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Member: patruska

CollectionsYour library (1,167), Currently reading (5), All collections (1,167)

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Tagshome (1,002), not read (560), read (439), @ your public library (107), * (107), fiction (100), gift (71), children's (55), audio (47), library discard (40) — see all tags

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Groups1001 Books to read before you die, A Pearl of Wisdom and Enlightenment, ABC: Alphabet Books, Art & Books, Banned Books, Books that made me think, Cheating The Ferryman, Children's Fiction, Esoterica, HMCPL Reader's Corner Thing — show all groups

About meI am a public librarian, artist, and nature lover. My interests are wide and varied, and I hope my/our collection reflects that. This is a his & hers collection (I'm the "her" of the couple). Some of my favorite reading is by Garth Nix, Annie Dillard, Julie Cameron, and Zora Neal Hurston.

"Truth is a fire, and to speak it means to shine and to burn" -Gustav Klimt

About my libraryI have just recently discovered this scrumptious librarything, and I'm in the throws of including my entire collection of what I own & what I've read that I don't own. I will not bother to do much thematic/social tagging until I have included all titles. In progress...

some explanation of my common non-judgemental tags:

* = means that I ripped off the Dewey# from some source other than LOC

not read = not read yet

library discard = discarded from a public library, bought in library sale (has usual library markings/wear & tear)

ya = young adult

@ your public library = I don't own it, but know where to find it

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Member sinceDec 6, 2005

Currently readingSynaptic Self: How Our Brains Become Who We Are by Joseph Ledoux
Eats, shoots & leaves : the zero tolerance approach to punctuation by Lynne Truss
Be heard the first time : the woman's guide to powerful speaking by Susan D. Miller
The Broken Window: A Lincoln Rhyme Novel (Lincoln Rhyme) by Jeffery Deaver
The Parent's Tao Te Ching: Ancient Advice for Modern Parents by William Martin

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Baby Einstein: Water, Water Everywhere by Julie Aigner-Clark

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The Natural Shade Garden by Ken Druse

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Tulips: An Illustrated Identifier and Guide to Cultivation by Stanley Killingback

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The Pleasure of Herbs: A Month-by-Month Guide to Growing, Using, and Enjoying Herbs by Phyllis V. Shaudys

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All About African Violets: The Complete Guide to Success With Saintpaulias by Montague Free

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Married for Life: Inspirations from those married 50 years or more by Bill Morelan

I am glad you are so efficient. Less thinging, MORE PAINTING!!!! :-)

posted by rocketcitymel at 9:26 am (EST) on Jun 16, 2007

I have 2 books for you. Gifts! 25 cents each at the FOTL bookstore this afternoon, Parents' Magazine Press, 68 and 70 imprints, Ma Lien and the Magic Brush and The Hat, Tomi Ungerer.

posted by rocketcitymel at 8:46 pm (EST) on May 31, 2007

I'm here at last! :) An evening cozied up with a barcode scanner and now I, too, know what I have in my collection...

posted by domesticat at 12:52 am (EST) on May 27, 2007

Ha! You are the only other thinger with Psychic Phenomena: New Principles, Techniques, and Applications by Joe H. Slate (ISBN 0899503349) and you have tagged it not read. Don't read it! But there is a picture of someone you know on page 79 getting an "aural massage".

posted by rocketcitymel at 7:51 pm (EST) on Jan 7, 2007

Dang Librarians! Have you found my Flickr id TOO?! Did you know that "A Strand in the Web" apparently shares an ISBN with another book? Either that or the other is incorrect.

posted by rocketcitymel at 4:11 pm (EST) on Dec 31, 2006

Thanks for joining the Esoterica group.

Happy cataloging.

posted by coffeezombie at 8:52 pm (EST) on Nov 28, 2006

Found You!!! Had no idea you were here.
This LibraryThing will get ya!!

posted by davisfamily at 7:28 pm (EST) on Nov 10, 2006

I'm just pleased to find someone else who owns Trolls and their relatives. It's a brief read but full of charm and an earthy sense of humour, hope you get to it with so many books and so little time.

posted by peterbangs at 3:04 pm (EST) on Aug 4, 2006

Dystopos: "edition disambiguation", as totally cool as it is, still does not have the ephemeral power of reconciling the 800+ titles I have yet to log in, 13 AG included! give me a few more months of tablespooning them in, and there might be a few more titles to compare. :)

posted by patruska at 6:24 pm (EST) on Feb 21, 2006

I'm relieved to hear that. I shouldn't have jumped to conclusions, but at least my error allowed me to meet a fellow Alabamian. I don't show us as sharing 13 Alabama Ghosts. Still waiting to see how "edition disambiguation" functions before I correct my entry.

posted by Dystopos at 3:49 pm (EST) on Feb 21, 2006

Dystopos: I should explain my tags a bit -- "library discard" means that I rescued it FROM a library sale, and now have my cluthes firmly lashed around it. "Not read" really means "not read YET", as my library seems to grow more wildly than does my time to read (still in school). I treasure Mrs. Windham, and consider all of her books treasures and collector's items.

posted by patruska at 2:34 pm (EST) on Feb 21, 2006

I noticed that you have one of Kathryn Tucker Windham's book tagged as "discard" and "unread". I suggest at least reading a chapter or so before consigning it to the trash-heap. Perhaps she's not Flannery O'Connor, but she does have the ability to relate her generous helping of experience in a charming and precise way.

posted by Dystopos at 2:14 pm (EST) on Feb 21, 2006

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