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wing39301wing

From Seattle, Washington USA
Joined Thursday, September 22, 2016
Recent Book Activity
Statistics
4 weeks all time
books registered 56 2,215
released in the wild 48 1,748
controlled releases 3 83
releases caught 2 58
controlled releases caught 2 70
books found 2 77
tell-a-friend referrals 0 0
new member referrals 0 0
forum posts 38 470
Extended Profile
I host a Little Free Library in Seattle near 51st Avenue South and Brandon Street. It gets regular friendly visitors who make great contributions! Thank you all!
www.bookcrossing.com/---/852262

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2024 BC Participation
American Prometheus Bookring by @waternixie www.bookcrossing.com/---/591745
Favorite Book of 2023 Roundabout by @dark-draco www.bookcrossing.com/---/591274
My Armchair Travels to France Bookring by @laveggiocoffee www.bookcrossing.com/---/590578
Around the World bookbox Round 3 by @hobbit
www.bookcrossing.com/---/592120
Winter Bookbox by @aberpeter www.bookcrossing.com/---/590967
Color-in-the-title bookbox #5 by @haahaahaa98 www.bookcrossing.com/---/589803
52 towns in 52 weeks release challenge www.bookcrossing.com/---/592057
The Lives They Lived: A Biography and Memoirs bookbox by me www.bookcrossing.com/---/592262
Bookish bookbox (in memory of Mary Zee) by @6of8 www.bookcrossing.com/---/592702
Alphabet Game Bookring by @aberpeter www.bookcrossing.com/---/593685

Africa (3/6) South Africa, Tunisia, Somalia
Asia ✅ DONE Lebanon, India, Japan, Bangladesh, Philippines, Mongolia
Europe ✅ DONE Netherlands, France, Denmark, Serbia, Ireland, Italy
Oceania/Australia/Antarctica (3/6) Australia, Hawaii, French Polynesia
North America/Central America ✅ DONE Jamaica, USA, Cuba, Mexico, Bahamas, Canada
South America (4/6) Chile, Argentina, Guatemala, Ecuador
TOTAL: 28/36


1. American Prometheus: the Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer — by Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin (Netherlands, Europe)
www.bookcrossing.com/---/16993945
2. The Pigeon Tunnel: Stories from My Life by John le Carré (Lebanon, Asia)
www.bookcrossing.com/---/16122109
3. A Burning by Megha Majumdar (India, Asia)
www.bookcrossing.com/---/16590653
4. A Homemade Life: Stories and Recipes from My Kitchen by Molly Wizenberg (France, Europe)
www.bookcrossing.com/---/17029299
5. The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny, and Murder — by David Grann (Chile, South America)
6. Rememberings by Sinead O’Connor (Jamaica, North America)
www.bookcrossing.com/---/17022208
7. Breasts and Eggs — by Mieko Kawakami (Japan, Asia)
8. Humankind: A Hopeful History by Rutger Bregma, translated by Erica Moore and Elizabeth Manton (South Africa, Africa)
www.bookcrossing.com/---/16749681
9. Gun Island by Amitav Ghosh (Bangladesh, Asia)
www.bookcrossing.com/---/16938869
10. The Library Book by Susan Orleans (Denmark, Europe)
www.bookcrossing.com/---/16322016
11. Some People Need Killing by Patricia Evangelista (Philippines, Asia)
www.bookcrossing.com/---/17073362
12. Between Two Kingdoms: A Memoir of a Life Interrupted by Suleika Jaouad (Tunisia, Africa)
www.bookcrossing.com/---/17136201
13. The Violin Conspiracy — by Brendan Slocombe (Serbia, Europe)
www.bookcrossing.com/---/17088647
14. Lessons from the Edge: A Memoir — by Marie Yovanovitch (Somalia, Africa)
www.bookcrossing.com/---/17140757
15. We Don't Know Ourselves: A Personal History of Modern Ireland — by Fintan O'Toole (Ireland, Europe)
www.bookcrossing.com/---/16574230
17. The Violinists Thumb and Other Tales of Love, War, and Genius As Written by Our Genetic Code — by Sam Kean (Mongolia, Asia)
www.bookcrossing.com/---/16049965
18. The Female Persuasion — by Meg Wolitzer (USA, North/Central America)
www.bookcrossing.com/---/16621106
19. Hannibal by Thomas Harris (Argentina, South America)
www.bookcrossing.com/---/16584059
20. Trust by Hernan Diaz (Cuba, North/Central America)
www.bookcrossing.com/---/17175733
21. A Place in the World: Finding the Meaning of Home by Frances Mayes (Mexico, North/Central America)
www.bookcrossing.com/---/17078759
22. Lonely Planet’s Trip Builder — edited by Cliff Wilkinson and Polly Thomas (Guatemala, North/Central America)
23. Exit West by Mohsin Hamid (Australia, Oceania)
www.bookcrossing.com/---/17179253
24. Cook Real Hawai’I by Sheldon Simeon with Garrett Snyder (Hawai’I, Oceania)
Needed to try a new food culture and this one hit the spot! Lots of Asian foods, really fun book. I liked the side articles about the local Hawaiian food scene too!
25. The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina by Zoraida Córdova (Ecuador, South America)
www.bookcrossing.com/---/16439839
26. The Exotic: Intrigue and Cultural Ruin in the Age of Imperialism by Hampton Sides (French Polynesia, Oceania)
27. High Tide in Tucson: Essays from Now or Never — by Barbara Kingsolver (Bahamas, North/Central America)
www.bookcrossing.com/---/16535798
28. The Orenda — by Joseph Boyden (Canada, North/Central America)
www.bookcrossing.com/---/16123946



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2023 BC Participation
Bookish bookbox (in memory of Mary Zee) by @6of8
Summer Bookbox by @aberpeter
Duets Bookbox by @laveggiocoffee
Swap up Mt. TBR bookbox by aberpeter
Victorian Bookbox by @waternixie
Person Place Thing book spiral by @aberpeter

666 Around the World Reading Challenge (1st year of participation)
1. The Mirror and the Light — by Hilary Mantel (United Kingdom, Europe)
www.bookcrossing.com/---/16987710/
2. The Sentence — by Louise Erdrich (USA, N. America)
3. The Henna Artist — by Alka Joshi (India, Asia)
4. The Reluctant Fundamentalist — by Mohsin Hamid (Pakistan, Asia)
www.bookcrossing.com/---/16810640
5. Norah Webster — by Colm Toibin (Ireland, Europe)
www.bookcrossing.com/---/16637532/
6. The People of the Book — by Geraldine Brooks (Australia/Oceania)
www.bookcrossing.com/---/16802055/
7. A Map for the Missing — Belinda Huijuan Tang (China, Asia)
8. A House in the Mountains: the Women Who Liberated Italy from Fascism — by Caroline Moorehead (Italy, Europe)
9. In the Shadow of the Banyan by Vaddey Ratner (Cambodia, Asia)
www.bookcrossing.com/---/16883634/
10. The Long Reckoning: A Story of War, Peace, and Redemption in Vietnam — by George Black (Vietnam, Asia)
11. Homegoing — by Yaa Gyasi (Ghana, Africa)
www.bookcrossing.com/---/16047462
12. The Memory Police — by Yoko Ogawa (Japan, Asia)
www.bookcrossing.com/---/16865031
13. Logavina Street: Life and Death in a Sarajevo Neighborhood — by Barbara Demick (Bosnia, Europe)
www.bookcrossing.com/---/15934748
14. On the Plain of Snakes — by Paul Theroux (Mexico, North America)
www.bookcrossing.com/---/16590654/
15. Morning in Serra Mattu: A Nubian Ode — by Arif Gamal (Sudan, Africa)
www.bookcrossing.com/---/16202678
16. Unbroken: a World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption — by Laura Hillenbrand (Marshall Islands, Oceania)
www.bookcrossing.com/---/16460505
17. A Brief History of Eight Killings — by Marlon James (Jamaica, North America)
www.bookcrossing.com/---/16893468
18. Moral Disorder and Other Stories by Margaret Atwood (Canada, North America)
www.bookcrossing.com/---/15701623
19. The Balkans: A Short History by Mark Mazower (Serbia, Europe)
www.bookcrossing.com/---/15874919
20. Contemporary New Zealand Short Stories edited by Robert Zimmer (New Zealand, Oceania)
www.bookcrossing.com/---/16933317
21. The Shadow King by Maaza Mengiste (Ethiopia, Africa)
www.bookcrossing.com/---/16517573
22. Four Cities: A Secret History of the Urban Age by Annalee Newitz (Turkey, Europe)
www.bookcrossing.com/---/16850422
23. The Daughter of Doctor Moreau by Silvia Moreno-Garcia (Belize, Central America)
24. The Far Land: 200 Years of Murder, Mania, and Mutiny in the South Pacific by Brandon Presser (Pitcairn Island, Oceania)
25. The Woman from Uruguay by Pedro Mairal, translated by Jennifer Croft (Uruguay, South America)
26. World of Wonders: In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks, and Other Astonishments — by Aimee Nezhukumatathil (New Guinea, Oceania)
27. The Book of Eels: Our Enduring Fascination with the Most Mysterious Creature in the Natural World — by Patrik Svensson (Sargasso Sea, North America)
28. The Bully Pulpit: Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and the Golden Age of Journalism — by Doris Kearns Goodwin (Colombia, South America)
29. Legacy of Violence: A History of the British Empire by Caroline Elkins (Egypt, Africa)
30. A History of the World in 100 Objects — by Neil MacGregor (Kenya, Africa)
31. The Apartment on Calle Uruguay — by Zachary Lazar (Venezuala, South America)
32. The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu: And Their Race to Save the World’s Most Precious Manuscripts — by Joshua Hammer (Mali, Africa)
33. Thursday Night Widows — by Claudia Piñeiro (Argentina, South America)
34. Endurance: Shackleton’s Incredible Voyage — by Alfred Lancing (Antartica, Oceania)
35. Forgotten Fatherland: The True Story of Nietzsche's Sister and Her Lost Aryan Colony Paperback — by Ben Macintyre (Paraguay, South America)
www.bookcrossing.com/---/17035619/
36. Empire of Cotton: a Global History — by Sven Beckert (Peru, South America)

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2022 BC Participation
International Canadian Literature Sweepstake by @estelle1806
Small Box of Small Books Bookbox by @erishkigal
Bookbox of Intentional Variety #10 by @HI77

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