Random books from socialchild's library
Lectures on Jung's Typology (Seminar Series) by Marie-Louise Von Franz
Doctor Who: Mawdryn Undead (Target Doctor Who Library, No. 82) by Peter Grimwade
The Days are Just Packed: A Calvin and Hobbes Collection by Bill Watterson
Ghost Town at Sundown (Magic Tree House) by Mary Pope Osborne
The American heritage new illustrated history of the United States by Robert G. Athearn
Billy and the Boingers Bootleg (Bloom County Book) by Berke Breathed
Father, may I come? by Peter Spier
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Library801 books — see library
Reviews7 reviews — see reviews
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Tagssc (346), fiction (180), ks (163), history (111), children's book (91), literature (80), comic (77), series (52), juvenile fiction (46), chapter book (38) — see all tags
Groups50 Book Challenge, Birmingham Alabama, Deep South, Douglas Adams, English majors!, Fforde Ffans, Go Review That Book!, Lost In A Good Book, Mac Users at LibraryThing, Weyr and Hold — show all groups
Favorite authorsDouglas Adams, Jasper Fforde, Kurt Vonnegut (Shared favorites)
Favorite bookstoresMilestone Books
About me When I was in the 7th grade, I had a science teacher who taught me how to read for pleasure. I had always been an advanced reader--in the fifth grade I was reading at the 12th grade level--but I rarely read or the simple joy of it. Mr. Brakefield taught me how to go into the story, how to live it. So when Bilbo is trudging along with the dwarfs in the rain on the way to places unknown, I was there with him, cold and wet, tired and hungry.
I love reading and discussing what I've read so much that some 15 years after finishing college and graduate school (I am a counselor), I went back to school and finished a BA and MA in English. For my own enjoyment. Fortunately I work for a college where they allow you to do that sort of thing (and let you do it tuition free).
I read mostly science fiction, fantasy, and 19th and 20h century novels, but I'm open for just about anything that is well-written and has a good story.
About my library The books in this library are books that we actually own or have actually read (i.e. borrowed from a friend or checked out from the library). We have amazon.com for our wish list.
My books are tagged sc (for socialchild) and hers are tagged ks (for kithseeker). Where there is a dispute over who's book it is, you might find both tags. There are also children's books that would seem to belong to our kids, but whether or not they will get them when they grow up (if they will want them) is an open question. We had loads of children's books before we had any kids.
Most of the psychology and counseling books are from when I was in school in the late 80s and early 90s so they are a little dated. There are also lots of science fiction/fantasy books (some are first edition or first book club edition from the '50s that I got from my dad), and they represent my favorite genre. Almost all of the rest are books I've read and reference material I collected as a result of my English degrees.
The history and biography books are mainly my wife's, although there are a few that are mine. She has a lot of these kinds of books that are old old. Those are fun.
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posted by InigoMontoya at 8:48 am (EST) on May 9, 2008
posted by RcCarol at 8:00 pm (EST) on Mar 9, 2008
Have you finished the kids' books?
posted by RcCarol at 9:34 pm (EST) on Feb 27, 2008
This is a pretty cool site. I enjoy looking at some of the groups and seeing what other people own, how they tag them, and how they rate them. Although the rating system does worry me. What does it all mean? How can I rate a classic? How can I rate a textbook? Beyond that, I also really like looking at all the author pictures. Though I think the picture they label "Winston Churchill" isn't Churchill.
Did you enjoy Lost? I did. I think I liked last week's better, though this is the first Kate-centric episode where I didn't want to kill her.
I look forward to seeing Denise's books...
posted by RcCarol at 10:51 pm (EST) on Feb 21, 2008
I think I've been through more libraries than Alexandrian invaders. I still love fantasy, but I have found it hard to find good fantasy consistently. Plus, with all my moves, many books that I have loved have found themselves...left behind.
It was fun looking at your library, especially your old UM textbooks. I still have some textbooks of my own to input, but I'm not sure when that will happen. Maybe tonight, while Bruce watches the primary coverage.
I shall consider your definition of pop fantasy. I might argue that "The Hobbit" is pop fantasy. You don't have it on your list, I think, so I can't see how you categorized it.
posted by RcCarol at 9:13 pm (EST) on Feb 19, 2008
posted by RcCarol at 9:58 pm (EST) on Feb 18, 2008
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