Book Hauls!

[GOLLUM]

Originally Posted by Who's Wee Dug

The two friends I was with have booked up but I have to wait and see if I still have a job this time next year if so it is a good possiblity.

Fingers crossed.

Sorry folks I'm a bit off topic here, time to get back to those ever growing book hauls. Actualy I still have over 400 books at home in my TBR pile....

Maybe I can get some hired help from Ravenus and his mates.....

[Nesacat]

GOLLUM ... you know my address already.

A very small book haul ... a replacement copy of Trainspotting by Irvine Welsh along with it's sequel Porn.

Something Borrowed by Paul Magrs. This is a sequel to Never The Bride.

[gully_foyle]

Originally Posted by GOLLUM

Fingers crossed.

Actualy I still have over 400 books at home in my TBR pile....

You're obviously not married. I have about 6 in my TBR pile and have to sneak books into the book case so I don't get any stick for spending my time and money buying books. If only you could have them downloaded into your brain, or have them read to you subliminally, in your sleep.

So, the latest one I have snuck into the bookcase is Altered Carbon by Richard Morgan, it seems popular with some of us.

[Connavar]

Try to read without thinking of the hype and focus only the book.


I read when i didnt know it was as famous as it is. Worked brilliant for me , i was surprised.

I have a thread about it by the way in case you wanna talk about it when you finish the book.

[j. d. worthington]

Another library haul, in this case...

Medusa, by E. H. Visiak; a novel I've been meaning to read for years and never got around to, and have never been able to find (I don't believe it's been in print here in decades)...

Planets and Dimensions, by Clark Ashton Smith -- essays, letters, insights into his work, some humorous pieces, etc.

and Thomas Morton's (brace yourself)

New English Canaan or New Canaan: Containing an Abstract of New England, composed in three Bookes. The first booke setting forth the original of the Natives, their Manners and Customes, together with their tractable Nature and Love towards the English. The second Booke setting forth the naturall Indowments of the Country, and what staple Commodities it yealdeth. The third Booke setting forth, what people are planted there, their prosperity, what remarkable accidents have happened since the first planting of it, together with their Tenents and practice of their Church. Written by Thomas Morton of Cliffords Inne gent, upon tenne yeares knowledge and experiment of the Country. (Printed at Amsterdam, by Jacob Frederick Stam, In the Yeare 1637)

[Teresa Edgerton]

Originally Posted by gully_foyle

You're obviously not married. I have about 6 in my TBR pile and have to sneak books into the book case so I don't get any stick for spending my time and money buying books.

Gollum's probable marital status aside, there's nothing obvious about it. Some of us marry people who are just as addicted to books as we are.

It comes in handy when you realize you need more bookshelves. (Because -- though I've never tried it -- trying to sneak an entire bookcase into the house has got to be very, very difficult.)

[murphy]

Originally Posted by Teresa Edgerton

It comes in handy when you realize you need more bookshelves. (Because -- though I've never tried it -- trying to sneak an entire bookcase into the house has got to be very, very difficult.)

Especially since we all seem to need the large size bookcases.

[kcs_hiker]

and a free copy of

A Wrinkle in Time By Madeleine L'Engle (for teacher appreciation weekend at Borders )

speaking of bookcases and reading spouses...

my spouse is a high school librarian (I married well)

so we always have lots of books around. I am more than happy to help her selecet books with the schools money and credit card.

[kcs_hiker]

Originally Posted by Lenny

Me happy.

Just ordered thirteen books, coming to a total of £88 (£93 with 5% off using my UCAS card):

Hobb - Farseer Trilogy, Liveship Traders Trilogy, Tawny Man Trilogy, Soldier Son Trilogy
Pratchett - Making Money

I can't wait until Friday!

now that's a Hobb overdose. I'm envious.

I've bought the first 2 of the first trilogy off Ebay and am anxiously awaiting them.

[Giovanna Clairval]

Just Perdido Street Station by China Miéville.

Just one. And it's been a MONTH!

I read three pages a day. It never happened. I'm beginning to get worried.

Well, I admire the author, but, three pages of descriptions between dialogues... Maybe I am a character+plot person.

Thank you for shaking me out of my slumber with your wealth of titles. I'll buy other books tomorrow. I'll do just that.

[GOLLUM]

Originally Posted by gully_foyle

You're obviously not married. I have about 6 in my TBR pile and have to sneak books into the book case so I don't get any stick for spending my time and money buying books. If only you could have them downloaded into your brain, or have them read to you subliminally, in your sleep.

So, the latest one I have snuck into the bookcase is Altered Carbon by Richard Morgan, it seems popular with some of us.

You're right, I'm single and free and this may have contriburted to my book binge. Either way I have a very healthy library and I'm quite happy about that.....

[HoopyFrood]

Originally Posted by j. d. worthington

and Thomas Morton's (brace yourself)

New English Canaan or New Canaan: Containing an Abstract of New England, composed in three Bookes. The first booke setting forth the original of the Natives, their Manners and Customes, together with their tractable Nature and Love towards the English. The second Booke setting forth the naturall Indowments of the Country, and what staple Commodities it yealdeth. The third Booke setting forth, what people are planted there, their prosperity, what remarkable accidents have happened since the first planting of it, together with their Tenents and practice of their Church. Written by Thomas Morton of Cliffords Inne gent, upon tenne yeares knowledge and experiment of the Country. (Printed at Amsterdam, by Jacob Frederick Stam, In the Yeare 1637)

Woo! Now that's a title -- you just don't get them like this anymore Reminds me of the full title of Robinson Crusoe.

[j. d. worthington]

Originally Posted by HoopyFrood

Woo! Now that's a title -- you just don't get them like this anymore Reminds me of the full title of Robinson Crusoe.

LOL... yes, indeedy! But, you know... I love books with titles like that. Heck, i love old books... the leisurely way they have of approaching things, the often meaty, deeply thoughtful (and metaphorical or allegorical) way they have of addressing things, so that the books have such richness of meaning....

Morton... well, this one is very much a bit of self-justification (he was one of the earliest people to be kicked out of this country... not only for setting up the infamous Maypole of Merrymount and scandalizing the Puritans by having pagan dances and such... but by selling hard liquor, gunpowder, guns, and ammunition to the Indians.... Well, he was showing the true entrepreneurial spirit....)

[Rosemary]

A great bargain! 800 page book of Robin Hobb's Forest Mage! for just $AU5-
My new bookcase is still waiting to be put together

[murphy]

I'm going to blame this haul on Addy and Connavar. Addy for eBay and Con for the Lee Child Jack Reacher books.

All by Lee Child:

Killing Floor
Die Trying
Tripwire
Echo Burning
Persuader
The Enemy

Also, Thriller a collection of short stories, edited by James Patterson and containing a Lee Child Jack Reacher story.