Treat the Earth Gently
16 journalers for this copy...
Reserving for an upcoming bookbox.
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The pairs I'm starting with - please keep the same # of pairs in the box.
same author -
The Bookman's Promise https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/16422284
& The Bookman's Wake https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/16419596
by John Dunning
Knit One, Pearl One & Needles https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/16346386
& Pearls https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/16480325
by Gil McNeil
Fiction and NonFiction -
COASTliners by Joanne Harris https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/
&
A Trip to the BEACH by Melinda and Robert Blanchard https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/16725133
The Storied LIFE of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin
https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/15905629
&
Tender at the Bone by Ruth Reichl (her LIFE in food) https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/16705377
Color in the Title
Gathering BLUE by Lois Lowry
https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/11255746
&
The White Woman on the GREEN Bicycle by Monique Roffey https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/16725073
Christmas Theme
Christmas Camp by Karen Schaler
https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/16369086
&
Deck the Halls by Mary Higgins Clark & Carol Higgins Clark https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/15201942
Released 1 yr ago (1/12/2023 UTC) at -- Bookbox, -- By post or by hand/ in person -- USA
CONTROLLED RELEASE NOTES:
On it's way to Aberpeter
Happy Travels
SAME AUTHOR
The Bookman's Wake - John Dunning
The Bookman's Promise - John Dunning
At Paradise Gate - Jane Smiley
Duplicate Keys - Jane Smiley
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CHRISTMAS THEME
Christmas Camp - Karen Schaler
Deck the Halls - Carol Higgins Clark
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NON-FICTION BOOK TO MOVIE
Wild - Cheryl Strayed
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil - John Berendt
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PULITZER PRIZE WINNERS
Gilead - Marilynne Robinson
The Known World - Edward P. Jones
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ALLITERATIVE TITLE
Simply Sensual - Carly Phillips
Gone Girl - Gillian Flynn
I put in 2 different authors (4 books total) and Numbers in the title.
Each book now has a small post it note stating what it is (i.e. same author)
The following duets are now in the box.
SAME AUTHOR
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe & C.S. Lewis's Case for the Christian Faith by C.S. Lewis
11th Hour & 12th of Never by James Patterson
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NUMBER IN TITLE
95 Hikes in the Canadian Rockies
The 24 Hour Pharmacist
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HIGH PROFILE CRIMES
Reasonable Doubts: The Criminal Justice System and the O.J. Simpson Case
Imperfect Justice: Prosecuting Casey Anthony
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FURNITURE IN THE TITLE
The Cat's TABLE
The Mermaid CHAIR
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DOGS IN THE TITLE
Angel DOGS: Divine Messengers of Love
Bad DOGS Have More Fun
Released 1 yr ago (2/1/2023 UTC) at -- Bookbox, -- By post or by hand/ in person -- USA
CONTROLLED RELEASE NOTES:
I made my choices, and the books in the box are now:
DARK in the title
1. The Dark Clouds Shining by David Shining
2. The Dark House by John Sedgwick
GIRL in the title
1. Revenge of the Flower Girls by Jennifer Ziegler
2. The Girl Who Threw Butterflies by Mark Cochrane
DOG in the title
1. Bad Dogs Have More Fun by John Grogran
2. Angel Dogs by Allen and Linda Anderson
SAME AUTHOR
1. 11th Hour by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro
2. 12th of Never by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro
True/Famous Crime:
1. Imperfect Justice by Jeff Ashton
2. Reasonable Doubts by Alan M. Dershowitz
FURNITURE IN TITLE
1. Lying on the Couch by Irvin D Yalom
2. The Cat's Table by Michael Ondaatje
1. The Dark Clouds Shining by David Shining
2. Dark Desires and the Others by Luisa Valenzuela
GIRL in the title
1. Revenge of the Flower Girls by Jennifer Ziegler
2. The Girl Who Threw Butterflies by Mark Cochrane
DOG in the title
1. Thunder Dog by Michael Hingson
2. Angel Dogs by Allen and Linda Anderson
SAME AUTHOR
1. 11th Hour by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro
2. 12th of Never by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro
True/Famous Crime:
1. Three Cups of Deceit by Jon Krakauer
2. Reasonable Doubts by Alan M. Dershowitz
FURNITURE IN TITLE
1. Lying on the Couch by Irvin D Yalom
2. The Cat's Table by Michael Ondaatje
Now we have...
SAME AUTHOR
French Pressed - Cleo Coyle
Murder Most Frothy - Cleo Coyle
PIE IN THE TITLE
Banana Cream Pie Murder - Joanne Fluke
One Poison Pie - Lynn Cahoon
STAR IN THE TITLE
Stargazer - Anne Hillerman
The Bright Silver Star - David Handler
DOG IN THE TITLE
The Last Dog On Earth - Adrian J. Walker
Thunder Dog - Michael Hingson with Susy Flory
DARK IN THE TITLE
Dark Desires and The Others - Luisa Valenzuela
The Dark Clouds Shining - David Downing
FURNITURE IN THE TITLE
The Cat's Table - Michael Ondaatje
Lying On The Couch - Irvin D. Yalom
Christmas Theme:
Christmas Double Cross - Jodie Bailey
Crimson Holiday - Patricia Rosemoor
Time in the title:
No Time For Goodbye - Linwood Barclay
Nighttime is My Time - Mary Higgins Clark
Opposites:
LIGHT in Shadow - Jayne Anne Krentz
DARK Desires and the Others - Luisa Valenzuela
Furniture in the title:
The Cat's Table - Michael Ondaatje
Lying On The Couch - Irvin D. Yalom
Animal in the title:
Thunder Dog - Michael Hingson with Susy Flory
Lone Wolf Lawman - Delores Fossen
Celestial body in title:
Pull of the Moon - Elizabeth Berg
Light the Stars - Raeanne Thayne
Update: April 20 - mailed the box to haahaahaa98 today, tracking # 9549012103473110114695.
I've taken out:
The Cat's Table
Lying on the Couch
The Pull of the Moon
Dark Desires and the Others
Thunder Dog
No Time for Goodbye
Nighttime is My Time
Crimson Holiday
And - leaving only one of the previous duets intact - put in:
Christmas theme:
The Twelve Jays of Christmas
[plus already-in-the-box Christmas Double Cross]
Epistolary format:
84, Charing Cross Road
Pushing the Envelope: Epistolary Poems
Body part in title:
ARMS of Nemesis
The Girl with the Lower BACK Tattoo
Handgun on cover:
Tombstone Hand
[plus already-in-the-box Lone Wolf Lawman - though it has changed duets!]
Part of clothing in title:
BUTTON, Button: Uncanny Stories
A Fistful of COLLARs
And two previously-in-the-box books whose duets I reshuffled:
"Light" in the title:
Light the Stars
Light in Shadow
Released 12 mos ago (4/24/2023 UTC) at Duets Bookbox, A Bookbox -- Controlled Releases
CONTROLLED RELEASE NOTES:
Category: Body Parts
Arms of Nemesis
The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo
Replacing with (TBD):
Category: Books about literature
Outwitting History
Testaments Betrayed
Released 11 mos ago (5/20/2023 UTC) at -- Bookbox, -- By post or by hand/ in person -- USA
CONTROLLED RELEASE NOTES:
Epistolary Format: 84, Charing Cross Road and Pushing the Envelope
Cowboy Hats on the Cover: Lone Wolf Lawman and A Fistful of Collars
Numbers in the Title: Notorious Nineteen and The Twelve Jays of Christmas
Animals (Birds) in the Title: I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings and The Witch of Blackbird Pond
Christmas Theme & Title: The Christmas Brides and A Christmas Hope
Celestial Objects in the Title: Light the Stars and Hunter's Moon
Considering doing a Round Two......
The books will all be journaled shortly. Here's what I have:
CELESTIAL OBJECT
Light the Stars
Hunter's Moon
EPISTOLARY BOOK
84, Charing Cross Road
Pushing the Envelopes - Epistolary Poems
CHRISTMAS IN THE TITLE
Christmas Hope
The Christmas Brides
NUMBER IN THE TITLE
The Twelve Jays of Christmas
Notorious Nineteen
COWBOY HAT (picture) on the cover
Lone Wolf Lawman
A Fistful of Collars
ANIMAL in TITLE
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
The pairs I'm starting with - please keep the same # of pairs in the box.
Same Author:
Forgetfulness & Ambition and Love – Ward Just
A Short Guide to a Happy Life & How Reading Changed My Life – Anna Quindlen
Set in Tuscany:
Tuscan Termination – Margaret Moore
Everyday in Tuscany – Frances Mayes
A Job/Profession in the title:
The Scentkeeper – Erica Bauermeister
The Matchmaker of Perigord – Julia Stuart
Related to War:
A Brother’s Blood – Michael C. White
The Things They Carried – Tim O’Brien
Happy Travels - enjoy
Released 7 mos ago (9/14/2023 UTC) at Duets Bookbox, A Bookbox -- Controlled Releases
CONTROLLED RELEASE NOTES:
It's on it's way to Queen72................Happy Travels
Same Author:
Forgetfulness & Ambition and Love – Ward Just
The Family Gathering & Whispering Rock by Robyn Carr
Set in Tuscany:
Tuscan Termination – Margaret Moore
Everyday in Tuscany – Frances Mayes
A Job/Profession in the title:
The Scentkeeper – Erica Bauermeister
The Matchmaker of Perigord – Julia Stuart
Summer Books:
The Perfect Couple-Elin Hilderbrand
One Italian Summer-Rebecca Serle
Categories are now:
Same Author:
Forgetfulness & Ambition and Love – Ward Just
Cookbooks:
The No-Salt Cookbook - David C. Anderson and Thomas D. Anderson
Perfect Salads - Parragon
A Job/Profession in the title:
The Comeback Cowboy - Maisey Yates et al.
The Matchmaker of Perigord – Julia Stuart
Biography / Memoir:
My Life in France - Julia Child
Where the Light Gets In - Kimberly Williams-Paisley
Set In Tuscany:
Tuscan Termination - Margaret Moore
Every Day In Tuscany - Frances Mayes
Cookbooks:
The No-Salt Cookbook - David C Anderson and Thomas D Anderson
Perfect Salads - Parragon
Set in Tuscany:
Tuscan Termination - Margaret Moore
Every Day in Tuscany - Frances Mayes
Same Author:
Mystic Lake - Kristin Hannah
Summer Island - Kristin Hannah
Mermaid in Title:
Mermaid Beach - Sheila Roberts
The Mermaid Chair - Sue Monk Kidd
Memoirs:
On the Couch - Lorraine Bracco
My Father Before Me - Chris Forhan
The box is continuing its travels. It is on its way to CA
Released 6 mos ago (10/18/2023 UTC) at A BookCrosser, A Bookcrossing member -- Controlled Releases
CONTROLLED RELEASE NOTES:
I kept the two memoirs, and added two of my favorite "corporate fables."
The box now contains:
Cookbooks:
The No-Salt Cookbook - David C Anderson and Thomas D Anderson
Perfect Salads - Parragon
Set in Tuscany:
Tuscan Termination - Margaret Moore
Every Day in Tuscany - Frances Mayes
Same Author:
Mystic Lake - Kristin Hannah
Summer Island - Kristin Hannah
Mermaid in Title:
Mermaid Beach - Sheila Roberts
The Mermaid Chair - Sue Monk Kidd
Corporate Fables:
The Goal - Elihu Goldratt
Death by Meetings - Patrick Lenconi
Thanks for including me, and happy reading everyone!
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Took Mermaid in the Title:
Mermaid Beach-Roberts
The Mermaid Chair-Monk Kidd
Took same author:
On Mystic Lake and Summer Island by Hannah
Putting in:
Same Author:
M is for Malice and N is for Noose-Grafton
Shadow in Title:
I Came as a Shadow-Thompson
Maribelle's Shadow-Marren
--A mountain is depicted on the book cover
Descent by Tim Johnston
After the Blast by Eric Wagner
--Same author
M is for Malice by Sue Grafton
N is for Noose by Sue Grafton
--Set in Italy
Tuscan Termination by Margaret Moore
Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay by Elena Ferrante
--Title begins with “The” (haha, I know what you are thinking...)
The No-Salt Cookbook by David C. Anderson and Thomas D. Anderson
The Most Beautiful Girl in Cuba by Chanel Cleeton
--Corporate Fable
Death by Meeting by Patrick Lencioni
The Goal by Eliayhu M. Goldratt and Jeff Cox
SAME AUTHOR
M if for Malice - Sue Grafton
N is for Noose - Sue Grafton
Say When - Elizabeth Berg
The Art of Mending - Elizabeth Berg
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TITLE STARTS WITH "THE'
The Goal - Eliyahu M. Goldratt and Jeff Cox
The No-Salt Cookbook - David C. Anderson & Thomas D. Anderson
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BANNED BOOKS
Speak - Laurie Halse Anderson
Th1rteen R3asons Why - Jay Asher
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FAMILY MEMBER IN TITLE
The Husband's Secret - Liane Moriarty
The Zookeeper's Wife - Diane Ackerman
Written by the same author, Alexander McCall Smith:
The Novel Habits of Happiness, An Isabel Dalhousie Novel
Precious and Grace, A No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency Novel
Written by the same author, Cecelia Ahern:
The Year I Met You
The Gift
Written by the same author, Sue Grafton:
M is for Malice, a Kinsey Millhone Mystery
N is for Noose, a Kinsey Millhone Mystery
Written by the same author, Elizabeth Berg:
Say When
The Art of Mending
Husband and Wife Books:
The Husband's Secret by Liane Moriarty
The Zookeeper's Wife by Diane Ackerman
Released 4 mos ago (12/9/2023 UTC) at Duets Bookbox, A Bookbox -- Controlled Releases
CONTROLLED RELEASE NOTES:
The Gift
The Perfect Girl
The Girl in the Picture
The new Duets are:
SAME AUTHOR
M if for Malice - Sue Grafton
N is for Noose - Sue Grafton
Say When - Elizabeth Berg
The Art of Mending - Elizabeth Berg
TITLES WITH 5 WORDS
The Novel Habits of Happiness
The Year I Met You
DEVIL IN THE TITLE
The Devil's Dream
Dancing with the Devil in the City of God
TITLES WITH TWO NAMES
Chang and Eng
Precious and Grace
Sending it on to NancyNova.
I took out
The Year I Met You
Say When
The Novel Habits of Happiness
The New Duets are:
SAME AUTHOR
M if for Malice - Sue Grafton
N is for Noose - Sue Grafton
DEVIL IN THE TITLE
The Devil's Dream
Dancing with the Devil in the City of God
TITLES WITH TWO NAMES
Chang and Eng
Precious and Grace
SAME NAME IN THE TITLE (JACOB)
Jacob's Oath
Jacob Have I Loved
SEWING/MENDING
The Art of Mending
Singer Sewing for Style
Released 2 mos ago (1/26/2024 UTC) at Duets Bookbox, A Bookbox -- Controlled Releases
CONTROLLED RELEASE NOTES:
Taking out:
Jacob's Oath, from category JACOB IN TITLE
Jacob Have I Loved, from category JACOB IN TITLE
Singer Sewing for Style from category MENDING/SEWING
The Devil's Dream, from category DEVIL IN TITLE
Here are the new duets:
Same Author, Sue Grafton
M is for Malice [passing along]
N is for Noose [passing along]
Brazil
Dancing with the Devil in the City of God [passing along]
Hotel Brasil [swapped in]
Two Names in the Title
Precious and Grace [passing along]
Chang and Eng [passing along]
Art-related in the Title
The Art of Mending [passing along]
Portraits in Steel [swapped in]
Mystery / Psychological Thriller / Domestic / Frayed Marriages
My Husband's Wife [swapped in]
In a Perfect World [swapped in]
What a fascinating and fun bookbox! Thank you all and thank you LaveggioCoffee!