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[Paul]

and i really can't iron

[Diane]

You two are a very sweet couple.

[Trelawn]

ha ha we have our moments Diane but thank you :-)

[Paul]

Get us at the end of a long day and see if sweet is a good description

[Paul]

Marriage isn't always needed

[Trelawn]

we are similar enough to tick along nicely and different enough to keep it interesting :-)

[Thomas, Moderator]

Trelawn wrote: "we are similar enough to tick along nicely and different enough to keep it interesting :-)"
My wife and I are married 44 yrs. She sometimes posts on my Facebook since she doesn't have her own fb account. She also doesn't have a Goodreads account

[Thomas, Moderator]

Emma wrote: "So basically Thomas if you ever post something which doesn't sound like you we should assume your wife is using your account :-)"

So far she has only used my Goodreads account to look up books.

[Thomas, Moderator]

Jamie Lynn wrote: "After 44 years you and your wife probably sound alike in print Thomas! LOL"

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[Sara]

So I went a little nuts at the 20% off everything in the store member sale at my local independent bookstore

For me

Wrapped in Rainbows: The Life of Zora Neale Hurston by Valerie Boyd: Zora Neale Hurston is one of my favorite authors, so I was thrilled to see this newish biography of her on the remainder shelf. I've read a couple good reviews of it.

Darling: A Spiritual Autobiography by Richard Rodriguez: Another pick up from the remainder shelf. The good thing is that reminders is that they've already been discounted once, so once you take into account the 20% off on everything in the store, they wind up being very cheap.

Bring Up the Bodies by Hilary Mantel: This is the sequel to Wolf Hall which I really enjoyed and another pick up off the remainder shelf.

Rainey Royal by Dylan Landis: The latest book from a former member of the James Joyce group Barbara and I belong to. This was a full price hardback, which is why I wanted the 20% off from the sale.

Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel(I've read and love 2 of Mandel's other books). As a bonus this one was signed by the author.

Notes From No Man's Land by Eula Biss: I read an essay by her in another collection that blew me away. In it she moves from the Little House on the Prairie books to the gentrification of Chicago deftly and with amazing insights

For myself and my Dad

A Cold Cold Ground by Adrian McKinty (Sean Duffy #1)

In the Morning I'll Be Gone by Adrian McKinty (Sean Duffy #2)

Once I have the set, I'll be giving the trilogy to my Dad for Christmas (after reading the second and third ones of course)

For myself and my friend Meg's 10 year old daughter Alexis (who I'll see for the first time in forever when I visit NM at the end of October

The Cats of Tanglewood Forrest by Charles DeLint: I've enjoyed DeLint's adult books and Charles Vess who illustrates it does gorgeous work.

And for Meg's younger kid (who I haven't even met it's been so long since I've been in NM)

The Adventures of Spider

Wagon Wheels

Amelia Bedelia Bookworm: I loved these books as a kid.

[Susan]

Sara, I really liked Bringing Up the Bodies. I think it's better than Wolf Hall. I've read two of the three McKinty series (Allan is such an influence). Happy reading!

[Paul]

I have to read Bring up the Bodies at some point . I loved Wolf Hall

[Trelawn]

wow Sara all self restraint went out the window, well done :-)

[Allan]

Sara, that's an impressive haul alright-justified in my eyes by the fact that many of them are gifts for others! You'll have to reward your personal restraint now by buying a few of the Audible sale items!

Susan-re McKinty et al, I haven't let you down too many times with recommendations now, have I? :)

[Seraphina]

So I had an hour to spare yesterday while waiting for my phone screen to be fixes so obviously I ended up in a book shop. Picked up Playing the Enemy: Nelson Mandela and the Game That Made a Nation and Young Skins
Young skins actually fell into my hand as I looked around so I had to buy it, it was fate

[Barbara]

Sara, I almost bought one of the McKintys but decided to wait. And of course NOW they have The Cold Cold Ground in stock after I had to run all over kingdom come to get a copy. I know you shopped the sale after I did so glad they were there.
I will list dharma I bought when I am on my laptop later. It's hard to md age on the iPad.

[Cathleen]

Seraphina wrote: "So I had an hour to spare yesterday while waiting for my phone screen to be fixes so obviously I ended up in a book shop. Picked up [book:Playing the Enemy: Nelson Mandela and the Game That Made a ..."
That made me smile, Seraphina. Of course, if the book fell into your hands, you would have had to buy it :)

[Barbara]

Seraphina - now I can rationalize getting a new iPhone last month (and not waiting for iPhone 6) because I might have been tempted to spend money while waiting for the repair:) But the iPhone I had was given to me by a friend when she upgraded.

Here's what books came into my house this past week:
Malcolm Orange Disappears by Jan Carson
The Uncivil Wars: Ireland Today by Padraig O'Malley
Hawthorn & Child by Keith Ridgway
Kind of Cruel by Sophie Hannah
Che on My Mind by Margaret Randall
Frida & Diego: Art, Love, Life - a book for young readers,
History of the Rain by Niall Williams (Booker prize long list),
Rainey Royal by Dylan Landis (former Washingtonian, member of our Joyce group and doing a reading later this month),
and finally A Constellation of Vital Phenomena. I added the final book to my basket when I overheard a bookseller (what the employees are referred to in this bookshop) tell another shopper that the shop had just awarded it the Carla Cohen prize for fiction. Carla was one of the founders of the store who passed away 4 years ago (I can't believe it's been 4 years).This was a book that Carla would have loved.

[Cathleen]

Barbara wrote: "Seraphina - now I can rationalize getting a new iPhone last month (and not waiting for iPhone 6) because I might have been tempted to spend money while waiting for the repair:) But the iPhone I had..."

Barbara, I'll be curious what you think of Sophie Hannah. Have you--or anyone else--read any of her books? I always see them and they look like they could be good page-turners, but I've not read any of her books.

[Diane]

Barbara wrote: "Seraphina - now I can rationalize getting a new iPhone last month (and not waiting for iPhone 6) because I might have been tempted to spend money while waiting for the repair:) But the iPhone I had..."
Barbara, How do you type in the book links with the iphone? I have the Goodreads app on my iphone but I can't figure out how to do the link. I can add links without a problem from my PC but not the iphone.

[Allan]

Barbara, I recently bought 'The Long Falling' by Keith Ridgway, based on a couple of extracts from the Dublin anthology that I recently enjoyed. I've seen the cover before of the one you bought, but never linked the two until now. Have you read any of his work?

Btw, I've had the Anthony Marra book on my wishlist for a long time, but have yet to buy it off Amazon or Audible. I've heard nothing but praise for it, so am not surprised that the bookseller was recommending it. Perhaps I should finally take the plunge with it myself.

[Paul]

Its a bit more diffucult on the Iphone or Android app. You have to go to the books page and hit share , choose email then copy the link that it creates in an email , start the message in goodreads and paste the copied link. The easier alternative is to open goodreads in a webbrowser on the phone and add the link as on a pc

[Diane]

Paul wrote: "Its a bit more diffucult on the Iphone or Android app. You have to go to the books page and hit share , choose email then copy the link that it creates in an email , start the message in goodreads ..."

thanks, Paul. The easier alternative sounds better.

[Paul]

No worries ☺

[Sara]

I agree with Allan that my haul was justified by the fact that many of them were gifts for others...also by the fact that quite a few of them were remainders..at least that's what I keep telling myself...

After I complete the Audible sale I think after I'm going to have to impose a book buying ban on myself for awhile...at least until the end of October/beginning of November when I'll be in New Mexico. While there it would be a shame not to support local bookstores...

I'm going to go ahead and get 5 audible books. 4 which are part of the $4.95 sale and one that I can use a credit on.

The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer
By Siddhartha Mukherjee

Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein

The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon (I think this will be a good one to re-read via audiobook)

I Hear the Sirens in the Street By Adrian McKinty

Not My Father's Son: A Memoir by Alan Cumming (Susan I think you'd like this one)

The last one is a pre-order (out October 7th) with the last of my credits. I adore Alan Cumming and also like memoirs narrator by the author/subject of the book. I also recently pre-ordered Yes Please by Amy Poehler(SNL alum and Parks and Recreation lead cast member).

[Sara]

Congrats on your purchases Barbara. I'm quite looking forward to Dylan's reading. I think I'm going to try to at least start her book before it.

[Barbara]

Cathleen wrote: "Barbara wrote: "Seraphina - now I can rationalize getting a new iPhone last month (and not waiting for iPhone 6) because I might have been tempted to spend money while waiting for the repair:) But ..."

Cathleen - I have read most of Sophie Hannah's book and really really like them.
Diane - I am glad Paul answered the iPhone question because I am hit or miss as to whether I can post comments on GR using my iPhone. I can't always find the right place.

Allan - I have another book by Ridgway on my shelves which I haven't read. I initially thought with this one that he was going down the mystery/thriller writing route because literary fiction makes no money. But the cover blurbs made me take the plunge to buy it as it is a possible book for our local Irish contemporary group.

[pauline_nlp]

Hi everyone ! How are you ? I feel a bit sad right now... I'm thinking about Ireland all day and I really want and need to come back there...
So I bought a book today to comfort me... It's "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer. Do you hear about that book already ?
Have a good evening !
Kisses from France, as usual...

[Trelawn]

Hi Pauline, no I've never heard of that book. What is is about?

[Seraphina]

It's on my tbr list for a while Pauline. Let me know what you think of it :)

[Seraphina]

Judging by the reviews it really sounds like a love it/ hate it book.

[pauline_nlp]

Trelawn wrote: "Hi Pauline, no I've never heard of that book. What is is about?"

I don't really know the story, but I think it's about a travel...

[Allan]

I've bought three books from third party sellers off Amazon today:

'Sinker' by NI author, Jason Johnson

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/190971830...

and two books by social historian, David Kynaston:

Austerity Britain: 1945-51 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8...

and

Family Britain, 1951-1957 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7...

[Trelawn]

The social history ones sound interesting Allan.

[Barbara]

Allan - I know understand little economics only having had one economics required course as an undergrad, but I would be interested in knowing more about the changes in the British economy over the decades since WWII. Although my frame of reference is limited to some novels, and TV series like 'Call the Midwife' it is obvious that there have been huge changes. Of course the same applies to Ireland but it happened later, and now some fear things look like the old economy.

Last night I bought two Jo Nesbo books - Police and The Redeemer. And my copy of Ann Cleeves new book Thin Air finally arrived from The Book Depository.

[Susan]

Yeah, Barbara. Happy Reading.

[Allan]

Barbara, according to the news the other day, the Irish economy is the fastest growing in the EU, albeit with a few caveats about multinationals passing money through etc for tax purposes. Good news after such problems over the last half decade. I'm sure those members living in ROI know much more than what I've heard.

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014...

Re Nesbo, there must be a worldwide sales push, because in our local supermarket this evening, I counted 5 different Harry Hole titles for sale on their shelves.

Good to hear that the Cleeves book finally came btw! :)

[Barbara]

Allan wrote: "Barbara, according to the news the other day, the Irish economy is the fastest growing in the EU, albeit with a few caveats about multinationals passing money through etc for tax purposes. Good new..."

While Walmart and Costco - discount stores similar to Tesco - sell books, the supermarkets I shop at don't. Nesbo must be rolling in the green - well good for him.

The difficulty with having books I've just acquired - Ann Cleeves, The HIstory of the Rain and 2 Nesbo - and want to read I don't know how to prioritize.

[Allan]

Call me impulsive, but after reading Trelawn's post about travelling in Berlin in the newspaper thread, I checked the prices of the Taschen 500+ page hardcover coffee table photo collections, which are highly thought of, and of which I already own the NYC edition, as there's a Berlin edition, and it's a city that I love.

While I didn't find a cheap enough copy of the Berlin edition, I found the Paris one, which I also wanted, second hand, for £2 (rrp £45!) and a new copy of the London edition for £18. With free postage, I thought it would be silly to pass up the chance to buy £90 worth of high quality photography in a series that I love for £20!

Paris, Portrait of a City https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/383650293...

London. Portrait of a City https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/383652877...

Two great additions to my collection, but that's definitely the end of my book buying this weekend!

[Paul]

Great bargains. Wow .

[Allan]

I really couldn't believe the price of the Paris edition-there's a crease in the dust jacket apparently, but that isn't something that worries me. Having the NYC version, I know that these books are priced at £45 for a reason, so, while I may have book buying addiction issues, I really do feel that I can justify these purchases. That's what I'm telling myself anyway!

And now that I have bought these two, I can pretty much guarantee that it won't be long before I am posting about buying the Berlin edition-I'm a completist as heart at the end of the day!

[Barbara]

Allan wrote: "I really couldn't believe the price of the Paris edition-there's a crease in the dust jacket apparently, but that isn't something that worries me. Having the NYC version, I know that these books ar..."

Allan - wonderful bargains not to be passed up! Now to find the space :) What I love about photography books is that they are about looking more than reading.

[Allan]

Don't worry, Barbara-I have a smaller bookcase which has a shelf specifically for oversize photo books like those two-presently it holds 4, but also houses two large DVD wallets, which will shortly be rehomed downstairs beside the TV, leaving ample space for the Taschens I've ordered, and the Berlin edition, when I get round to buying.

As you know, I do have to think of these things before making such purchases...! :)

[Barbara]

Allan wrote: "Don't worry, Barbara-I have a smaller bookcase which has a shelf specifically for oversize photo books like those two-presently it holds 4, but also houses two large DVD wallets, which will shortly..."

If I planned where books would go before I bought them, I'd probably not buy them. But, I tend to swap, give away or donate a lot of the books I buy these days. I hang on to non fiction, Irish, and Latin American books and pass on new fiction, including mysteries. In the interest of full disclosure, this is a new behavior as I used to hold on to almost everything.

[Trelawn]

I can't give away books unless they are ones i read and didn't particularly enjoy or something i was given but have no interest in. Everything else stays.

[Susan]

Oh Trelawn, when you get to me our age, you will understand why you must get rid of some of them. It just gets to be too unmanageable. :)

Allan, I can just imagine your poor partner's face when the new buys made their way into your house. He must have been so happy.

[Allan]

I'll explain the economic sense that the purchases made, Susan-either that, or I'll sneak them up the stairs when his back is turned! :)

[Susan]

I just hope he has a guilty pleasure as well.

[Susan]

Cphe, did you take that train from London to Paris? It's something I've always wanted to do.

[Susan]

I am so envious. My eyes are green.