The Space Shuttle Collection
22 journalers for this copy...
Vintage collection of Space Shuttle postacrds (20). The three shuttles shown are the Challenger, The Columbia, and the Discovery. So that tells how old it is. Here is a postcard collection that is a true 'biography of things'....
MaryZee's Biography of Things Bookbox by 6of8 now has the following in it:
Oranges
Consider the Eel
Packing for Mars
Rubbish!
Bananas
In Harm's Way
On The Courthouse Lawn
Deadly Feasts
Flu
An Air That Kills
The Meaning of Everything
The Physics of Star Trek
Coal
Battle Stations
MaryZee's Biography of Things Bookbox by 6of8 now has the following in it:
Oranges
Consider the Eel
Packing for Mars
Rubbish!
Bananas
In Harm's Way
On The Courthouse Lawn
Deadly Feasts
Flu
An Air That Kills
The Meaning of Everything
The Physics of Star Trek
Coal
Battle Stations
Took out the cover postcard of the Challenger launching. It was a pretty sight. I did not miss one Challenger Launch on the TV, never failed to thrill me.
Sent off as the replacement journal for the renewed box of 6of8's MaryZee's Biography of Things Bookbox. Travel far ....
Sent off as the replacement journal for the renewed box of 6of8's MaryZee's Biography of Things Bookbox. Travel far ....
The MaryZee bookbox has made it to Colorado. Thought I would just leave the Space Shuttle in the box to continue on the travels!
So it didn't take me too long to go through the box :-) -- I chose four (Packing for Mars, Rubbish, The Physics of Star Trek and Deadly Feasts) and added in (The Eternal Bliss Machine, American Vampires, The Lives of a Cell, and Why There is Antifreeze in Your Toothpaste) -- I am going to Brunch with Books organized by Stinalyn, who advises she has MANY books that need homes, so thought I would wait to seal up the box to see if she has anything worthy of this most excellent honoring of a great Bookcrosser.
Headed out yesterday...
Sent off to Oliviapoolside via media mail
tracking #9549 0101 2665 3211 3267 47
Sent off to Oliviapoolside via media mail
tracking #9549 0101 2665 3211 3267 47
Received thanks will go through soon
Journal Entry 7 by 
6of8
at -- Somewhere, -- By post or by hand/ in person -- USA on Thursday, August 8, 2013
6of8 at -- Somewhere, -- By post or by hand/ in person -- USA on Thursday, August 8, 2013
I am just going to add a little note here, so that the journal for this book box shows up on my shelf and I can keep track of where it is if anyone asks.
Thanks for participating everyone!
Thanks for participating everyone!
Sorry I have taken so long with the box. I hope to mail it out today.
I will take An Air That Kills
and put in:
Packing for Mars by Mary Roach
I will take An Air That Kills
and put in:
Packing for Mars by Mary Roach
Mailed the book box off to HI today, but darn it forgot to take one of those fabulous postcards!
The box arrived today (9/10/13) somewhat worse for wear. As far as I can tell, nothing was lost, but just in case, I'm listing the contents here. (Larger photo here.)16 books showed up in the box:
The Space Shuttle Collection (this book)
American Vampires
Bananas
Battle Stations
Coal
Consider the Eel
The Eternal Bliss Machine
Flu - here's a copy on my bookshelf
In Harm's Way - here's a copy on my bookshelf
The Lives of a Cell
The Meaning of Everything
On The Courthouse Lawn
Oranges
Packing for Mars - not the copy the box started with; this is the same ARC I read in 2011
Why There's Antifreeze in Your Toothpaste *
..and Chicken Soup for the Cat & Dog Lover's Soul, which doesn't seem to be registered.
*
Weiterferne would prefer not to receive the box until the beginning of October, so I'm trying to see what else I can get read before sending it out, probably some time next week.
Ok, this is my story and I'm sticking to it:
Putting in:
Flags of the World [claimed by GoryDetails]
LEGO: A Love Story [claimed by azuki]
More of The Straight Dope [claimed by GoryDetails]
The Secret Life of Lobsters [claimed by weiterferne]
The Secret Symbols of the Dollar Bill [claimed by booklady331]
What the Great Ate [claimed by booklady331]
Wicked Plants [claimed by azuki]
Taking out:
Bananas
Coal
Consider the Eel
The Meaning of Everything
On The Courthouse Lawn
Oranges
Why There's Antifreeze in Your Toothpaste
Putting in:
Flags of the World [claimed by GoryDetails]
LEGO: A Love Story [claimed by azuki]
More of The Straight Dope [claimed by GoryDetails]
The Secret Life of Lobsters [claimed by weiterferne]
The Secret Symbols of the Dollar Bill [claimed by booklady331]
What the Great Ate [claimed by booklady331]
Wicked Plants [claimed by azuki]
Taking out:
Bananas
Coal
Consider the Eel
The Meaning of Everything
On The Courthouse Lawn
Oranges
Why There's Antifreeze in Your Toothpaste
Headed back out in MaryZee's Biographies of Things box - thank you quietorchid!
Seeing a shuttle launch would still be on my bucket list if they hadn't stopped doing them...
ETA 10/16
DC 9114901123086446233061
Seeing a shuttle launch would still be on my bucket list if they hadn't stopped doing them...
ETA 10/16
DC 9114901123086446233061
Found the box today - was a bit hidden on the porch. Not to be seen from the front and not to be seen from inside. Hope it wasn't there for days.
What a nice little postcard selection! (I like the space shuttle and am a bit sad that it wasn't to remain in Houston at the space center. So I took a postcard!)
Don't know if it was me or the box, but I found less interesting books this time (and thought that some don't seem to belong in there). But found two hopefully good reads:
Flu
The secret life of Lobsters
Replaced them with:
Longitude
Made in America
Don't know if it was me or the box, but I found less interesting books this time (and thought that some don't seem to belong in there). But found two hopefully good reads:
Flu
The secret life of Lobsters
Replaced them with:
Longitude
Made in America
Will bring the box tomorrow to the post office to travel on to azuki.
Box is here. I am in the middle of reading a book to put in there but should be able to get it out in a week or so.
Box is ready to go out to Booklady331 along with an audiobook stowaway which I think she may like.
Taking out:
Packing for Mars
Made in America
Wicked Plants
LEGO: A Love Story
Putting in:
The Bialy Eaters: The Story of a Bread and a Lost World
The Claddagh Ring
The Chair
Beethoven's Hair
Taking out:
Packing for Mars
Made in America
Wicked Plants
LEGO: A Love Story
Putting in:
The Bialy Eaters: The Story of a Bread and a Lost World
The Claddagh Ring
The Chair
Beethoven's Hair
Arrived a couple of days ago and I journaled at the old thread. I found this as I was repacking to send out.
I took out:
Battle Stations (for my husband)
What the Great Ate
The secret Symbols of the Dollar Bill
Put in:
Disease Fighting Foods
Lhasa Apsos
Tools and Techniques
Thanks. It was fun to go through. Off to NancyNova
I took out:
Battle Stations (for my husband)
What the Great Ate
The secret Symbols of the Dollar Bill
Put in:
Disease Fighting Foods
Lhasa Apsos
Tools and Techniques
Thanks. It was fun to go through. Off to NancyNova
The box was waiting for me when I got back from my holiday trip. A bit ragged, so going to replace the box.
In the middle of reading one to go into the box, so will PM the next in line and get this moving in a week or so.
In the middle of reading one to go into the box, so will PM the next in line and get this moving in a week or so.
Took out:
The Bialy Eaters
The Claddagh Ring
Putting In:
Why Do Fish Drink Water?
Why Do Clocks Run Clockwise?
Replaced the box. Will post the tracking # when I get back
The Bialy Eaters
The Claddagh Ring
Putting In:
Why Do Fish Drink Water?
Why Do Clocks Run Clockwise?
Replaced the box. Will post the tracking # when I get back
Journal Entry 22 by 
NancyNova
at -- Bookbox, -- By post or by hand/ in person -- USA on Monday, December 23, 2013
NancyNova at -- Bookbox, -- By post or by hand/ in person -- USA on Monday, December 23, 2013
Released 9 yrs ago (12/23/2013 UTC) at -- Bookbox, -- By post or by hand/ in person -- USA
CONTROLLED RELEASE NOTES:
On it's way to eponine38.
Tracking ID: 9114901230801010080419
Tracking ID: 9114901230801010080419
Taking out:
The Lives of a Cell
Do Fish Drink Water?
Adding:
Spam: A Biography
The Victorian Internet
The Lives of a Cell
Do Fish Drink Water?
Adding:
Spam: A Biography
The Victorian Internet
Eponine38 handed the Biographies of Things box off to me today; many thanks! Will make my selections and get it moving again soon. [Of the postcards, my favorite's the one showing the Challenger being carried piggy-back by the modified 747; I still recall how jaw-droppingly impressive that was the first time I saw it, and it still boggles my mind!]
Update: Since nobody's claimed the Chicken Soup for Cat & Dog Lovers book, I've gone ahead and registered it, and am including it in my choices even though it isn't a biography of things. (If the person who included it did register it, and if they notice this note, please get in touch with me; if I haven't released the book yet I can renumber it.)
My choices include:
Chicken Soup for the Cat & Dog Lover's Soul
Lhasa Apsos
Tools and Techniques (Handyman Club)
Prevention's Disease Fighting Foods
Flags of the World
The Eternal Bliss Machine
Why Do Clocks Run Clockwise?
More of the Straight Dope
Longitude (I see that this one was from MaryZee herself... I'm pleased to see another of her books still traveling)
The Victorian Internet
In Harm's Way
American Vampires
And I'm adding:
The Poisoner's Handbook
The Buried Book
Consider the Fork
The Evolution of Useful Things
London Under
Proust and the Squid
The Billionaire's Vinegar
Heave Ho: My Little Green Book of Seasickness
Red House
White Bread
The Big Necessity
Down with the Old Canoe
A Natural History of the Senses
And I left in:
Spam - I managed to read this one while the box was with me; great fun.
The Chair - I was tempted to take this one, too, as the history-of-chairs and the bits about ergonomic seating postures looked interesting, but I figured I'd already snarfed enough from this box!
Update, Jan. 10: the box is on its way to Elizardbreath in Arkansas, tracking # 9114901075742501916686 . Hope it travels safely, and that people enjoy the books!
Update: Since nobody's claimed the Chicken Soup for Cat & Dog Lovers book, I've gone ahead and registered it, and am including it in my choices even though it isn't a biography of things. (If the person who included it did register it, and if they notice this note, please get in touch with me; if I haven't released the book yet I can renumber it.)
My choices include:
Chicken Soup for the Cat & Dog Lover's Soul
Lhasa Apsos
Tools and Techniques (Handyman Club)
Prevention's Disease Fighting Foods
Flags of the World
The Eternal Bliss Machine
Why Do Clocks Run Clockwise?
More of the Straight Dope
Longitude (I see that this one was from MaryZee herself... I'm pleased to see another of her books still traveling)
The Victorian Internet
In Harm's Way
American Vampires
And I'm adding:
The Poisoner's Handbook
The Buried Book
Consider the Fork
The Evolution of Useful Things
London Under
Proust and the Squid
The Billionaire's Vinegar
Heave Ho: My Little Green Book of Seasickness
Red House
White Bread
The Big Necessity
Down with the Old Canoe
A Natural History of the Senses
And I left in:
Spam - I managed to read this one while the box was with me; great fun.
The Chair - I was tempted to take this one, too, as the history-of-chairs and the bits about ergonomic seating postures looked interesting, but I figured I'd already snarfed enough from this box!
Update, Jan. 10: the box is on its way to Elizardbreath in Arkansas, tracking # 9114901075742501916686 . Hope it travels safely, and that people enjoy the books!
I have not been so excited for a bookbox to arrive for a really long time! Not only is this my first bookbox in Arkansas, but it's a special one that I've participated in several times. What a wonderful little postcard book---and Gory packed everything so nicely. It's really a blessing to get a quality box. I can't wait to go through it! PMing the next in line now.
Journal Entry 26 by 
elizardbreath
at A Bookcrosser in Controlled Release, A Bookcrossing member -- Controlled Releases on Thursday, January 23, 2014
elizardbreath at A Bookcrosser in Controlled Release, A Bookcrossing member -- Controlled Releases on Thursday, January 23, 2014
Released 9 yrs ago (1/23/2014 UTC) at A Bookcrosser in Controlled Release, A Bookcrossing member -- Controlled Releases
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I sent the box to msJoanna just now. I forgot tracking (grrr...) but since it's only going a few hours north, I'm sure it will be fine! Can't wait for the next round!
The Book Box is now in Virginia!
Passing the Biography of Things bookbox back to 6of8 today.
I picked up the book box from Melydia last weekend and I am hoping to get it back on the road soon. I will add a list of the contents of the book box before it leaves my hands.
Journal Entry 30 by 6of8 at -- Bookbox, -- By post or by hand/ in person -- USA on Monday, September 21, 2015
6of8 at -- Bookbox, -- By post or by hand/ in person -- USA on Monday, September 21, 2015
Released 7 yrs ago (9/21/2015 UTC) at -- Bookbox, -- By post or by hand/ in person -- USA
CONTROLLED RELEASE NOTES:
The Biography of Things bookbox is back on the road again for another round.
PARTICIPANTS (order can be changed upon request):
quietorchid (MN)
hypen8 (HI)
Bulan-Purnama (OR)
faramir10 (TX)
Readertoo (TX)
Azuki (FL)
Katiesmama (FL)
NancyNova (PA)
Freezone (MA)
eponine38 (MA)
GoryDetails (NH)
and back to me, 6of8 (MD)
CURRENT CONTENTS OF BOX:
How Carrots Won the Trojan War, by Rebecca Rupp
Imponderables, by David Feldman [the book that launched a dozen more]
The Art of Kissing, by Hugh Morris
Longitude, by Dava Sobel
Famous Letters, by Author Unknown
The History of Money, by Jack Weatherford
The Chair, by Galen Cranz
Hometown, by Tracy Kidder
Fast Food Nation, by Eric Schlosser
Heave Ho: My Little Green Book of Seasickness, by Charles Mazel
A Brief History of Philosophy, by Derek Johnston
Consider the Fork, by Bee Wilson
The Shelf: From LEQ to LES, Adventures in Extreme Reading, by Phyllis Rose
The Hope Diamond, by Richard Kurin
The Big Necessity, by Rose George
Beethoven's Hair, by Russell Martin
Krakatoa, by Simon Winchester
A Natural History of the Senses, by Diane Ackerman
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, by Rebecca Skloot
Isaac's Storm, by Erik Larson
The Secret Life of Sharks, by A. Peter Klimley
PARTICIPANTS (order can be changed upon request):
quietorchid (MN)
hypen8 (HI)
Bulan-Purnama (OR)
faramir10 (TX)
Readertoo (TX)
Azuki (FL)
Katiesmama (FL)
NancyNova (PA)
Freezone (MA)
eponine38 (MA)
GoryDetails (NH)
and back to me, 6of8 (MD)
CURRENT CONTENTS OF BOX:
How Carrots Won the Trojan War, by Rebecca Rupp
Imponderables, by David Feldman [the book that launched a dozen more]
The Art of Kissing, by Hugh Morris
Longitude, by Dava Sobel
Famous Letters, by Author Unknown
The History of Money, by Jack Weatherford
The Chair, by Galen Cranz
Hometown, by Tracy Kidder
Fast Food Nation, by Eric Schlosser
Heave Ho: My Little Green Book of Seasickness, by Charles Mazel
A Brief History of Philosophy, by Derek Johnston
Consider the Fork, by Bee Wilson
The Shelf: From LEQ to LES, Adventures in Extreme Reading, by Phyllis Rose
The Hope Diamond, by Richard Kurin
The Big Necessity, by Rose George
Beethoven's Hair, by Russell Martin
Krakatoa, by Simon Winchester
A Natural History of the Senses, by Diane Ackerman
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, by Rebecca Skloot
Isaac's Storm, by Erik Larson
The Secret Life of Sharks, by A. Peter Klimley
Wow. Two years later and the bookbox has come again. Great to see the box, and I'll make my choices and send it on within two weeks.
-also neat bag with bookmarks and a few labels! Fun to look through, and I'll swap out a few.
-also neat bag with bookmarks and a few labels! Fun to look through, and I'll swap out a few.
Sent off to Oregon in the MaryZee's Biographies of Things Bookbox!
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P.S. If the book is too good to read and release, that's okay, you can keep it, just let me know that it's found a good home!
Received the bookbox today. Thanks for including me.
This bookbox is finally on it's way. After having to move a lot sooner than I expected, I'm getting my house back in order and got the box mailed today. I took out 3 books and put in 3 books.
This big box arrived today (1/27) - judging from the postage on the box, it's 18 lbs.
It will take me a little while to go through the box and figure out what's going on, but I enjoyed flipping through the postcards again.
Just for fun, here are some lovely space-themed cakes: Sunday Sweets... In... SPAAAACE!
And one particularly memorable (if slightly NSFW) cake shuttle: This One's For The Ladies
It will take me a little while to go through the box and figure out what's going on, but I enjoyed flipping through the postcards again.
Just for fun, here are some lovely space-themed cakes: Sunday Sweets... In... SPAAAACE!
And one particularly memorable (if slightly NSFW) cake shuttle: This One's For The Ladies
Timing is everything: this book arrived yesterday, and today (January 28) is the anniversary of the Challenger explosion...so I was looking at the postcards again and I pulled out my souvenir button.(Larger photo here - after following link, click on image to zoom.)
Allrighty then...the shuttles and their accompanying box-o-books are heading back out again in time and headed for New Hampshire.
Adding these (subject in parenthesis when it's not obvious from the title) = one extra because two of mine are nonfiction children's books.
→ The Big Oyster [claimed by GoryDetails]
→ Consider the Eel [claimed by eponine38]
→ Deadly Ants [claimed by azuki]
→ The Devil's Picnic ("forbidden fruit") [snuck into the box when I wasn't looking and claimed by GoryDetails]
→ Diamond [claimed by freezone]
→ The Man Who Invented Christmas (A Christmas Carol) [claimed by azuki]
→ The Meaning of Everything (the OED) [claimed by NancyNova]
→ Old Man River (Mississippi River) [claimed by GoryDetails]
→ Oranges [claimed by GoryDetails]
→ The Secrets of Sand [claimed by GoryDetails]
→ Snowflake Bentley (snowflake photography) [claimed by GoryDetails]
→ Tower of London [claimed by GoryDetails]
→ The Wire That Fenced the West (barbed wire) [ended up with 6of8]
Taking out:
← The Big Necessity
← Home Town
← The Hope Diamond
← Isaac's Storm
← Rats
and 6 others.
My apologies to your mail carrier: the box now weighs almost 23 lbs...because some of my books are large with glossy clay-coated pages.
USPS tracking # 9549 0104 3303 6032 6852 67
ETA 2/22/16
Adding these (subject in parenthesis when it's not obvious from the title) = one extra because two of mine are nonfiction children's books.
→ The Big Oyster [claimed by GoryDetails]
→ Consider the Eel [claimed by eponine38]
→ Deadly Ants [claimed by azuki]
→ The Devil's Picnic ("forbidden fruit") [snuck into the box when I wasn't looking and claimed by GoryDetails]
→ Diamond [claimed by freezone]
→ The Man Who Invented Christmas (A Christmas Carol) [claimed by azuki]
→ The Meaning of Everything (the OED) [claimed by NancyNova]
→ Old Man River (Mississippi River) [claimed by GoryDetails]
→ Oranges [claimed by GoryDetails]
→ The Secrets of Sand [claimed by GoryDetails]
→ Snowflake Bentley (snowflake photography) [claimed by GoryDetails]
→ Tower of London [claimed by GoryDetails]
→ The Wire That Fenced the West (barbed wire) [ended up with 6of8]
Taking out:
← The Big Necessity
← Home Town
← The Hope Diamond
← Isaac's Storm
← Rats
and 6 others.
My apologies to your mail carrier: the box now weighs almost 23 lbs...because some of my books are large with glossy clay-coated pages.
USPS tracking # 9549 0104 3303 6032 6852 67
ETA 2/22/16
The bookbox, complete with journal, reached me today - many thanks! Will try to make my choices and get the box moving again soon. [The selection's excellent, and very tempting - and while there are several books that I've read before, only one of them was actually registered by me!] The selection of bookmarks and bookplate labels is also very tempting; I chose a few, and contributed some of my own for others to enjoy.
I'm taking out:
Oranges
The Big Oyster
The Shelf
The Chair
Fast Food Nation
The Secrets of Sand
Tower of London
Old Man River
The Devil's Picnic
Snowflake Bentley
And adding:
Poseidon's Steed: the Story of Seahorses, from Myth to Reality
The Searchers: Making of an American Legend
Candyfreak
Microcosm: E. coli and the New Science of Life
Mauve: How One Man Invented a Color that Changed the World
The Secret Life of Dust
The Great Bridge: the Epic Story of the Building of the Brooklyn Bridge
On Paper: The Everything of Its 2000-Year History
The Fourth Part of the World: The Race to the Ends of the Earth, and the Epic Story of the Map That Gave America Its Name
Guillotine: Its Legend and Lore
After a request for a delay from azuki, and after checking with 6of8, I mailed the box to katiesmama in Florida on Feb. 27; estimated arrival March 4, tracking # 13151490000018943957. Enjoy! (Azuki will now follow katiesmama in the mailing order.)
I'm taking out:
Oranges
The Big Oyster
The Shelf
The Chair
Fast Food Nation
The Secrets of Sand
Tower of London
Old Man River
The Devil's Picnic
Snowflake Bentley
And adding:
Poseidon's Steed: the Story of Seahorses, from Myth to Reality
The Searchers: Making of an American Legend
Candyfreak
Microcosm: E. coli and the New Science of Life
Mauve: How One Man Invented a Color that Changed the World
The Secret Life of Dust
The Great Bridge: the Epic Story of the Building of the Brooklyn Bridge
On Paper: The Everything of Its 2000-Year History
The Fourth Part of the World: The Race to the Ends of the Earth, and the Epic Story of the Map That Gave America Its Name
Guillotine: Its Legend and Lore
After a request for a delay from azuki, and after checking with 6of8, I mailed the box to katiesmama in Florida on Feb. 27; estimated arrival March 4, tracking # 13151490000018943957. Enjoy! (Azuki will now follow katiesmama in the mailing order.)
I'm taking:
Poseidon's Steed
Mauve
The Man Who Invented Christmas
The Necklace
Deadly Ants
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
The Secret Life of Dust
Microcosm
and putting in:
Anatomy of a Rose
Dancing on the Grave
Tilt: A Skewed History of The Tower of Pisa
Latitude Zero
In Gear
Just My Type
Hats
Mickey Mouse: The Evolution, The Legend, the Phenomenon!
(BTW I don't see this actual journal book in the box. I guess it's somewhere with one of the previous players?)
Poseidon's Steed
Mauve
The Man Who Invented Christmas
The Necklace
Deadly Ants
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
The Secret Life of Dust
Microcosm
and putting in:
Anatomy of a Rose
Dancing on the Grave
Tilt: A Skewed History of The Tower of Pisa
Latitude Zero
In Gear
Just My Type
Hats
Mickey Mouse: The Evolution, The Legend, the Phenomenon!
(BTW I don't see this actual journal book in the box. I guess it's somewhere with one of the previous players?)
My very favorite bookbox---I'm so glad it's still running. I think I've been doing this one since about 2006!
I received this a few days ago and will send off shortly.
Took out:
The Searchers by Glenn Frankel
In Gear: Smithsonian (read and put back in)
The Fourth Part of the World by Toby Lester
Just My Type by Simon Garfield
Hats: National Geographic Moments (read and put back in)
Mickey Mouse by Heide/Gilman
Added:
2 mentioned above
Is There a Cow in Moscow by Charles Harrington Elster
Star-Spangled Manners by Judith Martin
Forgotten Bookmarks by Michael Popek
Coffee Love by Daniel Young
I received this a few days ago and will send off shortly.
Took out:
The Searchers by Glenn Frankel
In Gear: Smithsonian (read and put back in)
The Fourth Part of the World by Toby Lester
Just My Type by Simon Garfield
Hats: National Geographic Moments (read and put back in)
Mickey Mouse by Heide/Gilman
Added:
2 mentioned above
Is There a Cow in Moscow by Charles Harrington Elster
Star-Spangled Manners by Judith Martin
Forgotten Bookmarks by Michael Popek
Coffee Love by Daniel Young
Journal Entry 41 by elizardbreath at A Bookcrosser in Controlled Release, A Bookcrossing member -- Controlled Releases on Tuesday, May 24, 2016
elizardbreath at A Bookcrosser in Controlled Release, A Bookcrossing member -- Controlled Releases on Tuesday, May 24, 2016
Released 6 yrs ago (5/24/2016 UTC) at A Bookcrosser in Controlled Release, A Bookcrossing member -- Controlled Releases
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Sending to NancyNova in the morning.
Tracking #:9549010712576146160006
Tracking #:9549010712576146160006
The box is here! Amazing what tape will do - every square inch of the box is covered
So many choices, but narrowed it down:
Taking out
The Meaning of Everything (that was on my wishlist - score!)
Hats
The Great Bridge
Smithsonian in Gear
Tilt
Forgotten Bookmarks (and I have a new owner for that one already)
Putting in
Extraordinary Origins of Everyday Things
Quotable Quotes for the Booklover
Angel Island
The Bialy Eaters
Off Road Biking
Fit For Nothing
Will be moving along shortly
Taking out
The Meaning of Everything (that was on my wishlist - score!)
Hats
The Great Bridge
Smithsonian in Gear
Tilt
Forgotten Bookmarks (and I have a new owner for that one already)
Putting in
Extraordinary Origins of Everyday Things
Quotable Quotes for the Booklover
Angel Island
The Bialy Eaters
Off Road Biking
Fit For Nothing
Will be moving along shortly
Journal Entry 44 by NancyNova at -- Bookbox, -- By post or by hand/ in person -- USA on Thursday, June 2, 2016
NancyNova at -- Bookbox, -- By post or by hand/ in person -- USA on Thursday, June 2, 2016
Released 6 yrs ago (6/2/2016 UTC) at -- Bookbox, -- By post or by hand/ in person -- USA
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Continuing to move along in the Things bookbox. I did take a few of the accompanying book labels and a book mark.
If you aren't familiar with Bookcrossing, take a few minutes to check out this very cool site. Bookcrossers LOVE books, and more than anything, they love to read books and then set them free for other people to find and enjoy. I would love it if you would leave a journal entry -- you can say where you found the book or how you liked it when you read it. Then, when you are ready, pass it along for someone else to enjoy! Thanks and happy reading!
If you aren't familiar with Bookcrossing, take a few minutes to check out this very cool site. Bookcrossers LOVE books, and more than anything, they love to read books and then set them free for other people to find and enjoy. I would love it if you would leave a journal entry -- you can say where you found the book or how you liked it when you read it. Then, when you are ready, pass it along for someone else to enjoy! Thanks and happy reading!
Box arrived today. I have some more reading to do but will get it moving as soon as possible.
Traveling to 6of8; tracking #9549012445326195005088
Removed:
Mr. Wilson’s Cabinet of Wonder http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/13434875
Dancing on the Grave: Encounters with Death http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/13724236/
Latitude Zero: Tales of the Equator http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/10170362/
Consider the Eel: A Natural and Gastronomic History http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/10206613/
The Big Necessity http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/13434868/
Added:
Jello: A Biography http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14104704/
Rat: How the World’s Most Notorious Rodent Clawed its Way to the Top http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14104666/
The World in a Phrase: A History of Aphorisms http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14104657/
The History of the Snowman http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14104717/
A Brief History of Tea http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/12315876/
The Story of the Space Shuttle http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14066074/
Removed:
Mr. Wilson’s Cabinet of Wonder http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/13434875
Dancing on the Grave: Encounters with Death http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/13724236/
Latitude Zero: Tales of the Equator http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/10170362/
Consider the Eel: A Natural and Gastronomic History http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/10206613/
The Big Necessity http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/13434868/
Added:
Jello: A Biography http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14104704/
Rat: How the World’s Most Notorious Rodent Clawed its Way to the Top http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14104666/
The World in a Phrase: A History of Aphorisms http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14104657/
The History of the Snowman http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14104717/
A Brief History of Tea http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/12315876/
The Story of the Space Shuttle http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14066074/
The book box returned home to me and I finally had a moment to process it. Looks like there were only two round-trippers, which is good. I am taking the contents of the box to meet-up tomorrow because some of the locals have expressed an interest. After that, we shall see what happens. I will likely get the next round going in late September. Anyone interested in participating can send me a PM.
Journal Entry 48 by 6of8 at -- Mail or by hand-rings, RABCK, meetings, Maryland USA on Friday, January 20, 2017
6of8 at -- Mail or by hand-rings, RABCK, meetings, Maryland USA on Friday, January 20, 2017
Released 6 yrs ago (1/20/2017 UTC) at -- Mail or by hand-rings, RABCK, meetings, Maryland USA
CONTROLLED RELEASE NOTES:
This book is in the Biography of Things BookBox and is off to travel the country.
Any future reader or recipient of this book is encouraged to leave a journal entry here on the BookCrossing site to let prior readers know the fate of the book. You can make an anonymous entry without joining the BookCrossing movement, but if you are interested in joining, it is a free and spam-free community where your contact information is not shared with others. Best of all, members receive private messages via e-mail from books like this one when those books are journaled, allowing for long-term relationships between books and readers.
Any future reader or recipient of this book is encouraged to leave a journal entry here on the BookCrossing site to let prior readers know the fate of the book. You can make an anonymous entry without joining the BookCrossing movement, but if you are interested in joining, it is a free and spam-free community where your contact information is not shared with others. Best of all, members receive private messages via e-mail from books like this one when those books are journaled, allowing for long-term relationships between books and readers.
I took out:
Books in a Box by Stuart Stotts
Panati's Extraordinary Origins of Everyday Things by Charles Panati
Civilisation by Kenneth Clark
I put in:
Mickey Mouse: The Evolution, The Legend, The Phenomenon!
Paper: An Elegy by Ian Sansom
Opening Pandora's Box by Ferdie Addis
Contacting the next in line now!
Books in a Box by Stuart Stotts
Panati's Extraordinary Origins of Everyday Things by Charles Panati
Civilisation by Kenneth Clark
I put in:
Mickey Mouse: The Evolution, The Legend, The Phenomenon!
Paper: An Elegy by Ian Sansom
Opening Pandora's Box by Ferdie Addis
Contacting the next in line now!
Journal Entry 50 by elizardbreath at A Bookcrosser in Controlled Release, A Bookcrossing member -- Controlled Releases on Tuesday, January 31, 2017
elizardbreath at A Bookcrosser in Controlled Release, A Bookcrossing member -- Controlled Releases on Tuesday, January 31, 2017
Released 6 yrs ago (1/31/2017 UTC) at A Bookcrosser in Controlled Release, A Bookcrossing member -- Controlled Releases
WILD RELEASE NOTES:
I sent the box to eponine38 yesterday.
Tracking: 9549010712577030051257
Tracking: 9549010712577030051257
Box is with me. I'm still reading and may need a week or so to finish, but will get this moving as soon as I possibly can.
Sorry to have kept the box so long.
Taking out:
The Evolution of Useful Things
Opening Pandora's Box
Paper: An Elegy
Adding:
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/13538648/ Chloroform: The Quest for Oblivion
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/10449250/ The Claddagh Ring
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14415054/ Who Cut the Cheese? A Cultural History of the Fart :-)
I plan to hand the box off to GoryDetails tomorrow.
Taking out:
The Evolution of Useful Things
Opening Pandora's Box
Paper: An Elegy
Adding:
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/13538648/ Chloroform: The Quest for Oblivion
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/10449250/ The Claddagh Ring
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14415054/ Who Cut the Cheese? A Cultural History of the Fart :-)
I plan to hand the box off to GoryDetails tomorrow.
Handed box to GoryDetails today.
Interesting to see this little postcard-book again! The bookbox is with me, and I hope to make my choices and get it moving again soon. [The forum thread with the current mailing order is here.]
Update: mailed today to BCer azuki in Florida; tracking number: 13153210000060139957 . Travel safely! My choices and replacements below.
Taking out:
Chloroform: the Quest for Oblivion
Jell-O: A Biography
The Wandering Scholars
Is There a Cow in Moscow?
Seabiscuit
Rat
Anatomy of a Rose
The Claddagh Ring
Biography of a Germ
Horsemen of the Esophagus
Angel Island
And putting in:
Glass, Paper, Beans - extrapolating from a glass of coffee and a newspaper
Ivory Vikings - about the Lewis chess pieces
Just My Type - about fonts
The Finger - about (surprise!) fingers
The Fallen Sky - about meteorites
And a Bottle of Rum - New World history via rum cocktails
The Dirt on Clean - history of cleanliness
Something From the Oven - reinventing dinner in 1950s America
A Gentle Madness - about books and bibliophiles
The Brewer's Tale - history of the world via beer
Word Freak - about Scrabble
Righteous Porkchop - about changing practices in farming
Update: mailed today to BCer azuki in Florida; tracking number: 13153210000060139957 . Travel safely! My choices and replacements below.
Taking out:
Chloroform: the Quest for Oblivion
Jell-O: A Biography
The Wandering Scholars
Is There a Cow in Moscow?
Seabiscuit
Rat
Anatomy of a Rose
The Claddagh Ring
Biography of a Germ
Horsemen of the Esophagus
Angel Island
And putting in:
Glass, Paper, Beans - extrapolating from a glass of coffee and a newspaper
Ivory Vikings - about the Lewis chess pieces
Just My Type - about fonts
The Finger - about (surprise!) fingers
The Fallen Sky - about meteorites
And a Bottle of Rum - New World history via rum cocktails
The Dirt on Clean - history of cleanliness
Something From the Oven - reinventing dinner in 1950s America
A Gentle Madness - about books and bibliophiles
The Brewer's Tale - history of the world via beer
Word Freak - about Scrabble
Righteous Porkchop - about changing practices in farming
Glad to see this little book again, much slimmer than I last saw it. : )
The box arrived sooner than I expected, so I have to either do a read-a-thon and read up more books to put in, or I'll need to be more picky about my selection and put back some books. Will send this out in a couple of weeks.
Also, this is the list of participants for the current round:
2017 Participants
Elizardbreath
Eponine38
GoryDetails
Azuki
DebNance
NancyNova
Hyphen8
heartthumper
rhythmbiscuit
The box arrived sooner than I expected, so I have to either do a read-a-thon and read up more books to put in, or I'll need to be more picky about my selection and put back some books. Will send this out in a couple of weeks.
Also, this is the list of participants for the current round:
2017 Participants
Elizardbreath
Eponine38
GoryDetails
Azuki
DebNance
NancyNova
Hyphen8
heartthumper
rhythmbiscuit
I'm taking out:
Righteous Porkchop
And a Bottle of Rum
The Brewer's Tale (which should make for a very nice dinner, and...)
The Fingers (to eat the pork chop with!)
Putting in:
The Little Book of Coffee Law
Twinkie, Deconstructed
Caviar
Designer Dogs
Deadly Ants
I have to admit my offering is not quite as delicious a feast as what I took out, but hopefully someone will enjoy it!
Righteous Porkchop
And a Bottle of Rum
The Brewer's Tale (which should make for a very nice dinner, and...)
The Fingers (to eat the pork chop with!)
Putting in:
The Little Book of Coffee Law
Twinkie, Deconstructed
Caviar
Designer Dogs
Deadly Ants
I have to admit my offering is not quite as delicious a feast as what I took out, but hopefully someone will enjoy it!
This wonderful bookbox arrived today! More later....
I have chosen:
Glass Paper Beans
Brunelleschi's Dome
Just My Type
I'm replacing them with:
Library
The Art of Travel
Salt Sugar Fat
I'll mail this out tomorrow.
Glass Paper Beans
Brunelleschi's Dome
Just My Type
I'm replacing them with:
Library
The Art of Travel
Salt Sugar Fat
I'll mail this out tomorrow.
The box is here! One of my set aside books is already in there (darn!), so need to read another replacement. Will PM the next in line, so it's ready to go when the replacement is done.
I have chosen:
Designer Dogs
The Wire that Fenced the West
Library
The Art of Travel
Replaced with:
The Book of Origins
Closer by the Mile
Tilt
The Meaning of Everything
Box will head out again tomorrow
Designer Dogs
The Wire that Fenced the West
Library
The Art of Travel
Replaced with:
The Book of Origins
Closer by the Mile
Tilt
The Meaning of Everything
Box will head out again tomorrow
The shuttles are here again, although it looks like we're now down to 11 postcards...and 9 notes from the people who kept a postcard, which I'd never realized before - that's a nice touch.
A bunch of interesting stuff in here, and a couple of familiar books. :)
I'll double-check heartthumper's address before sending the box and its journal on again.
A bunch of interesting stuff in here, and a couple of familiar books. :)
I'll double-check heartthumper's address before sending the box and its journal on again.
I had to replace the box, which now weighs 22+ pounds....it's sealed up and will be mailed in the next couple of days. I'll post the tracking number here once I have it.
Putting in:
→ Hello Kitty [traveled to 6of8 with the box]
→ Mr. Gatling's Terrible Marvel [traveled to 6of8 with the box]
→ Napoleon's Buttons [claimed by rhythmbiscuit]
→ On Bullshit [traveled to 6of8 with the box]
→ Rainbows, Curve Balls and Other Wonders of the Natural World Explained [claimed by rhythmbiscuit]
→ Salt [traveled to 6of8 with the box]
→ The United States of Arugula [traveled to 6of8 with the box]
Taking out:
← The Book of Origins
← Caviar
← The Dirt on Clean
← Ivory Vikings
← Tilt
← Who Cut the Cheese?
Putting in:
→ Hello Kitty [traveled to 6of8 with the box]
→ Mr. Gatling's Terrible Marvel [traveled to 6of8 with the box]
→ Napoleon's Buttons [claimed by rhythmbiscuit]
→ On Bullshit [traveled to 6of8 with the box]
→ Rainbows, Curve Balls and Other Wonders of the Natural World Explained [claimed by rhythmbiscuit]
→ Salt [traveled to 6of8 with the box]
→ The United States of Arugula [traveled to 6of8 with the box]
Taking out:
← The Book of Origins
← Caviar
← The Dirt on Clean
← Ivory Vikings
← Tilt
← Who Cut the Cheese?
Thursday, June 8, 2017: the box is headed for Kansas.
USPS tracking # 9549 0104 3304 7159 1663 62
ETA 6/27/17
Happy reading!
USPS tracking # 9549 0104 3304 7159 1663 62
ETA 6/27/17
Happy reading!
This huge box arrived last night and I haven't even started going thru it! Will message the next in line. Thanks!
I removed The Little Book of Coffee Law & A Gentle Madness
I removed The Little Book of Coffee Law & A Gentle Madness
Mailed Thursday to rhythmbiscuit in Northglenn, Colorado.
Tracking #9449010200883507745361
Tracking #9449010200883507745361
The box arrived today. I look forward to going through it and selecting my books. I had saved Salt for this box, but I see it already contains a copy. :(
I chose these:
Rainbows, Curve Balls...
The Fallen Sky
Napoleon's Buttons
I put in:
The Lost City of Z
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Brunelleschi's Dome
and The Professor and the Madman can keep The Meaning of Everything company in the box since they're about the OED and by the same author. :)
Rainbows, Curve Balls...
The Fallen Sky
Napoleon's Buttons
I put in:
The Lost City of Z
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Brunelleschi's Dome
and The Professor and the Madman can keep The Meaning of Everything company in the box since they're about the OED and by the same author. :)
Journal Entry 68 by 6of8 at -- Mail or by hand-rings, RABCK, meetings, Utah USA on Monday, August 14, 2017
6of8 at -- Mail or by hand-rings, RABCK, meetings, Utah USA on Monday, August 14, 2017
The book box made it back to me last month at my mother's house. It will shortly drive cross country when I go back home. I will be doing another round of the book box, probably in November. If you are interested, send me a PM.
Posting a journal entry here in case it proves a better way of reaching interested parties. I am taking sign-ups to participate in this book box again. Feel free to PM me or respond on the forum thread.
Thanks!
Thanks!
Journal Entry 70 by 6of8 at -- Mail or by hand-rings, RABCK, meetings, Maryland USA on Saturday, February 10, 2018
6of8 at -- Mail or by hand-rings, RABCK, meetings, Maryland USA on Saturday, February 10, 2018
Released 5 yrs ago (2/10/2018 UTC) at -- Mail or by hand-rings, RABCK, meetings, Maryland USA
CONTROLLED RELEASE NOTES:
This book is in the Biographies of Things book box and on its way to Florida.
Any future reader or recipient of this book is encouraged to leave a journal entry here on the BookCrossing site to let prior readers know the fate of the book. You can make an anonymous entry without joining the BookCrossing movement, but if you are interested in joining, it is a free and spam-free community where your contact information is not shared with others. Best of all, members receive private messages via e-mail from books like this one when those books are journaled, allowing for long-term relationships between books and readers.
Any future reader or recipient of this book is encouraged to leave a journal entry here on the BookCrossing site to let prior readers know the fate of the book. You can make an anonymous entry without joining the BookCrossing movement, but if you are interested in joining, it is a free and spam-free community where your contact information is not shared with others. Best of all, members receive private messages via e-mail from books like this one when those books are journaled, allowing for long-term relationships between books and readers.
Box has arrived safely in Florida.
I will try to get it out before my trip next week.
I will try to get it out before my trip next week.
First off, thank you everybody for being so understanding of my unexpected hold up of the box while I went out of country for family emergency.
I've selected:
Consider the Fork
Salt
United States of Arugula
Hello Kitty
Entanglement: The Secret Lives of Hair
and put in:
To Cork or Not To Cork
Ask Click and Clack
Poseidon's Steed
At Home
Ballpoint
Will mail the box out early next week.
I've selected:
Consider the Fork
Salt
United States of Arugula
Hello Kitty
Entanglement: The Secret Lives of Hair
and put in:
To Cork or Not To Cork
Ask Click and Clack
Poseidon's Steed
At Home
Ballpoint
Will mail the box out early next week.
Nice to see the space shuttle postcards again!
I need to finish reading the replacements for this bookbox, then will be back to post
I need to finish reading the replacements for this bookbox, then will be back to post
This box is ready to move again this afternoon:
Taking out:
To Cork or Not to Cork http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/11458322
Salt Sugar Fat http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14489795
Poseidon's Steed http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/13839027
The Court at Windsor http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14891763
Putting In:
Longitude http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/11302361
The History of the Snowman http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14345500/
Splendid Solution http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/7961216
Level 4 Virus Hunters of the CDC http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/7325554
Taking out:
To Cork or Not to Cork http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/11458322
Salt Sugar Fat http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14489795
Poseidon's Steed http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/13839027
The Court at Windsor http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14891763
Putting In:
Longitude http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/11302361
The History of the Snowman http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14345500/
Splendid Solution http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/7961216
Level 4 Virus Hunters of the CDC http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/7325554
Journal Entry 75 by NancyNova at -- Bookbox, -- By post or by hand/ in person -- USA on Tuesday, May 15, 2018
NancyNova at -- Bookbox, -- By post or by hand/ in person -- USA on Tuesday, May 15, 2018
Released 4 yrs ago (5/15/2018 UTC) at -- Bookbox, -- By post or by hand/ in person -- USA
CONTROLLED RELEASE NOTES:
If you aren't familiar with Bookcrossing, take a few minutes to check out this very cool site. Bookcrossers LOVE books, and more than anything, they love to read books and then set them free for other people to find and enjoy. I would love it if you would leave a journal entry -- you can say where you found the book or how you liked it when you read it. Then, when you are ready, pass it along for someone else to enjoy! Thanks and happy reading!
This increasingly battered postcard book (still with 8 postcards) reached me in the latest round of the Biographies of Things bookbox. Will post my choices and replacements here. (Part of the fun is looking through the titles chosen by previous participants, some of which I've added to my own wishlist!)
Update, 5/26: I missed the window to mail this before the Memorial Day weekend, so it'll go out on Tuesday the 29th. I've taken out:
The Meaning of Everything
Level 4: Virus Hunters of the CDC
The Thames: a Cultural History
Soda Poppery
The History of the Snowman
Something from the Oven
Ask Click and Clack
Closer by the Mile
Word Stems
What To Talk About
And I'm adding:
Rust: The Longest War (corrosion)
Portrait of Dr. Gachet (van Gogh's portrait of Gachet)
The Rituals of Dinner (table manners)
Bicycle: The History (bicycles)
Biography of a Germ (bacteria that cause Lyme disease)
Dark Light (adoption of electricity)
Playing with Trains (model trains)
The Hanging Tree (British public attitudes towards public executions)
Tupperware (Tupperware)
Blackboard: a Personal History of the Classroom (the classroom)
The End of Night (natural darkness)
Update, 5/26: I missed the window to mail this before the Memorial Day weekend, so it'll go out on Tuesday the 29th. I've taken out:
The Meaning of Everything
Level 4: Virus Hunters of the CDC
The Thames: a Cultural History
Soda Poppery
The History of the Snowman
Something from the Oven
Ask Click and Clack
Closer by the Mile
Word Stems
What To Talk About
And I'm adding:
Rust: The Longest War (corrosion)
Portrait of Dr. Gachet (van Gogh's portrait of Gachet)
The Rituals of Dinner (table manners)
Bicycle: The History (bicycles)
Biography of a Germ (bacteria that cause Lyme disease)
Dark Light (adoption of electricity)
Playing with Trains (model trains)
The Hanging Tree (British public attitudes towards public executions)
Tupperware (Tupperware)
Blackboard: a Personal History of the Classroom (the classroom)
The End of Night (natural darkness)
The box is with me!
I've removed:
The Hanging Tree
The Rituals of Dinner
Dark Light
Portrait of Dr. Gachet
I'm putting in:
The Yellow-Lighted Bookshop by Lewis Buzbee
To the Letter by Simon Garfield
Book Clubs by Elizabeth Long
The Disappearing Spoon by Sam Kean
I've removed:
The Hanging Tree
The Rituals of Dinner
Dark Light
Portrait of Dr. Gachet
I'm putting in:
The Yellow-Lighted Bookshop by Lewis Buzbee
To the Letter by Simon Garfield
Book Clubs by Elizabeth Long
The Disappearing Spoon by Sam Kean
Journal Entry 78 by elizardbreath at A Bookcrosser in Controlled Release, A Bookcrossing member -- Controlled Releases on Wednesday, June 27, 2018
elizardbreath at A Bookcrosser in Controlled Release, A Bookcrossing member -- Controlled Releases on Wednesday, June 27, 2018
Released 4 yrs ago (6/28/2018 UTC) at A Bookcrosser in Controlled Release, A Bookcrossing member -- Controlled Releases
WILD RELEASE NOTES:
I'll be sending this box along to innae in the morning. Enjoy!
SO great to see this little book again! The box has made it to Colorado, a bit worse for wear, I will be updating so the box will make it further (although, I may have to cut out the pretty tape used to get it this far and add that to the box with the books, as it made me smile :-)
I will get choosing, and get it headed out again soon!
I will get choosing, and get it headed out again soon!
Yay, the shuttles are back! (I wish.)
This box arrived on the first of August, with two of my wishlist books in it...!
I'm still finishing/registering books for the box, but will try to get it out soon.
This box arrived on the first of August, with two of my wishlist books in it...!
I'm still finishing/registering books for the box, but will try to get it out soon.
Well, I've made my choices and PM'd rhythmbiscuit for an address.
I hope to get this box out in the next few days.
Removing:
← Consider the Fork
← Deadly Feasts
← The End of Night
← The Lost City of Z
← Splendid Solution
Adding:
→ Ether Day (anesthesia) [claimed by rhythmbiscuit]
→ Hot Peppers [made it to 6of8 with the box]
→ The Irish Famine [made it to 6of8 with the box]
→ The Periodic Table [made it to 6of8 with the box]
→ The War of the Worlds (the story and its impact) [made it to 6of8 with the box]
I hope to get this box out in the next few days.
Removing:
← Consider the Fork
← Deadly Feasts
← The End of Night
← The Lost City of Z
← Splendid Solution
Adding:
→ Ether Day (anesthesia) [claimed by rhythmbiscuit]
→ Hot Peppers [made it to 6of8 with the box]
→ The Irish Famine [made it to 6of8 with the box]
→ The Periodic Table [made it to 6of8 with the box]
→ The War of the Worlds (the story and its impact) [made it to 6of8 with the box]
Box mailed to rhythmbiscuit Wednesday, August 29, 2018.
ETA 9/17/18
USPS tracking # 9549 0104 3302 8241 3391 85.
Released for Secretariat's 2018 NJABBIC Challenge (week 34: fire).
~ ~ ~ ~ ~
I'm so glad you've found this book!
Please take a moment to make a journal entry and let this book's previous readers know that it's safe with you.
How and where did you find the book? What did you think of it? What are you going to do with it next?
It's now your book, for you to do with as you please: keep it, pass it to a friend, or maybe even leave it where someone else can find it!
If you've ever wondered where your books go after they leave your hands, join BookCrossing and you may find out: you'll be able to follow your books as new readers make journal entries - sometimes from surprisingly far-flung locations.
BookCrossing: making the whole world a library!
ETA 9/17/18
USPS tracking # 9549 0104 3302 8241 3391 85.
Released for Secretariat's 2018 NJABBIC Challenge (week 34: fire).
I'm so glad you've found this book!
Please take a moment to make a journal entry and let this book's previous readers know that it's safe with you.
How and where did you find the book? What did you think of it? What are you going to do with it next?
It's now your book, for you to do with as you please: keep it, pass it to a friend, or maybe even leave it where someone else can find it!
If you've ever wondered where your books go after they leave your hands, join BookCrossing and you may find out: you'll be able to follow your books as new readers make journal entries - sometimes from surprisingly far-flung locations.
BookCrossing: making the whole world a library!
After the box's arduous journey on the Pacific Ocean, it finally arrived!
I selected:
The Yellow-Lighted Bookshop
Biography of a Germ
Ether Day
I put in:
Flu: The Story of the Great Influenza Pandemic of 1918 and the Search for the Virus That Caused It
Salt: A World History
Napoleon’s Buttons: How 17 Molecules Changed History
I selected:
The Yellow-Lighted Bookshop
Biography of a Germ
Ether Day
I put in:
Flu: The Story of the Great Influenza Pandemic of 1918 and the Search for the Virus That Caused It
Salt: A World History
Napoleon’s Buttons: How 17 Molecules Changed History
Mailed box back home. Thanks for sharing!
Home again -- with lots of really cool books inside of it!
Journal Entry 86 by 6of8 at -- Bookbox, -- By post or by hand/ in person -- USA on Friday, May 10, 2019
6of8 at -- Bookbox, -- By post or by hand/ in person -- USA on Friday, May 10, 2019
Released 3 yrs ago (5/10/2019 UTC) at -- Bookbox, -- By post or by hand/ in person -- USA
CONTROLLED RELEASE NOTES:
This book and the Biographies of Things book box are back on the road again.
Any future reader or recipient of this book is encouraged to leave a journal entry here on the BookCrossing site to let prior readers know the fate of the book. You can make an anonymous entry without joining the BookCrossing movement, but if you are interested in joining, it is a free and spam-free community where your contact information is not shared with others. Best of all, members receive private messages via e-mail from books like this one when those books are journaled, allowing for long-term relationships between books and readers.
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This poor postcard-book has seen better days, but is still holding together, along with the few remaining postcards. It arrived with the latest Biographies of Things bookbox; see the forum thread for the current mailing order. I'll post my selections and replacements here!
I'm taking out:
A.B.C. Et Cetera
Napoleon's Buttons
The Irish Famine
Hot Peppers
Epidemic
Denim: An American Legend
The War of the Worlds
The Truth About History
And putting in:
Caesar's Last Breath
Beer: The Story of the Pint
The Story of Sushi
Bum Fodder: An Absorbing History of Toilet Paper
A Short History of Rudeness
The Age of Homespun
One for the Road: Drunk Driving Since 1900
The Hidden Public: The Story of the Book-of-the-Month Club
I'm taking out:
A.B.C. Et Cetera
Napoleon's Buttons
The Irish Famine
Hot Peppers
Epidemic
Denim: An American Legend
The War of the Worlds
The Truth About History
And putting in:
Caesar's Last Breath
Beer: The Story of the Pint
The Story of Sushi
Bum Fodder: An Absorbing History of Toilet Paper
A Short History of Rudeness
The Age of Homespun
One for the Road: Drunk Driving Since 1900
The Hidden Public: The Story of the Book-of-the-Month Club
box arrived, with so many good choices!
I'm taking out
Salt https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/15114241/
The Lost City of Z https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/11017249/
The Secret Life of Lobsters https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14028413
I'm putting in
The Court at Windsor https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14891763/ - chosen from a previous round, but added back to make new friends
Bringing Down the House https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/7521787/
Copies in Seconds https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/12462608/
Salt https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/15114241/
The Lost City of Z https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/11017249/
The Secret Life of Lobsters https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14028413
I'm putting in
The Court at Windsor https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14891763/ - chosen from a previous round, but added back to make new friends
Bringing Down the House https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/7521787/
Copies in Seconds https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/12462608/
OK, really confused.
There is a forum thread here: (Link) (Not up to date)
The link to the original thread in that post is incorrect and brings me to a book journal for a book in a foreign language.
I've been up and down through the journal entries in this book, and cannot find a participation list with my name on it. If anyone who receives notification of this journal entry can help, please send a PM! Thank you so much!
~~~~~ * ~~~~~
I am taking
Flu
A Crack in the Edge of the World
Bicycle
The Chocolate Therapist
The story of Sushi
Ivory Vikings
~~~~~ * ~~~~~
So far, I have the following books to put in:
Earhtquake at Dawn (Link)
Memoirs of a Medieval Woman (Link)
This book will continue to travel with the bookbox! ☺ Happy Traveling, Book! ☺
* * * NOTE: OK. perryfran directed me to the newest forum thread. it seems that I may have rec'd this in error, but since it's here, I'll participate anyway! LOL . The new forum thread is: (Link)
There is a forum thread here: (Link) (Not up to date)
The link to the original thread in that post is incorrect and brings me to a book journal for a book in a foreign language.
I've been up and down through the journal entries in this book, and cannot find a participation list with my name on it. If anyone who receives notification of this journal entry can help, please send a PM! Thank you so much!
~~~~~ * ~~~~~
I am taking
Flu
A Crack in the Edge of the World
Bicycle
The Chocolate Therapist
The story of Sushi
Ivory Vikings
~~~~~ * ~~~~~
So far, I have the following books to put in:
Earhtquake at Dawn (Link)
Memoirs of a Medieval Woman (Link)
This book will continue to travel with the bookbox! ☺ Happy Traveling, Book! ☺
* * * NOTE: OK. perryfran directed me to the newest forum thread. it seems that I may have rec'd this in error, but since it's here, I'll participate anyway! LOL . The new forum thread is: (Link)
Journal Entry 91 by 
Dove-i-Libri
at -- Bookbox, -- By post or by hand/ in person -- USA on Thursday, June 13, 2019
Dove-i-Libri at -- Bookbox, -- By post or by hand/ in person -- USA on Thursday, June 13, 2019
Released 3 yrs ago (6/12/2019 UTC) at -- Bookbox, -- By post or by hand/ in person -- USA
CONTROLLED RELEASE NOTES:
Released as part of MaryZee's "Biographies of Things" Book Box (Link). On its way to DebNance in Texas!
USPS Tracking # 9549 0154 1316 9163 2598 45
☺ Happy Traveling, Book! ☺
USPS Tracking # 9549 0154 1316 9163 2598 45
☺ Happy Traveling, Book! ☺
I received the box two days ago. Now I have the difficult task of finding new books to put in to replace the ones I want to take. I must look around.
I've been looking forward to this box! So many good choices.
I selected:
Glass Paper Beans: Revelations on the Nature and Value of Ordinary Things
Under the Black Flag: The Romance and the Reality of Life Among the Pirates
Caesar's Last Breath and Other True Tales of History, Science, and the Sextillions of Molecules in the Air Around Us
Bringing Down the House: The Inside Story of Six MIT Students Who Took Vegas for Millions
I'm putting in:
Salt: A World History
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
The Rosetta Stone and the Rebirth of Ancient Egypt
The Double Helix: A Personal Account of the Discovery of the Structure of DNA
I selected:
Glass Paper Beans: Revelations on the Nature and Value of Ordinary Things
Under the Black Flag: The Romance and the Reality of Life Among the Pirates
Caesar's Last Breath and Other True Tales of History, Science, and the Sextillions of Molecules in the Air Around Us
Bringing Down the House: The Inside Story of Six MIT Students Who Took Vegas for Millions
I'm putting in:
Salt: A World History
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
The Rosetta Stone and the Rebirth of Ancient Egypt
The Double Helix: A Personal Account of the Discovery of the Structure of DNA
I'm taking out
Earthquake at Dawn
The Court at Windsor
I'm adding
The Pulitzer Diaries
Richistan
Box is going out to hyphen8 today!
Earthquake at Dawn
The Court at Windsor
I'm adding
The Pulitzer Diaries
Richistan
Box is going out to hyphen8 today!
Received the box and this journal (with its four remaining postcards) on September 9, at 20 lbs and with 24 books (including the journal).
Wednesday, September 11, 2019: the shuttles have headed for location familiar to them - Florida - in the 2019 version of the Biographies of Things box.USPS tracking 9549 0104 3304 9254 6277 55
ETA 10/1/19
Adding:
»› The Complete Phantom of the Opera by George Perry - claimed by Azuki
»› Eclipse by Bryan Brewer
»› The Lighthouses of New England by Edward Rowe Snow - selected by eponine38
»› The Naked Olympics by Tony Perrottet - claimed by Azuki
»› See's Famous Old Time Candies by Margaret Moos Pick - claimed by Azuki
»› Stitching a Revolution by Cleve Jones & Jeff Dawson - selected by eponine38
»› Tommy by Karen Blumenthal - removed by freezone
Removing:
‹« Born on a Blue Day by Daniel Tammet
‹« Bum Fodder by Richard Smyth
‹« Copies in Seconds by David Owen
‹« How Soccer Explains the World by Franklin Foer
‹« Richistan by Robert Frank
‹« Salt by Mark Kurlansky
‹« Secret Lives of the Supreme Court by Robert Schnakenberg
Now 23 books + 1 journal + 1 hitchhiker, and 23 pounds.
The box just arrived over the weekend. I am excited to get the box, of course, but I screamed with joy at the beautiful stamps. Hamster stamp! Bunny! Guinea Pig! (https://www.instagram.com/p/B3QtZRgl-fp) Not to mention the wishlist book included. Thank you so much!
I do have a problem... I just said goodbye to some house guests this morning and I myself is packing to go on a trip the day after tomorrow. It is my bad that I forgot that Hyphen8 lives in Hawaii and the box takes longer to arrive. I had thought that I would have time to move the box before my trip, but now I just don't, especially as I have to find a new box as the original one has burst.
So, my apologies for holding up the box for an extra two weeks. I will take care of it as soon as I return.
I do have a problem... I just said goodbye to some house guests this morning and I myself is packing to go on a trip the day after tomorrow. It is my bad that I forgot that Hyphen8 lives in Hawaii and the box takes longer to arrive. I had thought that I would have time to move the box before my trip, but now I just don't, especially as I have to find a new box as the original one has burst.
So, my apologies for holding up the box for an extra two weeks. I will take care of it as soon as I return.
Taking out:
The Periodic Table
Beer: The Story of the Pint
Outliers
The Reliance Building
See's Famous Old Time Candies
The Naked Olympics
The Complete Phantom of the Opera
Putting in:
The Perfect Fruit
Brilliant
Coal
The Earth Moved
Ah-Choo!
Isaac's Storm
Banana
Forum thread with participant list is here:
https://www.bookcrossing.com/forum/20/560356
The Periodic Table
Beer: The Story of the Pint
Outliers
The Reliance Building
See's Famous Old Time Candies
The Naked Olympics
The Complete Phantom of the Opera
Putting in:
The Perfect Fruit
Brilliant
Coal
The Earth Moved
Ah-Choo!
Isaac's Storm
Banana
Forum thread with participant list is here:
https://www.bookcrossing.com/forum/20/560356
Arrived safe and sound. Will finish up a last bit of reading and get this on the road as soon as I can.
On its way to perryfran; USPS tracking #9549012445340003235399.
Removed:
The Perfect Fruit (love the fruit salad ongoing element of this box! 😊)
Book Clubs
Stitching a Revolution
The Lighthouses of New England
A History of Our World (Time Magazine)
Added:
Apples (fruit salad continues!)
https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/15803339/
A History of Courtship
https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/15803337/
Bedlam
https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/15410658/
American Gothic
https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/15803333/
The 13th Element (Phosphorus)
https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14000707/
Removed:
The Perfect Fruit (love the fruit salad ongoing element of this box! 😊)
Book Clubs
Stitching a Revolution
The Lighthouses of New England
A History of Our World (Time Magazine)
Added:
Apples (fruit salad continues!)
https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/15803339/
A History of Courtship
https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/15803337/
Bedlam
https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/15410658/
American Gothic
https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/15803333/
The 13th Element (Phosphorus)
https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14000707/
