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Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? - banned! (edited - INCORRECT NEWS STORY)
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It shows an ignorance of their own cultural history
TracyW
14 yrs ago
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It shows an ignorance of their own cultural history. The ideas of the West - democracy, capitalism, freedom, have triumphed against determined opposition again and again (see for example the fights against the Corn Laws …
TracyW
14 yrs ago
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My main purpose is to keep track of my own reading and thoughts about the book, but it's nice to see that others are reading my reviews.
On a less-sentimental note, I thought the coincidence in timing was noteworthy e…
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Read 10 1001 Books to read before you die books this year (2010 thread)
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#3 Catcher in the Rye
TracyW
14 yrs ago
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I enjoyed this one. The narrator isn't all that attractive as someone to know, But the insight into his mind is fascinating. This is one of the things I most appreciate about novels, that they can bring you into contact …
TracyW
14 yrs ago
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Read 10 1001 Books to read before you die books this year (2010 thread)
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#2 A Pale View of Hills
TracyW
14 yrs ago
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I know I'm getting a bit ahead of my promised 12 books, but, hey, shoot me!
Very typical Kazuo Ishiguro, lots and lots of undercurrents, hidden meanings, etc, characters obliquely referring to what they want. This no…
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First sentence of your current read.
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Ailith, wife of Goldwin the Armourer, swept her gaze across her long hall...
TracyW
14 yrs ago
Ailith, wife of Goldwin the Armourer, swept her gaze across her long hall, inhaled deeply of the rich, forest scent, and sighed out with pleasure.
The Conquest, by Elizabeth Chadwick, set during and after the Norman …
(Not-So-) Random Acts of BookCrossing Kindness
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Europe Only: Pay it Forward Book Relay - CLOSED
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OFFERING Duchess by Night, by Eloisa James
TracyW
14 yrs ago
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CLAIMED The English: A Portrait of a People by Jeremy Paxman.
Offering Duchess By Night, by Eloisa James:
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/7347091
Bookrings, Bookrays, and Bookboxes
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Intl Bookray: Shakespeare: The World as a Stage, by Bill Bryson,
TracyW
14 yrs ago
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I have read Bill Bryson's book, Shakespeare: The World as a Stage, and would love to know what others think of it. Bill Bryson has a good sense of humour and it comes through in this book, and he also fits in a lot of in…
TracyW
14 yrs ago
And I hope to add some more as I go through my existing book collection. Problem is I went to a formal bookcrossing zone and got distracted!
Conventions and Meetings
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Would anyone be up for a meet up in Wimbledon (London) sometime?
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Interested in coming along
TracyW
14 yrs ago
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I'm interested in coming along, I'm away the weekend 13/14 Feb and for three weekends from 27 Feb.
The Costa in the village sounds fine, as I like to head up the hill and go for a walk in the Common, but obviously somew…
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Who are three of your favorite authors and why??!
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Sure about two, torn about the third
TracyW
14 yrs ago
Jane Austen - love her humour and Emma is the best novel in the English language I have ever read.
Terry Pratchett - again, love the humour, the social commentary on our world is great, and the mixing in of science wit…
TracyW
14 yrs ago
It's about Issac Newton's life. A beautiful book in design, and to hold. I'm enjoying it so far, but I haven't yet got the bit where they explain Newton's ideas, which is where the other biography of Newton let me down -…
TracyW
14 yrs ago
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Could I request Tess of the D Urbervilles from you? Anything you would like in return? (I'm still new to Bookcrossing).
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Read 10 1001 Books to read before you die books this year (2010 thread)
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#1 - Memoirs of a Geisha
TracyW
14 yrs ago
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Read this from the local library, not the 1001_books library, and loved it. I read it in about 3 days, fantastic story-telling. I understand from the internet that the book isn't 100% accurate about the lifes of Geisha, …
TracyW
14 yrs ago
I found the book far better than the movie (no surprise there). I adore the way Miss Pettigrew in the book keeps saving the day.
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January 8th & 9th.. what are we reading now?
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Memiors of a Geisha - and I'm sulking about The Tale of Genji
TracyW
14 yrs ago
Found this absolutely fascinating. Plus it's my one a month from the 1001 books done already.
And I'm sulking because I reserved Tale of Genji from the library, but it's the abridged version, which I didn't know when…
TracyW
14 yrs ago
I'm a New Zealander living in England. Thanks!