Journal Entry 1 by LittleWhiteBird from Pasadena, California USA on Saturday, March 31, 2012

As the title says, some wacky lists. Some are straightforward, some more extraordinary.


I'm using this light booklet as a journal to go with my Shrinking Audio Bookbox.

Update: Please check the forum thread (URL below) for exact rules. You can take out four more books than you put back in. E.g. take six out, put two in. 6-4=2.

 

Journal Entry 2 by LittleWhiteBird at Arlington, Virginia USA on Saturday, March 31, 2012

Released 1 yr ago (3/31/2012 UTC) at Arlington, Virginia USA

CONTROLLED RELEASE NOTES:

I'm including this book in my Shrinking Audio Bookbox http://www.bookcrossing.com/forum/20/473307/ as a place to journal when you get the box and what you take out of the box and put back in.

I've included the following books in the box to start it:


Rebound : The Odyssey of Michael Jordan (Penguin Audiobooks) by Bob Greene http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/2534482/

Great American Stories http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/7358289/

The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/8497827/

Selected Stories by Dorothy Parker http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/8497832/

Lasher (Lives of the Mayfair Witches) by Anne Rice http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/8497811/

Gone Fishin': Featuring an Original Easy Rawlins Short Story "Smoke" (Easy Rawlins Mysteries) by Walter Mosley http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/8497845/

Bearing An Hourglass (Incarnations of Immortality, Book 2) by Piers Anthony http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/8497855/

Situation Tragedy by Simon Brett http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/8497847/

The Daughter of Time by Josephine Tey http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/8497861/

All Through the Night by Mary Higgins Clark http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/8497887/

Timeline by Michael Crichton http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/8497891/

The Honk and Holler Opening Soon by Billie Letts http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/8497910/

Pretend You Don't See Her by Mary Higgins Clark http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/8497917/

Nimisha's Ship by Anne McCaffrey http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/8497954/

The Waterworks by E.L. DOCTOROW http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/8503890/

Four Blind Mice by James Paterson http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/8503895/

Caribbean by James A. Michener http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/8503896/

The Sicilian by Mario Puzo http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/8503899/

Remember Me by Mary Higgins Clark http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/8503908/

The Shipping News by E. Anne Proulx http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/8503910/

The Fire Inside: Firefighters Talk About Their Lives (AUDIOBOOK on 2 cassettes) by Steve Delsohn http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/10097334

Redwall (Redwall (Listening Library Audio)) by Brian Jacques http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/10483814

From the Corner of His Eye by Dean Koontz http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/8497813

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/8088492

Buried Caesars (Toby Peters Mystery) by Stuart M. Kaminsky http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/8497849

Stone Kiss by Faye Kellerman http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/8497885/

Speak for the Dead by Rex Burns http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/8503919/

A Walk to Remember by Nicholas Sparks
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/8503886

Magic Tree House Collection #4: Books 13-16 by Mary Pope Osborne http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/10483831

The Judge by Steve Martini http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/6933006/

The Vision of Emma Blau by Ursula Hegi http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/8503888/

Rob Roy by Walter Scott http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/9729961/

Participants:
judyslump612
keno-mom
iwillrejoice
peace-filled
imawinn2
hyphen8 (at the end of the list for flexibility of timing)  

Journal Entry 3 by JudySlump612 at Minneapolis, Minnesota USA on Thursday, April 05, 2012

Box arrived safely today. Probably won't get to this until I've finished (groan) the taxes. 

Journal Entry 4 by JudySlump612 at Minneapolis, Minnesota USA on Monday, April 09, 2012

Littlewhitebird, this is a wonderful box - thank you! You were very generous - good variety, lots of unabridged books, excellent performers. It's my good luck to be in at the start and have first pick, but there's a lot of tasty titles left, believe me.

Here's what I took:
- Great American Stories, various
- I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, Angelou
- Bearing an Hourglass, Anthony
- Selected Stories, Parker
- Rob Roy, Scott
- Daughter of Time, Tey

Here's what I put in:
- Girl with a Pearl Earring, Chevalier
- Runaway Jury, Grisham

Keno-mom sent me her address very promptly, so this will go to the PO today.  

Journal Entry 5 by JudySlump612 at by mail, Audio Book Box -- Controlled Releases on Monday, April 09, 2012

Released 1 yr ago (4/9/2012 UTC) at by mail, Audio Book Box -- Controlled Releases

CONTROLLED RELEASE NOTES:

Media mail to keno-mom
DCN 0311 0240 0001 0671 2097 

Journal Entry 6 by keno-mom at Georgetown, Texas USA on Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Great box, sorry it's taken so long to post, things have been difficult lately.
I took out of the box
Caribbean
Goin Fishing
A walk to remember
Buried Caesar
Situation Tragedy
The Fire House
The girl with the Pearl Earing
Put into box:
Gospel birds Lake Wobegon
Priestess of Avalon
French Silk
I like You
Don't kiss them goodby
Conversations with my Dog
The Ship trilogy by Ann McCafferty
Will ship Thursday,  

Journal Entry 7 by keno-mom at Georgetown, Texas USA on Tuesday, May 08, 2012

Released 1 yr ago (5/8/2012 UTC) at Georgetown, Texas USA

CONTROLLED RELEASE NOTES:

Finally got the box sent today, please forgive the delay, I had surgery and thought I would be recovered faster then this. It's a great box enjoy 

Journal Entry 8 by iwillrejoice at Fort Myers, Florida USA on Monday, May 14, 2012

It's here!

Can you believe it, the day after I went through my shelves for my own Audiobook VBB, I get *2* audiobookboxes in the mail?!? No fair! (LOL!)

I think I have a strategy, tho...

I've forgotten how many fewer books we're to put in to replace those we take out. I see Ms. JudySlump612 did 3-for-1, so I'll go with that.

Thanks for sharing!
 

Journal Entry 9 by iwillrejoice at Fort Myers, Florida USA on Tuesday, May 15, 2012

OK, after much consideration, I have selected:

Partnership / The Ship Who Searched / The City Who Fought by Anne McCaffrey et al.
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/11040963

I Like You by Ann Sedaris
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/6215573

The Vision of Emma Blau by Ursula Hegi
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/8503888

Gospel Birds by Garrison Keillor
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/11014521

Conversations with My Dog by Zig Ziglar
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/5096055

The Honk and Holler Opening Soon by Billie Letts
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/8497910

Timeline by Michael Crichton
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/8497891

Remember Me by Mary Higgins Clark
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/8503908

The Runaway Jury by John Grisham
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/11025406

and I will add:

Montana by Debbie Macomber
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/10346174/

Everyone Worth Knowing by Lauren Weisenberger
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/10286430/

The Youngest Hero by Jerry B. Jenkins
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/10186973

The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/10505204

Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/10505205

Thanks for a great box!
 

Journal Entry 10 by iwillrejoice at by mail, Audio Book Box -- Controlled Releases on Thursday, May 17, 2012

Released 1 yr ago (5/17/2012 UTC) at by mail, Audio Book Box -- Controlled Releases

CONTROLLED RELEASE NOTES:

Released to imawinn2 in Wisconsin. Have fun!
 

Journal Entry 11 by imawinn2 at Neenah, Wisconsin USA on Wednesday, May 23, 2012

The box of audiobooks arrived yesterday. Shouldn't take me long to make a swap. Have already contacted hyphen8 for her address. 

Journal Entry 12 by imawinn2 at Neenah, Wisconsin USA on Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Released 1 yr ago (5/29/2012 UTC) at Neenah, Wisconsin USA

CONTROLLED RELEASE NOTES:

Sending this bookbox along to hyphen8 in Hawaii. Happy Travels!

I picked:
From The Corner of His Eye
The Judge
French Silk
Montana
Speak for The Dead
The Youngest Hero
The Shipping News

I put in:
Smokescreen by Dick Francis
Old Songs in a New Cafe by Robert Waller
Before We Were Free by Julia Alvarez

U.S.P.S. Tracking # 0311 3260 0000 4859 7290 

Journal Entry 13 by hyphen8 at Honolulu, Hawaii USA on Thursday, June 14, 2012

Received today - thank you!

Currently in the box:

From LittleWhiteBird:

The Five People You Meet in Heaven (8497827)
Four Blind Mice (8503895)
Lasher (8497811)
Rebound (2534482)
The Sicilian (8503899)
Stone Kiss (8497885)
The Waterworks (8503890)

From keno-mom:

Don't Kiss Them Goodbye (7685894)
Priestess of Avalon (11042572)
The Simple Truth (6978022)

From iwillrejoice:

Everyone Worth Knowing (10286430)
The Joy Luck Club (10505204)
Jurassic Park (10505205)

From imawinn2:

Before We Were Free (6411164)
Old Songs in a New Cafe (2748875)
Smokescreen (3036643)

Now I just have to decide what I'm putting in and taking out!

 

Journal Entry 14 by hyphen8 at Honolulu, Hawaii USA on Sunday, June 17, 2012

Ok, I'm taking out:

Lasher
The Sicilian
Stone Kiss
The Waterworks
Old Songs in a New Cafe
Smokescreen

Putting in:

Up Country
The Devil in the White City

Now I just need to repack the box and find out where to send it... 

Journal Entry 15 by hyphen8 at Honolulu, Hawaii USA on Monday, June 18, 2012

Released 1 yr ago (6/18/2012 UTC) at Honolulu, Hawaii USA

CONTROLLED RELEASE NOTES:

Box mailed home today...happy listening! 

Journal Entry 16 by LittleWhiteBird at Pasadena, California USA on Tuesday, July 03, 2012

The box has returned home. Thank you everyone!