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Fiona wrote: "Well, there are quite a few smooching and more then that scenes although they thankfully get less as the books progress."Fiona, don't mention anything contrary after you write it isn't really too romance!!!!!
Fiona wrote: "My copy is 863. it's really, very good! It does have a romantic element in it, and it is more of a story of two people's love for each other though then a romantic story."ouch, I am reading a +1000 one....., read the +700 and jsut finsihed +500...so that would be another big one...will see if i can find it.
Fiona_ I hope you already own the the sequel! You wont be buying it if you don;t have it, right? *nudge, nudge*Good girl for making a decision. The more you make the easier they get. (not really, I am trying to be encouraging!!!!:)
So then it's officially not a mystery in any sense;)
WHAT!!!???? A children's book? I always think depressing childrens books are soooo much worse! I just read the Road which depressed the heck out of me, so I am swearing off that kind for a while!
Not for me!!!! I know kids have to be exposed to reality, and the world is not always a pretty place, but Criminy!!!! When you say a kids book, what's the reading level? YA or younger?
I'm sure you did too! I know I always retained facts and understood better when there was a human element, not just a recitation of facts. In our house, we always watch Roots together during black history month. When my oldest son first read the Diary of Anne Frank he was completely outraged there is not a Jewish history month. He took it upon himself to make sure his younger brother and sister understood what had been done to those people and that it would be partially up to them to make sure it didn't happen again! He was so fired up. I'm sure they had at least discussed it in school, but it didn't hurt his heart until he READ it!
Fiona wrote: "Maybe he'd like this book too. It features a true life character - Janusz Korczac. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janusz_K...It's really sad, I read that and I cans see where this story is leadi..."
Oh, I don't know. Trust me, I feel incredibly lucky to have them. I have 4 brothers, 2 of whom are not my type of people, so I KNOW I am lucky to genuinely like all 3 of my little people!
Rachel wrote: "I still cry every time I read "Where the Red Fern Grows." I'm sniffling a little right now just thinking about it."There are some books I will only read ONCE! That's one! You must be a sadist, or a masochist, or whoever likes pain;)
It's true! I hate to admit this, because I like to say I don't really enjoy romances, but the 3 books I have read over, and over, and over are all romances, and always bring to big huffing, snuffling, snot covered crying bouts!!!!! I don't know if it's because I read them first as a teenager, but they kill me everytime. I have read them before, just for catharsis!!!!The Thorn Birds
Endless Love
Ride the Wind
But you can't buy it!!!!! You can't blame a purchase on me! That same author has written quite a few historical fictions, and they are all terrific!
What's out of print? Your book? Aarghhh! I hate that. Maked it all that much harder to get rid of books. What if you want to read them again? One of my favorite authors is Colleen McCullough. I thin she lives in New Zealand, and when one of her books comes out, I can never get it right away. A couple of times I have bought them from someone there on E-Bay, but they end up being soooo expensive!
Out of print or not available-either one sucks!!!
I know, I've seen that before. It always makes me feel they must be hoping to take advantage of some dedicated reader who just doesn't know any better!Yes, she wrote The Thorn Birds. I have read every book she's ever written numerous times. I love her style. She wrote a series of books based on the fall of Rome, and I read them throughout my pregnancies. My Dr. teased me, because I had them with me in labor, and on my second and third child he said "Still not finished?" I had to admit I was reading them... YET AGAIN!!!
We definitely need to get a mail order candy trade going!!! Brady has a pooping cow. Fiona you have the tastes of an 11 year old!!!! :)
Oooh! Richard Chamberlain. Sexiest man alive. When he was, I mean! He also starred in Shogun (mini-series), my 2nd all time, forever and ever favorite book! Any man that can make you lust after a priest... Not your style because it's a romance? It has tons of interesting facts about Australia and New Zealand too! It could be a learning experience!
I don't want to go there, but it is certainly interesting! I would actually like to come/go to England. My husband has been twice, to visit relatives. I wasn't able to go, but he loved it! He is a terrfic souvenir buyer, so I was okay with it! Italy and Greece too! Have you been to other countries? I know things are so much closer there, a lot of people travel.
Kate wrote: "Richard Chamberlain was fantastic in The Thorn Birds - I read the book, which I loved, and of course watched the series. Nobody even knew he was gay at the time (and he has said since that he didn'..."I thought he had died! I know he's gay, and had read he did not know it then. I always wondered if his performance would have been different if he had.
oh Fiona I wish I had been to all those places....I have been in the US and to the Bahamas once. LOLNow my husband has been all over Asia. I personally would like to visit the places you have been. Is it always cold there? I picture it always cold...
I'm sure there are more lovely places, but England is so different than what we see here. It's old, has history, brick, masonry, cobblestones... My husband lived in Queens New York until he moved to San Diego. Both big cities, relatively new! Nothing exciting, and certianly not the kind of history YOU see everyday! Plus-WE HAVE NO CASTLES!!!!!!!!My favorite place in all of America is New Orleans. Most people say it looks the most like Europe we are apt to get.
WOW! Rachel you are a brave lady!! good for you :~)
I used to want to bungee jump, but as I get older I am more leary of the jerk. I do, however, go skydiving every year on my birthday, and I LOVE IT!!!!!! If I could afford it, I would go everyday!I am going to look for images of my dear Richard! I'm sure he is still handsome! A face like his could do nothing but age gracefully!
See what I mean? We have, at most, 200 years to look at! My house is 57 years old, and considered pretty ancient for California! You have a millenia! You lucky girl, you!!!
Do you think you would be scared now? I am horrible about locking doors, closing windows, whatever, the older I get!!!
Another place I'd like to visit...Seattle....I would love to go on that tour you are talking about Rachel.Kandice where in CA do you live approximatly...I lived in San Jose for 26 years.
San Diego. Actually La Mesa, but everyone says San Diego. The little neighborhood we live in is called Fletcher Hills. I lived in San Jose for a year when I was 16!
I really did not like San Jose....not a place I wanted to raise my kids at. I live in Colorado now and in a very nice smaller city. hehe!!
I didn't really like San Jose when I lived there, either. There are lots of parts of San Diego I'm not really fond of, but where we live has a smaller town feel to it. Very pretty and green, unlike a lot of this city! Crazy how you can drive a few miles and the scenery completely changes.
I've traced, but never found the actual ship. I know where we came from tho. Most of my lines. Mostly German, some Irish, some Dutch. I'd love to visit Europe so I could REALLY look from that side. No one's ever found the origin of my maiden name (Gonce) - either Germany or France - Alsace-Lorraine's always been the rumor, but no one's ever proven it. I'd love to hook up with someone from Alsace on GR, it would be so cool to meet a long lost cousin or even a friend of someone in my Gonce line.One day I'm goin' and when I do Fiona, I'm lookin you up girl!
I'm pretty sure my husband's King side comes from England.
Rachel wrote: "Oh yeah, every time I watch Ghost Hunters alone, I end up turning all the lights on and hiding in the bathroom... Cause everyone knows ghosts don't pee. We have some wonderful old history in Sea..."
I love Ghost Hunter's! I miss the show now that my cablevision doesn't offer it.
Fiona wrote: "Do any of you know how your families ended up in the US? I know I'm just jumping here, but I still want to share. ;) My family came from Puerto Rico. We have Spaniard, African, and Taino (indigenious tribe that was living on the island before it became invaded)...quite a mix. I can't go back very many years because our history is so mixed and there wasn't good record keeping. My father came to New Jersey to work with his brother in the fields, then somehow he made it to New York and then moved to Connecticut. On my mother's side my grandfather decided to move to Connecticut. My mother was the one of the oldest of 7, so when he decided to go back she decided to get married. My family has stayed in Connecticut ever since.
My mother is half American Indian, and half mutt, so no, I have no idea where they came from!My dad is Spanish and Irish, but nothing traced.
My husband's parents are from New York. His mom is Irish, completely, knows exactly how her grandparents got here. My father-in-law is Polish, completely. His gradparents immigrated to New York. They both grew up in completely Irish, completely Polish neighborhoods in Queens! (serarate neighborhoods!)
They actually moved to San Diego to get away from my father-in-law's family not forgiving him for marrying an Irish girl as opposed to a lovely Polish one. There are still bad feelings (on both sides) to this day!!!
It makes for great trips to New York, though!!!
Fiona wrote: "Lol. I've seen the old TV series to The Thorn Birds but I haven't read it yet. I'm not sure it's my kinda story. My Mum's read and loved it though..."At Secondary (High) School in 1980s The Thorn Birds was one of those books - everyone read it, then everyone watched the mini-series and oooohed over Richard Chamberlain.
It was the same with Shirley Conran's Lace. Us 15 year old girls found the goldfish scene particularly fascinating :0)
Kandice wrote: "My mother is half American Indian, and half mutt, so no, I have no idea where they came from!.."My Dad's Algerian. His mum wasn't sure of her birth date and his dad wasn't even sure of his birth year - not great record keeping. We think the family might have originated in Italy because that is where the family Bible was published.
One side of my Mum's family is English/Welsh we can trace them back a couple of hundreds of years until the records stop when someone was born on the 'wrong side of the sheets'.
The other side originates in Germany and during WWI my grandfather forbade his siblings from mentioning the fact so we know almost nothing about them.
It hasn't ever been that big of a deal to me, but I know people that really get into the search! What does that say about me, I wonder?That's strange that your granddad wouldn't be sure of his birth year! I mean how old could he be? I bet I will wish I could forget mine in 30 years or so:)!
Kandice wrote: "It hasn't ever been that big of a deal to me, but I know people that really get into the search! What does that say about me, I wonder?That's strange that your granddad wouldn't be sure of his bi..."
My parents forget their birth years and even ages sometimes. My dad is 76 and my mom is 70, but I think when you get to a certain age you just want to forget. lol.
I'm one of those whackos. The dead relative collectors. It can be truly fascinating. I started it when my dau. was a year old so that one day when she asked where we come from I might actually know the answer. My Gonce side (dad's) were in MD / DE during the Rev. War, tho, so how was I to know we'd go back that far here before the crossing over?Esther - can't you find his birth certificate in the federal or provincial/state level archives, or the hall of records? Were they not recording birth certs. when your gdad was born? Or do you think it may have been an out-of-wedlock situation where they just didn't want it known so they said no one knew?
I really like genealogy but don't have the time to really investigate it. I know more about my mom's side of the family than my dad's but that's because my maternal grandma lives with us so I grew up hearing all the stories. I'm pretty sure both sides of the family came over to the US during the late 1800's. Most came from Italy but my great-grandfather on my maternal grandma's side came from Ukraine.
Yeah, the LDS church is great. I've done lots of research at my local family history center. You can order microfilm from the vault in Salt Lake City too.
I am feeling a bit lazy that I just don't care enough to make the effort!!! *looks down in shame* Maybe one of my children, nieces or nephews will be interested enough to look it up! I think it's pretty neat that you guys know as much as you do, though!
either that or pretty darn geeky. But I don't mind. ;)
Oh I have the market cornered on geekiness;)
Jeane: my son was sick yesterday I'm on page 198 in MD! Yeah! I am really going to get done with this book!!!!!
Wow! so we are book addicts & Genealogy addicts. IT is very addictive. I would say the hardest is German family to trace but friends have told me that traveling to Germany you can find a lot.
Fiona: British records are usually very acturate & great. There are also a lot of genealogy group/organizations in England.
Fiona: British records are usually very acturate & great. There are also a lot of genealogy group/organizations in England.
What the hell...74 messages since yesterday!!!!!!
Fiona wrote: "Why is choosing a book so hard? I want to read all of them, but worry that by the time I finish the one I choose I won't be in the mood. I can't read multiple fictions all at the same time. I'd get..."Just start The loop and in the meantime you can decide what book to read...
Jeane wrote: "What the hell...74 messages since yesterday!!!!!!"Language, language;) Catch the hell up, honey!!!
Fiona wrote: "It's a children's book about Nazis, jews and death and murder. Yep. The first chapter opens up to a baker's family being shot on the street. I think that will probably set the tone for the rest of ..."Wow great! You needed to read something optmistic??????
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So I could also read it for the romance task?