limber's lost
Baseball (go Tigers!) and tennis (go Novak!) and Band of Brothers have been my obsessions recently. I'm almost done with Band of Brothers-- 2 more episodes to go. I wish it were longer... it's very hard to watch, but at the same time I'm completely engrossed in it. I can't fold laundry or work on my quilt or work on my puzzle or do anything else while watching it like I do with other movies/shows. I can't ever imagine being a soldier, and there is no way for me to ever repay the brave men and women who have fought and are fighting to protect me and those I love, so I feel like I should at least be informed about what happened in past wars, as well as what is going on in Afghanistan and Iraq today. Not that I am adequately informed, but I'm attempting to be.
Book List
1. A Company of Swans-- Eva Ibbotson
2. Time of the Ghost-- Diana Wynne Jones
3. Westmark-- Lloyd Alexander
4. The Kestrel-- Lloyd Alexander
5. Tortall and Other Lands: A Collection of Tales-- Tamora Pierce
6. Talking to Terrorists: Why America Must Engage With Its Enemies-- Mark Perry
7. The Other Boleyn Girl-- Philippa Gregory
8. Deep Secret-- Diana Wynne Jones
9. The Piano Shop on the Left Bank: Discovering a Forgotten Passion in a Paris Atelier-- Thad Carhart
10. Enchanted Glass-- Diana Wynne Jones
11. The Chosen-- Chaim Potok
12. The Pinhoe Egg-- Diana Wynne Jones
13. Love in the Time of Cholera-- Gabriel García Márquez
14. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea-- Jules Verne
15. Mister Monday-- Garth Nix
16. Grim Tuesday-- Garth Nix
17. Drowned Wednesday-- Garth Nix
18. Sir Thursday-- Garth Nix
19. Lady Friday-- Garth Nix
20. Superior Saturday-- Garth Nix
21. Lord Sunday-- Garth Nix
22. Sandry's Book-- Tamora Pierce
23. Tris' Book-- Tamora Pierce
24. Daja's Book-- Tamora Pierce
25. Briar's Book-- Tamora Pierce
26. Magic Steps-- Tamora Pierce
27. Street Magic-- Tamora Pierce
28. Cold Fire-- Tamora Pierce
29. A Girl of the Limberlost-- Gene Stratton-Porter (Limberlost is such a fun word, isn't it?)
30. Billy Budd-- Herman Melville (I actually liked this a lot! The writing style is tough, but there are some astute observations and wonderful descriptions. Very smart. Oh, and Nathan Gunn sings this part in operas, and his voice is gorgeous. It doesn't hurt that he is, too... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BuCQC0G4mD0)
31. In the Valley of Mist: Kashmir: One Family in a Changing World-- Justine Hardy (Kashmir is so sad! I wish things would get better there.)
Book List
1. A Company of Swans-- Eva Ibbotson
2. Time of the Ghost-- Diana Wynne Jones
3. Westmark-- Lloyd Alexander
4. The Kestrel-- Lloyd Alexander
5. Tortall and Other Lands: A Collection of Tales-- Tamora Pierce
6. Talking to Terrorists: Why America Must Engage With Its Enemies-- Mark Perry
7. The Other Boleyn Girl-- Philippa Gregory
8. Deep Secret-- Diana Wynne Jones
9. The Piano Shop on the Left Bank: Discovering a Forgotten Passion in a Paris Atelier-- Thad Carhart
10. Enchanted Glass-- Diana Wynne Jones
11. The Chosen-- Chaim Potok
12. The Pinhoe Egg-- Diana Wynne Jones
13. Love in the Time of Cholera-- Gabriel García Márquez
14. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea-- Jules Verne
15. Mister Monday-- Garth Nix
16. Grim Tuesday-- Garth Nix
17. Drowned Wednesday-- Garth Nix
18. Sir Thursday-- Garth Nix
19. Lady Friday-- Garth Nix
20. Superior Saturday-- Garth Nix
21. Lord Sunday-- Garth Nix
22. Sandry's Book-- Tamora Pierce
23. Tris' Book-- Tamora Pierce
24. Daja's Book-- Tamora Pierce
25. Briar's Book-- Tamora Pierce
26. Magic Steps-- Tamora Pierce
27. Street Magic-- Tamora Pierce
28. Cold Fire-- Tamora Pierce
29. A Girl of the Limberlost-- Gene Stratton-Porter (Limberlost is such a fun word, isn't it?)
30. Billy Budd-- Herman Melville (I actually liked this a lot! The writing style is tough, but there are some astute observations and wonderful descriptions. Very smart. Oh, and Nathan Gunn sings this part in operas, and his voice is gorgeous. It doesn't hurt that he is, too... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BuCQC0G4mD0)
31. In the Valley of Mist: Kashmir: One Family in a Changing World-- Justine Hardy (Kashmir is so sad! I wish things would get better there.)