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Don't go Europe! by Chris Harris
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The four loves by C. S. Lewis
The Summoning by E.E. Richardson
The Amber Spyglass (His Dark Materials, Book 3) by Philip Pullman
The Purpose-driven Life: What on Earth Am I Here For? (Purpose Driven Life S.) by Rick Warren
Selected Poems (Penguin Classics) by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
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Many thanks for adding me to your list of 'Interesting Libraries'. It's always gratifying when someone finds my library of use and (er) interesting.
With regard to the 'French Resistance',section,I would say that the following would be the best to look for - "Who Lived to see the Day" by Philippe de Vomecourt,, "Courage and Fear" by Remy, "F Section SOE : The Story of the Buckmaster Network" by Marcel Ruby. Finally "A Life in Secrets" by Sarah Helm. If you would like any further titles please do not hesitate to let me know. By the way I have also found a few titles on your list that I didn't know about,so thanks for that too.
Hope the above is helpful to you.
Best wishes
posted by devenish at 12:45 pm (EST) on Sep 16, 2007
-aka arielblue :)
posted by land_mammal at 4:25 am (EST) on Mar 11, 2007
Can't wait to dive into your list!
posted by knutschfleck at 4:01 pm (EST) on Oct 6, 2006
posted by talkingpotato at 1:39 am (EST) on May 26, 2006
Re: Curious Incident - It's a very good book - brilliantly written, very funny, you should give it a whirl. As a Potter fan you must know that a book's worth bears no relation to it's popularity.
posted by tartalom at 5:00 am (EST) on Mar 13, 2006
posted by tartalom at 6:52 am (EST) on Mar 9, 2006
posted by mcarrick at 11:42 pm (EST) on Mar 4, 2006
posted by thethinslice at 2:06 pm (EST) on Jan 9, 2006
I'm so glad to find a Resistante among the fellow bibliophiles!
I have not yet cataloged all the French Resistance books I've read, but I'll do that next just for you so stay tuned.
In the meantime, here's my favorite:
Sisters in the Resistance : How Women Fought to Free France, 1940-1945
I see you have this as well. So much courage, bravery, and sacrifice is within these pages that I shed many a tear sitting in Starbucks on my lunch-break reading these stories.
Here's an interesting side note: I was visiting a small used bookstore in the mountains one day, and dug up an original printing of: Vichy France
Paxton was a witness on many trials in recent decades that sent French Nazis to jail. Turns out he grew up and went to college in this small mountain town. The book that I paid $15.00 for has the following inscription:
"To Tad and Humphreys, A great addition to Lexington with my best regards, Bob Paxton."
posted by thethinslice at 9:02 am (EST) on Dec 3, 2005
posted by taleswapper at 10:03 pm (EST) on Nov 3, 2005
posted by esme at 5:08 pm (EST) on Oct 30, 2005
I'd like to work in a college or university library, but I'm so poor, I'll take what I can get when I finish my degree.
(Oh, and triple bonus points for quoting Firefly!) :D
-DeeDee
posted by deedeeinfj at 10:13 pm (EST) on Oct 2, 2005