Another Silly Game Part 142
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Rules of the game:
1. Please play on the most recent correct post.
2 Please verify that no one else has posted while you were preparing your post.
3. The title of the book cited must have one word, at least, which is the same as a word in the previous title.
4. The repeated word in the new title must be other than an article ("a," "an," or "the").
5. The repeated word must be spelled exactly as the word was spelled in the previous title, e.g., "prune" is not the same word as "prunes," and "loyal" is not the same word as "loyalty."
6. The repeated word must be in the title as shown in a LT library listing, or on the title page of the book. A sub-title or a series name can be included if the sub-title or series name is included in the title of a LT library listing, or is printed on the title page of the book.
7. A hyphenated word is one word, not two, e.g., "thunder-clouds," and if used must be repeated in full, not in part only.
8. No repeats on current thread.
9. If you have read the book it would be informative that you so indicate and tell when you read it, if you can.
10. Try to use Touchstones. Put brackets around the title and double brackets around the author. If Touchstones don't work, try using an HTML link.
1. Please play on the most recent correct post.
2 Please verify that no one else has posted while you were preparing your post.
3. The title of the book cited must have one word, at least, which is the same as a word in the previous title.
4. The repeated word in the new title must be other than an article ("a," "an," or "the").
5. The repeated word must be spelled exactly as the word was spelled in the previous title, e.g., "prune" is not the same word as "prunes," and "loyal" is not the same word as "loyalty."
6. The repeated word must be in the title as shown in a LT library listing, or on the title page of the book. A sub-title or a series name can be included if the sub-title or series name is included in the title of a LT library listing, or is printed on the title page of the book.
7. A hyphenated word is one word, not two, e.g., "thunder-clouds," and if used must be repeated in full, not in part only.
8. No repeats on current thread.
9. If you have read the book it would be informative that you so indicate and tell when you read it, if you can.
10. Try to use Touchstones. Put brackets around the title and double brackets around the author. If Touchstones don't work, try using an HTML link.
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playing off
The Garden of Eden & Other Criminal Delights
by Faye Kellerman
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The Chinese Garden by Rosemary Manning - read this year
The Garden of Eden & Other Criminal Delights
by Faye Kellerman
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The Chinese Garden by Rosemary Manning - read this year
7rolandperkins
The Man who Cried I Am
by John Alfred Williams
by John Alfred Williams
10RENRIGHT
Autumn: From the Heart of the Home by Susan Branch
12Schmerguls
//Patriarch//
3283. The Patriarch: The Rise and Fall of the Bingham Dynasty, by Susan E. Tifft - Alex S. Jones (read 4 Jan 2000)
3283. The Patriarch: The Rise and Fall of the Bingham Dynasty, by Susan E. Tifft - Alex S. Jones (read 4 Jan 2000)
13rolandperkins
"House of Dreams: the Bingham Famiily of Louisville"
by Marie Brenner
by Marie Brenner
17Schmerguls
//Century//
690. A History of the Nineteenth Century Year by Year (Volume Three), by Edwin Emerson, Jr. (read 18 Feb 1962)
690. A History of the Nineteenth Century Year by Year (Volume Three), by Edwin Emerson, Jr. (read 18 Feb 1962)
19RENRIGHT
Power for Living by Jamie Buckingham
20LynnB
Monsoon: The Indian Ocean and the Future of American Power by Robert D. Kaplan. Read in November, 2013.
22LynnB
The Future for Curious People by Gregory Sherl. My ER book that arrived today.
23rolandperkins
"I am Curious (Yellow): the
complete scenario of the film"
by Vigot Sjoman
complete scenario of the film"
by Vigot Sjoman
24LynnB
I Am Algonquin: An Algonquin Quest Novel by Rick Revelle. Read in July, 2013.
25rolandperkins
// Algonquin //
"A Theoretical and Practical Grammar of the Otchipwe Language, the language spoken by the cippewa (sic) Indians, which is also spoken
by the Algonquin, Otawa, and Potawatami Indians, with little difference . . .
by Frederick Baraga
"A Theoretical and Practical Grammar of the Otchipwe Language, the language spoken by the cippewa (sic) Indians, which is also spoken
by the Algonquin, Otawa, and Potawatami Indians, with little difference . . .
by Frederick Baraga
28LynnB
//nature//
A Beginner's Guide to Constructing the Universe: Mathematical Archetypes of Nature, Art, and Science by Michael S. Schneider. Read in June, 2008.
A Beginner's Guide to Constructing the Universe: Mathematical Archetypes of Nature, Art, and Science by Michael S. Schneider. Read in June, 2008.
30Schmerguls
//Relationship//
1212, Eleanor and Franklin The story of their relationship based on Eleanor Roosevelt's private papers, by Joseph P. Lash (read 8 Apr 1973)
1212, Eleanor and Franklin The story of their relationship based on Eleanor Roosevelt's private papers, by Joseph P. Lash (read 8 Apr 1973)
34RENRIGHT
Texas Experience: Friendship & Food Texas Style by Members of Richardson Woman's Club
35Schmerguls
//Experience//
5100. The Congressional Experience A View from the Hill, by David E. Price (read 2 Jan 2014)
5100. The Congressional Experience A View from the Hill, by David E. Price (read 2 Jan 2014)
41Boobalack
The Redemption of George Baxter Henry
by Conor Bowman
//I remember Gorgeous George! But he wasn't gorgeous. ;-}//
by Conor Bowman
//I remember Gorgeous George! But he wasn't gorgeous. ;-}//
43LynnB
My Life, Deleted: A Memoir of Starting Over by Scott Bolzan. Read in January, 2013.
45Schmerguls
//San Francisco//
4091. The Great Earthquake and Firestorms of 1906 How San Francisco Nearly Destroyed Itself, by Philip L. Fradkin (read 11 Nov 2005)
4091. The Great Earthquake and Firestorms of 1906 How San Francisco Nearly Destroyed Itself, by Philip L. Fradkin (read 11 Nov 2005)
47LynnB
Fruit: A Novel About a Boy and His Nipples by Brian Francis. Read in 2009.
49LynnB
For Today I am a Boy by Kim Fu. Read earlier this year.
53LynnB
Pandemonium: Bird Flu, Mad Cow Disease and Other Biological Plagues of the 21st Century by Andrew Nikiforuk. Read in November, 2007.
//disease//
//disease//
55Schmerguls
//Poor//
3267. Harry Hopkins: Ally of the Poor and Defender of Democracy, by George McJimsey (read 13 Nov 1999)
a la Roland, I have met the author!
3267. Harry Hopkins: Ally of the Poor and Defender of Democracy, by George McJimsey (read 13 Nov 1999)
a la Roland, I have met the author!
62Schmerguls
//Soul//
3140. Big Trouble: A Murder in a Small Western Town Sets Off a Struggle for the Soul of America, by J. Anthony Lukas (read 30 Dec 1998)
3140. Big Trouble: A Murder in a Small Western Town Sets Off a Struggle for the Soul of America, by J. Anthony Lukas (read 30 Dec 1998)
64rolandperkins
The Plot against America
by Philip Roth
by Philip Roth
65RENRIGHT
Birds of North America: A Guide to Field Identification
by Herbert S. Zim, Chandler S. Robbins, Bertel Bruun
by Herbert S. Zim, Chandler S. Robbins, Bertel Bruun
66rolandperkins
Quantum Field Theory Demystified
by David McMahon
by David McMahon
67FHC
Quantum Questions by Ken Wilber
71bedda
A Matter of Honor by Jeffrey Archer
73Schmerguls
//Golden//
5112 The Bully Pulpit Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and the Golden Age of Journalism by Doris Kearns Goodwin (read 17 Jun 2014)
5112 The Bully Pulpit Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and the Golden Age of Journalism by Doris Kearns Goodwin (read 17 Jun 2014)
77moibibliomaniac
//Italian//
A manual of classical bibliography: comprising a copious detail of the various editions; commentaries, and works critical and illustrative; and translations into the English, French, Italian, Spanish, German, and, occasionally, other languages; of the Greek and Latin classics by Joseph William Moss
A manual of classical bibliography: comprising a copious detail of the various editions; commentaries, and works critical and illustrative; and translations into the English, French, Italian, Spanish, German, and, occasionally, other languages; of the Greek and Latin classics by Joseph William Moss
78Schmerguls
//Comprising//
3950. 1066 and All That A Memorable History of England Comprising, All the Parts You Can Remember Including One Hundred and Three Good Things, Five Bad Kings, and Two Genuine Dates, by Walter Carruthers Sellar and Robert Julian Yeatman (read 31 Oct 2004)
3950. 1066 and All That A Memorable History of England Comprising, All the Parts You Can Remember Including One Hundred and Three Good Things, Five Bad Kings, and Two Genuine Dates, by Walter Carruthers Sellar and Robert Julian Yeatman (read 31 Oct 2004)
81Schmerguls
//Really//
3956. All the Pope's Men The Inside Story of How the Vatican Really Thinks, by John L. Allen, Jr. (read 20 Nov 2004)
3956. All the Pope's Men The Inside Story of How the Vatican Really Thinks, by John L. Allen, Jr. (read 20 Nov 2004)
83rolandperkins
The City of Trembling Leaves
by Walter Van Tillburg Clark
by Walter Van Tillburg Clark
84starbox
Eats Shoots and Leaves by Lynne Truss - read in 1990s
94Schmerguls
//Red// and //and// and //Black//
2223. Red, White, and Black: The Peoples of Early America, by Gary B. Nash (read 9 Aug 1989)
2223. Red, White, and Black: The Peoples of Early America, by Gary B. Nash (read 9 Aug 1989)
107rolandperkins
Billy Liar on the Moon
by Keith Waterhouse
by Keith Waterhouse
108LynnB
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk by Ben Fountain. Read in June, 2013.
110Schmerguls
//Long// and //walk// and //to// and //Freedom//
4962. The Long Walk The True Story of a Trek to Freedom, by Slavomir Rawicz (read 27 Sep 2012)
4962. The Long Walk The True Story of a Trek to Freedom, by Slavomir Rawicz (read 27 Sep 2012)
115rolandperkins
If Beale Street Could Talk
by James Baldwin
by James Baldwin
117Boobalack
//razzamajazz, how can "Circle of Friends" be correct, when none of the words was in the play immediately preceding it? (#97-102) So "Full Circle" would not be acceptable, either. Please explain. Thank you.//
How to Solve It: A New Aspect of Mathematical Method
by George Polya
How to Solve It: A New Aspect of Mathematical Method
by George Polya
118rolandperkins
I think he/she means that
Circle of Friends is right because it plays on ". . .Tenth CIRCLE" of 97 -- that 98* should not have intervened, even though it was timed as one minute ahead of 99.
*not guaranteeing that all these now have the same number that they had when the dispute started.
Circle of Friends is right because it plays on ". . .Tenth CIRCLE" of 97 -- that 98* should not have intervened, even though it was timed as one minute ahead of 99.
*not guaranteeing that all these now have the same number that they had when the dispute started.
119RENRIGHT
The Coupon Mom's Guide to Cutting Your Grocery Bills in Half: The Strategic Shopping Method Proven to Slash Food and Drugstore Costs
by Stephanie Nelson
note: Brackets not highliting title
by Stephanie Nelson
note: Brackets not highliting title
121rolandperkins
The House of Fame
by Geoffrey Chaucer
by Geoffrey Chaucer
123Schmerguls
//House//
1780. Ordeal of the Union Volume II A House Dividing 1852-1857, by Allan Nevins (read 11 May 1983) (Bancroft Prize in 1948)
1780. Ordeal of the Union Volume II A House Dividing 1852-1857, by Allan Nevins (read 11 May 1983) (Bancroft Prize in 1948)
125Boobalack
The Final Storm: A Novel of the War in the Pacific
by Jeff Shaara
//Thanks Roland. That's what I thought, but the post in between should have been the one upon which was correctly played. :-}//
by Jeff Shaara
//Thanks Roland. That's what I thought, but the post in between should have been the one upon which was correctly played. :-}//
127starbox
A Hundred and One Days: A Baghdad Journal by Asne Seierstad - read this year
130razzamajazz
The Cuban Thing: a play in two acts by Jack Gelber
>>>>>
//thing//
The Thing Around Your Neck by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
>>>>>
//thing//
The Thing Around Your Neck by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
131rolandperkins
Around the Day in Eighty Worlds
by Julio Cortazar
by Julio Cortazar
133LynnB
A Very Political Lady by Judy LaMarsh. Read in August, 2011.
136rolandperkins
Walk Egypt
by Vinnie Williams
by Vinnie Williams
138rolandperkins
A Walk in the Sun*
by Harry Brown
*(Is in the Legacy Libraries of
both John Fitzgerald Kennedy and Ernest Hemingway!)
by Harry Brown
*(Is in the Legacy Libraries of
both John Fitzgerald Kennedy and Ernest Hemingway!)
139LynnB
A Walk with Mary by Jennifer DeBruin. Read earlier this year.
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//Mary//
Immortal Queen: Mary, Queen of Scots by Elizabeth Byrd - read when I was at school, back in 1970s
Immortal Queen: Mary, Queen of Scots by Elizabeth Byrd - read when I was at school, back in 1970s
144LynnB
//WATCH//
Just Watch Me: The Life of Pierre Elliot Trudeau: 1968-2000 by John English. Read in October, 2011.
Just Watch Me: The Life of Pierre Elliot Trudeau: 1968-2000 by John English. Read in October, 2011.
147RENRIGHT
101 Ways to Simplify Your Life by Candy Paull
149LynnB
Good Book: The Bizarre, Hilarious, Disturbing, Marvelous, and Inspiring Things I Learned When I Read Every Single Word of the Bible by David Plotz. Read in March last year (2013).
//Bible//
//Bible//
151RENRIGHT
// Man// As a Man Thinketh by James Allen
157rolandperkins
"correct title is:
Clem Anderson (154>155)
Thanks, #razzamajazz. I donʻt know why I remembered it as "Clym. . ." when the actual title was "Clem. . ." (The reverse of that would be understandable!)
Clem Anderson (154>155)
Thanks, #razzamajazz. I donʻt know why I remembered it as "Clym. . ." when the actual title was "Clem. . ." (The reverse of that would be understandable!)
158razzamajazz
Most welcome.
160Schmerguls
//Mission//
2506. Reconciliation and Penance In the Mission of the Church Today, by Pope John Paul II (read 16 May 1993)
2506. Reconciliation and Penance In the Mission of the Church Today, by Pope John Paul II (read 16 May 1993)
168rolandperkins
Like People in History
by Felice Picaro
by Felice Picaro
171razzamajazz
People on our Side by Edgar Snow
Use double vertical brackets within the writer's name to get touchstones.
>>> // side //
Seeing Is Believing: America's Side Shows
by A W Stencell
Use double vertical brackets within the writer's name to get touchstones.
>>> // side //
Seeing Is Believing: America's Side Shows
by A W Stencell
172Schmerguls
//Side//
4829. "Co. Aytch," Maury Grays, First Tennessee Regiment, or, A Side Show of the Big Show, by Sam R. Watkins (read 5 Jun 2011)
4829. "Co. Aytch," Maury Grays, First Tennessee Regiment, or, A Side Show of the Big Show, by Sam R. Watkins (read 5 Jun 2011)
178Schmerguls
//Reality//
2321. Truth is the First Casualty The Gulf of Tonkin Affair -- Illusion and Reality by Joseph C. Goulden (read 1 Sept 1990)
2321. Truth is the First Casualty The Gulf of Tonkin Affair -- Illusion and Reality by Joseph C. Goulden (read 1 Sept 1990)
179LynnB
Buyology: Truth and Lies About Why We Buy by Martin Lindstrom. Read in July, 2009.
183RENRIGHT
Lord, Teach Me to Study the Bible in 28 Days
by Kay Arthur
by Kay Arthur
188Schmerguls
//Single//
3229. The Nazi Seizure of Power: The Experience of a Single German Town 1922-1945 Revised Edtion, by William Sheridan Allen (read 14 Aug 1999)
3229. The Nazi Seizure of Power: The Experience of a Single German Town 1922-1945 Revised Edtion, by William Sheridan Allen (read 14 Aug 1999)
189LynnB
The Town that Drowned by Riel Nason. Read earlier this year.
192LynnB
//like//
My Heart Shook Like a Drum: What I Learned at the Indian Mission Schools, Northwest Territories by Alice Blondin-Perrin. Read in December, 2009
My Heart Shook Like a Drum: What I Learned at the Indian Mission Schools, Northwest Territories by Alice Blondin-Perrin. Read in December, 2009
194rolandperkins
// Learned //
"Mattachine Honors Judge Learned Hand"
(article or special issue)
by the Mattachine Review
"Mattachine Honors Judge Learned Hand"
(article or special issue)
by the Mattachine Review
195Boobalack
//I thought we were supposed to use book titles, not titles of articles in magazines. Does anybody know for sure?//
196rolandperkins
I thought any medium (certified by being listed in LT)
was eligible. An LT book page was where I got 194.
was eligible. An LT book page was where I got 194.
198Schmerguls
Rules 3, 4, 5, and 6 all refer to book titles. Since there are
millions of book titles, I think that is what should be used: a book title.
//Cases//
4623. Scottsboro and Its Legacy The Cases that Challenged American Legal and Social Justice, by James R. Acker (read 29 Sep 2009)
millions of book titles, I think that is what should be used: a book title.
//Cases//
4623. Scottsboro and Its Legacy The Cases that Challenged American Legal and Social Justice, by James R. Acker (read 29 Sep 2009)
200LynnB
Crash Into Me: A Survivor's Search for Justice by Liz Seccuro. Read last April.
201rolandperkins
The Majesty of the Law: Reflections of a Supreme Court Justice
by Sandra Day OʻConnor
by Sandra Day OʻConnor
207Schmerguls
//Beginnings//
3404. A Life in the Twentieth Century Innocent Beginnings, 1917-1950, by Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. (read 13 Feb 2001)
3404. A Life in the Twentieth Century Innocent Beginnings, 1917-1950, by Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. (read 13 Feb 2001)
208brickhorse
I is for Innocent by Sue Grafton (read in spring 2009)
210paulstalder
The innocent by David Baldacci (read in January 2014)
211rolandperkins
The Innocent Man: Murder and Injustice in a Small Town*
by John Grisham
*This book has been given the tags "Fiction" AND "True Crime". Since a book (except possibly "In Cold Blood")
cannot be both -- anyone know which this is?
by John Grisham
*This book has been given the tags "Fiction" AND "True Crime". Since a book (except possibly "In Cold Blood")
cannot be both -- anyone know which this is?
212paulstalder
The man of property by John Galsworthy
>211 rolandperkins: the actual crime might be true, the rest fiction or vice versa? who knows (a good read anyway)
>211 rolandperkins: the actual crime might be true, the rest fiction or vice versa? who knows (a good read anyway)
218rolandperkins
"the actual crime might be true,
the rest fiction . . ."
"I understand it is non-fiction" (211 > 212, 213
Thanks, @paulstalder and @LynnB
the rest fiction . . ."
"I understand it is non-fiction" (211 > 212, 213
Thanks, @paulstalder and @LynnB
225Schmerguls
//Laws//
4586. Judgment Days Lyndon Baines Johnson Martin Luther King Jr., and the Laws That Changed America, by Nick Kotz (read 22 Jun 2009)
4586. Judgment Days Lyndon Baines Johnson Martin Luther King Jr., and the Laws That Changed America, by Nick Kotz (read 22 Jun 2009)
228LynnB
Just Babies: The Origins of Good and Evil by Paul Bloom. Read earlier this year.
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