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Balingup, Western Australia Australia

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Friday, September 12, 2003

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Recent Book Activity

Statistics

4 wksall time
books registered:233,084
released in the wild:221,750
controlled releases:5503
releases caught:51,627
books found:10670
tell-a-friend referrals:055
new member referrals:070
forum posts:51,406

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Thanks for taking the time to visit my bookshelf.
My address can be found on rabck.com


"Storytelling and language are deeply rooted in our nature.  Language is the software of the mind, so to speak, and we use narrative structures to learn, to communicate, to share our beliefs and values, our fears and desires.  Literature is nothing but using all of those elements to create art and beauty through language, ideas, images and words that appeal and stimulate that what makes us alive and human. To read is to live more and to live better."  ~ ~ Carlos Ruiz Zafon

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My policy regarding trades and RABCKS:
If you live in Australia or New Zealand and see something on my shelf that you would like to read, send me a PM and we'll see what we can work out. Any marked AVL is fair game as long as not too heavy.  If it is marked TBR, I'll move it up closer to the top of the pile, but you may have to wait a bit as I can't always promise to read it immediately, or even in the near future.  Alternatively, you can see what I have on offer at BookMooch

If I do send you a book in trade or as a RABCK or relay, please journal it to say that you have received it.  As I have spent money to get the book to you, I reckon that is only polite, and I will do the same for you.  After that, it is yours to do with as you please.

I do post internationally, but postage from Australia to most other countries of the world is very expensive, so this usually limits my international postings to small light books which can be sent at the cheaper large letter rate.  Therefore if I decline your request, please do not be offended.  Sometimes it would be cheaper for me to buy a new copy than to post an old one! 

Any PMs received that I consider demanding, impolite, offensive or not in the 'spirit' of BookCrossing will be ignored.

I read a wide variety of books; even so, not all the books here on my shelf reflect my taste in reading.I often buy cheap books at garage sales etc with the specific aim of releasing them into the wild, and I'm also often given books by others to register for release. 

For other books in my personal collection that are not yet registered on BookCrossing see my library catalogue on


"Books remain always the same, despite the years.
It is us that change, and find or lose different things in them." 
~ ~ Carlos Ruiz Zafon


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My Wish List 

This is not meant to be a 'gimme' list, but a collection of books that I think
look interesting and I would be happy to read one day if they happened along.
And it's a long list deliberately - to help you folks out there who play along on the relays, exchanges,
sweeps and all those other fun things... where a decent sized wishlist makes life much easier.



Random

You are a Random cat!  Also known as an alley cat or a mutt. 
You aren't given to high-falutin' ways, but you're accessible and popular. 
People love you for who you are, not what you are.
What breed of cat are you?



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Accurate Release Statistics : as at 9th September 2010
1755 wild releases  -  all wild releases are true wild releases.
1118 controlled releases made by journal entry only.
325 controlled releases through the system.
So my total release number is now 3198.

NB . . . sometimes my wild releases have been caught before I can do an 'official' release note - that's why 'my' wild release number is higher than the BC one at the top of the page.
Catch Rate:  315 catches from 1755 wild releases  -------> 17.9%

See the full list of my books caught in the wild and journalled, along with links to the journal entries.


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