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The bazaar : markets and merchants of the Islamic world by Walter M. Weiss

The Very Rich a History of Wealth by Joseph J. Jr. Thorndike

Gemstones (Smithsonian Handbooks (Sagebrush)) by Cally Hall

London: The Secrets and the Splendour by Nick Yapp

Evil under the Sun (Hercule Poirot Mysteries) by Agatha Christie

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Library183 books — see library

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Tagsnon-fiction (52), British Lit (25), American Lit (23), British Literature (17), travel (13), British (11), art (10), sea (8) — see all tags

Groups18th Century British Literature, 18th-19th Century Britain, Aboard the Jolly Roger, Agatha Christie, Anglophiles, Awful Lit., Best of British, Booze!, Europe, Geeks who love the Classics — show all groups

Favorite authorsAgatha Christie, Jane Austen, Nick Bantock, Stephen Vincent Benet, Ambrose Bierce, Charlotte Bronte, James M. Cain, David Cordingly, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Brian Moore, J.K. Rowling, Robert Louis Stevenson, Jim Thompson, P.G. Wodehouse (Shared favorites)

About me I'm a collector and writer in Phoenix. I have no idea how many years I've been hoarding books, but at last count (2 years ago) I had over 800 books. I'm an Anglophile and about a third of my books are Bristish novels. I also love Agatha Christie.
In non-fiction, I have a collection of books on pirates, shipwrecks, the sea and world travel. In art, I lean towards surrealism, pop art and the Renaissance, especially Botticelli and Albrecht Durer.

About my library I'm a make-up artist by profession, but I have also been the editor of an on-line literary site, a late-night deejay and ran a dessert business. I am working on an Arts degree and spend time cooking and heading to Vegas! I also read a whole lotta magazines- Lucky, Bon Appetit, Gourmet, Travel and Leisure, Budget Travel, National Geographic Traveler, Mental Floss, Marie Claire and the occasional New Yorker.
*Currently reading As They Were by MFK Fisher*

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Real nameJennifer

Locationphoenix, az

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Member sinceMar 25, 2008

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Hi, I'm replying to your comment about sweets on the Anglophiles board. It's very hot here at the moment, and obviously much hotter where you are maybe we can rethink it when it is cooler. Please do remember me if you ever want anything.

posted by StringerTowers at 1:55 pm (EST) on May 14, 2008

So happy to get your note. Just finished Collinses' book & really liked it. He has a way of describing places that makes you see them easily . He leaves enough to the imagination with his characters to allow for filling in the blanks yourself. I really enjoy that. The whole read made me want to hear more and I was disappointed when the famiy left "Hay" to return to the US. I got onto the McSweeney's mail list.
I came upon your Black Magic Cake recipe & can't wait to try it-sounds scrumptious! Cheers! Judie

posted by passy at 6:07 pm (EST) on Apr 15, 2008

My copy of "Sixpence House" arrived today & I am deep into it. To say I am mesmerized is an understatement. I've put so many flags on the pages already. The absolute best for me so far is his comparison of ideas to rivers. I can surely relate to that one. Oh, is such a treasure of a book, thank you , thank you, thank you! Judie

posted by passy at 6:13 pm (EST) on Apr 14, 2008

Just read your review of "Sixpence House" & immediately ordered it! Thanks! Judie

posted by passy at 7:30 pm (EST) on Apr 7, 2008

After replying to you on the "lost generation" board, I figured I should read your page. I also love to cook, collect cookbooks & am an Agatha Christie fan as well as a fan of almost any British mystery writer. I tend not to keep those books & I did read all of Christie one summer. Dorothy Sayers is a favorite of mine. Since you are an anglophile, I wonder if you've read or seen "84 Charing Cross Road" by Helene Hanff? I think you'd enjoy it & many of her books. I've started a group for her & another member is trying to put up her library here. Also, what about Pepys? Cheers! Judie

posted by passy at 8:14 am (EST) on Apr 7, 2008

Hi MST
Nice to get your note this evening and glad you're on board here with LT. I just looked through your listed books and saw a few others we share (wonder why Ethan Frome, for instance, isn't in our "books you share" list). I really enjoyed that novel. Like you, I'm also quite keen on English literature and love theatre as well. Just saw two Pinter plays in fact (the Lover and Ashes to Ashes - both very well staged here locally in Cambridge MA).
Interesting to see you 've read "The Loved One". What a great story! Did you ever see the movie? It has quite a cast of stars. Jonathan Winter and others...So funny.
I see from your profile that you like books about seafaring. Have you read "The Voyage of the Narwal" or "Ships Fever" both by Andrea Barrett? I really enjoy her writing and the way she interweaves so much about science into her stories.
Ok What else.....I too like cooking magazines. I used to prefer Gourmet to BonApp, but now I prefer the latter to the former. I enjoy cooking and have put a couple of my favorite cookbooks up on my library list. I tend to use the same ones over and over again (for instance the Bittman and Hazan).
I will look forward to reading more of your reviews and checking out your library as you add to it.
RMT

posted by RoxanneMcT at 8:23 pm (EST) on Mar 27, 2008

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