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The Basque History of the World: The Story of a Nation by Mark Kurlansky
A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian by Marina Lewycka
Firesong by Joseph Hone
The Third Miss Symons (Virago Modern Classics) by F.M. Mayor
Athenaze Book I by maurice And Lawall Balme, Gilbert
Livy: Stories of Rome (Translations from Greek and Roman Authors) by Livy
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About meThe photo shows me with Teresa, our 2 year old tornado. Between Teresa and her brother Fletcher (5) I get about an hour a day to read, so I'm pretty slow at the moment.
I lecture economics, maths and finance, so there are a few textbooks catalogued here, but if I were reincarnated I'd do a history degree. I'm a hopeless book buyer, especially of lengthy non-fiction, and the combination of BookMooch and LibraryThing has only worsened my problem. One day I will read everything I own.
I'm on twitter (see also on) and my settings are set to private. That's not because of LT people - you are welcome to follow me, although I'm not there much - it's because I teach about 500 students at once and really don't feel like having them all see my random thoughts. But virtual bookie friends are fine!
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I loved the William books when I was little too! You're going to love Family Roundabout. I'm sure you can find it either at abe books or the book depository. Thanks for adding me to your list and checking out my blog. I'm really enjoying it actually. It's loads of fun!
posted by tuppy_glossop at 5:13 am (EST) on Nov 9, 2009
Happy reading!
MJ
posted by DetailMuse at 3:56 pm (EST) on Oct 31, 2009
es freut mich, dass Dir meine Bibliothek gefällt. Herzlich willkommen in Basel.
I am looking forward to seeing you here. I work in the Swiss Economic Archives, just near the railway station in Basel. You are welcome to drop in.
I have just seen that you added a Hunkeler to your library. Did you read it already? Schneider gives some good descriptions of places (and people) in Basel.
Bis bald
Paul
posted by paulstalder at 5:04 pm (EST) on Oct 8, 2009
Danielle
posted by noodlejet22 at 10:32 am (EST) on Sep 22, 2009
posted by AnnaOrmond at 6:13 am (EST) on Sep 22, 2009
Best,
Cait
posted by Cait86 at 8:28 am (EST) on Sep 18, 2009
Thanks for the article on Booker Prize shortlist. Wolf Hall does sound as though it would be your cup of tea. I can't wait to get my hands on it either. I am following you on twitter now but like you don't have much time to stop by. I haven't been to Wellington but it sounds very pretty. Just finished reading Shooting Balibo by Tony Maniaty which was a great read. Good for you doing the 75 book challenge - I am doing the 50 book challenge and will be flat out getting there. I think I set my sights too high!! :)
Alex
posted by alexdaw at 7:27 pm (EST) on Sep 16, 2009
Yes, I am planning to read The Name of the Rose real soon. It is a shame really, I am very interested in medieval history, read many books about the subject (fiction, scientific and popular science), and yet I have never seen the movie or read this book. I have read other Eco books (Baudolino and the start of Foucault's Pendulum). They aren't always very easy or speedy, but you can always be sure that they are very historically correct...
Yeah, the dike between Enkhuizen en Lelystad is very close, we go over it when we visit my boyfriends parents and we want to skip Amsterdam. I live right by the water, Hoorn is a nice old town with a long history. I haven't visited New Zealand yet, the closest I ever came was Australia. We had planned to go to New Zealand on that vacation, but we thought that camping in your winters may have been a bit cold...
I am already loving the 75BC group, many people that react to your topic is always nice, the 50BC group wasn't quite as vocal... ;)
Enjoy your read!
posted by divinenanny at 8:16 am (EST) on Sep 12, 2009
But, once I get orientated (unfortunately always a temporary state), I find the stories and information fascinating. The language differences and the loss of dialects seem to parallel the concern over french language minority communities here in Canada, for example.
I'm reading it for a book club, so I will finish it. Then, I imagine I'll be able to decide if the good outweighs the bad.
posted by LynnB at 7:46 am (EST) on Sep 10, 2009
Mark and I have been discussing the possibility of another group read in November and want your input. We have narrowed it down to two books at this point. "The People of the Book" by Geraldine Brooks and "The Thirteenth Tale" by Diane Setterfield. So chat it up with friends or us and let us know if you are up for it and what you think. Probably the same plan as with "Pillars of the Earth" which seemed to work out perfectly for almost all of us.
Think it over and give one of us a shout.
hugs and looking forward to hearing from you,
belva
posted by nannybebette at 10:14 pm (EST) on Sep 8, 2009
posted by avaland at 10:24 pm (EST) on Aug 29, 2009
posted by wookiebender at 4:12 am (EST) on Aug 24, 2009
This is a bit delayed but I wanted to let you know that I'm flattered that you added me to your interesting libraries list. I really enjoy your comments around the various threads, and your reading choices are always interesting.
I saw your comment on the 50 State Challenge that you lived in the US for a while. What brought you here? I know I would love to go to New Zealand someday.
Deborah
posted by arubabookwoman at 7:46 pm (EST) on Jul 19, 2009
I'm always glad to hear that someone else has enjoyed The Colony of Unrequited Dreams - like you, I don't know that many people who have read it. I have two copies in my library, mainly because I wanted my husband to read it a few years ago but was very reluctant to give him my copy. There was definately nothing about sharing books in the wedding ceremony, I checked! I have The Custodian of Paradise waiting to be read one day, while I'm 90% sure I'll love it I have to work myself up to taking the risk. I have truly enjoyed most other Wayne Johnston books though.
Thanks for asking about my research, I'm doing a PhD on the representation of forced migration in contemporary children's literature. I had hoped to be finished this year, but it's getting longer and more interesting all the time. I'm just trying to do the topic justice and worry about real life a little bit later. There are a number of New Zealand texts involved, you might be happy to hear!
Best wishes,
Eimear
posted by MsMoto at 4:52 am (EST) on Jul 9, 2009
I thought you might like to know, Vikas Swarup, author of Slumdog Millionaire is coming out with a new book July 7th called Six Suspects.
It has gotten great reviews and promises to be a good read. Here is the link to his latest review from The New York Times. Also starting tomorrow July 7th you can enter to win a free copy of the book on the Macmillan website, the link is below.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/25/books/...
http://us.macmillan.com/smp/promo/sixsus...
Enjoy!
posted by Lindsie2187 at 5:12 pm (EST) on Jul 6, 2009
The CD stands for Crawley Down. Until I settled in to Librarything I thought I'd keep an air of anonymity but despite some serious spats on some of the talk threads I've found it a friendly place and I think I'll add to my profile soon.
posted by CDVicarage at 3:24 am (EST) on Jul 6, 2009
Peggy
posted by LizzieD at 10:38 pm (EST) on Jul 1, 2009
Peggy
OH! You just added a D. Dunnett. I can't love Niccolo as much as I do F. Crawford, but if Dunnett wrote it, I want to read it.
posted by LizzieD at 8:52 pm (EST) on Jun 26, 2009
posted by juliette07 at 2:38 am (EST) on Jun 9, 2009
posted by juliette07 at 2:08 am (EST) on Jun 9, 2009
So here's now a triple post!
Peggy
posted by LizzieD at 7:17 pm (EST) on May 16, 2009
I just wrote a thank you to you and Teresa for the 2's, and for your coming by to say that the book was snagged. That's great! I'm a good waiter, and I have so much to read in the meantime that I shouldn't have mentioned it anyway, but You Know!!!
So if I've double-posted, I'm sorry.
Peggy
posted by LizzieD at 7:11 pm (EST) on May 16, 2009
I truly won't miss *NonYP*! I was surprised when I began buying books to find that if I waited long enough, the stuff I wanted would eventually come my way. At that point what I was wanting was Sketches by Boz and Carlyle's The French Revolution - not obscure titles for an academic setting, but WHooo boy! - not readily available in one of S.E. North Carolina's poorest counties. Eventually, they both turned up here. SO -----
I'm sure Ms. Smith will too, and I appreciate your taking time to answer.
Peggy
posted by LizzieD at 7:09 pm (EST) on May 16, 2009
Peggy
posted by LizzieD at 10:50 pm (EST) on May 15, 2009
Sorry you're bogged down with lecture notes. I just finished grading exams and submitted my semester grades last Thursday, so I'm officially on summer break.
~Deborah
posted by Cariola at 12:39 am (EST) on May 13, 2009
I wanted to let you know that Up the Junction arrived today. Thank you so much for contributing to the increase of my VMC bunch!!
Paola :-))
posted by aluvalibri at 10:04 pm (EST) on May 12, 2009
~Deborah
posted by Cariola at 6:01 pm (EST) on May 12, 2009
http://bookmooch.com/m/detail/BM12188857...
Let me know if there are any problems, otherwise mooch away!
Amber
posted by Ambrosia4 at 9:21 pm (EST) on May 4, 2009
This is as geeky as kicking me off Facebook as one of your friends and then inviting me back.
posted by ngt at 1:40 am (EST) on Apr 9, 2009
very interesting. I've picked up The Instance of the Fingerpost
a few times, but never purchased it.
As far as Stone's Fall, send me your address and I'll be glad
to get it on it's way!
posted by bleuroses at 12:09 pm (EST) on Apr 2, 2009
received the ARC of his latest, "Stone's Fall". I'd be glad to mail it to you if you wish.
posted by bleuroses at 10:44 pm (EST) on Apr 1, 2009
posted by john257hopper at 7:49 am (EST) on Mar 30, 2009
posted by FlossieT at 5:55 pm (EST) on Mar 29, 2009
I understand the problem with the lonnnggggg bios. I'm currently reading a 700+ page bio on Madison and it is taking me a while. Just keep plugging away!
posted by cyderry at 11:02 pm (EST) on Mar 23, 2009
Thanks for visiting my profile. No, I haven't read all the history books in my library, or all of any of the books for that matter. I'd probably estimate I've read about 2/3 of the books I own; I just seem to buy them faster than I can read them.
As for Barbara Tuchman, I somehow had missed "The Proud Tower" until now, but I loved "The Guns of August" (I've read it twice) and "A Distant Mirror." "The Proud Tower" covers a period I'm interested in, so I'm really looking forward to getting into it (it's my subway read, which you, as a former New Yorker, should appreciate!).
I see you recently read "Agent Zigzag" -- I just finished it and really loved it.
Rebecca
posted by rebeccanyc at 9:28 am (EST) on Mar 10, 2009
Thanks for visiting my profile. No, I haven't read all the history books in my library, or all of any of the books for that matter. I'd probably estimate I've read about 2/3 of the books I own; I just seem to buy them faster than I can read them.
As for Barbara Tuchman, I somehow had missed "The Proud Tower" until now, but I loved "The Guns of August" (I've read it twice) and "A Distant Mirror." "The Proud Tower" covers a period I'm interested in, so I'm really looking forward to getting into it (it's my subway read, which you, as a former New Yorker, should appreciate!).
I see you recently read "Agent Zigzag" -- I just finished it and really loved it.
posted by rebeccanyc at 9:26 am (EST) on Mar 10, 2009
Hi, Cushla! Got to chuckling about the above comment, but LT wouldn't let me post to your thread, so am doing it here. I always laugh when I read your profile too, especially the "bad, bad mother" part. With my first son, I read to him for hours every day, while with my second one, I sometimes read while I was nursing (to myself, I'm talking about), while he was listening to a tape, and no way did he get even a quarter of the books read to him that his brother got--and I was mostly a stay-at-home mom/student. I don't know how you get even a hour to yourself to read, with teaching three different subjects, and two little ones, but good for you! I sure do miss those early years when you can kiss and snuggle, and even sniff those necks, to your heart's content. You sound like you're having fun! Bonnie
posted by bonniebooks at 11:38 pm (EST) on Mar 8, 2009
You are wonderful!
Rob
P.S. I was already a member of the "Viagro" group, but I had forgotten about it.
posted by rbhardy3rd at 4:42 pm (EST) on Mar 8, 2009
Pam
posted by pamelad at 2:29 am (EST) on Mar 7, 2009
Sorry not to get back to you sooner - a simple, if embarrassing, matter of not scrolling down my profile page. Finding LT has been a bit of a revelation to me - coming across so many people who enjoy reading as much as I do and are unembarrassed about having many unread books in the house and still buying more! I've been particularly inspired to return to my Virago Modern Classics and add more (She Done Him Wrong arrived by mail today - probably not great literature but should be great fun).
I know what you mean about lengthy non-fiction - you have to be in the right mood to read it and borrowing it from the library applies too much pressure.
posted by vestafan at 7:43 am (EST) on Mar 3, 2009
posted by Nickelini at 1:28 pm (EST) on Feb 19, 2009
posted by scaifea at 9:57 pm (EST) on Feb 11, 2009
posted by scaifea at 6:49 pm (EST) on Feb 11, 2009
I Capture the castle pretty much changed my life, I hope you'll love it. Good luck with War and Peace, I read it last year and was pleasantly surprised - the writing style is so simple, its reputation is solely based on the number of pages, not on any difficult language. I thought the book was pretty engrossing although the epilogue was a serious letdown (can't believe what he did with Natacha). I'm glad I read it, it gave me a pretty good idea of how one can work with scales.
Have a great week !
posted by Sibylle.Night at 3:57 pm (EST) on Feb 11, 2009
Anyway, thanks for reminding me - I shall go to sleep tonight dreaming of Joey, Gisela, Juliet, Robin and Mary-Lou...
Rachel
posted by rachbxl at 3:44 pm (EST) on Feb 8, 2009
posted by FlossieT at 4:41 pm (EST) on Feb 4, 2009
Have mooched BR from you just now - thanks again for this.
posted by FlossieT at 4:36 pm (EST) on Feb 4, 2009
Hadn't realised you were in Wellington! I lived in Karori for a couple of years when I was small and have fond memories... and I've just spotted you have Marsden Books on your favourite bookshops!! That is TOO cool: I have an ancient - as in, over 20 years old - Marsden Books bookmark in front of me right now, recently rediscovered on one of my periodic shelf excavations. I wonder if it's still run by the same people (my bookmark says "Trevor and Maxine Rose"). Oh, I'm smiling happily now. LT is the best.
I'll look forward to Brideshead - thank you! Send as slow as you like, I have loads to be getting on with.
posted by FlossieT at 6:36 am (EST) on Feb 4, 2009
Re. Brideshead Revisited, I'm still keen to read it, but please don't feel you have to reserve it for me if you'd rather not post internationally - I always feel a bit bad about international requests as it seems to be quite a bit more expensive to post from other countries than the UK, as a general rule. But if you'd like the points then feel free :) - my "glut" has got worse of late owing to my newfound enthusiasm for angelling (which I'm sure I'm going to regret very soon...)
posted by FlossieT at 7:02 pm (EST) on Feb 3, 2009
I just received Fireworks. Thank you so so so so much!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hugs.
Paola :-))
posted by aluvalibri at 6:24 pm (EST) on Jan 29, 2009
posted by Nickelini at 2:48 pm (EST) on Jan 23, 2009
posted by Nickelini at 2:48 pm (EST) on Jan 23, 2009
http://www.bookmooch.com/m/detail/039300...
http://www.bookmooch.com/m/detail/067168...
in hopes of either getting the books or, at worst, putting them on vacation to clear your wishlist.
Also, why would you want to read everything you own? Then you'd have nothing new to read! :)
posted by infiniteletters at 12:52 am (EST) on Jan 18, 2009
Meg
posted by merry10 at 6:14 pm (EST) on Jan 12, 2009
posted by petermc at 5:17 am (EST) on Jan 12, 2009
Re: Taylor's "The Berlin Wall" and Judt's "Postwar"
Both are on my TBR list for 2009. However, I have selectively read from "Postwar" and found it to be one of the most interesting, accessable and readable histories of the postwar period I've yet to come across. I look forward to devoting to it the time and effort it deserves.
Coincidentally, Judt is the director of New York University's Remarque Institute, named after Erich Maria Remarque (author of the famous "All Quiet on the Western Front"). I'm currently finishing Remarque's "The Night in Lisbon" - simply superb! Even if "All Quiet on the Western Front" left you cold, this book is a world apart. Look out for a review on my "75" thread in the next few days.
Talking of the Western Front, I noticed a previous post (below) recommends Keegan's "The First World War". I read it last year and thought it very good, but would give preference to "A World Undone: The Story of the Great War, 1914 to 1918" by G.J. Meyer.
I'm honoured to be included in your "Interesting Libraries". Thank you.
Regards,
Peter
posted by petermc at 7:09 am (EST) on Jan 10, 2009
posted by lindsacl at 4:18 pm (EST) on Jan 9, 2009
posted by bonniebooks at 10:11 pm (EST) on Jan 8, 2009
posted by bonniebooks at 4:09 pm (EST) on Jan 8, 2009
L.
posted by Lman at 9:14 pm (EST) on Jan 7, 2009
Ha-ha, I didn't know about all those other Lmans!! How rude.LOL!
Thanks for sending me the book, I am so happy about that series, and thanks for adding me to your IL; I am about to return the favour. I particularly like sending books to members of this site too - makes it more like 'in the family.'
Glad you have everything finished - just in time to start all over again, hehe.
Well, now we can easily keep in touch - ask for any help with mooches from here, won't you?
~Lyn
posted by Lman at 9:11 pm (EST) on Jan 7, 2009
It's funny, I went through a WWI jag a couple of years ago, reading the Regeneration trilogy and Birdsong and (more recently) the wonderful A Long Long Way by Sebastian Barry, as well as the poetry of the time and many contemporary accounts... and now I find myself getting drawn into it all over again! I really have to stop myself going down that tributary, or else I'll never get through the books of 1929 that I'm planning to read...
I do hope you find the group interesting - I expect we'll be discussing the crash eventually, so I'm counting on your expertise :-)
I can heartily recommend Keegan's First World War, by the way - he is one of the most clear-headed and accessible military historians of the period imo.
(And as for the amount of books - I've been unable to find either my wardrobe or my mirror in months, both being hidden by teetering piles, but that may, indeed, be too much information)
*waddles off in her bathrobe*
All the best, Carolyn
posted by citizenkelly at 2:08 am (EST) on Jan 7, 2009
posted by timjones at 6:15 am (EST) on Jan 4, 2009
I'm still finding my way around in Library Thing - I can't find where my friends are for a start! I can't figure out how to show my list of To Read books either, and that's a bit annoying.
I'm going to add your interesting library too...
Cheers
Lisa (very busy organising the Annual Birthday Lunch for my husband tomorrow!)
posted by gunung at 6:09 pm (EST) on Jan 2, 2009
Thanks again Santa!
heather
posted by hjelliot at 7:02 pm (EST) on Dec 22, 2008
Jenny
http://www.bookmooch.com/m/about
posted by jeniwren at 6:33 pm (EST) on Dec 22, 2008
I have just read your post at AnzLitlovers and found you here at LT. I see we share 50 books. Most of the books I have listed are on my TBR and one day I might list all of my *read* books also.
I noticed you have recently read 'A Thread of Grace' by Mary Doria Russell. Did you enjoy this? I have read 'Children of God' by the same author.
Look forward to getting to know you better between our two groups =)
Jenny
posted by jeniwren at 6:08 pm (EST) on Dec 22, 2008
Re: The End of Poverty, I often buy books by authors whose values/beliefs are similar to mine. I love it when smart people can say so much more articulately what I am feeling or thinking. In this case, I wanted to become more informed about how I could volunteer and/or donate more globally. I think it's going to be a great book to read. I didn't read it because I was totally obsessed with Obama and all things political this year. My average time reading newpapers and political sites online probably averaged 4 hours a day--no, that was probably the minimum! Anyway, it meant that I wasn't reading books as much, so am really looking forward to 2009, both to catch up on some good books I've already purchased, as well as reading a bunch of good books that I've found out about on LT. Happy Holidays and Happy reading!
Bonnie
P.S. Looking forward to spending more time hanging out in your library!
posted by bonniebooks at 1:57 pm (EST) on Dec 19, 2008
posted by Adaptive_Agent at 3:04 pm (EST) on Dec 12, 2008
posted by juliette07 at 12:09 pm (EST) on Dec 10, 2008
posted by qwiksilver at 9:12 pm (EST) on Dec 7, 2008
All the best,
Irene Yeates
posted by saratoga99 at 1:42 pm (EST) on Dec 4, 2008
Thank you for your kind welcome and your hint about the book depository. I love the Persephone books but I can see that it might prove to be a very expensive habit. I am reading Someone at a Distance by Dorothy Whipple. i will put my Persephone books into my library tonight.
Niki
posted by biblionz at 4:07 am (EST) on Dec 1, 2008
from igeorgiev
posted by felymonster at 8:15 am (EST) on Nov 19, 2008
Thank for taking the time to respond to my questions; I really appreciate.
Love your picture with your little one!!
Irene
posted by saratoga99 at 3:41 pm (EST) on Nov 9, 2008
Thanks much.
Irene
posted by saratoga99 at 2:18 pm (EST) on Nov 9, 2008
Just as well; much closer. Thank you for your prompt response.
Regards,
Irene
posted by saratoga99 at 2:08 pm (EST) on Nov 9, 2008
posted by saratoga99 at 12:14 pm (EST) on Nov 9, 2008
Thanks,
Irene
posted by saratoga99 at 12:13 pm (EST) on Nov 9, 2008
Thank you for the offer to let me read them before I send them! However, my tbr pile is getting a tad overwhelming (in a good way!) so I should probably try to make a dent in that before I borrow any more books =)
- Cynthia
posted by beautifulmuse at 12:09 pm (EST) on Nov 9, 2008
I just wanted to give you a little update! The Bernini Bust came today and it looks great, it doesn't even seem like the previous owner read it =) The 2nd book was shipped about two days ago, so I'll wait for that to get here before I reserve the books for you on BM.
I was reading the back of the book, it seems like a really interesting series! I might have to pick it up the next time I go to the library!
Hope you're doing well,
Cynthia
posted by beautifulmuse at 5:27 pm (EST) on Nov 6, 2008
I have just wandered over from the book nudging group to say hello.
That is a lovely picture of you and your daughter.
I hope you enjoy "Fugitive Pieces" - I loved it.
Oh and I am a finance person too - a finance officer in the voluntary sector at the moment.
Jane
posted by FleurFisher at 4:36 pm (EST) on Nov 6, 2008
Teresa is absolutely gorgeous!!!!
Nice meeting you in the Nudges group, by the way.
My daughter is a Accounting and Finance major in college, and plans to study for an MBA eventually. I greatly admire people who are proficient in scientific subjects, as I always was a total disaster.
Anyway, the purpose of this short note was to say hallo!
Paola :-))
posted by aluvalibri at 8:46 pm (EST) on Nov 1, 2008
Cheers,
Karen
posted by kiwidoc at 2:08 pm (EST) on Oct 31, 2008
I like your picture - New Zealand looks very sunny! I saw that you'd commented on the nudges group I started up yesterdays. Thanks for that - mind you I wish I'd taken more care over the groups title and now LT doesn't seem to let you amend it! I see you've already nudged Karen (kiwidoc); are you going to post your own tbr stack?
From your recent reads I ummed and arred over a copy of Fried Green Tomatoes in a charity bookshop yesterday beofre leaving it - did I miss out on a good read? The Poisonwood Bible annoyed me by being a bit middle-American preachy - I wonder what you thought, lots of people seem to be bowled over by it.
I'm sure the Kate Grenville will be good.
Greetings and Happy Reading from Kevin (dylanwolf) in the UK.
posted by dylanwolf at 5:05 am (EST) on Oct 31, 2008
posted by fabfic-terrificteens at 2:56 am (EST) on Oct 22, 2008
I tried to get a meet-up in Auckland, but there were no takers, so I'll raise a glass to you all on Friday night!
My job is cool - I've spent yesterday and today grubbing around in warehouses choosing books for two new schools, and tomorrow I get to do the same!
I have a gorgeous little person in my life too, and I've got an LT account for him too - raising_a_reader, which is supporting lots of parents with preschoolers who aren't very confident with kid's books or in libraries.
I love 'Fried green tomatoes' and am waiting for Fannie Flagg's new book from my library, and looking forward to that.
posted by fabfic-terrificteens at 3:04 am (EST) on Oct 21, 2008
posted by SpongeBobFishpants at 5:02 pm (EST) on Oct 12, 2008
posted by ozpierre at 4:40 am (EST) on Sep 27, 2008
We have put back the start date to 3rd Novemeber, so if you have finished KL by then, you may need something to fill up the vacuum!
If not, happy reading!
-TT
posted by TheTortoise at 5:33 pm (EST) on Sep 25, 2008
I should be grateful if you would visit the attached thread and kindly indicate if you would be interested in joining us in the next Group read.
http://www.librarything.com/talktopic.ph...
-TT
posted by TheTortoise at 6:19 am (EST) on Sep 25, 2008
posted by MusicMom41 at 11:47 pm (EST) on Sep 22, 2008
I'm dying to start Kristen. I have a 1923 translation in 3 volumes. I have to go into Fresno tomorrow to pick up some music for my students and I will go the "extra mile" and go to the book store to see if they have the newer translation--I would like this one to be an easier read than Poisonwood. Going to the music store is a about a 60 mile round trip; the bookstore is an 80 mile round trip; if I try to do both it becomes a little over 100 mile round trip because they are about as far from each other as you can get and still be in the same town!
I hope you like Fried Green Tomatoes--it's very Old Southern! It's been years since i read it, but I remember laughing and crying and then getting everyone I knew, including my California Mother-in Law to read it. Somewhere in all this I never got my copy back. I may have to buy it so I can read it again.
posted by MusicMom41 at 5:29 pm (EST) on Sep 21, 2008
I saw several great books marked TBR--quite a few of them are on my TBR list, also. What a good idea to use that as a tag! Then you don't have to have huge piles standing around your house. When I have time I think I'll put that tag on my TBRs.
Here are 4 you marked TBR that I've read and loved:
The Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad some people find this bizarre but I really liked it--and it is short!
Fried Green Tomatoes by Fannie Flagg--my favorite of her books, and just a favorite for me period. I lived many years in the Deep South and have eaten many a fried green tomato--and this book captures the South.
Far From the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy--I read this years ago and loved it--it is on my "to be re-read" list.
The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton--on my list of top 20 favorites.
Hope you come up with something to read soon--one is bereft without a book to read!
posted by MusicMom41 at 4:04 pm (EST) on Sep 21, 2008
Cheers, Karen
posted by kiwidoc at 5:00 pm (EST) on Sep 19, 2008
Thanks for making contact. It is great to network with some like-minded Kiwis. I read more that I should considering I have two teens, a dog and a job. I do really enjoy bibliomania!!!
I am probably flying home to Wellington this week-end as my dad is really sick in hosptial. So I won;t probably be around much in LT in the nest couple of weeks.
Thanks for adding my library - it is getting a bit out of hand!!!!
Cheers, Karen
posted by kiwidoc at 10:37 am (EST) on Sep 19, 2008
posted by SpongeBobFishpants at 1:24 am (EST) on Sep 19, 2008
I cant thank you enough for doing this for me!
Wen
posted by SpongeBobFishpants at 12:28 am (EST) on Sep 19, 2008
Isn't it fun to explore other libraries and discover new authors and new genres! Of course, it can be hard on the pocketbook--but what better way to spend your money. Someone famous is supposed to have said that when he got money he bought books, if any was left over he bought food. I can't remember where that came from, but it sounds to me like a good way to diet. :-)
posted by MusicMom41 at 12:09 pm (EST) on Sep 8, 2008
posted by MusicMom41 at 11:59 am (EST) on Sep 8, 2008
I think they'll both fit as "A Short History..blah is paperback. I'll reserve for you.
Beth
posted by mcna217 at 8:58 am (EST) on Sep 2, 2008
To put the images in your profile, you just need to put in a little HTML, and update it when you change books. Here is the HTML:
[a href="http://www.librarything.com/work/10000/b..."][img style="height:80px; border:1px solid black;" src="http://www.librarything.com//picsizes/d4..." /][/a]
Change all the brackets to (i.e. instead of [a href... it would be
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posted by DevourerOfBooks at 6:32 pm (EST) on Jul 9, 2008
Thanks! There's actually a couple of paragraphs missing from "Win a Day" as it appears on "Read at Work", so I'm glad it still worked for you. To borrow a term from TV, the version of the story in "Transported" is 'canonical'.
Regards
Tim
posted by timjones at 2:19 am (EST) on Jun 29, 2008
My profile picture was taken in a room that doubles as the staff offices at the Hertford College Library, University of Oxford. I attended a seminar that was organized by librarians at the Bodleian Library, and as part of our seminar, we were treated to behind-the-scenes tours of the Bod and various College libraries.
posted by grkmwk at 10:08 pm (EST) on Jun 25, 2008
I noticed on this week's "What Are You Reading Now?" thread that you felt that some of the things that happened in the later books in the Outlander series were a little too impossible. I, too, felt that way at times, although I always rationalized continued reading with the fact that if I can buy into repetitive time-traveling, the rest shouldn't be too extreme! Seriously, though, even when the plot got a little too convoluted, and the geographic details got a little inaccurate, I still enjoyed the series for it's fascinating take on historical fiction, of which I am a picky reader. Hope you stick with it!
grkmwk
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Brenda (ealaindraoi on BM)
posted by ealaindraoi at 8:34 pm (EST) on May 17, 2008
You seem to have a pretty eclectic library, and we have a fair number of books I've really enjoyed in common!
posted by cabegley at 8:15 am (EST) on Mar 11, 2008
Chris
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