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75 Books Challenge for 2009 : Jasmyn9's 2009 Books		222	jasmyn9, Today 9:59am
75 Books Challenge for 2009 : boekenwijs' 75 for 2009		152	alcottacre, Yesterday 11:48pm
75 Books Challenge for 2009 : Yhoitink - 50 down, 75 to go!		133	drneutron, Yesterday 8:50am
75 Books Challenge for 2009 : Fowler's 2009 Books		8	RobFow, Monday 9:25pm
50 Book Challenge : callen610's -2009		122	callen610, Monday 5:43pm
999 Challenge : Janoorani's		141	janoorani24, Monday 11:02am
50 Book Challenge : Janoorani's 2009		81	janoorani24, Monday 10:59am
50 Book Challenge : catarina1		21	catarina1, Sunday 1:18pm
Club Read 2009 : CutestLilBookworm's Reading Journal		12	CutestLilBookworm, Saturday 3:13pm
75 Books Challenge for 2009 : Lorie's 2009 Book Reads, Part 3		148	legxleg, Thursday 5:24pm
50 Book Challenge : sydamy's 50+ book challenge for 2009		145	bonniebooks, December 22
999 Challenge : jhedlund's 999 challenge		123	jhedlund, December 17
75 Books Challenge for 2009 : bookaholicgirl's 2009 challenge		102	bookaholicgirl, December 14
Author Chat : Eugenia Kim, author of The Calligrapher’s Daughter (Nov 23-Dec 6)		21	EugeniaKim, December 7
What Are You Reading Now? : 2009 WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING?		188	thanuj2409, December 6
Seattleites : Third Place Thingers Book Club		208	maggie1944, December 6
List Five Books Parlour Game : Occupations		19	AHS-Wolfy, December 4
999 Challenge : bookaholicgirl's 999 challenge		11	bookaholicgirl, November 24
Historical Fiction : Message Board		250	Catgwinn, November 22
Club Read 2009 : Tad's 2009 Reads (TadAD)		252	tomcatMurr, November 22
Historical Fiction : New , first books		50	cnposner, November 19
999 Challenge : BJ's 999 Categories and Books		222	billiejean, November 13
List Five Books Parlour Game : Foodies		22	vintagebeckie, November 12
50 Book Challenge : Beatles1964 Goes For Again In '09		21	beatles1964, October 26
LibraryThing Coffeehouse : Books That Go Good With Coffee		27	Cecilturtle, October 24
1010 Category Challenge : kimb 1010 list for 2010		23	KimB, October 14
Historical Fiction : Historical accuracy - recommended authors?		138	celticlady53, October 12
999 Challenge : MusicMom41's 999 challenge		341	MusicMom41, October 6
999 Challenge : RidgewayGirl's		277	RidgewayGirl, October 4
75 Books Challenge for 2009 : legxleg 2009 reading		208	legxleg, October 3
999 Challenge : Tutu's 2nd qtr		119	bonniebooks, September 8
What Are You Reading Now? : What Are You Reading the Week of August 29, 2009?		247	teelgee, September 5
75 Books Challenge for 2009 : Tad's Books in 2009, Part 4		237	TadAD, September 4
50 Book Challenge : Mark's (MSF59)		303	msf59, September 3
75 Books Challenge for 2009 : BJ tries to read 75 in 2009		356	billiejean, August 27
50 Book Challenge : robbie g's 50-Book Challenge for 2009		18	robbieg_422, August 8
What Are You Reading Now? : What You Are Reading the Week of 7 March 2009		169	Mr.Durick, July 26
Book talk : Books of Jewish interest Reccomendations ?		37	destinyhascheatedme, July 17
75 Books Challenge for 2009 : Lorie's 2009 Book Reads, Part 2		250	loriephillips, June 30
75 Books Challenge for 2009 : Tututhefirst joins in		307	tututhefirst, June 29
Audiobooks : Father's Day Recommendations		4	archipelago6, June 22
75 Books Challenge for 2009 : Tad's Books in 2009, Part 3		197	TadAD, June 18
50 Book Challenge : CuteLilBookworms		47	CutestLilBookworm, June 17
75 Books Challenge for 2009 : What We Are Reading - Historical Fiction		71	yhoitink, June 16
999 Challenge : tracyfox's 999 challenge		78	tracyfox, June 8
50 Book Challenge : BJ reads 50+ in 2009		331	billiejean, June 3
50 Book Challenge : BJ Reads 50+ Books in 2009, Part 2		105	Tammiejx, May 20
Audiobooks : What Are You Listening to Now? Part 4		273	alans, May 19
The Highly-Rated Book Group : Welcome to New Members		46	billiejean, May 14
Book talk : Stupid game to play		437	careyi, May 4
75 Books Challenge for 2009 : The Tortoise’s 2009 Reading List		308	TheTortoise, April 25
999 Challenge : HannahJo's 999 list		35	cmbohn, April 18
What Are You Reading Now? : What You Are Reading the Week of 10 January 2009		203	pilot09, April 15
What Are You Reading Now? : 2009 Your Best Five Reads of Quarter 1 (January - March)		117	narcissus_in_theory, April 15
999 Challenge : tututhefirst joins 999 challenge		175	tututhefirst, April 4
75 Books Challenge for 2009 : MusicMom41's 2009 Reads		287	FAMeulstee, April 3
75 Books Challenge for 2009 : Lorie's 2009 Book Reads		218	loriephillips, April 2
50 Book Challenge : Geenyas - 50 books in 52 weeks? What do I do the other 2 weeks?		4	Geenyas, April 2
What Are You Reading Now? : What Are You Reading the Week of 7 February 2009?		214	storm_indigo, March 27
The Blind Assassin: Early Spring 2009 Reading Group : *~WELCOME~* to our newest Book Group Readers!		23	callen610, March 21
The Highly-Rated Book Group : The Coffee Trader: Early Winter 2009 Reading Group		29	vintage_books, March 10
What Are You Reading Now? : Books that came home with you in February		267	crazy4reading, February 28
999 Challenge : Eurydice's		75	Eurydice, February 27
75 Books Challenge for 2009 : Tad's Books in 2009		362	TadAD, February 27
The Coffee Trader: Early Winter 2009 Reading Group : Post your Reviews here		12	catarina1, February 17
What Are You Reading Now? : What You Are Reading the Week of 17 January 2009		239	richardderus, February 11
What Are You Reading Now? : WHY are you reading now?		115	JimThomson, February 10
Reading Globally : Where in the World Are You Now - January 2009		174	MrAndrew, February 9
Historical Fiction : When Are You Now? (continued)		269	ophlia, February 8
999 Challenge : What are you reading right now?		255	naastik, February 1
What Are You Reading Now? : What Are You Reading the Week of 24 January, 2009?		189	koalamom, January 31
What Are You Reading Now? : What Books Came Into Your Home Today?--January 2009		306	richardderus, January 22
The Coffee Trader: Early Winter 2009 Reading Group : Chapters 1 - 8		22	TadAD, January 16
What Are You Reading Now? : What You Are Reading the Week of 3 January 2009		213	Biyismom, January 12
What Are You Reading Now? : What's the first book you're going to read in 2009?		76	callmejacx, January 11
The Coffee Trader: Early Winter 2009 Reading Group : Another reason to drink coffee?		35	Whisper1, January 9
999 Challenge : What will you read first?		59	RidgewayGirl, January 4
888 Challenge : ReneeMarie's 888		40	billiejean, January 4
What Are You Reading Now? : What You Are Reading the Week of 27 Decembeer 2008		175	thioviolight, January 4
75 Books Challenge for 2008 : Whisper's 2008 Reading List		472	alcottacre, January 3
75 Books Challenge for 2008 : The KITCHEN II - We're still here!		207	Whisper1, January 3
What Are You Reading Now? : What Books Came Into Your Home Today?--December 2008 #2		115	richardderus, January 1
50 Book Challenge : Chelsye's 2009 book challenge		13	chelsye, December 2008
Crime, Thriller & Mystery : would appreciate some advice		38	MusicMom41, December 2008
What Are You Reading Now? : Group Theme Reads and Single Title Group Reads		39	avaland, December 2008
What Are You Reading Now? : What books came into your home today? August, 2008. Number 2.		410	IaaS, November 2008
What Are You Reading Now? : What are you reading the Week of 20 September 2008		216	mckait, October 2008
What Are You Reading Now? : What are you reading the Week of 27 September 2008		232	koalamom, October 2008
What Are You Reading Now? : What books came into your home today? SEPTEMBER, 2008, Part I		244	MusicMom41, September 2008
What Are You Reading Now? : What Books Came Into Your Home Today? - #1: AUGUST. 2008		320	charlienmary, August 2008
Made into a Movie : Brideshead Revisted		5	hooliganyouth, July 2008
Dormant: What Are You Reading Now? : Message Board		210	injenyworld27, December 2007
Dormant: Booksellers : Message Board		35	varielle, November 2007
Dormant: What did YOU buy today? : October 2007 edition		53	AnnaClaire, November 2007
Dormant: Reading Globally : Where in the World Are You Know? July 2007		123	cestovatela, July 2007
Dormant: Historical Fiction : History through fiction		99	d.homsher, May 2007

... ‘08 11. Devil’s Feathers 12. Picnic, Lightning 13. The Madonnas of Leningrad 14. Anansi Boys 15. The Coffee Trader 16. Traveling Gentlemen 17. The Sisters Grimm 18. The Raphael Affair 19. The Beekeepers Apprentice 20. The Odyssey 21. Graham Greene The C ...

Cutestlilbookworm's 2009 Reading List January 1. Rivalry: A geisha's tale by Kafu Nagai 2. Coffee Trader by David Liss 3. Executive Power by Vince Flynn 4. A Mercy by Toni Morrison 5. I Love my Hair by Natasha Anastasia Tarpley 6. Dancing in the Wings by De ...

The Coffee Trader by David Liss The Fixer by Bernard Malaumd The Judge by Steve Martini Bartleby the Scrivener by Herman Melville The Dream Merchants by Harold Robbins

... gain a better understanding of the tangle webs of the religious wars in Europe in the 1600's. While reading this book and Coffee Trader I had to realize that the author was focusing on one character and in order to tell the story of that one character had to focus on the things that would have ...

... by Georgette Heyer - Completed 31 Mar 09 - April Lady by Georgette Heyer - Completed 13 Oct 09 - The Coffee Trader by David Liss - Completed 1 Sep 09 - Alias Grace by Margaret Atwood - Completed 20 Mar 09 - Suite Francaise by Irène Némiro ...

... to read more and so coffee helps to keep me at my labors. One of my favorite coffee books of the last couple of years is The Coffee Trader by David Liss. It's really all about the creation of the commodities markets in Amsterdam in the 1600's but it is also so much more. Most of the ...

... by Georgette Heyer - Completed 31 Mar 09 - April Lady by Georgette Heyer - Completed 13 Oct 09 - The Coffee Trader by David Liss - Completed 1 Sep 09 - Alias Grace by Margaret Atwood - Completed 20 Mar 09 - Suite Francaise by Irène Némiro ...

I like it: second Monday of the month at 7, so the next meeting is Monday, October 12, at 7pm, to discuss both The Coffee Trader and Tears of Autumn. See everybody there!

... will be fine with me. 7 pm is an OK start time but I am flexible. Just to be sure: What book are we reading after The Coffee Trader?

I am glad we will all get to discuss Coffee Trader. I can make any day but Friday work for the foreseeable future. I prefer Monday or Thursday.

Pamur, I don't mind canceling tonight's meeting and discussing The Coffee Trader next month along with The Tears of Autumn, though my daughter and I may still go tonight for dinner. I'd like to get reactions from people who have read both books, so I can explore why I like some books and not ...

If you do cancel and decide to discuss The Coffee Trader in Oct. I will do my best to finish it as well as the next book. Is the next book The Tears of Autumn? Is this touchstone correct?

... review both books when everybody returns in Oct. If you read this let me know whether that is OK with you. I finished The Coffee Trader and I can't really decide whether I liked it or not.

Music Mom I'm so glad I'm not the only one who felt disappointed by The Coffee Trader. I had high expectations for it, but ended up feeling like I'd had to drink a cup of instant Folger's with no sugar or cream instead of a Carmel Macchiatto from Starbuck's! I'm always nervous when I post a ...

I started The Coffee Trader earlier this year and got about halfway through and it sort of got abandoned--not purposely but I just didn't pick it up again. Your review sums up very well what I thought about the book. Now I think I won't bother to finish it--even though it goes against the grain. ...

... Days by Shannon Hale for my Young Adult Category. I know it's a young adult book, and I shouldn't compare it to The Coffee Trader, but this was head and shoulders above that clunker. It's one of my favorite genres, the fairy tale retold. This is set in an imaginary Mongolian Steppes ...

... delightful Book of a Thousand Days by Shannon Hale. I know it's a young adult book, and I shouldn't compare it to The Coffee Trader, but this was head and shoulders above that clunker. It's one of my favorite genres, the fairy tale retold. This is set in an imaginary Mongolian Steppes ...

... I was this time last year. I don't think I'm going to finish 81 books this year at the rate I'm going. I just finished The Coffee Trader by David Liss for my 40th book. It was for one of my book clubs (though it'll go in my Historical Fiction category), and so I made myself finish it, ...

I'm very far behind on my reading this year compared with where I was this time last year. I just finished The Coffee Trader by David Liss for my 40th book. It was for one of my book clubs, and so I made myself finish it, but I must say it was a disappointment. I didn't develop any liking ...

... and animals while living in the slums of Oakland CA. I recommend it. Actually, I am enjoying both of these books and The Coffee Trader also started out good. I am afraid my main problem is I need to sleep between working and reading. hehehehe See you in October. CarolO - am ...

#112 benitastrnad - thank you for the comment regarding David Liss and Coffee Trader - it would appear that I definitely have a new author to start reading! #100 torontoc - I have taken your advice and placed a hold at my local library for A Conspiracy of Paper to better understand Benjamin W ...

#73 lkernagh I read Coffee Trader by David Liss. It is not part of a series about Benjamin Weaver. It is set in Amsterdam in the 1600's and is about the beginnings of the stock market. For me it was very timely because the author did a good job of explaining the history of the ...

... but live and learn. 1. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak 2. The Heretic's Daughter by Kathleen Kent 3. The Coffee Trader by David Liss 4. Colorado Gardener's Companion by Jodi Torpey 5. Ramona the Brave by Beverly Cleary 6. Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer ...

... One Hand Clapping 8. The showgirl and the brumby 9. 10. 10 historical fiction 1. The Linnet Bird 2. The Coffee Trader 3. The Thirteenth Tale 4. The Scandal of the Season 5. Mr Darwin’s Shooter 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 10 Bookcrossing books 1. Wic ...

... were read as part of a group read here on LT. I enjoyed The Blind Assassin but I liked Alias Grace much more than that. The Coffee Trader was a mystery involving a coffee trader in Portugal I believe set in the 1600s. Unfortunately, I am one of those people who can't remember much about a ...

... this week in the heat. I am getting into Farenheit 451 and looking forward to the next meeting. I have also started The Coffee Trader (my first Kindle book) and enjoying it so far.

David Liss A conspiracy of Paper and The Coffee Trader, both are award winning books...

... hairy around here. I was having a tough time getting through the book anyhow, so it was a good month to miss. I have The Coffee Trader on the Kindle and it looks like it might be interesting. I am looking forward to rereading Farenheit 451. It has probably been 30 years since I ...

45. The Coffee Trader by David Liss I did not like this book as much as I thought. Although I liked the setting very much (Portuguese Jews in the heart of commerce in Amsterdam in the 17th century), I just didn't really get into the book. This was probably because I didn't really care what ...

... Lint, 5 Stars 5. The Magician's Book by Laura Miller, 3 Stars 6. I am Legend by Richard Matheson, 4 Stars 7. The Coffee Trader by David Liss, 3 1/2 Stars 8. Whistling in the Dark by Lesley Kagen, 5 Stars 9. Ex Libris by Anne Fadiman, 4 Stars 10. Ella Minnow Pea by Mark Dun ...

... updated. I was going to alternate the 4 vote/2 vote list as follows: July Eat, Pray, Love Aug Fahrenheit 451 Sep The Coffee Trader Oct Tears of Autumn Nov The Great Gatsby Dec Bridge of Sighs Jan Travel as a Political Act If anything changes after talking to 3rd Place I ...

... 451 comes after Eat, Pray, Love. Did we decide what order to read the next five books in? Here they are: The Coffee Trader The Great Gatsby Travel as a Political Act Tears of Autumn Bridge of Sighs

Time to break up the thread again...it's getting a bit unwieldy. Part 1 can be found here. Part 2 can be found here. Part 3 can be found archipelago6 in Audiobooks : Father's Day Recommendations (Jun 16, 2009, 6:32am)

... writing by Janet Evanovich. Some of the things I've considered recommending so far include: Motherless Brooklyn, The Coffee Trader, Kitchen Confidential, Water for Elephants and Into Thin Air. Do these sound about right? Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated! Thank ...

Ok, Here goes: The Coffee Trader Tears of Autumn The Great Gatsby Travel as a Political Act Bridge of Sighs Also, last month and this month, Third Place Books has only had the current month's book on display for our group. I talked to one of the evening helpers about this, ...

OK, my votes: The Coffee Trader Travel as a Political Act The Great Gatsby Smashed, Squashed, Splattered, Chewed, Chunked and Spewed The Mystery of Grace I will be interested in what we decide. I am sorry I missed last night but there are only so many hours in a day, eh?

I'll start the voting, my 5 choices are: The Coffee Trader Tears of Autumn The Great Gatsby Travel as a Political Act Forever

... I gave for the science this last go round, so now I'm pushing for my love of history. Probably my #1 pick: David Liss' The Coffee Trader: A Novel. This book is about financial schnanigans a couple of centuries ago but is advertised as being relevant to understanding today's financial ...

Just been looking at the books that this group has been reading and the whole concept looks really fun. I have a copy of The Coffee Trader and just needed a nudge like this to start it! Also, I like the look of your next read, The mistress of the art of death, so I'll be off to order a copy ...

... by Vicki Myron 4. The Magic Lands by Mark Hockley 5. Farthing by Jo Walton 6. Pere Goriot by Honore de Balzac 7. The Coffee Trader by David Liss 8. Mark: A Devotional Commentary: Meditations on the Gospel According to St. Mark edited by Leo Zanchettin 9. Kidnapped by R. L. Steven ...

... half.gif"> 18. Three Day Road by Joseph Boyden 19. The Coffee Trader by David Liss 20. A Guide to the Birds of East Africa by Nicholas Drayson

I totally want to read Reading the OED. I even want to read The Coffee Trader though I confess to having the opposite reaction to the smell of coffee.

26. The Coffee Trader by David Liss Another relevant to today but taking place hundreds of years ago book by David Liss. How he can write about a time and place so long ago yet make it seem like something we should learn from today is amazing. I love the way he writes. Aside from learning ...

I'm a big David Liss fan too, I've read The Conspiracy of Paper and Whiskey Rebels (ARC here). The Coffee Trader is in the hopper. He's a very intelligent writer, exciting as well, lets the reader think some for her/himself. He also weaves finance into each book, which sounds boring, but ...

... of a priceless medieval Jewish text. Tethered Female undertaker gets involved in solving linked child murder cases. The Coffee Trader 18th century Jewish trader in Amsterdam plots to corner the market. I also read Sound of Building Coffins which was striking... but the whole ...

... Nun Myriam Cry done 1/18/09 2.Sonnets from the Portuguese Elizabeth Barrett Browning done 1/18/09 3. The Coffee Trader David Liss done 1/17/09 4. Our Lady of the Artichokes Katherine Vaz 5/31/09 5. Portuguese Irregular Verbs Alexander McCall Smithdo ...

... Lint, 5 Stars 5. The Magician's Book by Laura Miller, 3 Stars 6. I am Legend by Richard Matheson, 4 Stars 7. The Coffee Trader by David Liss, 3 1/2 Stars 8. Whistling in the Dark by Lesley Kagen, 5 Stars 9. Ex Libris by Anne Fadiman, 4 Stars 10. Ella Minnow Pea by Mark Dun ...

... (Includes audio books -- to make the commute more interesting!) 1) Sister Carrie 2) Elmer Gantry 3) Tethered 4) The Coffee Trader AUDIO 5) People of the Book AUDIO 6) The Piano Teacher AUDIO 7) Body Surfing - unfinished 8) Interpretation of Murder AUDIO 9) Greywalker 1 ...

Chicken Soup with Rice by Maurice Sendak The Sugar House by Antonia White The Coffee Trader by David Liss Pumpkin Moonshine by Tasha Tudor The Butter Battle Book by Dr. Seuss

Thanks for the welcome. I hope I do a much better job this time around than I did for the coffee trader-- I got overwhelmed by grad school and never finished that one... Here's hoping for a more successful attempt!

After 50 pages, I've decided to set The Coffee Trader aside for now. I've switched to The Day Wall Street Exploded, and I'm much happier with it. I guess that I'm just not in the mood for fiction right now.

... I should finish that up today. After that, I'm going for a quick change of pace. So many people here have been discussing The Coffee Trader that I've decided to give that a go. If that doesn't work out for me, my backup plan is The Day Wall Street Exploded.

Are you going to read The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood with the Highly Rated Book Group? (I saw that you read The Coffee Trader.) I think it starts Monday, so I better get the book! --BJ

Hey all, I have finally decided to join this group, after hearing so much about The Coffee Trader over at the 75 Book Challenge - and I already own The Blind Assassin! I am looking forward to starting it. I am currently in the middle of Atwood's Alias Grace and really enjoying it, so ...

8. The Coffee Trader: A Novel by David Liss Miguel, a Portugese Jew, is nearly ruined. He owes money to many, and has little hope of making it back on the Excange in Amsterdam. Approached by a Dutch woman named Geertruid about a new fruit called coffee, they hatch a wild scheme to make ...

Hi, catarina1! Did you read The Coffee Trader as part of the Highly Rated Book Group read? If not, I thought you might like to join us for our next group read which I believe will be The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood. I think that it starts on March 2. I don't know how to make a link, ...

... ste. It'd be fun to both read Less Than Angels; and yes, I imagine Going Dutch would be a great factual background to The Coffee Trader. I tried A Conspiracy of Paper, as I loved the setting, but found Liss told too much to flatly about his characters' thoughts, for me. (He may, of ...

... your review of Going Dutch (BTW your touchstone is wrong). I think I would enjoy that one, especially after reading Coffee Trader. It's going on my TBR--but it will have to wait while I figure out where to put it! I'm looking forward to some "vicarious reading" and adding to my TBR ...

... your opinion--so neat, in both sense of the word! I've read all of Malcom Gladwell's books and am thinking about reading The Coffee Trader. I've got you starred and will keep checking back!

#3. the Coffee Trader, by David Liss

Besides a small raft of metadata articles,... The Coffee Trader by David Liss Boswell on the Grand Tour: Germany and Switzerland by James Boswell The Tain translated by Ciaran Carson Little Dorrit by Charles Dickens And I'm contemplating another run through Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey- ...

... office and with 5 books from the conference: Firefly Lane by Kristin Hannah The Sonnets by Warwick Collins The Coffee Trader by David Liss Surprised by Hope byN.T. Wright The Blue Parakeet by Scot McKnight The Monkey and the Fish by Dave Gibbons Housing ...

... two_half.gif"> Three Day Road by Joseph Boyden The Coffee Trader by David Liss A Guide to the Birds of East Africa by Nicholas Drayson

Nice to see someone else with a Portuguese category! I have read The Coffee Trader and Portuguese Irregular Verbs, which I enjoyed as a German uni student a few years back. Small Death in Lisbon disturbed me, found it tough going. I have been thinking about books by Jose Saramago and maybe ...

You are reading lots of interesting books this year. I read a book by David Liss for a reading group this year called The Coffee Trader which I really enjoyed. Have a great day! --BJ

I joined this group after discovering I owned The Coffee Trader and have to say your hard work added immensely to my reading. I really appreciated the background postings and seeing others responses to the well-organized questions you posed. I didn't quite keep up with the reading schedule due to ...

... Letters of a Portuguese Nun Myriam Cyr msg #32 10.Sonnets from the Portuguese Elizabeth Barrett Browning msg #33 11.The Coffee Trader David Liss msg #34 12.America's Hidden History Kenneth C. Davis msg#42 13. Hard Row Margaret Maron msg #44 14. Ex Libris: Confessions of a Common R ...

... 5 Stars 5. The Magician's Book by Laura Miller, 3 Stars 6. I am Legend by Richard Matheson, 4 Stars 7. The Coffee Trader by David Liss, 3 1/2 Stars 8. Whistling in the Dark by Lesley Kagen, 5 Stars 9. Ex Libris by Anne Fadiman, 4 Stars 10. Ella Minnow Pea by Mar ...

6. The coffee trader by David Liss This book I read with the Highly-Rated Book Group. Most likely a book I never would have noticed myself, but which was a pleasurable and interesting read. An interesting story about the trade at the Amsterdam Exchange in the 17th centurary. With a focus on ...

It seems like everywhere people have just read, are reading, or are planning to read The Coffee Trader. I like historical fiction and love coffee so I picked up a copy. I should have looked more closely. I enjoyed the setting, varied cast of characters and interesting plot setup, but felt the ...

... by David Liss Bonus book It seems like everywhere people have just read, are reading, or are planning to read The Coffee Trader. I like historical fiction and love coffee so I picked up a copy. I should have looked more closely. I enjoyed the setting, varied cast of characters and ...

... Carolyn I hope to read Ella Minnow Pea this weekend when I have some down time. Like you, I'm also lagging behind on The Coffee Trader. While at first it held my interest, long about page 120, it seemed to bog down.

Hi lorie I've had my head buried in a book lately--except when I have to work or sleep! I'm lagging behind on Coffee Trader but hope to make up some time either this weekend or next week. I'm saving Dandelion Wine for spring because I think I will really be in the mood for that kind of ...

I hope to finish The coffee trader in the next coming days. Thereafter I would like to finish The final solution. No idea what will be my next read yet, as so many books are waiting to be read...

28. Carrie by Stephen King 1/22/09 29. The Coffee Trader by David Liss 1/24/09

Finished The Coffee Trader a few days ago and posted my review somewhere here on LT...a possibly wonderful book that bogged down in the middle..had to force myself to finish it. put the dreadedHopscotch in the Quiet Room, and have somehow lost the key...so started The French Lieutenant's Wom ...

I finally finished The Coffee Trader this morning, a book I really didn't enjoy but felt compelled to finish having purchased the book. I just couldn't connect to any of the characters. I disliked them all. In the end, I got to the end by rewarding myself with one dark chocolate M&M for every ...

I left Amsterdam and The Coffee Trader this morning for Japan where Some Prefer Nettles. Now that I'm here, I think this would also be a good day to listen to Puccini's Madama Butterfly.

... Minnow Pea in my TBR pile and hope to read it soon. I'll also be interested in knowing your thoughts on our group read of The Coffee Trader. Lorie

FinishedThe Coffee Trader yesterday....am trying to write a review..short and to the point. notice i didn't say "sweet"....am still hopping with Hopscotch...no Scotch yet, but Time is tight, and Cortazar's prose is not so much.... ;-p

Wow Tracy....great reviews of books that just make me want to run out and get 16,17,18. I just finished The Coffee Trader and have made a trek to the mountains of costa rica to visit a coffee plantation myself, so devil's cup is going right to the top of the TBR pile. Then I read about 36 ...

I'll put The Coffee Trader on my list--it sounds interesting. As far as the Gospels, John is my favorite.

... glad that I read it. Now I am reading the Gospels. The second book that I read was for my Group Reads category. I read The Coffee Trader by LT author David Liss for the Highly Rated Book Group. This was historical fiction set in 17th Century Amsterdam in the world's first commodities ...

I have read two more books: 7. The Coffee Trader by David Liss. I read this book for the Highly Rated Book Group (which is a lot of fun, by the way!). I have not read a lot of historical fiction, but I really enjoyed this one. This book takes place in 17th Century Amsterdam in the world's ...

... in February. I finished two more books today. I entered them but my computer didn't take it, so here goes again. 7. The Coffee Trader by David Liss. I read this for the Highly Rated Book Group. I don't usually read a lot of historical fiction, but I am glad that I read this. This book ...

... book. Vintage_books also puts together several fun and informative background threads. We will finish the current book The Coffee Trader at the end of January, I think. The Lit and SciFi groups are discussing the next selections now. The long books W&P and Don Quixote are just starting ...

... I note you read The Wild Wood by Charles de Lint. I highly recommend A Circle of Cats Message #40 Regarding The Coffee Trader, I tried to get into this book and liked it at first, but it didn't hold my interest.

... in_Color/Number_7_Blue.png"> 384 The Coffee Trader by David Liss The year is 1659 and Miguel Lienzo, a Portuguese Jew and a trader on the world's first commodities exchange in Amsterdam, seeks to regain ...

... books fell into my new Category "Things Portuguese". I think the Highly Rated Book Group started it with the group read of Coffee Trader, but then noticed that I had several that had a setting in Portugal or Brazil. Thanks to recommendations from my fellow LTers, I was able to round out this ...

... with Northern England of 1818 in Venetia and have gone further back in time to Amsterdam in 1659. David Liss and his Coffee Trader Already by page two the vivid imagery of the Dam is captivating. What excellence writing.

Here is my review of The Coffee Trader. Very interesting read, but not a book that made my toes curl back from loving it so much.

... src="http://www.deffler.com/lt/number_1.gif"> : The Coffee Trader by David Liss Historical Fiction 384 pages Liss' novel about machinations and manipulations on the Amsterdam commodities exchange ...

... 6. The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio by Terry Ryan 7. 8. 9. VI. Recommended here on LT: 1. The Coffee Trader by David Liss 2. Lark and Termite by Jayne Anne Phillips 3. A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole 4. The Blind Assassin ...

2. The Coffee Trader by David Liss - I read this with the book group here on LT. I had never heard of this book, nor do I recall hearing of this author before seeing it on LT. I really enjoyed this book, as is evidenced by the fact that I finished way ahead of the group read schedule! I ...

Finnished the The Coffee Trader David Liss yesterday. Really enjoyed the book. Highly reccommend it.

11. The Coffee Trader by David Liss. I have so many books now that are by Portuguese, about Portuguese, set in Portugal, that I'm thinking of changing one of my 999 challenge categories to "things Portuguese".... This is the book chosen by the Highly rated Book Group as its Early Wint ...

... src="http://www.fablevision.com/northstar/coolstar.gif"> Coming up: The Coffee Trader by David Liss The Book of Flying by Keith Miller The Hemingses of Monticello by Anette Gordon-Reed

... promise to review every book I read for the challenge, but when I do review them, I will post them here. I just finished The Coffee Trader tonight, which I enjoyed but didn't LOVE the way I did The Book Thief. All of my comments on that book are in the threads on the LT group read of that ...

1) Through a Glass Darkly, Donna Leon - mystery, audio 2) The Coffee Trader , David Liss - fiction (LT) 3) Fingersmith, Sarah Waters - fiction 4) The Broader Way , Sumie Seo Mishima - memoir (LT) 5) The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo - Steig Larsson 6) Death at La Fenice - Donna Leon - ...

... of The Hemingses of Monticello. It looks like a long interesting read and I will be starting it soon (I need to finish The Coffee Trader and I am Legend first). I also read non-fiction more slowly than fiction, so it will take me awhile to finish 662 pages but I'm looking forward to it. ...

Category #4 Things Portuguese 3/9 The coffee Trader by David Liss. This is the book chosen by the Highly rated Book Group as its Early Winter read. I learned a lot about Amsterdam, Portuguese Jews, and early commodities trading. The characters in this book are well portrayed but not ...

Book 1: The Coffee Trader by David Liss (2003) Information: Historical Fiction, 384 pages Read: December 31, 2008 - January 5, 2009 Rating: ★★★ 1/2 Summary< ...

TT, thanks for the great reviews and recommendations. I have added Random Harvest, The Coffee Trader & Murder at school to my TBR mountain. Will be watching to see what else you read and recommend.

... travel writing. I've checked her Long Ago In France out of the library and will give it a shot. I'm really enjoying The Coffee Trader right now so hopefully I'm out of my rut.

Finished The Coffee Trader by David Liss earlier this week, highly recommended, and am now breezing through Ella Minnow Pea by Mark Dunn, before starting on the more substantial Children's Hospital by Chris Adrian. All in all, a great start to the year.

The Coffee Trader for the LT group read: because i enjoyed A Conspiracy of Paper when i read it several years ago...& because i looove coffee... Hopscotch...for a group read on Shelfari: because i read 62: A Model Kit about 10 years ago and wanted to reacquaint w/ Cortazar

... Read Life by Steve Leveen before picking up anything for the Japan or Orange Prize group reads or going any further in The Coffee Trader.

I am reading The Coffee Trader for the LT Group and have nervously started The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery. Nervously because it came highly recommended by a friend...

Reading The Coffee Trader for the LT reading group. Also Amazing Women of the Civil War Webb Garrison, so I don't read too far ahead on the Coffee Trader. On the Amazing Women of the Civil War being that every chapter is different you cannot lose track of a story line.

... money and morals ARE absolutely tied, but I'm not sure the author has yet revealed how they are tied for our characters in The Coffee Trader. I'm sure there will be more to come on this theme. It seems, for example, that there is a dichotomy presented between external morality and internal ...

Also in 17th century Amsterdam with Miguel Lienzo, The Coffee Trader.

hemlokgang - it's The Highly Rated Book Group. Here's the link to the Early Winter Read, which is The Coffee Trader. http://www.librarything.com/groups/thecoffeetraderearly

#50 - Which LT group is reading The Coffee Trader?

I'm also reading The Coffee Trader for the LT group read and listening to Burning Bright by Tracy Chevalier in my car. My last two books were The Heretic's Daughter and The Book Thief, so after this, I'm going to take a break from historical fiction.

What: The Coffee Trader by David Liss Why: For the LT Highly Rated Book Club group read.

I'm in and around the stock market of Amsterdam with The coffee trader. And later today I will celebrate a belated Christmas in the Carribean with Skipping Christmas by John Grisham.

TT I'm currently reading The Coffee Trader and want to thank you for the excellent thread and all your work in pulling it together. Thus far I'm enjoying the book. Kudos to you!

I am still reading The Coffee Trader and am always reading The Oxford Book of Japanese Short Stories. I have two other books from the library that I may read as well this week but haven't decided yet.

i finished On Chesil Beach....and started The Coffee Trader for the LT group read....and Hopscotch by Julio Cortazar for a group read on Shelfari...the juggling act i have to perform with the last two titles will be a wonder to behold!!

Enjoying a hot cuppa in seventeenth century Amsterdam with The Coffee Trader, by David Liss.

I'm in a bunch of books: The Autobiography of Henry VIII What Jane Austen ate and Charles Dickens Knew The Coffee Trader The Prince The Trial Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man Thrumpton Hall -eventually I'll actually finish one of these!

Via a B&N gift card: The Coffee Trader by David Liss The Whiskey Rebels by David Liss Fingersmith by Sarah Waters The Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennett Crescent by Diana Abu-Jaber Sea of Poppies by Amitav Ghosh

... to hear what you think. I liked it, but was a bit disappointed based on what I'd read about it here on LT. Now I'm off to The Coffee Trader for the LT group read...

TT I'm taking The Coffee Trader with me when I am out of the country next week. I'll be sure to read it and post on the designated group site when I return.

... (oops...maybe it was the military commissary?)..Peets is good =similar to Starbucks. I wonder --haven't gotten into coffee trader past the first 8 chapters-- what kind of beans they were dealing with back in the 1670's...where did they come from?

... read on Shelfari The Crying of Lot 49 by Pynchon Butcher's Hill by laura lippman A Stolen Tongue by sheri holman The Coffee Trader by David Liss (for the LT group read i am going to be busy for a while....have to get my eye/brain function in working order ;-p ...

Amsterdam, 1659. The Coffee Trader. - TT

TT I'm starting The Coffee Trader today during lunch. I look forward to sharing ideas with you and others on the Highly-Rated Book group. And, I will be sure to read your "balanced" review of The Shack

... Shack last night. I am preparing a balanced review because there is lot to say about it, both good and bad! Started The Coffee Trader this morning for the Highly-Rated Book Group read. First two chapters? Excellent! - TT

... Gogal which contains the The Overcoat meantioned in The Namesake. Meanwhile I am waiting for an Amazon order with the The Coffee Trader. This morning I also noticed in our weekly regional paper that our town library is holding a book discussion this Thursday on A Thousand Splendid Suns. ...

Today I'm sticking to Addition by Toni Jordan, as a nice light-read after London fields. Tomorrow I will start with The coffee trader.

... and my comments about books read for Highly Regarded (or whatever that group is called) Book Review (where we're reading The Coffee Trader will be on those threads obviously.

I am currently reading The Coffee Trader for a book club read on LT. I also have a few other books that I may read at the same time depending on how fast I read this one.

... and I WANT to read them, they may be the first 17 I do (along with the two book discussions- Olive Kitteridge and Coffee Trader I'm doing, and the ER "Bestseller"(bad touchstone) I got that I am committed to review. So stay tuned boys and girls, 2009 is off to a blustery start! How F ...

... and will now go back to Tortilla Flat by Steinbeck before beginning Pere Goriot for one of the group reads and, perhaps The Coffee Trader for another group read, if I can manage to make it to a bookstore today. FicusFan and Snash--I keep hearing good things about both Faceless Killers and ...

Received The coffee trader today, just in time for the group read. Furthermore I bought Bingo! by Clark Accord, a book about the Surnamese community in the Netherlands. Interested in that since I did my intership in Suriname (formal Dutch colony in South America).

... a bonus ER book I got last week 4. Re-read of Olive Kitteridge - for a Read Around Maine group read. 5. The Coffee Trader for the Early Winter 2009 Book Group read. I think they will keep me busy for at least a couple weeks.

I'm enjoying The Coffee Trader by David Liss for the Highly-Rated Book Group. I can't wait to discuss! Happy New Year!

... like, but I decided to re-do to see if other people had a different perspective that would shed new light. I started The Coffee Trader right about midnight. So far it's really good, and I can't wait to start the group read. if you're interested in peeking here's the link to the

tutu Are you doing the group read on Coffee Trader? It starts Monday--when I get back from my vacation. I hope to have the two I'm starting now done by then--then i will pick another nonfiction book to read while I'm doing the group read.

... but boy oh boy had I forgotten a lot. So glad I decided to redo it before reading World without end. Also started the Coffee Trader...we're having a terrible wind storm here right now, so it's too loud to sleep. So shucks, I just have to read. Enjoy your 2009.

I went to the library for The Coffee Trader for the group read. But did I stop there? No, I did not. I also got: Worried All the Time by David Anderegg The Secret Scripture by Sebastian Barry Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Sputnik Sweetheart by Haruki Mu ...

Just added The Coffee Trader to my tbr pile.

... The Shack because I think I am going to enjoy this a lot. Highly recommended by many members. My third is going to be The Coffee Trader for the Highly Rated Book Group read. This should also be fun. - TT

Just started The Coffee Trader last night for the book club here - and am sporadically reading The Secrets of the Baby Whisperer for Toddlers - trying to "fine tune" a few things with my wee one :-)

... at the moment---my TBR stack is ever-shifting, and my wish lists are ever-growing. Some that I'd LIKE to read are: The Coffee Trader, by David Liss (I will be reading with the highly-rated book group) The Gospel of Ruth, by Carolyn Custis James Ghost Train to the Eastern Star, by ...

... the categories and we will be happy to fill them for you! ;-) ETA I'm so glad you will be with us on the group read of The Coffee Trader. I think you will enjoy that group. I know what you mean about too many threads to juggle! I will have to cut back some in 2009 to accomplish my ...

The Coffee Trader is on order from BETTER WORLD BOOKS!!! and, by the by, since David Liss is an LTer...has anyone thought of inviting HIM to this group...maybe as a Speaker or wot!!!...at leat tell him we're reading his book..i will!!!yes, i will

... is partially that it isn't a good 'fit'. Given the insanity of the holidays, I'm going to give it one more day. I have Coffee Trader on my hold list at the library so I'll definitely be doing that read with you!

... a real jolt, something out of your usual mold that's got some *oomph* to it? I have a suggestion...we're group-reading The Coffee Trader by David Liss (our fellow Thingamabrarian) over the next month or so over ...

Depending on when it arrives, possibly The Coffee Trader for the read on here. I am currently reading The Lace Reader but I should be finished that in a few days. If I have a lapse in between the two books, who knows what I will pick up.

... by Lisa See *January 29* 3. Guernica by Dave Boling *September 4 4. The Coffee Trader by David Liss 5. Prayers for Sale by Sandra Dallas August 8 6. Mistress of the Art of Death

... read now; they read a wide variety of what would be called "classics". The Highly Rated Book Group will be starting The Coffee Trader by David Liss on Jan. 5th. This is the third book for this group (the group was actually started as a group with the second book, A Pirate of Exquisite Mi ...

Today I received my package from amazon. It had: The Coffee Trader for a group read; A Mercy the new Toni Morrison novel, because I just loved Beloved; and The Collegeville Bible Commentary: Old Testament for my attempt to read the entire Bible. This last book, however, is quite long. ...

#3 The same group that read The Poisonwood Bible is reading The Coffee Trader. I think the group is called The Coffee Trader: Early Winter Reading Group 2009 or something like that. We are going to start reading January 5th I think. --BJ

... by Philip Pullman #61 X Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist by Rachel Cohn (Read YA Lit December selection) #62 The Coffee Trader by David Liss (The Highly-Rated Book Group winter selection) #63 Pere Goriot by Honore de Balzac (Group Reads - Literature)

... following your progress in 2009! :) I am also doing the 999 Challenge, so I will see you both places. Are you reading The Coffee Trader? --BJ

>35 The Coffee Trader is a great book! Perhaps you would like to paste in a link to your book group?

Have I mentioned how smitten I am with librarything? Who knew? Well, I've joined a few reading groups so here are some additions to my original 50. I am going to start their numbering at 51 so I don't have to go back and keep counting to see where I am on my original 50. I've also decided I ...

Besides The Coffee Trader #38, I'm getting a first cut pile ready for the starting gate: Plain Truth - fiction #1 Pillars of the Earth - re reads #4 Free for all: - books about books #2 Harp and the Shadow-historical fiction #3 I'm leaving my choice for #5 and #6 (history and ...

Just added the Coffee Trader by David Liss to my To Be Discovered category #9. This is the January read for the Highly Rated Book Group. It can also be an overlap for Food Category. I'm a great coffee drinker, and can hardly wait.

... now. ETA I will probably start with Tigana and I definitely will let you know when I begin--probably right after the Coffee Trader group read.

#22 Read The Coffee Trader! There is going to be a great group read of that starting January 5th. This group sets a reading schedule of how much to read each week for discussing which makes it easy to read while also working on another, unrelated, book for the challenge. I'm putting it on ...

VIII. LT Reading Group or Recommendations 1. Farthing by Jo Walton. Group Read -- SciFi 2. The Coffee Trader by David Liss. The Highly Rated Book Group 3. The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood. The Highly Rated Book Group 4. Pale Fire by Vladimir Nabokov. Group Reads -- Literature. 5. ...

I'm going to start with the book we're doing in the group read for the Highly Rated book group The Coffee Trader. I'm also doing a group read for the Literary Map of Maine but won't know what book the group decides on for a few more weeks.

... loved every word..i'll be here when i can but make no ironclad promises..though i'm trying to find an inexpensive copy of The Coffee Trader love the Group Avatar...vintage_books.....!!!

I'm doing The Coffee Trader too--I'll see you there! I have to remember to order my book!

... I've decided on my first two books for 2009: In the Heart of the Sea, the Epic True Story That Inspired Moby Dick The Coffee Trader for a group read with LT's Highly Rated Book Group

... De Lint, 5 Stars 5. The Magician's Book by Laura Miller, 3 Stars 6. I am Legend by Richard Matheson, 4 Stars 7. The Coffee Trader by David Liss, 3 1/2 Stars 8. Whistling in the Dark by Lesley Kagen, 5 Stars 9. Ex Libris by Anne Fadiman, 4 Stars 10. Ella Minnow Pea by Mark Dun ...

... Letters of a Portuguese Nun Myriam Cyr msg #32 10.Sonnets from the Portuguese Elizabeth Barrett Browning msg #33 11.The Coffee Trader David Liss msg #34 12.America's Hidden History Kenneth C. Davis msg#42 13. Hard Row Margaret Maron msg #44 14. Ex Libris: Confessions of a Common R ...

for #116 I listened to Coffee Trader by Liss last spring. It was a good story, but I had some trouble with understanding the way the reader pronounced some of the words. Names in particular. I like Liss's books. He takes some obscure historical topic and makes it into a wonderful mystery, ...

... Nun Myriam Cry done 1/18/09 2.Sonnets from the Portuguese Elizabeth Barrett Browning done 1/18/09 3. The Coffee Trader David Liss done 1/17/09 4. Death in Brazil Peter Robb 5. Portuguese Irregular Verbs Alexander McCall Smithdone 2/4/09 6. Journey to ...

... o 8. An Equal Music by Vikram Seth 9. The Unconsoled by Ishiguro Historical Fiction 1. Half of a Yellow Sun 2. The Coffee Trader 3. Girl in Hyacinth Blue 4. Palace Walk by Naguib Mahfouz 5. Fingersmith by Sarah Waters 6. Mistress of the Art of Death 7. Ten Thousand Love ...

>171 hemlok, The Coffee Trader contains one of the most amusing misunderstandings between lovers that I've ever read. The affair itself wasn't amusing per se, but what the woman does to entice the man is funny as all get-out. Aaargh it is so hard to avoid spoilers!

... for it. Liss in true Liss form! I adored A Conspiracy of Paper and A Spectacle of Corruption and enjoyed greatly The Coffee Trader. Mr. Liss is a writer with several gifts, and seemingly displays them to their best advantage in works of historical fiction. (I was no fan of The Ethic ...

Hi David Liss, I just finished listening to Coffee Trader on audio, and really enjoyed it. Conspiracy is on my TBR list. Are you working on anything right now?

... DevourerofBooks and richardderus, interesting that you have both found the Whiskey Rebels hard to get into. I liked the Coffee Trader, but didn't love it - there was something about the characters that didn't grab me to start with. I like it enough to buy a Conspiracy of Paper a while ...

... hope he will treat us to more books in that milieu! And if you don't find it an enjoyable read, I will be very surprised. The Coffee Trader, a species of prequel to the two above, is also a pleasure. Right now I am reading an ARC of The Whiskey Rebels but not "feeling it" (a strange ...

... #223 - richardderus, great that the move went well! Will be interested to see what The Whiskey rebels is like. I read the coffee Trader and enjoyed it, but not quite enough to hang onto it forever. #235 musicmom, have you read Jancis Robinson's autobiography yet? I think it's called A ...

... read A Conspiracy of Paper for my historical fiction book group a while back. I think I also have an autographed copy of The Coffee Trader somewhere. Don't think I bought his Spectacle of Corruption yet, though. Or maybe I did, if we had autographed copies of both at the same time. Hmmnn. (I ...

... think that deeply. Makes your library all the more intriguing. >188 kcs, I loved A Conspiracy of Paper a lot and The Coffee Trader was intriguing to me. I also recommend, though not as a necessity, A Spectacle of Corruption which is the sequel to Conspiracy. I am very impressed ...

in preparation for my ARC of The Whiskey Rebels: A Novel by David Liss, I picked up The Coffee Trader and A Conspiracy of Paper also am very excited about The First Heroes: New Tales of the Bronze Age edited by Harry Turtledove which popped up on my bookmooch wishlist

... I'm more excited about the Liss since I have come to love that period of history (American Revolution) and really enjoyed The Coffee Trader when I read it a few years back.

Ethics by Alain Badiou The Coffee Trader by David Liss Citizengirl by Emma McLaughlin Confessions of a Nervous Shiksa by Tracy McArdle Revenge of the Middle-Aged Woman by Elizabeth Buchan Eats, Shoots & Leaves by Lynne Truss The Devil in the Shape of a Woman by Carol ...

... (the origins of the stock market) and A Spectacle of Corruption (election practices), and a semi-related book called The Coffee Trader about the commodities market in Amsterdam in the 17th century.

... with All the Pretty Horses, also by Cormac McCarthy, and now I'm in Amsterdam (with some memories of Lisbon) in The Coffee Trader by David Liss.

"The next time we see each other," Parido pressed, "we will meet if not as friends then at least as countrymen." The Coffee Trader by David Liss

... David Liss A Conspiracy of Paper and the sequel A Spectacle of Corruption -the first book was a better read and -The Coffee Trader Barry Unsworth The Ruby in her Navel Unsworth's Morality Play is my favourite of his books. Homero Aridjis 1492 The Life and Times of Jua ...

... romance...just with dinosaurs! I second the Zimmler recommendation. A nice companion to his Hunting Midnight is The Coffee Trader by David Liss. Same time period and some tie-ins to Portugal (although set primarily in the Netherlands). And if you are looking for historic adventure á ...

Ooops, Message 118 was supposed to be a comment on Message 5: Conspiracy of Paper and The Coffee Trader sound very interesting. Have not enjoyed too many books of current fiction, but have come upon some impressive suprises, Stardust, by Neil Gaiman and Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell to ...

... shops in Boston. Plagnosa, I agree entirely on the whole "seeing and grabbing" phenomenon - it's bad! I just finished The Coffee Trader by David Liss (good historical fiction) and have started The Yellow-Lighted Bookshop, a memoir just out by former bookseller Lewis Buzbee. I'll ...

... as well and loved it too. Very different, but brilliantly done. I'm almost finished with the second David Liss book, The Coffee Trader. Really good description of economic culture in seventeenth-century Holland. The first Liss book A Conspiracy of Paper was another good one, I thought.

I'm in the middle of The Coffee Trader by David Liss - it's the second one of his I've read, having enjoyed A Conspiracy of Paper. Good historical fiction.