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Bookrings, Bookrays, and Bookboxes
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LoriPed/Shroffland's Mysterious Mysteries VBB (US and Canada) Round 2
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I will join
PeasOnEarth
14 yrs ago
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My wishlist:
The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson
Bangkok 8 by John Burdett
Bangkok Tattoo by John Burdett
Bangkok Haunts by John Burdett
I am also interested in books by John Dickson Carr, Hakan Nesse…
Book Talk
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If you could spend one afternoon with a character, who do you choose?
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Poirot from Agatha Christie is my choice, too
PeasOnEarth
14 yrs ago
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I almost said Sherlock Holmes, though on second thought his drug use would probably bother me.
PeasOnEarth
14 yrs ago
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St. Louis, MO is relatively close by. You could see the Arch and the Old Courthouse where the Dred Scott case was heard. The riverfront has old riverboats and historic houses with brick streets. The St. Louis Zoo was …
Book Talk
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The first sentence of your latest book? - new December
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The Girl Who Played With Fire by Stieg Larsson
PeasOnEarth
14 yrs ago
She lay on her back fastened by leather straps to a narrow bed with a steel frame.
Book Talk
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What's the best book you've read lately?
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Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin
PeasOnEarth
16 yrs ago
Magnificent true story of Greg Mortenson, who failed in his attempt to climb K2, but ended up making a promise to build a school in a remote village in Pakistan. Wonderful book, so inspiring.
Book Talk
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What is the first sentence of the first book you opened up to read in 2008?
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When he woke in the woods in the dark...
PeasOnEarth
16 yrs ago
and the cold of the night he'd reach out to touch the child sleeping beside him.
Book: The Road by Cormac McCarthy
PeasOnEarth
16 yrs ago
I am very familiar with the poem (I teach it every year) and I wanted to like it, but the English teacher in me wouldn't allow it. The story is very different from the original, and it almost seems to be a tongue-in-che…
PeasOnEarth
16 yrs ago
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I was a childhood fan of Peanuts, and I am enjoying this biography, which goes into detail about how Charles Schulz created his comic strip--the development of the strip, people he based his characters on (there was a re…
PeasOnEarth
16 yrs ago
A dog walks into a bank. He wants a loan to build a new doghouse. He goes to see the teller, Ms Paddyywack. He tells her he wants to build a doghouse and needs some extra money. She asks for collateral, and he presents a…
(Not-So-) Random Acts of BookCrossing Kindness
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Rescued books - wrong -update
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PM'd you about the German books
PeasOnEarth
16 yrs ago
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Russian is usually in a different alphabet.
PeasOnEarth
16 yrs ago
i love lentils, and they are a bit bland without seasoning. They certainly don't taste like curry by themselves.
PeasOnEarth
16 yrs ago
This year's editor is Stephen King, who has written an introduction about the demise of the short story art form--according to King, the short story is alive but not well. The stories all look good, so I am giving it a …
Chit-Chat
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Would you vote for Al Gore if he runs? Why or why not?
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Re: Al Gore ran, and I voted for him and he won.
PeasOnEarth
16 yrs ago
Yes, and I can say the same--Gore ran, I voted for him, and he won. I was thinking the original question referred to the 2008 campaign. And I would vote for Gore over any Republican, too.
PeasOnEarth
16 yrs ago
I was somewhat surprised, but I scored not too far from the candidate I am leaning toward. Thanks.
PeasOnEarth
16 yrs ago
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From what I hear, it is unlikely he will run. Some say he is concerned that if he runs, people will all the more politicize global warming and see it as a "liberal" thing (people already do, at least in the USA). If he…
PeasOnEarth
16 yrs ago
All were nice and good readers of their work.
PeasOnEarth
16 yrs ago
1. Female/41
2. English, Spanish, French, Russian, Latin (only fluent in English, but some knowledge of all the others I listed)
3. do you travel a lot? I have been all over the world--North America, Asia, Europe, an…
PeasOnEarth
16 yrs ago
My birthday is March 25.
