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... I hope this weekend to get further into it, as it was highly recommended to me by several people here after I said I'd read The Meaning of Everything by the same author.
I finished I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (heart-wrenching, but very good) and Anne of the Island. I've finally ... September in review --
20. Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
21. The Meaning of Everything by Simon Winchester
22. Captain Alatriste by Arturo Perez-Reverte (audio)
23. The O. Henry Prize Stories 2007
24. The Spellman Files by Lisa Lutz
25. Friday Night Lights by H. G. Biss ... Well, more books to add to my wish list.Reading the OED The Meaning of Everything
and Professor and the Madman Whoa is me ! My wish list is starting to look like the size of my library. Just added The Meaning of Everything to my BookMooch wishlist! #155 bell7
Guess I'll be adding The Meaning of Everything to my to buy and tbr list!
First--on to Poisonwood Bible and Kristin Lavransdatter! hemlokgang, I really enjoyed The Meaning of Everything. I love words and dictionaries, and I discovered the OED online when I was an undergrad, so the history of the OED was right up my alley. It kinda got me started on this word book kick that'll probably last a little longer, as The Professor ... bell7, What did you think of The meaning of Everything? I thoroughly enjoyed The Professor and the Madman.
Talbin, I, too, am throroughly enjoying Kristin Lavransdatter. Good story, good characters, interesting themes, and i am definitley learning a little about Norwegian history and ... MusicMom, I have read The Meaning of Everything by the same author, but I haven't read The Professor and the Madman yet. I will probably soon, I seem to be on a word tangent lately with my nonfiction reading. :-) The Meaning of Everything by Simon Winchester. I owned the hardcover but can't find it in the disaster that is my living room. If you're unfamiliar with the book, it's a historical overview of the creation of the Oxford English Dictionary. Marvelously done! I've finished The Meaning of Everything and the review can be found here.
Whitewavedarling, please review When We Were Orphans. Your reviews of Ishiguro books I've read reflect my own thoughts, so I'm curious what you ... 21. The Meaning of Everything by Simon Winchester
This fairly slim volume packs in tons of information about the creation of the Oxford English Dictionary, a massive undertaking begun in the 1850s and the first edition of which was finally finished in 1928. As a word nerd, I really enjoyed ... I finished The Meaning of Everything and The Shadow of the Wind. The latter was one I picked up because several people here had mentioned it, and I'm so glad I did!
Now I'm reading:
The O. Henry Prize Stories 2007
The Poisonwood Bible for the group read and
Friday Night Lights ... to Read a Novel often reminded me why I enjoy reading fiction. 5 stars.
Currently reading -- Shadow of the Wind and The Meaning of Everything
Currently listening to -- The Iliad and Captain Alatriste
Stopped reading -- Saga by Conor Kostick (wrong touchstone) ... lous
Now I'm reading The Shadow of the Wind and loving it so far (about 130 pages in), and still reading (and enjoying) The Meaning of Everything by Simon Winchester. ... just finished Samurai William, an illuminating history of English/Dutch/Portuguese trade in Japan.
Currently reading:
The Meaning of Everything and
From Doon with Death
I hope to finish Captain Alatriste on audio soon, and will be listening to The Iliad for a looooong time to ... ... entirely unexpected, the ride was fun. 4 stars.
Currently reading -- From Doon with Death, Samurai William, and The Meaning of Everything
Currently listening to -- Captain Alatriste and The Iliad
Stopped reading -- The Mysterious Island ... you again. I am glad that you enjoyed The Dark is Rising. Maybe something a little more challenging this time? How about The Meaning of Everything by Simon Winchester. I love his books, but I haven't read this one. Would love to get your take on it. OK?
Anyone choosing for me please ... The Meaning of Everything: the Story of the Oxford English Dictionary by Simon Winchester
... place and time quite well, as well as an admirable survey of the geology of Britain. I've previously read Winchester's The Meaning of Everything and The Professor and the Madman (intellectual history is a favorite genre of mine) but I liked this better--earth science is quite interesting ... ... n
NK - Decorating on the Cheap
PA - The Bacchae
PB - The Mabinogion
PC - Berlitz Spanish for Travellers
PE - The Oxford English Dictionary
PG - The Dictionary of the Khazars
PJ - Tales from the Arabian Nights
PK - The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
PL - Hard Boiled Wonderland ... Finished: the wonderful history of the OED, The Meaning of Everything. (Great parental Christmas choice.) I am a sucker for books about lexicography. And famed dictionaries. This is, I think, going to be a growing niche in my library.... Okay. I can't cope. Back to The Meaning of Everything, thoughts of the OED, and tea! ;) Count another vote for The Meaning of Everything, The Professor and the Madman, The Book on the Bookshelf and The Art of the Bookplate.
I really enjoyed The Book Nobody Read: Chasing the Revolutions of Nicolaus Copernicus. The author writes of his quest to see every surviving first ... The Meaning of Everything has some different material, but in my opinion, all the most interesting information was included in The Professor and the Madman. ... become a bit of a Simon Winchester fan, having read a number of his books, including The professor and the madman. Does the meaning of everything have a lot of different material? Is it worthwhile to read both? ... Booked to Die. In non-fiction, Old Books, Rare Friends, by two antiquarian dealers. Also: Collecting Modern Books, The Meaning of Everything, and one that I found very influential, The Gutenberg Elegies. Have fun! ... books - The Third Policeman and Recalled to Life (a Reginald Hill mystery), as so often with items on my list. The Meaning of Everything and The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes, two Christmas gifts, would seem equally suited, though I think actually my Finest Russian Caravan a ... White Noise, Bananas, Beaches and Bases, The Story of English and Life in the Iron Mills were for classes.
The other two were for fun. ... a fair bit bigger and not pocket sized.
A single book is portable. Sometimes. I wouldn't want to carry around the Oxford English Dictionary and The Hard SF Renaissance though.
See how portable you think 4 figure book totals are when you have to move. Extreme case, sure, and most ... ... know if this counts, but I also like books that tell about how things were created, like The Professor and the Madman or The Meaning of Everything about the Oxford English Dictionary, or God's Secretaries about the writing of the King James version of the Bible. ... This time, I picked up a copy of A History of the Ancient World (wrong touchstone) by George Willis Botsford and The Story of English (also wrong touchstone) by Robert McCrum. ... Ever Done by Sandra Newman
The Namesake by Jhmpa Lahiri
Twenty-Six by Leo McKay
Checkpoint by Nicholson Baker
The Meaning of Everything by Simon Winchester
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt
The Bookseller of Kabul by Asne Seierstad I may be on a roll....
Man's Search for Meaning
The Meaning of Everything
Everything You Know
The Know-It-All
All in Good Time
Time in Between LynnB : I liked The Professor and the Madman Simon Winchester also wrote The Meaning of Everything about the creation of the Oxford dictionary. I would like to read that one as well. The Elfquest Gatherum, ed. by Dwight Decker
Stitch 'N Bitch by Debbie Stoller
The Meaning of Everything by Simon Winchester
The Outstretched Shadow by Mercedes Lackey and James Mallory
Thieves & Kings, volumes 1-5 by Mark Oakley
I know the last one's sort of ... ... to a discussion via a comment, it wouldn't be so bad. I wouldn't mind an occasional "Hey, we're discussing The Meaning of Everything in this thread on Book Talk. Why not join us?" Honestly, I doubt that there would be "constant notices to discuss books". The chances that I'd ... I'll third Simon Winchester. The Meaning of Everything was the best book I read in February.
John Berendt is also great. Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil is awesome, and City of Falling Angels wasn't bad either.
Gay New York by George Chauncey is a social history ... I myself enjoyed The meaning of everything quite a lot, a very interesting book.
Cate (#55), I have not registered yet, but will do it today or tomorrow the latest.
So, that is a deal! Let me know when you want to go to the Bruised Apple.
Paola :-)) #56 lilithcat - The Meaning of Everything is great. I normally read nonfiction at a slower rate, (no more than a chapter or two a day), but it was so good that I just ripped right through it.
Bought a couple of things yesterday:
Sailing to Sarantium by Guy Gavriel Kay. Everyone over ... ... by Tom Lowenstein - keeper
35. Dragons of Winter Night by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman - library
36. The Meaning of Everything by Simon Winchester - keeper ... those lifestyles, you know?
Here's a great example from just about an hour ago --
The book is a Hardcover edition of The Meaning of Everything by Simon Winchester.
Its ISBN is 0-19-860702-4 CueCat coughed up the following fur ball:
.C3nZC3nZC3n2CNT3ENfYDxnY.cGen.ENr7C3j6E3vZDhnX ... Xicanti, I love The Meaning of Everything! Enjoy!
I'm out-of-town right now at my in-laws, and there is this really cool used book store here, tucked away in this little mountain town. I plan to go revisit it later today! :0) Only two books this year:
Mansfield Park by Jane Austen
The Meaning of Everything by Simon Winchester
I also received two gift certificates, (a $25 one for Chapters and a $30 one for my favourite local bookstore), so I've got to decide what to get. It's difficult, as there's ... Now that the results are in:
Mansfield Park by Jane Austen (with an introduction by Margaret Drabble
The Meaning of Everything by Simon Winchester
$25 gift card to Chapters
$30 gift certificate to McNally Robinson (my favourite local bookstore)
Good times. The English Language, The Meaning of Everything, and A Rum Affair -- my non-fiction kick continues. ... Winchester. It is about the writing of the OED and I found it absolutely fascinating. He wrote another one, called The Meaning of Everything also about the OED. I haven't read that one.
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