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Bookrings, Bookrays, and Bookboxes
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Intl Ray - Kristin Lavransdatter by Sigrid Undset (Nobel Prize winner)
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CLOSED:Re: Intl Ray - Kristin Lavransdatter by Sigrid Undset (Nobel Prize winner)
Jinglefish
14 yrs ago
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Am closing now as this is a long read! The smaller the ray, perhaps the better??????? Am updating release notes and Pm/ing first on list for contact details... Thank you to all taking part, this is a great read:-)
Bookrings, Bookrays, and Bookboxes
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Intl Ray - Kristin Lavransdatter by Sigrid Undset (Nobel Prize winner)
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Re: Intl Ray - Kristin Lavransdatter by Sigrid Undset (Nobel Prize winner) - Bump
Jinglefish
14 yrs ago
I have ChrissyHam, Totje2, lucy-lemon and Hayes13 so far.... any other takers?
Bookrings, Bookrays, and Bookboxes
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Intl Ray - Kristin Lavransdatter by Sigrid Undset (Nobel Prize winner)
Jinglefish
14 yrs ago
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I'd like to offer this trilogy (in English and in one volume) up as an international bookray and as such postage costs should be considered before signing up as the paperback is circa 1100 pages. The link is below for d…
Conventions and Meetings
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Guildford Book Festival (Surrey, UK) - 14th - 24th October 2009
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Re: Guildford Book Festival (Surrey, UK) - 14th - 24th October 2009
Jinglefish
14 yrs ago
Bumping because it's on now and in the hope of catching someone....
Jinglefish
14 yrs ago
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I'm not involved myself but this may be of interest...
http://www.guildfordbookfestival.co.uk/html/index.php
if you're in the area at this time.
Jinglefish
14 yrs ago
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Hiya, I'm hoping to pop along later in the evening. Been studying so hard alongside full time work that I have sadly neglected you all. But.... just as everyone else goes back to Uni, I finish my current course and st…
Jinglefish
14 yrs ago
I found (and still find) this book disturbing:
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/5095528
Even 1 year after reading it I still feel deeply disturbed by this story - I can't put my finger on why this book, rather t…
Jinglefish
15 yrs ago
Personally - I love mine with a big dollop of strawberry jam mixed in - I'm far too lazy to chop fresh fruit in the morning. Blackcurrant and apricot jam is quite nice as well - but don't try lemon curd - that's awful L…
Jinglefish
15 yrs ago
> > As for the fate of Larsson >
> personally- that's open to speculation!
> How do you mean exactly? He had a heart
> attack, what's there to speculate about?
> His family's antics after his death,
> thoug…
Jinglefish
15 yrs ago
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> couldn't put it down and have been eagerly
> anticipating getting hold of the second
> book in the series- The Girl Who Played
> with Fire.
The Culture Magazine of "The Times" had an article last Sunday about …
Conventions and Meetings
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Christmas London meetup Tuesday 9 December
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Re: Christmas London meetup Tuesday 9 December
Jinglefish
15 yrs ago
> or possibly sooner as we have a
> mini-meet planned for a foreign visitor
> between Christmas and New Year, look out
> here for details!
OOOOh I will. I'm off for nearly two weeks at Christmas and although I …
Conventions and Meetings
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Christmas London meetup Tuesday 9 December
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Re: Christmas London meetup Tuesday 9 December
Jinglefish
15 yrs ago
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Hi,
Sorry, I can't make this meetup:-( Have gotten behind on my uni work and also have booked an evening meal with my siblings and respective partners to meetup prior to Christmas.....an annual family tradition at a …
Activists, Enthusiasts, Hobbyists and Wannabees
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Have you been happily 'plussing' recently?
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Re: Have you been happily 'plussing' recently?
Jinglefish
15 yrs ago
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My query has now been satisfactorily sorted - email problems had exacerbated the delay but all is now well and I'm happy:-)
Jinglefish
15 yrs ago
I loved the book - horrific, page turning, full of hope, despair, flickers of human resiliance and reawakening feelings but the film was set in modern times (rather than the 50's) and just didn't do the book or its chara…
Book Talk
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A fictional short story based on a true story - is it publishable?
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Re: A fictional short story based on a true story - is it publishable?
Jinglefish
15 yrs ago
I have no idea about these things but the first thought that sprang to mind was "isn't there a standard disclaimer for this type of thing?" You see it on films... you know.... "this film is based (based being the operat…
Activists, Enthusiasts, Hobbyists and Wannabees
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Have you been happily 'plussing' recently?
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Re: Have you been happily 'plussing' recently?
Jinglefish
15 yrs ago
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I plussed someone recently when I updated my annual "Members Plus status". I'm happy to do cos I can afford to... just. That person enjoyed wings for a while, but I also enjoyed plussed status for a further 1 month - so…
Jinglefish
15 yrs ago
Details please....
I have one you know but I'll only share if you do... sort of anyway! Is this post London convention? I'm still getting over the t-shirt removal!
Great to hear from you.
Chit-Chat
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Spooktacular! But will your family's Halloween pumpkin look as scary as this?
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They're Great!
Jinglefish
15 yrs ago
What scared me the most though was the picture on the side ad of Priscilla Presley - what's happened there she looks worse than the pumpkins!
Community Bulletin Board
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Raising Funds for Cancer Care - Please sponsor me
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So.... how'd it go - are you walking properly yet?
Jinglefish
15 yrs ago
You deserve a latte - remind me to get you one at the next meetup:-)
Community Bulletin Board
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Raising Funds for Cancer Care - Please sponsor me
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Bump for a very worthy cause...
Jinglefish
15 yrs ago
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All the best for a very rewarding event. I'll be thinking of you.
Jinglefish
15 yrs ago
> Welcome to BookCrossing - hope you have
> loads of fun!!
Furzy - my thoughts exactly!
Welcome Madwetdog... many of us have been there but be warned - you could remain there once all the possibilities of this si…
Jinglefish
15 yrs ago
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I learnt Pitman 2000 to 120 wpm but haven't ever used it since I left college in 1984! There just isn't any demand. However, I jot down telephone messages or if my boss fires a million instructions at me all at once. I…
Jinglefish
15 yrs ago
OK, this means I am way off track!?
Chit-Chat
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Who else can't wait to see Amazing Race this Sunday?
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Re: Who else can't wait to see Amazing Race this Sunday?
Jinglefish
15 yrs ago
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Excuse my ignorance but can you elaborate...? to me the "Amazing Race" is the Moto GP from Motegi but I stongly suspect this is not what you are referring to? This is indeed a "MissTree" - ;-)
Chit-Chat
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Whoa! I've noticed that there are lots of new members here at Bookcrossing.Com!!
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I joined because I read an article...
Jinglefish
15 yrs ago
in the Sunday Times about BCing and I jotted the website down, checked it out and here I am 3 yrs later. Lucky for me a local member left a book within close proximity to my home and I was able to pick it up having suss…
