Journal Entry 1 by 300dogs from Jackson, New Jersey USA on Saturday, November 22, 2008

Hi and welcome to the Judge A Book By It's Cover Bookbox! Please choose a book based on the description of the front cover. Pick a few if you like, just replace the number you take out. Then wrap it, tag it and mail it on to the next participant.

Please make a journal entry telling us what book you chose by sharing with us the description of the front cover and then naming the title. This will be the only time that titles are revealed.

Next, list what you have added to the box by describing the cover. Please do not list the name of the book(s) you add, only what is on the cover. The only time a title should be mentioned is when you have chosen one. Let's have fun and for the first time, judge a book by it's cover!

Here is the mailing order:
indygo88 (Indiana)
princess-peapod (California)
Knikkki (California)
sweetsangria (Oregon)
gomboggit (Oregon)
dabercro (Utah)
firepal (Texas)
nuttyreader (Texas)
debnance (Texas)
Maurean (Florida)
flossie771 (Georgia)
kaila-ann (South Carolina)
Mikavr (North Carolina)
suzannecanread (Pennsylvania)
awakeagain (New Jersey)
imawinn2 (Wisconsin)
liasophiadotcom (Wisconsin)
teeney (Illinois)
lost at post office
time-traveler (New York)
kerbam1421 (Maryland)
elizardbreath (Oregon)
k00kaburra (California)
sarkiegirl (California)
innae (Colorado)
heartthumper (Kansas)
svoight (Tennessee)
ashleyosbcam (Alabama)
300dogs (New Jersey) <---it's home!

If you need to have your position changed, feel free to contact me at any time. 

Journal Entry 2 by 300dogs from Jackson, New Jersey USA on Monday, November 24, 2008

I am starting off the Judge A Book By It's Cover Bookbox with these fourteen books, covers described below:

Pink bunny slippers.

Gloria Vanderbilt's son.

Photo of Holcomb, Kansas.

Ringmaster entering a circus tent.

A couple drinking coffee in a diner.

A woman looking at New York City skyline.

A coffin, champagne glasses and a red bra.

Sailboat on the ocean with storm clouds above.

Blessings Estate, Rolling Hills Road, Mount Mason.

A bicycle laying in a field with stars shining above.

Fishnet stalking covered legs and red leather boots.

Guest book, cup of coffee, pink roses and a partial view of a framed photo.

Two old ladies sitting on a sofa. Bookshelf behind them, Dachshund in the middle.

Woman wearing polka dot dress, Jack Russell Terrier in one hand, suitcase in the other.


 

Journal Entry 3 by 300dogs at Judge A Book By It's Cover Bookbox., by mail -- Controlled Releases on Monday, November 24, 2008

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Here we go! First stop, Indygo88, in Lafayette, Indiana.
delivery confirmation #0308 0660 0001 2413 3726 

Journal Entry 4 by indygo88 from Lafayette, Indiana USA on Sunday, November 30, 2008

Never fear...the box has arrived at its first destination! However, it got roughened up along the way -- there's a dented hole in the side of the box & the wrappings on quite a few of the books have small rips/tears. I'm going to perform some tape surgery on them (without peeking, if at all possible), & probably replace the box with a smaller one so that they don't rumble around so much in transport. I'll journal again with my choices! :') 

Journal Entry 5 by indygo88 from Lafayette, Indiana USA on Tuesday, December 02, 2008

Gee, it was really hard to decide what to pick. Oh the pressure, the pressure.... :') I went with three of them. I took:

*A couple drinking coffee in a diner. (Empire Falls - Richard Russo)
*Sailboat on the ocean with storm clouds above. (Still Summer - Jacquelyn Mitchard)
*Gloria Vanderbilt's son. (Dispatches from the Edge - Anderson Cooper; Was I the only one who didn't know Anderson Cooper was Gloria Vanderbilt's son??)

And here's what I'm putting in:

*An armless statue, the Eiffel Tower, the leaning Tower of Pisa, a windmill, & a stein.
*Woman in a red, off-the-shoulder dress w/ her head slung back.
*A kitchen utensil, an orange, dried flowers, a hand grenade, a shotgun shell, & a rock.

Note: Please judge my books by their descriptions, not the ugly wrapping paper I used! LOL!

This was a really fun box, 300dogs! I know there are a lot of participants after me, so I hope the box makes it safely to all destinations so that you can have a nice variety when it comes back to you! The books are now in a smaller box & I'll be taking them to the post office tomorrow.

12/3/08 -- Mailed today. DC #: 0307 0020 0003 7551 5592 

Journal Entry 6 by princess-peapod from San Luis Obispo, California USA on Wednesday, December 10, 2008

this arrived today : )

I am so excited! Already have a couple put aside to put in, but will have to see what I might want to take out....hhhmmmm!

ok, so took out 4:
photo of Holcmb, Kansas ( In Cold Blood-have read, darn it should have realized! )
An Armless statue, the Eiffel tower, leaning tower of Pisa, a windmill & a stein. ( Neither Here Nor There by Bill Byson...fun stuff! )
A coffin, champagne glasses & a red bra ( A Dead Father's guide...looks to be an interesting read )
Fish net stocking covered legs & red leather boots ( Getting over jack wagner, yet another i have read...oh well I got 2 new and 2 to pass along )

now to find the perfect ones to put in. I have to say that 300dogs & I must have very simialr tastes as I recognized the cover descriptions of a couple, good stuff in this box! will PM the person after me and decide what exactly I want to put in....so many books, so little time!

Ok, since I picked a couple of books I had already read & I have more to put in than I first thought, I am picking two more books!
I choose:
blessings estate, rolling hills road, mount mason-blessings by anna quindlen ( oh I like her stuff )
woman in red, off the shoulder dress with her head slung back-slammerkin by emma donoghue (new one for me!)

have to wrap up my choices, and get addy from the person after me then off this goes on it's journey. hope everyone else has as much fun with this as I did!

Putting in these books...in christmas paper as that is all I had ( teehee )

tropical foliage
a red car parked in the woods with a woman inside
a woman in pink leather boots with a guitar over her shoulder & a basket of laundry at her feet
a woman in white shirt & pants face down
a red handprint
a trendy purse and an oversize linen bag with a stuffed animal in it 

Journal Entry 7 by princess-peapod at By mail, A Bookring -- Controlled Releases on Thursday, December 11, 2008

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"Oh, it is absurd to have a hard and fast rule about what one should read and what one shouldn't. More than half of modern culture depends on what one shouldn't read."
Oscar Wilde

I got the addy for the next person on the list...this will be heading out in the mail either today or tomorrow. Thanks for the chance to be in on this one, it was too fun!


"A book is a mysterious object, I said, and once it floats out into the world, anything can happen. All kinds of mischief can be caused, and there's not a damned thing you can do about it. For better or worse, it's completely out of your control."
Paul Auster


 

Journal Entry 8 by Knikkki from Davis, California USA on Wednesday, December 17, 2008

It's like trying to guess Xmas gifts! Very fun.

I'm taking:

A kitchen utensil, an orange, dried flowers, a hand grenade, a shotgun shell, & a rock - The Five Quarters of the Orange (which is one of the few Harris books I haven't read, so it was a perfect choice)

A Ringmaster Entering a Tent - Water for Elephants (which I knew, and I have read it, so I picked it to send to a friend.)

and how could I resist Pink Bunny Slippers??? - Good Grief by Lolly Winston, which may not be my kind of book, but I'm going to give it a go. It takes place in Ashland, OR where my family lives, so if it's not for me, I can definitely pass it along.

I'm sending out:

A pig wearing a blue cap

A blonde woman wearing an off the shoulder red dress, a 40's hairstyle and a vacant stare

A cat and a cello

very fun! Thanks for the inclusion. I'll journal again once it's make it to the post office (next 3 days) 

Journal Entry 9 by Knikkki at Davis, California USA on Monday, December 22, 2008

Released 3 yrs ago (12/22/2008 UTC) at Davis, California USA

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OK, I kept waiting for the lines at the post office to go down, but they never did ... So I braved them, and the lovely box is now on its way to Oregon. 

Journal Entry 10 by sweetsangria from Forest Grove, Oregon USA on Saturday, December 27, 2008

The box is here! This is such a fun bookbox.

My selections:

-woman in white face down(Bad behavior-Mary Gaitskill)
-A blonde woman wearing an off the shoulder red dress, a 40's hairstyle and a vacant stare(Confessions of a recovering slut-Hollis Gillespie)

They both look like good reads...thank you!

I'm putting in:

-A woman laying in a field
-A field of Irises with one sunflower
-Two children walking into a snowy forest 

Journal Entry 11 by sweetsangria from Forest Grove, Oregon USA on Tuesday, December 30, 2008

sent to gomboggit 12/30
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Journal Entry 12 by gomboggit from Baker City, Oregon USA on Tuesday, January 06, 2009

How fun! I took:
A bicycle laying in a field with stars shining above.--The Memory of Running, Ron McLarty
Two old ladies sitting on a sofa. Bookshelf behind them, Dachshund in the middle--Old Books, Rare Friends, Leona Rostenberg and Madeline Stern
tropical foliage--The Ruins, Scott Smith
a woman in pink leather boots with a guitar over her shoulder & a basket of laundry at her feet--Rock Star Mommy by Judy Davids
a trendy purse and an oversize linen bag with a stuffed animal in it --Name Dropping, Jane Heller
A pig wearing a blue cap--Filth by Irvine Welsh
A field of Irises with one sunflower--The Ladies Auxiliary, Tova Mirvis
-Two children walking into a snowy forest --The True Story of Hansel and Gretel, Louise Murphy

I am still working on what books I will add. I'll get back to the journal entry ASAP. 

Journal Entry 13 by gomboggit from Baker City, Oregon USA on Sunday, January 18, 2009

Added:
A woman's leg in a fishnet stocking and a computer keyboard.
A woman with very red lips and blue eyes
Pillars; a school of fish; blue hands holding a white flower
Nighttime cityscape
Eyes peering through torn paper
A large cone, a green creature, soldiers with weapons, a monk.
Rays of sunlight shining through dark clouds, shining onto mountains and buildings beneath
A pair of dice and a parrot
I'll PM the next in line and hopefully will have this in the mail on Tuesday.
Thanks for including me! 

Journal Entry 14 by dabercro from Clinton, Utah USA on Thursday, January 29, 2009

Received in the mail yesterday. This is the first ever bookbox for me. Ohhhh...what to choose. I'll make my decisions this weekend and try to get this back in the mail early next week. 

Journal Entry 15 by dabercro from Clinton, Utah USA on Sunday, February 01, 2009

I finally decided and I took:

Woman wearing polka dot dress, Jack Russell Terrier in one hand, suitcase in the other--"The Ex-wife's Survival Guide" by Debby Holt
Guest book, cup of coffee, pink roses, & partial view of a framed photo--"Bed & Breakfast" by Lois Battle
A Cat and Cello--"The Soloist" by Mark Salzman
Rays of sunlight shining through dark clouds, shining upon mountains and buildings beneath--"Piercing the Darkness" by Frank E Peretti

I must admit all four books are by authors I'm not familiar with.

I'm adding:
President's limousine, war protesters, the Capitol building in the background
A monkey with cymbals
The backside of a store employee leaning on the counter looking into the clothing department
A nighttime view of the twin towers and buildings in front of them


 

Journal Entry 16 by dabercro at Hillsboro, Texas USA on Monday, February 02, 2009

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sending to firepal

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Journal Entry 17 by firepal from Hillsboro, Texas USA on Thursday, February 12, 2009

Hey!! Just got the box...who is next??...ah ha..Nuttyreader is next I shall pm that person right away!!
By the way...300dogs..the ones in the photo are very cute! 

Journal Entry 18 by firepal from Hillsboro, Texas USA on Sunday, February 15, 2009

Here are my choices
Night time cityscape: Street Dream by Faye Kellerman...looks good
A woman laying in a field: The Painted Drum by Louise Erdrich..very interesting
A Monkey With cymbals: Skeleton Crew by Stephen King...haven't read much of his stuff in quit awhile...
I think I did very well!! Thanks again...will be mailing the box on Tuesday to Nuttyreader.
These are the books I will be adding:

An antimated condiment server with skulls and cross bones on them.

A dock with a shadow and car lights across the lake.

The rear view of a man holding a top hat overlooking a riveboat coming down stream. 

Journal Entry 19 by nuttyreader from Wichita Falls, Texas USA on Thursday, February 19, 2009

OH! Say hi to Skip and Rocky for me. How sweet.
Yes, that must show the box has stoped by to see me.
I will PM the next person and enjoy looking at the choices. What fun! 

Journal Entry 20 by nuttyreader from Wichita Falls, Texas USA on Thursday, February 19, 2009

Taking out
a woman looking at a New York skyline is Beyond Tuesday Morning by Karen Kingsbury
eyes peering through torn paper is Dan Brown - Digital Fortress
a pair of dice and a parrot is The Cat Who Brought Down the House by Lilian Jackson Braun which I have not read!
the rear view of a man holding a top hat... overlooking a riverboat coming downstream - Rhett Butler's People by Donald McCaig sounds good
a dock with a shadow and car lights across the lake is Tami Hoag Still Waters
a nighttime view of the twin towers and buildings in front of them - Absent Friends by S. J. Rozan

Two authors I have not read and all books look good!

Replaced with
two pillars overlooking the ocean and a small boat
claw foot bathtub hands and a leg
5 windows with silhouettes
a large knife a small igloo
a woman in a burka a tree and a doorway
a red umbrella with feet and an arm sticking out, the feet are walking a tightrope

I will get it ready and have PMed debnance. 

Journal Entry 21 by nuttyreader from Wichita Falls, Texas USA on Friday, February 20, 2009

My daughter picked up the box and it will be on the way to debnance as soon as she gets by the PO.
Enjoy! 

Journal Entry 22 by debnance from Alvin, Texas USA on Friday, March 06, 2009

Arrived yesterday, but for some odd reason, the postal carrier didn't leave the box on my front porch....must be a newbie....had to go to the po and pick it up...a twenty minute wait in line....

It's worth it, though. Very cool box. I'll make my picks this weekend and try to mail it out early next week. 

Journal Entry 23 by debnance from Alvin, Texas USA on Saturday, March 07, 2009

Here's what I took out:

A red umbrella with feet and an arm sticking out and the feet are walking a tightrope...Everything Changes (mmmm...a possiblity)

Clawfoot tub atop hands and a leg...Thinning the Herd (looks horribly scary...will pass on)

The backside of a store employee leaning on the counter looking into the clothing department...Shopgirl (already read...will pass on)

Two pillars overlooking the ocean and a small boat...The Lavender Hour (looks like my kind of book)

A large cone, a green creature, soldiers with weapons, and a monk...The High Crusade (the monk intrigued me, but I rarely read science fiction any more...will pass on)

Woman in a burka, a tree, and a doorway...Sweetness in the Belly (already read this as part of a bookring)

Five windows with silhouettes...My Very Own Murder (will share with teachers in my school OBCZ)

Here's what I put in:

Six pairs of baby feet around the top and bottom of the book with a little boy in a tiger costume in the middle

A doctor in his white lab coat unbuttoned with his stethoscope and a manly chest

A toilet with the seat up (I've been waiting for just the right opportunity to pass this one on!)

An old-fashioned open kitchen cabinet containing dishes, a teapot, mugs, and pots and pans

A lake with a dock. On the dock are a white dress and a pair of shoes.

Two men boxing. A basketball goal. A fish leaping over the basket.

A plant with a wrench emerging out of the greenery.

I have an address for our next boxer, so I'll try to mail it out Monday or Tuesday! 

Journal Entry 24 by Maurean from Atlantic Beach, Florida USA on Saturday, March 14, 2009

Ohhhh...this arrived here at the beach today, and I canNOT wait to "read" the covers! What a fun idea for a box, 300dogs (cute pups, BTW!), and thank you for including me in it...now, what to choose? what to choose?!

Okay, here's what I've "uncovered":

~ The animated condiment server w/ skull & cross bones on them: "Killer Pancakes" by Diane Mott Davidson (one from a stalled book spiral that I joined and never got a chance to read..good grab!)
~ A red car in the woods with a woman inside: "Shakespeare's Trollop" by Charlaine Harris (a favorite author of mine; unfortunately, I've already read this one. A good read, I will move along in some BXing fashion)
~ An old fashioned open kitchen cabinet containing dishes, a teapot, mugs, and pots & pans: "The Full Cupboard of Life" By Alexander McCall Smith (I have read only "The #1 Ladies Detective Agency" in this series, so perhaps I will check in on Mma Ramotswe again...)
~ A plant w/a wrench emerging out of the greenery: "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance" by Robert Pirsig (one my other half is wanting to read, so another good grab!)
~ A large knife, a small igloo and a dog: "The Shaman's Knife" by Scott Young (I was actually "expecting" this to be a Hillerman title, but this is an unknown to me author, yet seemingly the same genre; looks interesting...)
~ President's Limo, war protesters, the Capitol Bldg. in the background: "Home Front" by Patti Davis (The author is the daughter of Ronald & Nancy Reagan; another interesting looking one)

Well, 5/6 that I've yet to read - that's a pretty good take, I'd say!!

Now, what shall we put IN the box?! ...

~ A Burning Cross

~ Building front on fire, w/ woman's silhouette in the window

~ Aerial view of a tropical island w/ a motor boat heading away from the shore

~ night view of an old storefront, gas pump, and a sedan idling next to it w/ its lights on

~ Police tape entwined with ivy; gravestone epitaph

~ An ancient, broken gold disc w/ hieroglyphs carved on it

SO, now I'm off to wrap these up, and get the addy for the next in line...

3/19 *this is now on its way to Flossie771 - have fun! I did!! 

Journal Entry 25 by flossie771 from Villa Rica, Georgia USA on Friday, March 27, 2009

Bookbox arrived safely!
I have chosen:
1. Ariel view of a tropical island with a motorboat heading away from the shore: The Island by Heather Graham
2. A lake with a dock. On the dock are a white dress and a pair of shoes: Swimming by Joanna Hershon
3. A woman with very red lips and blue eyes: Memoirs of a Heisha by Arthur Golden
4. A toilet with the seat up: Henry's List of Wrongs by John Scott Shepherd

WOW I have chosen some great books.

I am replacing with:
1. A red cover with two wolves.
2. A long stretch of highway with a shirtless man walking away.
3. A girl's back view in a wedding dress holding a bouquet of flowers.
4. A shirtless man with a silk blanket drapped over his lower half.
5. A foggy cemetery with a granite angel holding a harp.

I hope the next on the list has as much fun as I did.
Thanks for including me!!!
mailed out today...3-27-09 to kaila-ann DC# 0308 0730 0001 1806 0241 

Journal Entry 26 by kaila-ann from Myrtle Beach, South Carolina USA on Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Arrived today, looks like a lot of fun.

I am taking out:
~A foggy cemetery with a granite angel holding a harp (Dark Melody by Christine Feehan)
~Six pairs of baby feet around the top and the bottom of the book with a little boy in a tiger costume in the middle (Operating Instructions by Anne Lamont) *will be passing on*
~A red cover with two wolves (Hunter's Moon by Lori Handedland)
~A shirtless man with a silk blanket drapped over his lower half (Master of Seduction by Kinley MacGregor)
~An ancient, broken gold disc with hyerogliphics carved onto it (Atlantis by David Gibbins)
~A girl's back view in a wedding dress holding a bouquet of flowers (Stand-in Groom, Time Enough for Love by Suzanne Brockmann)


Putting in:
~The Golden Gate bridge covered in fog and an inset with a man in shawdows walking along a street
~A picture of old Venice with gondolas and two blue eyes surrounded by a silver mask
~A woman in a white dress and hat with her legs in a blue river
~Two ladies who look to be on a cruis ship wearing sombreros
~The back doors of a mini van filled with chickens and a man trying to escape
~Red cat paw prints and a bloody fire place poker 

Journal Entry 27 by kaila-ann at Bookbox, -- By post or by hand/ in person -- USA on Thursday, April 02, 2009

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Moving on to the next person in line, will edit this later to include the DC#.

Delivery Confirmation # - 0308 2040 0000 7769 0952 

Journal Entry 28 by Mikavr from Asheville, North Carolina USA on Sunday, April 05, 2009

Received!

I took out:
Two men boxing. A basketball goal. A fish leaping over the basket. IT was: "The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven."
Police tape entwined with ivy; gravestone epitaph.It was: "The Body Farm"
A doctor in his white lab coat unbuttoned with his stethoscope and a manly chest. "What Does Your Doctor Look Like Naked?"
Pillars; a school of fish; blue hands holding a white flower. It was: "The River King"
A red handprint. It Was: "Thinner".


I put in:

The pope with a bull's eye target on his face.
A robed man on a camel in the foreground. The pyramids and oasis in the background.
A man on horseback rides into the sunset.
A sandal leaning against a gallow's pole, along a sandy lane.
Jaws. Woman's face. Two men side by side.


Enjoy! 

Journal Entry 29 by Mikavr at Asheville, North Carolina USA on Wednesday, April 15, 2009

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This is on it's way. It's wrapped a big weirdly... I had it in a Priority Box (used) and they refused to mail it, so I put it in another box. A box within a box. Actually, kind of fitting for the bookbox theme.

Also, there was a LOT of room left inside the box, so I threw in some extra books (not wrapped) for whoever wants them. Hope that's ok. 

Journal Entry 30 by awakeagain from Port Murray, New Jersey USA on Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Rec'd this bookbox today. I'll PM the next person on the list and then start picking out some books. I should be ready to mail again by early next week. 

Journal Entry 31 by awakeagain from Port Murray, New Jersey USA on Thursday, June 18, 2009

I'm taking:

A long stretch of highway with a shirtless man walking away - Blue-Eyed Devil by Lisa Kleypas
A woman's leg in a fishnet stocking, a computer keyboard - Chasing the Dime by Michael Connelly (I read this one a while back, but don't really remember it)
A picture of old Venice with gondolas and two blue eyes surrounded by a silver mask - Stravaganza City of Masks by Mary Hoffman
Front of building, on fire, with woman's silhouette in the window - Stillwatch by Mary Higgins Clark (I think I read this one, but not sure)
The Golden Gate Bridge covered in fog and an inset with a man in shadows walking along a street - Eleventh Hour by Catherine Coulter
A woman with a white dress and hat with her legs in a blue river - Trouble with Water by Nicole Seitz
A man on horseback rides into the sunset - A Tree in Winter by Sherry Newcomb



I'm adding:

A woman on horseback, looking down at a man
A cabin cruiser at sea
A woman's legs wearing pink bunny slippers
A large stone or concrete monument with a toy sailboat leaning against it
A woman's head, reclining back with her eyes closed
A man and a woman facing toward each other; in the center, the picture of another woman and below part of a car with crime scene tape
A white porch with a white wicker table and chair; there is a hat and flowers on the chair
A woman standing by a body of water wearing a sweater and looking up towards the cloud-filled sky

Thank you for including me in this bookbox. Now I'll wrap everything I'm putting in the box. If I get the next mailing address soon, I should have it in the mail by Monday or Tuesday. 

Journal Entry 32 by imawinn2 from Neenah, Wisconsin USA on Saturday, June 27, 2009

Yippee! The box arrived!! It's pretty big too. My friend, liasophiadotcom, is going to come over and we are going to have a bookbox party and do our picking and choosing. Ice cold lemonade and ice tea will be served. We will post the results when the party is over. Stay cool! 

Journal Entry 33 by imawinn2 from Neenah, Wisconsin USA on Monday, June 29, 2009

liasophiadotcom came over last night and we dug through the box. We had lots of laughs as we sorted through the books. We were like a couple of kids checking out their Christmas presents. Anyway, here is what I picked and put back.

My picks:

*Jaws, woman's face, two men side by side -- Touch Not the Cat by Mary Stewart
*A Burning Cross -- Southern Cross by Stephen Greenleaf
*An astronaut's helmet with a rocket taking off reflected inside -- Space by James A. Michener
*A woman's legs wearing pink bunny slippers -- Good Grief by Lolly Winston (the description sounded too funny to let it go. I promised liasophiadotcom that I would share it with her)
Finally...
(and I was dared to take this one)

*The author pictured in the center with pornographic ads all around the sides of the cover -- What's Not to Love?: The Adventures of a Mildly Perverted Young Writer -- by Jonathan Ames

I added to the box:

*A hand axe with a backdrop of trees and leaves, a wolf howling in the lower corner.
*A man wearing a black stocking hat, windbreaker and pants leaning over and holding down a woman in a white nightgown.
*A woman in a long red dress wearing a white hat and carrying a basket while standing next to a tall brick wall.
*An old bearded man gazing. A small stand of pine trees in the lower corner.
*A wedding dress with multicolored dots, silver vines and butterflies across the cover.

liasophiadotcom has her books and will post her picks and giveaways. Then we will send the box on to the next person.

Thanks so much for the fun and giggles. Hopefully we can do this again.

 

Journal Entry 34 by jazzoasis from Appleton, Wisconsin USA on Wednesday, July 08, 2009

Oh this was such a hoot. I have never done anything like this before and boy did we laugh. I'm still waiting on the lemonade though ;)

Through careful selection here are the books that I choose:
1). A woman standing by a body of water wearing a sweater and looking up towards the cloud-filled sky (A Sundog Moment by Sharon Baldacci)
2). Geometric squares of color (Wouldn't Take Nothing For My Journey Now by Maya Angelo
3). Various Food Items roughly shaped like a heart (Whole Hearted Cooking, the complete low cholesterol cookbook by Beth Hallinan. I have very low cholesterol
so I'll be passing this one on to someone who could use it more than me).
4). A white porch with a white wicker table and chair; there is a hat and flowers on the chair (A Women Next Door by Barbara Delinsky)
5). The back of a van with chickens visible through the rear window. I couldn't pass this one by based on the cover. (The Mobile Library, The Case of the Missing
Books by Ian Sansom).
I recently went on a cruise so these next two were a must!
6). A cabin cruiser at sea (Cold As Ice by Anne Stuart)
This last one is one imawinn plan on sharing and had a good laugh over the title. We decided this would be a good idea for something to do.
7). Two ladies on a cruise ship wearing sombreros (Sisterchicks in Sombreros by Robin Jones Gunn) I've already dug into this book and almost done.
I love exploring new authors out of my comfort zone. So I'm looking forward to reading them all. Thank you for including me in and here are my 7 I'm adding to the pile.

Here is what I added to the box:

1. A lady standing reading a book with black birds flying around her head.
2. A young girl wearing a red sweater sitting in front of a window.
3. A Flower shop with flowers outside the shop along with a street lamp
4. Butterflies. tree, secluded lake with a couple about to exchange a dainty kiss.
5. 2 girls pulling a Radio Flyer red wagon with a Christmas tree adorned with a big read bow
6. One top heavy woman wearing a tight shiny green leather dress with pink gloves in 6 different poses
7. A couple leaving the woods, hiding in the woods? over looking at a Cathedral being struck by lightning

There you have it. Have fun and I'll be on my way over to imawinn's house to add these to the box, move it on to then next lucky one, and maybe get in on some of the lemonade afterall:) 

Journal Entry 35 by jazzoasis from Appleton, Wisconsin USA on Wednesday, July 08, 2009

I have to make a change to a book I was planning on adding to the box. #1). a lady standing reading a book with black birds flying around her to be replaced with the new #1) a very colorful cover with pretty roses and petals overlaying a blue background. Sorry for the confusion. A certain family member was not happy with me setting the original #1 book out into the wild and wanted to keep it. 

Journal Entry 36 by imawinn2 at Neenah, Wisconsin USA on Sunday, July 12, 2009

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I got liasophiadotcom's and my books all packed into a big, new box and ready to send to teeney. I will post it tomorrow, unless some unforeseen obstacle stops me... you know like... alien abduction, rabid moose and squirrel attack or the earth opens up and swallows me whole. Again, this was so much fun and I hope we can do this again sometime. TTFN! (Ta Ta For Now)


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Journal Entry 37 by teeney from Nashville, Illinois USA on Wednesday, August 05, 2009

Uh-oh! I mailed the box out last week, and the P.O. Lost it! They sent me a letter explaining it is missing, and they returned all the labels from the box. My address, the address I was sending it to, 300dogs address and the tracking label. I need everone to e-mail me the title and author of any books you put in. If you can remember any details about the wrapping or covers, add those too. I would not ask this if it weren't the only way to possibly rescue these books. Otherwise, they will be considered lost in the mail and will go with other lost items. I'm filling out a form and hopefully they will find them. Thanks!
Teeney 

Journal Entry 38 by 300dogs from Jackson, New Jersey USA on Thursday, August 06, 2009

Hi everyone,
By now I'm sure you read the entry from teeney saying that the Judge A Book By It's Cover bookbox got lost in the mail. Even with delivery confirmation. It's a bummer. Oh well.

I came up with an idea to continue the bookbox since there are still many more BC'ers waiting for it. I have loads of books due to a recent library booksale so I have plenty to restart the box with. I thought if anyone wants to mail me a book to two to include in the updated box, please feel free to do so. Just pm me and I will send out my address.

I thought this way, everyone can still have some books/interest in the box and all future journal entries wouldn't just be all about my books and the ones that get added from here on out.

Please reply to me either way so I know who does want to add some and who does not. I will use the same BCID # and can hopefully get this going relatively quickly.

Thanks all for your understanding. I have been in constant touch with teeney and she feels bad about this but sometimes, things just happend, and it wasn't her fault. I know it's a pain to look up the books everyone has entered and the choice is all up to you as to whether or not you want to do so.

Again, let me know if anyone wants to add a book or two to the updated bookbox. It won't be a "round two", just another box of books to judge by their covers!

Enjoy the rest of the summer everyone and happy reading! 

Journal Entry 39 by 300dogs from Jackson, New Jersey USA on Friday, October 02, 2009

After getting lost at the post office, I am restarting the Judge A Book By It's Cover Bookbox with these sixteen books, covers described below:

A butterfly.

A box of matches.

A house in a field.

A couple embracing.

A boat in the water.

Legs in a bubble bath.

Flowers floating on water.

An orchid twisted in a vine.

A moonflower against a moon.

A shadow looming over a crib.

A womans arm around a young girl.

A house without holiday decorations.

Two dresses hanging on closet doors.

A cat, a wreath, and a collapsed man.

A woman in a long skirt standing in the desert.

A snake wrapped around a reclining naked woman in high heels.



 

Journal Entry 40 by 300dogs at Judge A Book By It's Cover Bookbox., A Bookbox -- Controlled Releases on Friday, October 02, 2009

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The Judge A Book By It's Cover resumes! Mailed today to time-traveler in New York. Enjoy and thanks for your patience! 

Journal Entry 41 by time-traveler from Westchester, New York USA on Monday, October 05, 2009

Wow look what's here already! The post office seems to be delivering mail much faster these days.

I love the wrapping paper used on these books, and you are such a neat wrapper, 300dogs. They look so nice I don't even want to open them. Scratch that - yes I do lol.

The picture of Skip and Rocky is great. What beautiful dogs.

Well now I am going to spend the evening deciding what to pick. This is so much fun I can't stand it :0)

PS - I'll be sure to write the BCID# on the inside of the box.




 

Journal Entry 42 by time-traveler from Westchester, New York USA on Monday, October 05, 2009

Okay, I've made my choices already:

a moonflower against a moon - Blue Moon by Jill Marie Landis
a woman in a long skirt standing in the desert - The Zahir by Paulo Coelho
an orchid twisted in a vine - Dark Possession by Christine Feehan

Interesting picks for me. I'm sure I will read all of them before releasing them!

I've added:

a boy standing under a very large umbrella
a big tree and many white doves
three scenes: a young woman in an old bookshop, an older man holding an open book, a man carrying a woman with an explosion in the background

I used Christmas wrapping paper - it got me in the holiday mood!

I've PMed ladyhawked for her address. I'll make a new JE when I mail it on. This was a lot of fun, thanks! 

Journal Entry 43 by time-traveler from Westchester, New York USA on Sunday, October 11, 2009

ladyhawked did not reply to my PMs. I PMed the person after her (kerbam1421) yesterday and I'm awaiting her reply. I hope to get this in the mail Tuesday or Wednesday, or as soon as I get an address! 

Journal Entry 44 by time-traveler at Bookbox, Book Box -- Controlled Releases on Wednesday, October 14, 2009

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Mailed to kerbam1421 today, DC# 0309 0330 0000 1705 3477. 

Journal Entry 45 by kerbam1421 from Halethorpe, Maryland USA on Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Hi all - I received the box on either the 16th or the 17th - I can't remember which day now. I'm sorry it has taken me a few days to get it journaled. Everything arrived in great shape. I loved the uniqueness of the wrapping of most of the books (I won't give it away). I picked out a few books last night, so now I need to dig up some books to put in. Once I get them picked out and wrapped up, I'll let you know which ones I picked. I plan on sending the box out by Satruday. I'm pm-ing the next in line now. Thanks for including me! I love this idea! :) 

Journal Entry 46 by kerbam1421 from Halethorpe, Maryland USA on Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Finally getting around to choosing books to put in and take out. Sorry about the delay.

I choose:
Flowers floating on water - A Perilous Eden by Heather Graham Pozzessere
A shadow looming over a crib - Lullaby and Goodnight by Wendi Corsi Staub (I have another book by this author that I've been dying to read that's on Mount TBR)
A box of matches - House and Home by Kathleen McCleary
A snake wrapped around a reclining naked woman in high heels - Basket Case by Carl Hiaasen

I'm so excited about all the ones I picked!! Thank you!!

I'm putting in:
A matchbook with an eye
Ghostly looking face staring from behind tree branches
A couple on a sailboat in the ocean
A green apple with a cherry on top 

Journal Entry 47 by kerbam1421 at Landover, Maryland USA on Wednesday, October 28, 2009

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And it's off!! This may be the last trip for this box, it was in good shape when I got it, but traveling cross country, it may take a beating. It should make it there though! :)

This was so much fun! I felt like I had an early Xmas! Thanks for including me! :)

DC#: 03091830000008742665 

Journal Entry 48 by elizardbreath from Pendleton, Oregon USA on Monday, November 09, 2009

I received the box a couple of days ago. Box looks great...thanks :)

I chose:

"A green apple with a cherry on top": What Was She Thinking by Zoe Heller
"A big tree and many white doves": The Plague of Doves by Louise Erdrich
"Legs in a bubblebath": The Scandalous Summer of Sissy LeBlanc
"A house without holiday decorations": Skipping Christmas by John Grisham
"A house in a field": The Diary of Mattie Spenser by Sandra Dallas
"Three small scenes: a young woman in an old bookshop, an older man holding open a book, a man carrying a woman with an explosion in the background": The Haunted Bookshop by Christopher Morley
 

Journal Entry 49 by elizardbreath from Pendleton, Oregon USA on Thursday, December 17, 2009

Sending to k00kaburra as soon as I get confirmation that she's ready for it. 

Journal Entry 50 by k00kaburra from San Jose, California USA on Saturday, January 16, 2010

:D The book box is here :D I'm sorry for the delay in posting here; the box got mixed in with some of my brother's things (he moved out of the house at the beginning of the month) and it took a while for us to realize he'd taken one of my boxes with him!

I'm contacting sarkiegirl to see if she's ready ;D 

Journal Entry 51 by k00kaburra from San Jose, California USA on Saturday, January 16, 2010

Pulling out the following books:
"Victorian couple by a beach"...A Woman's Life by Maupassant
"Ghostly looking face staring from behind tree branches"...Strangers by Dean Koontz
"Two dresses hanging on closet doors"...Murder Runs in the Family by Anne George
"Man with a sword and five shields"...Beowulf translated by Burton Raffel
"Dancing Folks in blue and gold"...Troilus and Cressida by Geoffrey Chaucer
"Woman holding a head in her lap"...Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare 

Journal Entry 52 by k00kaburra from San Jose, California USA on Sunday, January 17, 2010

Adding the following to the book box:
"A DIVER BEING STRANGLED BY AN OCTOPUS TENTACLE"
"AN INTENSE TEEN WITH A DROWNING CHILD OVER HER SHOULDER"
"THREE MEN COOKING A GLOWING SWORD IN A POT"
"A MAN WITH A SWORD AND A BIKINI-CLAD WOMAN"
"A MAN. A HOT PINK SPORTS CAR. AN EXPLOSION."
"TWO BOYS, BOUND AND GAGGED, WATCHING A CLOCK."
"TWO PALE BLUE EYES WITH PINPRICKS FOR PUPILS."
"A HOODED WOMAN HOLDING A CORPSE" 

Journal Entry 53 by k00kaburra at USPS, A Bookbox -- Controlled Releases on Tuesday, January 26, 2010

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Judge a Book By It's Cover is on its way to sarkiegirl ! 

Journal Entry 54 by sarkiegirl from La Quinta, California USA on Saturday, January 30, 2010

I don't know what happened...I just journaled this, and it didn't show up. Hopefully, it won't be a duplicate post. I received this today, so much fun! I will try to make my choices swiftly and send on.
Thanks!


Okay, this is what I'm putting in:

A woman with her eyes closed--holding a cup of steaming coffee
Red squiggly lines (don't know how else to describe it lol)
A girl's face amid a spiderweb above a house
A face of a girl above trees with red and brown leaves and a wolf walks beneath them
A girl's face looking afraid above a gate
(The last three go together--isn't it obvious?

I will be back to say what I have taken out---I have to wrap mine before I unwrap the others, because I'm a freak like that! ;) 

Journal Entry 55 by sarkiegirl from La Quinta, California USA on Sunday, January 31, 2010

Okay, here is what I took out! I'm pretty happy with my choices!

"An intense teen with a drowning child over her shoulder" A Gift of Magic by Lois Duncan (This was funny because I guess I thought a girl was carrying a drowning child over her shoulder) One of my favorite books in the whole world is by lois Duncan called "Locked in Time!" I love her, so that's fun to discover a YA book!

"Two pale blue eyes with pinpricks for pupils" Strangers by Dean Koontz I have always loved him, but I have only read a few books by him because his books are kind of long. But, I have never read this one, so I was kind of excited to find it!

"Man with a rootbeer and a fist in the air" The Freedom Manifesto by Tom Hodgkinson
The funny thing about this one is that I should have recognized it. I own it already!!! How could I not know? I guess I own too many books, like so many of you, right? lol The funny thing was, is that I was going to release my own version, but I wasn't sure if I could give away non-fic, or it was just a fiction kinda thing.

"A boy standing under a very large umbrella" The Facts of Life by Graham Joyce...never heard of this author but it looks interesting.

"A woman's arm around a young girl" Magic Hour by Kristin Hannah---never read this author but I have heard of her! Sounds interesting!

Thanks so much! This was so much fun! 

Journal Entry 56 by sarkiegirl at -- Mail or by hand-rings, RABCK, meetings, trades, California USA on Saturday, February 06, 2010

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Srry it took so long to send! I finally made it to the post office!

I went off to innae today!

Delivery confirmation:
0309 2880 0002 0020 8749 

Journal Entry 57 by innae from Aurora, Colorado USA on Tuesday, February 09, 2010

The box has made it to Colorado safe and sound. And I have to say, this is the Most fun box I have ever participated in. I may have to do something like it for my next box! I have already chose a few books to add, but I still need to decide what books to take :-) 

Journal Entry 58 by innae from Aurora, Colorado USA on Tuesday, February 09, 2010

Okay, I have made my choices...

I am placing in:
mansion on a hill behind a open ornate gate - lightning in the sky
an old graveyard
a woman's hand holding up a pink high heel shoe
red dot with red triangle going up to corner
an orange man in a suit running
a goat eating a pair of black panties

I am taking:
- a man, a hot pink sports car, an explosion - Mission Earth 3 by L. Ron Hubbard (hmm, maybe I will keep it, or maybe my husband will be interested)
- three men cooking a glowing sword in a pot - The Sword of Shannara by Terry Brooks (again, maybe...or maybe my husband will want it)
- a matchbook with an eye - The Syndrome by John Case (This one sounds good :-)
- red, squiggly lines - Tweak by nic sheff (this one sound interesting, I will keep it on Mt. TBR)

Thanks for letting me share...I am waiting for an address, but I will get this out going soon (and I will get the books I took journaled soon too) 

Journal Entry 59 by innae at Hutchinson, Kansas USA on Tuesday, February 16, 2010

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headed out in the mail this morning

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Journal Entry 60 by heartthumper from Hutchinson, Kansas USA on Friday, February 19, 2010

Box arrived today. Looks like fun! Thanks for including me! 

Journal Entry 61 by heartthumper from Hutchinson, Kansas USA on Saturday, February 20, 2010

Wow, it was hard to choose!

My Choices:

a woman's hand holding a pink high heel shoe (Hello, Gorgeous! - Mary Janice Davidson)
a couple dancing in a Christmas Wreath (Christmas Holiday - several authors)
a woman with her eyes closed, holding a steaming cup of coffee (Coffee Rings - Yvonne Lehman)
a butterfly (Rise and Shine - Anna Quindlen)
a couple embracing ( Dedication - Emma McLaughlin & Nicola Kraus)
a couple on a sailboat in the ocean (Honeymoon - James Patterson)

What I'm Adding:

woman wearing a blue sequin dress
steam engine train
woman's face against a pillow
jungle with a man standing in the background
old fashion key on a silver chain
two British frigates and a long boat on open seas
dead trees with fence in the background

This was so fun. Thanks for including me! Plan to mail on to svoight on Monday. 

Journal Entry 62 by bookstogive from Springville, Tennessee USA on Thursday, February 25, 2010

Box arrived here today! I have made my choices and am taking out:

Dead trees with fence in the background(The Hanged Man's Song by John Sandford) I love his books and haven't read this one!

Red dot with red triangle going up to corner(Contagion by Robin Cook)A new one for me!

Jungle with man standing in the Background(Perfect Circle by Carlos Cortes)Never heard of it or him so looks good.

Old Fashion Key on a Silver Chain(A Prisoner of Birth by Jeffrey Archer) A New one for me

An Orange Man in a Suit Running(A Certain Justice by John Lescroart) Another new one

I haven't read any of the ones I selected so I did Great!!

I am Adding:

Train tracks heading into the distance with a bullet hole

A Black cat playing with a ball of yarn

A Man standing on a Cliff looking out over the water

A woman with a tattoo on her shoulder

A 5 point star on a ribbon with 1 corner broken

Thanks for letting me play! Pm'ing for the next address. 

Journal Entry 63 by bookstogive at Hillsboro, Alabama USA on Thursday, February 25, 2010

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Released to the next person on the list with
DC# 9102785091401418422145. Thanks again for letting me play in this fun bookbox!

 

Journal Entry 64 by ashleyosbcam from Moulton, Alabama USA on Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Hi everyone,

Thanks for letting me be part of this box. I have to admit that I went a little wild. This is my first box, and all the books looked like Christmas. Seriously, I went wild (14 books)! That's right; I picked 14 books. So anyway, here goes:

1. An old graveyard -- The German Money by Lev Raphael -- This one looks really interesting.

2. A man with a sword and a bikini-clad woman -- The Magic Goes Away by Larry Niven -- I knew from the description that this was a sci-fi/fantasy book. Swords and bikinis -- it was a dead giveaway.

3. A goat eating a pair of black panties -- Even Cowgirls Get the Blues by Tom Robbins -- I *love* this book! Thanks for putting it in the box!

4. Two British frigates and a long boat on open seas -- The Truelove by Patrick O'Brian -- This one looks promising. I can't wait to read it.

5. A girl's face looking afraid, above a gate -- Dark Angel by V.C. Andrews -- This is one of a set of three. Andrews is not my favorite writer. Her books are a little icky.

6. A face of a girl above trees with red and brown leaves. A wolf walks beneath them. -- Heaven by V.C. Andrews -- See #5.

7. A girl's face amid [sic] a spiderweb above a house -- Web of Dreams by V.C. Andrews. -- See #5.

8. A woman's face against a pillow -- Temptations by Jessica March. -- This looks like beach-fare!

9. Mansion on a hill behind an open ornate gate. Lightning in the sky. -- The Association by Bentley Little -- This one is by an Edgar award-winning author. It should be good and scary.

10. Woman with a tattoo on her shoulder. -- Nothing Lasts Forever by Sidney Sheldon -- This one is not quite my style.

11. Woman in a blue sequined dress -- Advances by Samantha Joseph -- Here's another beach-read!

12. Man standing on a cliff looking out at the water -- And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie -- This is one of my favorite books!

13. A diver being strangled by an octopus tentacle -- 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne -- I thought this one was going to be Ian Fleming's Octopussy, but I was wrong. I can't wait to read this one.

14. A hooded woman holding a corpse -- Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare -- I have never read this. Hooray!

Ok, those are the books I took out. I'll post the ones I added a little later.

Thanks for understanding my somewhat fanatical plundering of the bookbox.

 

Journal Entry 65 by ashleyosbcam from Moulton, Alabama USA on Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Here are the books I'm adding to the box:

A moon over a government building

A man propping his chin on the palm of a very pale arm

A man with a beard in 19th century clothing

A female child playing with goats in a meadow

A handsome man in 3/4 profile

A woman sits on a flying coffin above a city skyline (Belongs with the next one.)

A woman with red lips and blood running out of the corner of her mouth

Blood and a wedding ring in the snow

A box with a plunger-style button on top

A winged figure in a woodcut-style painting

A bearded man in profile with snow falling

A redhead holding an icon of an angel

A man's face mask

A castle

Three bats

 

Journal Entry 66 by ashleyosbcam from Moulton, Alabama USA on Wednesday, March 10, 2010

The box is ripping. I will replace it. 

Journal Entry 67 by ashleyosbcam from Moulton, Alabama USA on Friday, March 12, 2010

The new box is a little bigger than the old one, so here is a list of the extra books I put in:

1. A woman in Victorian dress painting during a storm

2. This cover has only the book's title and author on it

3. An African American man in 19th century clothing

4. Two men in kilts

5. A man and a woman, drawn with pastels

6. A man running out of a maze

7. Four people, one of whom is Gwyneth Paltrow

 

Journal Entry 68 by 300dogs from Jackson, New Jersey USA on Friday, March 19, 2010

After 16 months of travelling the Judge A Book By It's Cover Bookbox returned home this afternoon. Thank you everyone for making my first attempt at a bookbox so successful-despite the getting lost in the mail part!

The bookbox began it's journey with 14 books and doubled its size to 29 when it came home. I will release all the books thru trades, RABCK's, bookboxes and might even keep some for a Round 2.

300 thank you's to all who participated-it was fun!