Member: investory

Hi, Kim--Thanks for leaving a comment on my page. If I could visit a bookstore every single day, I would. I enjoy our Barnes and Noble too, although I think I visit Borders a little more often as I like the Borders Rewards program. But when I'm looking for atmosphere, Barnes and Noble is my choice.

There is a small, local bookstore downtown called (what else?) The Erie Book Store, which I have not visited in many years. They relocated several years ago and I've heard it is very nice, so perhaps you might like to visit it the next time you are in the area. It's great that you and your family are all great book collectors. It's something I share with most of my family as well.

posted by jbleil at 3:46 pm (EST) on Jul 30, 2009

I wanted to tell you that I really loved [The Time Traveler's Wife]. I know it's not for everyone - my friend who has similar tastes (usually) didn't like it and told me not to read it - she said nothing happens in it. I think it's a great love story, and I always wanted to know what happened next. I hope you enjoy it!
-Lisa

posted by LisaMorr at 3:00 pm (EST) on Jan 25, 2009

What am I reading now? What am I not reading now is probably more to the point! I have bookmarks in War and Peace, The Far Pavilions, The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey, The Garden of the Finzi-Continis, and Cloud Atlas. Only the latter seems to be moving along with any speed. May have to pick up something light to break the logjam.

posted by whitreidtan at 9:47 am (EST) on Jan 19, 2009

Hows the book uploading coming?

posted by electronicle at 10:55 am (EST) on Jan 17, 2009

You're right. I'm a huge Christie fan. I'm pretty sure that I've read some of books in three different languages. :)

posted by sanja at 12:44 pm (EST) on Jan 11, 2009

I haven't read Little Chapel on the River yet either. But it does indeed look good. At the rate I get to books I've bought and haven't read, you'll read it long before I do unless you want to do a buddy read of it.

posted by whitreidtan at 3:32 pm (EST) on Jan 5, 2009

A little of both Investory, thanks for asking.

posted by electronicle at 9:18 pm (EST) on Jan 1, 2009

Hello Invetory!
You'll like the CueCat even more once you've 'neutered' it. Or is the term 'declaw'.... I forget. I did both.

I am by no means an authority regarding fountain pens. I used one when I wa a proverbial knee-high, and again for a few years (until I accidentally most it) almost 30 years ago. I new have 3, but rarely use them.

You could post a new topic in the Fountain Pens group asking about them. It's not a very active group, but there's not a lot to discuss either.

Regards,
Mike
WHoleHouseLibrary

posted by WholeHouseLibrary at 8:24 pm (EST) on Dec 27, 2008

Hi Investory.

Thank you for your kind comments about my profile page.

I only bought the Yancey book, What's So Amazing About Grace? on Saturday! I have read one other book by him: The Jesus I never knew. I read through it quickly and feel I need to read it again slowly. There is a lot of food for thought in it.

I see you have his book: Soul Surviver. It looks interesting. Have you read it and what were your impressions?

-TT

posted by TheTortoise at 10:07 am (EST) on Oct 6, 2008

I've been reading Agatha Christie since I was a teenager. But when I was given a box of used paperbacks with all her books I was able to fill out my collection so I think I have them all now. There are a few I haven't ever read and some I haven't read for years. Right now I'm having a good time reading them more or less in order to see how Dame Agatha developed as a writer. Occasionally I'll pick up a favorite just to have the pleasure of reading it again.

Thanks for visiting my library.

posted by MusicMom41 at 1:53 am (EST) on Oct 3, 2008

I think I've heard of anas story...what is it about?

Also, what do you recommend from Yancey - there are alot of his books available on bookmooch and I have some points to kill....

posted by kimfdim at 10:57 pm (EST) on Oct 2, 2008

Thanks for visiting my library and leaving such a nice comment! It is so nice to be part of such a supportive LT community. I loved hearing about your children's books -- how wonderful it is that they're both readers. My girls and I are working our way through the Narnia series, and I have read the Artemis Fowl books and Eragon. If your daughter likes the Little House Books, then I highly recommend Caddie Woodlawn, which we're reading right now, and anything by Elizabeth Enright -- fantastic storytelling from a time when childhoods seemed simpler.

I am waiting for The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society from the library -- could be a long time as there are close to two hundred readers ahead of me... I look forward to it.

Thanks for stopping by!

posted by AMQS at 11:28 pm (EST) on Oct 1, 2008

How was your time at the festival? I am so very jealous!!! I think I would not want to come back home if I went!

I have heard of Philip Yancey before. I am very new to Christianity (almost two years now) and am afraid that I will buy some wierd charismatic book! I figure John MacArthur has to be safe as anything, so I tend to favor him. I, however, was thinking about giving Yancey a whirl! I am intrugued with his book on Jesus. Hmmm.....bookmooch, here I come!

Yea, I would be very interested to see what other books you have that I have!

Nicholas Sparks - I totally hate romance novels...they are just plain silly! But I totally love Nicholas Sparks! If it wasn't for him, I would never read romance novels!

Evans is pretty good too, it started with the Christmas Box and that is all she wrote!!! ( no pun intended!).

I am going to send you a friend invite!

Oh, and I am on the lookout for the Potato Pie book!!!! Thanx for the recommendation!

Lisa

posted by kimfdim at 9:10 pm (EST) on Sep 29, 2008

Hi.

Thanks for your note and for your recommendation. I'll have to look into that author.

We don't live in Petoskey, but we did visit there for vacation this summer. It was a wonderful week. We live in a very similar town, St. Joseph. We're right on Lake Michigan across from Chicago. (Check out our city Web site if you're interested: http://www.sjcity.com/.) I LOVE IT HERE!!!

posted by itbgc at 1:51 pm (EST) on Sep 26, 2008

Hi - Yes I loved "Guernsey" - charming and educational in the same book. I really want to know what happens next!

posted by coppers at 11:09 pm (EST) on Sep 23, 2008

Hello
I loved the Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society. The format of written letters worked with the story. I really liked the characters and learned about the hardships that the islanders faced during the war. Thank you for asking.

posted by torontoc at 11:06 pm (EST) on Sep 23, 2008

I gotta know...how do you like the "potato peel pie" book so far. I almost purchased it when it first came out, but I really wanted to see from other people if it is worth purchasing or not! thanx in advance for your opinion!

posted by kimfdim at 10:05 pm (EST) on Sep 17, 2008

Hello! Yes, I guess the last Karon book is the one you mentioned. I haven't read it yet but want to. They are very enjoyable books.....I am presently reading The Master which is a fictional book based on a period of time in the life of Henry James. Very well written and insightful.

posted by brendaough at 1:40 pm (EST) on Jul 17, 2008

Hello from the Maritimes! Thanks for your nice comment on my library...it is overflowing at the moment! I have been reading a lot of biographies lately and just finished one about the Beach Boys plus the one that Eric Clapton put out last year. I really liked the Alexander McCall Smith books that were set in Africa. Simple stories but ones that left you feeling good. My friend told me there is a new Jan Karon book out but I haven't seen it yet....I think Father Tim is still around!!

posted by brendaough at 8:10 pm (EST) on Jul 13, 2008

Hi, You ask me to let you know what I thought of the [Red Leather Diary}. I am just about finished reading it. Once I started it was head to put it down. The 1920's and 30's,was always the Era that I would have loved to live in.This young lady was so independent. Did not care much of what people thought of her. I always envied people like her.I will probably finish it tonight.

posted by cindysprocket at 8:48 pm (EST) on May 3, 2008

Hi -- thanks for the note about the Julia Child book. I wish I could recommend another like it to you but it is pretty unique! I don't know if you are into organic foods, but I have read 'The Omnivore's Dilemma' by Michael Pollan - excellent. Am currently reading his newest, 'In Defense of Food - An Eater's Manifesto,' which is also good so far.

I do not live near Petoskey, but near Detroit. I have, however, just returned from a short trip to Glen Arbor, which is west of Traverse City, and climbed the sand dunes, saw beautiful woods and dipped my toes in Lake Michigan. It's God's country.

posted by peggybr at 6:35 pm (EST) on Apr 29, 2008

Hi, thanks for the note. I love Dorothea Benton Franks - I think I've read everything she has written. I have not entered my whole library yet, just the upstairs portion. I haven't gotten too far into "Three Cups of Tea" yet - have you enjoyed it? My friend that recommended it said it was one of the best she has ever read.

posted by imanivrn at 5:43 pm (EST) on Apr 19, 2008

I loved the O'Malley series. Have you read her other series, Uncommon Heroes which includes True Devotion, True Valor and True Honor? They are good 'military/action/romance', with good strong heroes.

I really enjoyed Tom Morrisey's books in the Beck Easton Adventures series, which included the books Dark Fathom, Deep Blue and Yucatan Deep. These were action adventure types that kept me on the edge of my seat.

Susan May Warren did a series similar to Dee Henderson's (in fact, they are good friends in real life from what I understand) called the Team Hope series. I have read the one called Flee The Night, and really enjoyed it. Really, anything that Susan May Warren has written is a great read.

posted by FrumpMama at 2:48 pm (EST) on Mar 4, 2008

I had never heard of [Three Cups Of Tea], but looked it up after you mentioned it. It looks interesting. I found the Henderson books on audio through a second hand book/music store here in Manassas, VA. Also, I have seen them on paperbackswap.com while I am trading books. I got a new one in the mail today, new author and everything. Facing Justice by Diane and David Munson. I can't wait to read it!

posted by Hollipop at 12:02 am (EST) on Mar 4, 2008

Yes, I have read a number of Gilbert Morris books. I'm interested to hear what you think. :) That's so neat that you were able to get the last three Dee Henderson books! I just got two of them on tape recently and have been listening to them on my way to work. I found The Healer audio book on cd but haven't had a chance to put it in my car yet. It's always fun to have books to look forward to...

posted by Hollipop at 11:59 pm (EST) on Mar 1, 2008

I have read Mixed Signals a couple different times (I just like Liz Curtis Higgs characters! they are so fun!), and one of her other ones (from the series based on Esau and Jacob) but I don't remember the title. Were you able to find something good at the bookstore that night?

posted by Hollipop at 6:13 pm (EST) on Feb 22, 2008

Thanks for adding me to your interesting libraries list.
I have read some of the O'Malley books. I'm assuming that if you read Dee Henderson you've read Terri Blackstock too, I find them very similar. Brandilyn Collins and Colleen Coble write good suspense/romantic suspense too.

posted by debs4jc at 4:34 pm (EST) on Feb 20, 2008

Thank you! I'll look into those authors!

posted by stevielyn at 10:27 pm (EST) on Feb 17, 2008

Nope, I haven't gotten to Taming Rafe either, but it's on my wish list on paperbackswap as well. Love that site! Anyway, glad to hear it's worth the wait. I'll definitely have to check out your library - and I love recommendations, so thanks again!

posted by karlia06 at 11:26 pm (EST) on Feb 14, 2008

No, I haven't had a chance to read Taming Rafe! It's on my wishlist for bookswap. :) I just picked up Everything's Coming Up Josey at a second hand store tonight and haven't had a chance to crack it open yet. Have you read it? Did you enjoy it?

Have you ever read Divided Loyalties by L.K. Malone? I found that book after Henderson and Warren and absolutely loved it (which is really saying something, because they are my two favorites! They are hard to top). I also really enjoy Terri Blackstock.. she's phenomenal! It sounds like you read like I do... I average about 2 and half books a week. I discovered my life has become more busy than I realized because it took me a whole 7 days to finish a paperback! :)

posted by Hollipop at 12:29 am (EST) on Feb 9, 2008

Thanks for the comments! I have actually had [Poisonwood Bible] on my tbr list for sometime. I have tried a few times to get into it and have failed. Hopefully, I will read it this year. I have been told by several people that it is fantastic.

posted by Rarcar1 at 3:28 pm (EST) on Feb 8, 2008

Hi, thanks for the nice comment about my library. :-)

I "read" the Yada Yada books in my library on audio, narrated by Barbara Rosenblat, and they were fantastic! She does an amazing job giving each of the women a unique voice and personality. I've actually put off reading the newer books because I keep hoping the audio will be released, but so far it's just been for the first four. I'm going to have to break down and go for the print editions of the remainder of the series, which I'm sure will be great. But it's amazing how a good narrator can take a wonderful book and make it even better (Harry Potter was the same way. Jim Dale did an amazing job with narration).

Thanks for stopping by my library!

posted by sroot at 8:54 pm (EST) on Jan 21, 2008

Yes, I have read the Eleanor Roosevelt books, which I acquired over many years from used book stores and eBay, including one copy autographed by her. If you have read books about her written by others, most of the most interesting sections of her autobiographies will already be known to you, as other authors have used the books she wrote quite extensively.

posted by Murrayky at 1:50 pm (EST) on Jan 19, 2008

If you enjoy Tom Clancy and John Grisham, then Rex Stout will be just fine, if you like mysteries. Some of my favorites are:

Fer de Lance (the first, though it isn't necessary to read them in order)
Some Buried Caesar
Too Many Cooks

posted by MrsLee at 2:37 am (EST) on Jan 16, 2008

Hi, thank you for the nice comments. :)

Rex Stout wrote mysteries from about 1930ish to 1970. Nero Wolfe and Archie Goodwin are his detectives. I love them because they are full of humor, the atmosphere of New York during the times he wrote and a great sense of justice and honor. Stout tackles some of the moral issues of right and wrong in society, but he was not a Christian writer. There is a small amount of language in his books and a few of the books have somewhat lurid scenarios, though nothing like sex scenes or graphic descriptive violence. Wolfe challenges the hypocritical religious people at times, but not faith or God directly, though he never claims to believe in God. If you enjoy mysteries, you might try one or two of these, some might even be good for your son, but I would definitely recommend that you preview them.

I should have looked at your library before I left this comment, then I would know better what books you like, well I'll go do that now. :)

posted by MrsLee at 2:32 am (EST) on Jan 16, 2008

I really enjoy Gilbert Morris' more recent works. There is one in particular that I think would make a great movie. It's called Charade. It had kind of a Count of Monte Cristo theme to it.

I, too, thoroughly enjoyed the Dee Henderson books.

I'm still trying to figure out this LibraryThing, so I'm hoping I am doing this right. I've only entered my fiction books. I still have lots of nonfiction stuff...cookbooks and things. But this is FUN!

I'm loving the Jan Karon books! Have you read them all? I've looked on her MitfordBooks.com site, but can't seem to find the forum/community that is supposed to exist there. It may just be my internet connection, however. Things take forever to load.

posted by FrumpMama at 1:45 pm (EST) on Jan 15, 2008

I listened to Home to Holly Hills on CD on the way to work. I thoroughly enjoyed it. I am ble4ssed to live in a very beutiful area with the ocean and several rivers.

posted by sherriwoodward at 9:15 am (EST) on Jan 11, 2008

Hi there! :-) No, though I own most of them, I've not actually read any of Jan Karon's books yet. They have been highly recommended by lots of friends and I've bought them as I saw them at library sales and thrift stores. I'm still looking for the sixth book to match the rest of my set (trade paperbacks) and when I find it I will probably launch a full-series read.

Nice library, by the way :-)

~ww

posted by wisewoman at 10:04 am (EST) on Jan 7, 2008

I have no idea where the picture is from--a friend of mine set this up for me but I am slowly getting the hang of it! The same friend and I waited in line for hours in Seattle almost 10 years ago to meet Mary in person and get autographs. It was a great trip. I have been to the St. Louis store. Sad to see the other stores go, but understand the need to streamline business!

posted by PointlessNostalgic at 3:34 pm (EST) on Dec 22, 2007

I'm glad you found the Lidia information useful. What other cookbooks did you get for your holiday cooking?

posted by kitchenaglow at 2:43 am (EST) on Nov 11, 2007

Hey there,
There are so many books to choose from regarding the Romanovs. But I would suggest sort of an unorthodox approach. Try reading Anastasia, the Riddle of Anna Anderson. This is a light read, but it pulls you in quickly. Though DNA has shown Anna Anderson couldn't have been Anastasia you will learn a lot about the family and their deaths. Then, I would read the definitive biography by Massie, Nicholas & Alexandria. You will learn many details. And you might rent the movie based on the book. This is what got me started to an insane collection of books. Enjoy!

posted by David4953 at 1:37 pm (EST) on Nov 9, 2007

I'm sorry it took me so long to reply, I didn't check my profile for ages! Well, I enjoyed this book very much - the photos are of good quality, and there is just the right balance of information and pictures for my taste. This wasn't a cheap book, but well worth it, I think :)

posted by elenasimona at 4:18 am (EST) on Nov 5, 2007

I have two Lidia cookbooks, so I'm not sure which one you want me to tell you about. I will give you a brief on both. Lidia's Family Table was a little puzzling at first; I couldn't quite make the layout. However, it has since become my go-to on Italian cuisine, especially Northern Italian food. She has incredible, in-depth recipes for vegetables, fish and meat. I haven't made any of the desserts, for none have compelled me that much (I think in that respect the Mario Batali book, Molto Mario, is better). There are LOADS of notes and cooking tips, and there are suggestions on how to vary the recipes. It is so packed with information, that I think I was put off at first, but now having taken the time to read through it and cook from it, I think it is a great source. Lidia's Italy is more geographically centered, recipes from different regions of Italy. The notes aren't as extensive as the ones in Lidia's Family Table, but her daughter, Tanya, includes lovely travel and historical information for each region. I haven't tried much from it yet, but what I have tried has worked out really well. It is nice to have someone writing about the 'real' Italy, too. If I were to suggest only one, I would choose Lidia's Family Table. I hope this information helps.

posted by kitchenaglow at 3:45 pm (EST) on Nov 2, 2007

Hi there,
This Library Thing is sort of new for me. After seeing the film, Nicholas and Alexandria, and reading the book, I became hooked on the Russian royal family. Then when I realized that the European families were related, I became even more fascinated. Finally, studying the causes of WWI everything then made sense. I have never traveled to Russia. But my wife and I would love to visit St. Petersburg so I could see the places that I've read about for so many years. Thanks for your comments!

posted by David4953 at 7:06 pm (EST) on Oct 30, 2007

The books in our library include both mine and my wife's. The Dept 56 catalog is hers. I'm sure we haven't tried the orange marmalade recipe, as I am allergic to oranges (as well as pineapple and lemon, but not grapefruit or lime -- real quirky situation). She is also the main Jan Karon reader. We started on her when we lived in Indianapolis, but now live on Long Island. The closest store handling Dept 56 in our area (in Merrick) recently closed, which is too bad, but it is still available elsewhere on Long island.

posted by vpfluke at 2:04 pm (EST) on Oct 24, 2007