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Favorite authorsMaya Angelou, Brunonia Barry, Chris Bohjalian, Theresa Crater, Juliette Fay, Douglas E. Knueven, Charles de Lint, Armistead Maupin, Mary Doria Russell, Allen M. Dvm Ms Schoen, Kevin J. Todeschi, Alice Walker, Sarah Waters (Shared favorites)
About me50+ mom of 4 grown kids, Reiki Master Teaching level, AVID reader, animal advocate. Certified Teachers Aide special needs school, Gemini. I dabble in photography and gardening, if I can get my nose out of a book and drag myself out from under my laptop..
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About my libraryI like Egyptian and Mayan history, Celtic history and books on all modalities of alternative healing. I read fiction, non-fiction, spirituality and books about animals.
Every year I purge as I go, and the purged books go to the local humane society for their book sale fund raiser. I once had to move from Pa to Ma and back again three years later.. since then, I make sure that I do not have more books than I have shelves.
I cheat... I stack books and buy new shelves. I hide small books behind other stacks of books.
I buy a lot of books second hand, and I share books with many friends, but I still buy many books a year.I think I will never actually get all of my books cataloged here~and I have included books that have moved on to new homes.
I hate tagging, and so I am not very good at it. I can understand it usefulness, but I still hate it. 
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Books read in 2009
1. A Reliable Wife by Robert Goolrick
2. The Society of S by Susan Hubbard
3. Idyll Banter by Chris Bohjalian
4. Splendid Solutions by Jeffrey Kluger
5. The Family Bones by Kimberly Raiser
6. The Sewing Circle: Sappho's Leading Ladies by Axel Madsen
7. A Winter Haunting by Dan Simmons
8. The Face Of Deception by Iris Johnsen
9. Stalemate by Iris Johansen
10. The Year of Disappearances by Susan Hubbard
11. The Cross: 38,102 miles. 38 years. 1 mission by Arthur Blessitt
12. Easter Island by Jennifer Vanderbes
13. Requiem by Graham Joyce
14 Wesley the Owl: The Remarkable Love Story of an Owl and His Girl by Stacey O'Brie
15. Don't Get Me Started by Kate Clinton
16.The Tricking of Freya by Christina Sunley
17. Children of the Night by Dan Simmons
18. The Shack by William P. Young
19. The Seance by John Harwood
20. Skeletons at the Feast by Chris Bohjalian
21. Kindred by Octavia Butler
22. Second Sight by Meg Henderson
23. A Trip To The Stars: A Novel by Nicholas Christopher
24. You Are a Dog: Life Through the Eyes of Man's Best Friend by Terry Bain
25. See Jane Run by Joy Fielding
26. Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln by Doris Kearns Goodwin
27. We Are the Cat: Life Through the Eyes of the Royal Feline by Terry Bain
28. The Hummingbird's Daughter by Luis Alberto Urrea
29. Lark and Termite by Jayne Anne Phillips
30. Tales of Beedle the Bard by J.K. Rowling
31. The Book of Lost Things: A Novel by John Connolly
32. Paths of Glory by Jeffrey Archer
33. The Kennedy Legacy: Jack, Bobby and Ted and a Family Dream Fulfilled by Vincent Bzdek
34. Then She Found Me by Elinor Lipman
35. The Bestiary by Nicholas Christopher
36. Your Heart Belongs to Me by Dean Koontz
37.The Bird Woman by Kerry Hardie
38. A Certain Slant of Light
39. The Terrror by Dan Simmons
40. The Little Stranger by Sarah Waters
41. My Abandonment by Peter Rock
42. Blest Atheist by Elizabeth Mahlou
43. Museum of Human Beings by Colin Sargent
44. A Final Arc of Sky by Jennifer Culkin
45. Still Life by Joy Fielding
46. The Mystery of Grace by Charles De Lint
47. The Various Haunts of Men by Susan Hill
48. Stop Dressing Your Six-Year-Old Like a Skank: And Other Words of Delicate Southern Wisdom… by Celia Rivenbark
49. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
50. New Amsterdam by Elizabeth Bear
51. The Risk of Darkness by Susan Hill
52.Down Around Midnight by Robert Sabbag
53. Tide, Feather, Snow: A Life in Alaska
by Miranda Weiss
54.The Senator's Wife
55.The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane by Katherine Howe
56. Mercury in Retrograde by Paula Froelich
57. This Just In: What I Couldn't Tell You on TV by Bob Schieffer
58. A Short History of Women by Kate Walbert
59. The Walking People by Mary Beth Keane
60. Mercy by Jodi Picoult
61. The Entity by Eric Frattini
62. The Angel's Game by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
63. of Bees and Mist by Erick Setiawa
64. Touch Not The Cat by Mary Stewart
65. The Last Bridge by Teri Coyne
66. One For The Money by Janet Evanovich
67. The Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman
68. Chosen by a Horse by Susan Richards
69. The Last Report On The Miracles At Little No Horse by Louise Erdrich
70. Dreaming in Hindi by Katherine Russell Rich
71. Columbine by Dave Cullen
72. The Blackwater Lightship by Colm Toibin
73. The Lobster Chronicles by Linda Greenlaw
74. Parnassus on Wheels by Christopher Morley & The Haunted Bookshop by Christopher Morley
75. The Secret Life of Cee Cee Wilkes
A Dance for Emilia by Peter S. Beagle
76. Isaac's Storm by Erik Larson
77. Schuyler's Monster by Robert Rummel-Hudson
78.Secrets of the Unified Field: The Philadelphia Experiment, The Nazi Bell, and the Discarded Theory by Joseph P. Farrell
79. Shake the Devil off by Ethan Brown
80. They Myrtle Plantation by Frances Kermeen
81. The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
82. The Blackbird House by Alice Hoffman
83. Yes, My Darling Daughter: A Novel by Margaret Leroy
84. The Birthing House by Christopher Ransom
85. The Rapture by Liz Jensen
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four stars- excellent , never lost interest
three stars- good book, worth reading
two stars- okay-ish
one star- terrible!
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posted by Jodyreadseverything at 8:45 am (EST) on Jul 5, 2009
Yes, you did tell me it was there but I had to go and see what it looked like there and I love it.
And of course you are a little meek, mild and quiet flower.
Perhaps a lily?
But, my dear friend, I will figure you out one day.
There is some quite wonderful quality about you that
comes through. It is quite endearing.
How are you doing? And how is the dog doing or have the fireworks started where you live? As we are in the N/W, it is only 7:00 and so none yet.
We put up the pool today and the kids and grands are here.
We are just doing the BBQ thing. Funniest thing, our lab pup, Abby, figured that pool out right away. She is 7 months now. But she would jump in, then out, then in, then out. Quite funny to watch but I hope her nails don't scrape a hole in the liner.
Well, I had better get back out there.
blub,
belva
posted by nannybebette at 9:56 pm (EST) on Jul 4, 2009
posted by PaperbackPirate at 5:47 pm (EST) on Jul 4, 2009
posted by Jodyreadseverything at 2:59 pm (EST) on Jul 4, 2009
That looks great there.
I just was on St.Richard's thread and had to run over
and check it out. You are really something. I haven't yet
figured out just what, but you really are something!
belva
posted by nannybebette at 1:45 pm (EST) on Jul 4, 2009
I see you just added a Temple Grandin book to your library. She's an author that's been on my invisible Want to Read Some Day list since I heard a Terry Gross interview with her. Hopefully, you will post a review when you are done. I am interested in what you have to say given your background.
With your Reiki background, you might be interested to hear I just came back from Japan. I was part of my son's high school Japanese class trip. Sensei wanted to show the students her country. We had an amazing trip! Lots of great memories of the Kyoto and Hiroshima areas as well as Lake Ashi in Hokone. It is still being developed, I've got over 640 photos to go through and edit as well as stories to write, but you can link to the website I setup for the trip through the personal web page listed in my profile.
posted by PghDragonMan at 8:02 pm (EST) on Jul 2, 2009
posted by Jodyreadseverything at 4:09 pm (EST) on Jul 2, 2009
Mark
posted by msf59 at 9:04 pm (EST) on Jul 1, 2009
Today's been utter chaos - four different book pick-ups across the area - and one of the women was a total dragon lady who seemed to think we were out to cheat her instead of struggling to open a bookshop. We spent ages going through all these boxes of books with her daughter-in-law, only for her to kick up a stink over the phone about payment and be rather rude about the whole thing. If the books didn't fit so perfectly with the gaps in our shelves we would have left! Fortunately there was a very lovely old lady this afternoon who made up for it. The shop opens on Saturday, so soon people will have to bring books to us anyway, and I'm sure it will be easier to be authoritative on our own premises!
Ellie xx
P.S. Thanks for the compliments - the photo's been up for a while I think, I like being able to put names to faces so I thought it was about time I added one of my own!
posted by elliepotten at 12:34 pm (EST) on Jul 1, 2009
posted by MerryMary at 10:02 am (EST) on Jun 30, 2009
"Imaginary" books are books that are mentioned in other books, but don't actually exist in the real world. (What a shame...)
It was just an exercise in seeing if it could be done (and it can!) so I've only got two in my list so far (the two I could remember off the top of my head). I'll have to dig around and find some more and add them in. But they're going to have to be mentioned in books I have read, otherwise it's just cheating.
I think I've seen a book on "imaginary" books somewhere. But I think I also resisted it at the bookshop (why, oh why???).
cheers!
wookiebender
posted by wookiebender at 8:03 pm (EST) on Jun 29, 2009
Yes it was me that asked about [The Myrtles]. Thanks for letting me know what you thought. Sorry it wasn't a better read--there are some interesting stories about some of the old plantation homes in the area.
I hope you are feeling better.
Best,
Deborah
posted by arubabookwoman at 11:43 am (EST) on Jun 29, 2009
Gave you a thumbs up on Schuyler's review. :)
LOL when I read about the IEP part in your review you are so right!
Kara
posted by curlysue at 6:33 pm (EST) on Jun 21, 2009
I wanted to thank you for making me an interesting library--I'm very flattered, and would love to discuss any of my books with you any time. (And sorry for taking so long to do so).
I enjoy your comments here and there around LT--your repartee with Richard always makes me laugh--you are both so witty. And your computer critters are amazing, and also so perfect for the moment.
I see you work with special needs kids. My sister is a teacher of special needs preschoolers in a public school, some of whom are very needy indeed. I admire her very much.
See you around--
Deborah
posted by arubabookwoman at 2:44 pm (EST) on Jun 19, 2009
I've been all over the place lately, but yes, my birthday was on the 9th. I have now officially lived a quarter of a century! I'm doing well, I suppose. I'm going to fight and stay at my current job--I'll just be a better teacher. My boyfriend moved out on his own to a new city, but instead of feeling only sad and lonesome, I am very proud of him and hopeful that he lives the greatest life he can. I myself have gotten a loft downtown, which is something I've always wanted. I'm thrilled about that--the first thing I did was plan my library! The dog and the cat are doing well, but they miss their daddy terribly. I have a nasty cold, but other than that, things are looking up! Thank you for writing to me, you are a wonderful e-friend!
Love,
Mary
posted by MissTeacher at 3:39 pm (EST) on Jun 15, 2009
Carole
posted by caroleyeaman at 7:57 pm (EST) on May 21, 2009
posted by nancyewhite at 6:06 pm (EST) on May 1, 2009
As if I can find time to read the posts on the groups I already belong to. I guess if I have to be addicted, reading books & literary posts is a fairly harmless addiction.
Thanks!
Terri
posted by tloeffler at 10:28 pm (EST) on Apr 27, 2009
posted by PaperbackPirate at 10:13 pm (EST) on Feb 11, 2009
posted by Zmrzlina at 9:41 pm (EST) on Jan 28, 2009
I know the weather is awful. Our daycare was open - I kept expecting the phone to ring this morning with the cancellation call, but it did not.
My coworker from Beaver had issues too, but my biggest issue was getting stuck in the driveway for a few minutes. Stay warm and safe.
Nancy
posted by nancyewhite at 8:22 pm (EST) on Jan 28, 2009
We are practically neighbors - I live in Adams Twp. Love all the cats here! We have 3 currently - I should post some pictures of them. Sabrina will celebrate her 22nd birthday next month!
Regards,
Lisa
posted by LisaMorr at 5:28 pm (EST) on Jan 28, 2009