Book shopping today ...

Ash · Post by **Ash** » Sat October 18th, 2008, 2:15 pm

Pieces of My Heart: A Life - Robert J. Wagner (a memoir)

I heard an interview with him on NPR - fascinating; I knew very little about him aside from a few movies. He sounded like someone I'd love to chat with, and I will have to check out the memoir.

Misfit · Post by **Misfit** » Sat October 18th, 2008, 2:23 pm

[quote=""Ash""]Pieces of My Heart: A Life - Robert J. Wagner (a memoir)

I heard an interview with him on NPR - fascinating; I knew very little about him aside from a few movies. He sounded like someone I'd love to chat with, and I will have to check out the memoir.[/quote]

The book just landed yesterday afternoon. Lots of pictures (both family and from his Hollywood heyday), most of them B&W but some color on glossy paper.

Madeleine · Post by **Madeleine** » Sat October 18th, 2008, 3:11 pm

[quote=""Vanessa""]I received a proof copy of The Heretic's Daughter by Kathleen Kent in the post today, to review for NewBooks Magazine. I volunteered via their website. It seems to have good reviews so I'm looking forward to reading it.[/quote]

Yes I got this too - a book about the Salem witches just in time for Halloween, perfect timing!

I've also just ordered "People of the Book" and "The Man in the Picture" from Amazon.

nona · Post by **nona** » Sat October 18th, 2008, 3:50 pm

Whats the title of the Salem Witch book? just curious.

Vanessa · Post by **Vanessa** » Sat October 18th, 2008, 10:53 pm

The Heretic's Daughter, I think? I'll have to have another look at it to make sure.

Divia · Post by **Divia** » Sat October 18th, 2008, 11:22 pm

Yep that one is brand new.

From the library I just got The Shape of mercy which is about Salem too.

eclecticreader10 · Post by **eclecticreader10** » Sun October 19th, 2008, 4:33 am

[quote=""Vanessa""]I received a proof copy of The Heretic's Daughter by Kathleen Kent in the post today, to review for NewBooks Magazine. I volunteered via their website. It seems to have good reviews so I'm looking forward to reading it.[/quote]

Vanessa, what did youthink of it? I was so looking forward to this one. I am so disappointed - I bought it brand new!. I thought the characters were flat and not real.

Susan · Post by **Susan** » Sun October 19th, 2008, 12:44 pm

My 8th grade language arts classes are reading The Miracle Worker and I would like them to see the film with Anne Bancroft and Patty Duke, so I had to order it from Amazon. Of course, I had to order some books! I ordered two books on the December Book of the Month list: A Question of Guilt and The Whale Road along with Bernard Cornwell's The Last Kingdom. I've never read any Cornwell, so I am looking forward to reading this book.

Vanessa · Post by **Vanessa** » Sun October 19th, 2008, 12:46 pm

[quote=""eclecticreader10""]Vanessa, what did youthink of it? I was so looking forward to this one. I am so disappointed - I bought it brand new!. I thought the characters were flat and not real.[/quote]

I haven't started it yet, but I'll let you know what I think of it when I've read it. I don't think I shall start it until the beginning of November. It looks as if it's going to have mixed reviews from what I'm gathering now.

SonjaMarie · Post by **SonjaMarie** » Tue October 21st, 2008, 6:57 pm

I've ordered from half.com "The Complete History of Jack the Ripper" by Philip Sugden.

SM