StarofSophia's books from LibraryThing

Toby Alone by Timothee de Fombelle

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 03:14:32 -0500

Candlewick (2009), Edition: 1, Hardcover, 400 pages

Master And Commander by Patrick O'Brien

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 03:09:47 -0500

HarperCollins Publishers (2002), Edition: paperback / softback, Paperback

GreeHee The Journey of Five - Tales of Tamoor Book One by Michele Avanti

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 03:09:01 -0500

GreeHee Publishing (2006), Edition: First Edition, Hardcover, 244 pages

Tarzan of the Apes by Edgar Rice Burroughs

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 03:08:45 -0500

CreateSpace (2011), Paperback, 212 pages

An Exchange Of Gifts by Anne McCaffrey

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 03:08:17 -0500

Wildside Press (2006), Paperback, 96 pages

Seeing Ourselves: Classic, Contemporary, and Cross-Cultural Readings in Sociology by John J. Macionis

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 03:07:47 -0500

Pearson custom Publishing (2007), Paperback

Outlander (20th Anniversary Edition): A Novel by Diana Gabaldon

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 03:07:20 -0500

Delacorte Press (2011), Edition: 20 Har/Com, Hardcover, 688 pages

The Clan Of The Cave Bear - Earth's Children by Jean M. Auel

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 03:07:04 -0500

StarofSophia's review: "I had been recommended this book by a few friends, but thought it was a paleolithic romance novel, so I never read it. Finally a friend convinced me to give it a try, and I have to say, it's worth reading. I stayed up all night reading this one :-) The characters drive the story, but my inner anthropologist was delighted with the cultural details."
Crown Publishers, Inc (2001), Hardcover, 373 pages

Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies by Jared Diamond

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 03:06:37 -0500

W. W. Norton & Company (2005), Edition: 1, Hardcover, 512 pages

Devil Bones: A Novel (Temperance Brennan) by Kathy Reichs

Thu, 22 Dec 2011 17:39:05 -0500

Pocket Star (2009), Edition: Reprint, Mass Market Paperback, 416 pages

Dies the Fire: A Novel of the Change by S. M. Stirling

Thu, 22 Dec 2011 17:02:48 -0500

Roc (2005), Mass Market Paperback, 592 pages

City of Illusions by Ursula K. LeGuin

Mon, 11 Jul 2011 15:32:04 -0400

Ace (1977), Mass Market Paperback

Sword and Sorceress III: An Anthology of Heroic Fantasy (No. 3) by Marion Zimmer Bradley

Tue, 01 Mar 2011 19:24:09 -0500

Headline Book Publishing (1988), Paperback, 285 pages

Occult America: White House Seances, Ouija Circles, Masons, and the Secret Mystic History of Our Nation by Mitch Horowitz

Tue, 25 Jan 2011 22:31:50 -0500

Bantam (2010), Edition: Reprint, Paperback, 304 pages

The Breath of a Wok: Unlocking the Spirit of Chinese Wok Cooking Through Recipes and Lore by Grace Young

Tue, 25 Jan 2011 22:31:09 -0500

Simon & Schuster (2004), Hardcover, 256 pages

Who Does What and Why in Book Publishing by Clarkson N. Potter

Tue, 23 Nov 2010 02:04:35 -0500

Birch Lane Pr (1990), Paperback, 268 pages

Five Hundred Years of Book Design by Alan Bartram

Tue, 23 Nov 2010 02:03:58 -0500

The British Library Publishing Division (2001), Edition: First American Edition, Hardcover, 192 pages

Storm Front (The Dresden Files, Book 1) by Jim Butcher

Tue, 23 Nov 2010 02:01:19 -0500

Roc (2000), Edition: First Edition, Mass Market Paperback, 384 pages

FOLK RELIGION IN JAPAN Continuity and Change by Ichiro Hori

Tue, 23 Nov 2010 01:59:51 -0500

University of Chicago Press (1969), Edition: 2nd Printing, Hardcover

Rocannons World by Ursula K. Le Guin

Wed, 27 Oct 2010 23:21:35 -0400

StarofSophia's review: "This is Ursula Le Guin’s first novel, and wow! it’s just as good as anything she’s writing now. Rocannon’s World is a mix of sci-fi and fantasy (my favorite genre). The first part of this book was originally published as a short story, with the rest added to make it a novel. The book explores what makes a group of people a race, and how they can become divided. For example, in this world, dwarves and elves are just separate halves of the same people. One chose the light, laughter, and love, while the other chose the darkness, trickery, engineering and the creation of things (very beautiful and amazing things). They have many things in common, including group telepathy. While on a quest to save the world, Rocannon travels halfway around the globe, into the lands of legend and discovers the true secrets of the world. Reading any Le Guin book is like having sex, you have to read it in order to really appreciate it."
Ace (1981), Edition: Reprint, Paperback, 156 pages