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Misfit
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Post by Misfit » Sat May 30th, 2009, 5:39 pm

[quote=""Kasthu""] :p :o
My sickness got worse today: I bought a copy of Barbara Erskine's The Warrior's Princess.

But I'm going to *try* to be better about not buying books starting next month![/quote]

;) :) :o :p I'd still be in the same boat if it weren't for a well funded county library. Speaking of which I just picked up Nine Coaches Waiting by Mary Steward and Twilight of Avalon by Anna Elliott today.
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nona
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Post by nona » Sat May 30th, 2009, 5:49 pm

I agree a wide variety in the library with lots of choices would change my book buying habit or at least curb it a little, our library here is so small everyting I want is an ILL, so why not buy it and have it for later.

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Post by Nefret » Sun May 31st, 2009, 4:41 am

Got my copy of Twilight of Avalon this afternoon. :D

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Post by nona » Sun May 31st, 2009, 1:48 pm

I won a copy of His Wicked Sins by Eve Silver over oat Goodreads, it's a gothic histoical romance about a serial killer and a single father who might or might not be the killer as it's only the women that get close to him that are soon the victims

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Post by SonjaMarie » Mon June 1st, 2009, 12:39 am

I was checking my Wish List at Amazon and amazingly enough "Versailles: A Biography of a Palace" by Tony Spawforth was for sale for $6.99, so I snapped it up, I hope the seller comes through, I'll let you know if I actually get it.

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Mello
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Post by Mello » Mon June 1st, 2009, 6:07 am

Went to an ex-library book sale yesterday and picked up The Morning Gift by Diana Norman, The Passions of Emma by Penelope Williamson and Restoration by Rose Tremain, all for 50c each. I love it when I can find hard-to-get books cheap :)

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Post by Amanda » Mon June 1st, 2009, 6:44 am

[quote=""Mello""]Went to an ex-library book sale yesterday and picked up The Morning Gift by Diana Norman, The Passions of Emma by Penelope Williamson and Restoration by Rose Tremain, all for 50c each. I love it when I can find hard-to-get books cheap :) [/quote]

Well done on The Morning Gift! Great bargain!

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MLE (Emily Cotton)
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Interest in HF: started in childhood with the classics, which, IMHO are HF even if they were contemporary when written.
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Location: California Bay Area

Post by MLE (Emily Cotton) » Mon June 1st, 2009, 5:01 pm

I just did my first purchase from the Book Depository -- A Time of Singing for June's book of the month. I was pleasantly surprised by the low price! I'm curious to see how long it will take to ship to California, tho.

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Post by Tanzanite » Mon June 1st, 2009, 6:36 pm

I'm in Colorado and I usually get books from them in 5-7 days - they are amazingly quick!

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Post by TLee » Mon June 1st, 2009, 8:46 pm

Got the first part of my Book Depository order today (Thanks Amanda for the discount info!). Perfect timing for me to take them on my vacation next week. Looking forward to reading The Winter Mantle and Shields of Pride by Elizabeth Chadwick (those almost complete my Elizabeth Chadwick collection) and The Secret Alchemy by Emma Darwin.

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