Journal Entry 1 by BigJohnLefty from Des Moines, Iowa USA on Thursday, February 10, 2011

This is the journal that goes into my CD-only audiobookbox.
Participants will make entries in here as to what books they've taken out and put in, as well as other relevant comments they'd like to make.
Please attempt to take out the same number of discs as you put in, as much as is possible.
I would prefer that you use delivery confirmation, but this is not required.
And for the time-being, I'm leaving this open, so if others want to join, that's fine with me - I'll just add folks on to the end of the list.

And I will make every attempt to update the list of books as it makes its way around.

Bon Voyage!

Tentative Order:
dabercro (UT)
booklady331 (FL)
indygo88 (IN)
bookzuk (SC)
katekintail (VA)
imawinn2 (WI)
BSAChris (WI)
sweetybeans (OR)
affinity4books (TX)
NMReader (VA)
tostle (UT)
msjoanna (MO)
azuki (FL)
hyphen8 (HI)
grubsneerg (PA)
presently at --->keno-mom (TX)
rebekkila (MI)
k00kaburra (CA)


And the following audiobooks are in it, right now.....
Crazies to the Left of Me, Wimps to the Right (unabridged)
The One Percent Doctrine: Deep Inside America's Pursuit of Its Enemies Since 9/11 (abridged)
The Summons (unabridged)
Hong Kong (abridged)
The Da Vinci Code (abridged)
All He Ever Wanted (unabridged)
Loving Frank (abridged)
Gilead (unabridged)
Saint (unabridged)
Getting Mother's Body (unabridged)
My Country vs. Me (abridged)
At Canaan's Edge: America in the King Years 1965-68 (abridged)
Reclaiming History: The Assassination of President John F. Kennedy (abridged)
The Portrait
Match Me If You Can
The Secret of Judas
Mr. Lucky
Playing with Boys by Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez (abridged)
A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini (abridged)
Three Stations by Martin Cruz Smith (unabridged)
Duma Key by Stephen King (unabridged)
Medusa by Clive Cussler (unabridged)
Wishful Drinking, by Carrie Fisher
Inés of My Soul, by Isabel Allende
Hunting Fear, by Kay Hooper
 

Journal Entry 2 by BigJohnLefty at Des Moines, Iowa USA on Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Released 1 yr ago (2/15/2011 UTC) at Des Moines, Iowa USA

CONTROLLED RELEASE NOTES:

This is going into my CD-only AudioBookBox. Bon Voyage!

This went out 11 AM Tuesday, February 15, 2011 with Delivery Confirmation #0307 1790 0001 1818 6514 

Journal Entry 3 by dabercro at Clinton, Utah USA on Saturday, February 19, 2011

Arrived in the mail today. I will contact the next participant and hopefully have this back in the mail early next week. Thank you for including me. 

Journal Entry 4 by dabercro at Clinton, Utah USA on Monday, February 21, 2011

I am removing the following books from the box:

Peace Like a River by Leif Enger
Boomsday by Christopher Buckley
Goodnight Nobody by Jennifer Weiner

I am adding to the box:

Pure Drivel by Steve Martin
Black Hawk Down by Mark Bowden
The Secret Life of Houdini by William Kalush and Larry Sloman



 

Journal Entry 5 by dabercro at BOOKBOX, -- By post or by hand/ in person -- USA on Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Released 1 yr ago (2/22/2011 UTC) at BOOKBOX, -- By post or by hand/ in person -- USA

CONTROLLED RELEASE NOTES:

Sending to the next participant, booklady331, in FL.

DC# 0310 3200 0000 8752 6137 

Journal Entry 6 by booklady331 at Cape Coral, Florida USA on Monday, February 28, 2011

The box arrived at my door today. I will make my selections and get it off to the next person as soon as possible. After a quick look, I see a few I want to listen to. Thanks for sending it out BigJohnLefty and Dabercro for getting it to me so quickly. I'll PM the next person for the address. 

Journal Entry 7 by booklady331 at controlled release, a controlled release -- Controlled Releases on Monday, March 07, 2011

Released 1 yr ago (3/7/2011 UTC) at controlled release, a controlled release -- Controlled Releases

CONTROLLED RELEASE NOTES:

Enjoy! mailed the box today to the next person on the list. Trust that you find lots to listen to. I wrote my choices in the journal, but forgot to write them here. I know that I took out 28 discs and put in 28 discs.

DC# 03091830000044863973 

Journal Entry 8 by indygo88 at Lafayette, Indiana USA on Saturday, March 12, 2011

I'm impressed -- the box made it from Florida to Indiana in just 4 days, which isn't too bad for a media mail box. It arrived yesterday just as I was getting ready to leave the house, so I'll be looking through it over the weekend & should hopefully be shipping it back out shortly after. 

Journal Entry 9 by indygo88 at Lafayette, Indiana USA on Sunday, March 13, 2011

Removing:
Double Shot
The Echoing Green
He's Just Not That Into You
The Darkest Evening of the Year
Fahrenheit 451

Adding:
The Good Thief
Falling Man
The Lightning Thief
Skipping Christmas

(I know I removed more than I put in, but the total disc number was the same)

ETA:
Mailed 3/14/11. DC#: 0309 0330 0000 7121 4210 

Journal Entry 10 by bookczuk at Charleston, South Carolina USA on Thursday, March 17, 2011

Holy Cupcakes, Batman! the Audio CD bookbox arrived in South Carolina! I've got some decisions to make! Woohoo! Thanks BJL for organizing and indygo88 for sending. Will email katekintail for her mailing address today.

utting In (41 CDs):

Pictures of You
Slow Burn
Once Upon a Quinceanera
Nature Girl
The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner
The Alexandria Link
Shoot the Moon

Taking out (36 CDs):

I like You
The Lightening Thief
Pure Drivel
Skipping Christmas
Blue Shoes and Happiness
Everyone Worth Knowing
Eggs
PS Whose clever idea was it to make up BookCrossing stickers saying Media Mail? Fantastic!
 

Journal Entry 11 by bookczuk at Charleston, South Carolina USA on Friday, March 18, 2011

Released 1 yr ago (3/18/2011 UTC) at Charleston, South Carolina USA

CONTROLLED RELEASE NOTES:

Sent this off to KateKintail via media mail (Confirmation # 0310 3490 0002 0127 5034.) 

Journal Entry 12 by KateKintail at Burke, Virginia USA on Friday, March 25, 2011

I recieved this box early Tuesday--wow, that was fast! I'm going to finish up some convention business tonight and then make my choices & replacements. Looks like a lot of great things inside. Can't wait to choose!

I probably won't be able to get it into the mail until Monday, as this weekend is my big book drive for charity. But I'm PMing imawinn2 right now. 

Journal Entry 13 by KateKintail at Burke, Virginia USA on Monday, March 28, 2011

Taking out 32 discs:
The Alexandria Link
The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner
Nature Girl
Pictures of You
The Good Thief

Putting in 32 discs:
The Heart of a Soldier
The Swan Theives
Wishful Drinking


Mailed out on 3/28/11
Delivery confirmation #: 03102010000215358205 

Journal Entry 14 by imawinn2 at Neenah, Wisconsin USA on Monday, April 04, 2011

Just got back from a weekend get-away and found this lovely box of audio books in my hallway. I see some very interesting choices. I will take time this week and make my selections and replace them with some of my "availables". Thanks for putting this together BigJohnLefty! 

Journal Entry 15 by imawinn2 at Neenah, Wisconsin USA on Thursday, April 14, 2011

Released 1 yr ago (4/14/2011 UTC) at Neenah, Wisconsin USA

CONTROLLED RELEASE NOTES:

Sent this out to the next participant today. It was fun to decide which audiobooks to choose as there were several good ones in the box. Thanks for hosting this BigJohnLefty!

I took out of the box:
Wishful Drinking by Carrie Fisher
Once Upon a Quinceanera by Julia Alvarez
Native Son by Richard Wright
Time Bomb by Jonathan Kellerman

I put in the box:
The Chase by Clive Cussler
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl
Liberty by Garrison Keillor

Tracking number: 03100480000231947491 

Journal Entry 16 by BSAChris at Bancroft, Wisconsin USA on Sunday, May 01, 2011

These are on their way to sweetybeans.

I sat on the box for longer than I intended, needing to finish one CD set to put in the box, and needing to find another to put in there! Sorry about that :-( Will be much better prepared next time!

Anyway, here's what happened:
Taken out :
Falling Man by Don DeLillo
Gone by Jonathan Kellerman

Put in:
Transmission by Hari Kunzru
Crazies to the Left of me, Wimps to the Right by Bernard Goldberg
Snow falling on Cedar by Davit Guterson

The tracking id (for usps.com) is 9449010200793706153099 

Journal Entry 17 by sweetybeans at Cottage Grove, Oregon USA on Thursday, May 12, 2011

Just received. Will look through this weekend and get out next week! Thanks for including me

Taking Out:
Beautiful Creatures
Shoot The Moon
The Thirteenth Tale

Putting in:
Widow of the South
Twins of Tribeca
1 more will add the name 

Journal Entry 18 by tostle at Salt Lake City, Utah USA on Sunday, July 31, 2011

I am terribly embarrassed to say that I have been holding on to this box FOREVER! I am usually a better bookcrosser...however, life has been stressful as of late. I am back on the bookcrossing wagon and will get this box off in the next day or two.
Thanks for your patience. 

Journal Entry 19 by msjoanna at Columbia, Missouri USA on Saturday, January 14, 2012

I must offer the most humble and heartfelt apology that I've had this box so long! I moved just at the time this box arrived and it got accidentally stored in a back closet with certain other boxes that we weren't ready to deal with just yet. Upon receiving a message this week from BigJohnLefty, I went to check to see if the box was there, and, lo and behold, here it is.

Again, very sorry for the long sojourn this box has taken in Missouri. I'm sorting through it and will be mailing it on to azuki this weekend.

Here is the current contents of the box:
Crazies to the Left of Me, Wimps to the Right (unabridged)
1776 (abridged)
The One Percent Doctrine: Deep Inside America's Pursuit of Its Enemies Since 9/11 (abridged)
Snow Falling on Cedars (abridged)
The Summons (unabridged)
Hong Kong (abridged)
Black Hawk Down (abridged)
Because She Can (abridged)
The Da Vinci Code (abridged)
Liberty (unabridged)
All He Ever Wanted (unabridged)
The Widow of the South (abridged)
Loving Frank (abridged)
Gilead (unabridged)
Saint (unabridged)
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (unabridged)
Transmission (abridged)
Getting Mother's Body (unabridged)
My Country vs. Me (abridged)
At Canaan's Edge: America in the King Years 1965-68 (abridged)
Reclaiming History: The Assassination of President John F. Kennedy (abridged)
Swan Thieves (unabridged)

I'm taking:
Liberty
Getting Mother's Body

I'm adding:
The Portrait
Match Me If You Can 

Journal Entry 20 by azuki at Miami, Florida USA on Thursday, February 23, 2012

The box has arrived!!
It never rains but pours! Two days ago, I got a pm that I'm next on the other audio bookbox as well.
I will go through this box, take stock what I will taking out, decide whether I have enough books for trade, and see if I need to move down the list a bit on the other box. 

Journal Entry 21 by azuki at Miami, Florida USA on Monday, March 05, 2012

Almost sealed off the box before journaling!
k00kaburra wishes to be bumped down, as she, like me, has an audio box on hand and next in line for another. So this is now heading to Hyphen88.

I've taken out:
The Swan Theives
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
27 disks

and put in:
The 13th Hour (highly recommend!)
The Secret of Judas
Mr. Lucky
Rare Beasts
The Poe Shadow
28 disks 

Journal Entry 22 by hyphen8 at Honolulu, Hawaii USA on Thursday, March 22, 2012

Box received today. I'll try to look through it quickly and send it out next week. 

Journal Entry 23 by hyphen8 at Honolulu, Hawaii USA on Monday, March 26, 2012

Released 2 mos ago (3/26/2012 UTC) at Honolulu, Hawaii USA

CONTROLLED RELEASE NOTES:

Going out to grubsneerg tomorrow (3/26) - delivery confirmation number 0311 0240 0002 1763 5971.

~ Putting in 7 books / 54 CDs:

Playing with Boys by Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez (abridged)
A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini (abridged)
Star Trek: Nemesis by J.M. Dillard
Three Stations by Martin Cruz Smith (unabridged)
Duma Key by Stephen King (unabridged)
Medusa by Clive Cussler (unabridged)
Tea Time for the Traditionally Built by Alexander McCall Smith (unabridged)

~ Taking out 7 books / 36 CDs:

The Widow of the South
The Poe Shadow
1776
The 13th Hour
Rare Beasts
Snow Falling on Cedars
Black Hawk Down

Box currently weighs about 14#

P.S. Not sure how they got on the box, but the media mail stickers look a lot like the ones I made up & use. It was a nice surprise to see them. The PDF has two sizes and is formatted for 8-1/2" x 11 full-sheet labels; you can download it at 4shared. :) 

Journal Entry 24 by grubsneerg at Greensburg, Pennsylvania USA on Monday, April 09, 2012

This box-shaped sculpture of clear packaging tape arrived on my doorstep today. I'm unpacking it right now and will repack and get it back on tour shortly. Thanks for sending, hyphen8! 

Journal Entry 25 by grubsneerg at Greensburg, Pennsylvania USA on Saturday, April 14, 2012

Released 1 mo ago (4/16/2012 UTC) at Greensburg, Pennsylvania USA

CONTROLLED RELEASE NOTES:

I'll be mailing this to keno-mom in Texas on Monday, April 16.

Taking out 4 books/20 CDs:
—Tea Time for the Traditionally Built, by Alexander McCall Smith
—Transmission, by Hari Kunzru
—Because She Can, by Bridie Clark
—Star Trek: Nemesis, by J.M. Dillard

Adding 3 books/21 CDs:
—Wishful Drinking, by Carrie Fisher
—Inés of My Soul, by Isabel Allende
—Hunting Fear, by Kay Hooper

DC# 0307 0020 0001 1445 9323 

Journal Entry 26 by keno-mom at Georgetown, Texas USA on Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Bookbox arrived today, unfornutally, I am having eye surgery tomorrow morning and may not be back for a week and a half. I could make some choices tonight but I don't want to rush. I'll get someone to help me get the box moving next week. 

Journal Entry 27 by keno-mom at Georgetown, Texas USA on Tuesday, April 24, 2012

I'm tentatively taking out "Match me if you can" and "The one percent doctrine" and replace with "The girl with the pearl Earring" and "Palestine, Peace not Apartheid".
Read and return to box: "Ines of my Soul", and "Medusa" 

Journal Entry 28 by Rebekkila at Lansing, Michigan USA on Tuesday, May 15, 2012

The box arrived today. I will make my trades and have it in the mail later on this week. 

Journal Entry 29 by Rebekkila at Lansing, Michigan USA on Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Added in:
Whirlwind - Joseph R. Garber
Next - Michael Crichton
The Ruins - Scott Smith

Removed for my listening enjoyment:
Duma Key - Stephen King
Wishful Drinking - Carrie Fisher
The Portrait - Iain Pears 

Journal Entry 30 by Rebekkila at San Jose, California USA on Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Released 1 wk ago (5/16/2012 UTC) at San Jose, California USA

CONTROLLED RELEASE NOTES:

I will send this out tomorrow to K00kaburra.