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#12 tututhefirst - I agree about the The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series. I read the first one and felt mediocre about it, but have listened to all the others that Lisette Lecat has read and loved them. I feel kind of the same way about the Amelia Peabody series by Elizabeth Peters, B ...

Three mooches: Jazz by Toni Morrison The Best Place to Be by Lesley Dormen The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith That last one is particularly refreshing to send out, because it has been pending for far too long (in my view). When I was sick I looked ...

... Nancy Anderson 2-The Brothers by Chris Stewart 3-Cordelia Underwood by Van Reid 4-Death du Jour by Kathy Reichs 5-The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith 6-Lost in a Good Book by Jasper Fforde 7-Well of Lost Plots by Jasper Fforde 8-At Home in Mitford by Jan ...

I don't suppose my English degree is going to get me into it? By the way, I have good reason to believe that is The No 1 Ladies Detective Agency. Now you're going to tell me I'm wrong, aren't you? ET fix typos

#95 The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith (audiobook) Nothing makes a long car trip up through the middle of Illinois bearable like an audiobook. Especially one as enjoyable as this. Light, fluffy, superfun. The last three sentences made me so happy - I'd been ...

... different countries that haven't stuck in my mind. Africa Uganda - Last King of Scotland by Giles Foden Botswana - No 1 Ladies Detective Agency books by Alexander McCall Smith Morocco - Hideous Kinky by Ester Freud Asia Tokyo - Norwegian Wood by Hanuki Murakami Singapore - The ...

... but didn't finish. 101. 90 minutes in Heaven by Don Piper 102. The Bonesetter's Daughter by Amy Tan 103. The No.1 Ladies Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith 104. Gift from the Sea by Anne Morrow Lindbergh 105. The Summer Tree by Guy Gavriel Kay 106. ...

I choose The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency from ToReadToNap's library. I've been meaning to get around to this series for quite a while.

Make Some Room (for) : Books from the TBR pile 1. The No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith 2. The Poe Shadow by Matthew Pearl 3. Shadowbrook by Beverly Swerling 4. The March by E.L. Doctorow 5. The Bookseller of Kabul by Asne Seierstad 6. Fried Green Tomatoes ...

... as #3. #5 writes on low speed auto accidents, and #6 writes on Dickens. The big Alan Watts (#2) was quite prolific. 1 2 Watts, Alan personal name 2 100 Watts, Alan, 1915-1973 personal name 3 17 Watts, Alan, 1925- personal name 4 3 Watts, Alan. fr ...

A few days ago I received The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith via bookmooch. I have never read any of his books although they seem to be very popular!

... you, that I shall always retain a grateful remembrance of the cordial welcome I experienced in my visit to Newport, 1 from all classes of Citizens. The reflection on the days of difficulty and danger which are past is rendered the more sweet, from a consciousness that they are ...

... Puzzle Lady by Parnell Hall 3. High Stakes by Dick Francis 4. The Leafue of Frighten Men by Rex Stout 5. The no.1 Ladies Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith Then for the Sci-Fi/Fantasy books I chose: 6. Renegades of Pern By Anne McCaffrey 7. Son of Ma ...

... Puzzle Lady by Parnell Hall 3. High Stakes by Dick Francis 4. The League of Frighten Men by Rex Stout 5. The no.1 Ladies Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith Then for the Sci-Fi/Fantasy books I chose: 6. Renegades of Pern By Anne McCaffrey 7. Son of Ma ...

... Penelope Przekop (paperback) So Long at the Fair by Christina Schwarz (ARC) American Wife by Curtis Sittenfeld (ARC) The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith (paperback)

... Penelope Przekop (paperback) So Long at the Fair by Christina Schwarz (ARC) American Wife by Curtis Sittenfeld (ARC) The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith (paperback)

... Penelope Przekop (paperback) So Long at the Fair by Christina Schwarz (ARC) American Wife by Curtis Sittenfeld (ARC) The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith (paperback)

Conservopedia, in its ongoing quest to promote intellectual integrity, is using a picture of Hitler to lead it's page on evolution. The photo is included with the following quote

Adolph Hitler wrote the following evolutionary racist statement in Mein Kampf: “If nature does not ...

avisannschild in Freebies, Book Giveaways and Contests : 5 days, 5 books, 5 ways to enter my BBAW giveaway! (Sep 15, 2008, 10:52am)

... Penelope Przekop (paperback) So Long at the Fair by Christina Schwarz (ARC) American Wife by Curtis Sittenfeld (ARC) The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith (paperback) Deadline is September 20; winners will be announced September 21.

avisannschild in Early Reviewers : Contests (Sep 15, 2008, 10:51am)

... Penelope Przekop (paperback) So Long at the Fair by Christina Schwarz (ARC) American Wife by Curtis Sittenfeld (ARC) The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith (paperback) Deadline is September 20; winners will be announced September 21.

avisannschild in ARC Junkies : Blog Contests (Sep 15, 2008, 10:50am)

... Penelope Przekop (paperback) So Long at the Fair by Christina Schwarz (ARC) American Wife by Curtis Sittenfeld (ARC) The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith (paperback) Deadline is September 20; winners will be announced September 21.

Whisper1 in 75 Books Challenge for 2008 : AlcottAcre's 2008 Reads (Sep 14, 2008, 6:51pm)

... to be separated. They had hoped to go to England with Juliet's father after the divorce. Pauline's mother, Honora Rieper1, objected to the closeness of the girls' friendship and Pauline's isolation from other friends. Pauline believed that her mother would block her from leaving New Zealand ...

Eruntane in What Are You Reading Now? : Short Clue Game (Sep 10, 2008, 8:22am)

The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency?

Nichtglied in Book talk : "writer" jailed for obsenity laws (Sep 4, 2008, 2:11pm)

... knowingly uses any express company or other common carrier or interactive computer service (as defined in section 230(e)(2) 1 of the Communications Act of 1934), for carriage in interstate or foreign commerce— (a) any obscene, lewd, lascivious, or filthy book, pamphlet, picture, motion-pictur ...

omphaloskepsis in 50 Book Challenge : omphaloskepsis looks up - 2008 reads (Sep 4, 2008, 7:45am)

Just finished: 36. Storm Front by Jim Butcher and 37. The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith Both very enjoyable and easy reads, the first a sci-fi/fantasy/mystery and the second a story of a female detective from Botswana. In both main ...

kd9 in Recommend Site Improvements : SEARCH: Entry Date (Aug 31, 2008, 2:08am)

... I thought. As Wikipedia says, "It is a style of computing where IT-related capabilities are provided “as a service”1, allowing users to access technology-enabled services "in the cloud"2 without knowledge of, expertise with, or control over the technology infrastructure that supports ...

katttg in 50 Book Challenge : Yay! (Aug 28, 2008, 7:39pm)

I have just finished The No. 1 Ladies' detective agency by Alexander McCall Smith, which I really, really enjoyed. I also read The Bookseller of Kabul by Asne Seierstad for my cultural athropology class. I ended up reading the entire thing, instead of just the first chapter like we ...

AMQS in List Five Books Parlour Game : One Thing Leads to Another (Aug 21, 2008, 2:52pm)

The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith (Ladies' has an apostrophe, but the apostrophe causes the touchstone to fail...) ...And the Ladies of the Club by Helen Hoover Santmyer The Friday Night Knitting Club by Kate Jacobs Stitch 'N' Bitch: The Knitter's Handbook by D ...

sanddancer in Book talk : What books would you want to see as a movie? (Aug 21, 2008, 6:38am)

hangen - No 1 Ladies Detective Agency has already been completed. It was directed by Anthony Minghella just before he died and was shown on the BBC in the UK in March. Not sure if it will get a wider release. I'm currently reading The End of Mr Y which would make an interesting, but ...

hangen in Book talk : What books would you want to see as a movie? (Aug 20, 2008, 4:47pm)

I greatly admire Alexander McCall Smith and his series set in Botswana. As soon as I read the first book of the series Ladies No. 1 Detective Agency I wanted it to become a movie, and wondered who could play the fine Mma Ramotswe. Then I read that it is being filmed in Africa, hurray! Terra

mrgrooism in The Green Dragon : Fail! (Aug 19, 2008, 8:44pm)

... /puːn/, /pəʔˈoʊn/, /pɔːn/, /piˈoʊn/, /pwəʔˈn̩/) is a leetspeak slang term, derived from the word "own",123 that implies domination or humiliation of a rival, used primarily in the Internet gaming culture to taunt an opponent who has just been soundly defeated. Past tense ...

SaraHope in 50 Book Challenge : SaraHope's 2008 Book Challenge (Aug 15, 2008, 3:45pm)

... 77. Stop in the Name of Pants by Louise Rennison (320 pages) 78. Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer (754 pages) 79. The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith (235 pages) 80. Laird of the Mist by Paula Quinn (311 pages) 81. The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher by Kat ...

hangen in Book talk : Best novels about Africa (Aug 14, 2008, 4:59pm)

... in Botswana, and featuring Mma Ramotswe, as a genteel lady detective, who is utterly charming. The first in the series is No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency. Each book in this series always lifts my spirits; be sure to read them in order since there are changes and developments for the characters.

katttg in The Green Dragon : Your August aquisitions (Aug 7, 2008, 10:06am)

I mooched my first books! And got Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing by Judy Blume and The Ladies Number 1 Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith.

orangeena in What Are You Reading Now? : What Books Came Into Your Home Today? - #1: AUGUST. 2008 (Aug 2, 2008, 5:14pm)

... - I tend to snoop out his latest, make sure I'm first on the library list, and then devour it in one day. I began with The #1 Ladies' Detective Agency and its subsequent followups and then all the Isabel Dalhousie series. I've even taken to the 44 Scotland Street series which were ...

DevourerOfBooks in What Are You Reading Now? : What Books Came Into Your Home Today? - #1: AUGUST. 2008 (Aug 2, 2008, 2:55pm)

... och: Alias Grace by Margaret Atwood The Red Tent by Anita Diamant (3 copies) Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander Mccall Smith

CarolynSchroeder in 50 Book Challenge : Carolyn Schroeder's 50 Book Challenge (1-08 to 1-09) (Jul 31, 2008, 7:53am)

35. The Ladies No. 1. Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith c. 1998 (fiction)

thekoolaidmom in What Are You Reading Now? : What Books Came Into Your Home Today? - #2: JULY. 2008 (Jul 28, 2008, 6:24pm)

... hings... Love Over Scotland by Alexander McCall Smith... I've never read any of his books, but I've heard a lot about the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency books. Julia by Ana Maria Moix. I seem to be gathering a collection of ...

digifish_books in Book talk : Name authors that after youve red them first, you had the urge to read EVERYTHING they wrote. (Jul 26, 2008, 9:38pm)

... Towers Barbara Pym - after Excellent Women Kazuo Ishiguro - after Remains of the Day Alexander McCall Smith - after The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency Thomas Hardy - after Far From the Madding Crowd Charles Dickens - after David Copperfield Elizabeth Gaskell - after North and South ...

krazy4katz in Kindley Book Club : Whatcha reading part two (Jul 24, 2008, 8:07pm)

Just finished reading The No. 1 Ladies' Dectective Agency also by Alex McCall 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 ...

alipals in 75 Books Challenge for 2008 : alipals' books for 2008 (Jul 18, 2008, 4:46am)

... new books and authors. I also thought I would complete by read-so-far list today but without the comments... 6. The No 1 Ladies Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith 7. 44 Scotland Street by Alexander McCall Smith 8. The Coroner's Lunch by Colin Cotterill 9. The Welsh Gir ...

avisannschild in ARC Junkies : Penny for your thoughts? (Jul 16, 2008, 4:37pm)

... something I would have picked up on my own, that's for sure. In fact, the thing that drew me to it was the comparison to The No. 1 Ladies's Detective Agency, which turned out to be a bit of a stretch (though I enjoyed the book anyway). That and the fact that Harper Collins First Look was ...

krazy4katz in Kindley Book Club : Whatcha reading part two (Jul 14, 2008, 8:57pm)

... at Library of Congress that you can download and zoom in on. They were helpful. I am going to take a break and read The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency. Then I might take tasidog's suggestion of One Minute to Midnight. I was a young'un during that time, but I remember my friends all ...

timspalding in LibraryThing API Development : Reading dates? (Jul 6, 2008, 11:30pm)

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timspalding in LibraryThing API Development : Reading dates? (Jul 6, 2008, 11:29pm)

I just added: 1. A bookdate result set, so you can get started and finished dates. 2. A bookswithstartorfinishdates limit set, so you can retrieve only books with start/end dates. Here's a URL, with a showstructure, so you can see the structure of the started/finished data. h ...

aviddiva in Book talk : Guess the book v3.0 (Jul 3, 2008, 10:25pm)

The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency?

ReneeMarie in 888 Challenge : ReneeMarie's 888 (Jul 3, 2008, 11:11am)

... Brockmann (496p; 22 July 2008)

Making a Literary Life by Carolyn See (260p; 20 August 2008)

The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith (235p; 1 September 2008)

Mackenzie's Mountain by Linda Howard (373p in LP; 1 September 2008)

momerath in 50 Book Challenge : Momerath's challenge, 2008 (Jul 1, 2008, 3:21pm)

56) The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, by Alexander McCall Smith.

MrAndrew in Hogwarts Express : What are you reading NOW.......IV (Jun 30, 2008, 11:26pm)

... half finished and took Terminal Cafe away on hollies instead, but it's not very good. In fact i have started dipping into The Number One Ladies Detective Agency as well. I'm most of the way through Terminal Cafe now though, so i guess i will finish it then come back to the others. I get too ...

katylit in Audiobooks : What are you listening to now? Part 3 (Jun 26, 2008, 5:50pm)

#152, Ross.Farnsworth, I can understand you getting hooked on The #1 Ladies Detective Agency. Both the series and the narrator of the audio books are a delight. I just finished listening the latest one The Miracle at Speedy Motors. McCall Smith doesn't disappoint. Just started listening ...

xicanti in The Green Dragon : I do plan to read more books written by... (Jun 20, 2008, 10:36am)

A question for those of you who've listened to the No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency audio books: how do you pronounce Mma. and Rra.? I just say them "ma" and "ra" in my head, but I'm about 95% sure I've got it wrong.

katylit in The Green Dragon : I do plan to read more books written by... (Jun 19, 2008, 1:54pm)

Yeah, The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency is like macaroni and cheese, or chicken noodle soup, just comfort food for the brain. I love listening to them. The reader that narrates the audio books, Lisette Lecate, has a beautiful voice and they're just lovely, uncomplicated stories. Mma Ramotswe is ...

reading_fox in The Green Dragon : I do plan to read more books written by... (Jun 19, 2008, 10:23am)

#39 he has 3 adults series plus some childrens ones. Th eNo.1 Ladies detective agency is a genuine cosy mystery series full of charm, and little actual clue solving. 44 scotland street is set in Edinbourgh and is compiled from his newspaper columns. I found it dull. OtherHalf really loved ...

IaaS in Hogwarts Express : Share a sentence (or two) from a book. (Jun 15, 2008, 4:44pm)

... and the river-bed in the distance, and the Kalahari over there, so close". From the second page in the first chapter of "The No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency" by Alexander McCall Smith. By this sentence I was brougt right back to Africa and the author won my heart.

digifish_books in 50 Book Challenge : digifish books in 2008 (Jun 13, 2008, 7:11am)

... span :) 36. 44 Scotland Street by Alexander McCall Smith. Gorgeous! Every bit as enjoyable as the renowned No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency series. Makes you want to move to Edinburgh!

Alice_Wonder in 50 Book Challenge : Alice_Wonder's 50 Books for 2008 (Jun 11, 2008, 12:30am)

... information about the author. I enjoyed his insight into the autistic teen and his struggling parents. I am now reading The No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency.

medievalmama in 50 Book Challenge : medievalmama (Jun 10, 2008, 11:48pm)

#100 The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith was absolutely delightful! I've hit my 100 that I said I was going for, so I guess I just keep going? WOW! I didn't expect to hit 100 at all and definitely not before the year is half over.

medievalmama in 888 Challenge : My Eight (Jun 10, 2008, 11:46pm)

... I don't really like much, like Blood and Chocolate in the YA category and The Book Thief and Wicked. However, The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency was absolutely delightful and I will be reading more of the series and probably his other series, also.

jandm in 50 Book Challenge : jandm (Jun 7, 2008, 3:11pm)

... inspirational read. Hobson's Choice by Harold Brighouse - delightful comic play concerning the rights of women The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith - Great bit of light reading except seemed extremely tame compared to everything else I have read this ...

elbakerone in Reading Globally : Elbakerone Around the World (Jun 2, 2008, 4:54pm)

... (whenever I get around to updating the thing...) Greece Shadow of Colossus - T.L. Higley Botswana The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency - Alexander McCall Smith India The Namesake - Jhumpa Lahiri

mzonderm in List Five Books Parlour Game : Tinker, Tailor... (May 31, 2008, 3:06pm)

... by Arthur Miller The Geographer's Library by Jon Fasman In the Company of the Courtesan by Sarah Dunant The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon

mrgrooism in The Green Dragon : Cheese Racing! (May 27, 2008, 9:28pm)

... under the U.S. Code of Federal Regulations Title 21 (Food and Drugs), Section 133 (Cheeses and Cheese Related Products).14 Pasteurized process cheese can be made from a single cheese or a blend of several cheeses. Cream, milkfat, water, salt, artificial color, and spices may also be added. ...

theAshLad in Bug Collectors : CSS Issues? (May 27, 2008, 1:04pm)

... at work, but if there's anything I can do to help narrow down the problem, I'd be happy to check. useStaticContent / 1

investory in What Are You Reading Now? : What You're Reading the Week of 24 May 2008 (May 24, 2008, 10:32pm)

Reading No 1 Ladies Detective Agency I read a late book of his and enjoyed it, so thought I would start at the beginning of the series.

elbakerone in Hogwarts Express : What is everyone reading at the moment? III (May 22, 2008, 11:54am)

... pains because of it. I finished Fablehaven which was pretty entertaining and then I started to read The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency but it was pretty serious/sad at the beginning and I'm having a stressful week so I opted to start Jasper Fforde's The Fourth Bear this ...

clamairy in The Green Dragon : Fluff Books: The ones we theoretically shouldn't enjoy, but do anyway. (May 21, 2008, 2:56pm)

#92 - I listened to The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency on CD (before I got my iPod) and I just loved it. I thought there was quite a bit of relevant social commentary about the treatment of African women and children in there, so I'm not sure I'd call it fluff. I haven't read anything else by him, ...

Ashley in Recommend Site Improvements : Searching one's own library (May 21, 2008, 11:08am)

... in the title, and that's not very precise. Also, when you go to your own library page, you can page through it by pages (1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ... 9 10 (show all)), but it would be really nice to be able to go through it alphabetically (A B C D E F G .... Y Z (show all)) as well. Sometimes I ...

elbakerone in Hogwarts Express : Need book suggestions (May 20, 2008, 12:35pm)

... to Crochet (Klutz) Good night, Gorilla Owen and Mzee Charlie Bone and the Castle of Mirrors Princess Academy The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency Trace Notes from the Midnight Driver ...and a few others that I can't remember right now...

Stacey42 in 50 Book Challenge : Stacey42's challenge starting April 1 2008 (May 18, 2008, 10:04am)

The Lady Elizabeth - new An Unmentionable Murder - new The No 1 Ladies Detective Agency - new

Gizmex in New features : Author Chat (May 11, 2008, 11:50am)

What about adding a number to diffrentiate two authors of the same name. John Smith, John Smith 1, ..etc. Is it possible?

BKieras in 888 Challenge : Bridget's Challenge List (May 10, 2008, 2:55pm)

Since my last post, i"ve finished As I Lay Dying for my Oprah's list category, The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency for Other Countries, and Stiff for other nonfiction. I did not like Faulkner's style of writing. Detective Agency was just okay for me. But I loved, loved, loved Mary Roach's ...

reading_fox in The Green Dragon : Please help my mom read (May 7, 2008, 11:07am)

... accessable than Clancy, and not quite as badly contrived as Cussler. There will be some violence, but not too graphic. no. 1 ladies detective agency is suitably non-violent but may be slightly too rambling to hold her attention. I can't really think of suitable fantasy suggestions, but ...

Stacey42 in The Green Dragon : May's New Books - I Got Some! (May 7, 2008, 9:27am)

Amazon dropped off On a Hoof and a Prayer. I received No 1 Ladies Detective Agency and Perfection Salad from Bookmoochers. And I checked out The Lady Elizabeth, One for the Money and Mist of Prophecies from the library, along with 3 YA 'encyclopedia of dinosaurs' books. Oh, and I ...

reading_fox in Books to read in a day : In a day? (May 6, 2008, 10:54am)

... for example. As I only normally manage maybe 2hrs reading per day, I don't often manage to read abook in day, but No. 1 Ladies detective agency has to be a good candidate.

Foretopman in Bug Collectors : "Work: Title and author" is often blank in "View printable catalog" (Apr 29, 2008, 11:02am)

The subject line pretty much says it all. I wanted a compact printed version of my catalog (1), so I edited my display styles to get a style that was just three columns: * Work: Title and author * Publication * Tags On screen this works just fine. But when I click the "View printable catalog" ...

izzybee in 75 Books Challenge for 2008 : Izzybee's 2008 List (Apr 27, 2008, 1:36am)

34. The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith

orangeena in What Are You Reading Now? : What Books Came Into Your Home Today? - April. 2008 (Apr 21, 2008, 2:56pm)

A. McCall Smith is incredible - the creative and prolific mind of that man is unbelievable. If you like his No.1 Ladies Detective Agency series I also highly recommend his 44 Scotland Street and Sunday Philosophy Club series - altogether different from Botswana but definitely great reads.

aluvalibri in Crime, Thriller & Mystery : What are reading now? (continued further) (Apr 18, 2008, 8:20am)

... James Balfour as Minister for Ireland. The press had a field day when he referred to the Prime Minister as “Uncle Bob”.1 Balfour later went on to become Prime Minister himself. This theory claims that to have "Bob" as one's uncle is a guarantee of success, hence the implied meaning, "and if ...

rbott in Bug Collectors : Strange message on catalog page (Apr 16, 2008, 1:32am)

... top left corner of my first catalog page, it is just under the number of books. Array ( 0 => authorunflip/ 1 => comments/undefined ) Is anyone else seeing this?

lorax in New features : Long tags / Power-edit hobbled / Angry Australians (Apr 16, 2008, 1:17am)

... to have left $DEBUG = 1, since I'm seeing this at the top of my catalog now: Array ( 0 => authorunflip/ 1 => tags/ ) (where the actual things shown, of course, indicate the current sort and subsort. Apologies for leaving the brackets raw so that they turn into ...

Eurydice in Tea! : Tea! Message Board (Apr 11, 2008, 2:41pm)

... / Avery Ellis Thousand Cranes / Kawabata White Tea: a novel / Stacey D'erasmo Red Bush/Rooibos Number 1 Ladies Detective Agency series / Alexander McCall Smith Jasmine The Jasmine Moon Murder / Laura Childs Thyme of Death: a Mystery Introducing China B ...

imlilie in 50 Book Challenge : IMLilie's 100 books in 2008 Challenge (Mar 31, 2008, 1:10pm)

... Dangerous Desires 28. A Total Waste of Makeup by Kim Gruenenfelder 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 ...

goanna in Book talk : Another silly game---part 5 (Mar 26, 2008, 7:51pm)

The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith

Grammath in Crime, Thriller & Mystery : What are reading now? (continued further) (Mar 23, 2008, 7:35am)

... trilogy. A dramatisation of it is starting on British TV tonight, scheduled against the late Anthony Minghella's film of The No.1 Ladies Detective Agency.

Nickelini in Book talk : Name authors that after youve red them first, you had the urge to read EVERYTHING they wrote. (Mar 22, 2008, 12:42pm)

... in Mitford, but I'm not sure the name of the first book). I bought one for my mom and she loved it too. She also liked the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, and the other books in Alexander McCall Smith's series. And anything by Maeve Binchy. Good luck!

Grammath in The Green Dragon : I've lost the currently reading thread - so here's number errr lots (Mar 22, 2008, 6:59am)

... The Long Firm trilogy, ahead of the dramatization beginning on ITV1 tomorrow evening. It's scheduled against the BBC's The No.1 Ladies Detective Agency, directed by the late Anthony Minghella. Thank G-d for my HDD recorder!

Grammath in What Are You Reading Now? : What You're Reading the Week of 15 March 2008 (Mar 22, 2008, 6:55am)

... Firm trilogy, ahead of the dramatisation beginning on ITV1 in the UK tomorrow evening. It's scheduled against the BBC's The No.1 Ladies Detective Agency directed by the late Anthony Minghella. Thank G-d for my HDD recorder!

Grammath in The Green Dragon : Anthony Minghella is dead. WHAT!?!?! :( (Mar 18, 2008, 12:45pm)

The BBC are due to broadcast his adaptation of The Number One Ladies' Detective Agency over Easter. Hopefully it will be a fitting tribute to a talented director who did much for British film.

cabanagirl in Poetry Fool : War Poetry (Mar 13, 2008, 4:49am)

Listen 1 The diameter of the bomb was thirty centimeters and the diameter of its effective range - about seven meters. And in it four dead and eleven wounded. And around them in a greater circle of pain and time are scattered two hospitals and one cemetery. But the young woman ...

FionaCat in Reading Globally : FionaCat Around the World (Mar 12, 2008, 9:33pm)