RECENTLY ACQUIRED BOOKS

[Radiah]

I visited a lovely little independent bookstore (which is a little unusual in Singapore) for the first time. It was so lovely and I had so much fun and then left with 4 books I can't wait to get started on :)

by Jason Elliot (no photo)

by Wilfred Thesiger

by Tim Cope

by Robert Byron

[Dimitri]

by Wim Klinkert (no photo)

There is no "Big Book" about the Netherlands in 14-18 yet, but since Wim Klinkert is a prominent Dutch military historian, this "the Neutral Netherlands: the First World War 1914-1918" looked like and proved to be one of the best substitutes yet. It focusses on the reality of a neutrality policy as seen by 9 main actors: Queen Wilhelmina, the Chief of Staff, the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs etc. Touches on a lot of high-level issues as a result.

Bought during a short stop in Eindhoven, a third through it in a mere 3h.

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Thank you very much Dimitri for your add as well as Radiah and others.

[Alisa]

I confess that I am rendered powerless when I walk into Powell's. Good thing I flew down because this is all I can fit into my suitcase.

by Bryan Stevenson
by Madeleine Albright
by Kirstin Downey
by Sheri Fink
by Atul Gawande
And not previously on my to-read list but an intriguing staff recommendation on the sale table:
by Mitchell S. Jackson

[Jill H.]

Good grief, Alisa.......you cleaned up. A couple of those look like something I would enjoy. Book stores totally destroy my will power!!!

[Alisa]

And it was too easy! A wide variety in this bunch should be fun when I get to them, and who knows when that will happen.

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Radiah wrote: "I visited a lovely little independent bookstore (which is a little unusual in Singapore) for the first time. It was so lovely and I had so much fun and then left with 4 books I can't wait to get st..."

When in Singapore - I usually end up in Kinokuniya

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Alisa wrote: "I confess that I am rendered powerless when I walk into Powell's. Good thing I flew down because this is all I can fit into my suitcase.

[bookcover:Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption|2..."

It is a deadly place to go - floors and nooks and rows - you can actually lose people in here - it happened to us especially if they are bending down and looking at the books on lower shelves.

[Samanta]

Bookstores will be the death of me someday. Especially if there is a sale :D

[Jill H.]

It is the second hand book store that totally overwhelms me. I love old and sometimes obscure books and they peek from every shelf. I spend most of my time sitting on the floor looking at the bottom shelves. I think if I took a truck with me, I could fill it up!!!!

[Alisa]

Powell's has new and used, in fact the Madeleine Albright book I purchased was used (but in excellent shape.) Jill, if you ever get to Portland, OR it will be a must stop for you. I would even be willing to meet you there to help you haul away your new found treasures! :-)

[Eileen]

Alisa wrote: "Powell's has new and used, in fact the Madeleine Albright book I purchased was used (but in excellent shape.) Jill, if you ever get to Portland, OR it will be a must stop for you. I would even be..."

I was at Powell's about 2 years ago and found some great research books I had no idea even existed. The best part about it is how well it is organized. I was in a used bookstore in Salt Lake City this week that was pretty big, but found nothing worth spending my money on. That had to be a first for me and a bookstore! There may have been something worthwhile there, but I could not find it.

[Samanta]

Today I made a great purchase and for a good cause. Maybe some of you are familiar with the refugee situation here in Croatia (Croatia being the border with Schengen). We have been having alot of humanitarian iniciatives to help the refugees and one of those is happening today in a coffeshop/library "Booksa" in Zagreb. Throughtout its active years people donated alot of books and they decided to sell the books for 10 HRK apiece (around 1.5 EUR or USD) to help finance the volunteer iniciatives on our borders. So...I went there and got 10 new books for 100 HRK and I am naturally thrilled. This is what I got:

by John Galsworthy

by Olivia Manning

(no image)Wallis by Charles Higham (no photo)

by Barbara Kingsolver

Vikram Seth

by Paul Scott
(I trully believe this was meant to be because I can't find this series anywhere and I spotted this one immediately upon entering. If only I could be so lucky with the other three.)

, , by Marija Jurić Zagorka (I haven't been able to find the first book, but these can be found in regular bookstores.)

by Mikla Tica (no photo) (Title in English: Children of the Sun: The legends about Croats)

[Alisa]

Wow Samanta, very impressive! Great variety and all looks like interesting stuff. Nicely done!

[Samanta]

They have so many books in storage. I do hope they make another initiative like this...but after my paycheck comes. :D :D

[Jill H.]

Good for you, Samanta.

[Samanta]

I'm on a buying spree (It's a compulsion I can't help :D)

by Philippa Gregory

And a Spanish dictionary I can't seem to find here.

[Samanta]

New editions to my library:

and by Elizabeth Gaskell

by James Edward Austen-Leigh (no photo)

by Yuval Noah Harari

I am really interested in the last one. I couldn't wait to get my hands on a copy of it.

[Jill H.]

Good choices, Samanta!!

[Karen]

I just downloaded by Mary Beard.

I am really looking forward to reading this book.

[Alisa]

Just picked this up today and am going to hear the author speak next week. Anyone read this? I seem to be on a law and Justice streak.
by Jon Krakauer

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Great choices all.

[Karen]

I just downloaded this book, it's a little out of my comfort zone, but I felt I should try it.
by Óscar Martínez (no photo)

[Neil]

Yesterday I started reading by Ron Franscell.......I've read almost 200 pages already, I'm used to reading true crime, it's my favourite genre, but even I am shocked by this one......unspeakable evil.

A must read for any true crime reader

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Karen wrote: "I just downloaded this book, it's a little out of my comfort zone, but I felt I should try it.
by [author:Óscar Martí..."

Wow that is usually not your usual read but let us know how you liked it and/or how informative it was.

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Neil wrote: "Yesterday I started reading by Ron Franscell.......I've read almost ..."

Sounds scary. (smile)

[Dimitri]

The year's been fruitful thanks to a lot of vouchers & birthday gifts:

byMatt Waters(no photo)
byMichael Embree(no photo)
byDouglas Fermer (no photo)
byWilliam S. McFeely(no photo)
by Jonathan Steinberg
by Christopher Hibbert


by David Murphy(no photo)
by James Lyon


byRobert Forczyk(no photo)
byDavid Cesarani(no photo)

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Wow Dimitri - that is impressive - Great job on the citations too.

[Samanta]

I absolutely adore charity book sales. Unfortunately, my wallet and my non-existent bookshelf do not agree with me on this. :D :D :D

1. (no image)Humanists In A Shattered World: Croatian And Hungarian Latinity In The Sixteenth Century by Maríanna D. Birnbaum
2. (no image)Croatian Spelling Dictionary by Stjepan Babić
3. by Elizabeth H. Pleck (no photo)
4. by Francesco Silvestri (no photo)
5. by August Šenoa
6. by Ivan Kušan
7. by Bill Bryson
8. by Terry Pratchett
9. by Kitty Kelley

[Alisa]

Wow, Samanta, what a haul! Book sales are irresistible to a lot of us, always fun.

[Donna]

Most recently my books were acquired temporarily from the library. Among them, this wonderful nonfiction history:

by Russell Shorto

[Samanta]

Alisa wrote: "Wow, Samanta, what a haul! Book sales are irresistible to a lot of us, always fun."

Tell me about it. If I ever go bankrupt, it will be because of books :D

[Samanta]

I acquired a treasure today. I got very expensive books for a dime.

Title in English: History of the City of Zagreb, volumes 1 & 2
both by Ivo Goldstein

Title in English: Jews in Zagreb, 1918 - 1941
by Ivo Goldstein

Title in English: The Holocaust in Zagreb
by Ivo Goldstein

by J.K. Rowling

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

I think you did well

[Samanta]

I think so too. :)

[Alisa]

Jill, this one is for you. Not sure when I will read it but I picked up a gently used copy so it is now officially in the to-read pile. I can't believe I am going to read a book about goat glands and sheisters!
by Pope Brock

[Juliana Marie]

I recently got :
- Complete Works of Joseph Conrad Delphi Complete Works of Joseph Conrad US
- Observations on Madness and Melancholy by John Haslam Observations on Madness and Melancholy (free from Gutenburg yay)
- Man's Search for Meaning Man's Search for Meaning
:D

[Teri]

Alisa wrote: "Jill, this one is for you. Not sure when I will read it but I picked up a gently used copy so it is now officially in the to-read pile. I can't believe I am going to read a book about goat glands a..."

READ IT! LOL :-)

[Teri]

Juliana Marie wrote: "I recently got :
- Complete Works of Joseph Conrad "

Great group of books, Juliana Marie. And what is better than a free book?! ;-)

Don't forgot your proper citations. Thank you!

by John Haslam (no photo)
by Viktor E. Frankl
by Joseph Conrad

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Teri - thanks for helping out with the citations.

[Dimitri]

Catching up for the period April to August, again divided by period because of hazy purchase chronology.
There's quite a few non-English editions featured in the citations, so you may have to go an extra mouseclick to identify the original title.

FICTION
by Miklós Bánffy
by Bolesław Prus
by Yevgeny Zamyatin
by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

THE GREAT WAR
by Robert K. Massie
by Touraj Atabaki
byJames Goldrick(no photo)
byPeter H. Liddle(no photo)
byPaul G. Halpern(no photo)
byPieter M. Judson(no photo)
by A.J.P. Taylor
byTaylor Downing(no photo)
Elizabeth Greenhalgh(no photo)
byJohn Gooch(no photo)
byDavid R. Woodward(no photo)
by David R. Stone
by Shrabani Basu
byTim Gale(no photo)
byDusan Babac(no photo)
the Jutland quintet:
by Angus Konstam
byNick Jellicoe (a descendant of admiral Jellicoe)
byAndrew Gordon(no photo)
(no cover) Skagerrak: The Battle of Jutland Through German EyesbyGary Staff(no photo)
by Peter Hart

The Somme souvenirs :
byPeter H. Liddle(no photo)
byJonathan Nicholls(no photo)

World War II
& byWinston G. Ramsey(no photo)
by James Holland
byEric M. Bergerud(no photo)
byHenri De Wailly(no photo)
byJoseph H. Alexander(no photo)
by Albert Speer
byBen H. Shepherd(no photo)
byClaes Johansen(no photo)
byDavid Wragg(no photo)
(no cover) Operation Market Garden : The Campaign for the Low Countries, Autumn 1944: Seventy Years OnbyJohn Buckley(no photo)
byAlan Clark
byNiall Barr(no photo)
byDavid G. Williamson(no photo)

[Donna]

Wow, Dimitri, very impressive!

[Samanta]

Dimitri, I'm currently reading Piracy: A Complete history by Angus Konstam and I love his writing style. I hope his Jutland is just as good.

by Angus Konstam

[Dimitri]

Second that : So far I've only read his Osprey booklets about pirates*, but even within that constraint his style shows through.

* by Angus Konstam

[Teri]

Great haul, Dimitri!

[Jill H.]

You are going to have to build another room just to house your books, Dmitri!! What a wonderful assortment

[Alisa]

Back-to-school season seems like the perfect time to visit the bookstore. Picked up a few things yesterday on my perpetually out-of-control to-read list. I heard Diana Nyad speak last week about her epic swim from Cuba to Key West, and am really looking forward to reading the book.

by Diana Nyad
by William Finnegan (no photo)
by Jill Leovy (no photo)

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Very impressive all - Dimitri - quite a list.

Good for you Alisa - I guess you are visiting Powells again.

[Alisa]

Last night it was University Bookstore here in Seattle. Powell's is always a good guess with me!

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Yes (smile)