Monday, November 05, 2007
Monday Morning Meme
One of these weeks, I'm going to realize that Monday morning is the absolute worst time for me to try to come up with a SBD post, and I'll write one earlier, so I don't have to resort to a meme every week. (Yes, I'm aware that nobody but me requires me to do one or the other.)
Meaningful Book Meme
How many books do you own?
That's a difficult question, since over half of my books are back in San Antonio. There are 129 on my desk. The last time I counted, there were about 400 in my TBR pile, and it's grown a little since then. About 600 on the shelves here in the computer room. Another 350 or so on the big bookcase in the hall. A couple hundred in boxes. Maybe another 50 scattered throughout the house--my under-the-bed stash, ones I've loaned to my husband or sons. Call it at least 1500 here. And then figure about half again as many back in the States, so maybe 4000 total? There are a lot, anyway. Good thing I've sold &/or given away a lot over the years, huh?
Last book you bought?
I just did my monthly book ordering, so it's a few:
Happy Aua: Ein Bilderbuch aus dem Irrgarten der deutschen Sprache by Bastian Sick, a picture book through the maze of the German language, which arrived last week from the fabulous Doris, to whom I owe an email.
Last book read?
I just finished Gypsy Heart by Sasha White. Currently reading The Teeth of the Tiger by Tom Clancy.
Five books that mean a lot to me?
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Categories: AboutMe, Meme
Meaningful Book Meme
How many books do you own?
That's a difficult question, since over half of my books are back in San Antonio. There are 129 on my desk. The last time I counted, there were about 400 in my TBR pile, and it's grown a little since then. About 600 on the shelves here in the computer room. Another 350 or so on the big bookcase in the hall. A couple hundred in boxes. Maybe another 50 scattered throughout the house--my under-the-bed stash, ones I've loaned to my husband or sons. Call it at least 1500 here. And then figure about half again as many back in the States, so maybe 4000 total? There are a lot, anyway. Good thing I've sold &/or given away a lot over the years, huh?
Last book you bought?
I just did my monthly book ordering, so it's a few:
- Dzur by Steven Brust
- A Lady Betrayed by Nicole Byrd
- Divine by Blood by P. C. Cast
- The Chase by Clive Cussler
- Atlantis Awakening by Alyssa Day
- Veil of Roses by Laura Fitzgerald
- Holy Smokes by Katie MacAlister
- Creation in Death by J. D. Robb
- Dead of Night anthology by J. D. Robb, et. al.
- Ice Storm by Anne Stuart
- Elemental Magic anthology by Rebecca York, et. al.
Happy Aua: Ein Bilderbuch aus dem Irrgarten der deutschen Sprache by Bastian Sick, a picture book through the maze of the German language, which arrived last week from the fabulous Doris, to whom I owe an email.
Last book read?
I just finished Gypsy Heart by Sasha White. Currently reading The Teeth of the Tiger by Tom Clancy.
Five books that mean a lot to me?
- A Pet for Peter by J. Lilian Vandevere--this is the first book I remember reading on my own.
- Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand--restores my faith in human nature whenever I re-read it, which I do every few years.
- Death Masks by Jim Butcher--the first Dresden Files book I beta-read.
- Naked in Death by J. D. Robb--my first cross-genre book, and the book that convinced me to read romance.
- Carolina Moon by Nora Roberts--first book signing I ever attended/first book I ever had signed by the author/first author I ever met in person.
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Categories: AboutMe, Meme
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