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New Purchases - 2015
Nice Lisa!I went to a used goods store this afternoon to drop off some old clothes, and I had a look at their book selection. They had a few English ones, and I took The Lieutenant and The Hero of Ages home. The Hero of Ages is actually book 3 in the Mistborn Trilogy, which I have on my tbr, but I don't own the first two books. I guess there's nothing to do except buy those too ;-)
Lisa, I added Ross Poldark. Never heard of the series, but it looks interesting. Hope my library has it.
Lisa wrote: "I picked up:.."I want your hand-me-downs. :)
Bella wrote: "Lisa, I added Ross Poldark. Never heard of the series, but it looks interesting. Hope my library has it."Bella, there is a tv series currently airing here in the UK which is based on the books. It started last week and the first episode was great so now I am interested in reading the books too. They are meant to very good from what I've heard.
Here is a link to a picture from the series. The dark, brooding Cornish scenery is quite something! ;)
http://www.radiotimes.com/namedimage/...
Janice wrote: "Lisa wrote: "I picked up:.."I want your hand-me-downs. :)"
Hehe, they tend to be the books that I really did not enjoy so I'm not sure if I would want to inflict them on you ;)
Looks like PBS Masterpiece will be airing the series in the US sometime this year. The show is called Poldark and here is the Wiki link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poldark_...I had to look it up as that picture was so intriguing!
Ordered 2 off of BookOutlet:Play It as It Lays by Joan Didion (paperback)
A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki (paperback)
And stopped into 2 of my bookstores today:
The Twelve Tribes of Hattie by Ayana Mathis (paperback) (Just bought this one in hardback, but couldn't pass it up for a dollar)
Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn (paperback) (I own in this in MM paperback, but now it will match my other 2 GF books)
As She Climbed across the Table by Jonathan Lethem (paperback)
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot (paperback)
Great House by Nicole Krauss (hardcover)
The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin (MM paperback)
Going Native by Stephen Wright (paperback)
And my son picked out 2:
Welcome to Camp Nightmare by R.L. Stine
Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator by Roald Dahl
Hope he enjoys the goosebumps. Is he new to them or has been reading them.
Lisa wrote: "Janice wrote: "Lisa wrote: "I picked up:.."I want your hand-me-downs. :)"
Hehe, they tend to be the books that I really did not enjoy so I'm not sure if I would want to inflict them on you ;)"
Not those books, lol! I meant the books that you just bought. When you're done with them, I'll take them, except for To Kill a Mockingbird. I already have that one.
Travis of NNY wrote: "Hope he enjoys the goosebumps. Is he new to them or has been reading them."Travis of NNY wrote: "Hope he enjoys the goosebumps. Is he new to them or has been reading them."
He has a few of my old copies, but so far he thinks they are a little too scary.
I bought these from a bookstore last weekend:1. The World According to Bob: The Further Adventures of One Man and His Street-wise Cat
2. Deep Secret
3. The God of Small Things
Janice wrote: "Lisa wrote: "Janice wrote: "Lisa wrote: "I picked up:.."I want your hand-me-downs. :)"
Hehe, they tend to be the books that I really did not enjoy so I'm not sure if I would want to inflict them..."
Whoops! Brain not in gear! Lol. If I lived in the US I would happily send them to you Janice. Except I would then have to buy other copies for myself ;)
Even if you lived in the States, it would be too costly to mail to Canada. I borrowed a book from someone and the postage was more than the book.
I bet it would be cheaper for you to send them all the way from the UK than it would be for me to send them from 1 province over in the same country! :)
Samantha wrote: "Travis of NNY wrote: "Hope he enjoys the goosebumps. Is he new to them or has been reading them."Travis of NNY wrote: "Hope he enjoys the goosebumps. Is he new to them or has been reading them...."
I remember somr of them being scary yet I couldn't put them down. I really have no idea how old I was at the time though
Travis of NNY wrote: "Samantha wrote: "Travis of NNY wrote: "Hope he enjoys the goosebumps. Is he new to them or has been reading them."Travis of NNY wrote: "Hope he enjoys the goosebumps. Is he new to them or has b..."
Yeah, he's 6 so they'll be there for him when he's ready.
He has his book fair this week so he picked out 4 chapter books:
Life on Mars by Jennifer Brown
Frank Einstein and the Antimatter Motor by Jon Scieszka
Stick Dog Chases a Pizza by Tom Watson
The Yeti Files #1: Meet the Bigfeet by Kevin Sherry
I just bought The Likeness by Tana French which is book 2 in the Dublin Murder Squad series. Loved the first one so I couldn't resist. Different POV this time too by the looks of it.
Sarah wrote: "I just bought The Likeness by Tana French which is book 2 in the Dublin Murder Squad series. Loved the first one so I couldn't resist. Different POV this time too by the looks of it. Will edit with..."The first three books of the series are loosely connected, and are told in a different detective's POV. I don't know about the 4th and 5th. I shall find out.
https://mobile.audible.com/Most-Wante...Some pretty good titles even though only about 100 book selection. Eyed a handful of them
Actually not sure how many titles are available. There is a glitch with the audible sale. Page 1 is the sale but the next pages are the sale which ended february 7. I know there are more pages than 1 because my email said I had wish list books in yhe sale. Yet the books they show me aren't on page 1. Sale ends march 23 so pkenty of time for audible to unglitch.
I see Finders Keepers is availablr pre order for a june 2 release at audible keeping Will Patton narrating
Lol definitely not the Finders Keepers I was expecting in that link. I was thinking, Travis doesn't usually read kids/YA books, let alone Aussie 90s ones.Excuse me as I go off on a nostalgia trip now...
Travis of NNY wrote: "I see Finders Keepers is availablr pre order for a june 2 release at audible keeping Will Patton narrating"Thanks, Travis! Off to pre-order...
Yeah we weren't even in the same ball park Rusalka
Yes I saw it was available for pre order. very excited about this one.
What is frustrating is ever since you ordered The Skull Throne its been available preorder for kindle but srill nothint for audible. I search every week. Kindle release almost here so I wonder maybe narrator is tied up on anothet priject delaying it
Travis of NNY wrote: "https://mobile.audible.com/Most-Wante...Some pretty good titles even though only about 100 book selection. Eyed a handful of them"
I've stuck 3 books into my shopping cart to decide on later. There's a few more I'm interested in.
My pages seem to display correctly. But when I click on individual genres listings, there seem to be some titles missing. I'm going to pull up the "all" listing later today.
that's annoying about the preorder for skull throne on audio. fingers crossed they'll sort it out soon.
Rusalka wrote: "Lol definitely not the Finders Keepers I was expecting in that link. I was thinking, Travis doesn't usually read kids/YA books, let alone Aussie 90s ones.Excuse me as I go off on a..."
Travis doesn't, but I do. Too bad there are only two books in the series. I wonder if I can find copies?
I purchased a few books on Amazon today for my kindle because they were free :) Stolen in Paradise by Toby Neal
The Warrior by Joyce Swann
You mentioning "pre-order" made me think of my upcoming holiday. There's a book being released on May 7th and I made a plan to go shopping and pick it up on that day. I'll be on holidays and I even arranged the shopping expedition with my dad. Do you think I can remember the name of the book? Sheesh! I'm losing it.
I couldn't stand it. I had to go find out which book - A God in Ruins by Kate Atkinson. It's the sequel to Life After Life, and we talked about doing a buddy read.
Lol Janice. Don't worry, that often happens to me. I will probably forget that I pre ordered 'A Place Called Winter' and then wonder what on earth it is when it arrives!'A God in Ruins' sounds really good. I haven't read Life After Life yet, despite the fact I have had my eye on it for ages. I have just added it to my wishlist as I just realised that it wasn't on there.
I'm glad to hear I'm not the only one who does things like that. One of my clients' employees emailed me today about something coming up in a few weeks. She said she was informing me now in case she forget. I replied and told her she was really taking a chance that I wouldn't forget. It's a hit or a miss what enters my memory cache and sticks because it's full to overflowing.
I couldn't help myself. I love and hate those audible sales!Elantris
The Girl with All the Gifts
A Crucible of Souls
Just 3 today:Smoke and Mirrors by Neil Gaiman (MM paperback)
Case Histories by Kate Atkinson (MM paperback)
The Edible Woman by Margaret Atwood (MM paperback)
Janice wrote: "I couldn't stand it. I had to go find out which book - A God in Ruins by Kate Atkinson. It's the sequel to Life After Life, and we talked about doing a buddy read."So glad you mentioned this! I went and put a hold on it at the library. They have ordered copies, pre-ordered I guess, so hopefully I'm not too far down on the list.
Just bought and finished Fairest by Marissa Meyer a novel about Levana, the Lunar Queen.OMG This book is Awesome. Not as good as the rest of the series but still Awesome.
I'm sooooo excited for Winter!!
#jocobooklover wrote: "Just bought and finished Fairest by Marissa Meyer a novel about Levana, the Lunar Queen.OMG This book is Awesome. Not as good as the rest of the series but still Awesome.
I'm sooooo exci..."
I've got it but haven't read it yet. I'm looking forward to Winter
I just picked up Whistling Past the Graveyard on the Audible daily deal! So excited! I've been wanting to read this one for a while. 
I picked up:Demelza
Tudor: Passion. Manipulation. Murder. The Story of England's Most Notorious Royal Family
High-Rise
Shakespeare on Toast: Getting a Taste for the Bard
I promised myself I wouldn't buy any dead tree books after getting rid of mine when we moved on to the boat. But as I finished one of the ones I kept this week (and it was a chunkster) I thought I'd buy another one. And it is a small one after all. I bought Pump Six and Other Stories. I know it's a book of short stories and I don't get on well with them but I really like the author so fingers crossed it doesn't let me down. Two of the stories are set in the same world as The Windup Girl.
It's a great title isn't it. I just had to buy it as soon as I stumbled across it. Any excuse to buy new books! ;)
I'm on a bit of a budget since we are driving to Florida next week and I plan on stopping at some bookstores on the way there, so my trips to the bookstore have been scarce. I did go today though.The Magicians by Lev Grossman (paperback)
The Silkworm by Robert Galbraith (hardcover)(I don't own the first one, but I couldn't pass this one up for a dollar)
We're All In This Together: A Novella and Stories by Owen King (paperback)
It by Stephen King (mm paperback)(I have multiple copies of this)
Looking for Alaska by John Green (paperback)(This is my second copy but I loved this book so I wanted a second copy to lend out)
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