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suebooks
14 yrs ago
This is our pick for the First Thursday Book Club. I read it on board ship in Norway and snagged the paperback to finish on my flight back to the US--I left three others in the library on the ship and released WFE in Dal…
suebooks
14 yrs ago
Having worked many years in public libraries in Oregon and having loved books all my life (73 years), I know it is frustrating to see book destroyed, but a big problem is over-printing of major authors--the ones that can…
suebooks
14 yrs ago
Having worked many years in public libraries in Oregon and having loved books all my life (73 years), I know it is frustrating to see book destroyed, but a big problem is over-printing of major authors--the ones that can…
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12th of October (in half an hour)...what are reading to start this work week?
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Re: Love in the Driest Season: A Family Memoir, by Neely Tucker
suebooks
14 yrs ago
Having adopted an infant many years ago in 1965, I know that rearing an adopted child isn't always easy, but neither is rearing your own biological one (did that also in 1968 when now US Coast Guard son arrived)...oh, lo…
suebooks
14 yrs ago
See my reeply about the legal question. My comments referred to new books, but is it the same for donated ones as well?
suebooks
14 yrs ago
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We need to get the law changed concerning unsold books. If I am correct, the sellers must tear off the front cover of paperbacks and dump them. That said, the law has resulted in the growth of print on demand books (POD…
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It's monday the 5th in Britian: what's grabbing your eyes this new week?
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Re: It's monday the 5th in Britian: what's grabbing your eyes this new week?
suebooks
14 yrs ago
Too many as usual, but reading is so much fun!
(Not-So-) Random Acts of BookCrossing Kindness
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***Closed*** Winners below! Six months on BookCrossing RABCK!!!
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Re: Six months on BookCrossing RABCK!!!
suebooks
14 yrs ago
Give your releases to charity in my name, pleae--or your name. Congratuation on you BX anniversary.
BookCrossing Site Announcements
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Introducing the CLASSROOM CORNER - CALLING ALL STUDENTS (YOUNG AND OLD)
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Re: How books changed my life
suebooks
14 yrs ago
They are my life...What else can a "retired" English teacher (teacher of English???) and a library circulation clerk (1979-1997+)say?
My first library card obtained from the big downtown library (Multnomah County Libr…
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I resisted an invitation to take my pick from 100 books!
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Re: no. and I have 400 books in Mt TBR...
suebooks
14 yrs ago
The way to a LONG LIFE. of course!
Book Talk
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I resisted an invitation to take my pick from 100 books!
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Re: I would have taken a peek. I was in Borders last weekend and didn't buy for
suebooks
14 yrs ago
Agree, I can always look for my neighbor who reads a lot and still works outside the home (20 years younger than I am).
Book Talk
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I resisted an invitation to take my pick from 100 books!
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Re: I resisted an invitation to take my pick from 100 books!
suebooks
14 yrs ago
Not on your life...I can never turn down a chance for free books!
Book Talk
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September 29th and 30th - What are you reading the last 2 days of the month?
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Still reading JUMP by Tim Maleeny...
suebooks
14 yrs ago
Magazines and newspapers intervene as does my bathroom novel, BUTTERFLY, a real "trashy" love story--perfect reading in the tub. I'm 1/2 way through it, 500 pages approximately total--not for your maiden aunt unless she …
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Monday 28th September. What are you reading and WHY is getting out of bed so hard
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Re: Monday 28th September. What are you reading and WHY is getting out of bed so hard
suebooks
14 yrs ago
Lots easier when one is retired--I can go back to bed again and snuggle with my pooches, Lady and Mac. All those years I spent getting educated and teaching are paying off. That said, this economy is awful for a lot of w…
Book Talk
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Monday 28th September. What are you reading and WHY is getting out of bed so hard
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Re: Monday 28th September. What are you reading and WHY is getting out of bed so hard
suebooks
14 yrs ago
Lots easier when one is retired--I can go back to bed again and snuggle with my pooches, Lady and Mac. All those years I spent getting educated and teaching are paying off. That said, this economy is awful for a lot of w…
(Not-So-) Random Acts of BookCrossing Kindness
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because it's raining AGAIN in Georgia RABCK
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Re: because it's raining AGAIN in Georgia RABCK
suebooks
14 yrs ago
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Dry in Oregon now, but soon the rains will come. We have had one of the hottest summers on record here--lots of 90 degree weather which is unusual for Oregon.
I passed through Georgia years ago when I was visiting my …
suebooks
14 yrs ago
Gardening and cooking have taken my time...weather has been lovely, and there won;t be much summer left as it is officially fall now, so I get more reading done in the winter months
suebooks
14 yrs ago
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That's the comment I say aloud to my Boston terriers when they watch me making coffee in the morning (Oh those brown eyes!). My two stock shout-outs in the AM are: "Pea time!"(to head'em out) and "Treat time!" (to bring'…
suebooks
14 yrs ago
The College of Hard Knocks [:-)] is the best school around. Your passions are books and community service. Keep focused on those two, and you will eventually be rewarded. I am 73 and still learning. What fun to read and …
suebooks
14 yrs ago
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I just couldn't bear to put him down. He is pain free and so loving that I cancelled the appointments and will take one week at a time, as my next door neighbor (a veterinarian) suggested.
So prayers for my pooch AND …
(Not-So-) Random Acts of BookCrossing Kindness
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Distributing bumma's books -- Update October 10 (both on books and on hazrabai)
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Re: My husband Javaczuk was diagnosed with cancer
suebooks
14 yrs ago
Keep the faith; my prayers are with you all....
I am putting down my beloved Mac, my Boston terrier, on September 11 because of inoperable cancer (one operation already completed).I know that a pet's life is not thoug…
suebooks
14 yrs ago
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I read that book years ago, if it is the same that won an Academy Award...or was it a series on TV?It has been a lot of years.
suebooks
14 yrs ago
The one I am reading now, RAIN GODS, by James Lee Burke, but he never writes a bad book. Tahat said, his books are not for the squeamish
suebooks
14 yrs ago
The mood I am in colors what I readas well.
I also believe that we enjoy different types of literature at different phases of our lives. Growing up, I read comic books, Nancy Drew, dog stories, etc. My favorite type…
suebooks
14 yrs ago
I favor word of mouth, too. I have to be simpatico with the critic. I often rely on reading favorite authors, but if the writer is new to me, I will read the blurb inside. Of course, you should know that the back cover …