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Doesn't work as before (DWAB) Books in my possession
Vroomfondel
13 yrs ago
Mac OS 10.6 (Firefox 3)
The ability to search for books that are only in my possession (such as all the TBR books where I am the last person who did the journal entry). Please re-instate this urgently.
Vroomfondel
14 yrs ago
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Just had a journal entry for this book I left nearly five years ago, close to my home in Leeds, UK. It's now turned up in Africa: in a children's home in Kenya!
http://bookcrossing.com/journal/2766258
Excellent jo…
(Not-So-) Random Acts of BookCrossing Kindness
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UK only RABCK: Kate Adie 'Corsets to Camouflage: Women and War'
Vroomfondel
14 yrs ago
Inside front cover blurb:
"In this vivid history Kate Adie celebrates the remarkable and often unacknowledged heroism of women whose wide range of roles - form nursing to land girl to fighter pilot - has been essential …
Vroomfondel
14 yrs ago
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There are some duplicate cities in the Kent list:
- Bluewater and Bluewater shopping centre are the same place. I'd keep the second one, if I were you.
- Deal and Deal Pier Cafe. Not surprisingly, Deal Pier Cafe is…
Vroomfondel
15 yrs ago
I live in the UK, and can post internationally :)
Bookrings, Bookrays, and Bookboxes
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Int'l bookray: My Year of Meat by Ruth Ozeki (fictional Fast Food Nation-esque)
Vroomfondel
15 yrs ago
http://bookcrossing.com/journal/2991148
Inside front cover blurb:
"When Jane Takagi-Little finally lands a job - producing a Japanese television show sponsored by BEEF-EX, an organization promoting US meat export - s…
Bookrings, Bookrays, and Bookboxes
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Int'l bookray: Me and Mickie James by Drew Gummerson (love, travel, madcap, gay)
Vroomfondel
15 yrs ago
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http://bookcrossing.com/journal/6391491
Publisher's description (as per Guardianbookshop.com):
"Down By Law are a pop duo like no other. From their base in a room at the top of St Pancras Station they plan to take th…
Vroomfondel
15 yrs ago
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http://bookcrossing.com/journal/1531792
I left it in London in April 2004. Today it turns up into Tuoro sul Trasimeno in Italy! If only I could find how it got there.
Bookrings, Bookrays, and Bookboxes
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Int'l bookray: Bobby Fischer Goes to War (chess, 1970s history, readable, 8/10)
Vroomfondel
15 yrs ago
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http://bookcrossing.com/journal/6136107
Amazon.co.uk synopsis:
"Since 1948, the USSR had dominated the World Chess Championships - evidence, Moscow claimed, of the superiority of the Soviet system. But then came Bobb…
Bugs and Broken Bits Reporting
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Quick Menu and Wishlist ** NOT fully operational yet! **
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My wishes haven't been imported?
Vroomfondel
15 yrs ago
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I've waited a few weeks before mentioning this, but my wishes aren't there - I have no records in my wishlist, apparently.
It may have got something to do with the fact that I changed my username from Gothmarcus to Vr…
Bookrings, Bookrays, and Bookboxes
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Int'l bookray: 'Slow Coast Home' by Josie Dew (UK, travel, cycling)
Vroomfondel
15 yrs ago
http://bookcrossing.com/journal/6094934/J_10338380
Back cover blurb:
"Josie Dew's love of cycling has taken her across the world, travelling everywhere from Japan and Mexico to Iceland, India and Algeria. In her late…
Vroomfondel
16 yrs ago
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"The streets of London are evolving. Once upon a time, they were paved with gold. Then came the more practical tarmac. Recently, dog turds, phlegm and spent gum have layered our thoroughfares. Now, The Great Cake Escape …
Bookrings, Bookrays, and Bookboxes
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Int'l bookray: 'The Singing Line' by Alice Thomson (Australia, 19th century, telegraph)
Vroomfondel
16 yrs ago
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http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/5788633
eruditor.com desciption:
"This work charts the author's journey in the footsteps of her great-great grandfather, Charles Heavitree Todd, the man who strung the telegraph ac…
Vroomfondel
16 yrs ago
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It needs to be a sizeable locality. Here in the UK, most villages have parish councils and that differentiates them from towns and cities (which have town councils and city councils). I wouldn't release, for this chall…
Vroomfondel
16 yrs ago
I really enjoy doing this challenge, and every year the catch rate gets better. In 2005, six of the 52 were caught and journalled; in 2006, it was seven; and last year it was eight.
And I've already had a great sta…
Vroomfondel
16 yrs ago
http://bookcrossing.com/journal/5730626
Syndetics.com synopsis:
"This authorized edition of the Commission's final report on the terrorist attacks on the US on September 11, 2001 traces the rise of the new global ter…
Bookrings, Bookrays, and Bookboxes
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Int'l bookray: 'The Amazing Adventures of Dietgirl' by Shauna Reid
Vroomfondel
16 yrs ago
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http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/5750904
Amazon.co.uk synopsis:
"In January 2001 Shauna Reid was twenty-three years old and twenty-five stone. Determined to turn her life around, she created the hugely successful …
(Not-So-) Random Acts of BookCrossing Kindness
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Closed: Who has the best profile? Enter your favorite here! International welcome!
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*gosh* *blush*
Vroomfondel
16 yrs ago
Thanks for this, everyone. It's made my day!!
Bookrings, Bookrays, and Bookboxes
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Int'l bookray: 'Lessons to Learn' by Natasha Judd (aka BCer Alectoness)
Vroomfondel
16 yrs ago
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Abacusbooks.co.nz synopsis:
"Haunted by a death, Charlotte flees to Korea after seeing an advertisement seeking teachers for the Speak-English Academy. She could have gone anywhere - anywhere away from what had been the…
Book Talk
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What authors have you seen 'live'?
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Sue Townsend and John O'Farrell in the last four days
Vroomfondel
16 yrs ago
Thanks to the Ilkley Literature Festival, just up the road from me.
Vroomfondel
16 yrs ago
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'We Could Have Been the Wombles: The Weird and Wonderful World of One-hit Wonders' by Tom Bromley
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/5413997
Penguincatalogue.co.uk synopsis:
"We Could Have Been the Wombles is a c…
"We Could Have Been the Wombles is a c…
