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| Topics | | messages | Last message | | | 75 Books Challenge for 2008 : alipals' books for 2008 | | 22 | alipals, Yesterday 2:33am |  |
| Kindley Book Club : Whatcha reading part two | | 47 | jillmwo, Sunday 5:25pm | |
| Book talk : Guess the book v3.0 | | 303 | dreamlikecheese, August 11 | |
| 50 Book Challenge : Stacey42's challenge starting April 1 2008 | | 33 | Stacey42, August 2 | |
| 50 Book Challenge : IMLilie's 100 books in 2008 Challenge | | 14 | imlilie, July 25 | |
| 75 Books Challenge for 2008 : Izzybee's 2008 List | | 59 | amandameale, July 22 | |
| South Africa : Anyone out there? | | 14 | Thrin, July 19 | |
| 888 Challenge : xicanti's 888 | | 55 | xicanti, June 12 | |
| What did YOU buy today? : February 2008 edition | | 65 | uath, February 29 | |
| Dormant: What Are You Reading Now? : What You're Reading the Week of 26 January 2008 | | 200 | sferrando, February 2 | |
| Dormant: 50 Book Challenge : thatbooksmell: 50+ friends in '07 | | 33 | thatbooksmell, January 8 | |
| Dormant: 50 Book Challenge : Late as usual . . . judylou | | 76 | judylou, December 2007 | |
| Dormant: 50 Book Challenge : enheduanna's books for 2007 | | 5 | enheduanna, October 2007 | |
| Dormant: 50 Book Challenge : mamajoan goes for 25 | | 14 | mamajoan, October 2007 | |
| Dormant: What Are You Reading Now? : What You're Reading the Week of 25 Aug | | 151 | Cariola, September 2007 | |
| Dormant: List Five Books Parlour Game : Boo-hoo | | 11 | imager, August 2007 | |
| Dormant: List Five Books Parlour Game : Put Me in the Zoo | | 19 | mzonderm, August 2007 | |
| Dormant: What Are You Reading Now? : What Books Came into Your Home Today? - April 2007 | | 161 | Kell_Smurthwaite, May 2007 | |
| 50 Book Challenge : xicanti's 2008 reading list | | 213 | xicanti, Yesterday 10:25pm |
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| The Green Dragon : Your August aquisitions | | 104 | mckait, Monday 6:55pm |
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| What Are You Reading Now? : What Books Came Into Your Home Today? - #1: AUGUST. 2008 | | 319 | IaaS, Monday 3:42am |
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| 50 Book Challenge : Momerath's challenge, 2008 | | 38 | momerath, Sunday 11:09pm |
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| What Are You Reading Now? : What Books Came Into Your Home Today? - #2: May. 2008 | | 147 | annatapl, June 15 |
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| Book talk : FAVORITE BOOK SERIES AND FAVORITE CHARACTER | | 68 | midnightrose, February 18 |
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| Dormant: BookMooching : Books You've Mooched | | 120 | bostonbibliophile, January 24 |
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| Dormant: What Are You Reading Now? : What You're Reading the Week of 29 December 2007 | | 171 | Alaskapat, January 19 |
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| Dormant: The Green Dragon : Have You Bought Any Books Lately Part 3 | | 362 | maggie1944, January 11 |
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| Dormant: What Are You Reading Now? : What You're Reading the Week of 1 December 2007 | | 170 | shelion, January 8 |
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| Dormant: What Are You Reading Now? : What You're Reading the Week of 8 December 2007 | | 175 | SqueakyChu, December 2007 |
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| Dormant: What did YOU buy today? : October 2007 edition | | 53 | AnnaClaire, November 2007 |
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| Dormant: 50 Book Challenge : Anlina's 150 book challenge | | 35 | Anlina, October 2007 |
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| Dormant: The Green Dragon : Tell us what you are reading now. | | 341 | Busifer, June 2007 |
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| Dormant: Book talk : Fun with Libraries: The Zoo in the Library | | 20 | annabethblue, March 2007 |
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... Right Attitude to Rain: An Isabel Dalhousie Novel ... by Alexander Mccall Smith
First Daughter by Eric Van Lustbader
Tears of the Giraffe (No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency, Book 2) by Alexander McCall Smith
All Came today AS WELL as my new/ but used copies of the Outlander series by Diane ... ... to Rain: An Isabel Dalhousie Novel ... by Alexander Mccall Smith
First Daughter by Eric Van Lustbader
Tears of the Giraffe (No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency, Book 2) by Alexander McCall Smith
All Came today AS WELL as my new copies of the Outlander series by Diane Ga ... ... Smith. Thought I would be ready for some heavier fare after that, but I find myself now reading the second in the series, Tears of the Giraffe. I am enjoying it more than the first one. I have had a really hard time at work in the last month, so I took a day off. My brain hurts, it is so ... ... ell
25. Feet in the Clouds by Richard Askwith
26. The looniness of the long distance runner by Russell Taylor
27. Tears of the Giraffe by Alexander McCall Smith
28. The reading group by Elizabeth Noble
29. Making money by Terry Pratchett
There are probably more which I can't ... 58) With Friends Like These..., by Gillian Roberts (it was in a pile of free books outside of Laurelhurst Park).
59) Tears of the Giraffe, by Alexander McCall Smith.
60) The Final Solution, by Michael Chabon.
61) Morality for Beautiful Girls, by Alexander McCall Smith.
62 ... Tears of the Giraffe? Tears of the Giraffe - new
Nothing to Declare-now ...
used via Amazon
Look for Class
A Woman Alone Travel Tales from Around the Globe
Nothing to Declare
bookmooch
Tears of the Giraffe
35. Tears of the Giraffe by Alexander McCall Smith ... nfelder
29. Wild About Harry by Linda Lael Miller
30. The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith
31. Tears of the Giraffe by Alexander McCall Smith
 uath in What did YOU buy today? : What did YOU buy today? February 2008 edition (Feb 22, 2008, 6:49pm) ... sins Laurell K. Hamilton
Guilty Pleasures Laurell K. Hamilton
Burnt Offerings Laurell K. Hamilton
Tears of the giraffe by Alexander McCall Smith
The Kalahari typing school for men by Alexander McCall Smith
The full cupboard of life by Alexander McCall Smith
... ... seller
12. The Burning Bridge by John Flanagan - library
13. The Icebound Land by John Flanagan - library
14. Tears of the Giraffe by Alexander McCall Smith - keeper
15. The Book of Werewolves by Sabine Baring-Gould - keeper
16. Valiant by Holly Black - library
1 ... 14. Tears of the Giraffe by Alexander McCall Smith - keeper
This was another good entry in the No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency series. I continue to enjoy McCall Smith's portrayal of Botswana and its people. It's clear that he has a real love for the country. On the downside, though, this ... I finished Tears of the Giraffe early this morning. Overall, I enjoyed it quite a bit, but I do wish McCall Smith had broken some new ground. The plot was structured differently and there were fewer cases, but it still felt remarkably similar to the first volume. It seems like the characters ... ... it's been a while since I made any progress with my 888 list. I'm back at it now, though; I'm about a hundred pages into Tears of the Giraffe by Alexander McCall Smith. I'm enjoying it so far, but I think I got more out of the first book in the series. I'm about a hundred pages into Tears of the Giraffe by Alexander McCall Smith. It's very enjoyable, but I think I got more out of the first one. The shiny newness has kind of worn off now, I guess. Finished last night my first 2008 book - Tears of the Giraffe by Alexander McCall Smith. The first of his books to read. Went very fast and was fun, ,mofe of a relax with a cup of coffee and read book. Moving on to The poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver. The first of her books to read, ... ... by Caleb Carr
Dead Man’s Folly by Agatha Christie
At Bertram’s Hotel by Agatha Christie
Tears of the Giraffe by Alexander McCall Smith
A Pocket Full of Rye by Agatha Christie
After the Funeral by Agatha Christie
8 Collections ... ... fiction from Barnes & Noble. Today I had slightly more luck at a Savers:
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
Tears of the Giraffe by Alexander McCall Smith (for free, since I bought four others!)
Morality For Beautiful Girls by Alexander McCall Smith
The Kalahari Typin ... 46. Tears of the Giraffe by Alexander McCall Smith. I enjoy the atmosphere and tone of the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency books so much. There is at once both a resignation that violence and death are a part of life in Africa, and yet pride in family and community, tradition (and the entire ... I just started Tears of the Giraffe, one of the #1 Ladies' Detective Agency books. I really enjoy these.
I also picked up my own copy of Outlander by Diana Gabaldon from the bookstore and may not wait to finish my other current reads before starting! >41, 59 Speaking of the No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency,.... I'm currently reading Tears of the Giraffe. I reckon its funnier than the prequel. Goodwill yielded the following today:
Travels with Charley by John Steinbeck
Tears of the Giraffe by Alexander McCall Smith
Welcome to the World, Baby Girl! by Fannie Flagg 21. Tears of the Giraffe
Still loving the "No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency" series. Great stuff. This morning I just finished Tears of the Giraffe which is #2 in the fabulous "Number 1 Ladies Detective Agency" series. I enjoy these books so much I'm almost nervous to pick up the next one in case it's not as good. How long can McCall Smith keep it up?
Now I'm reading Kindred by Octa ... ... by Eva Cantarella
15. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
16. The Dead Fathers Club by Matt Haig
March:
17. Tears of the Giraffe by Alexander McCall Smith
18. The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins
19. The Riddle of the Third Mile by Colin Dexter
20. Ascending Pe ... ...
19. Carry Me Down by M.J. Hyland
20. Labyrinth by Kate Moss
21. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
22. Tears of the Giraffe by Alexander McCall Smith
23. Morality for Beautiful Girls by Alexander McCall Smith
24. A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian by Mar ... ... well
A Tiger for Malgudi by R.K. Narayan
Monkeys by Susan Minot
The Palace Tiger by Barbara Cleverly
Tears of the Giraffe by Alexander McCall Smith First, You Cry by Betty Rollin
Tears of the Giraffe by Alexander McCall Smith
Don't cry for me, hot pastrami : a Ruby, the rabbi's wife mystery by Sharon Kahn
Macpherson's Lament by Sharyn Mccrumb
September Mourn: A Bed-and-Breakfast Mystery by Mary Daheim ... 54. The Chessmen of Doom; John Bellairs (155p)
55. Tears of the Giraffe; Alexander McCall Smith (227p)
56. Morality for Beautiful Girls; Alexander McCall Smith (227p)
May 1 book, 714 pages
57. Wolves of the Calla; Stephen King (714p)
Goal: 150
Books ... ... of which cover periods and events which I experienced so I find them very interesting.
I'm just about to start reading Tears of the Giraffe by Alexander McCall Smith. I read the first one ages ago and really enjoyed it but was rather slow to get the rest of the series. Beautiful books ... ... but I found them all in a trade-in used book store, so gave in. Of course. :)
The No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency
Tears of the Giraffe
Morality for Beautiful Girls
The Kalahari Typing School for Men
The Full Cupboard of Life
In the Company of Cheerful Ladies all by Alexand ... ... book series character. The series is by Alexander McCall-Smith and comprises:
No.1 Ladies Detective Agency
Tears of the Giraffe
Morality for Beautiful Girls
Kalahari Typing School for Men
and a new one. ... Lizard of Melancholy Cove
Pearls Before Swine
Shadow Hawk
Stand to Horse
The Sunbird
The Stingray Shuffle
Tears of the Giraffe
The Tiger in the Smoke
Triggerfish Twist
Year of the Unicorn
'Ware Hawk
I left out the bird guides...
... Novik (398p)
53. Black Powder War; Naomi Novik (365p)
54. The Chessmen of Doom; John Bellairs (155p)
55. Tears of the Giraffe; Alexander McCall Smith (227p)
56. Morality for Beautiful Girls; Alexander McCall Smith (227p)
May 7 books, 4097 pages
57. Wolves ... #16 yep there's six or so by now - I haven't the patience to try and touchstone them all, but the second is tears of the giraffe (where is the apostrope huh he's supposed to know these things?) - and the rest are in my library. I recorded this onto tape for my mum who wanted to listen to it, ... ... through Bookmooch
Reading Lolita in Tehran for the B& N book group
Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Tears of the Giraffe
Survival of the Fittest
Man's Search for Meaning
Awakening the Buddha Within
Power of Intention
Kill Me on CD
several specific books ...
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