Book shopping today ...

Ash · Post by **Ash** » Wed October 29th, 2008, 1:23 pm

[quote=""red805""]I had a gift certificate for Borders, so I picked up Katherine by Anya Seton & a non-fiction book on tape - A World Lit Only By Fire, by William Manchester & read by Barrett Whitener. [/quote]

Thats one of my all time favorite books on the era. I am not good at listening to audio books, esp non fiction; hopefully you come away with the same feel f that I did reading it. - I'll be curious what you think of it.

I don't read horror (and the movie Carrie scared the beezebers out of me as a teen); but I do love fantasy and so read The Eye of the Dragon and just loved it. Being fantasy, it just wasn't scary to me because it couldn't be real. I haven't read his other books, but I could easily see why so many people love him. BTW I did hear him speak at a bookstore a while back; the man is very very funny, as well as an excellent reader!

diamondlil · Post by **diamondlil** » Thu November 6th, 2008, 9:38 am

Went to the library tonight and picked up:

The Staircase by Ann Rinaldi
The Founding by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles
The Comfort of Saturday by Alexander McCall Smith
When Will There be Good News by Kate Atkinson

boswellbaxter · Post by **boswellbaxter** » Thu November 6th, 2008, 2:23 pm

I bought I, Jacqueline by Hilda Lewis, which arrived from Amazon yesterday. Then last night I had a dream that I read it. (Pity I couldn't get Dorothy Dunnett's books read in my dreams.) Perhaps tonight I'll be writing a dream review of it.

Madeleine · Post by **Madeleine** » Fri November 7th, 2008, 8:35 pm

Have this week taken delivery of:

The Wheel of Fortune by Susan Howatch
The Rose Labyrinth by Titania Hardie
The House of Lost Souls by F G Cottam
The Enchanter's Forest by Alys Clare

Lady Kippen · Post by **Lady Kippen** » Fri November 7th, 2008, 8:56 pm

Bought a few books on Ebay:

The Outlandish Companion by Diana Gabaldon
The Serpent's Tale by Ariana Franklin
Doomed Queens by Kit (forgot the last name) (NF)
Mistress Shakespeare by Karen Harper (ARC)

Normally I would have waited until Karen Harper's book came to the store but February looks to be a great book month. So, I was thinking it may hurt my bank account less if I bought this one early.

diamondlil · Post by **diamondlil** » Fri November 7th, 2008, 8:58 pm

I didn't think that you were supposed to be allowed to sell ARCs if you got them?

SonjaMarie · Post by **SonjaMarie** » Fri November 7th, 2008, 10:35 pm

[quote=""diamondlil""]I didn't think that you were supposed to be allowed to sell ARCs if you got them?[/quote]

I've bought two ARCS in the past myself, so even if people aren't supposed to sell them, it doesn't stop them from doing it.

SM

PS. WHOO made Compulsive Reader Level!

sweetpotatoboy · Post by **sweetpotatoboy** » Fri November 7th, 2008, 10:48 pm

I just won the six Plantagenet books by Juliet Dymoke on ebay for £5.50 including shipping. Thought was a good deal.

I haven't bought on ebay for several years now, but I just fancied a browse in the historical fiction category and found that auction finishing soon...

annis · Post by **annis** » Sat November 8th, 2008, 2:28 am

sweetpotatoboy I just won the six Plantagenet books by Juliet Dymoke on ebay for £5.50 including shipping. Thought was a good deal.

I haven't bought on ebay for several years now, but I just fancied a browse in the historical fiction category and found that auction finishing soon...

Better watch out, spb, or you'll be another candidate for the "eBay" song

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYokLWfqbaU

Seroiusly, I'm jealous. I've just recently discovered Juliet Dymoke, when I picked up her book about Waltheof "Of the Earl of Rings" on, um, eBay--

michellemoran · Post by **michellemoran** » Sat November 8th, 2008, 4:53 am

I just bought Fiona Hill's The Country Gentleman used from Amazon. Looks Jane Austen-esque and very cute!