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Bookrings, Bookrays, and Bookboxes
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Int Ray: Ooku the inner chambers part 7
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RE: Int Ray: Ooku the inner chambers part 7
Elddau1
11 yrs ago
would love to join, thanks for your pm and the offer, iiwi. there may be some other Canberrans interested. i'll ask them to contact you.
Elddau1
11 yrs ago
hi kelly_lucinda!
rmjwold told us in the canberra group about your post here.
Welcome to bookcrossing! yay!
so wonderful that you found one of the books 'wild released' during the Canberra UnCANvention we had on the …
Elddau1
11 yrs ago
That's pretty amazing going. I didn't know BC was around that long?!
I'd like to enter for the draw please, with these picks-
Holy Cow! An Indian Adventure by Sarah MacDonald
Shearers' Motel by Roger McDonald
Bur…
Bookrings, Bookrays, and Bookboxes
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Ooku: The Inner Chambers 03 by Fumi Yoshinaga (manga) - International Book Ray
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RE: Bookring - Ooku: The Inner Chambers 03 by Fumi Yoshinaga (manga)
Elddau1
12 yrs ago
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Hi laevena, I would love to read Book 2 and 3 if you are starting up new rings. I live in Australia and am part of the Canberra BC monthly get-togethers, where there are a few of us who have enjoyed the graphic novels of…
Bookrings, Bookrays, and Bookboxes
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Ooku 02 The Inner Chambers by Fumi Yoshinaga (manga) - International Book Ring
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RE: Int'l BookRing - Ooku: The Inner Chamber 02 by Fumi Yoshinaga (manga)
Elddau1
12 yrs ago
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Hi laevina, can I join the ring for this manga too? I've just read your Book 1 and loved it.
Release Challenges
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CLOSED ~~~ FEBRUARY's REDUCE MOUNT TBR CHALLENGE ~ USE MARCH THREAD!
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Elddau1 (2011 Goal = 12)
Elddau1
13 yrs ago
2011 TBR TOTAL so far = 2
Jan = 1 TBR
#1 A Bunyip Close Behind Me - Eugenie McNeil & Eugenie Crawford
Feb = 1 TBR
#2 A Tribute to the Group Settlers - Philip E M Blond
I only read 11 TBRs last year of my goal of…
Release Challenges
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Australia Day Celebration Challenge - January
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RE: Australia Day Celebration Challenge - January 2011
Elddau1
13 yrs ago
I'm in. Fantastic idea!
I had been thinking about something similar and then saw a post by Makita21 on BCAUS alerting us to this old thread.
I'm also laying down the gauntlet for this challenge to the Canberra BXers, f…
Newbies
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book crossing points in Canberra Australia
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RE: book crossing points in Canberra Australia
Elddau1
13 yrs ago
Hi unclegreg
While the Starbucks Ofiicial BC Zone hasn't been replaced, after our monthly get-togethers the left over books are often taken to the YHA in Civic. They have a book exchange shelf in the 3rd floor lounge.
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Release Challenges
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CLOSED THREAD~Reduce Mount TBR 2010~DECEMBER THREAD!~USE NEW THREAD
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Elddau1 (Goal=16)
Elddau1
13 yrs ago
#10. The Virgin and the Gipsy - DH Lawrence (RABCK Nov 09)
#11. The Sign of Four (Sherlock Holmes) - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (unregistered, bought 2009)
Well not quite at the summit of my Mt TBR but certainly in the upp…
Release Challenges
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CLOSED THREAD~Reduce Mount TBR 2010~DECEMBER THREAD!~USE NEW THREAD
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RE: BKind2Books December TBR's (goal = 75)
Elddau1
13 yrs ago
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Congratulations! on reaching the summit!
Release Challenges
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~~~CLOSED~~~ USE NEW THREAD~~Link inside~~November 'Reduce MOUNT TBR 2010' Challenge
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Elddau1 (goal=16)
Elddau1
13 yrs ago
#9. The Enchantress of Florence - Salman Rushdie
Just tiddlywinks from me and I'm not even going to make that unless I read very thin books from now til New Year. But at least I've beat last year's TBRs read - and every…
(Not-So-) Random Acts of BookCrossing Kindness
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Introducing: MISSION: BOOKCROSSING – a new RABCK/book chain game with a twist!
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RE: Is this game still going?
Elddau1
13 yrs ago
I've never received any 'missions' - in Round 1 or 2. I PMed The Chief back when I posted this and heard nothing. Any one out there have any news? or know anything?
Release Challenges
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CLOSED Use Sept Thread ~ Link Inside ~AUG Stats~Reduce Mount TBR Challenge
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Elddau1 (goal = 16 TBRs)
Elddau1
13 yrs ago
#7 The Hound of the Baskervilles - Arthur Conan Doyle (actually finished 30/7)
A very good book - always wanted to read it.
#8 The Mermaid Chair - Sue Monk Kidd (finished 30/8) 8*
(Not-So-) Random Acts of BookCrossing Kindness
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*1001* Book Relay
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OFFERING: Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys
Elddau1
13 yrs ago
available to all BXers.
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/5958794/
Will ship AirMail to Australia, NZ and Asia / Pacific, USA. By surface elsewhere if that's ok.
(Not-So-) Random Acts of BookCrossing Kindness
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*1001* Book Relay
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RE: CLAIMING: Cranford by Elizabeth Gaskell
Elddau1
13 yrs ago
This is on TV here at the moment as a series and it looks very good. I've missed some episodes so would like to read it instead.
Will send a PM now.
ps. I'm also a tabby cat owner.
(Not-So-) Random Acts of BookCrossing Kindness
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Introducing: MISSION: BOOKCROSSING – a new RABCK/book chain game with a twist!
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Is this game still going?
Elddau1
13 yrs ago
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I've heard nothing since the start of Round 2.
Release Challenges
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CLOSED!~JUNE Stats~ Reduce Mount TBR Challenge(New link inside!)
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Elddau1 (goal = 16 TBRs)
Elddau1
13 yrs ago
#5 People of the Book - Geraldine Brooks (a bookray, read 3Jun)
#6 Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha - Roddy Doyle (finished 29Jun) - very funny ...and sad.
... I'd better get a wriggle on, to make my goal!
Bookrings, Bookrays, and Bookboxes
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Int'l Bookray: Embroideries - Marjane Satrapi - now #34 on the top 100 most travelled BC books
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Please add me to the ray.
Elddau1
13 yrs ago
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I read Persepolis I and II thanks to Carole888 and enjoyed them. I woulld love to read another by Marjane Satrapi. And there might be a couple I can think of at our Canberra BC meet-ups that might be interested. I'll pas…
Bookrings, Bookrays, and Bookboxes
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Ooku: The Inner Chambers 01 by Fumi Yoshinaga (manga / graphic novel) - International Book Ray
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Would love to join the ring for this manga!
Elddau1
13 yrs ago
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I've been wanting to read one for a while and think this will be a good place to start. I especially like that it's an historical drama with a woman's view.
I'm in Australia and prefer if I can ship NZ, Pacific or USA b…
Release Challenges
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THREAD CLOSED! NEW LINK INSIDE ~MAY Stats~ Reduce Mount TBR Challenge 2010
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Elddau1: (Yearly goal=16)... house sale/move, reading interrupted!
Elddau1
13 yrs ago
#4. Two For the Dough - Janet Evanovich (TBR from Aug 09)
(Not-So-) Random Acts of BookCrossing Kindness
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RARCK ... 3 rat winners !!!!
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very cute. you're so clever to make him. (no entry)
Elddau1
14 yrs ago
I have a whole heap of bears and one Tasmanian devil and a couple of sheep.
but i wish Bartholomew safe and happy travels!
:-)
Book Talk
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April 20 - 21 Share with us what you are reading.
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I haven't done any solid reading since 1st March!! ...having huge withdrawals :-(
Elddau1
14 yrs ago
We had to finish some renovations, move house and prep our old house for sale. My books are mostly still packed and I didn;t have daily internet until a week ago!!!
scary! Don;t think I could survive in a no-reading wo…
Conventions and Meetings
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Dublin 2012- See you there!
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BC and family pilgrimage - that's a MUST, but at this stage a VERY LIKELY
Elddau1
14 yrs ago
countdebeans and I have promised ourselves a back-to-my-roots trip to Dublin for our 20th anniversary. Trouble is we have two of them (story for another time). But one of the anniversaries actually does fall in 2012!!
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