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Book Shopping Today (2012 Edition)
Went to a 4th of July FOL sale. Got 15 books for $5. Mostly HRs, but I did get one called Rag Trade by Lewis Orde. Looks like Depression era rags to riches in the fashion trade. Incredibly tiny font. Also a memoir/bio called End of the Journey by Matylda Engelman. Also managed to pick up a different edition of a book I already owned, Tanemera. I like the new cover better
At home with a good book and the cat...
...is the only place I want to be
...is the only place I want to be
- Berengaria
- Avid Reader
- Posts: 307
- Joined: July 2010
- Location: northern Vancouver Island, BC Canada
Score! Found 2 bookshelves on Craigslist......my big living room is going to get finally organized, so many books that I don't want to sell or give away! I still buy books, although most purchases are Kobo. But still, when I go down island and stop at a Chapters store....I simply cannot walk out of there without a book or two...just the smell of them, the feel of them......walking around book stores are like going to a meditation class!
My 4 girls!
No entertainment is so cheap as reading, nor any pleasure so lasting. She will not want new fashions nor regret the loss of expensive diversions or variety of company if she can be amused with an author in her closet. ~Lady Montagu
No entertainment is so cheap as reading, nor any pleasure so lasting. She will not want new fashions nor regret the loss of expensive diversions or variety of company if she can be amused with an author in her closet. ~Lady Montagu
- princess garnet
- Bibliophile
- Posts: 1797
- Joined: August 2008
- Location: Maryland
- Vanessa
- Bibliomaniac
- Posts: 4378
- Joined: August 2008
- Currently reading: The Farm at the Edge of the World by Sarah Vaughan
- Interest in HF: The first historical novel I read was Katherine by Anya Seton and this sparked off my interest in this genre.
- Favourite HF book: Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell!
- Preferred HF: Any
- Location: North Yorkshire, UK
From the library:
A Humble Companion by Laurie Graham
I Still Dream About You by Fannie Flagg
The Bleeding Land by Giles Kristian
The Janus Stone by Elly Griffiths
Fated by Benedict Jacka
A Humble Companion by Laurie Graham
I Still Dream About You by Fannie Flagg
The Bleeding Land by Giles Kristian
The Janus Stone by Elly Griffiths
Fated by Benedict Jacka
currently reading: My Books on Goodreads
Books are mirrors, you only see in them what you already have inside you ~ The Shadow of the Wind
Books are mirrors, you only see in them what you already have inside you ~ The Shadow of the Wind
- Berengaria
- Avid Reader
- Posts: 307
- Joined: July 2010
- Location: northern Vancouver Island, BC Canada
Am still reading and enjoying Lady of Hay by Barbara Erskine. I've downloaded her River of Destiny too and have done some background research on the Braose family.....
My 4 girls!
No entertainment is so cheap as reading, nor any pleasure so lasting. She will not want new fashions nor regret the loss of expensive diversions or variety of company if she can be amused with an author in her closet. ~Lady Montagu
No entertainment is so cheap as reading, nor any pleasure so lasting. She will not want new fashions nor regret the loss of expensive diversions or variety of company if she can be amused with an author in her closet. ~Lady Montagu
- Nefret
- Bibliomaniac
- Posts: 2994
- Joined: February 2009
- Favourite HF book: Welsh Princes trilogy
- Preferred HF: The Middle Ages (England), New Kingdom Egypt, Medieval France
- Location: Temple of Isis
From the library...
Pride and Prescience by Carrie Bebris
An Assembly Such as This by Pamela Aidan
Mr. Darcy's Diary by Amanda Grange
Anyone sense a theme?
Pride and Prescience by Carrie Bebris
An Assembly Such as This by Pamela Aidan
Mr. Darcy's Diary by Amanda Grange
Anyone sense a theme?
Into battle we ride with Gods by our side
We are strong and not afraid to die
We have an urge to kill and our lust for blood has to be fulfilled
WE´LL FIGHT TILL THE END! And send our enemies straight to Hell!
- "Into Battle"
{Ensiferum}
We are strong and not afraid to die
We have an urge to kill and our lust for blood has to be fulfilled
WE´LL FIGHT TILL THE END! And send our enemies straight to Hell!
- "Into Battle"
{Ensiferum}
Made some interesting finds at the UBS on Monday, including a doorstopper titled Omamori. The cover is very blah, but boy-oh-boy look what's on the inside.
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At home with a good book and the cat...
...is the only place I want to be
...is the only place I want to be