Hi, Jane, I'm excited because you're the first person to comment on my library! The reason I have so many gardening books is that my dream when I was in my twenties was to homestead and raise my family in the country. It took me a whole lot of years to realize that I didn't marry a farmer. I quit my job in Dec., so this spring my goal is give my much neglected small city garden the attention it needs.
I did a search on Des Kennedy because I had never heard of him. You're right, I would probably enjoy his books a lot. Thank you.

Marilyn

posted by mldg at 3:55 pm (EST) on Feb 28, 2008

Thanks for that, Renee! I actually have one Stevenson in my library - Amberwell. I picked it up in the attic of my boyfriend's grandfather's house just a month or so ago! I haven't read it yet, but it looks promising.

- Helen

posted by miss_read at 10:25 am (EST) on Dec 10, 2007

Whew! I have just finished perusing all the 1,419 books you have listed - what a wonderful list! I have got a LOT of ideas for reading - and also remembering books that I have already read, which I have added to my library under the tag "books i've read". I am going to add you to my "watch list" so I can see when you add books to give me new ideas.
I still have a lot to catalog so our number of books in common will be increasing yet.
Have you ever heard about paperbackswap.com? If you want to get books free, this is the way to go. Before I joined in 2005, I used to spend over a $1,000 a year in used books. PBS also includes hard covers too. They allow you to have a "wish list" of up to 200 books (I am at my limit, ha ha) so that when a book comes in that you want, it is reserved for you. Then you don't have to "ration" a thing! Just thought I'd let you know!

Renee

posted by ClassicRenee at 3:06 pm (EST) on Jul 6, 2007

Wow! Are our tastes in books ever alike! I love your nature/animals and nature/country collection and I have got a lot of ideas from viewing those, especially the animal books. I think you would really like reading Derek Tangye. He and his wife lived in the country in Cornwall and had cats, donkeys and tame sparrows. They ran a daffodil farm. The books are similar to Jeanine McMullin. I love your polar/alaska group too! I like to read books about the arctic and antarctic, although would not like to live there! I haven't got to look at all 1,300 books but I will be back. I only have about 500 books tops - that's all the room I have!

Renee - Muskego, Wisconsin (near Milwaukee)

posted by ClassicRenee at 9:35 am (EST) on Jun 27, 2007