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Last updated May 22, 2011

Life is busy. I'm forgetful, and email is iffy so if you are expecting something from me or expecting me to journal something please feel free to PM me with questions. I usually have way too much on my plate:) My mom fell and broke her hip on the Friday before Thanksgiving 2010. She went from hospital to hospital rehab to nursing home rehab and finally to assisted living. I've been so busy with her that I haven't even edited my profile since February 2011.

Just a reminder to keep your wishlist updated and register at rabck.com...My info is up to date at both places. BC Wishlist is still a little jumbled from the changeover, but Cliff's is up to date. I haven't moved in 30 years and hope not for at least 30 more!
I'm usually open to trading. It depends on my budget!

A note for allergy sufferers--all of my books are in a non-smoking home at the moment. However, I buy most of them at thrift stores and have no clue as to the previous owners' habits. Also, I have a dog, 3 cats and a plethora of dust bunnies that stay inside.

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Currently reading:
A Hot And Sultry Night For Crime--Jeffrey Deaver editor

Books read in 2011

The State of Jones: The Small Southern County that Seceded from the Confederacy--Sally Jenkins and John Stauffer audio (May)
Running with Scissors--Augusten Burroughs on audio
Don't Kiss Them Good-Bye--Allison DuBois (March)
The Orchid Thief--Susan Orlean (Feb)

Books I've read in 2010:

23. The Woman Who Can't Forget--Jill Price Audio (Dec)
22. Hello Vodka! It's Me, Chelsea--Chelsea Handler (Dec)

21. Lydia Cassatt Reading the Morning Paper--Harriet Scott Chessman (Nov)
20. Here's the Story: Surviving Marcia Brady and Finding My True Voice--Maureen McCormick (Nov)
19. Financial Peace Revisited--Dave Ramsey (Nov)
18. Wicked Appetite--Janet Evanovich (Nov)


17. Mennonite in a Little Black Dress--Rhoda Janzen (October)

16. Blown Sideways Through LIfe--Claudia Shear (Sept)
15. True Confessions of a Veterinarian: An Unconditional Love Story (Sept)

14. South of Broad--Pat Conroy (August)
13. Sizzling Sixteen--Janet Evanovich (August)
12. What Time Is the Midnight Buffet?--chesterh (August)

11. Notes From a Small Island--Bill Bryson (July)

10. My Life in France--Julia Child (April)
9. Gilberto and the Wind--Marie Hall Ets (April)
8. Hooked on Murder--Betty Hechtman (April)

7. The Ghost Map--Steven Johnson Bookring(March)
6. Kitchen Table Wisdom--Rachel Naomi Remen (March)
5. Wishful Drinking--Carrie Fisher (March)

4. Stories from Recipes of My Life (audio)--Pat Conroy (Feb)
3. Jennifer Government (audio)--Max Barry (Feb)

2. The Spellman Files--Lisa Lutz (Jan)
1. Good Daughters: Loving Our Mothers as They Age--Patricia Beard (Jan)

Books I read in 2009:
50. First Kill all the Lawyers--Sarah Shankman (Dec) Finished on New Year's Eve!
49. Mistletoe Murder--Leslie Meier (Dec)
48. The Christmas Pearl--Dorothea Benton Frank (Dec)
47. The Worst Noel: Hellish Holday Tales--Anthology (Dec)

46. Witty Words from Wise Women--B.J. Gallagher (Nov)
45. The Holdouts--Sherry Clements
44. The Wordy Shipmates--Sarah Vowell (Nov)
43. It's All Too Much--Peter Walsh (Nov)

42. Dead is the New Black--Marlene Perez (Oct)
41. The Cat Who Robbed a Bank--Lilian Jackson Braun (Oct)
40. The Doll People--Ann M. Martin (October)

39. The Shepherd, the Angel, and Walter the Christmas Miracle Dog--Dave Barry (Sept)
38. Charleston Ghosts--Margaret Rhett Martin (Sept)
37. Dewey The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World--Vicki Myron (September)

36. The Best Halloween Ever--Barbara Robinson
35. Size 12 Is Not Fat--Meg Cabot (August)
34. Who Knew?--David Hoffman (August)
33. Love Medicine--Louise Erdrich (August)
32. The Cat Who Saw Stars--Lilian Jackson Braun (August)

31. Devil in the Details: Scenes from an Obsessive Girlhood--Jennifer Traig July)
30. The Penelopiad--Margaret Atwood (July)
29. Other People's Dirt--Louise Rafkin (July)
28. Finger Lickin' Fifteen--Janet Evanovich (July)

27. Murder of a Sweet Old Lady--Denise Swanson (June)
26. How Starbucks Saved My Life--Michael Gates Gill (June)
25. Letters for Emily--Camron Wright (June)

24. Junie B. Jones is a Beauty Shop Guy (11)--Barbara Park
23. Junie B. Jones is a Party Animal (10)--Barbara Park
22. Take the Cannoli--Sarah Vowell
21. Under One Flag--Liz Parkhurst (May) library book
20. Recycle This Book--Various (May)
19. The Mighty Queens of Freeville--Amy Dickinson (May)

18. Pressed to Kill--Dolores Johnson (April)
17. Taking the Wrap--Dolores Johnson (April)
16. The Ersatz Elevator--Lemony Snicket (April)

15. A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian--Marina Lewycka (Mar)
14. Bright Lights, Big Ass--Jen Lancaster (Mar)
13. Foul Play--Janet Evanovich (Mar)
12. The Cat Who Sang to the Birds--Lilian Jackson Braun (Mar)
11. The Partly Cloudy Patriot--Sarah Vowell (Mar)
10. The Cat Who Tailed a Thief--Lilian Jackson Braun (Mar)

9. Tell Me Where It Hurts--Dr. Nick Trout (Feb)
8. Minutes from the Great Women's Coffee Club--Angela Beasley (Feb)
7. Still Alice--Lisa Genova (Feb)
6. The Big Year--Mark Obmascik (Feb)

5. Rescuing Patty Hearst--Virginia Holman (Jan)
4. Shakespeare's Counselor--Charlaine Harris (Jan)
3. Shakespeare's Christmas--Charlaine Harris (Jan)
2. Maya's First Rose--Martin S. Kosins (Jan)
1. The Mistress's Daughter--A.M. Homes (January 2009)


My Wish List



My 1000th book was registered on June 5, 2007! It is A Wrinkle in Time by Madeline L'Engle. I had a drawing on the forums and it was RABCKed to sothisdhampir.


Books read in 2008:
61. Shakespeare's Trollop--Charlaine Harris (Dec)
60. The Princess Test--Gail Carson Levine (Dec)
59. Shakespeare's Landlord--Charlaine Harris (Dec)
58. The Sealed Letter--Emma Donoghue (Dec)

57. And Then There Were None--Agatha Christie audio (November)
56. The Austere Academy--Lemony Snicket (November)
55. Thanksgiving--Janet Evanovich (November)
54. Join Me--Danny Wallace (November)

53. Thank You for All Things--Sandra Kring (October)
52. Letters From the Hive: An Intimate History of Bees, Honey, and Humankind--Stephen Buchmann (October)

51. A Spot of Bother--Mark Haddon (Sept)
50. Pleasing the Ghost--Sharon Creech (Sept)
49. The Piano Shop on the Left Bank--Thad Carhart (Sept)
48. More Random Acts of Kindness--Conari Press (Sept)
47. Dear Mr. Henshaw--Beverly Cleary (Sept)
46. Born Standing Up--Steve Martin (Sept)
45. Murder Can Ruin Your Looks--Selma Eichler (Sept)
44. Robbing the Bees: A Biography of Honey--Holley Bishop (Sept)

43. On My Own at 107: Reflections on Life Without Bessie--Sarah L. Delany(August)
42. The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society--Mary Ann Shaffner (August)
41. Inferno--Larry Niven & Jerry Pournelle (August)
40. Seasons of Splendour--Madhur Jaffrey (August)
39. Junie B. Jones and the Mushy Gushy Valentine--Barbara Parks (August)
38. The Alpine Decoy--Mary Daheim (August)

37. Death Dines at 8:30--edited by Claudia Bishop (July)
36. Junie B. Jones Has a Peep in Her Pocket--Barbara Park (July)
35. Granny Torelli Makes Soup--Sharon Creech (July)
34. A Stir of Echoes--Richard Matheson (July)
33. Further Adventures of Hank the Cowdog--John R. Erickson (July)
32. Hank the Cowdog--John R. Erickson (July)
31. A Redbird Christmas (Audio)--Fannie Flagg (July)
30. We're Just Like You, Only Prettier--Celia Rivenbark (July)
29. To Kill A Mockingbird--Harper Lee (July)
28. Fearless Fourteen--Janet Evanovich(July)

27. The Bootlegger's Daughter--Margaret Maron (June)
26. The Cat Who Said Cheese--Lilian Jackson Braun (June)
25. The Miserable Mill--Lemony Snicket (June)
24. As Always, Jack--Emma Sweeney (bookring) (June)

23. The Botany of Desire--Michael Pollan (May)

22. The Wide Window--Lemony Snicket (April)
21. Confessions of a Teen Sleuth--Chelsea Cain (April)
20. Love That Dog--Sharon Creech (April)
19. The Mighty and the Almighty--Madeleine Albright (April)
18. The Autobiography of Foudini M. Cat--Susan Fromberg Schaeffer (April)
17. Harriet the Spy--Louise Fitzhugh (April)

16. George Washington's Breakfast--Jean Fritz (Mar)
15. The Sparrow--Mary Doria Russell bookring (Mar)
14. Naughty Neighbor--Janet Evanovich (Mar)
13. Mama Makes Up Her Mind: And Other Dangers of Southern Living--Bailey White (Mar)
12. Judy Moody Predicts the Future--Megan McDonald (Mar)
11. Dead Men Do Tell Tales--William R. Maples (Mar)

10. Not a Girl Detective--Susan Kandel (Feb)
9. Chill Before Serving--Cynthia Lawrence (Feb)

8. Death by Rhubarb--Lou Jane Temple (Jan)
7. Plum Lucky--Janet Evanovich (Jan)
6. Murder Can Ruin Your Social Life--Selma Eichler (Jan)
5. Do You Remember the Color Blue?: The Questions Children Ask About Blindness--Sally Hobart Alexander (Jan)
4. Stop Dressing Your Six Year Old Like a Skank--Celia Rivenbark(Jan)
3. Queen Bess: Daredevil Aviator--Doris L. Rich (Jan)
2. The Cat Who Blew the Whistle--Lilian Jackson Braun (Jan)
1. Bitter is the New Black--Jen Lancaster (January 2008)


Books read in 2007:
Books with an * are from other bookcrossers
64. All My Patients Are Under the Bed--Dr. Louis J. Camuti(December)
63. Borrowed Finery*--Paula Fox (December
62. Every Crooked Nanny--Kathy Hogan Trocheck (December)
61. A Redbird Christmas*--Fannie Flagg (December)
60. Harold and the Purple Crayon--Crockett Johnson (December)
59. Buttons & Foes--Dolores Johnson (December)

58. Chicken Soup for a Woman's Soul (November)
57. Motor Mouth--Janet Evanovich (November)
56. How Tia Lola Came to Stay--Julia Alvarez (November)
55. Eat Pray Love--Elizabeth Gilbert (November)

54. Homicide and Old Lace--Dolores Johnson (October)
53. There's Nothing in the Middle of the Road but Yellow Stripes and Dead Armadillos--Jim Hightower*
(October)
52. Maisie Dobbs--Jacqueline Winspear* (October)

51. Lean Mean Thirteen--Janet Evanovich (September)
50. I Feel Bad About My Neck--Norah Ephron (September)
49. The Cat Who Covered the World--Christopher Wren (September)

48. The Reptile Room--Lemony Snicket (August)
47. The Library Card--Jerry Spinelli (August)
46. The Red Tent--Anita Diamant (August)
45. Murder Among Neighbors--Jonnie Jacobs* (August)

44. Bless Your Heart, Tramp--Celia Rivenbark * (July)
43. Wash, Fold, and Die--Dolores Johnson (July)
42. Pirates Past Noon (Magic Treehouse)--Mary Pope Osborne (July)
41. Mummies in the Morning (Magic Treehouse)--Mary Pope Osborne (July)
40. The Knight at Dawn (Magic Treehouse)--Mary Pope Osborne (July)
39. Al Capone Does My Shirts--Gennifer Choldenko (July)
38. Plan B: Further Thoughts on Faith--Anne LaMott* (July)
37. Fever 1793--Laurie Halse Anderson*(July)

36. Blessed is the Busybody--Emilie Richards*(June)
35. Mrs. Whaley and Her Charleston Garden--Emily Whaley, William Baldwin* (June)
34. Assassination Vacation--Sarah Vowell*(June)
33. Junie B., First Grader Toothless Wonder--Barbara Park (June)

32. The Bean Trees--Barbara Kingsolver (May)
31. The Club Dumas--Arturo Perez-Reverte** (bookring) (May)
30. Purse Universe--Barbara G.S. Hagerty (May)
29. So Many Books, So Little Time--Sara Nelson (May)
28. Judy Moody Gets Famous!--Megan McDonald (May)
27. The Alpine Christmas--Mary Daheim (May)

26. Just Desserts--Mary Daheim (April)
25. The Preservationist--David Maine* (April)
24. The Song Reader--Lisa Tucker*(bookring)(April)
23. The Bad Beginning--Lemony Snicket (April)
22. The Glass Castle--Jeanette Walls (April)

21. A Widow, a Chihuahua, and Harry Truman: A Story of Love, Loss, and Love Again--Mary Beth Crain (Mar)*
20. A Walk in the Woods--Bill Bryson (Mar)
19. A Dress to Die For--Dolores Johnson (Mar)
18. Last Days of Summer--Steve Kluger (Mar)*
17. Dress My Family in Corduroy & Denim--David Sedaris (Mar)
16. Lady Cottington's Pressed Fairy Book--Terry Jones (Bookring)(Mar)*
15. Without A Net--Michelle Kennedy (Mar)*

14. Hung Up to Die--Dolores Johnson (Feb)
13. Working Dogs: Tales from Animal Planet's K-9 to 5 World--Kit Carlson (Feb)*
12. Riding the Bus With My Sister--Rachel Simon (Feb)*
11. The Alpine Betrayal--Mary Daheim (Feb)
10. The Alpine Advocate--Mary Daheim (Feb)
9. Another Shot: How I Relived My Life in Less Than a Year--Joe Kita (Feb)
8. Taken to the Cleaners--Dolores Johnson (Feb)*

7. Books That Made the Difference: What People Told Us--Gordon and Patricia Sabine (Jan)
6. Annie Freeman's Fabulous Traveling Funeral--Kris Radish (Jan)*
5. A Year in the Merde--Stephen Clarke (Jan)*
4. Junie B. Jones is Not A Crook--Barbara Park (Jan)
3. Plum Lovin'--Janet Evanovich (Jan)
2. Amazing Gracie--Dan Dye, Mark Beckloff (Jan)*
1. The Tarantula Whisperer--Laura Pasten (Jan)


Books read in 2006
49. Clemency Pogue: Fairy Killer--J T Perry
48. Eat Cake--Jeanne Ray
47. The Dogs Who Came to Stay--George Pitcher
46. Multiple Choice--Claire Cook
45. Murder of a Small Town Honey--Denise Swanson
44. The Book of Southern Wisdom--Dr. Criswell Freeman
43. Singing Songs--Meg Tilly
42. Southern Fried--Cathy Pickens
41. Zap! I'm a Mind Reader--Dan Greenburg
40. Flat Stanley--Jeff Brown
39. Sleeping at the Starlite Motel--Bailey White
38. Cats and Their Women--Barbara Cohen & Louise Taylor
37. The Book That Changed My Life--ed. Roxanne J. Coady (library)
36. Durable Goods--Elizabeth Berg
35. Women Who Love Books Too Much--Brenda Knight (bookring)
34. Devil in the White City--Erik Larson (bookring
33. The Lost Continent--Bill Bryson
32. A Wrinkle in Time--Madeleine L'Engle
31. Joy School--Elizabeth Berg
30. Dinosaurs Before Dark (Magic Tree House #1)--Mary Pope Osborne
29. I'm a Believer: My Life of Monkees, Music, and Madness--Micky Dolenz
28. Twelve Sharp--Janet Evanovich
27. Confessions of a Failed Southern Lady--Florence King
26. Dancing Through Life in a Pair of Broken Heels--Mickey Guisewite
25. The Yogi Book--Yogi Berra
24. The Man Who Walked Through Time--Colin Fletcher (bookring)
23. Angels & Demons--Dan Brown
22. The Prizewinner of Defiance Ohio--Terry Ryan
21. The Chocolate Cat Caper--Joanna Carl
20. The Madonnas of Leningrad--Debra Dean
19. Marley and Me--John Grogan
18. Revenge of the Gypsy Queen--Kris Neri
17. The Partly Cloudy Patriot--Sarah Vowell
16. Step-Ball-Change--Jeanne Ray
15. Killer-Diller--Clyde Edgerton
14. Mutant Message Down Under--Marlo Morgan
13. A Cook's Tour: In Search of a Perfect Meal--Anthony Bourdain
12. The Pull of the Moon--Elizabeth Berg
11. Shopgirl--Steve Martin
10. The Mercy of Thin Air--Ronlyn Domingue
9. Cybill Disobedience--Cybill Shepherd
8. Walking Across Egypt--Clyde Edgerton
7. Black Ribbon--Susan Conant
6. Ruffly Speaking--Susan Conant
5. Gone to the Dogs--Susan Conant
4. Memoirs of a Geisha--Arthur Golden
3. Till We Have Faces--C. S. Lewis
2. Julie and Romeo Get Lucky--Jeanne Ray
1. Warriors Don't Cry--Melba Patillo Beals