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[Rusalka, Moderator]

There you go. I have read GOW and Of Mice and Men. I read the first in Yr10 and the second in Yr11 (different schools, teachers and systems (Canberra, where I am from, has high school from yr7-10, College yr11-12, and Uni is tertiary education (or American College (can I get to a point where the universe collapsing with my parentheses?))) so I can't blame the school).

I have always wondered what I would think if I read them for fun. I do have East of Eden marked for that experiment, when I run out of other things to read (Hah!).

[Rusalka, Moderator]

It is in my territory and Kat's state I believe. Other states it is different. We like to keep people on their toes.

Here you get a certificate in yr 10, where you can drop out. You can then get a certificate at yr 12 and/or a University admittance score to go to uni. The benefit to our system however is you can also go to school for another 2 years and choose to get courses towards apprenticeships in trades if you wish. In my territory the benefit is we have about a 98% retention rate to the end of yr 12.

Hmmm... maybe I should give him another shot...

[Kat]

Yep it's the same dawn sawth. Being the rebel I am, I left at the end of Year 11, just to be different ;-), but then I did an 'apprenticeship' in office admin. I always wish I'd gone to Uni though. Maybe one day!

[Rusalka, Moderator]

Kat wrote: "Yep it's the same dawn sawth. Being the rebel I am, I left at the end of Year 11, just to be different ;-), but then I did an 'apprenticeship' in office admin. I always wish I'd gone to Uni thoug..."

Easy done if you wish! I hear the "mature age student" exam (which you can take at 21) is pretty easy. I'm sure your blog shows more comprehension and problem solving skills than they test. Submit that! :P

[Rusalka, Moderator]

Judy wrote: "Your system makes a lot of sense, Rusalka. I wish we had that hear in the USA. Not everyone is a book learner. I'm curious if the opportunity to study what one likes makes a difference in the schoo..."

The wonderful about going to College was that people didn't have to be there if they didn't want to be, which dealt with behavioural issues. If you missed more than 3 classes per "line" (we had 7 "lines" per week) you needed a note from your parents, otherwise you could write your own. We had 3 rules at my College also. 1. No smoking inside. 2. No pets. 3. You must wear shoes (thongs/flip-flops allowed). At 16, this was amazing and as you were treated as a grown-up, you sort-of wanted to be there...

I learnt about this system at Uni in the Sociology of Education. Only time that every single element of what teachers, students and parents was incorporated. Everyone is happy and it works. But we are intent on a Federal level on trying to get rid of it. /Sigh.

[Janice, Moderator]

Rusalka wrote: "But back to buying things. At 1am last night, I may have bought The Dark Lord of Derkholm, The Year of the Griffin (they were on special), Evening Is the Whole Day and A Case of Exploding Mangoes. ..."

You may have? Do tell! LOL!

[Kimberly]

Darren bought me today at the library booksale. He saw it and snatched it up for me because he remembered I wanted it and. We got it for a steal. Brand new for $1

[Janice, Moderator]

I picked up some more audiobooks in audible's 4.95 sale:

The Ice Limit
Lost in Shangri-la
The Hunt For Atlantis

[Kimberly]

Darren bought me at the used bookstore today :)

[Rusalka, Moderator]

Janice wrote: "You may have? Do tell! LOL! "

I'm not admitting to anything. I find this is the best thing to do with most actions that occur at 1am on a Saturday night.

[Janice, Moderator]

Kimberly wrote: "Darren bought me at the used bookstore today :)"

I've got that chunker too! I was surprised at how fat the book was.

[Janice, Moderator]

Rusalka wrote: "Janice wrote: "You may have? Do tell! LOL! "

I'm not admitting to anything. I find this is the best thing to do with most actions that occur at 1am on a Saturday night."

That's a good guideline to adopt.

[Kimberly]

Janice wrote: "Kimberly wrote: "Darren bought me at the used bookstore today :)"

I've got that chunker too! I was surprised at how fat the book was."

He's a great writer and from what I can tell he loves to write chunksters. I read The Terror by him last year and that was almost 1,000 pages. Love his writing though!

[Shirley]

The Talisman by Stephen King, Peter Straub
The Talisman


Goddess of Vengeance: A Lucky Santangelo Novel by Jackie Collins
Goddess of Vengeance


The Light Between Oceans: A Novel by M. L. Stedman
The Light Between Oceans


Winter of the World: The Century Trilogy, Book 2 by Ken Follett
Winter of the World

[Snoozie Suzie]

So I went for a coffee with my mum and small and there was an area with used books for sale. I picked up
The Happy Prince and Other Stories

The Children of the New Forest

And this small tale
A Suitable Boy

[Janice, Moderator]

Is that dang $4.95/book sale still on at Audible.com? I dare not look. I stopped by this morning and ended up with Saving CeeCee Honeycutt.

Now they have a sale on that if you use 4 credits by Saturday, you'll get a $10.00 certificate. I have 3 credits left until October 1st (wouldn't you know it). BUT, they have a special on just now to buy 3 credits at a reduced price. My fingers crept towards the "add to shopping cart" button, but my left hand slapped them away. Seriously! We have a problem.

[AmyK]

Shirley have you read the first book in the Century Trilogy? I have it, but haven't read it yet. I love Ken Follett.

[Shirley]

AmyK wrote: "Shirley have you read the first book in the Century Trilogy? I have it, but haven't read it yet. I love Ken Follett."

Not yet winter is coming and long books are great reading in the winter months.

[Shirley]

Janice wrote: "Is that dang $4.95/book sale still on at Audible.com? I dare not look. I stopped by this morning and ended up with Saving CeeCee Honeycutt.

Now they have a sale on that if you use 4 credits by S..."

such restraint you have.

[Eileen]

I had not used Audible bfore, but I took advantage of the Audible $4.95 sale and accumulated 12 new titles: The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You're Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are, SuperFreakonomics: Global Cooling, Patriotic Prostitutes And Why Suicide Bombers Should Buy Life Insurance, Accidental Genius: Using Writing to Generate Your Best Ideas, Insight, and Content, Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us, Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me): Why We Justify Foolish Beliefs, Bad Decisions, and Hurtful Acts, Everything That Rises Must Converge, The Age of Innocence, The Moral Animal: Why We Are the Way We Are: The New Science of Evolutionary Psychology, The Language Instinct: How the Mind Creates Language, and How the Mind Works. I like to listen to non-fiction better than fiction, and I can do it at work while working on more tedious tasks, which is a happy thing.

I also ordered a hard copy of Brene Brown's new book Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead, because I so enjoyed her other books, and she is doing a read along on her blog, in which I plan to participate.

[Janice, Moderator]

Were you gearing up for the October Toppler, Eileen? The theme of the toppler is non-fiction and it looks like you snagged some good titles.

[Eileen]

Janice wrote: "Were you gearing up for the October Toppler, Eileen? The theme of the toppler is non-fiction and it looks like you snagged some good titles."

LOL I didn't do it on purpose, but it does seem to be a happy serendipity!

[Shirley]

Janice wrote: "Were you gearing up for the October Toppler, Eileen? The theme of the toppler is non-fiction and it looks like you snagged some good titles."

wow 12 non fiction makes my head spin :)

[Eileen]

LOL - well - there are acutally two fiction titles in there, but they are classics - Wharton and Flannery O'Connor, but the rest are non-fiction. Audiobook reading is sort of new for me, but so far, I'm enjoying listening to some books!

[Shirley]

Thanks to the whispersync promotion I was able to get these as audio for reduced pricing because I have the kindle books

Murder in Passy: An Aimée Leduc Investigation, Book 11
By Cara Black
Private Justice
By Terri Blackstock
To Defy a King
By Elizabeth Chadwick
Daughter of Silk
By Linda Lee Chaikin
Family Tree
By Barbara Delinsky
The Christmas Pearl
By Dorothea Benton Frank
The Walk
By Lee Goldberg
The Witness
By Dee Henderson
Shot of Tequila: A Jacqueline 'Jack' Daniels Mystery

By J. A. Konrath
Life of Pi
By Yann Martel
Mosaic
By John R. Maxim
The Cruelest Month: A Three Pines Mystery

By Louise Penny
Morgue Drawer Four: Morgue Drawer, Book 1

By Jutta Profijt

[Kimberly]

Eileen wrote: "I had not used Audible bfore, but I took advantage of the Audible $4.95 sale and accumulated 12 new titles: The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You're Supposed to Be and Embrace Who ..."

Great haul Eileen!!

[Kimberly]

Shirley wrote: "Thanks to the whispersync promotion I was able to get these as audio for reduced pricing because I have the kindle books

Murder in Passy: An Aimée Leduc Investigation, Book 11
By ..."

Nices ones Shirley!

[Kimberly]

Judy wrote: "Today daughter and I sidled into the used bookstore and came out with a few purchases. I found two books I have been lusting after for some time now: and [bookcover:I Shoul..."

Those look like interesting reads Judy, I can't wait to hear what you think of them.

[Eileen]

Shirley wrote: "Thanks to the whispersync promotion I was able to get these as audio for reduced pricing because I have the kindle books

Murder in Passy: An Aimée Leduc Investigation, Book 11
By ..."

This looks like a great list too Shirley!

[Snoozie Suzie]

Judy, will either of those buys lift you from your book slump - I hope so.

[Janice, Moderator]

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