Random books from belindav's library
Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
The next Murray Whelan trilogy : the big ask, something fishy, sucked in by Shane Maloney
Mallawindy by Joy Dettman
The Broken Shore: A Novel by Peter Temple
Larry's Party by Carol Shields
Eat, pray, love : 108 tales about one woman's search for pleasure, devotion, and balance across Italy, India, and Indone by Elizabeth Gilbert
Members with belindav's books
Member connections
Interesting libraries: jeniwren, mccardey, sanddancer, shanemichael, sunnycat
LibraryThing authors: David Ebershoff (Debershoff), David Mitchell (davidmitchell), Ilsa Evans (ilsaevans)
RSS feeds
Recently-added books
belindav's reviews
Reviews of belindav's books, not including belindav's
Member: belindav
CollectionsYour library (219)
ReviewsNone
Tagsliterature (51), australian author (40), contemporary fiction (26), Australian author (21), modern classic (20), historical fiction (15), relationships (9), (8), murder (8), memoir (8) — see all tags
Cloudstag cloud, author cloud
Groups75 Books Challenge for 2009, Australian LibraryThingers, Children's Fiction, Group Reads - Literature
Favorite authorsGeraldine Brooks, Margaret Drabble, Robert Drewe, Gabriel García Márquez, Alex Miller, Audrey Niffenegger, Leo Tolstoy, Tim Winton (Shared favorites)
About meI am a teacher and lover of books. I was one of those children who used to read under the covers with a torch when I was supposed to be asleep and a dream come true is a day curled up with a good book.
About my libraryI treat 'good' books with care and only use a book mark but treat trashy novels differently; turn back pages, fold back covers, crack the spine and frequently drop them in the bath. I was pleased with the number of Australian authors in my collection but also surprised by the number of books that have disappeared through lending and moving. I have quite a list of books I'd like to replace, an even longer list of books to catch up on and a ridiculous number of children's titles that I haven't had time to catalogue.
Membership
LibraryThing Early Reviewers/Member Giveaway
LocationAustralia
Account typepublic, lifetime
Connection NewsConnection News
URLs
http://www.librarything.com/profile/belindav (profile)
http://www.librarything.com/catalog/belindav (library)
Common KnowledgeSeries (17), Awards (204), Characters (1025), Places (249)
Member sinceApr 8, 2007
Leave a comment
Sign up or sign in to leave a comment.
http://christophertusa.com/
Thanks,
Chris
posted by cmtusa at 9:32 pm (EST) on Sep 17, 2009
posted by mccardey at 6:31 am (EST) on Jun 19, 2009
(by Alan Cohen)
"On a journey through a jungle, a king accidentally cut off his toe
while chopping a coconut. "That's wonderful," exclaimed his advisor.
"There is a blessing here." The king, angered at the advisor's flippancy,
threw him in a pit and left him there.
The next day, the king was apprehended by a band of headhunters who
decided he would make a good sacrifice. When the tribal priest noticed that
his toe was missing, the headhunters released him as an imperfect specimen.
Suddenly the king realized that the advisor was correct, and he returned to
the pit and apologize profusely.
"No apology necessary," said the advisor. "It was also a blessing
that you threw me in this hole."
"How is that?" asked the king, incredulous.
"Because if I was with you, the headhunters would have taken ME for
the sacrifice!"
Imagine that everything that happens to you is assigned by divine
order. If you look for miracles, you will find them."
Help me see the good in everything.
I am in the presence of love,
taken care of at all times in all ways."
posted by theoldman at 7:56 am (EST) on Jun 14, 2009