Member: ccooney

CollectionsYour library (577), Ebooks (3), Books to Check out (22), Maybe pile (1), Wishlist (39), Currently reading (1), To read (3), All collections (638)

Reviews2 reviews

TagsConfirmed (339), Manga (104), Japan (55), Young Adult (52), Medieval (41), Historical Fiction (38), Vikings (33), Ronin Warriors (30), Samurai Troopers (30), Japanese Language (25) — see all tags

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GroupsBooks off the Shelf Challenge, Cats, books, life is good., Ebook, Japanese Culture, Librarians who LibraryThing

Favorite publishersO'Reilly Media, Osprey Publishing

About meMarried to GiulianoM on 10/10/10.

"And lead me not into temptation.. especially bookstores."

I have always been a book lover, and spent many childhood summer days at the local public library. I spent too much time in bookstores to the point I was forcefully dragged away from them from time to time.

Today I still spend way too much time in bookstores buying more books than I have time to read. (Anyone else have this problem?) And of course during my life I have 'solved' this problem by doing a work study at my college's library, then working at Waldenbooks, and now have worked 2 library jobs.

Currently I work full time in a college library cataloging department as a technical assistant. Apparently cataloging 40hrs a week isn't enough for me as I have the compelling need to catalog my home collection as well. (A couple of times I was up late adding and tweaking tags in my library when I should have been resting up for another work day.)

About my librarySome of the books in my library I swear I 'borrowed' from my older brothers and never returned. Some are from used book stores, others from clearance/bargain sections, and a few I purchased when I used to work as a bookseller (with the too tempting discount).

As I catalog them I'm surprised how a few are so old that they don't have ISBNs in them. (Some of these really are not in good shape, sadly. These I assume are the 'borrowed' or 'hand me down' books.)

As for subjects, my oldest titles revolve around Arthurian times and unicorns. Next oldest are Dragonlance, Forgotten Realms, Choose Your Own Adventure type books. (I blame my middle older brother who got me into AD&D.) My interests then went into Shakespeare, Japan, Druidism/Magic, Culture/Travel books, writing help, etc. Some titles I picked up as 'reference' materials for developing story characters.

Lately though I'm having a craving for Historical Fiction, especially involving Vikings or set in Japan. So if anyone has some recommendations for books in this area, I'm all too willing to check them out.

My library here on LibraryThing is separated into different sections. There's my library which contains books I own, Books heard on the radio, Books to check out (from work), along with the usual wish list, currently reading and maybe pile.

Books read in 2010:
Twas a year of stress and being overburdened. So my reading took a hit.
1. Learning to Bow: Inside the Heart of Japan by Bruce Feiler
2. Northlanders Vol. 3: Blood in the Snow by Brian Wood
3. Library Wars: Love & War, Vol. 1 by Kiiro Yumi (otherwise under hiro Arikawa)
4. Will I Ever Be Good Enough?: Healing the Daughters of Narcissistic Mothers by Karyl McBride

Books read in 2011: Goal: 10 | Achieved: 11
1. Writing Horses: The Fine Art of Getting It Right by Judith Tarr. (Early Reviewer ebook)
2. How the Irish Saved Civilization by Thomas Cahill
3. Brody's Ghost Volume 1 by Crilley Mark
4. Northlanders Vol. 4: The Plague Widow by Brian Wood
5. Icelanders in the Viking age : the people of the sagas by William R. Short (Review delayed due to emergencies & illness in the family.)
6. The Last Unicorn (graphic novel) by Peter S. Beagle, Peter Gillis, Renae DeLiz, Ray Dillon
7. Alanna: The First Adventure by Tamora Pierce
8. In the hand of the goddess by Tamora Pierce
9. I Am Maru by mugumogu
10. Library Wars: Love & War, Vol. 2 by Kiiro Yumi, Hiro Arikawa (Contributor)
11. Usagi Yojimbo : Yokai by Stan Sakai

Books read in 2012:


1. Brody's Ghost, Vol. 2 by Mark Crilley
2. Library Wars: Love & War, Vol. 3 by Kiiro Yumi, Hiro Arikawa (Contributor)

Currently reading:

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Real nameChristine Cooney

LocationLawrenceville, GA

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Member sinceJul 23, 2009

Currently readingThe Woman Who Rides Like a Man (Song of the Lioness) by Tamora Pierce