Recent Book Activity

PLEASE NOTE: We're full-time RVers so if you see something on my Avail list, it's probably in storage in Arizona. Feel free to ask, just in case though! I do answer all PMs, so if you don't get a quick response from me please send an email to NationalParkFan1@yahoo.com

CURRENTLY READING
Cirkus by Patti Frazee - Fiction/Kindle eBook
Me by Ricky Martin - Memoir/Audiobook

BOOKS I'VE READ IN 2012
28) Miksi kissat ovat parempia kuin miehet by Beverly Guhl - Pets/Humor
27) Get Some Headspace: How Mindfulness Can Change Your Life in Ten Minutes a Day - Health/Body
26) The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein - Fiction/Audiobook
25) Homer's Odyssey: A Fearless Feline Tale, or: How I Learned About Love and Life with a Blind Wonder Cat by Gwen Cooper - Memoir/Pets
24) Entertaining Your Indoor Cat: 50 Fun and Inventive Amusements for Your Cat by Kevin P. Kelly - Pets
23) By Invitation Only: How We Built Gilt and Changed the Way Millions Shop by Alexis Maybank & Alexandra Wilkis Wilson - Business/Memoir
22) The Rants by Dennis Miller - Humor/Audiobook
21) Before They're Gone: A Family's Year-Long Quest to Explore America's Most Endangered National Parks by Michael Lanza - Outdoors/Memoir
20) Garden of Beasts: A Novel of Berlin 1936 by Jeffrey Deaver - Fiction/Audiobook
19) Here be Monsters... 50 Days Adrift at Sea by Michael Finkel - Nonfiction/Kindle eBook
18) Beatrice and Virgil by Yann Martel - Fiction
17) First World Problems: 101 Reasons Why the Terrorists Hate Us by Ben Nesvig - Humor/Kindle eBook
16) Orange is the New Black: My Year in a Women's Prison by Piper Kerman - Memoir
15) The Copper Peacock and Other Stories by Ruth Rendell - Short Stories/Audiobook
14) Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer - True Adventure/Audiobook
13) Pets In Paradise by Lee Carey - Fiction/Kindle eBook
12) Lunatics by Dave Barry & Alan Zweibel - Fiction
11) The Monster Within Idea by R. Thomas Riley - Horror/Kindle eBook
10) Heart of the Matter by Emily Giffen - Women's Fiction/Audiobook
9) The Devil's Teeth: A True Story of Obsession and Survival Among America's Great White Sharks by Susan Casey - Nature/Nonfiction
8) The Parrot Talks in Chocolate: The Life and Times of a Hawaiian Tiki Bar by Everett Peacock - Fiction/Kindle eBook
7) Fortytude: Making the Next Decades the Best Years of Your Life by Sarah Brokaw - Nonfiction
6) In Her Shoes by Jennifer Weiner - Women's Fiction/Audiobook
5) Stories I Only Tell My Friends by Rob Lowe - Memoir/Audible Audiobook
4) Cadillac Beach by Tim Dorsey - Fiction
3) Talk to the Tail 'cause the Whiskers ain't Listenin'! by Revilo - Comics
2) The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane - Classic Fiction/Kindle eBook
1) The Orchid Thief: A True Story of Beauty and Obsession by Susan Orlean - Nonfiction

MY WISH LIST
The books I'd love to have are listed at Cliff's Wishlist Site:
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I READ 79 BOOKS IN 2011 and my favorites were:
The Hunger Games Trilogy by Suzanne Collins - Fiction
The Black Hills: Yesterday & Today by Paul Horsted - History/Photography
Dear Me: A Letter to My Sixteen-Year-Old Self edited by Joseph Galliano - Nonfiction
The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd - Women's Fiction
Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe - Fiction
Honolulu by Alan Brennert - Historical Fiction

I READ 84 BOOKS IN 2010 and my Top 5 favorites were:
Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach - Science
Bite Me: A Love Story by Christopher Moore - Fiction/Humor
Moloka'i by Alan Brennert - Historical Fiction
The Help by Kathryn Stockett - Women's Fiction
Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing by Ted Conover - Memoir/Nonfiction

I (worked too much and only) READ 44 BOOKS IN 2009. My favorites were:
The Highest Tide by Jim Lynch – Fiction
The Big Year: A Tale of Man, Nature, and Fowl Obsession by Mark Obmascik – Nonfiction
Fool by Christopher Moore – Fiction/Humor
The Twilight Saga and The Host by Stephenie Meyer – Fiction
Rolling Nowhere and Coyotes by Ted Conover – Nonfiction

I READ 88 BOOKS IN 2008 and my Top 5 favorites were:
World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War by Max Brooks - Fiction
The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins - Scientific Philosophy
Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom - Memoir/Audiobook
Why Do People Hate America? by Ziauddin Sardar and Merryl Wyn Davies - Political Commentary
Fast Food Nation by Eric Schlosser - Nonfiction

I READ 69 BOOKS IN 2007 (my first full year of BookCrossing) and my Top 5 favorites were:
Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult - Fiction
My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult - Fiction
Between a Rock and a Hard Place by Aron Ralston - True Adventure/Memoir
The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom - Fiction
Ash Wednesday by Ethan Hawke - Fiction

MY ALL-TIME FAVES (in alphabetical order, so none of my babies will be jealous of the others)
1000 Places to See Before You Die: A Traveler's Life List by Patricia Schultz - Travel
1001 Natural Wonders You Must See Before You Die by Michael Bright - Travel
1001 Ways to be Romantic by Gregory J.P. Godek - Self-help/Non-fiction
Angels & Demons by Dan Brown - Thriller
Big Trouble by Dave Barry - Fiction/Humor
Fluke: Or, I Know Why the Winged Whale Sings by Christopher Moore - Fantasy/Humor
Ishmael by Daniel Quinn - Fiction/Philosophy
Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal by Christopher Moore - Fiction/Humor
Last Train to Memphis: The Rise of Elvis Presley by Peter Guralnick - Biography
No Opportunity Wasted by Phil Keoghan - Philosophy/Self-help
Outlander by Diana Gabaldon - Historical Fiction
Raise the Titanic! by Clive Cussler - Thriller
Roadfood by Jane and Michael Stern - Travel/Food
The Big Year: A Tale of Man, Nature, and Fowl Obsession by Mark Obmascik – Nonfiction
The Complete "Calvin and Hobbes" by Bill Watterson - Comics
The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown - Thriller
The Highest Tide by Jim Lynch - Fiction
The Official Guide to America's National Parks, Fodor's 12th Ed. - Travel
The Story of the Titanic As Told by Its Survivors by Jack Winocour - History
Touch Not the Cat by Mary Stewart - Mystery
Waiting to Exhale by Terry McMillan - Women's Fiction
Watership Down by Richard Adams - Fantasy

BOOKRAYS I AM CURRENTLY HOSTING
The Man Who Loved Books Too Much: The True Story of a Thief, a Detective, and a World of Literary Obsession by Allison Hoover Bartlett
snufkin81 (South Africa) -- mailed 10/18/2010
silvia-pco (Portugal) -- rec'd 5/24/2011
bellivas (Greece)
WarEagle78 (Alabama) -- rec'd 3/16/2012
6of8 (Washington D.C.)
Secretariat (California)

BOOKRINGS, RAYS, AND BOXES I HAVE HOSTED
Cassette Tape Audiobookbox (Sept 2008)
Every Color of the Rainbow Bookbox (Oct 2007 and Feb 2008)
Night by Elie Wiesel (July 2007)
Bloodsucking Fiends and You Suck! by Christopher Moore (Feb 2007)
Fluke: Or, I Know Why the Winged Whale Sings by Christopher Moore (Oct 2006)

BOOKRINGS I'M ANTICIPATING
Native North American Book Box from judygreeneyes

BOOKRINGS, RAYS, AND BOXES I HAVE COMPLETED
Homer's Odyssey by Gwen Cooper from BethanieKay
Another CD-Only Audio Bookbox from BigJohnLefty
Audiobook Virtual Bookbox from iwillrejoice
1,001 Facts that Will Scare the S#*t Out of You: The Ultimate Bathroom Reader by Cary McNeal from NMReader
The Next Thing on My List by Jill Smolinski from BethanieKay
Cake Wrecks: When Professional Cakes Go Hilariously Wrong by Jen Yates from BethanieKay
Have a Little Faith by Mitch Albom from JDT
Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen from ApoloniaX
Travel as a Political Act by Rick Steves from BethanieKay
Exclusive by Bradley/Burton/Jones Bookray from princess-peapod
Undead and Unwelcome by MaryJanice Davidson from raerae78
The Tuesday Erotica Club by Lisa Beth Kovetz Bookring from BethanieKay
The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins Bookray from flambard
Jesus Out to Sea: Stories by James Lee Burke Bookring from Trekwoman
Lovable Books Bookbox from jenptcfan
Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris Bookring from literarylover
Swimming Without a Net by MaryJanice Davidson Bookray from Kitten22
The Sunday List of Dreams by Kris Radish Bookray from BethanieKay
The Audacity of Hope Bookring by Barack Obama from gnissorckoob
Annie Freeman's Fabulous Traveling Funeral by Kris Radish Bookray from BethanieKay
Life of Pi by Yann Martel Bookray from minerva1221
For One More Day by Mitch Albom Bookring from samutsari
Tommy's Tale by Alan Cumming Bookring from ealasaidmae
Memoir/Biography Virtual Bookbox from Firegirl
You, Me, He, She, It Bookbox from Tribefan
My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult Bookring from missprissy
It's All About Murder Bookbox from Tribefan
Memoir/Biography Bookbox from KarenZero

CHALLENGES I HAVE COMPLETED
Oh, the Places We Can Go release challenge by Secretariat (throughout the month of March 2008, release 15+ books with place names in the title). During the challenge I released 123 books (72 wild, 22 controlled and 29 themed) and eleven were caught, resulting in eight new members. Thanks Secretariat - that was fun!

MORE BOOKEY TIDBITS
I have my one-and-only sister (BethanieKay) to thank for getting me into Bookcrossing. She found a wild release while on vacation in Scotland back in 2005. In the fall of '06, I signed up - hoping to reduce my bookshelf clutter. Fat load of good that did!! I now have books tucked here and there, and several piles on top of the bookshelf! My darling husband (RxBluff) pointed out that if I get just a few more we'll have a very nice ceiling support!

I have a huge collection of coffee table books - most relating to art, travel, or animals. Have I read any of them cover to cover? Heck, No! I am a wanna-be professional photographer, so I love to look at the big, beautiful, crisp photos they contain.

I also have a large number of Peanuts comic book collections. These are the little paperbacks, about 4x8", that have names like, "You're a Pal, Charlie Brown". I'm always looking for ones I don't have yet.

I am registered on RABCK.com as "Moody-Blue", on Goodreads.com as Kristal Cooper, and on BooksForSoldiers.com as "KDMoreland".

I am the founder of the GrandCanyonOBCZ in Arizona, the BigBendOBCZ and the PJCommunityOBCZ in Texas, the MesaVerdeOBCZ in Colorado, and the LakeCrescent shelf in Washington - all at guest lodges in our National Parks.

If you have read this far, then you are truly a fellow BC addict and are worthy of a prize... PLEASE, check out my Available list and help yourself! I will happily RABCK anything that catches your fancy! Seriously! If you're REALLY bored, wade through my TBR list... If there's something there you've been pining for, I'll try to read it next and send it out to you!