Every one's Choice discussion

Don't you hate that! I get so impressed by my own largesse, and then get frantic because I knooow that I will never get them back. I loaned my Jack Daniels series by JA Konrath to a friend, over a year ago!

I have so many of those stories. Some of them all too depressing to mention!

That is one of my biggest pet peeves is loaning books to people who don't treat them with TLC like I do. I hate loaning out books to anyone so I only do it now if I am resigned to not getting the books back; like the mass amrket paperbacks or books I didn't really enjoy enough to keep.

Well the ones that I did lend the books to used to live in the same house as me and she doesn't even remember borrowing it!

That would be frustrating. I, like Colleen, only lend books that I do not want back, except for my Mom and Sis, who treat books the same way I do and will give them back to me, eventually. But then, I don't always give theirs back as soon as I should, either.

I am VERY weird about lending out books as well b/c I LOVE all of my babies (books) and I just want them to be in really good hands. I went on ETSY and bought some new book plates/labels and they are great! I guess it is just for piece of mind b/c I don't really loan out my books, but just in case at least I am ready!

Anyways, my recent purchases as of yesterday are Outlander, Moloka'i, Murder at St. Marks, Murder at Grammercy Park, The Traffickers, Medicus and one or two others that I can't remember right this minute. I plan on doing another book shopping trip today or over the weekend, but I still have books from my two April book shopping sprees and they are staring at me and waiting patiently, but if I buy many more books before reading those, there might be an uprising!

I brought a stamp for my books. I can easily make the labels myself but the stamp is just easier for me.

My husband just picked up The Dark Side: The Inside Story of How The War on Terror Turned into a War on American Ideals and The Birthday Party: A Memoir of Survival from the thiftstore.

I was going to buy a stamp, but the labels were TOO cool and I got 5 different ones, the designer is called Kumquat Designs and the designer is VERY easy to converse with and she will do whatever you need her to do. Just trying to push ETSY b/c I think it is such a GREAT website and this particular designer does great work.

I have 2 shops on Etsy! I love that place.

I know you sent me your card, but what are the names of your two shops? I LOVE to shop!

It has been some time since I updated it. I am hoping that I get to it this weekend.

My handmade site is:
www.forevercreative.etsy.com

and my vintage site is:
www.eightybeerz.etsy.com

Donna wrote: "My husband just picked up The Dark Side: The Inside Story of How The War on Terror Turned into a War on American Ideals and The Birthday Party: A Memoir of Survival from..."

I looked up "the birthday party, it sounds great

It sounds OK. I just like the idea of reading a book that is based in NYC cause that is where I live LOL

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Wow, Tracy, those books look great! you'll be busy for a while :) I've been looking at temeraire, let me know if it as good as it sounds

More thift store picks!

- Clockers by Richard Price
- Peace Like a River by Leif Enger
- American Wife by Curtis Sittenfeld
- The Professor's House by Willa Cather
- Fall on Your Knees by Ann-Marie MacDonald

American Wife sounds like the story of Jackie O, without the whoring husband. Clockers looks very good also

I have Lush Life by the same author as Clockers so...

Marisella wrote: "American Wife sounds like the story of Jackie O, without the whoring husband. Clockers looks very good also"

American Wife is based on Jackie O x

Is it really?? Well I guess that is good to know.

Donna wrote: "Is it really?? Well I guess that is good to know."

I've listened to the story Donna, which is how I know lol. x

LOL well, that would do it! How was it?

Donna wrote: "LOL well, that would do it! How was it?"

Not bad, it was an ok read in my opinion x

That's pretty much what I thought it would be.

Donna wrote: "That's pretty much what I thought it would be."

I listened to it back in October 2009 lol.

I guess it was that good LOL ;-)

I just got Still Alice from GR Swap!!!!

I read the blurb and reviews, it sounds wonderful! I work with mostly the elderly, and my two patients right now are Alzheimers victims, it's a horrible disease.

I found this book truly amazing. I loved the fact it was written from Alice's perspective, and as her memory changes so does her voice. It thought that was a brilliant way to show the disease process :)

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I advise everyone to run over to B&N and get some great books for insanely cheap prices!!! I just got all these for $28 (+tax and Free S&H):

Graceling
Belong to Me
The Outcast
Cathedral of the Sea ( I was dying for this!)
Hattie Big Sky
Beside a Burning Sea
The Glimmer Palace
The Disinherited
Heaven Lake

wow, I just went there, and am picking up some incredible bargains! I have a 50 gift card, so will try to limit myself :)
Hidden Prey, audiobook for 1.99!

Good Luck!!! let me know what cha get!

Wow Donna - You got some great deals! Happy reading!

Hidden Prey, Thriller 2: Stories You Just Can't Put Down, Blind Fall, The Wolfman, Ysabel, Clockwork Heart, Richard Matheson's Hell House: Book 2, Inferno, The Keep, The First Men in the Moon, Personal Demons, I'll Fly Away: Further Testimonies from the Women of York
Prison, Azincourt, Black Thorn, White Rose
and yes, all for under 50! 2 are books on cd, which is great, those are usually pretty expensive!
thanks for the heads up, I've been trying to restrain myself :)

Awesome!!!!

My husband just picked me up Girl with a Pearl Earring and Prep. There were a bunch of other books but I already had them!

At least it was a GC< Marisella!

I buy myself one a month, that's my treat to me!

LOL That is too funny!

Marisella, good buy on Hell House, I have been looking for that one for a long time!

Donna, you have been a book shopping fool lately! LOL

Yeah, I'm pleased with the books I got, buuuuttt, I wish I could buy more time :)

The ones I got were from B&N my hubby usually gets the rest for me! He works in the VIllage (NYC) so there are always tons of thrift stores there.

Me too, I bought a book on speed reading in the hopes of learning to read faster so I can devour more books.

That's awesome Donna! The most my husband has done for me regarding my book obsession is buy and put together a new bookshelf, he did it as a surprise and I was so thrilled. He payed enough attention to my bookshelves to realize I was about to run out of room but now that I have all this empty space I need more books! LOL

Let me know if that "speed reading" thing works. I have been meaning to try it.

And my husband gets me my shelves too! I ran outta room before he even built it. I hav eno idea where those books were prior to the shelf!!??? There are so many!

Donna wrote: "The ones I got were from B&N my hubby usually gets the rest for me! He works in the VIllage (NYC) so there are always tons of thrift stores there."

I love thrift shopping, you never know what treasures you'll find. It would be great to go shopping in NYC, but only if I had a guide and guru. I get lost if I go up my own street too fast, I'd never make it out of the city!

I love thrift shopping too, I always find the most unexpected things and occasionally a book or two that is good for swapping for one I really want.

Well, I did another one of my shopping sprees (actually two of them)this past week and weekend and I bought the following:

Murder on Gramercy Parkby Victoria Thompson
Medicus: A Novel of the Roman Empireby Ruth Downie
Outlanderby Diana Gabaldon
VoyagerbyDiana Gabaldon
Drums of Autumnby Diana Gabaldon
Dragonfly in Amberby Diana Gabaldon
Murder on St. Mark's Placeby Victoria Thompson
Moloka'iby Alan Brennert
Fatal Voyageby Kathy Reichs
Deadly Décisionsby Kathy Reichs
Thunder on the Rightby Mary Stewart
The Beekeeper's Apprenticeby Laurie R. King
Milk Glass Moonby Adriana Trigiani
Big Cherry Hollerby Adriana Trigiani
Still Aliceby Lisa Genova
The Angel's Gameby Carlos Ruiz Zafón
The Thirteenth Taleby Diane Setterfield
Pardonable Liesby Jacqueline Winspear
Birds of a Featherby Jacqueline Winspear
The Memory Thief: A Novelby Rachel Keener
The Serpent's Taleby Ariana Franklin
Grave Goodsby Ariana Franklin
Losing JuliabyJonathan Hull
The Luxeby Anna Godbersen
Rumorsby Anna Godbersen
Envyby Anna Godbersen
Splendorby Anna Godbersen
Together Aloneby Barbara Delinsky
The Lady Elizabethby Alison Weir
Belong to Meby Marisa de los Santos
Hattie Big Skyby Kirby Larson
Mrs. Kimbleby Jennifer Haigh
Mistress of Mellynby Victoria Holt
The Lace Readerby Brunonia Barry
The Last Queenby C.W. Gortner
Duchess: A Novel of Sarah Churchillby Susan Holloway Scott
Cane Riverby Lalita Tademy
The Winter Roseby Jennifer Donnelly
The Road From Chapel Hillby Joanna Catherine Scott

Well, these should keep me busy for a while, but I know how I am and I know that I will get an itch for a "new" book in a few weeks and I will be right back in the book store! I still have ones that are waiting to be read from my spring shopping sprees. Oh well, they will ALL get read eventually! I am excited about my choices though and the ones I have already read from the above list have been great, so hopefully they all will be!

Holy smokes Anna, that makes even Donna's hauls look like nothing! Wow!

Wow Anna, those'll keep you busy! I've never seen before, let me know how you like it, and I'll try to find it. I like to try to read everything by an author, and though I'd read all of mary stewarts books