BigJohnLefty's Another Audiobookbox Journal

Registered by BigJohnLefty of Des Moines, Iowa USA on 5/12/2011
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Journal Entry 1 by BigJohnLefty from Des Moines, Iowa USA on Thursday, May 12, 2011
This is the journal (which I selected, by the way, because the cute little puppies on the front remind me of my golden retriever Jack - a few years ago he looked just like one of them) 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 (since I've already got one out there, may shuffle as we go along to prevent people having both at the same time):

JudySlump612 (MN)
k00kaburra (CA)
Azuki (FL)
carlissa (FL)
booklady331 (FL)
imawinn2 (WI)
NMReader (VA)
tostle (UT)
keno-mom (TX)
weiterferne (TX)
olered (OR)
aberpeter (WA)
......and then home to me (BigJohnLefty, IA)!
)


I'll swap a bunch of freshly-listened titles in and send it out on Round 2 - this should happen shortly into the new year; I've got 12 names for this, and am officially closing it right now....

And the following audiobooks are in it, right now - can't vouch for accuracy, as it's been hard to update as it's gone along.....
Trojan Odyssey by Clive Cussler
Absolute Power by David Baldacci
Hard Revolution by George Pelecanos
Conversations with My Dog by Zig Ziglar
Sacred Clowns by Tony Hillerman
Scarecrow by Matthew Reilly
The Romanov Prophecy by Steve Berry
Derailed
Hot Target
Blood Sins
The Crush
Step on a Crack 7CD
Echelon
Vendetta
Don't Kiss them goodbye
Midnight
In Harms Way
The Rescue
Every Breath You Take
The Leap

I'm
Middletown, America by Gail Sheehy
Everything She Ever Wanted by Ann Rule
Unlucky in Law by Perri O'Shaughnessy
Gone by Lisa Gardner
Goodnight Nobody by Jennifer Weiner

Released 12 yrs ago (5/17/2011 UTC) at BigJohnLefty's Another AudiobookBox, A Bookbox -- Controlled Releases

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Headed out today - going into the mail to begin its journey.....

Journal Entry 3 by JudySlump612 at Minneapolis, Minnesota USA on Monday, May 23, 2011
Box actually arrived Saturday, but we were having a busy weekend. Once again, BigJohn, an eclectic and enticing collection! I shall PM k00kaburra straightaway.

Journal Entry 4 by JudySlump612 at Minneapolis, Minnesota USA on Wednesday, May 25, 2011
I chose these books:
- The Box, by Richard Matheson
- The Bonesetter's Daughter, by Amy Tan
- Metro Girl, by Janet Evanovich
- Spy Who Came in from the Cold, by John Le Carre
- Girl with a Pearl Earring, by Tracy Chevalier

I replaced them with:
- The Gingerbread Girl, by Stephen King
- To the Nines, by Janet Evanovich
- The Chocolate War, by Robert Cormier
- Steppenwolf, by Hermann Hesse

22 discs out, 22 discs back in :-)

I apologize to k00kaburra since so many of these are books that have already been through her hands. But since she's hurrying to get ready to leave, maybe that's not so bad; it will narrow her choices and save some time. And there are still plenty of goodies in the box, no problem!

Media mail to k00kaburra
DCN# 0309 3220 0002 2674 4307

Journal Entry 5 by k00kaburra at San Jose, California USA on Wednesday, June 1, 2011
Book box is here :) I'll go through and make my selections, since I hope to get this back in the mail asap!

Journal Entry 6 by k00kaburra at -- Bookbox, -- By post or by hand/ in person -- USA on Thursday, June 9, 2011

Released 12 yrs ago (6/9/2011 UTC) at -- Bookbox, -- By post or by hand/ in person -- USA

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sent to azuki!

Journal Entry 7 by wingAzukiwing at Miami, Florida USA on Saturday, June 18, 2011
Box arrived a few days ago but it was a whirlwind sort of week. I'll go through them now and will pass it on to Carlissa next week.
Always love getting a bookbox! Thanks BigJohnLefty for organizing. And yes I love the journal too!! What goofy puppies!

Journal Entry 8 by wingAzukiwing at Miami, Florida USA on Monday, July 4, 2011
Finally got a day of no work and nothing planned except to catch up on my BookCrossing stuff (and other things)!

I didn't take as many as I'd like, as many are mystery/thriller which just isn't my cup of tea, and some I've read already. Nonetheless, I enjoyed going through the box, and here is my selection:

I took:
Bright Shiny Morning (11 CDs)
The Secret of Judas (5)
The Golden Valkyrie (5)

and put in:
Don't Kiss Them Goodbye (5 CDs)
Terrorist (5)
The 4 Hour Work Week (7)
And You Know You Should Be Glad (4)

Carlissa wishes to be skipped so this is now going to booklady331.


Journal Entry 9 by wingbooklady331wing at Cape Coral, Florida USA on Thursday, July 7, 2011
The box was at my doorstep today when I got home from the dinner theater. thank you for including me. I will PM the next person and move the box along. Funny thing is, I just was at the post office this morning. The lady told me to hurry back, so I quess I will. LOL

Enjoy! The box is packed and ready to be mailed when I go to the PO.

Journal Entry 11 by imawinn2 at Neenah, Wisconsin USA on Monday, July 18, 2011
Bookbox arrived in today's mail. Looking forward to making my picks and putting in my shares. Hmm.... what to choose, what to choose? Ta! Ta! Till Later!

Journal Entry 12 by imawinn2 at Neenah, Wisconsin USA on Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Released 12 yrs ago (7/20/2011 UTC) at Neenah, Wisconsin USA

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The box is now traveling to NMreader. Confirmation # 03100480000232028472

My Picks:
Heir Apparent by Vivian Vande Velde
To The Nines by Janet Evanovich
Terrorist by John Updike
A Home at the End of the World by Michael Cunningham
And You Know You Should Be Glad by Bob George
The Devil and Miss Prym by Paulo Coelho
Total: 32 CDs

My Shares:
Burning Bright by Tracy Chevalier
The Ha Ha by David King
A Skeleton in God's Closet by Paul L. Maier
My Man Jeeves by W.P. Wodehouse
Across the River and Into the Trees by Ernest Hemingway
The Boleyn Inheritance by Philippa Gregory
Total: 32 CDs

Thanks so much for including me. This was fun!

Journal Entry 13 by NMReader at Herndon, Virginia USA on Sunday, August 7, 2011
I received from my neighbor yesterday.

I hope to make my choices and get it mailed as soon as i have an address.

Thanks for including me

Journal Entry 14 by NMReader at Herndon, Virginia USA on Sunday, August 7, 2011
Removed:
Burning Bright
A Skeleton in God's Garden
The Sisterhood
The Gingerbread Girl

Putting in:
Derailed
Hot Target
Blood Sins
The Crush

Thanks for including me - will get this in the mail when I have an address.

Journal Entry 15 by NMReader at Herndon, Virginia USA on Monday, August 8, 2011

Released 12 yrs ago (8/8/2011 UTC) at Herndon, Virginia USA

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Received tostle's address and will mail this afternoon.

Journal Entry 16 by tostle at Salt Lake City, Utah USA on Wednesday, August 17, 2011
This box is here! Thanks so much for sharing! I will make my selections and get this box moving again!
Taking out
My Man Jeeves 3CD
Across the River... 6CD
The Hornets Nest 5CD
The HaHa 5CD
The Boleyn Inheritance 5CD

putting in
At Risk 4CD
Step on a Crack 7CD
Sail 5CD
The Heart of a Soldier 12CD

Journal Entry 17 by keno-mom at Georgetown, Texas USA on Thursday, October 20, 2011
I got this box yesterday,it looks great and I can wait to get into it. I havn't made any decisions yet on what to take, but I'll look more this weekend.

Journal Entry 18 by keno-mom at Georgetown, Texas USA on Thursday, November 3, 2011
Sent box out today, 3 books out, 3 books in. Thanks so much for including me

Journal Entry 19 by keno-mom at Georgetown, Texas USA on Thursday, November 3, 2011

Released 12 yrs ago (11/2/2011 UTC) at Georgetown, Texas USA

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Sent today

Journal Entry 20 by weiterferne at Houston, Texas USA on Saturday, November 5, 2011
Box found at my doorstep yesterday. Looking forward to look through. Thanks!

This box arrived in busy two weeks with family staying over, but finally I found the time to go through.

I did take out:
Chocolate wars, R. Cormier
Stationary bike, S. King
Day, E. Wiesel

I added:
Guns, Germs and Steel by J. Diamond.


Released 12 yrs ago (11/23/2011 UTC) at Historische Box by Schokominza und Mary-T, A Bookbox -- Controlled Releases

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Send the box to olered with mediamail. (If needed, I can pm the tracking number.)

Have fun with this box!

Journal Entry 22 by olered at Salem, Oregon USA on Friday, December 2, 2011
Was glad to find the box in my mail last evening, looks like their is a lot to choose from. Will plan to get box back into the mail the first of next week.

Journal Entry 23 by olered at Salem, Oregon USA on Friday, December 2, 2011
Have taken out:
Guns, Germs and Steel
The Heart of a Soldier
The Testament
A Deadly Audio Collection
Bleeding Kansas
At Risk
The 4 Hour Work Week
Absolut Zero

Have put in:
Echelon Vendetta
Don't Kiss them goodbye
Brother Odd
Midnight
In Harms Way
The Rescue
Every Breath You Take
The Leap

Journal Entry 24 by Aberpeter at Kirkland, Washington USA on Thursday, December 22, 2011
It's here!

I'm taking out:
Sail by James Patterson
Now & Then by Robert B Parker
Hey, Good Looking by Fern Michaels
The Rescue by Nicolas Sparks
Brother Odd by Dean Koontz
(Total of 28 CDs)

I'm putting in:
Middletown, America by Gail Sheehy
Everything She Ever Wanted by Ann Rule
Unlucky in Law by Perri O'Shaughnessy
Gone by Lisa Gardner
Goodnight Nobody by Jennifer Weiner
(Total of 28 CDs)

I'll get this back in the mail shortly after Christmas.

Journal Entry 25 by Aberpeter at Kirkland, Washington USA on Monday, January 9, 2012

Released 12 yrs ago (1/9/2012 UTC) at Kirkland, Washington USA

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dropped off at the Post Office on its way back to BigJohnLefty.

Journal Entry 26 by BigJohnLefty at Des Moines, Iowa USA on Saturday, January 14, 2012
This audiobookbox came back to me safe and sound today! It was nice that not one single title I originally sent out in it returned to me - though there were a few that had been from me from previous ones.
I now have 14 titles I have not yet listened to.

There are five I've already heard, and they'll go into the next round (along with 15-20 sitting on my shelf right now) which will take me a few days to put together.

Journal Entry 27 by BigJohnLefty at Des Moines, Iowa USA on Sunday, January 15, 2012
So here we go with ROUND 2 ----

Tentative Order:

rebekkila, MI
imawinn2, WI
weiterferne, TX
booklady331, FL
Moody-Blue, KY
indygo88, IN
NMReader, VA
rannie, GA
azuki, FL
JudySlump612, MN
dabercro, UT
k00kaburra, CA
hyphen8, HI

....then back to me!



WILL FIGURE OUT WHEN TO SEND BACK OUT..... PUTTING BOOKS FROM THIS INTO OTHER BOX AND SENDING OUT IN A COUPLE WEEKS.....

Released 12 yrs ago (1/18/2012 UTC) at BigJohnLefty's Another AudiobookBox, A Bookbox -- Controlled Releases

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Am putting this into my "Another CD-Only AudioBookBox" for round two!

30 books in this to start out.....

Journal Entry 29 by rebekkila at Lansing, Michigan USA on Saturday, January 21, 2012
Woke up and the box was here, thank you so much for including me there are so many great books to choose from. I will make my trades this weekend and get this out to imawinn2 on Monday or Tuesday.

Journal Entry 30 by rebekkila at Neenah, Wisconsin USA on Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Released 12 yrs ago (1/26/2012 UTC) at Neenah, Wisconsin USA

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I am sending this to Imawinn2, who has impeccable taste in NFL Teams.
Removed:
Next
The Twins of Tribeca
Be Cool
In Harms Way
The Body Artist
Indignation
206 Bones
Songs for the Missing
Double Take

Added in:
Mirror Image - Sandra Brown
Always Something There to Remind Me - Beth Harbison
The Year of Magical Thinking - Joan Didion
Skipping Christmas - John Grisham
The Poe Shadow - Matthew Pearl
Forgive Me - Amanda Eyre Ward
Persuader, The Enemy, One Shot - Lee Child
Girls in Trucks - Katie Crouch
18 Seconds - George D. Shuman

Thank you so much for including me.

Journal Entry 31 by imawinn2 at Neenah, Wisconsin USA on Thursday, February 9, 2012
I'm back from vacation and just cracked open the box of audiobooks. I will go through it promplty and send it along it's journey. Thanks so much for your patience. And yes, I had a wonderful time away from home. I even managed to "wild release" a book at the Grand Canyon while observing 5 elk that meandered near the visitor center. How cool is that??

Journal Entry 32 by imawinn2 at Neenah, Wisconsin USA on Friday, February 10, 2012
I'm trying to make short work of this picking process, since I've had the box sitting here at the house during my absence. So here I go....

Picked Out:
Gone For Good by Harland Coben
Sellevision by Augusten Borroughs
Forgive Me by Amanda Eyre Ward
Persuader * The Enemy * One Shot (Jack Reacher series) by Lee Child
Total: 32 CDs

Put In:
The Wheel of Darkness by Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child
The Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards
A Home at the End of the World by Michael Cunningham
Terrorist by John Updike
Total: 32 CDs

Thanks again for organizing a wonderful box of listening treats. Always a nice mix to satisfy one's "ear reading". I have alread PMed weiterferne requesting an address. Will get this box movin ASAP. :-)


Journal Entry 33 by imawinn2 at Neenah, Wisconsin USA on Friday, February 10, 2012

Released 12 yrs ago (2/10/2012 UTC) at Neenah, Wisconsin USA

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Box is on the road and traveling to its next destination. Confirmation number is:
0311 1660 0002 4627 9259

Journal Entry 34 by weiterferne at Houston, Texas USA on Thursday, February 16, 2012
Box arrived - more later.

I was just leaving home for the a short trip when the box was delivered. Meanwhile, I had a chance to go through and I found many interesting books for exchange. In order to send this box on - I am still waiting for a replacement CD. Should be able to move it on in a short 2 weeks.

Out:
The Da Vinci Code
A home at the end of the world
Revenge of the middle aged women

In:
Slaughterhouse Five
Day
War and Peace

Journal Entry 35 by weiterferne at Houston, Texas USA on Friday, March 2, 2012

Released 12 yrs ago (3/2/2012 UTC) at Houston, Texas USA

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Sending the box on to booklady 331 as azuki asked to be moved down.

Journal Entry 36 by wingbooklady331wing at Cape Coral, Florida USA on Tuesday, March 6, 2012
The box arrived at my house today. Thank you for sending me the box. I recognize many of the books on CD. I have read a few of these and listened to some others, but I found some to lsiten to. I'll journal soon.

Journal Entry 37 by wingbooklady331wing at Cape Coral, Florida USA on Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Released 12 yrs ago (3/13/2012 UTC) at Cape Coral, Florida USA

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Enjoy! Off to moody-blue to continue its journey.

Journal Entry 38 by Moody-Blue at McDonald, Tennessee USA on Sunday, March 25, 2012
Thank you everyone for the OUTSTANDING selection of books! It was tough, but I picked:

- Sophie Metropolis
- The Poe Shadow
- The Secret Life of Houdini
- Day
- Testimony
- Against Medical Advice
- Cheating Death
- Slaughterhouse-Five
- The Star Beast

and I put in:

- The Perfect Lover by Stephanie Laurens
- Happiness Sold Separately by Lolly Winston
- L.A. Rex by Will Beall
- The Wonder Spot by Melissa Bank
- Light Before Day by Christopher Rice
- Michael Tolliver Lives by Armistead Maupin
- Ten Minutes from Normal by Karen Hughes
- Your Government Failed You by Richard A. Clarke
- War and Decision by Douglas J. Feith

I ended up trading out a third of the box, so I hope you have some nice surprises when it gets home to you, Big John! :)

Journal Entry 39 by indygo88 at Lafayette, Indiana USA on Thursday, April 5, 2012
The box arrived here in Indiana today. Looks like a fairly good selection. As always, I've got lots of audios to pass along. This is a busy week for me, so this probably won't go back out in the mail until after the Easter holiday, but I'll start perusing tonight & begin making my in/out exchanges. Thanks, BigJohn, for adding me in! :')

Journal Entry 40 by indygo88 at Lafayette, Indiana USA on Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Removing:
Light Before Day
18 Seconds
Where God Was Born
High Crimes
Turning Angel
The Wonder Spot
Always Something There to Remind Me

Putting In:
The Things a Brother Knows
Bee Season
The Portrait
The Domestic Goddess
The Shack
The Devil Wears Prada
The Lost Symbol

52 discs out; 52 discs in

4/11/12 -- Mailed today. DC# 0311 32600001 9730 0277

Journal Entry 41 by NMReader at Herndon, Virginia USA on Sunday, April 15, 2012
The box was on my doorstep when I got home last night. I have opened it up and started looking through the box. I hope make my decisions soon and get on the road once I have an address for the next person.

Journal Entry 42 by NMReader at Herndon, Virginia USA on Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Thank you for including me.

I put in:
Isabella Moon
Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk
Testimony
I Drink for a Reason
Dark Assassin
Gideon The Cutpurse
The Second Opinion
Point Blank
Derailed
Murder List

I took out:
The Memory Keeper's Daughter
Double Cross
Leap
Terrorist
The Portrait
Hour Game
State of Fear
True Evil
Girls in Trucks
Body Surfing

Journal Entry 43 by NMReader at Herndon, Virginia USA on Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Released 12 yrs ago (4/17/2012 UTC) at Herndon, Virginia USA

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What a great audio bookbox. Thanks for letting me participate.

I have the address for the next participant and so will drop in the mail on the way home from work tomorrow.

Journal Entry 44 by rannie at Eatonton, Georgia USA on Monday, April 23, 2012
What a great box! I removed:
Isabella Moon
Gideon the Cutpurse
The Things a Brother Knows
Dark Assassin

I added:
All I Need is You by Johanna Lindsey
Golden Buddha by Clive Cussler
A Year in the World by Frances Mayes
The Penelopiad by Margaret Atwood
Three Stations by Martin Cruz Smith
Heaven's Net, The First Tale of the Otori by Lian Hearn
The Lady in Blue by Javier Sierra
The Scandal of the Season by Sophie Gee

I'll get the box in the mail as soon as Azuki confirms her address. Enjoy!


Journal Entry 45 by wingAzukiwing at Miami, Florida USA on Monday, May 7, 2012
Box has arrived. Really am delighted and excited with how big the box is and how great the selection. Nice variety of stuff.
I am however now busy packing for a business trip tomorrow, so I won't have time to make my selection till my return.

Journal Entry 46 by wingAzukiwing at Miami, Florida USA on Tuesday, May 22, 2012
It's hard to choose as I have way more books I want to take out than I have to put in, and I thought I have plenty of AVL. Well, I am sure I will get to see those titles again. The box has been mailed already and Judy should be getting it next week or two.

Journal Entry 47 by JudySlump612 at Minneapolis, Minnesota USA on Saturday, May 26, 2012
Box arrived here safely this morning - fast shipping, azuki! It's good to see the puppies again, and interesting that it was almost exactly a year (5/25/11) since the box was last in our house.

Journal Entry 48 by JudySlump612 at Minneapolis, Minnesota USA on Thursday, May 31, 2012
As always, agonizing choices among a wonderful assortment, forced by my lack of replacement books. Here's what I took (24 disks):

- Penelopiad, Atwood
- I Drink for a Reason, Cross
- Year of Magical Thinking, Didion
- Michale Tolliver Lives, Maupin
- Goodnight Nobody, Weiner

And here are my replacements (23 disks):
- I'm Not Scared, Ammaniti
- Rule of Four, Caldwell & Thomason
- A Dirty Job, Moore
- I, Alex Cross, Patterson

I'm abashed that I took more than I replaced, both titles and disks. BigJohn, I promise that if you run this for another round - and if you include me - and if you give me enough time to cram more listening in - I'll make it up in the future.


Released 11 yrs ago (5/31/2012 UTC) at BigJohnLefty's CD-only AudioBookBox, A Bookbox -- Controlled Releases

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Media mail to dabercro, in a nice new box
DCN: 0311 1660 0001 7267 6573

Journal Entry 50 by dabercro at Clinton, Utah USA on Tuesday, June 5, 2012
The box was waiting for me when I got home from work last night. I was pleasantly surprised at how big the box is! I am pming the next participant, will make my choices, and will have this back in the mail by next week.

Journal Entry 51 by dabercro at Clinton, Utah USA on Tuesday, June 12, 2012
I have chosen the following books:

I, Alex Cross
Remember When
The Eleventh Victim
Cage of Stars
Happiness Sold Separately

I am adding:

Mile 81
The Rescue
The Sex Lives of Cannibals
Now & Then
In the Still of the Night

Journal Entry 52 by dabercro at -- Bookbox, -- By post or by hand/ in person -- USA on Tuesday, June 12, 2012

Released 11 yrs ago (6/12/2012 UTC) at -- Bookbox, -- By post or by hand/ in person -- USA

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Sending to the next participant, k00kaburra, in CA.

DC# 0311 2550 0000 0939 4961

Journal Entry 53 by k00kaburra at San Jose, California USA on Wednesday, July 4, 2012
I apologize for the delay in updating this - the bookbox is here!

Journal Entry 54 by k00kaburra at San Jose, California USA on Wednesday, July 4, 2012

Released 11 yrs ago (7/4/2012 UTC) at San Jose, California USA

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sent on again to hyphen8!!!

Journal Entry 55 by winghyphen8wing at Honolulu, Hawaii USA on Wednesday, July 18, 2012
Received today - there don't seem to be any late additions to the participant list, so I'll look through the box and see if I can get it sent home pretty quickly.

The box started with 30 audiobooks and currently contains 29 plus a Janet Evanovich 3-in-1 (with 3 separate BCIDs)...and only two of them appear to have started with the box, so that's a pretty good turnover!

Added a picture of the puppies. :)

Journal Entry 56 by winghyphen8wing at Honolulu, Hawaii USA on Wednesday, July 18, 2012
Why it's better for me to journal the books I'm putting into the box BEFORE sealing it: in doing so, I realized that the person who journaled one of the books right before me was BigJohnLefty! (It apparently came from one of his other boxes.)

So I've revised my list slightly rather than sending him one I know for sure he's already had at least once.

Taking out 9 books/63 CDs:

Bee Season
Wycliffe and the Pea-Green Boat
Now and Then
Skipping Christmas
A Dirty Job
Heaven's Net
Golden Buddha
Stoneheart
I'm Not Scared

Putting in 9 books/63 cds, which happily matches what I'm taking out!

Bloodstream
Bel Canto
Bad Luck and Trouble
Mystery
Full Dark, No Stars
61 Hours
S is for Silence
Ordinary Heroes
Hitched

I'll send this back out once I have the address.

Journal Entry 57 by winghyphen8wing at Honolulu, Hawaii USA on Friday, July 20, 2012

Released 11 yrs ago (7/20/2012 UTC) at Honolulu, Hawaii USA

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This nice big box has been weighed, sealed, and stamped...and will go to the post office tomorrow.

Roughly half the volume is "bagged air", so it's not *too* heavy - despite its size it only weighs about 16#.

Journal Entry 58 by BigJohnLefty at Des Moines, Iowa USA on Sunday, August 12, 2012
Box arrived home yesterday - thanks to all who participated.

Will listen to books I haven't llistened to yet, and put the six I've already heard into my other box, which will be going out in a couple weeks....

Journal Entry 59 by BigJohnLefty at -- Bookbox, -- By post or by hand/ in person -- USA on Monday, December 3, 2012

Released 11 yrs ago (12/3/2012 UTC) at -- Bookbox, -- By post or by hand/ in person -- USA

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Putting in mail today!

TENTATIVE ORDER:
azuki (FL)
indygo88 (IN)
imawinn2 (WI)
Moody-Blue (KY)
booklady331 (FL)
k00kabura (CA)
NMReader (VA)
hyphen8 (HI)

Presently at --->affinity4books (TX)

....then back to me!

Journal Entry 60 by wingAzukiwing at Miami, Florida USA on Sunday, December 9, 2012
Box is here! Thank you! A really big box with lots of selection. There are some familiar faces but plenty new ones too.
Will make my selection soon and move it on.

Journal Entry 61 by wingAzukiwing at Miami, Florida USA on Wednesday, January 2, 2013
Happy New Year everybody!

What with all the holiday craziness and overtime at work, didn't get to journal and pack the box till after the holidays. Will get my hubby to mail it out for me as it's HEAVY!

I'm taking out:
Beneath the Lion's Gaze
The Beginner's Goodbye
Made in the U.S.A.
An Object of Beauty
Bel Canto
Hitched
The Sister

Putting in:
Loving What Is
Derailed
Anatomy of Greed
Cross Country
Fragile Things
The Twilight Zone #5
Against Depression
Bras and Broomsticks

Journal Entry 62 by indygo88 at Lafayette, Indiana USA on Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Been anxiously awaiting this box & finally it's here! (audio boxes never come around often enough for me!) It's a biggie, & I haven't even looked through it yet, but I'm off to do that now......

Journal Entry 63 by indygo88 at Lafayette, Indiana USA on Friday, January 18, 2013
Removing:
Ordinary Heroes
Most Talkative
Calico Joe
Bloodstream
Mile 81
Fragile Things
The Wheel of Darkness

Putting In:
The Secret Scripture
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
The Winter Ghosts
A Wolf at the Table

43 discs out; 43 discs in. Hoping to ship this back out later today. I'll update with a delivery confirmation number.

DC: 0312 2120 0001 6250 7002

Journal Entry 64 by imawinn2 at Neenah, Wisconsin USA on Thursday, January 24, 2013
The box off audiobooks has arrived. Yea!! Lots of good ones to pick from.

Journal Entry 65 by imawinn2 at Neenah, Wisconsin USA on Friday, February 8, 2013

Released 11 yrs ago (2/8/2013 UTC) at Neenah, Wisconsin USA

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Box is traveling off to the next participant.

I Picked:

"S" is for Silence by Sue Grafton
The Geography of Bliss by Eric Weiner
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by James Ford
The Autobiography of Martin Luther King Jr.
The Twilight Zone Radio Dramas: Volume 5 narrated by Stacy Keach
Total: 38 CDs

I Put In:

Plum Spooky by Janet Evanovich
Never Better by Garrison Keillor
The Salmon of Doubt by Douglas Adams
Garden of Beasts by Jeffery Deaver
The Girl With No Shadow by Joanne Harris
4:50 From Paddington by Agatha Christie
Capt. Underhill Uncoils The Mystery by The Cape Cod Radio Mystery Theater
Total: 38 CDs

Tracking Number: 9549010868293039424660

Journal Entry 66 by Moody-Blue at Whittier, North Carolina USA on Thursday, February 14, 2013
Received and sent out again in 24 hours! Had to, because tomorrow I’ll be packing for a two-week vacation. Thanks everyone, I enjoyed the selection!

I removed:
Absolute Zero
A Crack in the Edge of the World: America and the Great California Earthquake of 1906
Anatomy of Greed: The Unshredded Truth from an Enron Insider
At Canaan’s Edge: America in the King Years 1965-68
Bras & Broomsticks
Captain Underhill Uncoils the Mystery
Never Better: Stories from Lake Wobegon
The Secret Scripture
The Winter Ghosts

I added:
Against All Enemies: Inside America’s War on Terror by Richard A. Clarke
American Outrage by Tim Green
Dave Barry’s History of the Millenium (So Far) by Dave Barry
Life with My Sister Madonna by Christopher Ciccone
Planet Simpson: How a Cartoon Masterpiece Defined a Generation by Chris Turner
Road Rage by Richard Matheson, Stephen King & Joe Hill
Testimony by Anita Shreve
When You are Engulfed in Flames by David Sedaris
Why We Suck: A Feel Good Guide to Staying Fat, Loud, Lazy and Stupid by Dr. Denis Leary

USPS tracking # 9549010628503045398836 Expected delivery by Feb 19

Journal Entry 67 by wingbooklady331wing at Cape Coral, Florida USA on Tuesday, February 19, 2013
The box arrived today. It sure is a big box. I took a quick look through out the box. There are quite a few political books which do not interest me. I wish that there weren't so many. A few of the books I have already listened too. I am sure that I will find a few to trade. I am replacing the box as the old one is really taped up.

Journal Entry 68 by wingbooklady331wing at Cape Coral, Florida USA on Wednesday, February 20, 2013
I've now looked through the box and sorted the books I realize that I was wrong. There are a few political books, but not as many as I thought. They were on the top and I made a hasty journal. Now I need to go and see how many books I have that I can trade so I can make my decision. I have already PMed the next on the list.

Journal Entry 69 by wingbooklady331wing at Cape Coral, Florida USA on Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Box is ready to go to the next person.

Took out:
1. Mystery
2. 4 50 From Paddington
3. Bleeding Kansas
4. Burning Bright
Took out 37 CDs

ADDED:
1. The Swan Thieves
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/7819367
2. Barbarians at the Gate
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/6865187
3. Heat Lightning
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/10371017
4. Derailed
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/10059100
5. Dead Watch
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/7487542
Total: 39 CDs

Journal Entry 70 by wingbooklady331wing at Cape Coral, Florida USA on Wednesday, February 20, 2013

Released 11 yrs ago (2/21/2013 UTC) at Cape Coral, Florida USA

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Enjoy! Off to the next listener in a day or two. I will add the tracking number after I mail the box.

Tracking Number: 9114 9010 7574 2894 5482 42

Journal Entry 71 by k00kaburra at San Jose, California USA on Thursday, March 7, 2013
Bookbox is here!

Journal Entry 72 by k00kaburra at -- Bookbox, -- By post or by hand/ in person -- USA on Thursday, March 21, 2013

Released 11 yrs ago (3/21/2013 UTC) at -- Bookbox, -- By post or by hand/ in person -- USA

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sent on to NMReader!

Journal Entry 73 by NMReader at Herndon, Virginia USA on Saturday, April 13, 2013
This arrived while I was traveling. I will try to make choices and get it on the road quickly

Journal Entry 74 by NMReader at Herndon, Virginia USA on Friday, May 3, 2013
What a great audiobox. I only wish I knew where more of the books I have listened to are located so I could trade them.

I removed:
Midnight
Double Cross Blind
Garden of Beasts
The Rule of Four
Loving What Is
The Perfect Lover
Blackout
The Metaphysical Club
Heat Lightning

Putting in:
Hour Game
The Portrait
LEAP!
State of Fear
The Third Translation
Light on Snow
Terrorist
Unlucky Man
Girls in Trucks
Double Cross.

I also put in three books on tape for BigJohnLefty
Sunset Express
Blood Relation
Final Jeopardy

Journal Entry 75 by NMReader at Herndon, Virginia USA on Saturday, May 4, 2013

Released 10 yrs ago (5/4/2013 UTC) at Herndon, Virginia USA

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-Dropped off at the PO yesterday afternoon.

I'll enter the Tracking Number later

Journal Entry 76 by winghyphen8wing at Honolulu, Hawaii USA on Monday, May 20, 2013
Yay, the puppies are back!

The box arrived yesterday, but I was busy with our big release at the Hawaii Book and Music Festival so I didn't journal it until today.

The box goes to affinity4books next, right? I'll try to get it back out in the next week or so...

Journal Entry 77 by winghyphen8wing at Honolulu, Hawaii USA on Monday, May 27, 2013
Our local group met on 5/25 while I still had this box, so I offered them an opportunity to choose some:

allysther took 21 CDs:

Planet Simpson (10 discs)
The Sex Lives of Cannibals (7 discs)
Diaries 1969-1979: The Python Years (4 discs)

I took 26 CDs:

Road Rage (2 discs)
Dewey (4 discs)

Plus these which I contributed to an earlier version of the box; since they've already made the rounds I'm pulling them out of the loop:

Playing with Boys (4 discs)
61 Hours (5 discs)
Medusa (11 discs)

Total 47 discs/8 books out

~ ~ ~ ~ ~


Replacing the box and putting in 48 discs/11 books:

1776 (5 discs, abridged)
This Time Together (5 discs, unabridged)
Colony/Hill Towns (5 discs, abridged)
The Defector (5 discs, abridged)
Eleventh Hour (5 discs, abridged)
The Moscow Vector (5 discs, abridged)
Love is Murder (6 discs, unabridged)
Summer on Blossom Street (4 discs, abridged)
I'm Not Scared (4 discs, abridged)
Creep from the Deep (2 discs, unabridged)
Rare Beasts (2 discs, unabridged)

Journal Entry 78 by winghyphen8wing at Honolulu, Hawaii USA on Sunday, June 2, 2013

Released 10 yrs ago (6/2/2013 UTC) at Honolulu, Hawaii USA

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Sorry it took me a while to get this back out: boxes this size (over 23 lbs) require a bit of planning to get to the post office. Anyway, it's off to Texas; DC # 9552 1109 0959 3152 5355 86.

Thanks for including me!

Journal Entry 79 by affinity4books at Bryan, Texas USA on Sunday, June 30, 2013
IT's here! perfect timing, I was able to bring it with me to my parents' house this weekend so my dad could choose a few too.

Taking out 5 book, 36 cd's
putting in 6 books, 38 cd's

details in journal

will hopefully be able to get it in the mail before the holiday next week.
Thanks for adding me on, John!

Journal Entry 80 by affinity4books at Bryan, Texas USA on Saturday, July 6, 2013

Released 10 yrs ago (7/6/2013 UTC) at Bryan, Texas USA

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Mailing this nice big box home!
Thanks for sharing everyone, it's a nice group of audios

Journal Entry 81 by BigJohnLefty at Des Moines, Iowa USA on Wednesday, July 10, 2013
Arrived safe and sound the other day.... will begin going through soon and start up another round when I can....


Thanks to all for participating!

Journal Entry 82 by BigJohnLefty at Des Moines, Iowa USA on Sunday, August 18, 2013

Released 10 yrs ago (8/18/2013 UTC) at Des Moines, Iowa USA

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Leaving on 8-19-13 --- tentative order:

indygo88 (IN)
keno-mom (TX)
rebekkila (MI)
olered (OR)
NMReader (VA)
azuki (FL)
booklady331 (FL)
imawinn2 (WI)

....then back to me (BigJohnLefty)!

Journal Entry 83 by indygo88 at Lafayette, Indiana USA on Friday, August 23, 2013
Wow -- this one made its way here pretty quick! So nice to come home after a rough day at work & see a box waiting for me. :)

Removing:
Choke
Wild Fire
History of the Millenium
The Third Translation
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (books 1-4)

Adding:
The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane
Committed
Consider the Lobster
The Forgery of Venus
Bloodstream
Good Dog. Stay.
Looking for Alaska

40 discs out/40 discs in

Journal Entry 84 by indygo88 at Lafayette, Indiana USA on Tuesday, August 27, 2013
Mailed out today to keno-mom. Tracking #: 9114901075742302270567

Journal Entry 85 by keno-mom at Georgetown, Texas USA on Monday, September 2, 2013
It so nice to see BigJohn's book box again. Lots of good choices this time, I'd like to take half the box if I could , but I think I'll be staying with 5: Good to be Great by Jim Collins,War and Decision by Douglas J. Feith, The King's Speech by Mark Logue and Peter Conradi, Bitterroot by James Lee Burke and Against all Enemies by Richard A Clarke. I'll post again when I decided what books to put back in.
Thanks for asking me to join this round. I'm really enjoying all the good non-fiction

Journal Entry 86 by keno-mom at Georgetown, Texas USA on Saturday, September 7, 2013
I'm adding to the box the following:
1.Christine Falls by Benjamin Black
2.The Education of a British-Protected Child by Chirua Achebe
3.The Romanov Prophecy by Steve Berry
4. Break No Bones by Kathy Reich
5.7th Heaven By James Patterson

Journal Entry 87 by keno-mom at Georgetown, Texas USA on Monday, September 9, 2013
Great box, releasing it on it's way.

Journal Entry 88 by keno-mom at Georgetown, Texas USA on Monday, September 9, 2013

Released 10 yrs ago (9/9/2013 UTC) at Georgetown, Texas USA

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On it's way to Rebecca

Journal Entry 89 by rebekkila at Lansing, Michigan USA on Saturday, September 14, 2013
The box arrived safe and sound today. I have made my selections and will have this out next week.

Journal Entry 90 by rebekkila at Lansing, Michigan USA on Saturday, September 14, 2013
Removed 71 discs:
The Forgery of Venus - Michael Gruber
Christine Falls - Benjamin Black
Goat - Brad Land
The End of Overeating - David A. Kessler M.D.
Good Dog. Stay - Anna Quindlen
The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane - Katherine Howe
Consider the Lobster - David Foster Wallace
Scar Tissue - Anthony Kiedis
Looking for Alaska - John Green
Playing for Pizza - John Grisham

Adding in 71 Discs:
Sweet and Low - Rich Cohen
The Crush - Sandra Brown
I suck at Girls - Justin Halpern
Sizzling Sixteen - Janet Evanovich
The Arthurian Omen - GG Vandegriff
The Keep - Jennifer Egan
Mister B. Gone - Clive Barker
The Boys of Summer - Roger Kahn
Big Wig - Kathleen Krull
Rest Area - Clay McLeod Chapman
The Rider of Lost Creek/ The Rider of Ruby Hills - Louis L'Amour

Journal Entry 91 by rebekkila at Salem, Oregon USA on Wednesday, October 2, 2013

Released 10 yrs ago (10/1/2013 UTC) at Salem, Oregon USA

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I mailed the box to Olered today.

Journal Entry 92 by olered at Salem, Oregon USA on Thursday, October 10, 2013
The box arrived Monday (the 7th) afternoon...i'm delighted and ready to trade out my Cd's.

Journal Entry 93 by olered at Salem, Oregon USA on Friday, October 18, 2013
Putting in:
Body Surfing by Anita Shreve,
For One More Day by Mitch Albom,
In The Company of the Courtesan by Sarah Dunant,
Plum Lovin by Janet Evanovich,
61 hours by Lee Child,
The Revised Fundamentals of Caregiving by Jonaathan Evison,

Taking Out:
The Boys of Summer by Roger Kahn,
Committed by Elizabeth Gilbert,
The Reader by Bernard Schlink,
7th Heaven by James Patterson
I suck at Girls by Justin Halpern,
The Keep by Jennifer Egan,

NMReader next.

Journal Entry 94 by NMReader at Herndon, Virginia USA on Friday, January 10, 2014
After a extended rest at my PO this Bookbox has made its way to me. I will contact next person and try to mail next weekend

Thanks for including me

Journal Entry 95 by NMReader at Herndon, Virginia USA on Sunday, January 19, 2014
I have received the addresss of the next person in line for the box and will be shipping this early next week.

I removed:
Loving Frank
Rest Area
Hour Game
The Girl with the Pearl Earring
Mister B. Gone
Sweet and Low
For One More Day
The Revised Fundamentals of Caregiving
The Arthurian Omen
Bloodstream
A Year in the World
Break No Bones
Sullivan's Justice
The Romanov Prophecy
The Company of the Courtesan

Adding:
State of the Union
Garden of Beasts
The Perfect Lover
Gone Fishing
The Devil's Due
The Athens Solution
James Penney's New Identity
Silver Tower
A Salty Piece of Land
Velocity
The Metaphysical Club
Runaway Heart
Match Me If You Can
The Devil in the White City
Heat Lightning

Journal Entry 96 by NMReader at Herndon, Virginia USA on Sunday, January 19, 2014

Released 10 yrs ago (1/18/2014 UTC) at Herndon, Virginia USA

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I'll drop the box at the PO on Monday or Tuesday

I had forgotten MLK Day and then we had snow. It was Thursday before I made it to the PO.

Tracking Number: 9114901159818706200842

Journal Entry 97 by wingAzukiwing at Miami, Florida USA on Monday, February 3, 2014
Box arrived just before the weekend but didn't get to journal till now.

There is a CD set, Her Fearful Symmetry, that is in the box, However, it's just half of the set, the cover of the plastic box along w disc 1 and 2 are missing. If you happen to be the one who put it in, can you check to see if the first part may still be lying around in your house? It's a shame to have to throw it away.

Journal Entry 98 by wingAzukiwing at Miami, Florida USA on Thursday, February 20, 2014
As Indygo88 said, these audio boxes are starting to feel like an old friend: you may not see them as often as you'd like, but you really enjoy them when they come around.

Found some interesting books this round, and a few that I was interested before but didn't have enough AVL to swap out previously. i still have tons of AVLs now that my commute is much longer, so I am all ready for the other "original" audio bookbox.

Taking out:
The Education of a British Protected Child
Big Wig
The Devil in the White City
A Salty Piece of Land

Putting in:
Seabiscuit
Hitched
Indignation
Good Bos, Bad Boss

I'm leaving Her Fearful Symmetry in the box, hopefully it will re-unit with its other half some day.

Journal Entry 99 by wingbooklady331wing at Cape Coral, Florida USA on Friday, February 28, 2014
The box arrived early this evening. Thank you for sending it along. I will make my selections this weekend and move it along.

Journal Entry 100 by imawinn2 at Neenah, Wisconsin USA on Saturday, March 15, 2014
The box has arrived in Wisconsin. I will take a looksie, make my choices and sen it on when I'm finished. Thanks!

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