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I'm a fourth-year english/history student looking forward to graduation so I can have a regular schedule and do what I want in the evenings. A regular income would also be nice. I have two kids, a five year old daughter and a two year old son. They take up the majority of my time but they're lots of fun (most of the time) so I don't complain when I can't do the things I want.

Aside from buying a lot of books, I also like to buy shoes. And I have a thing for sweaters.

I have always been an avid reader. I used to "forget" my gym clothes in high school so I could sit on the bleachers with a book. Until my teacher figured out what I was doing. My favorite books are the ones I get so involved in I'm disappointed when they end. There aren't many books I don't like but this kind is hard to find.

I have a wish list!


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I will be happy to trade books with anyone anywhere. Many of my books are listed in my permanent collection but if you ask me nicely and have something I might like a little better...

For trades, I'm always looking for a good book to read. Actually, I always have lots to read, but more is always good.



5 Books, 5 Countries, 5 Continents Challenge
1. OCEANA
1)Australia:
2)New Zealand:
3)Fiji:
4)Papau New Guinea:
5)Samoa:
2. AFRICA
1)Nigeria: Anthills of the Savannah ~ Chinua Achebe
2)Egypt: Children of the Alley ~ Naguib Mahfouz
3)Morocco: Dreams of Trespass ~ Fatima Mernissi
4)Rwanda:
5)Algeria:
3. EUROPE
1)England: Flatland ~ Edwin A. Abbott (01/01/06-02/01/06)
2)Russia: One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich ~ Alexander Solzhenitsyn (03/01/06-06/01/06)
3)France: Montaillou: The Promised Land of Error ~ Emmanuel LeRoy Ladurie
4)Sweden: Hanna's Daughters ~ Marianne Fredriksson
5)Italy:
4. THE AMERICAS
1)Canada: Salt Fish Girl ~ Larissa Lai
2)US: Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass ~ Frederick Douglass
3)Mexico:
4)Argentina:
5)Columbia: One Hundred Years of Solitude ~ Gabriel Garcia Marquez
5. ASIA (I've included the Middle East here)
1)Japan: Ugetsu Monogatari: Tales of Moonlight and Rain ~ Ueda Akinari
2)China:
3)India:
4)Iraq:
5)Iran: