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The Magic Circle by Donna Jo Napoli
The Hidden Stairs And The Magic Carpet by Tony Abbott
I am the only running footman by Martha Grimes
The Sherwood Ring by Elizabeth Marie Pope
Philadelphia chickens : a too-illogical zoological musical revue by Sandra Boynton
The breakfast book by Marion Cunningham
Rules by Cynthia Lord
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Member: Wombat
Library3,859 books — see library
Reviews7 reviews — see reviews
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Tagsfiction (1,997), childrens (908), fantasy (595), young adult (495), picture book (443), mystery (205), history (166), humor (157), computers (148) — see all tags
GroupsBaseball, Bostonians, British & Irish Children's Fiction, Children's Literature, Classical Music, Computer Scientists, Cryptic Crosswords, Fair Use Etc, FantasyFans, For Parents: Raising Readers — show all groups
Favorite authorsJane Austen, Terry Pratchett, Dr. Seuss, Rex Stout, P.G. Wodehouse (Shared favorites)
Favorite bookstoresCurious George goes to Wordsworth, Porter Square Books
About me I'm a computer professional with varied reading interests---history, fantasy, poetry, mysteries, baseball, etc. I'm married to an English professor whose interests include 19th century novels, children's books, and quilting.
I keep a dictionary on my nightstand. When I'm reading in bed, the last thing I want want to do is get up and wander downstairs to look something up. That pretty much sums up my approach to reading.
About my library We have a small den with built-in bookcases on two walls. I used to call it the library, until one day my daughter said, "Dad, a library is a room with books in it. All our rooms have books in them." So, I guess our entire house is a library. There are cookbooks in the kitchen, classic literature in the living room, old computer books, travel books, and children's literature in the guest bedroom. More children's books in my daughter's room. Still more children's books in my wife's office, along with her academic books. Books I'm hoping to read soon are in the master bedroom, and everything else is in the den.
Just about everything is cataloged. A few of my daughter's books may still be missing; it's hard to be sure I've got all of them when they keep migrating around the house...
I don't have ratings on any of our books. I can't think of a one-dimensional way to compare books that will work for me.
I've been spending time lately updating and expanding the tags on our books. One of these days I'll get around to writing a few more reviews.
(The picture above is from Kerry Argent's Wombat and Bandicoot - Best of Friends. You'll find it in our library, along with several other picture books featuring adorable wombats.)
Real nameKeith
LocationCambridge, MA
Emailkeith
eecs.harvard.edu
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http://www.librarything.com/catalog/Wombat (library)
Member sinceSep 12, 2005
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our collections appear to have an interesting intersection. how did you like pushkin's onegin? which translation did you read? have you read vikram seth's the golden gate, which is modeled on it?
peter
posted by peterdmark at 3:23 am (EST) on Jun 14, 2007
You have Annie on My Mind on your list. I strongly recommend The Year They Burned the Books, by Nancy Garden as well.
posted by rosethorne at 10:03 pm (EST) on May 21, 2006
And by the way, when I was in college, we used to refer to the dorm cleaning women as "wombats" ---with all due respect and affection, of course. (I think I recognize one of them in your icon!) I guess that practice has fallen out of favor---my daughter attended the same college, and she never heard the term. I think we should have called the maintenance men "bandicoots".
posted by laytonwoman3rd at 3:52 pm (EST) on Dec 29, 2005
posted by laytonwoman3rd at 10:24 am (EST) on Dec 29, 2005
My degree (Simmons in Boston) was the best money I've ever spent...er, am spending and will continue to spend as I repay loans. Luckily, undergrad gave me lots of practice in this skill.
posted by Sarahsponda at 2:23 pm (EST) on Nov 6, 2005
posted by Linkmeister at 2:56 am (EST) on Oct 5, 2005
And sometimes it's the odd volumes that mean the most. Isolated things one doesn't expect anyone else to share (which is why I like the adjustment for book obscurity so much!).
At least I'll go ahead and put my own cookbooks in. If I can't go to the Flamingo with Archie, have Wolfe actually enjoy my company, or snag Saul Panzer for a husband, perhaps I will at least grow into a decent cook! (- Not that Fritz is in any danger!)
Julie
posted by Eurydice at 11:21 pm (EST) on Oct 4, 2005
People who value books, and love language, gravitate (and relate) to Wolfe and to Stout's writing more than others, perhaps, hence the numbers here...?
The Red Box hasn't arrived, but I'm looking forward to it. Your parents' copy sounds like the kind of wonderfully timeworn paperback I grew up on. I had one fall apart on me today, re-shelving.
- Hope you're able to get a re-reading in!
If I could have a second wish, beyond Wolfe's library, I'd like to see Fritz's select fifty cookbooks, too...
Julie
posted by Eurydice at 12:45 am (EST) on Oct 3, 2005
posted by Eurydice at 1:57 am (EST) on Oct 1, 2005
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