time for a new thread~
Hi doc!
nice to see that you found this... hope you are having a nice weekend :
Hi Kath,
Any weekend that I'm not working is a nice weekend!
I'm reading a biography of Eric Dolphy and *still* listening to Straight Ahead by Abbey Lincoln, which I reviewed on my 75 Books thread a couple of hours ago, while sipping a glass of red wine. It looks like I'll be off until Thursday, so life is good.
Is your daughter still there? I hope you're enjoying your time with her.
Checking in.............
doc... she ended up spending a night in atlanta with her brother when her flight was too late to connect. Bad for me, good for them :)
Those two are close...
She took MARTA to his stop ( he has no car) and it was late. There was a fight on her car ( PO)(*&^%$^&*()_(*&^%$%^&(*)_!!!!) but it was brief and there were a lot of other people there too....
Anyway... she is now home... not without more drama. Somehow her wallet with her DL and her Debit card vanished between flights..
then they got to Charlotte and the jetway was broken and they couldn't get out of the plane. ( why not move to another jetway?? dunno)
She picked up a bug while she was here ...
ARGH!
So it was a good visit..I always enjoy every minute with my kids.. but not without drama and complications..
Thanks for asking though :P
Glad you had the weekend off ( do you have kids of your own?)
nosy is me
k
OK, so I just posted this on the old thread by mistake - here it is again anyway...
>msf59 - Maybe you know, is 'The Complete Polysyllabic Spree' all three of the books of columns put together? I don't know whether I should be buying the other collections or whether this one covers them all!
>ZanKnits - think how many actual lovely papery books you could buy for the price of a Kindle... something enduring, without batteries!
That was a good trip??? A MARTA death match (quite common, especially at night when all of the ATL freaks come out), lost debit card, airport hell, and a bug?
No kids, no SO, never married, no nada. Single and enjoying it immensely (even yesterday). I'm open to meeting Ms. Right, but it's not a major priority.
#245:
cameling from
Part One of the February thread:
Definition of tragedy : Going into a beautiful and large bookstore, spending 2 hours in there, and walking out without buying a single book despite them all calling out to you to give them a home ... all because your conscience has been pinching you to stop buying new books until you read more books off your TBR tower. :-(Oh, I soOOo know what you mean! You are a stronger person than I! The only think that stops me from buying more books is: 1) No more room to put them and 2) No money to buy them! (AND in that order, too... lol)
I got my very first ARC today!! Weee! I'm so excited - I didn't even know I was getting one.
It's
Lethal Legacy by Linda Fairstein, and it looks amazing. I'm off to bed with it and a cup of tea, so I'll tell you all how it goes!
A fellow preached a sermon at church last week on our responsibility to the Earth. He derives much of his campaign spirit from
David C. Korten. This week he had a stack of books; I, of course, have a hard time resisting and bought from him:
The Great TurningAgenda for a New Economy
On the way home from church I stopped at Costco. I had a coupon in my pocket so I bought a teevee. If it works perhaps I won't have to buy any more books.
Robert
I finally got my copy of
Graceling today, straight from The Book Depository! I cannot wait to read it. I've heard so many good things, including the comment that
Kristin Cashore writes like
Tamora Pierce. I grew up reading the Song of the Lioness Quartet, so I'm very optimistic!
I am entering books from my last bookstore run. Still in the process of adding. What I have so far:
Bookmarked for Death by Lorna Barrett
Book 2 in the
Booktown series. A cozy series set in a fictional NH town about how small bookstores came to town and revived it. The POV is the owner of the mystery bookstore.
HTML, XHTML and CSS, Sixth Edition * by Elizabeth Castro
I really don't know HTML and I wanted to see if I could make a table for my Profile to list the books I have finished reading for 2009. The book showed me how to do it, but Profile doesn't allow tables. Oh well, still a good book to have.
Going Under by Justina Robson
Book 3 in the
Quantum Gravity series. SF/Fantasy about fantasy creatures ending up in the modern day real world.
The Shadows and The Thirteenth by L.A. Banks (no touchstones)
The 11th and 12th (final) book of the
Vampire Huntress Legend . Urban version of a vampire hunter series.
Mona Lisa Darkening by Sunny
Book 4 of the
Monere series. Modern day story of a race apart - children of the moon.
Spectre by Phaedra Weldon
Book 2 in the
Zoe Martinique Investigations about a woman who suddenly develops astral projection capabilities, and is able to see the invisible world which is interacting with the modern day real world.
* Wrong touchstone. Someone has combined the 6th edition into the 5th edition.
LheaJLove - I want to add to the congratulations on the new job. I see that you are in Michigan. Not an easy state for finding a job (not that any state is all that easy anymore).
Cameling - I cringe whenever I pick up a "business" book. :(
Well, doc... it could have been worse.. lol
What was good was having her here...
Bad? Well.. I wish she would stop visiting in february. It is not a good mornth
for our family for some reason. Actually, it is a bad month for women in my family. I am always sick in february. At least for part of it. My stress level goes up... and boom
Both of my grandmothers, my mom and her sister have all died in february.
All sorts of weird crap happens in february. always. hate it.
But she is stubborn. If she would wait till late may...
anyway..
It could have been worse.. no one was hurt, there were no weapons in MARTA
and she had her brother there to take her in...
( If not I might have had to hunt you down! lol)
Not married? How on earth have you managed that? lol
all that med school stuff eh?
ON topic
It is monday and there is no mail ,right? bummer. no books for me today.
No tea either. I ordered some tea from amazon, Kalahari Red Tea, Earl of Africa,which is my all time favorite tea. And of course I have books due in.
Specifically
The Good House: A Novel and
Hummingbirds Daughter.
eta
ficus... those
Phaedra Weldon books sound really good.....
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> Ellie- I could not find any info on The Complete Polysyllabic Spree, so I'm not sure what it contained. Since the 3rd one,
Shakespeare Wrote For Money, just came out at the end of last year, it's doubtful that your copy includes that one, but I may be wrong. The 2nd volume was called
Housekeeping Vs Dirt. All terrific stuff!
#16 Mckait, I think so. I am a real fan of the Urban Fantasy sub-genre.
Going to Barny Noble later today and use my coupon ! Book coupons rock ! LOL !
Oh my.
I just looked at your member page and it said at last count (2 years ago) you had about 800 books. Have you counted lately? I'll bet you're having fun pulling them out of the bags and putting them away. Books are so fun to handle and rehandle.
I received Confessions of a Jane Austin Addict by Laurie Viera Rigler from BookMooch on Saturday. For some reason, the Touchstone isn't loading.
Thanks for the new thread, mckait. The Young Miss's visit sounds like a slice of hell for her and I know a good time for you both!
And cameling...your definition of tragedy from the first thread...it's actually the definition of "silly, silly lass" because Mount TBR will never, even if they stop publishing new books in any format whatsoever, ever shrink. Not possible. The backlog alone, things published since 1454 (Gutenberg, y'know) and worthy of reading to the individual in question, would take a thousand years of concentrated effort to finish reading!
I have often thought that my vampire character will have to be a reader, one with a voracious book appetite...think that's a good idea?
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Yeah, Ficus, I liked those books. She's closest to the take on vampires that I'm planning, in that I would like to sit around with her vamps and shoot the breeze. Most other fictional treatments of vampires are (oh dear, bad pun alert!) bloodless (ooof) and blah (people just like you and me!) or overeroticized (superhyperpowers and omniscience and strength exceeding that of a nuclear blast!) for my tastes.
Vampire nerds...hmmm
I would go further and say hers are probably closest to what the real thing would be like. Not human any more, slightly tormented by the change and all it entails, but still dedicated to the business of surviving.
ficus, I have only ventured there with deLint, but have a couple of books by
Tananarive Due on my list.. isn't that her (?) genre? I put those books
Weldon of yours on my amazon wish list :P
Now after reading through this thread, at your chatter with richardear, I have to put those two books on my list as well. Is there no end to it?
( hope not)
:)
Mckait, no I think Due is horror, at least the book I have, and the others of hers that I have looked at, Not sure I would call de Lint that either. hes more literary fantasy.
Some Samples:
Jim Butcher - Harry Dresden
LKH - Anita Blake
Rachel Caine - Weather Warden
Kim Harrison - Rachel Morgan - the Hollows
Carrie Vaughn - Kitty Norville
L.A. Banks - Vampire Huntress Legend
hmmmm
I will have to look at those... Thank you! :)
What have you read of deLint? Just curious..
I have never read anything Due, but will soon..
hey, it's me
i read
The Between by Due..years ago...and it is gooood...but then i love Horror when it's well-written...and this one is...
.....i'll butt out now.....
We got a big box of books (en masse, as a household) from Freecycle a while back, which I'm strictly not supposed to touch in view of our wobbly plans to look into opening a bookstore (NO FILCHING THE STOCK) - but today I happened to be wandering past and noticed Willy Russell's
The Wrong Boy sitting on the top. It has now mysteriously appeared on my shelves. Strange, that...
richard - it's getting so that i've got TBR books under the coffee table, on top of the coffee table, on the floor in my guest room, on the floor in my home office, piled on my bedside table, in our tv room ... the list goes on. i'm feeling guilty because i think is should try to at least get through half of them before buying new ones. Of course .... if books came in from moochers that doesn't count! ha .. and i've got about 38 books pending from fellow moochers and PBSers. :-)
And of course since I received 2 gift cards to B&N for my birthday........ whoopeeee! guess where I'm heading later this evening? Wouldn't do to let those little gift cards get all moldy now, would it?
Thanks Jude... Someone else mentioned Due.. I think in the 75 challenge threads, so I wandered off to look..
I have one on its way to me..
Good House? I think...
I have
The Between tucked onto a wish list to keep track of it in case I like the one I am getting..
oh cameling like me--books books everywhere! Lucky you w/ gift cards. Shop til you drop. Let us know what you come home with.
Hi Jude!
Wait a minute, here, everyone. Read post #34 again. It would seem that sweet, charming, lovely, wonderful Ellie is considering *whisper*opening a bookstore, and we must all encourage and support this! After all, Ellie-kins-poopsie-pie wouldn't forget all her dear, dear friends on LT when she opens the bookstore, now would she? She would ship books transAtlantically marked with silly customs documents showing "unbound papers" or some such little innocent fib that would make the postal inspectors' eyes glaze over, right?
*drools at the thought of UK editions of books not available in the USA*
cameling, remember the size of this house? The entire lower level, same size as the main floor, is my TBR area...1310 square feet...with some space reserved for the hide-a-bed and the futon for guests, and a TV for me to watch while laundering (which task I hate). And then there's my bedroom on the third floor, a solid mass of books where there isn't bed, desk, or reading lamps.
And I wouldn't have it any other way, you young whippersnapperess. Forty-three, good heavens I have t-shirts older than you are!
Happy birthday three days late, and twice as many more happy returns of the day.
Richard - you were doing so well up until the 'Ellie-kins-poopsie-pie'... oh dear.
I'll keep you updated, we're collecting stock and looking at some of the many recently emptied shops in the local towns, but the rents are EXTORTIONATE for some of them. So we're circling, reading around, finding things out, and waiting to swoop in eagerly at the right moment... A happy thought indeed. :-D
ellie, richardear sometimes gets carried away~ indulge him. or not, lol
What a wonder a family bookshop would be! *turns envious green*
jf.. I will be interested in hearing how you like Arsonist's Guide..
ellie I am so jealous too--a bookstore--my dream job!! Good luck if you decide to do it. I wish you all the best. Please keep us posted.
richard--can I load up your trunk w/ my laundry too--my 2 worst chores laundry and grocery shopping--I'd rather clean a bathroom than either of those--hate em!!!
I wish we could pool and swap chores to suit our tastes/strengths. I hate doing bathrooms and really loathe dusting, but vacuuming I don't mind, and laundry with a washer and dryer still feels like a miracle to me after 2 years of washing in the bathtub and drying outside in nice weather... on any available indoor surface in cold weather. Mind you, I've now used a washer and dryer for 15 years since those two long, back-breaking bathtub years, but I still enjoy it.
i spent my B&N coupon on Library Of America's hardcover single-volume edition of Louisa May Alcott's March Trilogy , featuring Little Women , Little Men and Jo's Boys .
You buy like crazy, but I don't cause I must read my TBR first. he-he
# 49
yep, you're right!
But that describes most of us here..
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*weeps*
Darn it, just deleted my post accidently.
Okay, so today's crop:
Twilight, New Moon and Eclipse by Stephanie Meyer
Marked by P C Cast
There was a 'buy one get one free' offer at WH Smiths, so I would have been a fool not to have bought them wouldn't I?
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I've figured out why Richard has to little kitchencabinet space; TBR has taken them.
People who drop in without notice just when I'm about to step out to the bookstore with my giftcards deserve to be stabbed in the foot with a rake! A whole gleeful spree at B&N was dancing before my very eyes, but do I even get as far as my car? Nooooooooooo..... an ill-timed visit by a friend who wanted to use my washing machine and dryer (his broke) to do some laundry wrecked my plans ..... *gnashing of teeth, in between pathetic sobs*
But the mailman did deliver
Clerkenwell Tales by Peter Ackroyd and
Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse today, so there's a small warm glow in my heart.
elliepotten - i wish you the very best in finding the right spot for your bookstore. I'd love to own my own little used book store.
richard, the house was spic and span, so I think you've used WHPL to house your TBR books
cameling~Ack! doesn't your friend have a phone?!!!
Terrible!
But, you still have the pleasure ahead of you, so thats good. :)
cameling--you should have said oh I'm sorry I have an appointment--come back later and please call first. So what if your appt. is w/ B&N!! So will you be going there tonite? If so, shop til you drop :)
Weeeell, I had my second volunteering morning today. Not only did I have plenty of time to look round my OWN shop, but I also had a few minutes in the ones next door and across the road...
The Plague by Albert Camus
An Utterly Impartial History of Britain by John O'Farrell
Of Wolves and Men by Barry Holstun Lopez (probably partially inspired by my recent epiphany that Jacob Black is very sexy)
The Loving Spirit by Daphne du Maurier
The Coma by Alex Garland
Petite Anglaise by Catherine Sanderson (an unread hardback as well!)
Life Swap by Jane Green (ditto)
Ooooooops. The amazing thing is that despite my heaving canvas shopper, Mum DIDN'T EVEN NOTICE!!!
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I found the following on my back porch today, thank you Mailperson!
The Dark Eye,
Dead Girls Don't Wear Diamonds, The White by
Deborah Larson, and Mark of the Lion by Suzanne Arruda.
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mckait -
I recently finished
The Good House and was pleasantly surprised - was my first foray into her work: I was looking for some different horror authors besides the usual suspects and came up with Ms. Due in an amazon search... Having read quite a bit of horror over the years I'm pretty picky (it's hard finding original stuff - everything's been done) but I enjoyed it a lot...
Thaks km! Good to hear. I look forward to reading that one even more now :)
This is a repeat of what I just accidently posted on the old thread.
**********
I was passing by my front door today and lo & behold, I saw a box waiting out on the porch....I thought, Hmm, whatever could it be?? I picked it up and brought it inside, laid it on the dining room table and carefully opened it up. Surprisingly, there were BOOKS in there! What a great surprise! It was cool because each book really looked good to me. I have no idea how this box of books arrived here.
**looking up at the ceiling and humming innocently**
The Fields of Grief by Giles Blunt
The Broken Souls by Jack Kerley
Missing Mom by Joyce Carol Oates
Manic: A Memoir by Terri Cheney
The Given Day by Dennis Lehane
Life Inside: A Memoir by Mindy Lewis
Oxygen: A Novel by Carol Cassella
The box had a return label from BookCloseOuts.com......hmmm. It was really nice of them to send these to me! Such a nice gesture. :o) I'll have to stop over to the website and visit for awhile. Maybe I will find even MORE books that interest me.....ya think?? **rubbing hands together in anticipation**
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#70 Sanja - Wow - a raise. It's been a long time since I heard anyone say they got a raise. Congratulations. We were just informed that all management is under a wage freeze - so no raises this year. :(
Heck, I bought books anyway.
From Barnes and Noble:
The Other by Thomas Tryon
Go With Me by Castle Freeman Jr.
and
Gallows View by Peter Robinson
LOL @ porchy and her magic porch.. where boxes of books appear out of nowhere :)
From the University of Rochester's Open Letter Series I:
The Conqueror by Jan Kjaerstad
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Two oddities today
Memoirs of a Fortune Teller &Vigilante Witch Hunter both by Gary Turcotte....i got these through an email from Bostick Communications....Touchstones don"t work...and i only requested the latter..but the author sent the prequel as well..how nice!
;-p
>72 porchy - I like your style! ;-)
yeah..Porchy has that certain flair......
Why, thank you so much, ellie & jude! Mckait too! I'm pleased you enjoyed my little story. Actually, believe it or not, I was fibbing ~ I Ordered the books in the box. *gasps heard all around* I know, I know.... you never would have guessed unless I told you....and since I am one that cannot tell a lie, I decided to come clean with it.
*chuckling quietly*
p.s. I have 2 more boxes coming. LOL
p.s.s. Help Me.....the addiction....it's bigger than I am!!!
porchy
But I understand completely...
*whispers* Have you checked Better World Books??
I know - I just counted and I've bought 29 books so far this month. Last month I bought 16, read 6. I have a feeling 'volunteering at a charity shop' may already be en route to becoming 'single-handedly keeping every charity shop in Matlock in business'. See, there are two others on the same road as mine, right - well, might as well pop in there - then there are two on either side of the crossing I use to get to the bus station - so a handy place to drop in if I'm early for the bus... :-D
May I suggest we form LT Bookaholics Anonymous. Hello my name is Maureen I am a bookaholic!! (And damned proud of it)
The foolishness wasn't so much in going into Borders; I had a coupon after all. Nor was the foolishness in buying books; I had the coupon for one, and the other was a $2.99 remainder. The foolishness was that while I was there I also bought two magazines at full price; I could have gotten a ten percent discount on them by waiting until I went into town and stopped at Barny Noble's.
The books I bought are:
The Big Over Easy by Jasper Fforde; I have its successor and thought I'd start at the beginning.
Spy, the funny years by
Graydon Carter; I remember when they were funny. But Donald Trump outlived them.
Robert
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gotta get the girl power biz out the way first
>porchy..you be a wondrous storyteller..but...heed
mckait/Kath...Better World Books is my premier addiction of choice...oh, pusher me....i'm glad we are all Sisters of the Book....yesssss!
>85...mark...i got
American Rust as an ARC from Shelf Awareness...what i have read so far...in sips..is very good..but then, i like rather Alternative fare...not so polite but well-written.....read it..the beginning is frightful...but awesome (not in the teenage sense)...potential i see...
83: momom248
Am I wrong, I thought LT was this "Bookaholics Anonymous." ??
None of my more "normal" friends and family bother to use LT. They just look at me with "that look" when I talks about LT.
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Uh-oh
porchy went off to Betterworld and has never returned.
*considers forming a search
party*
* fears Betterworld and slinks
away silently wishing luck to porchy*
*knows jude understands*
Just got
Wicked The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West in the mail yesterday. Looks like a fairly easy read, so that's my weekend for ya.
Hello friends.....I have returned, although just barely escaping BetterWorldBooks evil clutches! I had been struggling for hours, trying to get away....finally I managed to **click** my way out!!! Thank you mckait, for keeping the home fires burning! :o)
(no, thank heavens, I didn't buy anything!! Not saying I wasn't tempted severely!!)
I received
Unicorn's Blood by Patricia Finney yesterday from a kind BookMoocher. It's brand new-looking. I don't think it's ever been read.
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"WHEW!" you made it.. I am relieved~ ( and disappointed that you didn't find a treasure. )
Oh dear. Thou hast fallen...
I happened to pass by the local bookstore today and they had a bargain table. I picked up
Above Suspicion and
A Far Off Place. I felt justified as both books were on my wish list and only cost $5.00 each!
Got the 40% Borders coupon and I just had to use it--can't let that go to waste--got The Scent of Sake.
With 40% coupon and a gift card. I bought
Sara's Key Tatiana De Rosnay.
Seeking to maximize the dollars saved with my 40% discount coupon at Borders and still get something I want I picked
The Civil War: a narrative by Shelby Foote over
Black's Law Dictionary.
It is about time that I got this set. I was complacent, I guess, because we could always get it at Edward R. Hamilton for a third off.
Robert
#7 - They are different books.
Today I got
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen from the library and Spell Hunter (although it's called Knife here, but the touchstone doesn't work when I put that in) from Waterstones. Totally bought that for the shiny cover, fortunately it has good reviews too!
109 "Totally bought that for the shiny cover"
I recently posted at an amazon forum that I was once ( a long long long time ago) in a drug store, and stopped dead at the books display totally mesmerized by a book cover. It was one of thos pictures that changed when you looked at it from different directions. It was all silvery and it was called A Knight in Shining Armour. I bought it. It was not a genre I read much of at all.. but I had to have it, lol. I enjoyed the read, it was something of a rollicking romance, time travel thing.. then gave it to my sister.. and from there it went on a few more times to be read and enjoyed. I never regretted the purchase, but sometimes regret giving it away.
( pretty pretty .... lol)
cindysprocket--I absolutely loved
Sarah's Key a great story. I hope you like as much as I did--probably one of my top books for 2008.
From 'Audible.com:
Sentimental Education by Gustave Flaubert
Eve's Ransom by George Gissing
Mr. Reginald Peacock's Day by Katherine Mansfield
Garden Party by Katherine Mansfield
Shadow Country by Peter Mattiessen
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I have been entering books today. They are from Barnes and Noble and Borders. I am still on the catch-up kick. I fell behind in getting the books of the series I have, so I am catching-up.
Sharing Knife: Passage and
Sharing Knife: Legacy by Lois McMaster Bujold.
Her latest series
The Sharing Knife series, books 2 and 3. I really like her writing.
The Devil Inside and the
The Devil's Due by Jenna Black
These are books 1 and 3 of the
Morgan Kingsley series. An urban fantasy/paranormal series about a woman who is an exorcist.
The Watcher and
Legacy by Jeanne C. Stein
Books 3 and 4 of the
Anna Strong series. Another urban fantasy/paranormal series. She is a bounty hunter who becomes a vampire.
Mortal Sins and
Night Season by Eileen Wilks
Books 4 and 5 in the
Lupi series. Another Urban Fantasy/paranormal about FBI agents who tackle the paranormal.
The Courts of the Crimson Kings by S.M. Stirling
a SF book about archeology on Mars. Looking into the past of the
Lords of Creation . This is book 2 in the series, which I didn't realize, so now I will have to get book 1.
Blood Blade by Marcus Pelegrimas
Book 1 in the
Skinners series. About vampire police/guardians that keep the nasty beasties from preying on humans, or who deal with the mess when they do.
Dark Harvest by Lynda Hilburn
Book 2 in the
Vampire Psychologist series.
Can you tell I am a big vampire fan. :)
Sway by Zachary Lazar
A book set in the 1960s which is fiction but takes the real life intersection of the Rolling Stones, The Manson Family, and avant-garde film maker Kenneth Anger, as a look at the underbelly of the 60s.
Now back to more entering .....
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Right now I am reading Bone Crossed by Patricia Briggs.
I bought two books from Borders last night:
A Journey Round My Skull by
Frigyes Karinthy: recommended by arubabookwoman after I had posted a review of
Metropole by his son
Ferenc Karinthy. This is a summary from the
New York Review of Books web site:
The author was 48 when he was diagnosed with a benign brain tumor. His memoir follows him through the stages of symptom, diagnosis, and surgery. "Karinthy's book is, to my mind, a masterpiece. . . . A Journey Around My Skull, the first autobiographical description of a journey inside the brain, remains one of the very best."—Oliver Sacks, from the Introduction.I also bought
Notes from Underground by Dostoevsky
doc, more light reading I see?
cameling~ I buy something from BetterWorld every week. Wait til you see the packaging. They beat Amazon on that sixteen ways to sunday. I bought some tea from Amazon last week. six boxes of Kalahari Red Earl of Africa. it was in a small box.. inside a box that would have held six of those small boxes with poofy air thingies to pad it. That is the only bad thing about Amazon though, imo. They really need to be more mindful of their packaging...
From the library yesterday:
Dewey, the Small-Town Cat Who Touched the World
finished it this morning.
Whoops! Posted this to the old thread, now correcting to the current thread:
I spent the morning at the annual Times Colonist book sale (my city's local newspaper) and came home with 51 good as new treasures to add to my TBR collection. All the proceeds from the sale go towards local literacy programs, so it is guilt-free spending. The only reason I stopped at 51 is because the boxes were getting too heavy... next year I think recruiting the neighbor's son to do the heavy lifting is in order!
Instead of recreating the list here, it can be viewed in my library under the tag '2009 TC Booksale"
Another batch of books.
Kitty Raises Hell and
Kitty and the Dead Man's Hand by Carrie Vaughn
Books 5 & 6 in the
Kitty Norville series. Kitty is a werewolf and has a radio call in show. It is another urban fantasy series.
Dead Reign by T.A. Pratt
Book 3 in the
Marla Mason series. Marla is a sorcerer and guards a rust belt city. She does magical battle with bad guys. Another urban fantasy.
The Devil You Know by Mike Carey.
Book 1 in the
Felix Castor series. Felix is a freelance exorcist in modern day London. He plans to retire, but runs afoul of some supernatural baddies and an East End gang. Another urban fantasy.
The Fabric of Sin by Phil Rickman
Book 9 in the
Merrily Watkins series.
She is a Reverend, and deals with not only spiritual but supernatural issues. It is a mystery series set in modern day Yorkshire.
Istanbul Noir Edited by Mustafa Ziyalan.
It is part of the Noir series that produces short stories in the noir form, about cities from all over the world. I have been reading a lot of books set in Istanbul, so I decided to get it.
The Serpent's Tale by Ariana Franklin
Book 2 in the
Mistress of the Art of Death series. Historical mystery set around the death of Henry II's mistress Rosamund Clifford (12th C England). Henry and Eleanor of Aquitaine are estranged and she is a suspect.
Under Vesuvius by John Maddox Roberts
Book 11 in the
SPQR historical mystery series set in ancient Rome. Set during the end of the Republic, Decius Caecilius Metellus and his wife Julia, are called to a resort town to investigate the murder of a priest's daughter.
Then I got a bunch of books for my RL SFF book group.
The Clone Republic by Steven L. Kent
Book 1 of
The Clone series. Looks like military SF with clones as the grunts. Earth has space colonies and uses the clone army to keep them in line.
Hunters of Dune and
Sandworms of Dune by Brian Herbert and Kevin Anderson
One of the many putrid books in the
Fake Dune series. It is supposed to be based on Frank's notes about what happened after
Chapterhouse. It is really one story that TOR has split into 2 books.
I was not there when we picked books for the next 6 months (March to August), so I am stuck with them. The writing is media-tie-in level, and there is no depth or subtlety to their story telling. Definitely NOT Frank Herbert's
Dune.
Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones
YA book that is the start
Howl's Castle series. A Lighter book for the month of August (vacations).
Engines of God by Jack McDevitt
Book 1 in the
Engines of God series
He deals with a vanished elder race and the artifacts they have left behind in this series. Humans are spreading out into space and find interesting things and places.
I love archeology, and I want to love these books, but McDevitt seems to spend 4/5ths of the book getting to the point, then tries to rush everything in at the end, and often doesn't. Very frustrating. We will see how he does with this book.
Back to some reading and more entering.
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lenereadsnok, what a haul--I'm impressed with your library's book sale. I never find that good at mine--and all for $28.50==what a bargain.
W.O.W. Lucky, lucky you. Lots of books from my shelves/wishlist in there too!
I brought home 4 boxes of books today, gifted by a gentleman who is moving across the country and can't take them with him. As of yet, they aren't unpacked, so no idea how many exactly, or what titles. I did catch site of a couple of titles, one in particular that I've wanted to read for years...
Paris 1919. I'm looking forward to that one! :) Will be adding the books in as I unpack them.
porchy!
haven't seen you for a while... missed you :)
nice list of books...
Never... wow! I will be looking to see what you are listing :)
Not an early bird here...just reading DaVinci Code. 'been meaning to read it since watching the movie. Only got the chance now.
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Hi mckait! Just haven't been real chatty lately.....gloomy from so much winter....the cold, not enough sun, too much snow....blah, blah, blah!
I want spring and I want it NOW!!!
**stomping feet & scowling**
Okay, enough whining. I just opened a mooch package ~ YAY!!! I got
In the Woods by Tana French. I have heard good things about this one on LT so decided to put it on my wish list.
one book...from Bostick Communications...for review:
Dark Side of the Morgue by Raymond Benson....aside from the Pink Floyd reference....a bad a truly loathed...this looks like a pretty goood whodunit.
>Porchy....i feel the same about Winter...i have had it..i give up..i need warmth.....i read the
Karin Slaughter book and liked it....lucky you for scoring
In the Woods!!!! whooo whooo...
I received a mooch today -
The Shadow of the WindThis was one of my favorite reads last year, so I'm excited! :-)
Received one from my sister today,
Great Sky Woman, looks interesting, I am in the mood for some prehistoric fantasy!
All of you with Friends of the Library Sales! Ours isn't until March 26th. I've already scheduled a vacation day from work.
Today I went to the Habitat for Humanity Home store and came home with
Seven Faces of Love by Andre Maurois, nice hardcover copy from 1944
Austenland by Shannon Hale to feed my P&P obsession
Bulfinch's Mythology by
Thomas Bulfinch for my daughter in case she needs it in high school (yeah, right....)
Within a Budding Grove by Marcel Proust translated by C. K. Scott Moncrieff, 1924 (my dad was 3 years old!)
Swann's Way by ditto translated by ditto, 1928 (year my other grandmother got married!)
All for $1 each.
I loved
The Shadow of the Wind - I read it a year or two ago and it catapulted itself right into my top ten, maybe even top five. And I concur on the winter to spring thing - it's been so close to sunny and a tiny bit warmer today, then the clouds cover the sun and the chilly wind ruins it...
We tried to go to town this morning but it was PACKED so we went back late in the afternoon instead. HOWEVER, this didn't stop me slipping into 'Help the Aged' with ten minutes 'til closing and getting hold of Murakami's
Kafka on the Shore and Tolkien's
The Children of Hurin for £1 each, yay! You know what they say, you can't keep a book woman down...
The Bestiary by Nicholas Christopher
Fit at Fifty and Beyond: A Balanced Exercise and Nutrition Program by F. Michael Gloth arrived today :)
One an ARC to review and one not :)
I've been having a lot of fun finding used books this month, especially at the FOL section at the local libraries (where everything is 25 cents to $2 at the most) I guess someone got rid of their Muriel Spark, Evelyn Waugh and P.G. Wodehouse collections, I ended up getting a ton of each and it's all novels I've been wanting to read a lot- especially Spark.
Another great find was two Bertrand Russell hardcovers from the early 50's- New Hopes for a Changing World and The Right to be Happy, both from the same owner. I adore finding things in used books, and "New Hopes" had maybe the coolest I've found so far. The owner obviously was a big fan of Russells', and inside are various newspaper and magazine reviews of the book taped inside (the tape now being yellow) and even a photo of Russell. It peaks with an entire page talking about Russell taken from the Sept. 3, 1950 issue of the New York Times. It's in amazing condition and seeing the ads is a hoot- but the best is a "Atomic Pile for Peace" story on the back with photos of a huge atomic furnace at Brookhaven National Laboratory.
I also picked up some Modern Library hardcover editions of Dostoevsky's "The Possessed", Max Beerbohm's "Zuleika Dobson" and Emile Zola's "Nana" , all with their covers which is nice.
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>140 damfino I'm so envious I may actually be turning green! Good month for you, indeed. 25 cents? 2 dollars? Zuleika Dobson? Bertrand Russell?
If anyone around here knows anyone looking to get rid of their Muriel Spark, Evelyn Waugh (!?!) and Wodehouse collections, I'd be happy to take them!
I need to find these FOL sections at the local libraries...I want tons of good books for cheap!!! I know the libraries around me have sales every so often, so maybe since they do that they don't have those sections? I'm going to have to ask the librarians for sure!
>143 turkeybaby1123 Try booksalefinder.com, you can register and they will notify you by email of sales in a mile radius that you specify. I use it ,they only email me once a month.
Thank you cindy!!!! That is excellent. I can't believe how many great websites I've found through people on LT. Askjeeves has nothing on LT members!
Just got done on the site....found like 4 sales, and our main library is having there sale starting in May...Woot! Over 70,000 items. Found about 2 more library sales close by....you're the best!
>Jude- I loved
Plainsong too!
Eventide is a bit of a drop off but I enjoyed revisiting some of those memorable characters.
>Ellie- Also loved
Kafka on the Shore. It was my first by him and I was instantly charmed!
>146 Glad I could Help !
ellie ~ your list of books has me nearly salivating with envy!! Looks like a great bunch of good ones. Enjoy!
ellie; You have such great sources for used books. :-)
Paths of Glory by Jeffrey Archer came in from vine today ~
Ellie, wow!
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#149 -
Garden Spells by
Sarah Addison Allen is soooooooooooooooooo good. That is the first book she has written, and a few months ago her second book
The Sugar Queen came out, and it was just as fantastic. I'm so hooked on her writing and cannot wait to see what else is to come! Her characters are so loveable.
Elliepotten---- I don't know if you've heard about this site, but another LT user told me about it the other day... Booksalefinder.com It is THE best site ever. After LT of course lol....I've already found sales at about 4 or 5 libraries around me coming up soon with books from 50 cents to $5, so I can't wait. I keep forgetting about the charity shop aspect of finding books for cheap!!! You're making me want to go to Goodwill!
I did check the site out but it's for the US and Canada so no can do for me... Never fear, I have hundreds of unread books already, and I live close to three towns heaving with charity shops - 7 in my closest - so I think I'll be okay for the time being! ;-)
Drats..didn't even consider that! Lol yes, it sounds like you will be alright. I'm going to have to go on a charity store hunt myself. Some people stockpile water and canned goods..we stockpile books!
ellie-I've absolved you of your book buying sins!! What a great list of books. Enjoy!!
I am currently short sighted about Islam. Last night I ran into the author,
Saleem Ahmed, of a book that might be a corrective:
Islam: A Religion of Peace?. He had a box of them in the trunk of his car, so I bought one from him.
Robert
162- I didn't know she had a second book out either, until I came across it in the New Releases at the library!! I try to keep tabs on my favorite authors, but she must have slipped through the cracks some how. The shame.
The Sugar Queen is just as good as
Garden Spells !! You will devour it.
>160 damfino83 - It was thanks to the combined ravings of various LibraryThingers that I went hunting for Jasper Fforde in the first place. I was going to start with the Thursday Next series but the library, randomly, only has the latest one so that wasn't much use!
>164: nfnaaron- You were building some nice suspense there! I thought maybe there would be another key in the smiling smaller box! Good job!
From Bookmooch:
Turning by
Tim Winton. Boy, I've heard a lot about this author, here on LT. It's time to check this Aussie out!
nfnaaron Nice :D
I only brought home a few books this month:
Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher
The Cement Garden by Ian McEwan
First Love by Adrienne Sharp
Lord of the Flies by William Golding
The hardest part is deciding which book to read next, whether to read one from the shiny new stack of books or one from my ever growing tbr pile sitting at home. Decisions, decisions!
#169
Wow, that title grabbed me instantly. I was a little disappointed to see that it was short stories.. I rarely read those. I did look at the authors other books, and read
The Last Unicorn a long time ago.
I have added a couple of his books to my wishlist at Amazon for further exploration :)
I don't know whether to thank you or cry ...
#169 - It got my attention, too. And I also don't normally read short stories.
Mckait - Have you ever read
A Fine and Private Place? It's one of my all-time favorite books.
I was just adding that one to my wish list! This author looks wonderful!
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These ARCs came home with me from work within the past two weeks:
Starvation Lake by
Bryan GruleyThe Actor and the Housewife by Shannon Hale
The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane by
Katherine HoweValeria's Last Stand by
Marc FittenTide, Feather, Snow: A Life in Alaska by Miranda Weiss
The Glister by
John Burnsideand
One Square Inch of Silence by
Gordon HemptonI used touchstones wherever they would work - notorious for not working well with ARCs
Tide, Feather, Snow: A Life in Alaska ... I just added that one to my list as well..
it looks wonderful!
Well, good morning, McKait. So, you're one of the 132 members online right now.
:)
good morning to you!
I am usually on at this time :)
Do you work as a bookseller or?
That is a lot of ARCs!
This is almost like "instant messaging".
Yes - I'm a bookseller - actually, a merchandising manager - for Barnes and Noble.
I used to be a social worker but that was a horrible career choice for me (and a horrible waste of money earning that particular degree in college. Why do they let 17-18 year-olds lay out that kind of money to major in something they couldn't possibly know anything about until they get out into the world and learn a few things?!?).
My daughter too.... I tried to talk her out of it..
She hated it too...dreadful stories.. and left her job to be a bartender in a club.. lol She made tons of money for 2 years or so, then went to get a "grown up" job.
I once worked at WAldenbooks, and loved it.. I would love to work in a bokstore again, but I don't think its in the stars...
One manager actually told my son that they hire young people...
hah!
well.. nice talking to you... I love B&N stores :)
HATE their online shopping... terrible experiences and they don't care. The stores will fix the messes though..
take care :) off to work~
All the Starbucks near my daughters ballet studio close at 7:00pm now (
what's with that!), so I was forced to go to Half Price Books last night for something to do! I came away with
The Robber Bride by Margaret Atwood,
In Cold Blood by Truman Capote, and a really interesting looking book called
The Child Buyer by
John Hersey.
I also bought the last Patricia Finney book that's been hanging around on my wish list forever -
Gloriana's Torch. It arrived yesterday from amazon.uk.
And finally, I got
The Hero and the Crown by Robin McKinley from a kind bookmoocher.
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From BookMooch:
Zorro by Isable Allende
Another three charity shop books, after Mum's shift today rather than my own, and for once I spent more time at the clothes rails than the bookshelves - but still Wednesday's binge apparently wasn't QUITE enough to satisfy me for the week...
Dude, Where's My Country? by Michael Moore
Ocean Sea by Alessandro Baricco (heard good things on here)
The History of Love by Nicole Krauss (ditto, only yesterday in fact!)
>mckait- Jump all over Lark and Termite! Stunning novel! I also have
The Book of Lost Things buried in my TBR. I've heard so many good things about it.
More books from Barnes & Noble and Borders
The Cold Minds by Kristin Landon
SF space opera type with a post-apocalyptic setting. Earth has been destroyed by machine intelligences, and human pilot masters a fighting them among the stars. Book 2 in the
Hidden Worlds series.
Bond of Fire by Diane Whiteside
a book in the
Texas Vampire series. About family vampire relations, a clash between sisters, one of whom is the Queen of New Orleans vampires. Has sex and romance and vampires.
Magic Burns by Ilona Andrews
Book 2 in the
Kate Daniels series. She is a mercenary who is based in Atlanta and deals with magic gone wrong. Apparently magic is meteorological and they are expecting a flare, when all hell can break loose.
No Humans Involved and
Personal Demon by Kelley Armstrong
Books 7 and 8 in the
Women of the Otherworld series. Urban fantasy series that focuses on different women who aren't human.
Living With Ghosts by Kari Sperring
Looks interesting. Seems to have that urban fantasy feel, but it is set in an actual fantasy land. Its dark fantasy about a land where ghosts and other magical spirits are real. They can only be seen by those who are not completely human. Religion and politics entwine to use these beings for power and position in their real world.
Angelica by Arthur Phillips
A ghost story set in Victorian times that is used to explore repressed emotional territory. Told by the adult Angelica the story is of her childhood when her feuding parents believed and saw different events related to the supernatural that either did or did not afflict her. Each parent has a different view.
The Third Policeman by Flann O'Brien
This book was LT inspired. It is set in Ireland and is told from the POV of a criminal and murder, he wanders into a strange police station in pursuit of his ill booten goty (ill gotten booty). It is supposed to have black humor and be both bizarre and surreal.
Deathwish by Rob Thurman
Book 4 in the
Cal Leandros series. About 2 half-brothers who have been hiding out. Cal, is half human and half-vampire. His evil family are after them both, and horrible things will happen if they are captured. It is another urban fantasy, with beasties walking among humans, hiding in plain sight.
sTori Telling by Tori Spelling
Never thought I would be a fan, never cared about her or 90210. I stumbled into her show on Oxygen and found her to be sweet, charming, quirky and authentic. Who knew. So I want to read her book.
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mckait I have always wanted to work in a bookstore. I keep saying when I retire I want to work part time in one. But hearing that the hire only young people is upsetting. We oldies know a thing or two about books!!
Our B&N has a mixture of ages. But the Borders seems to be no one over 25. I would also love to work in a bookstore, just to shelve and reshelve books if necessary. Oh I would like the customers,too. I just wouldn't be bringing home a paycheck:0)
Cindy thats exactly what my husband said--"you'd be working for free cause you'd be spending the paycheck on books". Yep that probably would happen. And I noticed that too--Borders very young crowd working--B&N an older crowd. I also notice for Borders employees--multiple body piercings--gee maybe a requirment to work there :)
McKait - I keep wanting to buy
Hitler's Pope for the cover. It's so dramatic looking!
We've never had any kind of directive at Barnes and Noble to only hire young people - and we don't. It is, generally, young people who apply to work in our cafe, though.
#188
As endorsements go.. that is probably the best one I have ever received. Very much to the point :)
I was fortunate to receive Lark and Termite from Amazon vine, and it will be one of my next reads.. Thanks you for helping me choose msf :) , In fact I will start it today.
I am itching to read
Book of Lost Things, but have another vine book
Paths of Glory to read. I will receive The Kennedy Legacy: Jack, Bobby and Ted and a Family Dream Fulfilled from them next week. So I generally spend a week or so a month reading vine books, then I move on to my books, unless I have ARCs to review.
I love Amazon, and vine is a gift to me. I love being a part of it, and take it seriously, so those books come first.
ficus, I have
Angelica, but haven't read it yet. It looks really good.
My copy of
Hitlers Pope is used and way more battered than I expected it to be... I may contact Betterworld about it.. I look forward to the read though..
Actually it was the Borders express that said that about hiring young people.
I probably didn't make myself clear. The manager ( who was 23) was an acquaintance of my sons.. she said It's the
mall for gawds sake. We hire young people.
The B&N.. I don't know, they asked me if I could work any hours, and I said I do my best work earlier in the day....I figured that I was safe t be honest with them, because they hire so many students who need later hours.. Either they flat out didn't like me, or that did me in. I keep telling myself that honesty is not the best policy. It is true, that I am a morning person. working until 10pm or later would not be easy for me, and I wouldn't be on top of my game.
Our B&N has many older people.. so? I guess they didn't like me. They hired my son.
#170 (mckait) & #171 (JolieLouise)
I love short stories - if well done. I haven't read these yet -
We Never Talk About My Brother - but I bought the book just because it was Peter S. Beagle. He's one of the few authors I buy without regard for what the book is about. The name alone makes it a must buy.
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Don't take it personally, McKait. It probably WAS your honesty that did you in. Generally, morning (or "day") shifts are given to people with seniority who like to work earlier in the day (though everyone has to take their turn at different shifts). I actually prefer working later in the day because if I can sleep in - I WILL! :) It's most often evenings and weekends that are needed. We get so many applications . . . sometimes 5-10 in a day - so, if you were actually brought in for an interview . . . well, that was a bit of a compliment right there. It really was probably your availability.
I saw a sign for a used bookstore I had never seen before. Well, I couldn't just drive by, but I managed to escape with only
Educating Esme: Diary of a Teacher's First Year by Esme Raji Codell.
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Took a book back to the library this afternoon. Wasn't going to pick out anything else,until I saw Lark & Termite on the new book shelf. I couldn't resist, after seeing all the good comments on LT:0)
Thanks AMQS -
Educating Esme has just taken my wish list to... let's see... 276 items. Hmmm.
Jolie, it wouldn't be the first time honesty lost me a job. When I worked in daycare, while still on "probation", I refused to lie to parents about how their child was injured. I then found out that they had been filing injury reports with my name on them.. and many of the reports were simply not true. I flipped when I heard that. Told the parent for that day the truth, and got fired the next day for "not working up to expectations. "
This place files false reports on all sorts of things.. very very bad.
I thought daycare would be easier than working with the special needs kids, but I was wrong. We don't make up stories for the parents, for one thing.....
I once walked out on Olin Mills when I was chided for not trying to sell pictures as a "memorial" when a woman burst into tears and told me her child was dying. I stayed on the phone with her for 30 minutes, being poked with a pencil and having the supervisor stage whispering at me. I hung up , stood up and walked out. I was just trying to make extra money for my kids, but not that way~
198: AMQS
"I saw a sign for a used bookstore I had never seen before. Well, I couldn't just drive by," ROFL how true for those of us who are raging biblioholics..
:P
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# 202 mckait, "raging biblioholics," I love it! How true! Finding LT was finding a community of people who "get" me. I have friends who love to read, but it's not the same thing as being a raging biblioholic, is it? BTW, you did well today.
# 200, Ellie, 276 sounds about right for a wish list! Recently, a friend told me she was thinking about buying a book to take on vacation. Had no idea what might be good to read. I was tempted to pick one from my wish list, and then ask to borrow it when/if she ever read it. It reminded me of a New Yorker cartoon:
http://www.cartoonbank.com/product_detai...I did pretty well.. I admit. 1$ and 2$ books from Half Price Book clearance shelves, inclding
The Well of Lost Plots.
Three from the buy 2 get one table at B&N and
Ship of Ghosts: The Story of the USS Houston, FDR's Legendary Lost Cruiser and
The Illuminator from bargain tables + one very nice travel mug with a gift card and 15$ cash at that store. Nice :)
Still I spent too much :P
Anyway, it is so true.. here we do "get" each other's quirkiness regarding the accumulation of books. :)
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serious problem
A husband laid off
B still managing books from Betterwrold and ARC/vine
C hard to explain
D wear large coat
I am trying to figure out where I stashed
Book of Lost Thingsye gods we are losing control....
I always rationalize by saying.....I could be spending money on liquor, cigarettes, shoes..... but NO! I choose to feed my hungry brain with literary richness! (sounds lame, I know)
p.s. I love the "large coat" idea. ROFL!!
#202 mckait I'm not a raging biblioholic. I'm just a social reader. I can quit any time I want. I have many times.
er ...
Where I'm Calling From, local library.
#209 nfaaron, LOL. Yeah, right. Like we haven't all heard THAT before!
I'm squeezing this one in because I received the books yesterday, the last day of February. :-)
I'm happy to have welcomed the following into my house:
The Pagan Stone by Nora Roberts
Serena by Ron Rash
LOL@ 209
I went to couple of used bookstores last weekend, and I got them into my account so I will list them.
We have 2 places in town (at opposite ends) called Annie's Bookstop. They seem to mostly have romance, but there are smaller sections of other books.
Then there is a place called The Book Cellar, which has a wide range. I think it used to be set up in a big closed store. There were what seemed like miles of flat tables and books were just jumbled every which way. Nothing was organized or alphabetized. I went once or twice, but just couldn't deal with it. At some point they have moved into a real store with real shelves and organized and alphabetized. So I have a new place to visit.
I got 3 books by Lynsay Sands in the
Argeneau Vampire series. It is a paranormal type romance series. I like the characters there is a warmth and charm about them. Its an old Canadian family and they are vampires. The books are about how they meet their significant other. The vampires are extremely well house-trained so there is no nasty stuff, which might put off those who like the nasty stuff. I do, but have so many other real vampire books I don't mind vampire-light. I got books 7, 9, and 10. Still have to pick up 8.
The Accidental Vampire,
Vampire, Interrupted and
The Rogue Hunter.
Rendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. Clarke
First in the
Rama series. Classic SF. About a big object that appears over the planet. First contact with aliens. I actually already have the book, but can't find it and it is a read for one of my RL book groups. It was staring me in the face at the store, and for a few bucks it was just easier to buy a second copy.
The Abyss by Orson Scott Card
It is a media tie-in, with the novel written from the screenplay. I loved the movie, and Card is a decent writer so I felt safe taking a risk on the book. I hope there is more meat and detail and not just a word for word rehash of the movie.
Terror in the Name of God by Jessica Stern
I got this from Book Mooch. I saw her talking about the book on CSPAN's Book TV. It sounded interesting. She writes about Christian, Jewish, and Muslim religious fanatics and how they twist religious devotion into violence in a quest for power, money, and position.
Then I was browsing and and found a book from the 1940s. It is an Icelandic fable/Christian allegory called
The Good Shepherd by Gunnar Gunnarsson. It is short and looks cool. It is about a shepherd who has to find his sheep in a winter storm. All I could think of when I saw it, was how little Icelandic-ness Jar City had in the book. I was hoping this will give me some (though in a different setting).
Then I got a couple of books that were inspired by LT.
Crossing to Safety by Wallace Stegner
People were raving about his writing and his books. This was the only one in the used store so I picked it up. It is about the friendship of 2 couples.
The Conquest by Yxta Maya Murray
Again it was the author, not the specific book that caught my eye. She showed up on my Tag Watch with another book. She writes about the Spanish conquest and the indigenous people in Mexico/Latin America. The books are mix of modern day and historical fiction.
This one has the POV as a book restorer working on an Aztec 'book' about the life of an Aztec Princess.
I still have 3 bags from February to enter, and its already March. Argh! I better get going. I think I bought enough to last for the whole year (ha, ha).
Mckait- It's great to see so many LTers reading or about to read Lark and Termite and I hope most of them love it as much as I do. Did you start it yet? It grabs you pretty quickly!
From a library sale:
Saturday by Ian McEwan- I have not read this author yet ,so I might as well start here.
From a friend:
Labyrinth by
Kate Mosse- This comes recommended and I just saw it mentioned on another thread.
mckait & Porchy I am a raging biblioholic and proud of it :)
Great books you both got--enjoy!
My next to last batch of February books. These were from Borders and Barnes & Noble.
Break of Dawn by Chris Marie Green
Book 3 in the
Vampire Babylon series. Set in Hollywood, another urban fantasy about the battle for humanity between groups of good and bad vampires.
The Romanov Bride by Robert Alexander
Book 3 in the
House of Romanov trilogy. It is historical fiction about a German Princess who marries a member of the Romanov family and becomes a Grand Duchess. It is set as the empire is ending and the revolution is starting. I have the first book
The kitchen Boy, but didn't realize it was a series (all the books standalone), so now I need to find
Rasputin's Daughter which is book 2.
Sky People by S.M. Stirling
This is book 1 in the
Lords of Creation series. I recently bought book 2
In the Courts of the Crimson Kings because the subject interested me.
Genghis: Lords of the Bow by Conn Iggulden
Book 2 in the
Genghis series. Historical fiction about Genghis Khan, which hopefully is more accurate than the mess he made of Julius Caesar.
The Road to Cana by Anne Rice
Book 2 in the
Christ the Lord series. Historical fiction, about JC. Have no idea, nor do I care about the religion part, and how she does it. I am only interested in the historical aspect. Those who are religious should read at their own risk.
The Third Claw of God by Adam-Troy Castro
Second book in the
Andrea Cort series. SF. Follows a POV who is in the diplomatic corps. Goes to hotspots and deals with the problem, she secretly works for the AI masters.. So far the first two books have been murder mysteries. Touchstone not working.
The Last Angel by Natasha Rhodes
Book 2in the
Kayla Steele series. Urban fantasy, groups of fantasy beasties walk the modern day real world earth. Kayla is with the good guys and to save the world they will have to team up with werewolves.
One more batch and I am done February. Yeah !
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From the library:
Skellig by
David Almond. This is a YA novel, that was highly praised by
Nick Hornby.
From library sale:
The Tender Bar by J.R. Moehringer. I had to have this book in my collection. It's easily one of the best memoirs I've ever read.
This site should be called Readers Anonymous instead of Library Thing! I love it though.
Okay so here's what came home with me...I went to Goodwill on Thursday and got all of these books for either $1 or $2.
That Kind of Girl by
Kim McKade The cover makes it look sleezy, but it sounds pretty good.
Any Sunday by
Debbie Macomber I've never read any of her work, but I've heard it's good so I grabbed it!
The Great Good Thing by Roderick Townley.....I know this sounds familiar, and the storyline sounded excellent, I've probably read it before and it's just buried deep under the many other books and things that I've read.
I bought
The Thief of Always by
Clive Barker ..I love his Abarat series! The plot of this book sounds extremely similar to
Coraline though, so this should be interesting.
I bought
The Lost Boy by
Dave Pelzer ...I'd read the first book and this book in 6th grade and ....wow. Really makes you appreciate your parents, or whoever else took care of you. A really eye opening book, and very sad as well! Thought I'd get it to add to my collection since it was so cheap.
Milkrun by
Sarah Mlynowski ....I love her work. Especially her Magic in Manhattan series! I've read a lot of her work, but not
Milkrun so this was a good find!
And last but not least,
Rosehaven by
Catherine Coulter I've never read any of her work, but it was a nice thick book and the story sounded interesting so I got it! It's a library book though....which makes me wonder. Hopefully someone only had it because it was too overdue and they had to buy it..wishful thinking?
That doesn't even include the library books I brought home. Once again... Readers Anonymous.
(GULL! by John Birkett) -Recommended by a 11 y old boy in one of the schools I visit as a supply teacher. Bought from Amazon and read in three days. Though it is definitely a book for older children (9-13) I really enjoyed it and am now reading to a class of 12 y olds who are also loving it. Could be a writer to watch out for.
Last batch of February books. They came from Barnes & Noble and Borders.
Shogun by James Clavell
Replacement copy for my PB. The original PB started to fall apart, so I picked this up when I saw it.
Triplanetary by E.E. 'Doc' Smith
Another replacement copy. I have my dad's ratty originals of the whole series. I want good copies. IBook started to redo them, but went bust. I have their copy of Triplanetary also. So this is really my 3rd copy. But I am hoping Cosmos will stay around long enough for me to get the whole series.
Deader Still by Anton Strout
Book 2 of the
Simon Canderous series. He works for New York's Dept. of Extraordinary Affairs. They deal with the fantasy beasties that walk the streets of the real world. Yes another urban fantasy/paranormal.
Flashforward by Robert Sawyer
A book for my RL book group. It is SF and sort of time travel. Somehow times stops and not the bodies, but the minds of people travel into the future, and then snap back. The world resumes, but everyone has foreknowledge of the future.
The Crystal Skull by Manda Scott
A thriller that involves a sapphire skull, and the Mayan end of the world date.
The Garden of Evil by David Hewson
Book 6 in the
Nic Costa modern day mystery series set in Italy and Rome.
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# 221 - Ficusfan --- I collected some of the Lensman series back in the '70's! I never managed to find all of them, but have hung on to the ones I did find. Great stories for the genre! I'm glad to hear they've been published again and maybe I'll be able to complete my set, even tho the covers will be different. Now to find which box they're in so I can find out which ones are missing! LOL
#222 Neverwithoutabook
Good luck on finding new or used copies of the whole set. They are a bit dated, but they were my first SF (my dad's books) and I still love them.
# 223 - Thanks FicusFan! I keep looking but I'm not finding so far. I agree with you that they are dated, but I also loved them. I was in a used bookstore today that is going out of business and they had some other SF from the same era, but none of the Lensman series. :(
#224, Neverwithoutabook, have you looked at online sites ? They seem to have used copies at good prices. There is Amazon that I have seen, and I am sure the others have them too.
# 225 - FicusFan, Thanks! I hadn't thought of that, but will check it out.
So, a local second hand bookstore is closing at the end of the month. It follows that I should check it out. After all....one never knows what one will find. ;)
Here's my finds!
The Love of Cats: The Daily Telegraph Anthology of Cats by Celia Haddon
The Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady by Edith Holden
Whistled Like a Bird: The Untold Story of Dorothy Putnam, George Putnam, and Amelia Earhart by Sally Putnam Chapman
Still Me by Christopher Reeve
Mayada: Daughter of Iraq: One Woman's Survival Under Saddam Hussein by Jean Sasson
Shania Twain: The Biography by Robin Eggar
I Am Spock by Leonard Nimoy
Malcolm and Me: Life in the Litter Box by William J. Thomas
At The Scent of Water by Linda Nichols
Tending Roses by Lisa Wingate
A Swiftly Tilting Planet by Madeleine L'Engle
The Persia Cafe by Melany Neilson
Celine: The Authorized Biography by Georges-Hebert Germain
A Cat With No Regrets by Lydia Adamson
A Cat of One's Own by Lydia Adamson
A Cat on a Beach Blanket by Lydia Adamson
Showboat: The Story of a Classic American Musical by
Miles Kreugerand a gift from my Aunt who was shopping with me...
Specialty Shop Retailing: How to Run Your Own Store by Carl L. Schroeder
Good thing I left when I did! LOL (Ooops! Edited cause I missed some!)
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neverwithoutabook,
I am afraid I have led you astray. I answered in this thread because you posted your questions here about the Lensmen, but the list for new books has moved to March:
http://www.librarything.com/topic/58994#...I am sorry, my bad.
No problem FicusFan. If I'd been more awake when I posted, I might have noticed myself! Thanks for the link! :)
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porchy went off to Betterworld and has never returned.
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