within about a month.
Best regards,
John
posted by peacemover at 6:04 pm (EST) on Apr 14, 2008
We have exchanged messages on the 75ers group and I thought I would take a look at your library. I added you to my "Interesting Libraries" because of your collection of both Fiction and Non-Fiction from and about Africa. Quite a collection.
Also, I was surprised to find Nam by Mark Baker, I also have this in the library and thought it a bit obscure. I really loved this book though, it was very hard to read but moving.
A friend of mine just checked Blink out of the library and described it to me. If you've read it, I'd be interested in your thoughts. It sounded similar to a book I have, The Gift of Fear by Gavin De Becker.
I noticed the book on Rwanda by Philip Gourevitch. I have a book of his called A Cold Case that is a look at a real cold case homicide. Small but interesting book. Not on as important a topic though. Would you recommend the book on Rwanda?
posted by blackdogbooks at 8:14 pm (EST) on Apr 5, 2008
The ducky is quite safe now. :D
posted by beldamebruno at 8:14 pm (EST) on Mar 29, 2008
I laughed when I saw your reference to a "kumbaya" ending. But I know exactly what you mean. I read both books a few years ago, but they are both ones that have stayed with me. I read many books that I forget pretty quickly! At the time of reading "The God of Small Things" I just loved the beautiful language and the way the author played with words all through the story. And I think "Veronika" stayed with me because I found it to be such a fresh idea; the simple language and humour really stood out.
posted by judylou at 10:44 pm (EST) on Mar 25, 2008
Yes, I finished All Quiet - and it was an incredible book. Thank you for the recommendation though - books like that are fantastic as they give you a 'taste' of other stories and books. I am just about to head over to Amazon to find it.
Lovely to speak to you.
Nancy (aka TigerTwo)
posted by tigertwo at 12:38 pm (EST) on Mar 23, 2008
Love your picture from the adaptation of "North and South" - a great adaptation in and of itself, I think. I loved the book also. Last Friday I was in nearby Lowell in the Boott Mill museum doing a little visual and audio research, and I couldn't help but think of that book. I took the freebie ear plugs they gave me out at one point so I could hear the din that the mill workers had to put up with. What a cacophony of sound! His mills would have been very much like ours (except both ours and their machines in the mid-19th century were water-powered, not electric).
Again, thanks for your note. It was very thoughtful of you.
Lois
posted by avaland at 3:19 pm (EST) on Mar 10, 2008
How have you been? My e-magazine is finally online. I'd like you to have a look and tell me what you think (www.gypsyblack.com). Thanks.
In other news, I'm reading for my stockbroker exams at the end of the month and if you remember anything about Nigeria, you'll remember that NEPA (now PHCN) is making studying a bit of a problem. Oh well, God dey.
Catch ya later!
posted by Timi at 4:18 am (EST) on Mar 8, 2008
posted by mamachunk at 7:47 pm (EST) on Mar 4, 2008
I recently joined the All Books Africa Group. As a publisher who has just released a novel about the Angolan Civil War, I thought it might be worth bringing to your attention. Ondjaki's Good morning Comrades has just been released (indeed, i'm not sure amazon has changed it status yet). Ondjaki is a Lusophone writer of international reputation, and our edition of Good morning Comrades introduces him to an English speaking audience for the first time. It will not be the last: Aflame Books in the UK is set to release his fable The Whistler, and I know New Directions is also looking at publishing something by him soon. We expect he will become one of the most celebrated African novelists of his generation.
Anyway, if you would like further information on Comrades, you can chcekc out our website at www.biblioasis.com. It is also available online on amazon and elsewhere, and available through any good bookstore.
Thansk for your time, and I do hope that this was not too intrusive. (We're a small literary press based in Canada, and we're just trying to do whatever we can to let potential readers know about the book.
Best wishes,
Dan Wells
posted by biblioasis at 10:03 pm (EST) on Feb 29, 2008
You're reading The Fountainhead. I love that book. The copy i read was my dad's and i loaned it to someone and...i haven't seen it since. Sad, really. The Passport of Mallam Ilia is great too!
My younger sister is going through a Jane Austen phase right now; she's started with Emma. I'm currently reading for exams, but am trying to get some of The Icarus Girl in.
posted by Timi at 9:31 am (EST) on Feb 25, 2008
~Deborah
posted by Cariola at 1:03 pm (EST) on Feb 2, 2008
I had heard Cranford was due here in the US soon. Is it out on DVD? Or have I somehow missed it on PBS?
Happy reading!
~Deborah
posted by Cariola at 1:07 am (EST) on Feb 2, 2008
~Deborah
posted by Cariola at 12:01 am (EST) on Dec 2, 2007