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this book is going to be the journal book for the Wrap It Up new Year's Bookbox!!!
heading off to
300dogs
crrcookie
angeeaustin
nuttyreader
coloblu6
gomboggit
lilmztaz- asked to be skipped
kaila-ann
flossie771
jennyc1230
then back to me

When you choose a book, please say what it said on cover and what it turned out to be. As you put books back in please say what your descriptions are...thanks to all and have fun!

starting with

a couple hugging
a woodpecker flying with a stick of dynamite over pyramids
a woman lying on a bed trying to pull on a pair of jeans
eyes in the mist
a man on the street lighting a woman's cigarette
3 football players walking ontu a field
woman walking on a rope over a city skyline
a limo on a country road with a streetsign
a saddled horse with no rider by a snowy river
a young woamn in a black tank top and jeans
a blue fish swimming in a fishbowl with the capitol building
a woman walking with a large suitcase
a woman's pair of feet with painted toenails on the dashboard of a car
calendar with notes on days 11. lost my job 19. fell in love out of my league
young trendily dressed woman with a well travelled suitcase

"Second hand books are wild books, homeless books; they have come together in vast flocks of variegated feather, and have a charm which the domesticated volumes of the library lack." --Virginia Woolf

CONTROLLED RELEASE NOTES:

"A book is a mysterious object, I said, and once it floats out into the world, anything can happen. All kinds of mischief can be caused, and there's not a damned thing you can do about it. For better or worse, it's completely out of your control."
Paul Auster

Arrived safely in New Jersey yesterday. Yippee. These bookboxes are fun! There were so many interesting descriptions to choose from. I picked these two:

"a woman walking with a large suitcase"
I chose this book since I am a flight attendant and the book cover describes me every day while at work! The book is The Dive From Clausen's Pier by Ann Packer. Unfortunately, I listened to this already on cd. The audio version had a completely different cover. I am signed up for a few more bookboxes so I will probably trade it for something else.

"a couple hugging"
I chose this because it could have been anything! Romance, non-fiction, a classic, you never know. A true suprise. It was Dedication by Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus. I read the Nanny Diaries and enjoyed that so I am looking forward to this one too.

Coincidently, audio version of The Dive From Clausen's Pier was narrated by Scarlett Johansson and she also started in the movie version of the Nanny Diaries!! Kind of funny, huh?

Now to figure out what I will add...

After much thought, I am adding these two books:
"Fruit Loops breakfast cereal"
"a yellow feather on a white pillow case"

I already have the address for crrcookie and will mail this bookbox out this afternoon. Thanks princess-peapod, it was fun! Happy New Year everyone!!

CONTROLLED RELEASE NOTES:

Mailing out the New Year's Wrap It Up Bookbox this afternoon!

I got this bookbox in the mail on Friday, January 16th at Bolling Air Force Base in Washington, D.C.

I found this tiny little book in the box and figured it must have the instructions and I was right!

I looked at a few of the books and I thought that these were the strangest first lines of any books I had ever seen. After reading the journal entry of this book I am befuddled once more. It seems that we are supposed to describe the cover art? That is different from all of the Wrap It Up Boxes that I have participated in before. I am accustomed to printing the first line of the book on the outside of the wrapping. Nevertheless I am prepared to undertake this little game and I will be looking through my stash of books to see what I can add before I start deciding what I am going to take out.

The books I am taking out are:
"Fruit Loops Breakfast Cereal" which turned out to be The Girl Most Likely.

"A blue fish swimming in a fishbowl with the capitol building" which turned out to be Sammy's Hill.

"A limo on a country road with a street sign" which turned out to be Mean Season.

"Three football players walking onto a field" which turned out to be Friday Night Lights.

It was great fun unwrapping them with the help of two-year-old lilgrovers.


The books I am adding in are:

"An Empty Football Field"
"The face of a teen girl at the center of an orange flower."
"An overhead view of a city."
"A teen boy and a young woman standing underneath a tree losing its leaves."

I hope that they are either enjoyed by those that select them out of the box or passed along in some BookCrossing fashion.

I don't really have the desire to read this little book. However, I must point out my favorite one ...

There is no failure in life other than not trying. If you want something bad enough, make an attempt....A lot of people get scared. They're afraid to fail. Take that word out of your vocabulary. You didn't "fail". You "tried your best".
- Jane Seymour

Jane Seymour is a favorite actress from Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman and I enjoyed watching her on Dancing with the Stars.

I have the address for angeeaustin and I will be mailing this box off as soon as the post office re-opens after the holidays and the madness of Inauguration is over and my guests leave.

The box was mailed 26 January 2009.

Holy Bookbox Bonanza Batman! I got home today to find 2 bookboxes and a RABCK waiting for me! What a brilliant end to a horrid little Monday. I am doing the happy dance. I don't know what I am more excited about the books or the wrapping paper! I will go through the books tonight, and replace what I remove. I will PM the next person in line, so I can get the box moving again ASAP.

Please Note:

If I were a cat, I would be dead, because I could not contain my curiosity.

I took out the following books:

:: a man on the street lighting a woman cigarette which turned out to be: The Last Days of Il Duce by Domenic Stansberry
:: the face of a teen girl at the center of an orange flower which turned out to be: Melody by V.C. Andrews
:: a woman lying on a bed trying to pull up a pair of jeans which turned out to be: The Perfect Fit by Louise Kean
:: a calendar with notes on days 11 & 19 which turned out to be: Time Off for Good Behavior by Lani Diane Rich
:: a woodpecker with a stick of dynamite flying over pyramids which turned out to be: Still Life with Woodpecker by Tom Robbins
:: young trendily dressed woman with a well travelled suitcase which turned out to be: Double Trouble by Claire Cross


I am putting in:

:: a picture of the capitol
:: a blonde haired man and a lion
:: the porch of a Southern looking house
:: the leg and hand of a mannequin sticking out from under a bath tub in the sand
:: the bottom half of a girl in a polka dot dress and roller skates on a wooden floor
:: a bridge over water
:: a man holding his head with a lion necklace laced through his fingers
:: a justice scale and money
:: one woman leap frogging over another woman

I am awaiting nuttyreader's address, as soon as I have it, the box will be on its way!

Happy Reading!

CONTROLLED RELEASE NOTES:

I just got back from the post office dropping this off. It is now on its way to nuttyreader.

DC 0308 3390 0000 1379 9618

The box came today. Thanks all. I will take a look at the collection.

'a yellow feather on a pillow' is Dating Big Bird by Laura Zigman
It looks like a fun read!
'eyes in a mist' is The Invisible Man
I look forward to this one.
'the leg and hand of a mannequin sticking out from under a bathtub'
is Thinning the Herd by Cynthia Ceilan
Short stories are not what I read normaly but this looks good.
'a justice balance and money'
is Defense for the Devil bu Kate Wilhelm
I have not read this and like Wilhelm
'a man holding his head with a lion necklace laced in his fingers'
is Shattered Justice by Karen Ball
I had heard of this one but not read it.

Going in are
'an old time radio mike'
'a triptych'
"a broken stained glass window of a womans eye and a tear surrounded by a doorway that says 'Bank'"
'a house with one lit window and a womans face'
'a couple in a rain forest - she is in a saroung'

I sent a note to coloblu6 and will get it off soon.


Ok, when I put them back in - I had to take 'the blond haired man and a lion'- it is Into the Flame by Christina Dodd

So I wraped 'four pair of sandels on a beach with several legs barefoot'

I finaly got a note from Coloblu6. I had her address but knew she might be out of town. It went off in my daughters car today and she will mail the first chance she gets to the PO.

Wow this looks fun. I have never done a bookbox like this.
Thank you for including me.
Happy Reading!!

"the purpose of life is a life of purpose."--Robert Byrne
Received in the mail a couple of days ago. Apparently someone couldn't handle choosing something without knowing beforehand what it was, as most of the book wrappers were torn open. :(
My kids loved the books wrapped in colored newspaper comics. That determined some of the choices I made. I threw away some of the wrappings before journalling, I hope I get these all right...
Anyway, I chose:
13 Little Blue Envelopes by Maureen Johnson --a young woamn in a black tank top and jeans
No Mercy by S.E. Chase--a house with one lit window and a womans face
The Winds of Autumn by Janette Oke--A teen boy and a young woman standing underneath a tree losing its leaves
Fast Track by Fern Michaels--the porch of a Southern looking house
Snowfall at Willow Lake by Susan Wiggs (I forget what was written on it but it is a couple ice skating and a snowy house in the background)
H.R.H. by Danielle Steel (a beautiful woman)
And the Rain my Drink by Han Suyin--a couple in a rain forest - she is in a sarong
Diving Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood by Rebecca Wells--one woman leap frogging over another woman
The Idiot Girls' Adventure Club by Laurie Notaro--the bottom half of a girl in a polka dot dress and roller skates on a wooden floor
Dead Air by Bob Larson--an old time radio mike

I added:
A storm, a soldier, and an eagle
A presidential seal
A face with a yellow eye and sharp teeth
A galloping horse
A woman swimming, and a great white shark
An ancient wooden horse
A frazzled woman and an organized woman
A levitating egg, cracking, with green light and fog coming out
A dinosaur skeleton
A bed, Chinese takeout, alarm clock, lamp
A rusted out old car abandoned in the desert

I tried to repair the books that were torn open. Nuttyreader said that some of the books were torn by a damaged box and she tried to repair some. Anyway for the most part they are taped up again with a few little rips and tears, but not big enough to see the title or the cover. ;)
Thanks for including me!
I will PM the next in line and get this moving ASAP

lilmztaz has asked to be skipped, I am now PMing kaila-ann.

Yay, the box is here - I will journal again when I have decided what to put back in the box

I chose:
A levitating egg, cracking with green light and fog coming out (Alien by Alan Dean Foster)
A broken stained glass window of a woman's eye & a tear surrounded by a doorway that says bank (The Man Who Loved God by William X Kienzle)*will pass on*
A storm, a soldier and an eagle (Once an Eagle by Anton Myrer) *I have a friend that will probably enjoy this book, I took it out of the box because the wrapping was practically falling off*
A face with a yellow eye and sharp teeth (The Malediction by Julian Claman)*Will be passing this one on as well*
An ancient wooden horse (The Tojo Virus by John D. Randall)
An empty football field (Bleachers by John Grisham)

The books that I am adding:

An open journal with a bookmark and cat prints on it.

A broken vase, a letter and cat prints.

Two little girls in old fashion clothes in an alley looking at a swastika

A Japanese woman in black and white with her hair up and a dress on.

Two thirds of a woman’s face, she has brown eyes and dark lips.

An N.Y.P.D badge, an electronic bank statement and morgue drawers in the background.

***PS - I have PMed flossie twice now and have gotten no response. I am going to give her time over the weekend but if by Sunday night I have not heard anything than I will be contacting the next person in line so that I can get the box moving again on Monday.***

I received the box today....wow what a great selection. I patched up a few with tape that had been torn.
I picked:
1.Black and White Waves....The Perfect Storm
2. A rusted-out old car abandoned in the desert...A beautiful restoration
3. A woman swimming; a great white shark...Jaws
4. Two thirds of a woman's face, she has brown eyes and dark lips...Girl Interrupted

I am replacing with:
1. A house overlooking the ocean
2. A rooster
3. A toilet with the lid up
4. A couple embracing witha gargoyle overhead, and a castle in the background.

I have the next address, so I'll send along soon.

Sent today....4-14-09
DC# 0308 2690 0001 0298 6035

Ta-da! It's here! There are some very interesting descriptions in here! I have already found a couple that I have to have, but need to look some more, see if there is anything else! Thanks for sending the box to me flossie! I always get excited when I see a package from you.

princess-peapod, I know I have your address here, but just in case I can't locate it, please send it to me again. :-)

What an interesting mix of books! I love all of the descriptions! I finally made my choices. :-)

I am taking out:

"A bed, Chinese takeout, an alarm clock and a lamp" – I thought this sounded like Women’s fiction. It is Charlie All Night by: Jennifer Crusie - I love Jennifer Crusie and I have read this one, so I will find a good home for it.
"A bridge over water" - I have to admit I am a Simon and Garfunkel fan and this description reminds me of their famous song, so I picked this one. It is Bad Moon Rising by: Katherine Sutcliffe - I think that I have read this one, so I will find a good home for it.
"A couple embracing with a gargoyle overhead, and a castle in the background" – It sounds like a scary book, which I love. It is The Scarletti Curse by: Christine Feehan - I love Christine Feehan and I haven’t read this. Score!
"A house overlooking the ocean" – It sounds like a scary book, which I love. It is Charmed & Enchanted by: Nora Roberts. I adore Nora Roberts! If I already have a copy of this then I will find a good home for it.
"Green witch in a window" – Sounds like a scary book! It is Wicked by: Gregory Maguire. I have always wanted to read this one, so I am excited to have this one!

I am putting into the box:

"Man and woman running with car headlights behind them"
"A purple eye"
"Man and woman kissing each other in the cockpit of an airplane"
"Firefighter running towards a fire"
"Black and white picture collage of men smoking and standing on the street"
"Man and woman with luggage"

Planning to mail this back home to princess-peapod in a couple of days!

yeah a bookbox came back home filled with fun treasures for me!
It has been a rough week so I look forward to going thru this and having fun new reads ; )

so i went thru it and alas I have read many of the books, and some were just not my style. Fear not though your books will travel again soon...I have our local meetup next week and any that I am not reading will make it out into the world for another to enjoy them soon!
Thanks to all for participating...

"Every book, every volume you see here, has a soul. The soul of the person who wrote it and of those who read it and lived and dreamed with it. Every time a book changes hands, every time someone runs his eyes down its pages, its spirit grows and strengthens ..."

Carlos Ruiz Zafon (The Shadow of the Wind)