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Language Files: Materials for an Introduction to Language and Linguistics, Eighth Edition by The Ohio State University Dept of Linguistics

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Amazing Baby: Baby, Boo! (Amazing Baby) by Beth Harwood

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Favorite authorsMichael Chabon, David Eddings, Stephen Fry, Neil Gaiman, Stephen King, Christopher Moore, Hunter S. Thompson, Simon Winchester (Shared favorites)

About meI'm a Classics Professor at Kenyon College. I have a great love for books, naturally, and also lists. Lists of books are right up there for me (I have more than a few books that are lists of books, and I have a feeling that I'm not alone in this here). I have to admit that I'm a bit shy about becoming 'public.' I'm nervous about others looking at my books - is that weird? Anyway, I also love sewing and knitting, watching bad B-horror films, and I quite enjoy teaching as well. However, I'm not fond of talking about myself, so I'll just end this here, except to say that the picture is of our lovely border collie, Tuppence, doing what she does best.

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-Humboldt's Gift by Saul Bellow (Pulizer Award list)
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-Modern English Drama (library book)
-The Mabinogion by (The Green Dragon 1001 Fantasy List)
-Peter Pan by J. M. Barrie (NEH Children's Classics list)
-John Adams by David McCullough (Presidential Challenge)

About my libraryThis catalog includes both my books and my husband's, which explains the science/humanities mix. As much as I'd like to claim polymath status, those physics books nearly got tagged under 'magic', since that's my general assessment of their contents (For example, here's an actual snippet of conversation between my husband and me: "How do you think magnets work?" My answer: "Magic?").

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Hi;
Mark and I have been discussing the possibility of another group read in November and want your input. We have narrowed it down to two books at this point. "The People of the Book" by Geraldine Brooks and "The Thirteenth Tale" by Diane Setterfield. So chat it up with friends or us and let us know if you are up for it and what you think. Probably the same plan as with "Pillars of the Earth" which seemed to work out perfectly for almost all of us.
Think it over and give one of us a shout.
hugs and looking forward to hearing from you,
belva

posted by nannybebette at 11:10 am (EST) on Sep 9, 2009

Hi Amber

I hope you had a great birthday yesterday!

posted by Whisper1 at 9:34 am (EST) on Aug 9, 2009

Just saw in the GD that it's your birthday! Sounds as if you've already had a lovely day, so I'll just say, you deserve it. :)

posted by MrsLee at 6:28 pm (EST) on Aug 8, 2009

Hey, I don't know if you're following this thread. In case you're not:

"[unread] Apr 28, 2009, 8:05pm (top)Message 61: ThePam
"Well first let me tell you all about my give-away as there is only 1 day left. (sorry, didn't think of posting notice here)

"Giving away 2 copies of Now the Drum of War; Walt Whitman and His Brothers in the Civil War

"Looovvee this book. Good read .AND. intelligently written.

"giving them away on my history blog.

"http://www.pageinhistory"

She has a mess of reviews on kid's books

posted by suslyn at 12:26 pm (EST) on Jun 4, 2009

The only page it lets me see whole is the title; anything else is a digital search that returns the wrong reference for Limax and nothing at all for Bruchus, Marcus Curius or Zephyri. Does it want me to open a Google account first?

posted by hfglen at 11:19 am (EST) on Apr 21, 2009

A million thanks! Now at least we know I wasn't hallucinating the text. But oh dear, it's not letting me read more than the wrong four lines.

All best
Hugh

posted by hfglen at 11:05 am (EST) on Apr 21, 2009

Ever so many thanks, Amber. I'm most interested. Seeing we've just started a new financial year, I may even be able to twist arms to get a copy for the library!

All best
Hugh

posted by hfglen at 4:12 pm (EST) on Apr 16, 2009

Amber: Somehow the Baby Thread is perfectly set up so that every time I open it, Charlie is gazing at me with those adorable, wise eyes. Just wanted you to know how he brightens my day. All the kiddies are cute, but there's something special about your little guy. (He's almost as terrific as MY grandkiddies!!) Mary Lou

posted by MerryMary at 6:09 pm (EST) on Mar 23, 2009

Hello Amber

A quick look in Google failed to locate any full-text of Ferrari's De Florum cultura libri IV (1633), which has the stories of Flora. There are, however, several descriptions of the book, and Missouri Bot. Garden has placed the full text of their copy of Hesperides (1644) on the Web. So I'd suggest going with the grammar book while I ask friends at Kew if I can get a pdf of the relevant bits of their copy. There appears to be a copy in Cape Town (either S.A. Library or University of Cape Town) which I could also try to latch on to.

The point of the gardeners' story is that Flora had one gardener who was bone idle, and another who was a born thief. One day she got terminally P.O.'ed (sorry about the Anglo-Saxon) with them and swatted them with a magic flower. The lazy one was forthwith turned into a slug and the other into a beetle. As the Cape Town description says "The two transformations still inhabit gardens". Years ago I put a translation of the story into the Tree Society's journal, and I have several spare copies of this. If you like, I could easily send you one if I knew your postal address.

All best
Hugh (hfglen)

posted by hfglen at 2:46 am (EST) on Mar 4, 2009

So far he's not too hard on him.

I've come home via a bookshop and found a DK Reader called Greek Myths - it looks good and you'll be pleased to hear it's Pandora's Jar not Box. Am going to try to tempt my 4 year old away from Bionicles and nasty things. Might be pushing my luck.

Have fun with your 8 books...

posted by cmt at 8:59 pm (EST) on Feb 11, 2009

Thanks - that was great! I'll look out for that dictionary. I'm sure there must be some lovely kids' versions of the myths in our library too, but haven't investigated.

Have you started Cicero? I'm bogged down. I don't know why - it's not hard, and his writing is fine, but maybe not as good as Tom Holland's in Rubicon. I'm around 70 pages in and am going to get a chunk read tonight...but every night I fall asleep with it!

posted by cmt at 6:47 pm (EST) on Feb 11, 2009

Thanks for letting me know about the book, Amber. I will look for a copy of it!

BTW - I am about 135 or so pages into The Iliad and thoroughly enjoying it thus far.

Stasia

posted by alcottacre at 6:50 pm (EST) on Feb 4, 2009

Thx -- I must be blind because I just cannot find it. Would you paste the web address in my comments? sorry.

posted by suslyn at 9:39 am (EST) on Feb 4, 2009

Hey Amber -- what's the name of your thread @ 75 books?
Susan

posted by suslyn at 7:04 pm (EST) on Feb 3, 2009

Some of the work there is AMAZING! I am truly in awe of it. I must confess I tend to stick to the tried and true patterns, but lots seem to adapt patterns this way and that way! Checked out your projects too...very nice!

posted by nitnat at 11:46 pm (EST) on Jan 31, 2009

Oh, and I haven't had a chance to take photos yet! Actually I have taken photos, just not good ones and some of the ones on rav are just soooo good and professional looking (these people I conclude simply have too much time on their hands!) that these scrappy little snaps would not be up to standard!

posted by nitnat at 1:49 am (EST) on Jan 30, 2009

No. I had to change names there...I am Knatty1. I am kind of hanging out in babycakes mostly...not that I post much there. As for posting my creations? At present my two most recent creations are soakers for Meredith's might nappies. And, just for a change I am knitting a larger one for my older girl!

See you there!

posted by nitnat at 1:45 am (EST) on Jan 30, 2009

didn't realise that you are a knitter too! Might bump into you on rav, not just at the green dragon!

posted by nitnat at 7:04 am (EST) on Jan 29, 2009

Amber,

Just a note to let you know I got the books in today. Thank you so very much. If there is anything I can help you get, please let me know.

Stasia

posted by alcottacre at 4:00 pm (EST) on Jan 27, 2009

Well thank you again. Do keep the offer in mind if you come across something you would like.

Stasia

posted by alcottacre at 4:43 pm (EST) on Jan 24, 2009

Face it, your TBR pile is going to do just what mine has been doing. It's going to grow no matter how much you try to fight it. It's designed that way! :)

posted by GeorgiaDawn at 3:05 pm (EST) on Jan 24, 2009

I thought you might want this link. Enjoy! :)

http://www.leegoldberg.com/monk_firehous...

posted by GeorgiaDawn at 1:57 pm (EST) on Jan 24, 2009

Thanks -- I do wish the weaving thread was active :) I had a loom offered to me, but as I was leaving the States for Europe it was a no-go. Oh but I want to weave :) It would probably turn out like my stained glass obsession. For years I drew patterns, read on it, etc. Finally I got into a class. Turned out I hated each and every step of the process!

Cheers

posted by suslyn at 1:35 pm (EST) on Jan 24, 2009

Thank you for that, it is a big help.

Our hospital doesn't allow cell phones inside but Andrew can take his to go out and call people. I'm glad you reminded me because I'd forgot to put that on the list too.

These last weeks are going to be slow I think, I am walking very slowly now and it's hard work being up and about for too long without getting breathless or my bump aching at the top. I'm not used to it, normally I one of those people who rushes about and now I plod.

But it also seems to be a long time and a short time all at once. I keep thinking "still ten weeks to wait" and then later "only ten weeks, I'll never be ready!"

It's good to have advice from someone who knows what's really going to be useful. Thank you. If I have any other questions I will let you know :-)

posted by Jodyreadseverything at 5:10 pm (EST) on Jan 21, 2009

Hi Amber, hope you and Charlie (and Mr Scaifea) are well.

I am just stopping by to ask if you can help me, I am just ten weeks away from my due date now and starting to think about packing my hospital bags but am at a loss to know what to take. I've read lists on the internet and in my pregnancy book but there's so much conflicting advice. I wondered if you had any advice about it that you could give me.

I'm expecting to be in hospital for at least one night after BRE is born because of the complications we have but it could be longer. I have no idea what to take for BRE. I don't know how quickly new babies get through nappies and clothes and things and don't want to pack the wrong things or run out.

Any advice you have would be great because I'd feel better taking it from a real person who's been there rather than an internet list.

Also does Charlie have an LT account? I set one up for BRE as babyreadseverything and BRE has 'met' a couple of other baby LTers that way and added them to interesting libraries so if Charlie has one I would like to add it too.

Hope you are well and don't mind all this pestering for advice, take care, Jody

posted by Jodyreadseverything at 4:03 pm (EST) on Jan 21, 2009

I started a 'what we're playing: music' thread:
http://www.librarything.com/topic/55618&...

posted by suslyn at 11:32 am (EST) on Jan 21, 2009

Thank you very much. Please let me know if there is a book you would like so that I may repay you in kind.

Stasia

posted by alcottacre at 7:46 am (EST) on Jan 17, 2009

You have a very interesting library!! It was a pleasure to peruse it!

Have a GREAT day!

Amber

posted by chezhedmom at 3:33 pm (EST) on Jan 16, 2009

Yeah, I'm glad you joined. Remember, you have 4 years for this one!

happy reading!
Cheli

posted by cyderry at 9:32 pm (EST) on Jan 1, 2009

Merry christmas!. I hope your little one's first christmas is a lovely time for your family, Amber.

~many thoughts~

K

posted by Severn at 5:14 pm (EST) on Dec 22, 2008

I can remember wondering how I would cope with more than one baby, but you do. As they get older they are more able to do things, less demanding that intense care they require as newborns (gosh that sounds awful but you will understand what I mean as Charlie gets older), feed more quickly, etc so it is easier. Additionally, with baby two, three, etc you are actually better at mothering I think; you know what to do, when to worry about things and when not to, you work out the world isn't going to collapse in a heap if you do or don't do things you want to do or don't want to do, etc.

I just noticed too that we share three books....as a classics professor, I think these three MUST rate up there with the best of all time. Speaking of which, we were slightly pleased that my hubby's book, has just been placed in the top 100 all time fantasy books on the fantasy book review in the uk! Maybe one he will be taught in university as a classic book!

posted by nitnat at 5:17 pm (EST) on Nov 17, 2008

Hi! Cute baby. I just had a look and figure your son must be a couple of months old! I have had a daughter kind of recently too...8 June this year. They are so cute babies...hard work, but cute! She is baby 3 for me. I have a son Peter who is 6, Kirrilly who is 4 and then Meredith who is just a smidge over 5 months now!

Enjoy him. they grow up so quickly!

posted by nitnat at 4:38 am (EST) on Nov 17, 2008

Thank you for thinking of us, it has been a big relief to get through the operation with no problems. I'm enjoying the bed rest, lots of books, my laptop and lots of DVD's to keep me entertained.

For the first time we are feeling positive that all will be well this time.

How are you and Charlie and Mr Scaifea? I'm sorry I don't know his name. Are you all settling in to being a family and getting to know each other? You must be having a lot of fun in amongst the hard work and nappy changing. How big is Charlie's library and how soon before he has his own LT account?

posted by Jodyreadseverything at 10:00 am (EST) on Oct 11, 2008

Congratulations! 10lb! No wonder you had a Caesarean. Good luck with it all and remember there's loads of support here.
Hi Charlie!
Amanda XX

posted by amandameale at 9:47 am (EST) on Oct 4, 2008

How's it going? Based on your recent additions, I'm thinking it happened! Hope everyone is well!

posted by fannyprice at 6:38 pm (EST) on Sep 29, 2008

Thinking of you.
Amanda XXXXXXx

posted by amandameale at 8:49 am (EST) on Sep 20, 2008

I hope all is well!

posted by cal8769 at 1:59 pm (EST) on Sep 16, 2008

Best wishes on your big day coming up! I hope baby is nice and healthy and so is mom. Post us pics as soon as you can!

posted by cmbohn at 2:53 pm (EST) on Sep 7, 2008

I'll be praying for your health, peace of mind, delivery and decisions over the next couple of weeks.

posted by MrsLee at 11:57 pm (EST) on Sep 5, 2008

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