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[OPEN and TRAVELLING] The Lives They Lived: A Biographies & Memoirs bookbox – USA only
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RE: [OPEN and TRAVELLING] The Lives They Lived: A Biographies & Memoirs bookbox – USA only
Received!
UPD: snail mail request sent for next
Bookrings, Bookrays, and Bookboxes
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CLOSED & TRAVELING -- US only--Books I've Read and Journaled Bookbox #3
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Mailed off!
Box has been mailed off to mrsjones
Tracking #: 9550 2131 6341 4064 6712 39
Insurance has also been put on the box.
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What are you reading now? March 1st - 5th
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The Book of Bush - Eric Alterman and Mark W. Green
Review of Bush-era policies on everything from taxation to environment.
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CLOSED & TRAVELING -- US only--Books I've Read and Journaled Bookbox #3
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Should be off 3/4
Aiming to mail out 3/4. Box is sealed.
Some websites don't allow for wayback archiving, due to proprietary or DRM (digital rights management) issues. I'm not an expert on it, so this is just my current understanding of how Wayback Machine works.
What do readers think of this?
https://www.thebrickleysisters.com/product-page/bibli-the-bookshelf-plushie
Ivan Turgenev
Fathers and Sons
Really tight, delectable writing! An observant commentary on the human condition, on relations between generations, between reactionary and progressive thinking, and on love.
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Challenge yourself to read from the 1001 list (2024) : Now Open!
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1. Fathers and Sons by Ivan Turgenev
[#074 read lifetime]
Really enjoyed it; rich characterization, efficient writing, and covers so many of the issues and themes that humans have experienced regardless of historical period or political system.
Bookrings, Bookrays, and Bookboxes
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CLOSED & TRAVELING -- US only--Books I've Read and Journaled Bookbox #3
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RE: RE: -- US only--Books I've Read and Journaled Bookbox #3: on the move again!
Received from gorydetails! Thank you ~
UPD: Address for mrsjones acquired. Should head out 2/27.
UPD: aiming for 3/1.
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What are you reading now? February 10th - 14th
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RE: RE: RE: What are you reading now? February 10th - 14th
Thanks! I'll try to find them in the library.
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What are you reading now? February 10th - 14th
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RE: What are you reading now? February 10th - 14th
Iris Origo: Marchesa of Val d'Orcia by Caroline Moorehead
https://bookcrossing.com/journal/17116279
Biography of a writer whose family was involved with the Anglo-Florentine crowd in the 1910s (around and before and …
Mary Gordon - Spending
https://bookcrossing.com/journal/17118967
A fascinating love story / romance between a Monica, a female artist (middle aged, divorced) and her patron (B), who also ends up modeling for her. Thr…
I combine - I leave bookcrossing bookcrossed books in LFLs, bring them to Library Book Sales for donation, etc.
This community is great! And offline (i.e. 3-D) communities have spawned from bc.
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What are you reading now? February 5th - 9th
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RE: What are you reading now? February 5th - 9th
Just finished CITY by ALESSANDRO BARICCO. First time, and quite delightful!
https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/17118202/
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666 for 2024 - an around the world reading challenge [with bonus fictional world option]
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Tasmania, Australia: A Child's Book of True Crime by Chloe Hooper
Definitely provocative writing and worthy of the accolades it's received.
Complete running list here: https://www.bookcrossing.com/forum/6/592087/10249165
(edited to read "Tasmania" not "Tanzania")
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What are you reading now? Jan 31st - Feb 4th
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RE: What are you reading now? Jan 31st - Feb 4th
Just finished Chloe Hooper's A Child's Book of True Crime (review here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6231681164). Since it's a library book though Mt. TBR wasn't reduced on completion! :D
Bookrings, Bookrays, and Bookboxes
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En Route- BOOKISH BOOKBOX (in memory of MaryZee)
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RE: Starting Up Again -- BOOKISH BOOKBOX (in memory of MaryZee)
Sure! Thank you!
I can go a bit earlier in the round; I have a few to contribute.
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What are you reading now? Jan 31st - Feb 4th
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RE: What are you reading now? Jan 31st - Feb 4th
The World As It Is: A Memoir of the Obama White House by Ben Rhodes. No typos that I noticed thus far!
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What are you reading now? Jan 31st - Feb 4th
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RE: What are you reading now? Jan 31st - Feb 4th
Just finished Stephen A. Smith's Straight Shooter: A Memoir of Second Chances and First Takes. Really enjoyable sports media figure's writing about his life history.
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(Traveling) My Armchair Travels to Italy Bookbox #2– US only please
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RE: (Traveling) My Armchair Travels to Italy Bookbox #2– US only please
Actually mailed off today (1/30) to Chicvolley99.
Tracking #: 9550 2131 6341 4030 6541 74
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(Traveling) My Armchair Travels to Italy Bookbox #2– US only please
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RE: (Traveling) My Armchair Travels to Italy Bookbox #2– US only please
Received! Likely to mail off 2/2 (Friday).
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What are you reading now? January 26th - 30th
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RE: What are you reading now? January 26th - 30th
Started Lo's Diary by Pia Pera, basically the Lolita story told from the perspective of Lolita herself!
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666 for 2024 - an around the world reading challenge [with bonus fictional world option]
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haahaahaa98 2024 running list of books
Africa (1)
The Triple Package: Why Groups Rise and Fall in America (Nigeria)
(listened on audiobook)
Asia (2)
An American Family by Khzir Khan (Pakistan)
https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/17094654
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