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1mirrordrum
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The Story of Lucy Gault by William Trevor. Read in 2004.
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The Story of Lucy Gault by William Trevor. Read in 2004.
5LynnB
Canada and Other Matters of Opinion by Rex Murphy. Read last year.
6rolandperkins
News that Matters: Television and American Opinion by Shanto Iyengar
8rolandperkins
The Mysterious West: Stories of Suspense
by Tony Hillerman*
*The title reminded me of an essay by Iranian novelist F. M. Esfandiary who claims there is no
"Mysterious EAST", and no ʻInscrutable Orientals", but there sure is a ʻMysterious West" and a lot of
"inscrutable Occidentals", while the "East" is very
normal and down-to-earth.
by Tony Hillerman*
*The title reminded me of an essay by Iranian novelist F. M. Esfandiary who claims there is no
"Mysterious EAST", and no ʻInscrutable Orientals", but there sure is a ʻMysterious West" and a lot of
"inscrutable Occidentals", while the "East" is very
normal and down-to-earth.
9Larxol
Mysterious Japan by Julian Street.
10mirrordrum
The mysterious planet by Kenneth Wright
read in the 50s. i have it as having been written by Kenneth Wright but the touchstone says Lester Del Rey. Del Rey was the publisher of a number of sci fi books in the 50s. i'll have to check this out and see if i've made an error.
read in the 50s. i have it as having been written by Kenneth Wright but the touchstone says Lester Del Rey. Del Rey was the publisher of a number of sci fi books in the 50s. i'll have to check this out and see if i've made an error.
11skoobdo
Planet of the Apes by Pierre Boulle
12rolandperkins
Apes, Men, and Morons by Ernest Hooton
13skoobdo
mirrordrum: Kenneth Wright is the same person as " Lester Del Rey". Some authors have two or more names such as Stephen King also wrote as 'Richard
Bachman".
Bachman".
14skoobdo
Three Men In A Boat wrote by Jerome K. Jerome
15rolandperkins
All the Kingʻs Men by Robert Penn Warren
18mirrordrum
#13 thanks , skoobdo. i checked briefly and found that 'wright' is an alias but it looked as though it were more complicated and i was too tired to read the entire piece. appreciate your help. :)
20PaperbackPirate
New Moon by Stephenie Meyer - read in 2008
23Schmerguls
Dagger John: The Unquiet Life and Times of Archbishop John Hughes of New York, by Richard Shaw (read 1 May 1988)
26skoobdo
Bushwhacked: Life in George W. Bush's America by
Molly Ivins
click for book's & details
http://www.librarything.com/work/23810
Molly Ivins
click for book's & details
http://www.librarything.com/work/23810
28skoobdo
Sweet Dream Pie by Audrey Wood
30tropics
Easy In The Islands - Bob Shacochis
35tropics
Suburban Safari: A Year On The Lawn - Hannah Holmes (read with great pleasure 2010)
37AHS-Wolfy
Tokyo Year Zero by David Peace. Read in August 2009. Didn't like it.
39PaperbackPirate
The Dangerous Book for Boys by Conn Iggulden - bought for my nephew about 2 years ago
41Boobalack
Band of Brothers
Stephen E. Ambrose
> skoobdo, I always loved reading Molly columns in the newspaper but have never read one of her books. That one looks interesting. I surely do miss her wit.
Stephen E. Ambrose
> skoobdo, I always loved reading Molly columns in the newspaper but have never read one of her books. That one looks interesting. I surely do miss her wit.
42tropics
The Brothers K - David James Duncan (on my TBR list)
43nhlsecord
Brothers in Arms by Lois McMaster Bujold, a part of the Miles Vorkisigan series. I have all of her books and have read them at least twice.
48PaperbackPirate
2gether 4ever: Notes of a Junior High School Heartthrob by Dene Larson - read in 2007
49rolandperkins
Junior Bonner by Paul W.Fairman
50PaperbackPirate
Junior High Jitters by M. L. Kenyon - read in the 80s
53Schmerguls
The High Walls of Jerusalem: A History of the Balfour Declaration and the Birth of the British Manifesto for Palestine, by Ronald Sanders (read 29 Aug 1985)
57rolandperkins
The Magic or Madness Omnibus 1 - 3: The Magic
of Reason by Justine Larbalestier
of Reason by Justine Larbalestier
58jacqueline065
Half Magic by Edward Eager
64hazelk
For Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway
65jacqueline065
Black Horses for the King by Anne McCaffrey
67Larxol
The story of King Arthur and his knights by Howard Pyle.
69rolandperkins
Americaʻs Last King: an Interpretation of
the Madness of George III by Alan Bennett
the Madness of George III by Alan Bennett
70jennybhatt
Last Orders by Graham Swift.....
72PaperbackPirate
The Last Witchfinder by James Morrow
75Larxol
The last voyage of Somebody the Sailor by John Barth.
76PaperbackPirate
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader by C. S. Lewis - read in 2006
79rolandperkins
England Made me by Graham Greene
80tropics
Made In America - Bill Bryson (read 2004)
81rolandperkins
Bushwhacked: Life in George W. Bushʻs America
by Molly Ivins
by Molly Ivins
82DeltaQueen50
My Life In France by Julia Child. Read last year.
86Larxol
In the midst of life, and other tales by Ambrose Bierce.
88tropics
Bright Lights, Big City - Jay McInerny (read in the 90s)
89PaperbackPirate
City of God by E. L. Doctorow - read this year
90hazelk
City of the Mind by Penelope Lively - my current read
91rolandperkins
The Concept of Mind by Gilbert Ryle
92DeltaQueen50
Deception On His Mind by Elizabeth George. Read in April, 1994.
94PaperbackPirate
A Pirate of Exquisite Mind: The Life of William Dampier: Explorer, Naturalist, and Buccaneer by Diana Preston - read in 2008
96Boobalack
Mama Makes Up Her Mind: and Other Dangers of Southern Living
Bailey White
To me, this author tried to be cute but ended up just being boring.
Bailey White
To me, this author tried to be cute but ended up just being boring.
98Larxol
The confessions of Mycroft Holmes : a paper chase by Marcel Theroux.
99Narilka
Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister by Gregory Maguire
100PaperbackPirate
Skylight Confessions by Alice Hoffman
103PaperbackPirate
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt - read around 1996
107mirrordrum
oh good grief. believe it or not, i did check back. 104 wasn't there when i posted nor after 2 reloads. thanks for the hedzup.
Before midnight by Rex Stout
read at various times over the years from 1960s to 2000+.
Before midnight by Rex Stout
read at various times over the years from 1960s to 2000+.
108skoobdo
The system is too slow to register our postings.
Msg 103 : 11.57 pm - PaperbackPirate
Msg 104: 11.59 pm - skoobdo
Msg 105: 12.17 am (Next Day ) - mirrordrum
Note Small matter.
Talk Before Sleep by
Elizabeth Berg
Msg 103 : 11.57 pm - PaperbackPirate
Msg 104: 11.59 pm - skoobdo
Msg 105: 12.17 am (Next Day ) - mirrordrum
Note Small matter.
Talk Before Sleep by
Elizabeth Berg
109rolandperkins
Before you Go by Jerome Weidman
115rolandperkins
Political Theology: Four Chapters on the Concept
of Sovereignty by Carl Schmitt
of Sovereignty by Carl Schmitt
118Schmerguls
Arc of Justice A Saga of Race, Civil Rights, and Murder in the Jazz Age, by Kevin Boyle (read 21 Jan 2005) (National Book Award nonfiction prize for 2004)
120CharlieCascino
The Divine Comedy: Inferno, Purgatorio, Paradisio by Dante Alighieri
121mirrordrum
A Phoenix Too Frequent: A Comedy by Christopher Fry
just got it this summer and am trying, with very limited success, to read the squinchy little print.
just got it this summer and am trying, with very limited success, to read the squinchy little print.
122LynnB
Too Close to the Falls by Catherine Gildiner. Read earlier this year.
124hazelk
Dark Continent: Europe's Twentieth Century by Mark Mazower
125Larxol
Dark star safari : overland from Cairo to Cape Town by Paull Theroux.
128moibibliomaniac
The plays and poems of William Shakspeare, With the Corrections and Illustrations of Various Commentators: Comprehending A Life of the Poet, and an Enlarged History of the Stage by William Shakspeare and Edmond Malone
Note the spelling of Shakspeare's name. This is how it was spelled on the title page in 1821.
Note the spelling of Shakspeare's name. This is how it was spelled on the title page in 1821.
130Boobalack
The Last Days of America
Paul E. Erdman
Paul E. Erdman
131rolandperkins
The Last Puritan by 1321310::George Santayana
132PaperbackPirate
The Last Battle by C. S. Lewis - read in 2006
133jacqueline065
The Last of the Mohicans by James Fenimore Cooper
134rolandperkins
Krappʻs Last Tape by Samuel Beckett
135PaperbackPirate
Love Is a Mix Tape: Life and Loss, One Song at a Time by Rob Sheffield
137tropics
The Song Of The Dodo: Island Biogeography In An Age Of Extinction - David Quammen (read 2006)
140DeltaQueen50
The Chalk Circle Man by Fred Vargas
141rolandperkins
The Caucasian Chalk Circle by Bertholt Brecht
142skoobdo
Full Circle by Cate Tiernan
145mirrordrum
Breathe! You Are Alive: Sutra on the Full Awareness of Breathing by Thich Nhat Hanh
not a book to be read just once. been reading it since, mmmm, late 90s, maybe 2000
not a book to be read just once. been reading it since, mmmm, late 90s, maybe 2000
151Larxol
Eleanor of Aquitaine and the Four Kings by Amy Ruth Kelly.
152LynnB
The Four Obsessions of an Extraordinary Executive by Patrick M. Lencioni. Read in 2005.
153moibibliomaniac
The Library of a Bibliomaniac, Comprising an Extraordinary Collection of Works in Early English Poetry and the Drama, Chap-Books, Black-Letter Books, &c., Choice Aldine and Elzevir Editions of the Classics, Specimens of Early Typography, Americana, Privately Printed Books, Bibliographical Works: - Including a Superb Set of Dibdin's Works on Large Paper, Etc. Etc., To Be Sold by Auction at the Clinton Hall Sale Rooms Monday, December 6th, 1880 and Following Evenings by George A. Leavitt
154LynnB
The Paradox of Choice: Why More is Less by Barry Schwartz. Read in 2008.
155rolandperkins
Paradox, Rey / King Paradox*
by Pio Baroja
*literal translation of the Spanish title; I canʻt guarantee that this has been translated.
by Pio Baroja
*literal translation of the Spanish title; I canʻt guarantee that this has been translated.
156mirrordrum
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157rolandperkins
"read some time in 1943" (147)
". . .Some sort of child prodigy?,,," (148)
You donʻt have to have been a child prodigy to have been reading in 1943;
even I did some reading, as a non-prodigy, in 1943 (at age 11-12). But, I must admit, nothing as serious as the
147 citation.
". . .Some sort of child prodigy?,,," (148)
You donʻt have to have been a child prodigy to have been reading in 1943;
even I did some reading, as a non-prodigy, in 1943 (at age 11-12). But, I must admit, nothing as serious as the
147 citation.
158tropics
King Leopold's Ghost - Adam Hochschild (on my TBR list)
159rolandperkins
Exit Ghost by Philip Roth
160LynnB
Exit Music by Ian Rankin. Read in 2008
162moibibliomaniac
The Wonderful World of Country Music by Jeannie Sakoi
165tropics
O Canada: Travels In An Unknown Country - Jan Morris (read in the '90s)
166PaperbackPirate
No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy
167Boobalack
Up Country
Nelson DeMille
Nelson DeMille
168PaperbackPirate
Growing Up Brady: I Was a Teenage Greg by Barry Williams - read about 6 years ago
170mirrordrum
The Prince of Tides by Pat Conroy
read and thoroughly disliked in the 90s and the movie was, far, far worse.
read and thoroughly disliked in the 90s and the movie was, far, far worse.
174Schmerguls
I, Too, Have Lived in Arcadia" by Mrs. Belloc Lowndes (read 26 Feb 1987)
Hazelk, I wish my reading in 1943 were a sign of child prodigy, but the explanation is much simpler...
Hazelk, I wish my reading in 1943 were a sign of child prodigy, but the explanation is much simpler...
175LynnB
I Am the Messenger by Markus Zusak.
I wasn't reading in 1943, but that's only because I hadn't been born yet!
I wasn't reading in 1943, but that's only because I hadn't been born yet!
176moibibliomaniac
The Southern Literary Messenger: Devoted to Every Department of Literature and the Fine Arts edited by Freida Meredith Dietz
179LynnB
We Are All Fine Here by Mary Guterson. Read in 2006.
181CharlieCascino
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore by Robert Getchell
182LynnB
Still Alice by Lisa Genova. Read last year.
183tropics
A Town Like Alice - Nevil Shute (read 2007)
185mirrordrum
The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas
by Gertrude Stein
i tried to read this first in hard copy in the 70s then in audio in the 90s. i really did. i confess to having foundered both times.
i couldn't find any there there. ;)
by Gertrude Stein
i tried to read this first in hard copy in the 70s then in audio in the 90s. i really did. i confess to having foundered both times.
i couldn't find any there there. ;)
186rolandperkins
On 185:
" ʻI couldnʻt find any there there.ʻ "
Neither could I in the case of Lucy Church Amiably which I did force myself to finish it.
As a philologist, I found it interesting to analyze, one sentence at a time. And the sentences are perfectly coherent, though sometimes it IS necessary to analyze; they arenʻt gibberish, which perhaps, popularly, she has the reputation of writing.
You would never know that English is a language very rich in vocabulary from reading Stein. Her total number of vocabulary items must be the among the smallest of any serious writer. She doesnʻt use what are called "big words", and is unpretentious, even seeming at times to be parodying "unpretentious" writing.
I donated my copy of Lucy Church Amiably to a Hawaiʻi public library which listed their copy of it as "Lost". They havenʻt accessioned the gift intended as a replacement.
" ʻI couldnʻt find any there there.ʻ "
Neither could I in the case of Lucy Church Amiably which I did force myself to finish it.
As a philologist, I found it interesting to analyze, one sentence at a time. And the sentences are perfectly coherent, though sometimes it IS necessary to analyze; they arenʻt gibberish, which perhaps, popularly, she has the reputation of writing.
You would never know that English is a language very rich in vocabulary from reading Stein. Her total number of vocabulary items must be the among the smallest of any serious writer. She doesnʻt use what are called "big words", and is unpretentious, even seeming at times to be parodying "unpretentious" writing.
I donated my copy of Lucy Church Amiably to a Hawaiʻi public library which listed their copy of it as "Lost". They havenʻt accessioned the gift intended as a replacement.
188rolandperkins
The Fortunate Pilgrim
b y Mario Puzo*
* A pre-Godfather book. Though The Godfather made Puzo famous among readers and movie-makers, it was
the above title that made him (at least somewhat) famous among literary critics.
b y Mario Puzo*
* A pre-Godfather book. Though The Godfather made Puzo famous among readers and movie-makers, it was
the above title that made him (at least somewhat) famous among literary critics.
189Larxol
A pilgrim returns to Cape Cod by Edward Rowe Snow.
192moibibliomaniac
The Bookman's Bible: A Coded Guide to the Pricing of Antiquarian Books by Philip M. Roskie
193PaperbackPirate
Field Guide to the Southwestern States by National Audubon Society
194Boobalack
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Douglas Adams
Douglas Adams
196thioviolight
The World and Other Places by Jeanette Winterson
198thioviolight
lost boy lost girl by Peter Straub
200thioviolight
A Little Lower Than the Angels by Geraldine McCaughrean
203thioviolight
Dangerous Angels by Francesca Lia Block
204Schmerguls
Angels in the Dust: A Novel of the First Crusade, by Zofia Kossak (read 5 Sept 1948)
212Mooose
Roanoke: Solving the Mystery of the Lost Colony by Lee Miller
214moibibliomaniac
The glamour of grammar : a guide to the magic and mystery of practical English by Roy Peter Clark
Currently reading.
Currently reading.
217PaperbackPirate
Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe - read in 2009
218Boobalack
Uncle Tom's Children
Richard Wright
Richard Wright
221PaperbackPirate
The Emperor's New Clothes by Hans Christian Andersen
223PaperbackPirate
Home for the Holidays Cookbook by James Boone
226skoobdo
Jude the Obscure by Thomas Hardy
227rolandperkins
On 225 -- 226:
A classic case of "Great minds run in the same channel", Skoobdo! (and within one minute at that).
A classic case of "Great minds run in the same channel", Skoobdo! (and within one minute at that).
228moibibliomaniac
1100 Obscure Points. the Bibliographies of 25 English and 21 American Authors by Dr. Jacob Schwartz
Book reviewed.
Book reviewed.
232hazelk
Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe
234Schmerguls
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235Schmerguls
Decline and Fall, by Evelyn Waugh (read 7 Nov 1967)
Touchstone goes to wrong book, and I don't know how to change that,,,
Touchstone goes to wrong book, and I don't know how to change that,,,
237PaperbackPirate
Fall into Darkness by Christopher Pike - read in the early 90s
238DeltaQueen50
The Lake of Darkness by Ruth Rendell. Read back in the early 1980's.
239CharlieCascino
The Knight of the Sacred Lake by Rosalind Miles
240mirrordrum
#235 schmerguls, you did know, i'm sure, that clicking on 'others' under the touchstoned item in the sidebar gives you other options of which, in this case, the Evelyn Waugh book is the second. you may have done that and it still doesn't work but i thought it worth mentioning. forgive me if you already knew this.
241mirrordrum
Women in Praise of the Sacred by Jane Hirshfield
had it around since late 90s to dip into as occasion arises.
had it around since late 90s to dip into as occasion arises.
244PaperbackPirate
The Hearts of Horses by Molly Gloss
245jacqueline065
Black Horses for the King by Anne McCaffrey
246PaperbackPirate
Coal Black Horse by Robert Olmstead - reading right now
247janoorani24
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249tropics
The World Without Us - Alan Weisman (read 2008)
252PaperbackPirate
Giving: How Each of Us Can Change the World by Bill Clinton
253Copperskye
The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein
254PaperbackPirate
Even God Is Single, So Stop Giving Me A Hard Time by Karen Salmansohn - from my friend's library
256Schmerguls
Hard Times: An Oral History of the Great Depression, by Studs Terkel (read 9 May 2002)
Thanks, Mirrordrum. I'll try that. Now tell me what to do when an author comes up in red, as this one does..
Thanks, Mirrordrum. I'll try that. Now tell me what to do when an author comes up in red, as this one does..
257AHS-Wolfy
Future History by Jerry Pournelle
Schmerguls, you could always try touchstoning just the last name and see if it appears on the others list, ie: Studs Terkel. Failing that then another option would be to use html tags to link directly (Plenty of help in WikiThing for this).
Schmerguls, you could always try touchstoning just the last name and see if it appears on the others list, ie: Studs Terkel. Failing that then another option would be to use html tags to link directly (Plenty of help in WikiThing for this).
261mirrordrum
Mothers and Others: The Evolutionary Origins of Mutual Understanding by Sarah Blaffer Hrdy
never heard of it before this. just thought it would be fun to match 'mutual.' shrug
never heard of it before this. just thought it would be fun to match 'mutual.' shrug
262PaperbackPirate
He's Just Not That Into You: The No-Excuses Truth to Understanding Guys by Greg Behrendt
265rolandperkins
Donʻt Stop the Carnival
by Herman Wouk
by Herman Wouk
267jnwelch
Point of Order: A Documentary of the Army-McCarthy Hearings by Emile De Antonio
268jacqueline065
367797::Point Blank by Anthony Horowitz
272DeltaQueen50
World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War by Max Brooks. On my TBR Shelf
275PaperbackPirate
The Ice Queen by Alice Hoffman - read in 2008
276jacqueline065
Queen Bee by Cynna Clugston-Major
277PaperbackPirate
The Sugar Queen by Sarah Addison Allen
278Narilka
Queen of Darkness by Anne Bishop
