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 Here Are The Suggested Rules of the Game: 1. Please play on the most recent correct post. 2 Please verify that no one else has posted while you were preparing your post. 3. The title of the book cited must have one word, at least, which is the same as a word in the previous title. 4. The repeated word in the new title must be other than an article ("a", "an", or "the"). 5. The repeated word must be spelled exactly as the word was spelled in the previous title. E.g., "prune" is not the same word as "prunes", and "loyal" is not the same word as "loyalty." 6. The repeated word must be in the title as shown on the title page of the book--not, e.g., part of the series name unless such is part of the title as shown on the title page. 7. A hyphenated word is one word, not two: e.g., "thunder-clouds"; and if used must be repeated in full, not in part only. 8. If you have read the book it would be informative that you so indicate and tell when you read it, if you can. 9. Try to use Touchstones. Put brackets around the title and double brackets around the author. If Touchstones don't work, try using an html link. Last post: Life and death of the salt marsh by John Teal. My post: Life and Fate by Vasili Grossman Message edited by its author, Oct 4, 2009, 10:45am. This message has been deleted by its author. The Wild Ass of the Ozarks: Jeff Davis and the Social Basis of Southern Politics, by Raymond Arsenault (read 18 Jun 1995) 2760 The Wild Ass of the Ozarks: Jeff Davis and the Social Basis of Southern Politics, by Raymond Arsenault (read 18 Jun 1995) Davis was born May 6, 1862, in Rocky Comfort (now called Foreman), Arkansas, was elected Governor of Arkansas in 1900, 1902,and 1904, and Senator for the term beginning Mar 4, 1907, and reelected in 1912, and died Jan 2, 1913. This is a really excellent book, and it very straightforwardly tells of the subject's strengths and weaknesses. He was a demagogue but one has to admire his skill in pandering to Arkansans' weaknesses. He was a great campaigner, and each of his governor races is of high interest. He was a flop in the Senate, where he was looked on as a buffoon, and was relatively inactive. His use of race was on a par with Tillman and Vardaman. This is a most excellent, a real scholarly work, and I fail to see how it could be improved. Its footnotes are excellent, and refer to books I would like to read but even today have not. Murder in the Dog Days by P.M. Carlson fun series about a female statistician who solves crimes. really! Message edited by its author, Oct 5, 2009, 8:57am. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime by Mark Haddon This message has been deleted by its author. The Adventures of Wu; the life cycle of a ( Beijing) Man by H. Y. LoweMessage edited by its author, Oct 15, 2009, 2:30pm. Stuart Little by E. B. White - not sure why I've never read this. My copy actually belongs to my daughters - not sure either of them have read it. House Made of Dawn by N. Scott Momaday amazing book. listened to it a few years ago. my mother badgered me about it for years but i wouldn't listen. Sorry double post... Message edited by its author, Oct 7, 2009, 5:38am. The Strange Case of Hellish Nell: The Story of Helen Duncan and the Witch Trial of World War II by Nina Shandler. On my wish list. This message has been deleted by its author. The Color Purple by Alice Walker Message edited by its author, Oct 8, 2009, 3:03am. The Magic Mountain, by Thomas Mann translated from the German by H. T. Lowe-Porter (read 19 Feb 1956) I am ignoring, as required by the rules, #122 since it does not correctly respond to #121--as does this posting This message has been deleted by its author. The Sacred Diary of Adrian Plass, Christian Speaker, Age 45 3/4 by Adrian PlassThe Legend of Sleepy Hollow & Other Tales by Washington Irving - can't get the touchstone to work Message edited by its author, Oct 8, 2009, 12:52pm. This message has been deleted by its author. This message has been deleted by its author. Rome and Jerusalem: the Clash of Ancient Civilzations by Martin GoodmanThe Stranger of Galilee; Meditations on the Life of Our Lord by Reginald WhiteTender is the Night by F. Scott Fitzgerald Read this in the 1950s, in the original 1930s edition. The publishers later saw fit to change it to a more straightforward chronology (they said Fizgerald always wondered why it was a comparative failure, and that must have been because of the involved, Conradian-type chronology.) But the chronology of the original didnʻt bother me. The original version is now probably hard to get hold of Message edited by its author, Oct 9, 2009, 3:05pm. Encyclopedia of Pop, Rock, and Soul
by {Irwin Stambler The Rebel: an Essay on Man in Revolt
by Albert Camus The Great American Novel b y Clyde Brion Davis* *This novel was around in 2nd hand stores, long before Phililp Roth used the same title. I assume both usages are tongue-in-cheek and are citing G. A. N. as a cliche phrase. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald Blue Diary by Alice Hoffman - I may be moving this up on my tbr pile. Thanks for the reminder. Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez - read 2 years ago. not a big fan. Message edited by its author, Oct 11, 2009, 3:06pm. Time and Again by Jack Finney This message has been deleted by its author. Dear Senator A Memoir by the Daughter of Strom Thurmond, by Essie Mae Washington-Williams and William Stadiem (read 14 Aug 2005) Congressman Joe Wilson's favorite book? Woman in the Dunes by Kobo Abe* *Became a classic movie; one of those that you can admire but itʻs hard to like them. I havenʻt read the book (the movie didnʻt make me eager to read it.) To Larxol:
Thanks, guess I will read it or some title by Abe. God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater by Kurt Vonnegut Boiling A Frog by Christopher Brookmyre. The third book of a crime series, this is in my TBR stacks. Making a Change for Good: A Guide to Compassionate Self-Discipline by Cheri Huber*never have been able to get through it. sappy title, too. works for this, though. :) The Only Problem by Muriel Spark. #296> The law of nit-picking says you got my username wrong. Hedayatʻs "The Blind Owl", Forty Years After
by Michael Hillman America's Hidden History: Untold Tales of the First Pilgrims, Fighting Women, and Forgotten Founders Who Shaped a Nation by Kenneth C. Davis Message edited by its author, Oct 16, 2009, 4:44pm. French Kiss by Aimee Friedman 1066 and All That A Memorable History of England Comprising, All the Parts You Can Remember Including One Hundred and Three Good Things, Five Bad Kings, and Two Genuine Dates, by Walter Carruthers Sellar and Robert Julian Yeatman (read 31 Oct 2004)
I think I've used this previously, but it is my favorite humor book of all time... The book of fortune: being marvellous for the invention, pleasant to be read or heard, and in many things very profitable to be understood Fit for honest recreation after more serious affairs or studies, and necessary to drive away evil thoughts and fantacies, wherewith many are oppressed. First written in Italian, after translated into English, and now newly compared in all the parts thereof, and much amended by Samuel StrangehopesMessage edited by its author, Oct 17, 2009, 7:18am. The Haunted House (original title: Mostellaria)* by Plautus*I played the role of Misargyrides, the money-lenderʻs assistant in a Latin-language production of this is 1951. Message edited by its author, Oct 17, 2009, 2:59pm. Lancelot, by Walker Percy (read 5 Nov 1987) Blinded By The Right: The Conscience Of An Ex-Conservative - David Brock (read 2006) The Right Stuffby Tom Wolfegot it from QPBC at least 20 years ago and quite enjoyed it. Message edited by its author, Oct 18, 2009, 12:16pm. Right is wrong: How the Lunatic Fringe Hijacked America, Shredded the Constitution, and Made us All Less safe by Arianna HuffingtonWhere the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendaka great favorite. i gave it a friend's daughter and haven't replaced it yet. but i will! *message edited to try to fix touchstone. which it happened. :) Message edited by its author, Oct 18, 2009, 3:15pm. This message has been deleted by its author. (back to top)
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