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1mirrordrum
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Message 286: Beezie
What Have I Ever Lost By Dying? by Robert Bly
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Message 286: Beezie
What Have I Ever Lost By Dying? by Robert Bly
3PaperbackPirate
Eclipsed by Shadow by John Allen Royce - from my wishlist
4jimcripps
Shadow Warrior by Felix Rodriguez
Haven't read it, sorry.
(The touchstone isn't pointing to the right book, unfortunately. Nor the author.)
Haven't read it, sorry.
(The touchstone isn't pointing to the right book, unfortunately. Nor the author.)
6amanda4242
The Raven Warrior by Alice Borchardt
7DeltaQueen50
Raven Black by Ann Cleeves. Read in September, 2008.
8amanda4242
Black Magic Sanction by Kim Harrison
10mirrordrum
The Black Mountain by Rex Stout
one of his best. read maybe 20 times since it was first published in the 50s. Nero Wolfe and Archie Goodwin leave NYC for Montenegro, Wolfe's birthplace, to avenge a murder. in order to get there, Wolfe must risk the possibility that 'the wrong whim will seize the propellers' and their plane will plunge into the atlantic. then he must maneuver his 7th of a ton around in the Balkans and engage in subterfuge and sinuosities.
one of his best. read maybe 20 times since it was first published in the 50s. Nero Wolfe and Archie Goodwin leave NYC for Montenegro, Wolfe's birthplace, to avenge a murder. in order to get there, Wolfe must risk the possibility that 'the wrong whim will seize the propellers' and their plane will plunge into the atlantic. then he must maneuver his 7th of a ton around in the Balkans and engage in subterfuge and sinuosities.
11LynnB
The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable by N. Nicholas Taleb. Read earlier this year. Interesting, but wish there'd been more about the IMPACT of the highly improbable, as per the sub-title!
13Beezie
The Map That Changed the World: William Smith and the Birth of Modern Geology by Simon Winchester (read April 2003)
15Beezie
The Wizard of Oz and Other Narcissists by Eleanor Payson (read October 2010)
17Beezie
Free: The Future of a Radical Price by Chris Anderson (read in 2010)
18ellenflorman
Born Free: A Lioness of Two Worlds by Joy Adamson
19hazelk
In a Free State by V. S.Naipaul
20PaperbackPirate
Saddled: How a Spirited Horse Reined Me In and Set Me Free by Susan Richards - from my wishlist
23heyjude
Wild Horse Annie and the last of the mustangs: the life of Velma Johnston by David Cruise.
Read April 2010.
Read April 2010.
24booklady2031
Wild Nights!: Stories About the Last Days of Poe, Dickinson, Twain, James, and Hemingway by Joyce Carol Oates
Another one from my wishlist
Another one from my wishlist
32amanda4242
The Light in the Forest by Conrad Richter
33PaperbackPirate
A Light in the Window by Jan Karon
35PaperbackPirate
The Wide Window by Lemony Snicket - read in 2006
39hazelk
Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie
42rolandperkins
Why Ad Agencies Donʻt Advertise by Mark Stevens
43Schmerguls
A Pretext for War 9/11, Iraq, and the Abuse of America's Intelligence Agencies, by James Bamford (read 26 Aug 2004)
45moibibliomaniac
On Reading Shakespeare by Logan Pearsall Smith
46PaperbackPirate
On the Road by Jack Kerouac
48PaperbackPirate
Up A Road Slowly by Irene Hunt - read in 1993
51amanda4242
The Intimate Adventures of a London Call Girl by Belle de Jour
52PaperbackPirate
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
56CharlieCascino
A Press Of Canvas (War of 1812 Trilogy, Volume 1) by William H. White and Paul Garnett
61moibibliomaniac
Representative English Plays - From the Middle Ages to the End of the Nineteenth Century by John S.P. Tatlock
Playing on #59, the most recent correct post.
Playing on #59, the most recent correct post.
62rolandperkins
The Autumn of the Middle Ages / Herfst der
Middeleeuwen by Johan Huizinga
Middeleeuwen by Johan Huizinga
64Boobalack
The Marines of Autumn: A Novel of the Korean War
by James Brady
by James Brady
66amanda4242
The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier
67rolandperkins
Peace in War* / Paz en la Guerra
by Miguel de Unamuno
*literal translation of Unamunoʻs Spanish title; Iʻm not sure that there is any English version.
by Miguel de Unamuno
*literal translation of Unamunoʻs Spanish title; Iʻm not sure that there is any English version.
72AHS-Wolfy
Dead Watch by John Sandford
75PaperbackPirate
The Voice of the Night by Dean R. Koontz - read in 1994
79amanda4242
City of God by St. Augustine
80booklady2031
Charm City by Laura Lippman
83amanda4242
A Beautiful Mind by Sylvia Nasar
85mirrordrum
Infinite Mirror: Ts'Ao-Tung Ch'an: Commentaries on Inquiry into Matching Halves and Song of the Precious Mirror Samadhi by Sheng-Yen
one of those books i own and wish i could understand. i keep reading passages and being overwhelmed. for example, this beautiful passage:
"A silver bowl filled with snow; a heron hidden in the moon. Taken as similar they are not the same; not distinguished, their places are known. The meaning does not reside in words, but a pivotal moment brings it forth. Move and you are trapped; miss and you fall into doubt and vacillation. Turning away and touching are both wrong, for it is like a massive fire. Just to portray it in literary form is to stain it with defilement. In darkest night it is perfectly clear, in the light of dawn it is hidden. It is standard for all things; its use removes all suffering.Although it is not constructed, it is not beyond words. Like facing a precious mirror; form and reflection behold each other. You are not it, but in truth it is you. Like a newborn child, it is fully endowed with five aspects: no going, no coming, no arising, no abiding."
i just keep reading it over and over and over. well, just thought i'd share.
one of those books i own and wish i could understand. i keep reading passages and being overwhelmed. for example, this beautiful passage:
"A silver bowl filled with snow; a heron hidden in the moon. Taken as similar they are not the same; not distinguished, their places are known. The meaning does not reside in words, but a pivotal moment brings it forth. Move and you are trapped; miss and you fall into doubt and vacillation. Turning away and touching are both wrong, for it is like a massive fire. Just to portray it in literary form is to stain it with defilement. In darkest night it is perfectly clear, in the light of dawn it is hidden. It is standard for all things; its use removes all suffering.Although it is not constructed, it is not beyond words. Like facing a precious mirror; form and reflection behold each other. You are not it, but in truth it is you. Like a newborn child, it is fully endowed with five aspects: no going, no coming, no arising, no abiding."
i just keep reading it over and over and over. well, just thought i'd share.
86amanda4242
The Song of Troy by Colleen McCullough
87ellenflorman
The Executioner's Song by Norman Mailer
93rolandperkins
Journey to the Western Islands of* Scotland
by Samuel Johnson
* Doenʻt effect the game, but "Search" says that the Penguin ed. of this omits the word "of" and combines it with another title.
by Samuel Johnson
* Doenʻt effect the game, but "Search" says that the Penguin ed. of this omits the word "of" and combines it with another title.
96jacqueline065
Sun Storm by Asa Larson
97amanda4242
The Sun Also Rises Ernest Hemingway
100rolandperkins
Not by Bread Alone / Nye Khlebom Yediniyim
by Vladimir Dudintsev
Read in the 1950s
by Vladimir Dudintsev
Read in the 1950s
106DeltaQueen50
When The Lion Feeds by Wilbur Smith. I think I read this in the late 70's or early 80's.
110amanda4242
Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett
111ellenflorman
The Good Earth by PearlBuck
113amanda4242
The Thackery T. Lambshead Pocket Guide to Eccentric & Discredited Diseases by Mark Roberts
117PaperbackPirate
The Man Who Listens to Horses by Monty Roberts
118amanda4242
The First Man in Rome by Colleen McCullough
120amanda4242
The Invisible Man by H.G Wells
121rolandperkins
The Man without Qualilties by Robert Musil
124Boobalack
The Children of First Man
by James Alexander Thom
by James Alexander Thom
125PaperbackPirate
Teaching First Grade: A Mentor Teacher Shares Insights, Strategies, and Lessons for Teaching Reading, Writing and Math-and Laying the Foundation for Learning Success by Min Hong - read in 2004
127moibibliomaniac
A Dictionary of the English Language : in Which the Words are Deduced From Their Originals, Explained in Their Different Meanings, and Authorized by the Names of the Writers in Whose Works They are Found by Samuel Johnson
I have two copies of this edition. Checkout the comments about the bookseller's ticket in one of the volumes of the second set.
I have two copies of this edition. Checkout the comments about the bookseller's ticket in one of the volumes of the second set.
129rolandperkins
The Originals: Whoʻs Really Who in Fiction
by William Amos
by William Amos
130amanda4242
The Man Who fell to Earth by Walter Tevis
132amanda4242
Very Good, Jeeves! by P.G. Wodehouse
133Schmerguls
The Good War" An Oral History of World War Two, by Studs Terkel (read 8 Mar 2002) (Pulitzer Nonfiction prize in 1985)
134Beezie
The Good Daughters by Joyce Maynard
137hazelk
The Sign of Three: Dupin, Holmes, Peirce (Advances in Semiotics) by Umberto Eco
my bedtime reading? no, not quite
my bedtime reading? no, not quite
138amanda4242
The Sign of Four by Arthur Conan Doyle
139CharlieCascino
The Four Corners of the Sky: A Novel by Michael Malone
142DeltaQueen50
Great Sky Woman by Steven Barnes. Read in March, 2009.
144CharlieCascino
Escape with the Dream Maker by Gilbert Morris
146PaperbackPirate
The Pirates!: An Adventure with Scientists and An Adventure with Ahab by Gideon Defoe
(playing off of "with")
(playing off of "with")
149ellenflorman
The History of Pirates by Angus Konstam
151ellenflorman
From Here To Eternity by James Jones
152DeltaQueen50
Here Be Dragons by Sharon Kay Penman. Read in October of 1994.
157amanda4242
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof by Tennessee Williams
160rolandperkins
The Tree of Liberty: Radicalism, Catholicism, and the Forming of Irish Identity by Kevin Whelan
163Schmerguls
A Tree of Night and other stories, by Truman Capote (read 3 Oct 1951)
164Beezie
The Coffin Tree by Wendy Law-Yone (read in October 2010)
165CharlieCascino
The Integral Trees and The Smoke Ring by Larry Niven
169CharlieCascino
The Tin Ring: How I Cheated Death by Zdenka Fantlova
**damn touchstones**
**damn touchstones**
170rolandperkins
Killing Hitler: the Plots, the Assassins, and the Dictator who Cheated Death by Roger Moorhouse
171booklady2031
Killing Orders by Sara Paretsky
173ellenflorman
The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway
174PaperbackPirate
Looks like 164 was skipped since "tree" and "trees" are not the same...
175moibibliomaniac
You're right. I'm playing on the word "coffin" from #164, the most recent correct post:
Some Libraries We Have Not Visited; A Paper Read at the Rounce & Coffin Club, August 26, 1947 by Edwin H. Carpenter
Some Libraries We Have Not Visited; A Paper Read at the Rounce & Coffin Club, August 26, 1947 by Edwin H. Carpenter
177PaperbackPirate
Official Book Club Selection: A Memoir According to Kathy Griffin by Kathy Griffin
181mirrordrum
Message 127: moibibliomaniac
you wrote: 'Checkout the comments about the bookseller's ticket in one of the volumes of the second set.' i did. WOW factor 7.5 (on a scale of 10)! :)
you wrote: 'Checkout the comments about the bookseller's ticket in one of the volumes of the second set.' i did. WOW factor 7.5 (on a scale of 10)! :)
185Boobalack
King of Comedy: The Life and Art of Jerry Lewis
by Shawn Levy
Actually, it was #165, rather than #164 that should be skipped because of tree/trees.
by Shawn Levy
Actually, it was #165, rather than #164 that should be skipped because of tree/trees.
190jacqueline065
A Candidate For Murder by Joan Lowery Nixon
191hazelk
The Murder Room by P.D. James
193CharlieCascino
The Darkest Room: A Novel by Johan Theorin
195ellenflorman
A Room With A View by E.M. Forster
199ellenflorman
196 doesn't follow 195
200moibibliomaniac
No "boo-boo" on Boobaleck's part. She played on the word "with."
201ellenflorman
Ooops- sorry, didn't see that!
202DeltaQueen50
The First Casualty by Ben Elton. Read in July, 2007.
208rolandperkins
The Concept of Mind by Gilbert Ryle
209amanda4242
Children of the Mind by Orson Scott Card
211CharlieCascino
Children of a Lesser God by Mark Medoff
214justifiedsinner
Afternoon Men by Anthony Powell
Part of Dance to the Music of Time. Read the whole thing many years ago.
Part of Dance to the Music of Time. Read the whole thing many years ago.
216Boobalack
The Men of Brewster Place
by Gloria Naylor
by Gloria Naylor
218rolandperkins
A Place in the Sun* by Jill Rubalcaba
*This title has been used by several authors, and also for the
movie version of Dreiser's classic An American Tragedy
*This title has been used by several authors, and also for the
movie version of Dreiser's classic An American Tragedy
221Boobalack
The Man Who Would Be King
Rudyard Kipling
Rudyard Kipling
222DeltaQueen50
King of the Streets by John Baker. Currently sitting patiently on my TBR shelves.
223jacqueline065
Down These Mean Streets by Piri Thomas
226amanda4242
Cry to Heaven by Anne Rice
227rolandperkins
The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight* in
Heaven by Sherman Alexie
*sorry, you canʻt play on "Fist" or "Fight"; If this title is right, it has to be
on "Fistfight" (all one word).
Heaven by Sherman Alexie
*sorry, you canʻt play on "Fist" or "Fight"; If this title is right, it has to be
on "Fistfight" (all one word).
233moibibliomaniac
Something to Die For by James Webb
234LynnB
Something Missing by Matthew Dicks. Read last year.
238jacqueline065
Still Missing by Beth Gutcheon
242amanda4242
The Vampire in Europe: True Tales of the Undead by Montague Summers
246LynnB
The Strange Case of Hellish Nell: The True Story of Helen Duncan and the Witch Trial of World War II by Nina Shandler. Read earlier this year.
247Boobalack
Son of a Witch
by Gregory Maguire
by Gregory Maguire
248rolandperkins
Father and Son: a Story of Two Temperaments
by Edmund Gosse
by Edmund Gosse
249PaperbackPirate
The Green Mile Part 1: The Two Dead Girls by Stephen King - read in 1996
250amanda4242
Already Dead by Charlie Huston
251rolandperkins
Dead Souls* by Nikolai Gogol
*also translated as Chichikovʻs Journeys and as
Dead People--"people" being a frequent meaning of
the Russian word that also means "souls".
*also translated as Chichikovʻs Journeys and as
Dead People--"people" being a frequent meaning of
the Russian word that also means "souls".
252amanda4242
Lost Souls by Poppy Z. Brite
255DeltaQueen50
Where Love Has Gone by Harold Robbins. Read way back in the early 1960's when I though Robbins was the last word in sophistication!
256amanda4242
Mister B. Gone by Clive Barker
257PaperbackPirate
Mister Christian by William Kinsolving
258jacqueline065
Mister Monday by Garth Nix
260justifiedsinner
Hrafnkel's Saga and Other Icelandic Stories
Author unknown, the title is from the Penguin Edition which I have.
Author unknown, the title is from the Penguin Edition which I have.
262jacqueline065
Children of Odin: The Book of Northern Myths by Padraic Colum
265rolandperkins
(Cancelling 263 because it played on 261, not 26; makes 262 the one to play on now.)
266moibibliomaniac
Playing in #262, the most recent correct post:
A Bibliographical Antiquarian and Picturesque Tour in the Northern Counties of England and in Scotland by Thomas Frognall Dibdin
A Bibliographical Antiquarian and Picturesque Tour in the Northern Counties of England and in Scotland by Thomas Frognall Dibdin
269mirrordrum
Queen Lucia by E. F. Benson
first read early 80s and later on audio several times superbly read by Geraldine McEwan
first read early 80s and later on audio several times superbly read by Geraldine McEwan
274LynnB
Angel Square by Brian Doyle. A Christmas favourite chez nous.
276AHS-Wolfy
The Devil's Star by Jo Nesbo, tbr
278DeltaQueen50
The Devil's Feather by Minette Walters. Read in May, 2007.
279amanda4242
The Devil's Novice by Ellis Peters
280rolandperkins
The Devilʻs Dictionary by Ambrose Bierce
282booklady2031
Devil's Claw by J. A. Jance
285Boobalack
1999: A Novel of the Celtic Tiger and the Search for Peace
bu Morgan Llywelyn
Edit: What was the book you posted in 263, Roland? I can't remember. Thanks.
bu Morgan Llywelyn
Edit: What was the book you posted in 263, Roland? I can't remember. Thanks.
286amanda4242
A Wizard in Peace by Christopher Stasheff
287ellenflorman
A Separate Peace by John Knowles
